The porch is completed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 nice not having to use mineral spirits for cleanup
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So we had the pleasure of putting finish on right away. Photos by Barb.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here’s the whole painting crew, hard at work!
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This is before!
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Here’s what it looks like now.
Quite a difference.
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Quiet comfort in the shade
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Flowers add some color!
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
8 comments so far
tenontim
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137 posts in 231 days
posted 127 days ago
This came out great, Dick & Barb. It really increases the curb appeal of the house. Thanks for the series of this post.
-- Tim - http://www.tmuli.com
Bill
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posted 124 days ago
Beautiful work Dick. It looks like the porch belongs there, and that is what you wanted. Well done.
-- Bill - Turlock, Ca. - http://www.brookswoodworks.com
dennis
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posted 121 days ago
The third one from the left is a little crooked, but other than that it looks great!
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terick
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posted 117 days ago
Looks like you did a fine job, also nice to see the family working as a team.
Rick at Carpentry Pro Framer
-- Rick from Carpentry-Pro-Framer.com
dustygirl
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posted 2 days ago
Nice job.And the flowers just set it off. I think I am remembering that it is too cold to sit out now.(lol)
-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 2 days ago
Thank you!
10 degrees this morning.
-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut
PaBull
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posted 2 days ago
Missed this post…
Wow, it changed the house. Very nice.
And, oh, I had to put on long pants today, it was cold here too. 55 at 7am in the morning.
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dustygirl
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posted 1 day ago
Real cold here too.Wish I put up my xmas decorations outside last week.I will never learn. (lol)
-- Dustygirl Hastings,Ont. Life is too short to sit around doing nothing