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   kostello | Apr 06, 2004 10:26am | #1

   someones been a busy boy.

   looks nice

   its bigger than my whole house!!!

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   BungalowJeff | Apr 06, 2004 01:25pm | #2

   Damn, that's just nice work. I love the granite and you put my favorite stain on those stairs.

   ...that's not a mistake, it's rustic

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   hubcap | Apr 06, 2004 02:31pm | #3

   looks great jeff.

   doesn't look like a basement anymore.

   i fergit- did you tell me you fitted the granite- that is some nice work

   3 days till vacation

   enjoy

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   JeffBuck | Apr 07, 2004 04:31am | #4

   I had no parts what so ever with that granite ...

   although I did give a thrid hand today as they bench pressed a big part of the backslpash up into place ....

   Will have to take some more pics tomorrow ...

   U kids ain't gonna believe the vent hood that'll go over ... yet show .. the granite backsplash ...

   I got no idea where this client finds half his stuff ....

   ok .. actually probably the Meile site ....or how ever ya speel that ....

   JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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   hubcap | Apr 07, 2004 05:22am | #5

   you said you only work with the best...

   it shows.

   nicely done

   two days- and vaca.

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   HeavyDuty | Apr 07, 2004 06:46am | #6

   Miele, Jeff.

   I heard on the radio today they have a promo on Miele DW, buy any Miele DW and get a $400 knife block free. Hmmmm...may be I'll go get a new DW.

   Did you do the stairs? Beautiful in every respect.

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   JeffBuck | Apr 07, 2004 07:00am | #7

   Those damn stairs nearly got the best of me!

   The treads and risers are from Wilsonart ... they match the flooring in another room.

   The risers are just Wilsonart TapNLock flooring ripped down ... the treads are their One Tread .. or something like that.

   That part was easy enough ... but the salesman told the HO how "we" could wrap the whole thing ... the wedding cake bottom steps ... the strigner caps ... everything ... simply using an "assortment" of wilsonart products.

   Or in other words .. take a bunch of laminated/engineered products .. and use them in every which way but that which was intended!

   That's a flooring transition strip running up thet side and around those bottom steps fer crying aught loud!

   Sure ... just use regular flooring ... so there's no seams ... then make sure that sideways transation strip stays put when someone walks on it!

   Planes ... trains ... automobiles ... glues .. screws ... nails .. and more glue!

   I adhered the trim pieces with a bead of PL low ... yellow glue up high .. finish nailed thru the face ... and pin nailed the miters! Gotta spend a little time with a filler crayon.

   But ... I found the perfect coupla fillers ... so it all disappears ... just takes time.

   The HO said it came out better than he had hoped.

   That ... and payment ... is all I need!

   Those stairs were regular housed stringers .. carpet grade.

   I cut open the bottoms ... framed out the bottom 2 steps ... and infilled framing to make up for the stringer I cut away.

   maybe I can find a before pic ...

   looks a little different now.

   JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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   JeffBuck | Apr 07, 2004 07:02am | #8

   I couldn't find a "starter" pic of those stairs ...

   the one with a garbage pile is the best I could do ...

   I almost forgot .... I opened the whole thing up. They originally had a full stud wall from top to bottom.

   I cut the whole "outside" side open first ... to let some light in ...

   boxing out the lowers was the next logical(?) step.

   JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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   HeavyDuty | Apr 07, 2004 07:52am | #9

   The HO said it came out better than he had hoped.

   That ... and payment ... is all I need!

   Who needs that Piffin excellence thing. :)

   That's a lot of work. Well done Jeff.

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   JeffBuck | Apr 09, 2004 01:46am | #10

   and some more ....

   Jeff

   Buck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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   Lateapex911 | Apr 10, 2004 06:31am | #11

   Wild stuff! I assume the Arrow on the hood was packing material, right?Jake Gulick

   [email protected]

   CarriageHouse Design

   Black Rock, CT

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   RogerDumas | Apr 11, 2004 11:32am | #12

   Great work, Jeff!  What kind of railing will you have on the stairs? "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman

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   DanT | Apr 11, 2004 08:16pm | #13

   Jeff,

   While the granite is unique I really like the stairs.  Nice finish, real even.  Great job.  DanT

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   JeffBuck | Apr 14, 2004 03:50am | #14

   under that safety wrap on the hood is some nice brushed aluminum ... at least I think it's brushed ... might actually be shiny....

   the rail is gonna be a welded up deal ... almost gonna look like jail bars .. to me .... will have to see how this latest customer desigh pans out ... all round stock ... set on 4" plates ... and powder coated ...."some wild color" ... which I'll find out when I get back after vacation ....

   The stairs turned out nice ...

   but I woulda went with the br11 flooring ... full one piece planks ... for the risers ... as opposed the the patchwork wilsonart ... for a more traditional look.

   Hope my painter and electrician are there as we speak.

   JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

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   gdavis62 | Apr 14, 2004 04:07am | #15

    Miele DA289 Designer Wall Hood #16704