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and the last couple from the big house i trimmed
looks like you got your hands full, thanks for the pics!-->
measure once
scribble several lines
spend some time figuring out wich scribble
cut the wrong line
get mad
hub, love the mantel, hate the animal prints....:) You do nice work.......
Merry Christmas........
Nice looking work! Hey, was that a country station the DW radio is tuned to? That's what we like to hear.
Luv the finished bath look, with the white trim and red.
Beautiful mantle, too. I noticed the sills on the windows. Was that one piece or built up?ADH Carpentry & Woodwork
Quality, Craftsmanship, Detail
if it is a country station it isn't my faultgive me that old time rock and rollthanks for the complimentswindows are all built up trims from stocki spent a stupid amount of time trimming this place don't know if the pics are still here. i posted the job under "window seat"
merry christmas to youdon't much like the animal prints myselfthat is a designer thing i guess
forgot to say thanks.hey that little girl of mine got her first acceptance letter from a collegewhen did she get to be a senior?
Love the red in the bathroom.........Nice job.......
HEEEY! Whadja do with that lovely green vinyl shower surround?!
Nice work, I guess. If you like that quality craftmanship look.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
"DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"
since i am home in the middle of the day
more pictures
and some of the garage project
so
we got a little weather
snow
ice
no power for nine days
temps hovering about zero to five degrees farenheit - no heat
i was undeterred
got out my chain saw and cleared the road so the fambily could get out
extra straw for the dogs
antifreeze in the drains- drain the supply lines
pack my backs and down the street i go
take care of the kids honey, i'll be playing golf in texas for a week.
don't ferget about the animals...
anyway
i survived to get home
and survived being home
so the foundation is in
i learned a lot about how not to construct wood forms
fortunately they only gave out in one corner
and the wavey look is growing on me
soon i have a house to build for a family of mountain goats
some shots of the lot
Thanks for sharing,
keep us updated.
Looks like fun. What's the slope? Looks considerably more than the 25% allowed here. Primary access is the top of the slope?PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
she is steep
varies- none to oh say 45 maybe 50 degrees
probably looking at two basement levels
i figure once it is dug flat everything is downhill
got meetings all week long with excavators and block guys and footer men and building inspectors and scaffolding companies and maybe an engineer for good measure
fun with a capital f
oh yeah- entry level is toward the top
A little like this?PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
a lot like that
Have fun!PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
Wait a minnit. In Ohio? Everything I've seen was flat and boring. Got friends in Carey. They even bought a BMW 2 seater, with absolutely straight roads, everything on a grid. What a waste...PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!
you come and visit me sometime.
you'll think you are in the alps
only flatter
hey i gotta get to work
have a good one
damn.. i built one of those side hill gougers once.. the lying homeowners wouldn't let me flatten the top as much as i wanted... they wanted to save the trees
.. and..
they insisted they'd never pave the driveway..
we busted our a*s
and don'tchaknow.. after one winter.. they cut down a lot more trees, and paved the drive
and .... complained that they wish they had a little more level area around the house
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
close as i have ever come to this lot is the house pictured
once we got the build site flat it weren't much
but one time i slid almost thru the back wall of the garage
hope the picture posts
hey, douggy... what's up with this freeze/thaw thing ?.. i mean what's up with all the green grass ?
... it froze here about a month ago and stayed.. we just got 6" of new
took my new driver to the dome friday.. i'm gettin ready for you and cal.. and anyone else we can entice onto some ohio courseMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
buddy i am ready.
we haven't had much winter here other than the ice storm
but damn it has been dreary.
played golf over Christmas down san antonio way
going to georgia over break with my boy to play
haven't been to our dome yet
notice i scraped up some daffodils getting a mini hoe in place this weekend
won't be much more than another hunnert years or so until the sun is warm agin
picked up a tip on your bookcases
the luan- like a lightning bolt for me
set the standards,apply the luan off you go
way faster than drilling a million holes with a jig that tends to creep
hey if you and helen can stay an extra day or two before or after cal I'll put you up and feed ya.
don't tell jeff
he will think he is invited also
This nice workmanship and willingness to do it is fine for you, however, there are those of us out here whose wives have access to this site, for whom you may be creating a do list nightmare.
