House project....

[joedrum]

Yep ...everything has to go just right for ....there is a stiff knee holding the roof about 20ft back from fireplace ....the roof is all free standing now ....over the years this made the house slip about 2" at the fireplace ...also crushed the brick work on the outside of fireplace ...and sunk the porch floor outside where the beam is at .... So this is the major fix ...as it is now it's safe and chained ....I will be careful

 

[mcgovern61]

All of that rigging experience is paying off!

 

[joedrum]

Pic

Thanks Gerry ..yes I've got lots of rigging experience ...and it did pay off ...house is pulled together and made like its suppose to be ...roof needed to come down about 4" at the top ...very pleased with the work and also I did it all by myself and the rigging I used ... :builder: :BigGrin:

 

[joedrum]

Pics...

Man in the window x 2

Got fireplace tuned up to burn wood this size no problem

Fireplace is ripping hot like blast furnace

Pic of added roof to get fireplace in just one roof to seal ...and also roof had to be dropped to make things right again...after house settling made problems

Just another pic view of it

 

[mjanderson]

:good:

 

[desertrefugee]

joedrum » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:09 pm[/url]":21rejx1w]
Pics...

Man in the window x 2

Window in the man. Cool shot.

 

[slabghost]

Looking real good now.

 

[julimike54]

:good: :good:

 

[kerryb]

Wow...just got caught up on this project and it is a major deal. Kudos to you Joe for your success.

 

[joedrum]

Thanks everyone

 

[joedrum]

Had to get some tools today ....
So I went to my place to see if they had what I needed....great place not to many in the world like this place ....slabgoust been there and bought some things ....and as always I find something I didn’t need .....anyone that knows me well knows I like push reel mowers ...found one ...rather new ...25$ not a a bad gamble .....love the thing ...set up nice took awhile to get dial in to cut good ...but man does it cut nice ...throws the clipping in front again to be cut again ....also adjust to cut 4” high if you want ....and I also got the tools I was looking for a level ..a cat paw nail puller ..some pencils ...and a saw blade ....

Took pics so I could remember the name lol fiskars

It’s set about 3 1/2” in height cut ...it chain drive ..and it would be easy to mod to spin faster if you wanted too ....by using a bigger sprocket and extend the chain ....great buy and runs on cherrios or what ever you had for breakfast lol. :clapping:

 

[joedrum]

Pics

Filling in roof where all the work was done to fix the house ....had tore a deck off the back of the house a while back and saved all the lumber ...so I used it to to do this project ....it will go all the way to the porch end when done

Done in all treated wood ....it’s all 1 1/2” thick ..certainly won’t rot and makes a structural beam also ...it’s all screwed together

Deck was all painted brown and sagging horribly ....this makes good use of the wood ...all wood that showing is the underside of the deck ...should have enough to finish it all and it cost nothing but my time doing it

 

[desertrefugee]

A renovation crew of one. Nice stuff, Joe. He'll always appreciate this work.

 

[Ansimp]

+1 :good:

 

[joedrum]

Pics

About to get the roof closed in ....screw gun bit finally got to where it was bad and had to,stop ....been babysitting a lot lately and it’s been not the best weather also but it’s coming along .... :builder:

 

[kerryb]

Good save Joe, looks real sturdy and tight. Will you be all closed in before the real cold gets here?

 

[joedrum]

I’ve got a lot to do Kerry...but that’s the plan to get things all zipped up,for winter ....I’m not very confident I’m going to get there ..

 

[julimike54]

Best of luck getting it zipped up for winter

 

[desertrefugee]

One of the things I dislike(d) most in life was working in the cold. Once you lose feeling in fingers, you're pretty much done. I recall more than a few wrenching projects while living in Massachusetts (11 years) in unheated spaces.

Sure would be nice if you could get the roof work done and then at least be in out of the wind and worst of the cold.

 

[joedrum]

Pics.

1/2 gable is covered mostly now ...on to the porch ...the knee wall on top of the 8ft wall is to tall and not plumb ...time to redo that and cover it with plywood ...hopefully I will get things good for winter ..some good heat and plenty to do inside for the winter months .....fireplace and wood furnace in the basement both work good .....