good customer wants to add a Guest Suite over her 2-car garage….this is the job we remodeled a sunroom a couple years ago….
here’s the exterior views….
the front entry…
the Sun Room we remodeled a couple years ago
looking back from below the house…
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Pull up a chair, ladies and gents, and crack a tinnie, here comes some more ed-you-cay-shun!
"...craftsmanship is first & foremost an expression of the human spirit." - P. Korn
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and a long view from the leach field..
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this job requires alteration of the septic system... so we got the septic designer / surveyor.... and the soils engineer...... and Randy to dig the test holes....
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like most garages...this one was full of stuff... both on the first floor and the storage area under the roof
so we set up our 12 x 20 storage structure.... this is about the 5th job we've used this on
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this is the low area under the roof.... 2x6 ceiling joists.... the high portion has 2x10 @ 16" oc
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What part of Jamestown is this on? Far side from Newport, maybe over by your first house?
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this is out on Beavertail, across the West Passage is Bonnet ShoresMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
this was one wet Spring.... lucky we weren't too worried about the garage... started demo...
....wassup ?
just got a message saying i've used up all my allocation of personal document space
hmmmmm.... news to meMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike,You can zip the photos you want to post, email them to me and I can pop them up on my server. You'd just have to enter the URL for each one in your posts to get them to show.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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that's very kind .... but i hate viewing posts that i have to go off site for... i'm going to find out what is going on with this allocation thingMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Nope, you wouldn't have to go off site at all.You'd just need to put in a code snippet for each photo along the lines of <img src="http://www.fatroman.com/MikeSmithPhotos/garage1.jpg">And the photos will appear inline in the post.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve.... a couple years ago , I used up my allocation.... and they simply increased the allocation.... if they don't want to do that.... fair enough...Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Hmm, I was wondering if they capped space in an effort to move the photo threads to the blogs they had started.And really, for one of your photo threads? I'd be pleased as punch to help get that out to share with the bunch.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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lessee if gunner is onto something....
who knows ...... this is a different computer with a different email addy... and i don't get any "space allocation " notice whatsoever
here's the view looking west towards the Bonnet
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and another looking NW over Dutch Island to the Jamestown Bridge linking North Kingstown
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Hey hey, lookin' good!'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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So when do we get to see the Chief renderings of the outside and inside, as proposed?
And some of your CAD details to show us how it's done.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
my condocs are pretty much stripped... i use a lot of photos......a few cad detail windows ... some render cameras.... i'll see what i can export to .jpg
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sorry gunner....when i click on "if i think they're wrong....
they come right back with a statement.... "sorry , our accounting appears correct"
so , i can post about 3/4 of one pic
that pretty much kills this thread until they fix itMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Hmm I wonder why they have it out for you?
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
what, me worry ?Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
They're shutting us down by the looks of it Mike .
I just put up the start of a photo thread and 3 pics used up half of my space .
Walter
I had that problem this morning posting pictures. I reset three times. It worked every time but it was a little annoying.
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
Where's your pics? I seem to have missed them.
119628.34
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
Mike, you're welcome to all my photo space. I've only posted a couple of low resolution pics, over the last two+years, so my allotment should be available.
Considering the value I've received from your photos and descriptions, it's the least I can do.
Peter
Can we do that? I'd gladly give him my space allotment also. According to their records, its 100% available. Since I post my pics from flickr.com, I don't need their pixels to post pics. Like you, I'm here for the education. Mike and Stan are my two favorite professors!"...craftsmanship is first & foremost an expression of the human spirit." - P. Korn
bakersfieldremodel.com
Can we do that?
I don't know if it's possible but if someone can figure out a way to do it, I'll gladly make mine available to Mike.
Perhaps someone should bring this matter of allotments to the attention of Justin Fink or some editor who is more aware of the value of Mike's threads to many of us, professionals and DIYers.
Mike not only does an exemplary job of photographing and describing his work and methods, he graciously answers questions from anyone who shows real interest.
Of course there are others here too, who have real knowledge and skills worthy of a "no limit" policy on bandwidth, or whatever it is that they want to restrict.
Just another in a long series of attempts to ruin the forum
Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!
I've heard that before. It will flesh out. Or everyone will have to use flicker. That ain't that hard to get used too.
Gangstas don't dance. We boogie.
What a view!
you know it....
Helen & I have dibs on the suite when we get done....
the Owner says we gotta get in line...all her relatives and friends are laying claim tooMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
see if i got any more room......yup....room for about 5 pics
we started the demo on the front... this is the section we have to replace ceiling joists with floor joists
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we got a level on the floor system and found the center beam had a 3" sag... apparently they poured their footing / slab on uncompacted soil back in '81
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we'll replace that 3 1/2" ' lally column with a new 4" and reinforce the beam with an LVL
i did'nt trust the garage door headers and we had to raise the front wall ... so we used an LVL here too
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you can see the rafters dipped below the ceilng line on the front.... so our new front beam will bring us up to where we want to be
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i think my allocation will gimme about one more pic....this is like pulling teeth... nope TWO pics ... then i get a new message...."user limit"
more like LOSER LIMIT !
anyways.... this was one rainy day after another... so we were tarping every night
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we got our truss delivery before we had the walls framed... but we're going to set them without a crane anyway
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more when they give me some more space
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Mike ,
Nice color coordination on the crapper !!!
i'm thinking of putting some of my logos on themMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Dang. They really mean it.I guess i'm not going to bother starting my well drilling thread until TPTB discuss their priorities.
