It ain't rocket surgery but it pays the bills....

Haven't painted the glazing compound yet as it's not completely dry.

Garage side door. A new one was time and cost prohibitive so I used Azek to cover the damaged bottom and put pvc strips up to cover the gaps where the boards were glued together.
A good'nuff type fix.

The wrought iron was fun.
Sanded the flaking rust off...pressure washed...applied rust converter with an acid brush to all of it....taped off and sprayed with Rust-Oleum

 

I guess the photos don’t show it real well, there’s a second rack with a spinner so you can easily spray both sides then take the hanger and the door off that rack and put it on the drying rack

 

That's quite the setup! What type of plastic are you using in the kitchen photo? Looks lightweight and easy to hold up with blue tape. If you say "painter's plastic"... lol

 

What marvels will they come up with next...

 

How about 0.31 mill....getting thinner

.31 Mil High Density Painter's Plastic - Sherwin-Williams

This .31 Mil High Density Painter's Plastic is both lightweight and easy to unfold. It offers excellent paint protection and tape adhesion. Available in 9' x 400' and 12' x 400' rolls.

www.sherwin-williams.com

Tom

 

And static electricity makes it stick to the walls and cabinets

Warrens house in Northern NJ would sell for $350-$400k in a week at most

 

Yep, .3 mil painters plastic where it’s draped over counters and furniture, I use Sherwin plastic, it has the right amount of cling and is easier to work with than the Menards stuff. I use 3 mil Menards plastic where it’s being held up with the zip poles and then some 1 foot 3m film to cover the cabinet openings and right underneath to keep the worst of the spray off the drops

 

@Jaws

That remodel I mentioned. It was my first big job. Two story house in the neighboring city. Cool part is it was originally built in about 1974 by my granddad and his nephew. Granddad didn’t own the company but built houses with his brother.

anyway it was a two story, full gut to the studs and come back with new MEP and everything. Saved one bathroom that had just been redone several years before. Minor reframing of roof portion, new metal roof, 1/2 of the B&B cypress siding redone, etc.

Mentioned dad working full time with me on it. We started in June and right off the bat I was regretting now subbing out demo. Here are some pics.

@reggi we were in your demo world

 

right off the bat I was regretting not subbing out demo.

Yep.

Hahaha!

 

Not really work, more like play. Wife got me a knob install jig for my birthday. I picked it out of course. While I was ordering some hinge plates I got some Kaizen Foam.from the same supplier. 30mm thick 2x4 sheet. Figured I'd put the two of them together.

I didn't find the Kaizen Foam easy to work with. It didn't peel nice. I ended up using some 80 grit sandpaper to smooth the foam that didn't come out smoothly. The more I used it the better it reacted, but still not as nice as I had hoped. It cuts very easy with a razor. Tried a few things with a my laser and I decided a razor was the better way to go.

I made a box out of 1/4" Baltic Birch All mitered, glued together and then cut apart into two halves. Fitted the foam to the box and then carved out the inserts to the shapes of the knob jig. A small plastic box for the drill, Allen wrenches and extra parts and another for screws.

Also stuck my crimping pliers in there because I use the screw cutting function on them for screws that are to long. Probably put a few more of the plastic boxes in there for some metric screws.

Still need some hinges and a latch

Had to use the laser for something.

 

That Tru Position jig is an awesome tool, you’re going to get a lot of good use out of it. I just bought the extra pieces to turn mine into a shelf pin jig , I’m very curious to see how that compares to Kreg and homemade jigs I’ve used.

 

Patio at my camp, first I've ever done. Luckily my lead guy has done a ton of hardscape and let me borrow his compactor and a bunch of other stuff. Had to order the black polymeric sand, hopefully the rain holds off.

 

Project for the day. Now get the EFIS guys to come and patch around it. 15 year old house and windows where shot.

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Short notice job for a good client. The driveway was cracked badly in two different places so they're going to replace with granite cobbles to match existing cobble details. Also adding conduit, just in case for landscape lighting or something in the future. I admit it's inefficient to run electric stuff outdoors but I figured I'd run what I brung. That's not me in the pic, I'm a little bit larger and I never smile.