From now on please encrypt your pictures only to be opened with the secret BT handshake.
you should see my list...
shoulda never told her what i do
LOL--so right you are. I just called my husband in here. He doesn't do this kind of work, but it still puts a certain amount of pressure there....LOL! (Just kidding...well, ok, not really.)
Singing Die Zauberflöte in English is like eating at the Olive Garden.
Real nice work. I like the wains coating in the bathroom. Just out of curiosity, what is the name of the manufacturer and paint color that you used for the "red" looking part of the wall.
thanks
Barney
it is valspar paint from loews
i know everybody talks up behr from home depot
i think it sucks
truthfully don't buy much paint other than sherwin williams or maybe porter but homeowners lotta times would rather buy at loews or hd.
never had trouble with sw.
never used behr that it didn't run or flash so you gotta use flotrol or something similar
oh thanks for the compliment.
i will check the color for you
Thanks for getting back to me. I couldn't agree with you more. I HATE Behr paints from the HD. Everytime I have used it, it has gone on like cr*p, and I have had to re-paint it.
I look forward to hearing what color it is.
Thanks,Barney
Belle Grove Flamestitch Red
I tinted the primer and brushed two coats finish over
started a room addition at my house
waiting for daylight and the block man to show up
looks like your concrete guy hired that cheap car labor :o)
what concrete man?
the pump guy asked me how many helpers I had
helpers?
me and you- hell it's only sixty feet of footer...
well okay chief- what are we pouring to?
how about those grade stakes that are every four feet and sprayed bright orange...let's go with that
forty minutes later the mud is in place
nuther forty minutes and it is floated
then the little four legged people tested it while i was away getting straw
block guy likes it- within a quarter inch of flat one end to the other
he wishes i'd pour more footings but the dogs don't travel well so that is right out...
i am pouring far too much 'crete for a dumb carpenter this winter...
more snapshots
been a while
foundation is done, slab is poured, frame on and on
meanwhile in another part of town...
the garage walls are finally up and sheathed and maybe the trusses will arrive before i die
seem to have lost some of the garage pics- not that exciting anyway
take some come trusses
You know, Duggy, it was mighty nice a you to build that addition just especially for my visit...And look at that, your son worked so hard on it, his head caught fire.I just can't find the words...
A person with no sense of humor about themselves, has no sense at all.
you should probably light a fire under me cause this is what your room looks like
That's alright.Throw a tarp over the top, staple some plastic to those windows, and throw a big pile of couch cushions in the corner, and I'll feel right at home..; )Oh, wait. You gotta track some dirt in first...
A person with no sense of humor about themselves, has no sense at all.
hopefully, as in unless i die or get killed, there will be windows and electric and air and plumbling and insulation and
maybe drywall-
who knows
bring a hammer
Ok, but I don't think they'll let me board the plane in my utilikilt...
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A person with no sense of humor about themselves, has no sense at all.
I may need to go to counseling now... happy place happy place...ohmmmm
anyway
more pics
That's not really me, of course. LOLBut I certainly think it is close, more often than not.; )Hey, I coulda slept in that treehouse down there !!!
A person with no sense of humor about themselves, has no sense at all.
little more
decking me and jeffy did and a trellis fer my wife and work in the breaze way
and some work photos
sorry about the big one
no particular order
really thought i had a pic of the new valley rafters meeting that micro. everthing is framed and dried in and ready to rip out the bedroom ceiling below
can't find it- too bad cause they fit sweet- i'll keep looking.
anyway- that trellis turned out nice and the decking is awesome and the breazeway is beginning to look good.
waiting for the cablerail system to arrive day after tomorrow and after install i will be golden for the next few days.
Thank you very much for getting back to me. I appreciate it.