I would love to see pix of truss setting without the crane. Too bad!
the truss truck had rollers and we were dumping on a down-grade
so Chuck practised his knot tying skills while the bosun ( me ) and the off-shore fisherman ( Roy ) gave him advice about bowlines
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Roy tailed the load while gravity did it's work
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and down safe....
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continuous head scratching about what to leave and what to take off... hey...somebody make a decision !
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BTW......I still have an allocation pie-chart...and this uses it up.....AGAIN
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Those are some unusual looking trusses. I can hardly wait for the next installment, when we get to see where they go and how they get there.
Edited 6/1/2009 12:40 pm by Hudson Valley Carpenter
They actually are simple trusses. Cathedral with pigs on top!
Cathedral with pigs on top!
Instead of gargoyles?
Instead of gargoyles?>>>>>>>>>>.
funny!
Pigs, if you didn't know, is slang for the little a frame trusses on top of other trusses!
You response really was funny>G<
no change..... 414 kb available for the last 2 daysMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Those are some pretty poorly designed scissor trusses IMHO. One hell of a long B.C. panel from the bottom up, then one short one. Freakin' amateurs........(-:
There's a "no swimsuit" rule for the swimming pool in my house. [Amanda Beard]
Do the trusses get little hats put on for a peak, or do they stay flat on top?
we may never find outMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
"Do the trusses get little hats put on for a peak, or do they stay flat on top?"
I call the top pieces "caps trusses". But like so many other things, terminology varies from one region to another.
The trusses are built in two pieces because of height. Most truss tables that I've seen are 14' wide. Not coincidentally, 14' is the max that you can haul down the road without special permits.
So if a truss is over 14' wide it must be built in two pieces so it can feasibly be built and shipped.
There is one other option - Scissor trusses can be split vertically in the middle and joined in the field. But that takes a heck of a lot of extra labor, so it is only used in extreme cases.
The morale of an organization is not built from the bottom up; it filters from the top down. [Peter B. Kyne]
caps trusses".>>>>>>>..
Our name for them is pigs!>G<
piggy back here to. and they only can haul 12' did a job once and two layers of pigs on top of the main truss.the bottom cord spanned 85'
Had one of thoses also. Pain in the rear. Set up boom truck three seperate times. If they had dropped the roof to a 4/12 rather than a 5/12, only one piggy back would have been needed.
yea when the roof is that big , changing the pitch a little is not that noticable
Unfortuneatly it was a commercial building and it would have been a hassel to change.
Thanks, Ron. The additional info on the scissor trusses explains to me some of the design i stumbled across in the back 40 at the local truss place where i scavenge.
Nice color coordination on the crapper !!!
I was thinking he should paint that dumpster Mike Smith Red, too!
The rust color is not a good look for him.
One of the reasons I use flickr.com is the ease of posting photos, without using any "allocation". They do require posted photos link to their site, but they give you the html, you just right-click-copy it, click source, and paste it.
this html: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/constructamundo/3503713926/" title="Cambria Sunday May 3 '09 028 by Neal "Remodeling Contractor" Bahrman, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3503713926_311ffa32c5.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Cambria Sunday May 3 '09 028" /></a>
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"...craftsmanship is first & foremost an expression of the human spirit." - P. Korn
bakersfieldremodel.com
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Mike,
We should be able to give space to the guys with stuff that counts.I'll give up mine to you guys like Stan and Huck and Hubcap and Spere and.....Splintergroupie (almost forgot) and all the others.Pete
allocation hog!"...craftsmanship is first & foremost an expression of the human spirit." - P. Korn
bakersfieldremodel.com
This should be good, I always really enjoy seeing your work.
so does this all mean the garage never gets turned into a guest suite!?!
Dammit!
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
don't you be saying "dam it"
this is a family site
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might have room for 2 - 3.......
framing the outside bearing walls.......
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this is a peculiar wall we're tying into.... 2x4 with 1/2 ply sheathing, the 1" Styro -SM.... then 3/4 vertical siding..
then about 10 years ago they onerlaid the vertical siding with WC shingles
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when we stand them up, we'll brace them with our concrete form braces, leaving the gable wall out so we can bring the trusses up and in
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Well, are we going to get some photos on this thread? Or am I going back to read about Helen Keller's Garage to Guest Suite project?'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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i'll see what i can do.....
they had me down to 41 kb.... i got it back to 414... so here's 2 more....
laying out the truss location for a 10" rake
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the "crane".... 3 men and a guy with a camera...
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go check the "allocation"...yup...back up to 184kb...
so, one more...
top of the dumpster up to the floor...
