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GORDON 
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Posted on: Apr. 29 2015,16:25 |
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Worked on it ALL goddam day today on the attic and I am exhausted and my knees are killing me... and I don't typically have knee problems.
Did all the little things that had to be done prior to flooring.... mainly shored up a couple spots where the plywood was saggy because it missed the floor joist. Can't do it after the floor is put down.
Finished the last two steps... this involved building the frame for the bottom step, staining it all before it was put in place, then actually placing it and putting a coat of poly on it before I start walking on them. I'll put on coats 2-4 at the end, but I got the first protective layer on there so my sweat droplets don't absorb into the wood.
Did the staining as early in the day as possible so that while it was drying I could start putting down flooring. Got 3 boxes (out of 22) put into place. My goal for tomorrow is 9 boxes. I forgot what a pain in the ass this was... you are tapping the current one into place, and it knocks one 2 rows back out of place. Fucking fuck shit.
Too tired to go up and take pics. Will get some tomorrow and post lots of pics. i know y'all can't wait.
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GORDON
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Posted on: Apr. 30 2015,16:27 |
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Kid was home sick today so that cut into my attic time. Â Only finished 5 cases out of the 9 I wanted to put down. Â Here's some pics.
Bottom step built and functional. Â I will be adding a decorative riser later in order to hide the dead space under the landing.
Top view of the steps. Â That shit looks good and whoever designed the top landing is very creative and deserves some type of interior design award.
Here's some flooring and also check out the temporary railing. Â I got tired of shitting myself in fear every time I walked by the death hole, so I put one up. Â The posts are permanent, though.... that shit goes into the floor and are screwed and glued directly to the floor joists. Â When finishing time comes I will just clad them in nice wood and attach the permanent railings to them.
So, probably 30% of the floor is done. Â I finally remembered how to do this shit correctly so I got 5 rows done today.... only got 3 done yesterday. Â I should be able to get at least 5 more tomorrow if the kid goes to school... he may not. Each row continues into that back storage room... the idea is that when I get to the open doorway, I will be able to just keep running them. The odds of the flooring of the two rooms, with their own runs, lining up correctly on the first try, though, are slim... it may end up being a challenge.
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