Customer's "foot slipped", took out the post that catches the ends of the garage door headers and both doors. Had to replace both king studs and jack the headers up about 3" to get things back where they go. Tile roof, so it was making all sorts of reassuring sounds before we got the jacks under it. No shear on that gable end and the siding is shot on with finish nails. I think the saving grace was the homeowner has nailed 1" plywood to the bottom chord of the trusses including that gable truss, must've acted like some kind of drag tie and kept the gable from coming down. The car is a total loss, front end is mangled and the engine sounds like an old diesel now (it's a Lexus).

 

"Slipped"..... he was drunk!

 

Holy chit....where has this pump jack setup been my entire life. (In my shed for the last 4 years is not the right answer. lol)

 

Holy chit....where has this pump jack setup been my entire life. (In my shed for the last 4 years is not the right answer. lol) View attachment 535859 View attachment 535866
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I’m spoiled.

This comes out whenever I have siding to do. Or roofing. Or framing roofs. Or setting trusses. Or sheeting. Or cleaning gutters at the ranch. 😳🤣

 

Pumpjacks definitely are sweet, once you get them set up. Even the old 2x4 kind.

Only problem for me is, I usually work solo. Kinda tough to set them up without a helping hand.

 

Fair enough

 

2 pumps of a barber's chair is high enough for me.

 

You don't do scaffolds?

 

This has been an interesting build. Owners are douche bags and have made a few choices that I certainly would not have but hey, they written the checks.
The stick frame hip to a reverse hip under a gable was fun to construct but a massive waste. Building a roof over a roof is something I will never understand.
It has some great views tho.

 

If I just built stuff I thought was good choices I wouldn't build a lot 😅 The style looks somewhat like Texas hill country style.

I'll see if I can dig up a pic from my 2019 Parade house without looking through this thread, we had to do the same thing, build a roof on a roof, sucks up a lot of wood and more labor for sure

 

Finally got lathe and plaster started. Had to wait for custom door to be made.

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Are your guys doing the plaster or hiring it out? Matching plaster or stucco to the original is a tough game. Is it easier to match with the random edge on the house or cutting a straight line like a control joint? At least that tree is in a good spot. Good luck.

 

We subbed it out. This guy is 68 and is a master at his trade.


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We subbed it out. This guy is 68 and is a master at his trade.
My dad was friends with a guy that did interior Tuffcon (plaster) the walls were so smooth when they were done it almost looked fake.
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If you don't do high end stucco a lot, it isn't likely to turn out high end.

Yea there's an art to that stuff. I dabble in it when I have to.

 

If you don't do high end stucco a lot, it isn't likely to turn out high end.

 

My main stucco crew is led by a guy in his 60s too, they do three scratch coat 1 1/8" for me with Sto elastomeric product over it, costs extra for all that but we've never done anything but

The guy we bring in for matches on stucco or stone is an old mason named Othon, I've seen him match mortar many times in a 7/11 cup trying different mixes. Old school mason

This is a pic of othon when they were at my house putting in my fire pit and outdoor kitchen masonry 2 years ago. He did my granddad's masonry, a number of my dad's houses, my dad won't use anybody else if he can get othon if hes doing a project. He just did the steps on the back porch of my dad's house actually

 

My main stucco crew is led by a guy in his 60s too, they do three scratch coat 1 1/8" for me with Sto elastomeric product over it, costs extra for all that but we've never done anything but

The guy we bring in for matches on stucco or stone is an old mason named Othon, I've seen him match mortar many times in a 7/11 cup trying different mixes. Old school mason

This is a pic of othon when they were at my house putting in my fire pit and outdoor kitchen masonry 2 years ago. He did my granddad's masonry, a number of my dad's houses, my dad won't use anybody else if he can get othon if hes doing a project. He just did the steps on the back porch of my dad's house actually View attachment 535906

Got any pics of the outdoor kitchen? That's my specialty.

 

Mines prefab, sorry to disappoint. The cabinet was free when I bought the appliances at a 20% discount. He used some left over stone I had and the fire brick from the oldest house in our little area, was on my inlaws farm which we are adjoined to.

I formed the slab, teid bar and poured for the substrates, and the metal structure, as well as my camper shed, including roofing is all scrap, I welded and roofed and my painter primed with kem kromic and painted two coats of DTM

 

Mines prefab, sorry to disappoint. The cabinet was free when I bought the appliances at a 20% discount. He used some left over stone I had and the fire brick from the oldest house in our little area, was on my inlaws farm which we are adjoined to.

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Looks nice. I like that cabinet just for the burner, excellent idea (I might steal that idea) It would be nice on wheels!
I just love kitchens and outdoor rec areas, awesome place to entertain. Is your fire-pit wood, gas, it looks new.

 

I cringe when my stucco guy prices my jobs. Expensive but well worth it. Nothing he can’t duplicate. He’s 3rd gen & everybody in his family does stucco inside & out. I’ve got a #2 guy for simple stuff


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Woodcock?

 

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I like that extra lathe detail on the corners.

 

We got the last couple windows framed and installed today. Not bad for 6 hours.



Meeting with my customer in the morning to discuss adding soffit and facia to the scope. 🤞

 

Are you in a nice enough neighborhood to leave your ladders and walk board up? That always helps.

 

Yeah, smaller town nice area, nice neighbors and I'm staying at the house while I work on it. (Hour and a half drive to home)

Definitely nice to not have much set up and tke down time

 

Spot the stucco repair.....

 

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Nice work...

 

Can't see it, don't know.

Andy.

 

Above the vent and to the left? Looks great. I only say that because it seems a little brighter, but I do not see any signs of where the new starts. Excellent job. Did you do that?

 

 

More years I get in this trade, the less I like the idea of trying to hang siding off a bouncing extension ladder, or balance in the bottom chord of a truss while the next one is flying in 🤣

Losing my nerve I guess. 👍

 

I hear you...I'm a little less daring each year. A big huge steep chopped up roof no longer appeals to me.

 

 

Nice...

I see two-toned kitchens are popular there as well... just did two and a third one soon... must've been an HGTV special...

 

Sweet.....I like all of the kitchen cabinets, are those 10' ceilings?

 

First time using this cabinet maker. I like the cabinets too. The ceiling does jump up to 10’ in the kitchen/dining

 

@BC Rollin You the GC a on that?

Nice project. 👍

 

Yes sir I am. Thank you man.

 

Good looking project @BCbut that hood would drive me bananas. Why the curves with all the straight lines? Was that a home owner thing?

Work looks great.

 

Good looking project @BCbut that hood would drive me bananas. Why the curves with all the straight lines? Was that a home owner thing?

Work looks great.

I like the curved hood, a little contrast to all the square surfaces.

Rope light on a spiral staircase, replacing the string from the 90s. Was all going well until I cut the temporary ziptie at the top to start clamping it down and the whole string took off 3 stories. I was dizzy by the time I was done getting the stuff all placed correctly (only has cut points every 36"). I had a couple extra feet so I wrapped it under the bottom step to make a kind of landing light. And yes, that is black on black tiger stripe carpet and it is glorious.


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Looks great, quite the staircase. That glass block would be fun to lay.

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Rope light on a spiral staircase, replacing the string from the 90s. Was all going well until I cut the temporary ziptie at the top to start clamping it down and the whole string took off 3 stories. I was dizzy by the time I was done getting the stuff all placed correctly (only has cut points every 36"). I had a couple extra feet so I wrapped it under the bottom step to make a kind of landing light. And yes, that is black on black tiger stripe carpet and it is glorious.

 

Scratch tomorrow and working on the mega deck.

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We'll be removing the whole top level of the deck. Don't like the height.


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