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Millerad1651
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Finished up a few projects around the house this week.
My litle girl figured out how to open the $100 "safety" gate we bought for the stairs..so it was to the garage to build this for around $20...And she can't open this latch.
We also laid some new floor in the empty room that connects to the dining room. We'll eventually take the floor all the way across, but did this half for now.
I also added the light we found above my "smoking" chair...
And lastly, the previous owner tried covering up the worn deck with cheap rubberized coating. It was peeling off within days. So I took to it with a 4" angle grinder and some grinding discs to get as much of it off as I could. I then used a product form one of my vendors. Its PPG Flood Deck Restorer. Its an elastomeric coating, that fills up to 1/4" gaps. It has sand in it to create a non slip surface. Went on easy....thick stuff but spread well. It will give the deck another couple years before I rip it out and lay out a concrete pad.
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After grinding...
And coated...
My litle girl figured out how to open the $100 "safety" gate we bought for the stairs..so it was to the garage to build this for around $20...And she can't open this latch.
We also laid some new floor in the empty room that connects to the dining room. We'll eventually take the floor all the way across, but did this half for now.
I also added the light we found above my "smoking" chair...
And lastly, the previous owner tried covering up the worn deck with cheap rubberized coating. It was peeling off within days. So I took to it with a 4" angle grinder and some grinding discs to get as much of it off as I could. I then used a product form one of my vendors. Its PPG Flood Deck Restorer. Its an elastomeric coating, that fills up to 1/4" gaps. It has sand in it to create a non slip surface. Went on easy....thick stuff but spread well. It will give the deck another couple years before I rip it out and lay out a concrete pad.
Before...
After grinding...
And coated...
Thefishguy77
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Great job on grinding it for prep so many people skip the important steps.
I build a lot of decks and can't stand elastomeric decks. We actually refer people that want a solid surface deck to a roofer now. It's essentially a flat roof. Some of they products come with a 10 year guarantee. We personally try and sell cedar decks. Easy to maintain and repair. But if they want something like what you have there we recommend going with like a timber tech or solid PVC decking.
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I build a lot of decks and can't stand elastomeric decks. We actually refer people that want a solid surface deck to a roofer now. It's essentially a flat roof. Some of they products come with a 10 year guarantee. We personally try and sell cedar decks. Easy to maintain and repair. But if they want something like what you have there we recommend going with like a timber tech or solid PVC decking.
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Millerad1651
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Thanks! Ya, I've always known prep is key, which is exactly what PO skipped. I'm a PM for a commercial painting company, and I had seen this product used before...three years later and still in good shape. All I want out of it is a couple years, the wood is in a lot worse shape than the pics show. Plus I didn't have to pay for it so even better!
Once I redo it, whether wood, trex, or concrete, I've got SW and PPG at my disposal for stains and finishes.
Thefishguy77
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Nice. And I say what the wood looked like[emoji55]. I just chose not to say anything.[emoji106]. It funny when you do something all the time it's crazy what you see that most miss. A painter we refer all of our painting jobs to just walks up looks at the house and already has a good idea of what he's looking it before he even walks on to the property. I also do home inspection. And it's the same thing. I have a general idea what in going to find throughout the house in the first 10 minutes.
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blind squirrel
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Just finished re-roofing my garage. The worst part was taking the old one off, that sucked. After I got it off I noticed it only had 3/8 plywood as sheeting, I felt like I would fall through and I'm 160 lbs....so I put 11/16 osb right over it and roofed. Also added a few vents that were not there, helps out a bunch. Turned out good, next is the house.
Don't be fooled... the green lift didn't work. My neighbor let me borrow it thinking it would help... but nah, wouldn't even turn on. lol. Had to carry all the shingles up the ladder.
Wait, after thinking about it a little... Unloading my trailer of the old shingles by myself was the worst. 2700 lbs unloaded by hand at the dump took just under an hour. No easy way to get those things off there, unless I had a dump trailer...
Don't be fooled... the green lift didn't work. My neighbor let me borrow it thinking it would help... but nah, wouldn't even turn on. lol. Had to carry all the shingles up the ladder.
Wait, after thinking about it a little... Unloading my trailer of the old shingles by myself was the worst. 2700 lbs unloaded by hand at the dump took just under an hour. No easy way to get those things off there, unless I had a dump trailer...
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GangsterOfLove
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I want a dump trailer soooooo bad.
Roof looks great! :thumb:
Roof looks great! :thumb:
Thefishguy77
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Roof looks great. I put a roof on my house. Going to pay someone next time. My back and knees say so.
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5ontheFloor
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So thought I would post this. My brother wanted an outdoor shower for his pool. I rigged this up. He likes the look of copper and the patina should look nice over time. I fabbed up the handle from aluminum and stainless hardware
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blind squirrel
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Yeah, it's pretty brutal work... I like your thinking if my house ever needs it again. :crutch:
Thefishguy77
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A deck we are rebuilding
Gaco "water proof membrane over brick cut in 1/2 over a 2" mortar base. And completely pieced together subfloor. Jack hammering that out scared the piss out of me
And people think this was good construction. It actually got signed off by L&I. We checked. Scary funny[emoji22]
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Gaco "water proof membrane over brick cut in 1/2 over a 2" mortar base. And completely pieced together subfloor. Jack hammering that out scared the piss out of me
And people think this was good construction. It actually got signed off by L&I. We checked. Scary funny[emoji22]
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GangsterOfLove
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Rot never sleeps! :wow:
NewguyNY
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More shit gettin' did. Knocked down a wall in the weird two room entry area and made one big mud room. Replaced all the flooring there, down the hall, the laundry area and half bath. Of course that meant a whole new half bath was in order. Found this guy on CL for $30
And turned him into this. Floor not included, new paint, light fixture, mirror, vanity and toilet and the bathroom is done for less than $800.
Now I can get on to the fun stuff. Building two hall tree locker things with live edge slab bench seats. One is spalted maple and the other is a sweet slab of black walnut.
Stay tuned.
And turned him into this. Floor not included, new paint, light fixture, mirror, vanity and toilet and the bathroom is done for less than $800.
Now I can get on to the fun stuff. Building two hall tree locker things with live edge slab bench seats. One is spalted maple and the other is a sweet slab of black walnut.
Stay tuned.
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blind squirrel
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I too have a bit of work to report. Finally finished the fireplace I built like 8 months ago...haha. and built a stout entry way on the front of our ranch style house to give it some curb appeal. Used 8x8 cedar posts and an 8x12 cross beam, still have to finish roofing the rest of the house.... not looking forward to that. I've already cut out the soffit back above the front door, but don't have an updated photo. I'll post another one when I finish the rock on the porch and the tongue and grove on the ceiling.
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If you can find a restaurant supplier, that's your best bet. I found one that does custom stainless work/cutting and welding. They do a great job for a reasonable price and many restaurants use them. Unfortunately they're in Philly.
NewguyNY
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Thanks man. I actually did go that route and got a quote from a restaurant supplier, but have now decided to just make a butcher block top for it when I finally get around to building it.
NewguyNY
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Looks great man. When I moved in here 8 years ago there was just a deck out front. A couple years ago I did the same thing you did and enclosed it with aluminum panels that interchange from screen to glass for a 3 season room. I'll take some pics tonight. Great to have some more outdoor space!
