workin man

[stonedywankanobe]

Why not?

Starting a little room addition today 14 x 30.
Can't do much we have some rain inbound this weekend.
Upon removal of the facia and soffit noticed that the brick layer forgot something on the corner down there.

Hopefully about a 3 day project when the rain ends but we need it been pretty dry lately.

don't work too hard sirs.

 

[andial]

" ya think "
Feck! i just used my last available generic post response!

 

[pitw]

Gotta hate needing rain and getting rain when you don't need it. Looks like a fun project you got going on.

 

[andial]

I love that we can take pictures these days quickly so we can show customers what we are running accross while working on their homes. Facia soffit rot on house i am painting.

 

[Usury]

Why not?

Starting a little room addition today 14 x 30.
Can't do much we have some rain inbound this weekend.
Upon removal of the facia and soffit noticed that the brick layer forgot something on the corner down there.
View attachment 84850

Hopefully about a 3 day project when the rain ends but we need it been pretty dry lately.

don't work too hard sirs.

So I give up...what's wrong with the corner? Hard to see much of it in the pic....

 

[Usury]

View attachment 84853 I love that we can take pictures these days quickly so we can show customers what we are running accross while working on their homes. Facia soffit rot on house i am painting.

If I were the owner, I'd sure ask for a clearer pic than that. Hard to see much other than the paint flaking off in that pic.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

one coarse short before they got to the soilder brick on top on the outside corner.

 

[glockngold]

Friday or Monday...

 

[Lt Dan]

Second picture looks sideway! Musta got some wind with that rain. LOL!

 

[Goldhedge]

I just replaced deck steps for a friend. He just wanted me to replace one board.

Still have the fascia boards to install, but you get the idea.

9ft wide steps w redwood and cedar fascia - wood cost $200!

EDIT to add pic

 

[andial]

Why not?

Starting a little room addition today 14 x 30.
Can't do much we have some rain inbound this weekend.
Upon removal of the facia and soffit noticed that the brick layer forgot something on the corner down there.
View attachment 84850

Hopefully about a 3 day project when the rain ends but we need it been pretty dry lately.

don't work too hard sirs.

Will, I bet he did that on purpose if you look on other side of corner the fascia is lower was looking for a match there thought he could hide the drop best that way. JMHO

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Quite correct Herchal. The whole other side of the house is missing a run of brick.
Trying to get another pic of a blunder to post so far no dice.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Looks like the original carpenter decided brick mold on a back door was just as overrated as conduit.
Folks this is a big mistake that has most likely allowed lots of moisture into the wall, mold is likely growing in there.
Note the gap between the brick and door jamb.
Not only should it have a wooden brick mold but that should have wrapped in metal and the brick butts to it taking the point where the brick meets the door a good 2.25 inches away from the jamb horizontally.
Busch league.
Shouldn't see 1 inch cut brick going into a doorway like that. If you do call Andial.

 

[andial]

William I'm betting that door just shifted to the hinge side cause it wasn't nailed or screwed to the studs only thing holding it upright was the interior moulding, outside brick moulding was ripped off during install. To tell you the truth, I like it!

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Sir Hedge that little gnome in the flower pot there is staring at your steps like hes wondering if your gonna put some risers on those things.

Either way nice job Mr.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Dialbro that door has moar problems than a silver bagholder.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

To tell you the truth, I like it!

Well if they want me to fix it I'm borrowing ^^^ that material.

 

[smooth]

Barn door frames. No nails or screws, pegged tenon and mortise joints. They will get covered with green 3/4" cedar. The angle brace was dado'ed like a half lap joint then pegged as well.

 

[smooth]

I just replaced deck steps for a friend. He just wanted me to replace one board.

Still have the fascia boards to install, but you get the idea.

9ft wide steps w redwood and cedar fascia - wood cost $200!

View attachment 84861 View attachment 84862 View attachment 84863

Cedar pricing has gone full on crazy

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Nice stuff Smootherine. That shop is looking proper.