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Around here they charge extra if you have a mixture of stuff in the dumpster. No shrubbery/yard waste mixed in with the construction debris.BTW, enjoying you latest tutorial. As always, great work and "blogging" of the job. Much appreciated.Hope you get more picture space going.
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
from the deck to the back roof
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Mike ,
Since the restictions are lifted -- let's see some more action please !!
Walter
from the roof we stacked them on the walls...
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then we spread them.....
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here's a long side view....
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and ....all up !
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Randy's backhoe tracks..... miss him every day
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then we set the truss tops...
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all topped... starting the gable end framing..
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the back left corner of this room has an inset section that we will have to span with our roof system.... this inset corner will have a large soffit area over it
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the area over the pipe staging is the soffit
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sheathing with 5/8 advantech T&G
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24" above the peak in the cathedral ceiling we built catwalk so we can insulate
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Hey Mike, nice clean/neat site. I like it.
Glad y'all are working.The best reward for a job well done is the opportunity to do another.
Mike,
Thanks for making the effort to get good shots of everything, from several angles, at just the right time. And for taking the time to post them in proper order with good descriptions.
This job is fun to observe, lots of unusual conditions that you're dealing with very nicely.
thanks to all... it's great being able to post pics againMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Thanks Mike ,
Looking good there .
Hope we get to keep killing pixels in these threads !!
Walter
Mike,As always, looks good. How are the top chords attached.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
the allocation is back and i've only got 41kb .... so
we'll have to wait and see what developsMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
the center is a 2x6 box to stiffen the gable end
.... nope.... no pie... just a message that says i've exceeded my allocation
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Edited 6/11/2009 9:12 pm ET by MikeSmith
So, you want to send me your photos and we'll get them up? Can't leave this thread dangling.How does the truss top attach to the base? Is the mesh plate on the base set so that you can integrate the top somehow?'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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my problem is that i'm so busy i don't have time to learn new posting methods right now
i did download Picassa yesterday... see if that helps
Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Picassa will let you organize the photos on your own computer, but I don't think that's going to help you get them on the site.Honestly, it's very easy. Grab the photos you want to use. Put them in a zip file and email that to me. I'll even recut them to a good size, load them up and send you all the info you need.All you'll need to do is start a post like normal and link to the photos.Nothing complicated and nothing really to learn.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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steve..... my plan is to let Taunton fix the problem
if they don't ..... then i'll be pizzedMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
oke, thanks for the job picts, I really enjoy them!
Mike,Whatever works for you works for me. Just know that I'm happy to help however I can and it's not at all an imposition. Hopefully the server team will get things squared away soon.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Hey Roman,
you can tell the server team never had a paper route.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Ja, that's for sure.Server stuff happens to the best of us. I've blown some things up before. But you make it right, and don't leave people in the dark. No different than any other business I suppose.By the way, I got some 3rd hands after reading one of your many posts praising them. They really saved me when I was hanging some ceiling rock solo today. So thanks for recommending them.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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When you get to know you got 'em, you'll dream up some other uses.
Hang a fluorescent by yourself, it is a third hand.
Speaking of extra help on the team.
Gulls have become the Indians 10th man after one took the hit on an extra inning game winning shot up the middle.
Reports have him nursing a nasty bruise.
You know they have a fine tune feature now. Turn the pole and the foot goes up/down slowly. Make sure you have it midpt to start so you can adjust either way with your hands full.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Oh they're very handy indeed. Used them already to span between two walls and lightly press against some foam insulation until the adhesive sets up. Work great as a laser mount as well.So what's this fine tune feature? I looked on the Fastcap site and didn't see anything. Is it something that can be retrofit to existing poles?Hope the gull made it. You Clevelanders are a tough crowd.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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The adjust should already be on the bottom of your poles.
The ball insert connected to the shaft that runs inside the metal pole should screw in/out to fine tune the up down.
Put your foot on the bottom pad (opposite end of the hand squeezing crank) and turn the pole. Should go up or down.
No?A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Well, I'll be. It sure does. Never noticed that.Thanks for the tip! That's going to make life a little easier.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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That's what I get paid for.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
stupid allocation just gave me back 100kb..... no discernable rhyme or reason
seen a lot of cathedral ceilings with very flimsy gable ends.... since we have a Mooney wall, we were able to bury a 2x6 box stiffener as a center support
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so....1 & done.....
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Edited 6/20/2009 8:31 pm ET by MikeSmith
Mike ,
Have you considered Shutterfly for the host ??
Check out " apron job " I'm using it there .
Many people want to follow your fine work and explanations so please consider using another technique for the benefit of your public !
Thanks for considering it .
Walter
Mike, Flickr is another site... I couldn't figure embedding out more than one time til someone pointed to the pic sites... hardest thing is remembering to check the html box.http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
No need to check one box or t'other, when doing the cut and paste tango using Shutterfly.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
I'll try that:Here's a little building in the Bahamas <p>http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73fa5306b8600000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/<p>Notice the vertical staging legs!<p>http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73e781a0b1600000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/<p>Roofing is 1/2"? ply strips lapped like shingles<p>http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73fb92c6b9400000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/<p> Copper flashing<p>http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73e9ba54b4000000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
Okay, I'll try it with the html checked
Roofing ready
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73f3fa76b5c00000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
Hmmm...
