What did you accomplish today?

Hookabelly said:

do you have to wear any sort of mask when it's this hot out? I'd imagine the smell is unbearable in that heat/humidity

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I haven't been able to smell since my first year of doing this.

Finished modified lay out of front porch...finally! Steps/wall permanently in place, still have to pack down patio surface...original, first draft, first draft with dry laid enclosure...and the final solution...

Original...needed work, obviously...


first draft...with narrow steps...ultimately rejected after looking at it a couple days...



put up dry laid enclosure to be certain I don't want it (rejected)



actually kinda OK...but wider steps are a must so...Rejected again and torn down...


The final solution...wide steps, open patio...no enclosure (it's just a front entrance, the back patio is where it's really happening)...and I wanted steps wide enough to have 2 people help the elderly (or intoxicated) visitors up and down...



Had to get a few more stone blocks...just $125 more...no contest at that minimal bump up...still have to pack down patio surface tomorrow...(pretty sure I won't change my mind again...Lol.)

tangerinegreen555 said:

Finished modified lay out of front porch...finally! Steps/wall permanently in place, still have to pack down patio surface...original, first draft, first draft with dry laid enclosure...and the final solution...

Original...needed work, obviously...
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first draft...with narrow steps...ultimately rejected after looking at it a couple days...

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put up dry laid enclosure to be certain I don't want it (rejected)

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actually kinda OK...but wider steps are a must so...Rejected again and torn down...

The final solution...wide steps, open patio...no enclosure (it's just a front entrance, the back patio is where it's really happening)...and I wanted steps wide enough to have 2 people help the elderly (or intoxicated) visitors up and down...

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Had to get a few more stone blocks...just $125 more...no contest at that minimal bump up...still have to pack down patio surface tomorrow...(pretty sure I won't change my mind again...Lol.)

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Wide steps are the way to go. Looks good.

111F. Sprinklers, hand water, went inside, about to go out and fire up the grill for a tri-tip. I'm sick of salads

tangerinegreen555 said:

Wife had hospital procedure today...situation seemed kinda shaky going in, but she came out couple hrs. later with all good news...
Dropped her off at her sister's last night...just 5 minute ride to hospital instead of 50 minute from our place...she insisted I stay home and take care of dogs...and take food to her horse...knew she was OK before 10AM...then did her routine...dogs and horses...horse stays at a barn 15 minutes away with several others...then brought wife home. Her Dr. says light duty rest of the week.

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horses like attention...back to the grind tomorrow.

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So glad to hear your wife is well.

johnny walker platinum and season3 of Lost.

Hookabelly said:

do you have to wear any sort of make up when it's this hot out?

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FIFY

420God said:

I haven't been able to smell since my first year of doing this.

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What? elaborate please. Meaning the rot killed your olfactory abilities or some other reason.

Hookabelly said:

What? elaborate please. Meaning the rot killed your olfactory abilities or some other reason.

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Yep, or I've gotten used to it. I've never worn a mask.

420God said:

Yep, or I've gotten used to it. I've never worn a mask.

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Hookabelly said:

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Bill Cosby was here?

Vibrating tamper machine fucked up (and I thought Subaru's never broke down), can't pack down front patio till we get a part...so started dry laying/leveling rear patio...

blue Pennsylvania bluestone...(also have green Pa. bluestone and brownstone for tri-color courtyard for later)...
Seems to go well with musket brown block...the fun stuff coming after this, bar and 2 planter walls and running electric lines through garage wall. Then the long awaited courtyard.
Got the ditch witch back for half a day, decided to french drain length of house and run under courtyard to meet up with storm drain near alley. Will plant something there to protect drain outlets. I know whatever goes there will grow big with heavy watering everytime it rains. Rhododendron grew massive at my place at end of the storm drain...
window guys coming to hang new front door later...we tried hanging an interior door couple months ago...couldn't get it until we called in a favor from a contractor who we let use our dumpsters...he got it shimmed and level in 20 minutes...not trying that again, but I think we could do it now...maybe. Lol.

