Making A curb for the shower I’m doing. I used solid surface. I biscuit jointed the SS and made my own SS biscuits. I just used clear epoxy to put them together.

 

nickko:

Nice work, but next time, put a dime-sized dob of color-matched finger nail polish in a sandwich bag. Squirt the mixed epoxy into the bag and mix until it turns white. Pinch the tip of the baggie and pull until it elongates into a perfect dispensing nipple just before the tip rips off. No matter how perfect the seam, clear epoxy shows up as a medium gray when it's not tinted.

 

Thanks. Yes I know it wont be an invisible seam but it will be good for a shower curb. I have a buddy that works with solid surface in the shop that he works at and when I need it he gives me their epoxy gun and the correct color match epoxy. I didn't want to use it for this because its a half hour drive to his shop and then he needs it back the next day. Good idea about the nail polish. I wonder if it effects the strength of the epoxy? I will have to try it sometime.

 

Walnut shelves installed in the speakeasy. Mirrors go in tomorrow between the shelves

I had to be the first to stock the whiskey shelves so I left my customers a small gift.

 

This is the finished joint after sanding and scotch brite. It’s not invisible but it’s good. Definitely discolored like Kowboy said it would be. Next time I have a small joint to do I’ll try the nail polish trick. Thanks Kowboy!

 

WCI 2024 Parade of Homes House #1 getting landscaping. #2 is at 70% completion - both will be in 2.5-3.25mm category (house and landscaping only, not land valuation) so I'm competing with ourselves - and the other 5 in that catefory.

. One super was assigned to House 1 and another was on House 2 so some competition there to have fun. The other superintendent only does commercial and my dad's house he is supering won't be ready for a competition until 2025. Have two for 2025 as well

 

Was at one of the homes today, not my work. I do think it looks good with the diamond plate behind the hydronic heat manifold/lines.

Tom

 

Was at one of the homes today, not my work. I do think it looks good with the diamond plate behind the hydronic heat manifold/lines.

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Holy chit I'd be handing that tech a dinner card to the best place in town

 

That'll make a pretty good heat reflector.

 

A chimney that I fixed up between the raindrops.

I usually forget either the before or after pics, so I don't post many. This is a ground out pic, crown formed and poured, and one I went back for because I was in the hood ('cause I forgot, lol)

 

Flattening this ceiling (it drops almost 3/4” by the far end), thought I’d try steel for extra straightness, probably won’t do that again.

 

Depending on the gauge, a roofing gun with short nails might be your friend. Also, light gauge L steel. I often use that as drywall backer in nasty corners, pocket door stud bay spaces, and truss to wall connections to eliminate corner crack from truss lift.

 

Seems like a solid idea. No good?

 

Dead straight, nice and light working solo just a pain getting screws started while holding it up. Maybe some better screws would help. Maybe it’d be way easier the second time, steel is new territory for me

 

PITA cabinet. Well, the finishing. Had to do several layers of masking to get a nice smooth finish over the whole thing. Started by finishing the shelf on the bottom first and then masking. Then I did the face frame and masked that. And then the rest of the cabinet. One part of one leg in the back of the cabinet was rough and I masked some of the cabinet and sprayed that one area. The back isn't on yet.

Same job, different bathroom. Picture was taken before I put the faux drawer front on, was waiting for the paint to dry on the board that would support the drawer front.

 

Once I realized I could clamp them in place with a couple cowboys out of the welding box while I drilled and screwed that sped me up a lot

 

97% complete. Putting masonry between the two posts on the back wall

what looks like streaks are reflections from the light

 

Floor looks beautiful is that acid etched?

 

Who gets to put the pews in?

 

Could be wrong... but gotta' think that's an all purpose room and will have stackable chairs...

 

That has a nice marble finish. Was it a colored powder applied on top?

I’ve done multiple colored finishes, but we had to wait 17 days after the poor, but that floor looks awesome!

 

Stain not powder. This was done about 100 days after the pour when we're insualted but about to drywall.

 

I did one for a restaurant we had four tanks of acid. One was blue one was green one was black and one was terra-cotta, we laid down the blue and green first and let that sit on the concrete for about an hour. Then we came in with the brown and black and lightly blended everything in with a mop, I can see the swirls not sure if that’s a mop or a float??

 

Got a remodel which has been rare, Will have frequent updates coming on a whole house remodel and second story addition in Horseshoe Bay proper we are building for great clients. Total exterior and interior renovation, blowing out walls and adding steel beams/footings, new stucco, new roof

This project is # 30 of projects ive built this designer designed, counting whole house remodels and new builds.

 

Today I was let in the gate by the chef.

 

Couple of fancy shmancy legs for a support system for a metal locker that will be used as "art"

 

These were on Builder Trend this morning in the wee hours so I assume my brother or the project superintendent for that house were playing with their drone

I hate the over hang on the front of the house - back story is it is a tear down and had to leave the bottom floor in the exact location it was in, not one corner or wall could move to keep it there - otherwise loses grandfathered set back from the lake. They were very strict about the forms not moving so I actually let the architect the client have retained go and my dad drew the construction drawings - which was a lot easier on our carpenters and also I'd imagine the mechanicals

Anyway the city fought us but the way thy wrote the CCRs was too loose and didn't really establish rules for the second story - the over hang was passed on second try for a variance - the overhang allowed the bedrooms to be appropriate size- but I would of carried the stone around the whole overhang and not just around the posts.

They also had vague CCRs on covered decks - it specially said can't have a roof over a second story deck OVER the water, clients wanted a covered deck so we added one over the land, the only people to try that and the last that will be allowed in that village - the CCRs now read you can't have a roof over any second story deck andwhere on a lot that has lake frontage.

Happy to help those ****ers fix their CCRs and I enjoyed my variances even if they won't be there going forward 😆

White recessed cans are on the interior decorator, I fought for Bronze cans we'd usually use on wood ceilings. She likes the white cans lol

 

What's the thinking on can't have a roof over a deck over land? Might block view?

 

Yes blocks views. I blocked more views with the side porch but I didn't need a variance for that as it wasn't in CCRs. One of the city councilmen is 80 and he said "you son of a *****" under his breath when I made it clear we'd be in mediation or court before I would accept not being able to build it over the land

I wanted to tell him enjoy the couple days you got left old timer but I just shook his hand and said thank you sir for your help when I left woth approval lol

 

One of our customs on Inks, siding is Azek Vintage line color Cyprus

 

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Mason County ranch house, the pad being built was for rain water storage. Will rock the tank with the same rock as the house like a cistern