PT framing through out
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73f098e6b6e00000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
So... how do you get 'em shutterfly into the post?http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
like this:
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I just right-clicked on the picture in shutterfly, selected COPY, came back here, right-clicked where I wanted to put the picture and selected PASTE.
Edit: I'm using Windows XP and IE 9. I automatically get the appropriate HTML to embed the pciture.
Edited 6/21/2009 10:39 am ET by DonCanDo
With pic opened in Shutterfly, operating system IE8, right click on pic, select COPY . . .
Open the window with Breaktime "reply to post" already open (in which I am typing this drivel), then go . . .
PASTE
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And here's the pic! Open risers, carpet top and bottom, hardwood edgings, steel reinforced. Not my work, but this design will go into one being built, soon.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73ee2cb0b8a00000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
Must be something with a mac and firefox/camino... all I'm gettin are links... flicker works fine, but I do like the shutterfly iphoto export deal.http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
If you're using FF, do this.<p> to start a new paragraph<img src="put some kind of image link here">End result like so<p><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73ee2cb0b8a00000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400">'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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s'ok Bahamian chop saw station<p><img src=http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73e0c9d8a9b00000040O00CcuGzlu0bsge3nwo/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/>http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
danged little box!
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Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
Cool, but flickr is easier;-)http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
Whatever floats yer boat. You say po-tay-tow, I say po-tah-tow.
Are Mac users cooler that PC hacks?
Now we gotta get Mr M Hussein Smith on board with this, before he blows a gasket over his Mozilla pixel allotment.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
ain't blowing no gasket , gene.. i just can't figger why taunton would let this question go unanswered for 3 weeks
also still waiting on a consensus:
shutterfly
photobucket
flicker
copy & paste ....... or html
Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Just ribbin' you, Mike. I know that you be as calm and cool as prez O-Bam. Even that middle name yo mama give ya, don't bother u.
Take an hour or so when it's raining and you can't play golf, and set up free accounts on all three (or more), and try them out with some "test" Breaktime posts.
When you do the try-outs, jot down your sequences of moves, so you know for sure what works and how. Then try it for a post with three embedded pics or more.
You may find you like it and prefer it. I know I do. Shutterfly, used with IE8 browser on a PC under XP Pro.
Your mileage, of course, may vary.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
I'm pretty sure everyone is trying to tell you how much we enjoy your posts.
And, I've been privy to many online communities and Taunton is really really really dropping the ball on this, they have no idea the value of the breaktime community.
lemme see if i can do dis......
papering in.... ice & water on the windward side
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framing in the gable end
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while we're at it, the owner wants to redesign the front entry
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ugly overhang....and a little sag in the corner
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uh-oh, he's baaaaaaacckkk!
- looking forward to seeing what you do with that entry!
View Image"...everyone needs to sit on a rock, listen to the surf, and feel the ocean breeze in their face once in awhile."
cambriadays.com
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Hey Mike! Nice goin'! Those photos look great and load quickly on dial-up. Thanks for makin' the effort to learn a new system, you...innovator...you.
we're going to frame a gable parallel to the double doors
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not too much head scratching on the one
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a few visual attempts at where we want to change the pitch
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Chuck is framing the new pent roof that will break up the high vertical wall
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I guess old dogs can be taught new tricks. Vince Carbone
Riverside Builders
Franklin,NY
who you callin olde , sucka ?
did you book your CrazyLegs trip yet
what about your shirts ?Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Forget your still photos.
Forget your mooney wall.
Do your essays as movies on YouTube. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgfgazrrSlw, and when you have watched it, check out all the other Lumar videos showing "passive houses" being built.
Be the first on the island to build with true 21st century technology. Heat yer house with a candle.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
Shirley, you jest!
gene.... your link is rude...
twice i clicked on it and it closed my browser... and sent an error message to MSMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I am sorry there was a glitch. It works for me, using IE8.
It was clipped from this Breaktime post, where it works just fine.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
Computerized craftsmanship in a hyper-tight factory-made pre-fab envelope - run for the hills, the revolution is coming! (good to see there's still a need for jobsite carpenters in the New World Order). View Image"...everyone needs to sit on a rock, listen to the surf, and feel the ocean breeze in their face once in awhile."
cambriadays.com
They build something akin to a Double-Mooney wall with plywood rather than insulmesh. Cellulose on the inside and Roxul on the outside! Whew - must be super quiet inside. Did you ever read further and find out what R-value they are getting with those super insulated walls?
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
this has been one wet job... so we keep bouncing from outside work to inside work... we wanted to get the ceiling furred before we frame our partitions... so we had to strategically place some of our Insul mesh......
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which also means we had to make our soffit dams and extend our Propa vents above the projected ht. of the cellulose insul...
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we also had to get the tub delivered........... (51)
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and with our large rake overhang, we could still work on the trim on the gable end.....
