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used Wallenstein BX42R wood chipper
We picked up a used wood chipper to manage some of the thinning that is required on the property. Drove a couple of hours to pick it up.
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Sunroom on the deck screens and final pictures
A few final pictures. I didn’t get a chance to take many pictures of building the screens. But here’s a few points to remember.
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Sunroom on the deck glass roof install part 9
Finally… after almost 2 months, the glass arrives. I could not get a metal brake to bend the sheet metal so I decided to bend it myself. I tried a scrape piece first for test fit.
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Sunroom on the deck with shades part 8
The following few pics show the canopy we built. Three panels that hang independent of each other. Using simply supplies such as left over 3/4 inch quarter-round molding and brass cup hooks. The panels can be placed in a couple of different positions depending on the position of the sun in the sky.
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Sunroom on the deck part 4
Finished putting the foam wedges on the other upright and cut the 2×8 upper header with a 3/8 inch deep by 1/2 inch wide rabbet to accomodate the upper edge of the safety glass ceiling panels.
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Sunroom on the deck
Starting today on the sunroom. Picked up lumber at Central yesterday and put in order to price aluminum flat bar. 2 inch x 10 ft. They had stock there but it was only 1-1/2″ wide x 6 ft long. Put the floor boards down and the spacers in place for the railing.
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Mower chugging
Brand new Craftsman mower. Only 24 hrs of use. The mower decides to start chugging.
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VicWest metal roof installation on a garage workshop
My wife’s father asked us to install a steel roof on his garage. We were happy to do it for him. We started at about 9am.
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Tricky shed demolition – final day
I did start with the chainsaw and ended up using the recip saw. I ran into so many nails with the chainsaw, the chian was completely shot, it wouldn’t cut through the thin boards any more.
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Tricky shed demolition part 3
On all the joins and around the perimeter of the roof, the builder had used 4 inch long galvanized screws with a 3/8 inch hex head. Along with stainless steel washers and I found remains of some sort of foam washer to prevent leaking… didn’t work. I had to use the impact gun with a socket to get them off.