Pretty stoked about the 60 inch gun safe. Keeps my better guns locked up anyway lol

My Painter will be mad i didn't prime that filler strip. Hes been mad at me for 16 years but paitners are always mad lol

 

Well, are you gonna open the door to the safe?

 

Former client bought a new gas stove. It's much more powerful with almost double the BTU output. They decided they needed an upgraded vent, one that vented outside instead of recirculating. They had a friend come in and help them put in the venting ducting.

They brought me the old cabinet from above the stove and I needed to make one only 11" tall with new doors.

So I made the cabinet and had to cut two large holes for ducting and a small hole for the power cord. Whoever designed this hood was an idiot. Nearly impossible to mount, the cord was at the very edge of the unit interfering with the side of the cabinet. The only reason it's not installed is it had a nice dent in it. It was their second one, the first had a big scratch.

I brought cleats with me to secure the soffit ducting cover but there was no room inside for them So it's being held up by screws until I can come back with some small moldings.

 

And now there’s a problem that the vent cleaning tray doesn’t fit because of the sheetrock on the wall, so thank you Leo now I get to do the tile backsplash😂

 

I had told them to cut out that sheetrock down to the stove and put in a thin tile. You said a stainless steel sheet which I think is even better. Just have to put something on the edge of the sheetrock that makes it look all pretty.

Just think Sno. Pretty soon when you show up Marcela will be bouncing on her toes and giving you hugs.

 

Just think Sno. Pretty soon when you show up Marcela will be bouncing on her toes and giving you hugs.

Yeah. We're gonna need to elaborate on this....

With pics.😍😆😆

 

I started out as a framer my first 8 years, built a lot of mcmansions. When I started out on my own we built another 3 or so. I have a lull that just sits but it's paid for itself.

We now focus on interior remodeling and I and my #2 are great at interior trim.

 

I’ve been in custom cabinet mode for the last few months. I just had a bunch of clients line up for cabinet jobs, so I tried to make the best of it and find efficiency by doing a bunch at once. Some even had the same finish.

Just finished this entryway drop zone (still have to fit the toekick vent)

While I was at it, I finally finished this for my favorite non-paying customer

There’s more, but no pics yet

 

All those look great. I find doing more cabs at once just make you hunt for parts that are in there somewhere more often. But the milling is quicker because it's just setup the one time for all the parts. All the dadoes for the backs, all the toekick cutouts, all the shelf pin holes etc.

 

Got that hood installed yesterday. Had to go to HD to get some ducting to connect to the existing duct work to outside. Had to buy 2' of 6" round duct for 9.125" of connection.

Not done yet as I still need to put up a wood soffit going up from the top of the cabinet to the ceiling capped off with a crown or some other molding. And then over the stove that area where the original cabinet was needs to be covered. Originally they wanted a pc of stainless, but now they are thinking about a pc of thin plywood the color of the cabinets. We'll see what happens.

 

Tile would look best or don’t they have any

 

I could find a nice mosaic that would complement the backsplash👍

 

I think tile would be better than wood😂

 

I still got wood for that Marcela chick you were yapping about, but Leo don't want tile?!?


No pics - never happened...

 

Pouring some mud today

 

Now that is some wall bracing.

 

 

I know I’m from New England but I’m missing the day part😂

 

How do you control slump and water being added to trucks. Do you do Geotech test cylinders.

 

I have, I don't generally unless they request at contract or if the engineer requires it (my contract has places to check and intiial for additional testing ). We do slump tests in a wheel barrow every pour, and we stay there until all the muds in the hole and then to make sure they don't get on it too soon - we give the engineers order to the concrete company and the truck boss gets reminded every pour no finishers input - which is redundant because we are checking each truck and talking to every driver. Last break test I did was a for a commercial building last fall and I did nothing but what I normally do and it blew the engineers specs away on 7, 30 and 60 day breaks. We have to get a crew out of Waco I offer to put them up in a hotel, none of the companies here offer testing

We own the mud, foundation crew is just labor and they don't get to make calls on what the trucks get, I very rarely add water becauae we always pour at 3 or 4 am, and on big pours over 300 yards as early as midnight so it's in the hole before it gets hot, driveways included

This is the 4th pour for this little house, all the hard points have square footings below grade so had to be poured separate or it would of been 3

 

Back door.

Front door inner lintel / (2)2x4 header was completely loose and not even touching the brick.

Made a flitch beam, wrapped top and ends in butyl.

Soft brick inner wall, so I mixed up some Type N mortar.

Hopefully it's cured enough tomorrow to get the door in.

 

 

Who would dare ask Picasso of the Deck world to do that?
That’s like asking Monet to draw you a picture on a napkin😂

 

 

my project complete nyc

 

NYc, what a PITA

 

Garden path. Spiral design. Dry Stone.

Thank you for looking.

 

I admire mason work.

 

Spraying a fireplace surround I’m building. I couldn’t spay it laying down because I couldn’t reach good enough to get a nice spray pattern so I had to stand it up and use a plank to reach.

 

Here is some of the other cabinets that go with it. Hope to start installing on Friday

 

Black must be coming back. Way too much white out there.

 

This is for a new house. The homeowner went crazy with black. Kitchen base cabinets, stair risers, stair railing, floor tile, wall tile grout, fireplace surround, mantle, cabinets that flank the surround, dining room walls above the white wainscoting

 

I love a fancy staircase with black treads, white risers and a black banister. Not so sure about black risers.

 

Simple vanity. Shaker doors and slab drawer front made from MEDEX. If UPS didn't lie to me I'd have knobs and pulls on it. Suppose to come today but rescheduled for tomorrow. That's why no faux front yet.