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(53)
the deck on the West side is built partly over the roof.. some of it is supported on posts....and three of the posts penetrate the roof to be supported by the attic framing below
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we stripped off the asphalt shingles and used a .60 EPDM roof under the deck...
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we used uncured rubber and seam sealer to flash the post penetrations
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with our frame in place we could now do the Ipe' decking in the rain under a tarp....
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Mike ,
Looking good .
Check your pie chart , mine is gone at the present time .
Walter
test.....yup... gone
wonder if we'll ever get an explanationMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Just when you got really good with Shutterfly !!
It's good to have for albums to send to past or present clients anyway .
The pie may be back soon anyway .
Thanks for using the new methods to keep your thread somewhat current .
Walter
here's another view of the entry gable roof from a 2d floor hall....
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the front of the gable........note the new slab for the brick walk.... and the transition of the upper roof around the corner down to the pent roof...
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this is a good time to call in an independent consultant.... like Jim Blodgett...
in town because their son , Todd , just graduated from Harvard Law.... congrats Kathy & Jim
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the electricians were rough wiring...
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and the trim continued outside......
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.....a little closer.....
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the truck showed up with the cellulose insulation
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Hi MikeGlad to see you're able to resume posting pics via an outside storage site. And the pic file sizes (not dimensions) are nice and small to load fast. No reduction in picture quality that I see.Have you considered rocking the ceilings first before non-load bearing partition walls go up? Is it not worth the disruption of "flow" doing rock and then walls and then rock again? Just curious.
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
rock and plaster are the same sub... we'd have to pay at least double to sequence it like thatMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Ah, that makes sense (and cents). If YOU were hanging the rock, would you see any benefit to rocking the ceilings before building partition walls?
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
if you're trying for an Airtight Drywall assembly....sure... but it really screws up the electrical and plumbing roughsMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike-
Great thread (as always). I wondering how much you're paying per bale for your cellulose. I'm thinking of going the insulmesh route for my house, but cellulose has gotten a good bit more expensive in NJ during the last year (went from $8 to $11.25 per bale). I haven't gotten quotes from any distributors yet, just shopping at HD and Lowes.
I was once on a job where the possibility of running posts like that came up, but someone brought up the point of the posts checking as they dry and allowing water behind the rubber and possibly into the house. Does that make sense? Just curious.
these posts will get a Trex fiberglass sleeve over them with a cap
so checking is not a problemMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
gotcha, really cool thread
sidewall WC... these are factory dipped bleaching oil so they'll blend with the existing sooner.....Chuck is weaving a corner
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move to the gable end
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Mike & Chuck are working this area...got as far as the top of the arch...then had to reset the alum-a-poles
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reset and moving up
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topped out....
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these shingles are an SBC Clear
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WOW!
Beats the look of lap by a long shot.A La Carte Government funding... the real democracy.
I really admire that roof return Mike. Is there a photo(s) in any of your threads which shows how you frame that? Seems to me that you showed that in your house thread, didn't you? I'll happily dig it up if you can point me in the right direction.
## RFH Ranch ##
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=92880.68Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Roy took over my entry project
the core is PT blocking with a plywood box
blocking for the plinth base
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plinth with the torus
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blocking for the abacus and echinuus
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blocking for the capital
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abacus and echinuus
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made some scotia to form the cincture
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done, except for the sidewall shingle
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they delivered and hung on Tuesday..... plastered yesterday....5 guys
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smooth walls, textured ceiling
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You sure they ain't the plumbers?
A La Carte Government funding... the real democracy.
Mike,
Very nice work as always. The entry really pops, especially against the shingles and brick pavers.
What do you use to fasten the azek to the sub-base... nails or trim screws?
And how do you treat the fastener heads?? do you fill them or leave the holes exposed??
Thanks
You guys aren't carpenters...
...you're magicians! (nice work)
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went to the bank for some bidness.... Sandy's husband brought the dogs in to make a withdrawal.... they were really into the dog biscuits
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we have two contracts on this job so far.... back in '06 we remodeled the sunroom.... everything except the site-built skylights
this is what it looked like when we finished up....
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ever since , we've been chasing leaks ... finally decided to remove the site-builts ,,, which were separated by about 2".... one of the insulated units had completely delaminated... when we took it apart there was no bond at all between the inside and outside
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with good weather ... and no rush for the Master Suite... we took the roof apart and reframed for five Velux 21 x55... ...instead of four 34 x 76
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we also want to find a sugar ant colony up in the roof frame
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Thursday we blocked in the old openings and left it overnight with a synthetic roof underlayment ( Rex ) and buttons
today we installed a 2d layer of 1/2 cdx right over the Rex ....
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then we installed a full cover of WinterGuard granular I & W
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the West Passage just beyonf the deck...
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today we installed a 2d layer of 1/2 cdx right over the Rex ....
