RedwoodRocks
freely admits to licking rocks
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Dec 14, 2004 15:26:37 GMT -5
Post by RedwoodRocks on Dec 14, 2004 15:26:37 GMT -5
Welcome back Wiz!
I was thinking the other day, all the money that I am saving by not going to any hockey-tickets, parking, food, momentos (for the kids), means more rocks, grit, etc!
Funny how you folks in the East call the boats - head boats. Out in the West, we call them charter boats. I haven't done any ocean or bay fishing recently. But, I did make my annual steelhead trip this fall. We hired a guide for day as we're getting a bit old to be tramping up and down the river and up and down the mountains for 3 1/2 days. Did catch 3 nice steelhead one afternoon, but was skunked otherwise.
Cal
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Dec 14, 2004 15:46:51 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 14, 2004 15:46:51 GMT -5
Cal. Head boats are large party boats where the fisherman can get frustrated all day. It is a lot of fun however. Charter boats are small load boats. Usually more fishing and you can speakwith the skipper. When I was on the West Coast crewing, they called them head boats there also. When I was in Crescent City I worked a boat that had 60 fishermen on board. While I was untangling a birds nest on the Port side, the Starboard side thought they had a whale and were pulling like their lives depended on it. I got four hooks imbedded in my hand and they still did not let up. Same when I crewed in Ct. That time I got hooked in the forearm and hand. It is all the same, and I had a good time. Blood aside. Welcome back. We missed you.
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billyd
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2004
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Dec 14, 2004 18:54:00 GMT -5
Post by billyd on Dec 14, 2004 18:54:00 GMT -5
new at this as well how do you get on the board to ask for help? sorry to annoyyou but new at computers as well. dont worry if you cant help. billy.D
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Dec 14, 2004 18:56:43 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 14, 2004 18:56:43 GMT -5
Billy, you just did. For an open question, start a new thread. Welcome and I hope you enjoy this as much as we have.
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
Member since January 2004
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Dec 16, 2004 11:24:36 GMT -5
Post by thewiz on Dec 16, 2004 11:24:36 GMT -5
Here is a picture of my new rough Make settlement on the 17 at 12 noon
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Dec 19, 2004 6:56:57 GMT -5
Post by thewiz on Dec 19, 2004 6:56:57 GMT -5
well we've had the house for two days now and boy its rough. you try to look at everything before you buy but you always miss something. but as always family and friends are right there saying what can we do to help. you did our house so its pay back time for us to help do yours. this post is a great way for me to let it out with out my wife seeing that i feel like i'm sinking. but in the end i hope it will shine like my blue tiger eye. i wish all of you the best this season can bring and a happy new year .
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
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Dec 19, 2004 8:19:57 GMT -5
Post by llanago on Dec 19, 2004 8:19:57 GMT -5
Hey wiz, that's big sucker! You DO have your work cut out, don't you! What all do you have to do? Hope there is nothing major wrong. But sometimes those major wrongs are easier to deal with than a zillion little things. I completely rebuilt my house in Tennessee - had contractors, but worked right along with them. Sheesh, that was a job, but I sure learned alot. Used what I learned there to redo the interior of my house that the flood got. I love doing that kind of stuff, but it will get you down, esp. if you are living in the house while doing it! But, when it's all said and done, it's worth it. Just hang in there, and if you need to blow off steam, we're here.
llana
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Dec 19, 2004 17:42:20 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 19, 2004 17:42:20 GMT -5
Thats for sure. You are welcome to blow off any steam you have before acting and regretting. We have started our business and have completely gutted the interior. We had to level the house also as it was on a sink hole. We know stress. We had hoped the business would be slow to grow and we could fix the house first. NOT! We are balls to the walls at the business and are crashing in a shell of an home with huge spiders visiting us, cockroaches three inches long that hiss at you, and some pygmy rattlers hiding in the walls. Whoopee.
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Dec 19, 2004 18:59:37 GMT -5
Post by thewiz on Dec 19, 2004 18:59:37 GMT -5
hey doc how have you been. i still have your pics from the stuff you made for that movie. i look at them often
just rebuilt the wall around the back door "termites" and put the new door in. now i have to rebuild the wall around the hall closet. there are 4 2x4's that make up the outside coner of the house right side of the front door that are gone. i can ripe them out with my hands. and the 2x6 header on top of the door. in some spots they ate the paper off the dry wall under the wall paper. it seems to be just where the garage walls are. all four sides. and the family room is behind the garage. but there is no active now. it seems to be years old
but i have picked the new spot for the rocks all ready
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Dec 19, 2004 19:20:19 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 19, 2004 19:20:19 GMT -5
Hey, hey! Good hearing from you. We are tearing our house up, and making a large square Yurt. It will be a large cavern except for the bathroom and a central closet. Here is what I am doing, and you might consider it. I am taking all of my corners, which are also termite chowder, and replacing the corner joists with 6 X 6 treated lumber beams. I am also replacing the roof rafters with three central made up 4.5" X 8" beams. All my headers, and sill plates, I am working in 2 X 6 treated lumber. I will use T1-11 for inside walls, with Wainscote chair stops. The floors are 5/4 X 6 treated deck lumber. It is slowly shaping up. Starting to look good. I am going to the heavier stock as Floriduh is hurricane prone and they are predicting an heavier season this coming year. All the studs will be crossbraced with either T1-11 or framing lumber. The floor will also be a strength member. I use rosin paper between the sheeting and flooring to diminish squeaks. We are also building a 10 X 14 addition as a kitchen, with a second story. All treated lumber. Adds about 15% extra to standard lumber costs but it looks unique and is strong. I am using the rounded edge 5/4 and applying black silicone as seam caulk. I am doing the floor in a patterned herringbone tying into the entire house. I am also inlaying a compass rose in the living room floor. We do a little almost every day, and we are sleeping on the floor. I removed 1.5" from the ceiling, and there is 2.25" on the floor that has to go. It had 7' ceilings when we started. In the south, they do not remove they add over. It is a mess. Great hearing from you, and good luck. I hope it comes out real well.
