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[Guppy]

One of my sons is fixin up his kitchen , thought he’d make new doors, add fascia with crown and spray paint water base lacquer.. uppers are done ( work in progress... :-)

[nightfighter]

ML Campbell is only paint or stain I would use for cabinets. Wife would go nuts when I was applying their laquer high gloss in our basement.....

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by spence

I don’t know why you’re so anal with the cuts, can’t you caulk up to like a quarter inch?



Any time you want to rehab my 160 year old staircase just let me know.
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Little putty, little paint, make it look like what it ain’t?
I don’t think he needs a good painter to make his work look good.
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[piemma]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Its a microwave oven that opens like a drawer....goes in a base cabinet....lot of times in the island base ...food is top loaded.
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WOW! Thank you. I have never seen one.

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by spence

I don’t know why you’re so anal with the cuts, can’t you caulk up to like a quarter inch?



Any time you want to rehab my 160 year old staircase just let me know.
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I understand the sarcasm....you make a good point about what are acceptable standards. When I worked installing commercial woodwork for banks, libraries, country clubs etc...we used the AWI for settling that arguement. It spells out in great detail how this is judged, understanding full well that nothing is 100% perfect.
I have a good friend that rehabs hotels all over the country.....he was doing a final walk through inspection with the owners representative...when she started pointing out the small imperfections that could only be seen up close......he reminded her that the contract states that upon inspection only the imperfections clearly visable from five feet away need to be corrected.

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by Guppy

One of my sons is fixin up his kitchen , thought he’d make new doors, add fascia with crown and spray paint water base lacquer.. uppers are done ( work in progress... :-)

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Nice work......I think there could be huge market for this kind of job right now.

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Nice work......I think there could be huge market for this kind of job right now.

In your own kitchen, maybe. But as a contractor, with COVID going on, not so much. People want the work done, but no one wants you in their house. Nor do I want to be in their house. Difficult to shut down a kitchen for any amount of time with the restaurant situation.

Nice pics all around, gents.

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Thank you, sir.

Your welcome..... what I find most usefull about this model is the spring loaded fine adjustment screw for the distance between the stylus and pencil.

[trevier]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

To fit treads to the skirtboard....which is seldom going to be a perfect 90 degree cut...i cut them about half an inch longer...then scribe them. This gets the length and cut at once.

nice job. What I can't stand is cheap builders not putting in any humidifiers in a house then all the tight wood working shrinks outta sight. Baffles me all the time.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by piemma

WOW! Thank you. I have never seen one.

Sharp makes all of them. They even make one for Bosch. bought one about two weeks ago for my kitchen remodel. About $1,300.
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[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by trevier

nice job. What I can't stand is cheap builders not putting in any humidifiers in a house then all the tight wood working shrinks outta sight. Baffles me all the time.

Our walls and ceilings are skim coat plaster....that creates a lot of humidity.

We run one dehumidifier in the basement and one on first floor.
Heavy duty commercial units. Biggest problem can be new hardwood flooring s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up moister after it gets installed. Also this time of year we get forced hot air heat running ahead of starting the finish....and let flooring acclimate for three days minimum.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Sharp makes all of them. They even make one for Bosch. bought one about two weeks ago for my kitchen remodel. About $1,300.
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Pricey. Not in this house but maybe if I build again. Jeanne really wants a pool so that's where the discretionary income will go next year.

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Our walls and ceilings are skim coat plaster....that creates a lot of humidity.

We run one dehumidifier in the basement and one on first floor.
Heavy duty commercial units. Biggest problem can be new hardwood flooring s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g up moister after it gets installed. Also this time of year we get forced hot air heat running ahead of starting the finish....and let flooring acclimate for three days minimum.

Winter builds suck... :-)

Oak gets delivered right after plaster and raining...
We stacks the oak and wraps in a poly tent and adds a dehumidifier ,,,, checked it several times with the meter..

Gets a phone call at some point... hey Ray, the bottom of the slider is sliding out of the house... :-)
I guess I got the oak dry enough... LOL

[nightfighter]

This is why I hate these TV shows that have to have a remodel done in a week, or some other outrageous time frame. I have had to tell clients that this is not a half hour TV show.... Sometimes the universe just speaks to us and says; Not happening today! Be it the heat, the moisture, the flooring that has to acclimate....or a sub that doesn't show or want to play ball.... it is an inexact science.

Or shipping! I just got my special order email on December 2 for the decking I need to finish the last 17 inches of my deck. Except they sent me more square edge and I want the grooved to continue. They still billed me for grooved and longer lengths I ordered, a 26% overcharge for the wrong order!!!! It's just been a special year....

[spence]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

This is why I hate these TV shows that have to have a remodel done in a week, or some other outrageous time frame. I have had to tell clients that this is not a half hour TV show.... Sometimes the universe just speaks to us and says; Not happening today! Be it the heat, the moisture, the flooring that has to acclimate....or a sub that doesn't show or want to play ball.... it is an inexact science.