How come, sensei?http://www.quittintime.com/ View Image
these monsoons keep blowing up the coast.... we had enough time to cover the Rex and get a layer of I&W down.... but maybe not enough time to take off the Rex
i figgered it wasn't going to hurt anything being sandwiched between the two layers
as it was we worked an hour overtime getting things buttoned up and shipshape
last night i woke up to another ligtning storm / monsoon... thought we'd be ubderwater ... but i checked today... a couple minor leaksMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
after we lowered the staging the Owner got a good look at the gable end... she was not pleased
said the dark shingles detracted from the appearance.... besides.. it wasn't what was show on the plans
( i showed a generic boxed return ).... and the line drawings made the returns look white... well... what could i say ?
so here's what we had...
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and she wanted "white"....so we removed the shingles and installed Azek...
here's our head scratcher...
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half done....and all done....staging down
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she's happy....i'm happy....
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hoo boy, it looks ugly now! But the customer writes the check. Sad they don't know how to trust an informed aesthetic opinion.View Image bakersfieldremodel.com
I like the customer's choice on this one...
"eye of the beholder" strikes again.
A La Carte Government funding... the real democracy.
Nice recovery Mike, and great PR. It's hard to believe that she didn't appreciate the additional work and the added dimension of those returns but c'est la guerre, n'est pas? Got to roll with the punches.
So she's got hip roofed bird houses. "She's happy, I'm happy".
How about some shots of the finished job after clean up, a couple of angles with the garage doors closed?
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I was wondering about the two layers of ply, not the underlayment. http://www.quittintime.com/ View Image
well... i think the guys who built this in the early '80's were a little over their heads ( hey.... weren't we all ? )
so i figgered 1/2 plus 1/2 was going to give us a little more structure to build onMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I like the way the return is set back 3/4, little details make all the difference
LouAs the twig bends- So grows the tree!!
yes.. i always like to have the ear-boards lapped by the rake
thanks for noticing
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Mike, those ears are a nice detail. How do you finish the underside?http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
holly.... just a pc of azek with a 3/4 inset reveal
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Mike,Do you put the PT blocking for your porch columns directly on the porch deck? If so, what do you do to keep them from wicking water up & rotting the plywood, etc.?Also, what are you using for the finished surface? Is that Azek, Miratec, or??
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all the blocking and plywood is 1/2" above the brick entry
except the plinth blocking... but everything behind the plinth is up.
all of the WHITE is Azek except the sunburst..... which is FyponMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike,
Thanks for the photos. Nice looking entry! I bet your clients are quite pleased.
Question for you about the gaps on the torus here. Do they function as weep holes?
Thanks,
Steve
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they might , but only accidentally..
i'll see if i can get some better details
the fasteners that show are SS nails and white trimhead screws
i think i'm going to just leave themMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Steve,
I think the bottom rail of the "frame and panel" column wrap was not installed in your pic. It appears to be installed here:View Image
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Mike,What material is the plinth made from? Is that a ripped down Azek pre-made cornerboard?Also, the other trim elements (torus, scotia, etc.), did you have to mill them up or can you order stock moldings in those profiles?
*Edit- BTW, very nice work. I think you nailed the proportions to spruce up that entry.
*Edit 2- nevermind about the plinth. I just found the answer in #169
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
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jon... the plinth is glued up 3/4
the torus is glued up 5/4 then run thru a shaper
i will say we were disappointed that Azek is not mfrg a consistent thickness.. the 3/4 varies from 7/16 to 9/16
and the 5/4 varies from 7/8 to 1"
here's some more details
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you can see the SS nails, which we'll leave as-is
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the capital has a lower band of cincture....which is just some 3/4 scotia we ran thru our shaper
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here's the full column
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you can see the black aluminum break flash with the WC starting 3/4 up to keep their feet out of the water
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and some views of the woven corners
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Mike,
When you mill the scotia or other profiles, do you do anything to treat the raw surfaces?
The reason I ask is that I have noticed that the end and edge grain of the PVC boards tends to attract more dust and debris (and hence more food for mildew and other organisms). When you have a routed profile, it's even worse.
This pic shows a handrail bracket mount on my side porch. It's not the best quality photo (just took it tonight) but you can still clearly see the greenish hue that needs to be cleaned. I think painting would help seal it up, but then you have a paintable surface that will require eternal maintenance. I just wondered if you had any advice.View Image
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
we've tried wiping with acetone but it doesn't seem to have much effect on closing the cells
one thing we were thinking is wiping it with azek glue , then wiping all the glue off with cold water ??????Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Sounds like it could work. A pore filler of sorts.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Thanks Mike. Excellent photos! I'll be "borrowing" that design, along with numerous other ideas of yours, to use on my next house.
MikeInteresting job, enjoy the pictures and your running commentary . To the right of the new gable it looks like water marks. Was there paper under the shingles originally, or were these marks from initial construction?Trying to figure out if that is a condition existing throughout the entire exterior, or just that one spot because of splash, gutters etc?Keep posting the picturesGreg in Overcast Connecticut
greg......we chase leaks all over this house
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the original siding was 1" styro-SM over 1/2" sheathing with vertical cedar shiplap
about 10 years ago they oversided with WC shingles and jamb extensions
very difficult to trace the real leak source
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MikeI am a very patient guy, but chasing leaks like that would wear on me very quickly.Keep up the pictures mike, we all work vicariously through you some weeks.Greg in Connecticut
the new pent roof will wrap around the first floor
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we also replaced two velux skylights that were interfering with our new roofs.... we used our old favorite Velux Suntunnel ( 21" )
this one is for an existing 2d floor bath
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and over the entry hall.....
