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Another Saturday/Sunday in paradise. Some more low 90's, alot more humidity. That, and my legs are feeling the burn and the bottoms of my feet are starting to look like bird's feet from life on a ladder. Nothing that ibuprofen can't fix. - Before: - After: - To look at it, it ain't much in a picture. To live it, it's like finishing a 5K marathon. I bet I was up and down the ladder over a hundred times. D'ski's knees are bum, so I try my best to handle as much of the climbing as possible. All those years and miles on the treadmill in the basement are paying back...at least for this old bod'. - The real ace is being above the window. The special measurements and cutting at the top and bottoms of the windows is a real pain and takes the most time...and the most trips. There is one more special issue to deal with as we head for the peak. There will be an attic vent fan and louver framed in just below the peak. Yeah, more special cuts, and these are gonna occur well above the tops of the fully extended 24' ladders. Can't wait (rolleyes)
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great progress b'ski. devils advocate here....why not slap up the siding end to end the rest of the way, come back in and measure and cut out for the attic vent? the trim around the vent would hide any ugly cuts. some super stretch caulk around the vent would seal the deal. i know i know, the lazy way aint yer way.....but i'm just sayin
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Hey is that a beautiful lake in that pic. Sure looks inviting !!! Be sure to step back and look at the forest and not just the tree right in front of you. Hanging your bare feet in the water off the pier will do wonders for sore feet.
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devils advocate here....why not slap up the siding end to end the rest of the way, come back in and measure and cut out for the attic vent? the trim around the vent would hide any ugly cuts. some super stretch caulk around the vent would seal the deal. i know i know, the lazy way aint yer way.....but i'm just sayin The lazy way IS my way, but it's gotta yield the correct result. Because the siding butts up against any frame and the juncture is caulked, I have to install a frame made of the same prefinished trim that I used to surround all the windows. This can be done after I adjust the framing from the inside (forgot to anticipate this need during framing, but will be no biggie, particularly since I get to work from the inside for once....but it will be hot up there). Once the hole is framed from the inside, I head back out to cut it open. Anyway, I envision another appearance by the scaffold, similar to this event. I can pre-assemble the exterior frame, hit the scaffold, cut out the sheathing like a small window, and nail on the picture frame. While the scaffold is up, it should help logistics as I wrestle with the last few pieces of siding. (alright, well at least it sounds like I know what I'm doin')
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Hey is that a beautiful lake in that pic. Sure looks inviting !!! Be sure to step back and look at the forest and not just the tree right in front of you. Hanging your bare feet in the water off the pier will do wonders for sore feet. The water temperature at the surface is like a hot bath. I'm not sure my throbbin' dogs are looking for more heat. But.... Every morning, after my big ol' cup of caffeinated motivation, I go out around 6:30 and start laying out the day's plan in my head. First stop is up the stairs and over to the row of picture windows to look out over the pond as the sun (coming up directly behind me) is just starting to illuminate the trees at the far end of the pond. I usually say something to myself like " this is why I'm doin' this"
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Brettski, your efforts amaze me every time I read an update on this thread. Just incredible, bud! I'm always anxious when I see you've posted because I can't wait to see what's new - and that's probably how just about everyone on the forum feels! Congrats on the progress!
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I'm always anxious when I see you've posted because I can't wait to see what's new - and that's probably how just about everyone on the forum feels! Congrats on the progress! Absolutely true. Monday morning Brettski updates make Monday morning that much more tolerable.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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Your place is an inspiration to anyone wanting to put a house or cabin on their own property. What's going to happen when your finished? A lot of people are going to miss these construction updates !
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Your place is an inspiration to anyone wanting to put a house or cabin on their own property. It's a good way to see what can actually happen if a wife/husband team takes on virtually every aspect of the construction of a home (you will likely notice who takes top billing on the team...this is the first thing I learned). I surely hope it doesn't morph into a "how to get a divorce" manual. We will be working this thing for the next year and then some. I'm still reeling from how long lap siding installation actually takes. What's going to happen when your finished? A lot of people are going to miss these construction updates ! We're gonna watch you build your project !
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Awesome project.... you are certainly brave in doing it with your wife!!!
Where in Illinois? I'm in Bloomington.
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Man is the only animal that can swim a mile, walk twenty miles, and then climb a tree. Brettski is the only animal that will drive 3 hours, build a 5 acre pond, and then climb a ladder 10,000 times. (forgot to anticipate this need during framing, but will be no biggie, particularly since I get to work from the inside for once....but it will be hot up there). Nighttime, dude, nighttime.