Spent all week in the fucking 6,000° heat, gutting this '56 Nomad. Every last wire, bolt, piece of trim, and I am completely spent. I can't wait to start slapping new pieces on it. I started my week off today. I'm gonna live it like I mean it. Tossed a bunch of 2 footers into 20gal bags on the porch, and got the grill going. Iced down my Frankenstein ice-chest, got some Anti-Heroes playing on the Hi-Fi. Let thirsty Thursday commence...

WeedFreak78 said:

I read about you losing your finger in another post and was trying to figure out how it happened pulling pots. ..being a MJ site, I was thinking harvesting/moving plant pots. Now it makes sense. ...

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Me too!

tangerinegreen555 said:

Vibrating tamper machine fucked up (and I thought Subaru's never broke down), can't pack down front patio till we get a part...so started dry laying/leveling rear patio...
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blue Pennsylvania bluestone...(also have green Pa. bluestone and brownstone for tri-color courtyard for later)...View attachment 3721282
Seems to go well with musket brown block...the fun stuff coming after this, bar and 2 planter walls and running electric lines through garage wall. Then the long awaited courtyard.
Got the ditch witch back for half a day, decided to french drain length of house and run under courtyard to meet up with storm drain near alley. Will plant something there to protect drain outlets. I know whatever goes there will grow big with heavy watering everytime it rains. Rhododendron grew massive at my place at end of the storm drain...View attachment 3721305
window guys coming to hang new front door later...we tried hanging an interior door couple months ago...couldn't get it until we called in a favor from a contractor who we let use our dumpsters...he got it shimmed and level in 20 minutes...not trying that again, but I think we could do it now...maybe. Lol.

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I can not wait to see the back when you get it finished, you've got the front done lovely and the wider steps were definitely the right choice. You've got me all nostalgic for watching my dad's projects when I was a kid; he built all our fireplaces and garages and everything himself, all sorts of things in beautiful stone and deep varnished wood. Then he got into woodwork in a big way, makes busts of cartoon characters, owls and jewelry boxes and stuff, really intricately carved, he's dead clever.... Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane

Cannacat said:

I can not wait to see the back when you get it finished, you've got the front done lovely and the wider steps were definitely the right choice. You've got me all nostalgic for watching my dad's projects when I was a kid; he built all our fireplaces and garages and everything himself, all sorts of things in beautiful stone and deep varnished wood. Then he got into woodwork in a big way, makes busts of cartoon characters, owls and jewelry boxes and stuff, really intricately carved, he's dead clever.... Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane

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I've been looking online for a couple gargoyles to put on planter walls...Lol.
See if I can find a couple cool ones that aren't too Stephen Kingish...

tangerinegreen555 said:

I've been looking online for a couple gargoyles to put on planter walls...Lol.
See if I can find a couple cool ones that aren't too Stephen Kingish...

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Yes! Gargoyles are great, my mum has some dark beige ones, lol I don't know what kind of stone they are, and they're evil but kind of cute with it, pulling adorable scary faces

tangerinegreen555 said:

I've been looking online for a couple gargoyles to put on planter walls...Lol.
See if I can find a couple cool ones that aren't too Stephen Kingish...

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i got these guys sitting on my light post out front


someone dinged my work truck today, that dick head.. carpenter was carrying too many 2x4's and it slipped and went down the side of my door.. its small, but it makes me sad lol

made this massive mirror for my wife's dressing room (which i am remodeling) today.

it's really super easy to do. i had three mirrors, one was 12x48x1/8, one was 42x63x1/4, and one was 14x37x1/8.

i took a piece of 4x8 plywood and sketched out exactly where the mirrors would go then glued them down. i had to fir up the two smaller mirrors with 1/8'' plywood so that they would be flush with the bigger one.