 

[andial]

I bet no one ever came across this before, they cut around the tree. replaced the board a week ago was just tellng Clarisa "it's just going to rot again if you don't address the roof" i said " OMG that is so odd and cute how they did that" she said. Yes i said" do you know what else is cute and odd?" "what" she giggled. Your breast rubbing up against my arm, enough said.

 

[Lt Dan]

Andial, That tree's gonna break that house, if it don't fall on it, roots will crack the foundation.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Well I thought I had the day off but ended up back on this place we framed and trimmed 4 years ago. About a month after trimming pops and I went back and fixed this room up with knotty alder from head to toe.
Spent 2 weeks in there working are butts off.

This is less a post about the work we did and moar of a cautionary tell of what can go wrong in a tounge and groove cathedral celing.

Long story short mold. Without a proper vapor barrier water in its gaseous state will rise regardless of air temperature.
When it finds its way through the knot holes and little cracks and makes it into the insulation above it will encounter the proper temperature difference and hit the dew point where it will condense back to a liquid state and create perfect conditions for mold growth.

Precautions to keep this from happening include sheetrocking the ceiling before running a wood product up there. Several manufacturers sell vapor barrier in a roll form also. Tyvek is a no go here as it allows gaseous state h2o to permeate.

In this case here the insulation crew had already applied the cloth mesh to underside of the rafter and had blown in cellulose on top. At the time no one had a clue as to what could and would happen.

Now four years later enough moisture had accumulated in the first few inches of cellulose
that the alder had swelled enough to pop loose four ceiling board which were blind nailed using 2.5 inch 16 ga finish nails applied with a gun by yours truly.

Home owner originally wanted to completely tear it all down and start over. However upon calling the insulation company and having it sucked out we discovered the mold wasn't as wide spread as we had thought.

Upon hearing about and seeing his problem he put it on me to find a solution. So considering that I really wasn't interested in tearing the ceiling down I done a bit of research.

My solution was pretty simple.
Remove the mesh containing the mold for access to the wood below. Done that today.
Take a 50 50 bleach water solution and mist the ceiling boards from the top side to kill the active mold.
Then instead of celuose he will go back with spray foam insulation which is vapor impermeable to stop the condensation from ever happening while at the same time giving him far better r value.
Two birds one stone.

Also put him a continuous ridge vent over this section of the house. His call.

This guy is a great dude and sure hate to see him have to deal with all this.
Will update if all doesn't go as planned.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

 

[stonedywankanobe]

View attachment 84899 View attachment 84899 "what" she giggled. Your breast rubbing up against my arm, enough said.

Lovin it Dialbro. But disagree on the enough said action. Details about said breast sir?

Andial, roots will crack the foundation.

Lt.sir. let's talk about this boob stuff!

 

[Lt Dan]

Lovin it Dialbro. But disagree on the enough said action. Details about said breast sir?



Lt.sir. let's talk about this boob stuff!

Why talk about it, I bring pictures.

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Yea but Herschel got on the job live action Lt.
Chit is rare man!

 

[Lt Dan]

 

[stonedywankanobe]

Have I told the one about the heavy set totally unattractive builder gal that tired to sex me in a walk in closet with olde pops in the next room?

Didn't get a pic but it sure as heck happened.

 

[andial]

Andial, That tree's gonna break that house, if it don't fall on it, roots will crack the foundation.

Just got home, will provide updates, Clarisa and I discussed the tree problem LtD.

 

[Lt Dan]

 

[andial]

Can't talk now guys got home late, wife is upset.

 

[ttazzman]

need a good bricklayer?

 

[Lt Dan]

Bought a new portable table saw last night. When I checked out, the rather rotund lady that checked me out, (least I thing she was a lady), said I'd love my new saw, and that she loved her portable table saw, however she did not show me pictures, and I did not ask to see any. I have my other saw set up to use dado blades, so this one will just be for mostly straight ripping shorter boards and such.