 

Short notice job for a good client. The driveway was cracked badly in two different places so they're going to replace with granite cobbles to match existing cobble details. Also adding conduit, just in case for landscape lighting or something in the future. I admit it's inefficient to run electric stuff outdoors but I figured I'd run what I brung. That's not me in the pic, I'm a little bit larger and I never smile.

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Couple cute toys .

 

Very nice, you seem to keep the equipment busy. I have a 42ft lull I refuse to sell even though it hasn't been on a job in 5 years. It's paid for itself 3x over and when needed is priceless.

 

I often fantasize about all the non professional things I could do if I had my own telehandler at home. The neighbours would be way more entertained than they already are.

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Remodel I’m finishing up. Couple before pics:

Nasty white carpet out. Rustic red oak flooring in.

Bunch of electrical, drywall, paint, I framed up 3 lofts in the cathedral ceilings.

Love how the rails came out.

Im finishing up a 1/3 bath, full bath in about a month.

New tile as well in the entrance and fireplace hearth. 👍

 

Remodel I’m finishing up. Couple before pics:

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Nasty white carpet out. Rustic red oak flooring in.

Bunch of electrical, drywall, paint, I framed up 3 lofts in the cathedral ceilings.

Love how the rails came out.

Im finishing up a 1/3 bath, full bath in about a month.

New tile as well in the entrance and fireplace hearth. 👍

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Good stuff Delta.

 

Couple more. Really simple built-ins in the closet.

 

Why don’t the risers go to the skirt board?

 

You talking about the minuscule gap on one side?

Because all the risers were cut, but the existing stair stringer had slight imperfections in it.

The pic was taken before a tiny bead of caulk was placed. 👍

 

Must be the angle or shadow. The right side looks like a quarter inch gap. But looking at it again the left looks pretty tight.

 

Yea it does. 🤣

Im a horrible photographer. 😳 It’s actually a really small gap. I had 3 different sizes of riser boards, but a couple had a larger gap than I wanted.

Tiny bead of caulk and it disappeared. 👍

 

Looks good 7D but just one thing really bothered me,,, The base board isn't finished around the wood stove.

 

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I know. 🙈

Im still there doing tile in a half bath, and a punch list, and trying to figure out how to finish it off.

It’s only 4” tall, so I need to go mess around with it and see if a vertical piece, mitered, will work.

I honestly didn’t know how to do it, so I just had my guy run them out to the end.

Tops of stairs where the second floor baseboard ends at the top step is another one that gets me.

This spot right here. I just run it to the end and paint the end. 😳🙄 Don’t know if that’s the right way to do it.

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You could do a mitered return for the base at the stairs. Those look pretty nice.

Maybe a plinth block for the base on the fireplace? I have done a waterfall type of miter on a step down like that as well. I'll see if I have a picture.

 

 

Never saw that style before. That looks sharp.

 

Just signed a 1000 s.f. Deck And an all the bells and whistles patio cover. Coming soon.


Mike.
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Don't like it. I like a nice stringer with the molding on top. Or just nicely fitted treads and risers.

 

Works good on longer runs as it is it's own element (goes better in combination with wainscotting though) but on shorter ones, to me, looks out of place... but either works and everyone has different tastes... in reality, after looking at it the first time, the homeowner will likely rarely think about it again...

 

Yup, 2 weeks and it disappears from sight.

 

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@Seven-Delta-FortyOne

the step miters look good.

At the top of the stairs, I think the best and only option is to miter return the base into the wall

 

@Seven-Delta-FortyOne

the step miters look good.

At the top of the stairs, I think the best and only option is to miter return the base into the wall

Thanks. 👍

“return the base into the wall”. Are you saying put a 45 on the end, instead of a square cut?

 

Yes, so it has the profile on the end. It'll be a little 3/4x3/4xhypotenuse cut.

 

hypotenuse cut.

Such a big complex word for a 45º return,,,,,,, that's why you're the pro cabinet guy!

 

Right. I see.

I do that with tile base all the time. 🙄 Don’t know why I didn’t think of that with wood base. 😳

Thanks 👍