then i took the table saw and made some custom 1/4'' firring strips so that the trim would all sit flush as well. then i trimmed it out. the smallest mirror was 37'' across, which meant two 1x6s would work perfect for trimming the sides. i used 1x4s to trim the top and bottom.

then i cased out the sides so you can't see the plywood or firring strips and left a 1/4'' reveal proud of the trim.

i don't trust the glue at all and didn't like the seams where the mirrors were butting, so i cut a few strips to cover the butts, and then ripped down some scraps to 1/2''x1/2'' to use as butts. that left another nice 1/4'' reveal as well.

all the casing and butts were pre-drilled before nailing them on.

now i just gotta caulk the seams and paint.

and then do the rest of the punch list for finishing this little remodel.

you can see what i did two days ago,- the window. again, super easy stuff. it's a vinyl replacement, so all you have to do is remove the screws, cut the caulk line inside, go outside and cut the caulk lines out there, and pry it out. then you cut back the drywall to the corner bead and remove it all, especially that ugly stone sill that no one likes. @stone sill FUCK YOU!

fir up from the framing until your new sill will be flush with the brick exterior and go fabricate your new sill. set the window back on top of the sill, shim it until it is level plumb and square and screw it down again. then foam it in right away. the foam sets the window even better than the screws do.

go fabricate new jambs, shim them off the framing to give a perfect reveal on the window, and nail those down. fabricate the casing and nail that shit down too, 1/4 reveal all around is standard. caulk it all in, let the caulk dry, and paint it.

so easy a caveman can do it.

UncleBuck said:

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made this massive mirror for my wife's dressing room (which i am remodeling) today.

it's really super easy to do. i had three mirrors, one was 12x48x1/8, one was 42x63x1/4, and one was 14x37x1/8.

i took a piece of 4x8 plywood and sketched out exactly where the mirrors would go then glued them down. i had to fir up the two smaller mirrors with 1/8'' plywood so that they would be flush with the bigger one.

then i took the table saw and made some custom 1/4'' firring strips so that the trim would all sit flush as well. then i trimmed it out. the smallest mirror was 37'' across, which meant two 1x6s would work perfect for trimming the sides. i used 1x4s to trim the top and bottom.

then i cased out the sides so you can't see the plywood or firring strips and left a 1/4'' reveal proud of the trim.

i don't trust the glue at all and didn't like the seams where the mirrors were butting, so i cut a few strips to cover the butts, and then ripped down some scraps to 1/2''x1/2'' to use as butts. that left another nice 1/4'' reveal as well.

all the casing and butts were pre-drilled before nailing them on.

now i just gotta caulk the seams and paint.

and then do the rest of the punch list for finishing this little remodel.

you can see what i did two days ago,- the window. again, super easy stuff. it's a vinyl replacement, so all you have to do is remove the screws, cut the caulk line inside, go outside and cut the caulk lines out there, and pry it out. then you cut back the drywall to the corner bead and remove it all, especially that ugly stone sill that no one likes. @stone sill FUCK YOU!

fir up from the framing until your new sill will be flush with the brick exterior and go fabricate your new sill. set the window back on top of the sill, shim it until it is level plumb and square and screw it down again. then foam it in right away. the foam sets the window even better than the screws do.

go fabricate new jambs, shim them off the framing to give a perfect reveal on the window, and nail those down. fabricate the casing and nail that shit down too, 1/4 reveal all around is standard. caulk it all in, let the caulk dry, and paint it.

so easy a caveman can do it.

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I dig it, man....utilitarian and sturdy. Gooooood job. I honed in on the floor, hardwood not the fake vinyl stuff, eh? (My eyesight isn't the best.)
Nothing beats the quality stuff....this is nearly 70 years old, you just know it's seen some action, look at those scars and pockmarks.




I want to strip the crappy paint from the door and the brass, but you get the idea....quality, man, quality....the sort of house that once served as a setting for endless haunted house flicks....