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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

GreyGhost said:
What is happening with the non-symmetric octagon box on the garage? Sconce boxes look fine but the higher one should probably have a match on the left (and the wire you have coming out for probably a camera is one board lower).

As for degradation, It should be the white trim board that takes a beating. Easy enough to replace a short section of that if it starts to look beat up. I would shim it during install so it doesn't actually touch the concrete (trim a saw kerf off the bottom if needed to make the space).
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That box is for the motion sensor lights that Kevin installed, and we want to continue having on for night time when the bottom lights are turned off.

Yes, it would only be the white trim that takes a beating. I'm almost tempted to install flashing that runs down the width of it to protect it from the elements. May look a bit off....but it'll be protected. Better than that abomination.
 
backmarkerducati said:
@mimico_polak How will the siding on the stairs handle impacts from the shovel when clearing the steps?
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Probably not great. But I can't take it off and increase the height now. Would really look bad.

Underneath the white trim board will be thin brick, so it should be better suited to impacts from the shovel. I mean I'm fairly careful, but can't say the same for my wife / kids.
 
Phase 2, Phase 1, and Phase 3 are all being done as work needs to be done.

I can start the brick tomorrow...I'm just not well enough informed yet of HOW to do it properly. May wait for my buddy to become available...or just start at a corner, and see what happens...how hard can it be?

Mix the bond agent, place on brick, put brick on wall, level brick, put in spacer...rinse and repeat.
 
mimico_polak said:
Phase 2, Phase 1, and Phase 3 are all being done as work needs to be done.

I can start the brick tomorrow...I'm just not well enough informed yet of HOW to do it properly. May wait for my buddy to become available...or just start at a corner, and see what happens...how hard can it be?

Mix the bond agent, place on brick, put brick on wall, level brick, put in spacer...rinse and repeat.
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IMO mortar consistency is the first hurdle. Too wet or too dry could mean tripping over the next hurdle.

I knew a guy that put some unique wallpaper in his bathroom. Then he took a long steamy shower and when he came out all the paper was on the floor.
 
nobbie48 said:
IMO mortar consistency is the first hurdle. Too wet or too dry could mean tripping over the next hurdle.

I knew a guy that put some unique wallpaper in his bathroom. Then he took a long steamy shower and when he came out all the paper was on the floor.
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My buddy installs wallpaper… he said the money people pay for proper installation is insane.

It’s a very lucrative part of his business.

I would prefer a glue / PL type to stick the bricks on outside…but no recommendation on that. Just the scratch coat.

I always confuse mortar and grout anyway.
 
The JH siding manual was written to ensure they never have warranty claims , you “ can” stretch the rules a bit . The cat pee smell will go away once it vents for a bit , it’s bog water sitting covered in humidity . Where your close on the steps , keep the snow off , shovel careful and your probably good . Water splashing up will eventually discolour the siding , put a trim board as mentioned can get painted every few yrs.

Your project is looking really good


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crankcall said:
The JH siding manual was written to ensure they never have warranty claims , you “ can” stretch the rules a bit . The cat pee smell will go away once it vents for a bit , it’s bog water sitting covered in humidity . Where your close on the steps , keep the snow off , shovel careful and your probably good . Water splashing up will eventually discolour the siding , put a trim board as mentioned can get painted every few yrs.

Your project is looking really good


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Thank you! The smell is horrendous...I've been taking the pieces off, wiping them a handful of times with water on a cloth and then letting them dry up. I'm also looking to get a lot of spacers and then making a storage space where there is air movement in b/w each panel. But space is tight everywhere.

As for the trim, that's what I'm thinking. Also thinking of just extending the flashing down to basically cover it completely at the point with the least amount of space from the stair level.

Similar to this...left is the typical flashing, and right is the plan for that short section...

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mimico_polak said:
Thank you! The smell is horrendous...I've been taking the pieces off, wiping them a handful of times with water on a cloth and then letting them dry up. I'm also looking to get a lot of spacers and then making a storage space where there is air movement in b/w each panel. But space is tight everywhere.

As for the trim, that's what I'm thinking. Also thinking of just extending the flashing down to basically cover it completely at the point with the least amount of space from the stair level.

Similar to this...left is the typical flashing, and right is the plan for that short section...

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I think you will see dings from the snow shoveling on aluminum flashing much more than on the siding panel alone.

Aluminum these days is very thin and does not play well with dings and scrapes.
 
mimico_polak said:
My buddy installs wallpaper… he said the money people pay for proper installation is insane.

It’s a very lucrative part of his business.

I would prefer a glue / PL type to stick the bricks on outside…but no recommendation on that. Just the scratch coat.

I always confuse mortar and grout anyway.
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After the brick facing is stuck on you'll likely be using a grout bag to pipe in the gaps. If you are tinting the filler it might be worth it if the "Glue" is tinted the same colour. If any of the glue smears cleaning it off isn't as picky.

If it's universal grey everywhere it may not be a problem.

I put a pebble border in my rec room floor and tried using grey thin set to stick the stuff down. It oozed up between the pebbles and was not going to match the finished grout. I scraped it off and went with a white thinset. Worked OK.
 
nobbie48 said:
After the brick facing is stuck on you'll likely be using a grout bag to pipe in the gaps. If you are tinting the filler it might be worth it if the "Glue" is tinted the same colour. If any of the glue smears cleaning it off isn't as picky.

If it's universal grey everywhere it may not be a problem.

I put a pebble border in my rec room floor and tried using grey thin set to stick the stuff down. It oozed up between the pebbles and was not going to match the finished grout. I scraped it off and went with a white thinset. Worked OK.
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Yes, I'll be using the grout bag to fill the gaps.

I'm thinking PL to stick the brick onto the scratch coat, but it's only good down to -18C...so maybe not the best use of this product.

I think I'm going to be stuck with using the mortar bonding agent :(

EDIT: Although this looks promising....

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We have LOTS of flagstone around the house. Most is in rough shape, ants, heaving, trip hazards, etc. It is all sitting on a sand base (what our soil mostly is as well) with originally concrete grout between the stones, which is failing badly. This is the walkway between the two houses, before...

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Giant man size jigsaw puzzle...

This is after.... not perfect but way better. Water channels down the middle now. I purposely did not change most along the neighbours house with the exception of two that had a hard lean towards their house. Re-grouted with concrete gaps over 1/2 inch (more or less), polymeric sand for anything smaller and along the houses for some "give".

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Evestrough will come out of the ground soon.... next I have another 315 sq.ft of patio connected to this to do the same (will be my outdoor kitchen eventually). In the fall I will clean the individual stones up with some mild acid...

Back breaking work but these Slab Setters saved the day. Best $29 I ever spent....


With two one person can remove and lift the stones with a bit of balance. I figured gimmick when I bought them, instead they are awesome. Some of these stones are north of 100 lbs (thick).
 
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Wingboy said:
The 27x12 pressure treated deck on my place is 30 years old now. I'm getting quotes on a redo with pt versus composite. I'm going to change where the stairs are and put a pergola on it. Lighting too. This will be interesting.View attachment 61650View attachment 61651
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Finally made all the decisions. Going to be composite with aluminum railings and aircraft cable. Demolition has begun.
An unexpected find under the corner of the deck.
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