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Brettski is the only animal that will drive 3 hours, build a 5 acre pond, and then climb a ladder 10,000 times. You know you've been up and down a ladder too many times when you can hold a nail gun in the right hand, a caulk gun in the left hand, and walk up a 24' extension ladder without holding on.
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Awesome project.... you are certainly brave in doing it with your wife!!!
Where in Illinois? I'm in Bloomington. Hey Bossone (is that Italian?) Your tip of the hat for bravado would find more commonality in Donna-ski's camp...but thank you. - Regarding location, we keep 'em guessin' Thanks for checkin' in
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Awesome project.... you are certainly brave in doing it with your wife!!!
Where in Illinois? I'm in Bloomington. Hey Bossone (is that Italian?) No I used to build and sell PC's and I called them BOSS computers.....Built On Superior Service... and the one just came with it, since I was #1 in service and quality
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Brettski is the only animal that will drive 3 hours, build a 5 acre pond, and then climb a ladder 10,000 times. You know you've been up and down a ladder too many times when you can hold a nail gun in the right hand, a caulk gun in the left hand, and walk up a 24' extension ladder without holding on. Be carefull Brettski. In my work HSE/safety we see that a lot off acsidents hapens when people get so used to the work in potentialy risk situationes, that they think they are imune. Statisticly this is where the higest number off acsidents or nearby so, ocures. We all want to see your project finished so please, reserve one hand for your own safety at all times, and the other for the job. Iff or when you need both hands on the job wear a safety harnes, no matter how small the job
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As I get older, I would like to believe that I have become wiser. In reality, though, I move slower and have less energy to the extent that it causes me to think and focus just a little bit more. That, plus giving up booze 20 years ago...no more "hold my beer and watch this". - - We used the early morning hours to get up inside the structure, up at the peak. We framed in the portal that will house the attic exhaust fan. By about 11 a.m., the stifling heat collecting at the peak confirmed our decision to install the fan as a winner. Yeow; smokin'. - We used the 2 ladders to fit and install siding pieces up to the bottom of the vent frame. Then, out comes the scaffold for another appearance. I got up on the scaffold and Dski would hand me stuff thru the upstairs window. - - Before we leave to come home, Dski surveys the weekend's progress.
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A huge plus one! I absolutely love the color scheme.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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I absolutely love the color scheme. Red shorts and yellow shirt?
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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she was wearing a cedar colored 3-piece....I made her change for the photo shoot
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Angst, frustration, and one lousy day... We went to the project for a standard Sat-Sun work weekend. We left Friday night, stayed overnight in our love nest, and got up bright and early on Saturday. As I always do, I had a plan and goal in my mind for each day's progress. By the end of Saturday, I was crushed. It had to be one of the worst karma days I have had in a long time. Nothing went right. Even Dski commented how badly I was off my game. Measure twice and cut 3 times would have been an improvement. Unfortunately, this poor performance was magnified by undertaking one the more difficult facets of the siding installation: manufacture and installation of the frames surrounding the 3 picture windows. I suppose this would not have been anywhere near as difficult as it turned out to be if I had not insisted on the entire frame to be one solid frame with all joints glued and biscuit joined. Well, it basically took all day, including caulking it in. In the end, it turned out pretty well, but....jeesh, what a project. - - - Sunday went a little better, but the sun comes over the top of the area we are working on around 1:00 and really cooks after we've already put in 5+ hours. We caulked in the siding we did manage to fit/install and called it a day. After Saturday, I accepted this a minor victory...OK, more like a draw. - - The good news is that we have knocked out a difficult cut, fitting in the siding along the bottom edges of the window row. The last pain will be flashing and fitting the tops; next trip.
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your project is awesome! Congratulations!
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You're making progress Brettski and that is what matters. I know what it is like to try and make progress on a property being an absentee owner - it's difficult at best.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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Brettski, think of the big picture. For all the good/great days building the place you've had very few bad days. I think it's coming along great.
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Good progress and still on schedule to finish the outside by winter. I would say that is about as good as one could expect. Just be sure to have power and light inside so you can work there while its cold and wet. Put out a mineral block and some hay and watch the deer through the big window while it snows. Or put up a bird feeder and watch the cardinals red against the white snow. Both should make for some good pics to share.
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