Or shipping! I just got my special order email on December 2 for the decking I need to finish the last 17 inches of my deck. Except they sent me more square edge and I want the grooved to continue. They still billed me for grooved and longer lengths I ordered, a 26% overcharge for the wrong order!!!! It's just been a special year....

Wait, you don’t have a 3D printer to mock up all your projects?
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[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

This is why I hate these TV shows that have to have a remodel done in a week, or some other outrageous time frame. I have had to tell clients that this is not a half hour TV show.... Sometimes the universe just speaks to us and says; Not happening today! Be it the heat, the moisture, the flooring that has to acclimate....or a sub that doesn't show or want to play ball.... it is an inexact science.....

Ross...I cant watch those remodeling/building shows without laughing. Do people really think that crap is real? I recall an episode showing a homeowner preparing to sand their own hardwood floors......they start the big walk behind sander...like they're actually going to do it......camera cuts to machine running.....and sanding begins....thats when you can see a pair of work boots walking behind the machine that obviously belong to a seasoned professional. Lots of other fake stuff

[PaulS]

Just knocked down the wall between my old kitchen and dining room and the beam put in. They had to move the 2 registers which were in the wall each facing a different room). They put them in the floors in front of the windows. Wife said she wished they were in the walls. I told her most new construction has them in the floors. Is it more common to put them in the wall or in the floor? Thanks

[nightfighter]

All my forced hot air registers are in the floor, and are original to the house. If/when we add whole house AC, those will likely be in ceiling. When remodeling, it goes down the path of least resistance, then code and cost.... Tell her anything can be done for a price....

[PaulS]

The 2 rooms have been demoed to the studs so if she wants something different, now is the time to do it. I'm also adding 1 registers to 2 different rooms upstairs.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Just knocked down the wall between my old kitchen and dining room and the beam put in. They had to move the 2 registers which were in the wall each facing a different room). They put them in the floors in front of the windows. Wife said she wished they were in the walls. I told her most new construction has them in the floors. Is it more common to put them in the wall or in the floor? Thanks

Not sure about Mass or Connecticut, but VT and NY both require ductwork outside the envelope to be insulated.
If you put the ductwork in the wall instead of insulation you pay to heat the outside air and also can have air leakage issues from the ductwork.

Here's a more lucid explanation.
https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/...place-put-duct

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Guppy

Winter builds suck... :-)

Oak gets delivered right after plaster and raining...
We stacks the oak and wraps in a poly tent and adds a dehumidifier ,,,, checked it several times with the meter..

Gets a phone call at some point... hey Ray, the bottom of the slider is sliding out of the house... :-)
I guess I got the oak dry enough... LOL

We did 2500 sq ft of Bruce Hardwood, Oak a couple of years ago. We let it sit in the house for a week. It was summer and we had the central air running. No issues.

[PaulS]

Thanks Ross and Pete.

I'll send that article to my wife.

[Pete F.]

She might take you down the healthy/efficiency rabbit hole and drive your contractor nuts.

[PaulS]

Why not, she already drives me nuts.

[Hookedagain]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Ross...I cant watch those remodeling/building shows without laughing. Do people really think that crap is real? I recall an episode showing a homeowner preparing to sand their own hardwood floors......they start the big walk behind sander...like they're actually going to do it......camera cuts to machine running.....and sanding begins....thats when you can see a pair of work boots walking behind the machine that obviously belong to a seasoned professional. Lots of other fake stuff

This is worse than finding out Santa Claus isn't real.....these shows are not real?!?! I try to explain this to my wife when she thinks we can do a project in a weekend.

[nightfighter]

When I interview with a new client(s) and find out they have not experienced a major renovation project like a kitchen or bath, I like to tell them there are two stages to such a project; Great anticipation, and Lord, when will this end?

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

When I interview with a new client(s) and find out they have not experienced a major renovation project like a kitchen or bath, I like to tell them there are two stages to such a project; Great anticipation, and Lord, when will this end?

I like to ask them how they feel about dust........

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by Hookedagain

This is worse than finding out Santa Claus isn't real.....these shows are not real?!?! I try to explain this to my wife when she thinks we can do a project in a weekend.

So much fakery in the world...... when a potential customer gets their info about construction/remodeling from a TV show they are ill prepared for reality.
I remember my son at around 8 or 9 years old asking me if Santa was real.....I didnt want him to believe in something fake, and since he was asking.... he wanted the truth... I told him "No" and he responded with "I didnt think so".

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Hookedagain

This is worse than finding out Santa Claus isn't real.....these shows are not real?!?! I try to explain this to my wife when she thinks we can do a project in a weekend.

And for half the cost.....

[Rmarsh]

Trimmed out the top of the closet by the front door to match.