The Siding Chronicles.

loneframer

You said it, some jack-ass framer on another thread called himself a carpenter.

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katoman

INTERIOR SIDING! no more painting, that'll get rid of them.

Tinstaafl

Man, do I hear that! I had to fire my GC some time back as his business slowly subsided beneath the water despite my not pressing him for the few thousand he owed me. Been spending nearly as much time working up quotes as anything else ever since. I hate it.

loneframer

There is always a downside to every scenario. I don't have a crew anymore to generate income, I am a one man show. When I am down, production stops. I have, however been priveleged to work on some very nice projects in the last few years, where the end product is more important than the final bill. I have always charged a fair price and have done every job to my best ability. Here is a garage door package that I did in Azek recently.

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Tinstaafl

No crew isn't necessarily a downside. That's a whole lot of headaches and paperwork you don't have. And as long as you're making decent money (and you'd better be, if your pics are any guide), you should be able to afford a little down time now and then. I just hope you're able to salt some of that away in an IRA or similar--way too many in this industry reach retirement age with no choice but to go on working.

Anyhow, what would it cost me to come be your apprentice?

loneframer

Nice wording, but it equates to "how much" BTW, my ex gets all my retirement money.

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Tinstaafl

Arrgh!

loneframer

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loneframer

OK, I've been milking this out after work. Got the Azek wrapped up on the house. Now I have to do something with the mechanicals closet.

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loneframer

OK, Tom I think yours look better, but I am not going up there to change mine.

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WarriorWithWood

Tom, is that upper picture your work?

Lone,
I just read the whole thread and I must say nice job. What a difference.

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loneframer

Thanks WWW, appreciate the compliment. Now I gotta save up some coin to eradicate that stucco color.

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Tom Struble

yes Dennis not azek tho its windsor

WarriorWithWood

Pretty cool detail, I love those sunburst details.

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Tom Struble

lol those were some of the first pics i posted at the contractors club,you guys gave me a hard time cause the sunburst was ''alittle off''Josh came to my rescue and said it was a optical illusion...i love that guy [nh]

WarriorWithWood

Oh yeah, now I remember. I thought that looked familiar.

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loneframer

Beaded soffit will do for now, until I get some leftover sheet goods to panelize the gables. MJW asked about the certainteed lineals earlier on in the thread as far as mitering. This is about the best I've been able to do with them.

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Darwin

Loneframer, were you going to do anything to the ground level exterior? Great job sofar...

loneframer

At this point in time, I'm probably going to paint it, maybe dress up the windows and corners with some Azek as well. Cultured stone would be my first choice, but not in the budget.

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