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inside it looks like this.... before we pull it into the well and plaster the old opening
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there's a thought that hadn't occurred to me: suntunnel into the skylight shaft ("well") - sure beats that funny looking "beam me up Scotty" round lens! You gonna put a diffuser panel in that skylight well at the ceiling plane?View Image"...everyone needs to sit on a rock, listen to the surf, and feel the ocean breeze in their face once in awhile."
cambriadays.com
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If you are taking questions from the peanut gallery...
Is this felt underneath the underlayment that I see before me?
Belt and suspenders concept?
Or it's the way we've been doing roofs in NE since the days of Herman Melville?
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the black is a granular surface, peel & stick, ice & water
the silver is one of our synthetic underlaymentsMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
this is 188 bales... i think we're paying $10.25 for 25 lb. bales
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the front entry beam
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is cut from old DF inventory......look at this grain... we counted 33 rings on this piece
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rainy day so we did some insulating in the cathedral attic....
this is the catwalk we built so we can work there
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here's Chuck feeding the hose up to Roy
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we set some insulation rulers as guides
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the open end of the attic is meshed so we can blow 24" if we want....we're blowing 22"
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that's the 21"Suntunnel tube leading to the existing 2d floor bathMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
this room will be insulated with a window A/C unit.... we make our sleeves out of Azek
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here's Mike fitting the interior Winter cover
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while Roy and Chuck are insulating Mooney wall... this section is behind the tub so the tub can be set
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the Inspectors ,phalen & Finn, are here with their assistants....
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Mike,
Hard to tell from the picture, but I think Phalen took a leak in the drywall bucket.
View ImageA Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
just like his grampaMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
You want him to be like gramps?
Get a shot of him leaving the porta-san......
On second thought, maybe grow him up a bit. Those things are unsafe with the younger set.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Mike ,
Are these thru the site or hosted by Shutterfly again ??
Walter
thru shutterfly....why ?Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Just wondering if the site still worked here is all .
Hmmm, interesting. If I right click on Mike's photos, it's showing a shutterfly address.Maybe mzinga bought shutterfly and we are the last to know? :)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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if i hover over Boss Hogs pics it says Photobucket...
so .....???
how's tricks in the baby department ?Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Well, usually if the photo has been uploaded here, it should show a taunton.com/somephotodirectory address if I right click on it. Like this one from your Quarterdeck threadhttp://forums.taunton.com/n/docs/docDownload.aspx?guid=B0A11C75-92FE-4CF5-BE07-673DB85B7E48&webtag=tp-breaktimeLooked like the last ones here in this thread were coming from your shutterfly account.Gabi's about 2 weeks away, we think. Painting the nursery today, then working on a closet for her.Should I teach her that trick with the drywall bucket? LOL'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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If I right click on Mike's photos, it's showing a shutterfly address.
That's because the picture itself still actually resides on Shutterfly's servers. What happens when it's "copied" here, is that a link pointing to the picture gets resolved and the picture apears embedded in the post.
Just wondering 'cause my pie chart comes and goes now.
If it's gone I'll use this site and if there I use S Fly
I've still never seen a pie chart, but my allotment's always used up?http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
we're insulating the 2x10 floor system with dens-pak also
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they build nuclear subs in Quonset... and ship the hull sections to Groton by barge for final assembly... heres one under tow down the West Passage
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i was gluing up Azek for the decorative columns on the front entry
Collins spring clamps and our Grex pin nailer with Azek glue
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this is some 3x3 plinth section for the base
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Mike - nothing to add except thanks for sharing.http://www.quittintime.com/ View Image
here's the entry before we start Azek
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that sunburst on the gable is going to be repeated over the entry pediment
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Mike was running soffit....with our usual Alcoa ProBead
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a closer view of the trim
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we carried the soffit level on the cornice returns
and raised the inboard end to clear the windows and sliding door
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the lower soffit of the pent roof is level and carrys into the entry gable ceiling
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here's the sunburst arch , recut into a gable
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the upper soffit flows right into that large overhang formed by the roof frame span
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Mike,Thanks again for posting. Another informative thread.
Hey Mike, how did you do the gable sunburst?http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
we've built them piece by piece before... but this time i bought a Fypon piece and cut the radius offMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I've used fypon inside, never outside. UV is not a problem, I assume?http://www.tvwsolar.com
Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
I've only used fypon outside never inside. thought it was designed for outside use.
u 2 guys lemme know which way we're goinMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
scrapped out last year's aluminum.... decided to wait until the price fell from last fall's record highs
this was $104....
