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03-19-2018, 06:06 AM
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Coffered ceilings
This has been trending in our new homes.
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03-19-2018, 07:16 AM
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Nice, nothing like a little detail to give a home style.
I always liked those but as I get older my neck and body does not like working above my head for that long.
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1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
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03-19-2018, 10:27 AM
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I would need upside down bifocals to do those nowadays
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03-22-2018, 04:27 AM
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Good staging makes it much easier. Had to install crown moulding in every room of this 5,000 sq. ft. house......not done on step ladders.
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03-22-2018, 06:44 AM
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Very nice
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03-22-2018, 06:51 AM
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That's a ton of work... 
Nice job Bob |
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03-22-2018, 07:12 AM
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Wow. Really nice!
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-22-2018, 07:50 PM
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 ... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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03-23-2018, 04:01 AM
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Thanks guys.....the company I work for keeps me very busy.
I've been remodeling some commercial property they own for a client who is expanding. When we don't have new houses ready to be finished....they always have work for me at "the mill".
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03-30-2018, 05:21 AM
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.......second picture you can see the motorized cable for lowering the chandelier.
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03-30-2018, 05:38 AM
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This is our current model home. Staged with some furniture to make it look nice.
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03-30-2018, 07:22 AM
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Kudos Bob.
Is your stock clear, primed, or painted when you are doing install? It looks good to go yet I see your staging and tools in the pics? When I am done with my work, it isn't quite like that.... I do "some" caulking and filling, certainly more than most finish carpenters, but still would need the painters to make my work shine like your pics show up your work.
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“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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03-30-2018, 08:09 AM
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Thanks Ross....stock we use comes primed....fingerjointed pine...(i like poplar better for interior painted woodwork)....we have to sand the surface at the joints to get them perfectly flush. Last pic was after painting
Painters would rather we let them do the caulking.
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03-31-2018, 07:59 PM
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awesome work
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Bent Rods and Screaming Reels!
Spot NAZI
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04-06-2018, 05:48 AM
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more stairs and cabinets..
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04-15-2018, 05:41 AM
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Houses are selling fast...got to pick up the pace to keep up.
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05-20-2018, 07:02 AM
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Things never change....sales department giving customers unrealistic completion dates. I start finish work and am told the house was supposed to be done already.
Not good to rush the finish work, but office people insist on "telling customers what they want to hear" when they sign up.
Another thing that irks me is customers that walk thru and point out things that they assume I am finished with that I am not.... thinking they need to "remind" me. This happens a lot.
I was installing cabinets, a man came in said he was the grandfather of the customer, asked if he could look around and report progress to grandson. I said "sure but keep in mind that I'm not finished with anything yet" he said he understood. Few minutes later he comes back and tells me that although the bathroom cabinets are screwed together they don't appear to be fastened to the wall studs. I said "you are absolutely correct sir.... and what did I tell you five minutes ago"? DUH!
Also I have no idea what the electrician was thinking when he located recessed lights in kitchen....they line up with nothing!
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05-21-2018, 01:08 PM
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That second picture...with adjustable shelving....is that melamine material or is that wood?
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... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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05-21-2018, 02:26 PM
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It's melamine.
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05-23-2018, 05:14 AM
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Done.....got in to take pics just before the moving trucks arrived
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05-23-2018, 05:16 AM
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few more
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05-23-2018, 05:25 AM
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Young couple ...... mid twenties....both driving new Lexus....
I'd be jealous but I can say everything I have is through my own hard work since I didn't benefit from a trust fund...."Must be nice"
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05-23-2018, 05:29 AM
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Lastly the exterior. And I'm onto the next job...more cabinets.
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05-25-2018, 11:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rmarsh
It's melamine.
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Just curious Bob,
I've only worked with "finished" edges with any melamine projects I've done....but when you're required to cut it, how good or easy is it when applying the edge tape? I think you're supposed to iron it on or something....have you (or anyone reading this) ever tried that?
If so.....is it a pain in the - - - .....or does it go on easy and STAY on long term? |
... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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05-25-2018, 11:44 AM
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I've edgebanded melamine many times .....miles of it.....and real wood veneer onto finish grade plywood using an old clothes iron....takes a little getting used to how much time and pressure to apply...edgebanding comes with hot melt glue already applied on the back and is slightly wider than the thickness of the material it is being applied to. It cools and sticks right away...then you trim excess with a flat file. Also they make a saw blade for melamine that produces chip free cuts...wich is important
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05-25-2018, 12:37 PM
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Like he said
Gilly, it just so happens that my next step on this kitchen I am building is to edge band all the casework parts. Maybe I should setup my iphone to video it for you.
There are a couple methods of edge banding. The hot iron or heat gun method and then there is the automatic edge bander machines for production work, those use a pvc tape and have a separate glue pot to supply the glue that gets put on in process, there are cutters to trim also.
I have a tabletop iron machine that holds the roll of tape and has an adjustable thermostat because the wood tape needs more temp. than the vinyl tape does, it has cooling aluminum rollers. It is a bit faster than a handheld iron but both ways work. 95% of my edge banding is with real wood veneer tape.
The melamine with edge tape is ok but it can delaminate if you catch an edge. The PVC tape looks cleaner and hold up better. But for most stuff like closets, they don't get overly abused.
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The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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05-25-2018, 05:20 PM
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Slip is right.... there are edgebanding machines and they come in all sizes...i worked in large commercial millwork shop and it could handle a continuous flow of door slabs to be edged...self feeding....routers that trimmed both edges...... adjusting the cutters........checking glue temperatures... conveyer belt...but for my shop and many small to medium projects the iron on has got the job done. Its low teck but i have it down pat...easy job really.
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05-27-2018, 08:33 AM
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Mail room dividers that I built, had 72, 3/4 plywood shelves, edgebanded with the iron-on tape..... was just a few hours work.
Customer wanted to put labels on front edge of each shelf so 3/4 thick.
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05-27-2018, 08:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rmarsh
Mail room dividers that I built, had 72, 3/4 plywood shelves, edgebanded with the iron-on tape..... was just a few hours work.
Customer wanted to put labels on front edge of each shelf so 3/4 thick.
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Wow. I am going to build something very close to this to organize all of my glass color at my studio. Thanks for the inspiration.
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06-07-2018, 05:03 PM
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Thanks guys.
Googan question....
Why are you using plywood and not MDF or even poplar or pine?
Is it cost driven?
Bruce, even a short video of you applying the edging would be great, it sounds pretty straight forward, but I may see you doing something that raises a question...but don't embarrass yourself in front of the other subs,  ....I wouldn't want them knowing you were weird. |
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