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Dec 29, 2004 21:04:59 GMT -5
Post by thewiz on Dec 29, 2004 21:04:59 GMT -5
hey doc. i don't feel so bad now. just found more termite damage the wall going up the steps to the second floor. will need only a 10 foot 2 x 8 and a 2 x 4. the builder put the wallpaper on the sheetrock without first painting or sealing the wall. so i just riped all the rock off that wall. but scraped all the bedrooms. will have to skim coat all the walls with spackle to fill in all the holes from scrapeing. "i had a treated wood wall out in front of the house i live in now and they ate that also. i didn't think they would eat treated wood but they did."
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Dec 29, 2004 21:23:15 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 29, 2004 21:23:15 GMT -5
Oh, they eat treated wood. When the wood is cut, the treatment is exposed and new wood is available for their culinary pleasure. For what it is worth, for the ecologically motivated, termites convert wood, celulose, and fibers into humus. You have contributed to the environment. All that aside, I have found some new insulation that is amazing. Home Depot has it. It is R11 that is bumped to R13. Working in the room, it becomes an hot box with the new insulation. It is a little more than standard insulation, but I like it. I am panelling with T1-11 for the interior walls. Again, a little more but it adds strength. Living in hurricane country I want as much strength as I can get. We are building with frame to view, lag bolting everything, replacing everything that needs replacement with treated lumber. It is stronger than spruce being yellow pine and won't warp being locked in with studs. Our flooring is going to be laminate wood. Again, 45 degrees against the floor joists. Strength. The frame to view is also load bearing over load bearing studs. I am finishing the walls in one room, and it is looking great. My wife likes the look and that is what counts. We are going to grey stain and varnish the walls. Good luck with your project.
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Dec 29, 2004 21:33:25 GMT -5
Post by connrock on Dec 29, 2004 21:33:25 GMT -5
It looks like I missed another posting!! Good to hear from you wiz!! I wish you the best with your new home!! You may have a few problems but when the dust settles you can sit back and enjoy all your hard work!! Tom
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Dec 29, 2004 21:34:48 GMT -5
Post by cookie3rocks on Dec 29, 2004 21:34:48 GMT -5
Oh dear, I worked as a carpentry apprentice MANY years ago and, Damn, I understand that. Wonders never cease. Why grey stain? Personal preference?
cookie
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Dec 29, 2004 21:37:48 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 29, 2004 21:37:48 GMT -5
Grey stain on yellow pine, which is what T1-11 is looks antique, and when it is done on the treated beams I made, it looks weathered. I just like the antique look. I varnish the T1-11 so it doesn't stick to cloth. It stays rough and is sealed.
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
Member since January 2004
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Dec 30, 2004 23:23:41 GMT -5
Post by thewiz on Dec 30, 2004 23:23:41 GMT -5
hey doc. now the wife wants the new windows and siding done before we move in. i told her she needs to find a good corner to make some extra money. she didn't like that to much. but what good is money if you don't spend it? right. so it's back to the township to get more permits .
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Dec 31, 2004 17:16:50 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 31, 2004 17:16:50 GMT -5
Dude, do what you can under homeowner exclusion. I am building a 140sq ft. shed for laundry next to the house. Just tell them it was broken if they ask. Unless you mess with the geometry and load bearing, almost all repairs can be done by you, "or a friend helping". I sneak up on things. One board here, one wall here, one pipe here, one day poof, complete home and nobody noticed. It is not their business anyway. Try this one. With your windows, take a 2 X 12 and frame the new windows ourt 10.5". Adds depth to the house without changing anything. Same with the doors. Kick them out and they open up the room. I finish all my kick outs in tile. The cats love the view from the windows.
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Dec 31, 2004 20:55:18 GMT -5
Post by thewiz on Dec 31, 2004 20:55:18 GMT -5
would love to see your handy work. you'll have to email me some pics doc
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Dec 31, 2004 21:41:07 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Dec 31, 2004 21:41:07 GMT -5
Will do. I am starting our business, fixing this house, dealing with customers, landscaping. It will all come together. I will take pictures. I am going to do some new ideas for this home. It is 880sq ft, and I plan on putting a triangle hot tub in the bathroom. The bathroom right now is 5 ft wide. The homeowner who had this house before us, but in an hallway in an 880 ft home! The bathroom is 5ft, and the kitchen is 5ft. What the house should look like within limits, is a completely open structure. The bathroom is going the be the prime load bearing structure and the open beam framework will have disappearing curtains for privacy in each room. Essentially, I have taken the sill plates and lag bolted 2 X 10 pt., with a lateral 2 X 4 to match spacing. I am going to put the curtains inside the 3.50 opening. It has three layers of carpeting, two layers of 5/8 ply, plus 5mm luan for flooring. This is coming up, and hardwood laminate flooring is going in its place. The roof rafters had 3/4 furring strips with 5/8 armstrong, with 1/2 foam tiles for a ceiling. The rafters are going to be replaced, and 4X beams going in. I am planning on taking all the rafters out, and putting beams 10 ft on center. I am 6'6" and the ceilings are only 80" with all the goodies on the floor, and the ceiling. I can already stand straight up in the house. Yay! When I am set up, I am going to take pictures. I will send some.
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