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Never realized those Fords were made out of $104 worth of aluminum.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Depends on if it's raining or not. :)
Mike, great work as always. And very educational. I visited Electric Boat in Groton about 30 years ago. It's amazing how large those subs are when you are up close. The were using lasers back then to line up parts.
How does the Azek compare to Koma? I'm using Koma for the first time because I had to bend it around a round corner. My dad said that he never thought he'd live to see plastic wood. I like the Koma - easy to work with and make it plumb/level. I did manage to crack a piece (more like an explosion) when I bent it around the corner and tried using the nail gun. The next time I drilled holes and used screws.
I liked Koma... probably less money than Azek...
but my lumber company sells Azek... their distributor switched from Koma to Azek
lot's of products get pushed by the distribution system....
like Hardie pushing Certainteed in the fiber cement siding dept.Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Waitin' for the next installment, Mike. Siding up yet?
(I'm repainting some rooms this week, is all, so my creative side ain't gettin' any exercise. Need help.)
between the 4th and all the rain... not much to show.......
but tomorrow we should get some progress... might even get blue board delivery tomorrowMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike,You made some mention that your new EZ table was going to be delivered. Did it arrive yet? If so do you have some photos?Thinking about ordering some parts (like the Bridge) so I can make a portable version.Thanks,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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not yet.... dino is thinking of making a personal delivery...
photo op !Mike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Thanks. Perhaps it will be a race between the baby and the Dino table to see who gets here first!'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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So Mr. Smith,Did you ever get that new powerbench? Will we be treated to some photos?Hope all is well there!'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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hey Mike, Long time no talk! How are things? Where did you get those clamps? i have some but need more, I paid a premium for three!
Been real busy with work and family! I miss all you guys
Lou CAs the twig bends- So grows the tree!!
Lou ... those are Collins spring clamps
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I can buy them at Quaker Lane Tool.... i bet McFeeley's carries them
usually pick up some more at the JLC -Live show in Providence... you oughta take a trip and come up to that early next SpringMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
They are Collins clamps.I bought mine from the source.http://www.collinstool.com/base.php?page=collins_miter_clamps.htmChuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Nice work Mike ... and nice to see fans ('sunburst') making a comeback (we have one on our 1932 house).
Did you know that they became incredibly unpopular right around December, 1941? You can effectively date a house as pre-war if it has one - until more recently.
Best,
Jeff
Thanks Mike,I'd only seen that as the Grace stuff before.Keep up the good work.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Here's what it should turn out like. Remember to check the little HTML tags box before posting. Otherwise all your code will show like the post above.
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seen a lot of cathedral ceilings with very flimsy gable ends.... since we have a Mooney wall, we were able to bury a 2x6 box stiffener as a center support>>>>>>>>>>>.
You aren't lying about some flimsy cathedral walls. We have always tryid to brace the heck out of the trusses to help, but they still are flimsy!!
steve.... my daughter is selling me on photobucket
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ok, I agree (this is mike's daughter) for Taunton, shutterfly seems to be the way to go... My online groups work better with Photobucket, but Shutterfly is definitely easier for this site.
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AFAICT, there are only two sizes you can bring the pics over from Shutterfly.
Doubleclick on the pic in its album to select it, then do the right click copy thing, and you get the smaller size.
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Doubleclick on that pic when it is opened, and it blows up to this size.
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What seems weird to me is that both, if I right click to get properties, are the same size files.
It used to be, before this, that I would have to bring my pics from the camera to the hard drive, then edit their size down using Irfanview. No more, with this Shutterfly method.
This pic shown here was shot with my camera setting on max pic resolution, meaning the file size is quite large. Shutterfly seems to have some kind of file smooshing thing going.
I think you will find this, as you progress along, to be far easier than what you used to do, in getting embedded pics into a Breaktime story thread.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
GeneWhat I suspect is that the two pics are actually the same physical picture, but for the two different "showings" they are using the HEIGHT and WIDTH parameters in the underlying HTML code.Â
EDIT:
Well maybe not the same. First quick look at the HTML source code shows two different source files for the pics:src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73f6f196bca00000040O00AZuW7Nu5Zt2QPbz4e/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/" />src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9d800b3127ccec73f6f196bca00000040O00AZuW7Nu5Zt2QPbz4e/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/" />
Edited 6/21/2009 10:23 pm ET by PatchogPhil
Raise you one from flickr
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Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after"
Mike,Good to see you getting into the swing of things. Look forward to some more photos.And, Happy Father's/Grandfather's Day!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Mike - I always am amazed at your projects...but honestly barely had enough time to view other posts as I was so time consumed uploading my own posts with my slow internet. Now that I cant post pictures.... I have much more time enjoying yours and the others now that I am more of a lurker.
keep up the good work Mike!
Stan
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almost time for an update
Teasing us???????
Boy you sure can hold out a long time! :-)
Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
Maybe he's waiting until the Pats win again?'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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hey Mike How are you? the new format sent me for a loop.. have not been on for awhile>> wanted to ask you when that trade show you talked about was on?
regards, Lou C
lou...happy new year... google on JLC-Live for all the details..
we'll be there on Friday and Angelos at noon