Because I have my own bandsaw sawmill, I have plenty of lumber to work with. I've had a few guys ask me if I did custom sawing, but I just usually tell them I'm retired, it's just a retirement hobby. My son does quite a lot of woodwork in his shop, and grabs onto most of the oak and a lot of the walnut I get. I'm working with some cherry, (wood), right now, gotta let it season out some more, but making beehives and other small projects. I did plane out and glue up a piece of scrap walnut, wife grabbed that for a cutting board.

 

[smooth]

I'm on the fence with the whole breast brushing incident. Slightly skeptical

 

[smooth]

Bought a new portable table saw last night. When I checked out, the rather rotund lady that checked me out, (least I thing she was a lady), said I'd love my new saw, and that she loved her portable table saw, however she did not show me pictures, and I did not ask to see any. I have my other saw set up to use dado blades, so this one will just be for mostly straight ripping shorter boards and such.

Because I have my own bandsaw sawmill, I have plenty of lumber to work with. I've had a few guys ask me if I did custom sawing, but I just usually tell them I'm retired, it's just a retirement hobby. My son does quite a lot of woodwork in his shop, and grabs onto most of the oak and a lot of the walnut I get. I'm working with some cherry, (wood), right now, gotta let it season out some more, but making beehives and other small projects. I did plane out and glue up a piece of scrap walnut, wife grabbed that for a cutting board.

I always thought it would be nice to have a second table saw set up with just a dado blade.If I remember right I think I have 4 routers. A couple of nice machines and a couple of cheapies. It's nice to have one designated with a flushing bit and another with an 1/8 round over. Or what ever you use the most. When I was doing more furniture type stuff I kept one with a dovetail bit and guide bushing that was set just right for the jig using 5/8's drawer material.

 

[Lt Dan]

I always thought it would be nice to have a second table saw set up with just a dado blade.If I remember right I think I have 4 routers. A couple of nice machines and a couple of cheapies. It's nice to have one designated with a flushing bit and another with an 1/8 round over. Or what ever you use the most. When I was doing more furniture type stuff I kept one with a dovetail bit and guide bushing that was set just right for the jig using 5/8's drawer material.

Yes, it's the set up that is the pain in the ass. Changing blades on a table saw, then needing the other blade for a couple cuts or a dozen then back to the other blades can consume a lot of time. Being retired it still seemed reasonable to get the portable, just in case. Same with the router, except I only own one of those and have it set up on a router table for about the only thing I presently use it for. Occasionally I do have to adjust the height is all.

As for the boobs thing, I'd admit that it can happen, has happened a few times, very strange and yes other things, but no known pictures were taken and no proof, so I will abstain from telling of such things. Andial can be such a tease.

 

[andial]

it's not all fun and games here sirs.

 

[Hystckndle]

Ya say ??
Looks like a man cave. :)
An UMC ( ultimate man cave ) .
Lighting , even effects, a pole for ????
Security, roll down doors probably
Projection machine. Changing rooms....
No fun and games indeed.
:)
Seriously though....nice work this thread.
Back to work myself.

 

[Lt Dan]

Cedar pricing has gone full on crazy

When I first got into bees, I considered using cedar instead of pine which is what commercial hives are made of. Pine is available and not very expensive compared to cedar but pine does not hold up under the weather as good. I also considered locust - actually made one super out of it, but not again, it's to heavy and not easy to work with. Making hive supers with pine only costs slightly less than I can buy them all cut out and ready to put together and paint. I have seen cypress hives at a fairly high price, but would have to special order that lumber. One other thing I've noticed about cedar here is that is is hard to find good clear boards that are free of dry knots. That would not work well for bee boxes.

That brings me to why I decided on using cherry. I have some growing on the place large enough to saw into lumber. If not on my place it grows in the area. It is reasonable easy to work with, is not the best firewood, so when I do order firewood logs and some is cherry, I don't mind pulling it aside for saw logs. Cherry, if up off the ground and painted withstands weather much better than pine and the bees do not care. So, I do buy cedar to make bottom boards, as it will handle the moisture sitting on the cement blocks, it might also resists some pests like moths that might get into the hives. For the hive brood boxes and supers, I'll be using cherry for all that I make myself.