Filler work at the boss' home.
Started a small Allan block wall yesterday. Finished that and some turf today.

 

You got one of them German levels? Always reading right?

 

Nothing much, had to convert a euro overlay to an overlay pocket system. I’ll install the filler piece once it gets finished.

Tom

 

Filler at the top too?

 

Yep, only way to. make it work on an existing.

This hardware mounted to the partition instead of the box.

Tom

 

@Jaws

You guys frame that pentagon roof in house?

Nice project. 👍

 

Set the door for the safe room. I used to take the door out and just set the frame. Never had much trouble with the door closing and fitting properly in the opening. The last one needed a slight adjustment. Lucky I guess. But after that one I told my dad, let’s do the next one and leave the door in the frame, should be guaranteed that everything will be good. We will see.

Wrapped it in plastic to protect it from mortar. Block mason will have to cut the plastic as he goes up to fit the blocks into the jamb but at least it will be protected for awhile. And of course I’ll tell him “keep that door clean”

 

Tornado safe room, or home invader safe room?

 

Tornado safe room

Although they’d make a pretty good home invasion safe room too. This one not so much because it’s separate from the living space, across the carport, next to the storage room.

 

Asked to make paneled jambs for a doorway into a kitchen. I matched the shaker detail of their cabinets. Panels top, left and right with beaded casing legs. Eventually they are getting stairs that will go across the whole opening so the casing won't look like it's just floating there.

Started off with a opening cut wider in brick. Which makes this whole project a joy

This side was the hardest to do because I was alone. Sized the casings and pocket screwed them together as a unit. and then put them up. Used my screw gun case, a flashlight and a small board to support the casing on the left and it worked well. Things are sorta floating on that side because there's nothing but brick. I used a few dabs of silicon to secure things.

The other side had studs available to nail into so it went much easier, plus there was a floor.

Hard to see but the fridge cabinet casing butts to the paneled jamb with a 3/16" margin reveal. I used pocket screws to attach them together because there was a 2" space available for the screwgun to access. Just enough room to do it.

 

Spent the first part of the week wrapping up this painting job. A remodeling contractor friend added to the second story half wall to turn the loft into another bedroom and asked me to paint it. Customer ended up wanting the whole living room and hall painted and a bunch of drywall repaired too (this is where I found the stapled corner bead I was posting about earlier). I forgot how much work these two story rooms are to paint, I jacked up my wrist pretty good maneuvering the 18” roller on a 16 foot pole around all the furniture.

 

Then I finally got back to finish this job now that I finally had some good door knobs (definitely liked the Emtek ones, may have to start using those more).
Before:

After:

Also installed a few smaller columns and panels and replaced four doors and their casing. Thank you Dan Pattison for inspiration and help with material selection on the door casing.

 

Emtek are nice, although the pocket door pulls we are using on this present build are cumbersome for people with poor dexterity.
They work a little too hard and you can't get enough finger on them to turn.

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Ouch ☕

 

Look what the framer did... Finally got around to putting the doors and gable on my vanity carcass.

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Look what the framer did... Finally got around to putting the doors and gable on my vanity carcass. View attachment 529036

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So the right cabinet door isn't going to hit the bathroom door casing when it opens?

 

Crappy picture but here it is on the house. From the street in my car with the cell phone camera on zoom. It does not fare well.

 

That's historical?
I was expecting something a bit more... something.

 

Historical = old

 

Historical = old

Oh...lol

 

Shhhhh

 

rock mesh rock all the way to the deck all the way around the entire perimeter of the room inside closets and coves etc

 

I should have taken a before picture. The framers made the ceiling in the stairs too low, and their solution was to slice it up with a reciprocating saw 😳

It was a huge mess. Holes everywhere.

Trying to get it done for paint, so I did prefill, bond and a skim with 20, then threw on a skim of AP.

So many three ways such that it's a miracle it came out that nice while coating all inside corners at once. Still needs a final skim in the morning.

FYI, the angled piece looks like it narrows on one end, but that's just some leftover mud on the edge.

Ok Maybe it narrows a little. But it's mostly that mud on the corner 😂

 

Do you use stainless knives or the blue?

 

Stainless. I used to buy the cheaper regular steel ones, but once I switched to stainless I can't go back.

 

One of the dressers for the Parade home.

Tom

 

Ummmm... wut?

 

Coming to a neighborhood by you soon…..

Tom

 

Scoops no hardware in areas are becoming popular.

Tom

 

I love you Tom but.... no.

Make it over.

 

How do you cut those out?

 

Track saw, jigsaw, router using a template made with the Shaper Origin. We have 3 different size templates.

Tom

 

Track saw, jigsaw, router using a template made with the Shaper Origin. We have 3 different size templates.

Tom

Not to be a pest but can you briefly explain the process?

 

Yer fired.


😱

Actually don't mind the one behind the blue glass doors because it's interestingly weird. But the other one does nothing for me.

But I've built plenty of ugly things for clients that they loved.

 

Yer fired.


😱

Thank you.

Gives me more time to spend in the private jet

Tom

 

That’s too many steps.

 

Not enough steps to get you to the second floor of an average 2 story home……

Tom

 

That's what I'm having trouble visualizing...getting a smooth surface at the 90* inside corners.
That's completed with a jigsaw? How does a spindle sander come into play with that...or does it?

 

The jigsaw removes most of the spoilage, you leave a little extra in the corners, the router will remove this and shape the corner to a 1/4” radius. Think about it as you’re installing a sink, you round the corners in the top so they do not expose when you place the sink as they would if you cut straight lines into the corner.

The spindle sander cleans up the light burning that may be in the corner.

Tom

 

1010 Festool router with a top bearing bit rides on the template.

 

Yup, I understand that. But the bit is still round and can only get into the corner so far.