175 days ago
by Dick, & Barb Cain |
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The porch is completed.
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I learned something new about the finishing of new treated lumber.
They don’t recommend waiting 60 to 90 days for the boards to dry anymore.
They say by staining right away, it slows the drying process, & prevents cracking, & checking.
I relate that to sealing the ends of lumber to prevent checking.
We used Olympic semi-transparent oil stain that is water cleanup, pretty ...
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212 days ago
by PaBull |
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So, we finally got some work done around the new house this week. We are watching the finances (business is not the greatest this year) and this slows us down a bit. A couple of weeks ago we did get our final, so now the push is to get the house livable.
Outside we are grading 12” off the top of the yard and we will backfill this with good soil. Our yard is DG, you can not get a shovel in the ground.
the garage is still a mess, everytime i do a little project, i need w...
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