Looks like there used to be horses across the street from your build, and an old farmhouse. Did that all used to be part of a farm?

 

Addition/Remodel I’m finishing up.

I installed the hardwood, first for me, and did the epoxy fill on the holes.

Subbed out the sanding and finishing.

I did all the rest, for better or worse. 🙄

 

2 bathrooms next, and three hearths for wood stoves.

 

The hearth gets a tile heat shield installed, gapped one inch off the wall.

 

I decided to use Uni-Strut for this one, to gap it off the wall.


Wish I’d thought of that earlier.

Its not actually wavy, that’s just how my camera, or me, 🙄 takes pictures.

 

First remodel that wasn't 70% tear down or a full gut, new MEPS ect since early last year. Nice change of pace 👌

our young super is PMing the whole deal, budget, client etc... hes pushing to make fast progress, a lot done for a couple days, there's a loft that's gutted too.

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Trim guy's a little confused, but he's got the right spirit [emoji23]

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I hope that's not real lol

 

Leo.
do you mind telling me what your schedule was for the dark maple tops?
I have some hard maple I’m getting started to finish dark. I just started to experiment with dye in DNA sprayed to avoid splotches then ML Campbell wiping stain.
thanks......Nicko

 

Leo.
do you mind telling me what your schedule was for the dark maple tops?
I have some hard maple I’m getting started to finish dark. I just started to experiment with dye in DNA sprayed to avoid splotches then ML Campbell wiping stain.
thanks......Nicko

It's not as dark in the picture as it is in real life but it is dark

Sand Maple to 150 grit.

Condition the Maple with Woodsong II stain base. Let it soak in and keep filling in the dry areas for a few minutes until things stay mostly wet. Wipe it down and wait 2 hours.

Walnut Microton Dye sprayed out of an HVLP onto the surface of Maple to a very light even coating. If you go to much the color will be very dark.

Don't wait too long and apply your WoodSong II dark color stain and let it sit as long as you can before it gets sticky and hard to wipe off. If it does apply a bit more stain to loosen it up. Do not apply stain to a surface that has been fully wiped down and starting to dry, it will lighten that area. I apply my stain with an HVLP and wipe it off using Bounty paper towels. Usually 3 sets. 1st one to push the stain around, second one takes the majority of the stain off and the 3rd set takes off the remaining wet stain. You can scrub the darker areas with a new towel to lighten it somewhat and even areas out if necessary.

DO SAMPLES to get the dye right. Do not soak the wood, just a light surface coating, unless you want nearly black.

Here's what the dye looked like for mine.

 

Friday photo dump! Solid week in my books! Roof is up (3 trusses on-site repaired/re-engineered, 3 trusses rebuilt at the plant), rake windows framed under the scissor gables, lagoon done, basement ready for radiant tubing. We will get valley piggy trusses up Monday, finish sheeting, and start some roofing mid-week maybe to get us dried in for the basement slab.

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Nice work.

That a residencve, or some type of commercial structure?

Did you use a boom lift for sheeting those walls?

 

Nice work.

That a residencve, or some type of commercial structure?

Did you use a boom lift for sheeting those walls?

Thanks, I really appreciate that.

This is a custom house being built to net zero standard. We always sheet on the ground prior to lifting the walls, the tall walls I'm assuming are in question we placed using an excavator.

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Leo
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I am tying to get in to the same color family of some bamboo flooring that i installed for my customer. I sprayed orange transtint dye then golden brown transtint on top of that and then ML Campbell American walnut stain. I am now done with the staining and i know about the to dark thing with dye but i made it to dark any way. I didn't know when to say when. I think it will be ok though. I hope! I will have to try clear stain base next time i assumed if i fogged the dye on mixed with DNA i wouldn't get any splotching but i got some. It is step treads so I'm hoping my customer is ok with it.

Thanks ...............Nicko

 

Custom home for a client I am building.

 

Well I've made it to the big time Mayor Wright Housing, built in the early 40s for military housing is now used for low income housing(slums).
A couple of hours after I start the crack heads start coming out with their carts of stuff.

The cops show up and they scatter just like roaches! These were built in the early 40s for military housing.

All the upper cabs were steal just nailed to the wall. We demoed about 20 units.

So yea, I make em nice for the folks that like the free stuff.

 

Lake Marble Falls Custom. About to pull my hair out with the painters

 

Hey John,

Do me a favor next time your out at the project. I noticed a large picture window in the back of the house. Go inside and lightly press your palm in the middle of the glass. Let me know what you find.

 

Like a hand print? 🤣

 

are you wondering if they are impact rated?

 

We installed a 4’ x 4’ Sierra Pacific picture window in our last project. On the last day, we’re cleaning out and I went to wash the window. The interior pane was extremely thin and bowed badly when I was washing it (actually will touch the exterior pane when pressed).

Sierra’s response was: “yeah that will happen”. Just wondering if all Sierra windows are made the same. Ours was tempered. Based on your video, yours probably isn’t.

 

If you mean these they are tempered, have to be by sq ft and height off floor. All the windows on the lakeside are tempered

I will see whats up when they take the masking down and let you know what I find.

Sierra Pacific isn't the best windows we have used but so far haven't had any issues, probably put in 5 houses in H3s. Switched to a mix of Kolby and Sierra Pacific windows, some Lincoln and a few Andersons.

Id be hot if they said that'll happen 😆

 

3/32" tempered glass is standard for residential. 1/8" tempered is much less used and twice as strong.

 

Love seeing multiple trades on the job at rough in time, especially ona 12-14 week timeline. All three MEPs on site and carpenters forming the slab for the addition in the back. Everyone in a good mood and busting balls. Looks like the super is pushing hard for his piece. We are 8 days in or so

 

Little scribing action today on our kitchen remodel.

 

I've seen worse. Hell I've scribed worse.

 

I've seen worse. Hell I've scribed worse.

Original design was a flat shaker crown but I pushed the client to this design after we put a straightedge on the ceiling. I felt the crown would look way worse scribed to the ceiling vs this simple trim board.

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18th century has taught me about nothing being straight, flat, level, plumb, or true.

 

Gettin' at it. Starting a fence in 18 degrees. Regular auger wouldn't punch through the ground, so I had a bobcat delivered. Made quick work of the frozen layer.

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Steady as she goes. Got the FOS in and sheeted, valleys sheeted through, shingles delivered this morning. Overframe in the garage was a headache but got that done at the end of the day. Our plumbers got the radiant installed, and everything passed inspection so rebar in the basement slab is going in. Should be pouring that next week once the roof is water tight.

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Hopefully it isn't as bad tomorrow but maybe I'll get a picture of how frosty that roof deck gets for you southern boys that don't know that fear [emoji23][emoji23]

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All done, boys.

600+ white cedar pickets. Double gate, single gate. One happy dog.

 

All done, boys.

600+ white cedar pickets. Double gate, single gate. One happy dog.

Looks good.

 

where's the happy dog!

 

Hiding around the deck because she's scared of the garbage truck that was going by.