tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58293884068148953262023-11-16T08:10:55.595-05:00Mike's Old HouseThis is about my restoration of an 1892 colonial.Mike Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05831718242136235694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829388406814895326.post-23354080196394269202011-10-18T02:34:00.005-04:002012-03-13T07:35:12.065-04:002011<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nWznr_-86eo/Tp0Rrvw0M_I/AAAAAAAAAKI/AT6LFdnLUAM/s1600/2011-06-19_15-02-40_219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nWznr_-86eo/Tp0Rrvw0M_I/AAAAAAAAAKI/AT6LFdnLUAM/s200/2011-06-19_15-02-40_219.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">2011 Start of the construction season!</span></b><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Instead of doing the traditional gravel on top of a drain pipe, I found this awesome system, basically a sock wrapped around a perforated drain pipe filled with Styrofoam peanuts instead of gravel. Backfilled and ran some new drain pipe for those leaders... I also got my underground electric service put in place, both for aesthetic and safety reasons for when it's time to put scaffolding up on that side.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>T</b></span>his year I really made a lot of progress. I learned a lot from places like <a href="http://www.historichomeworks.com/">John Leeke's Historic Homeworks</a> and decided that to get the longest lasting paint job it was better to just remove the siding, fix with epoxy, soak with penetol/turpentine and prime both sides with a heavy penetrating primer. I tried all the methods, silent paint remover (took forever). I broke the bank and got the <a href="http://www.paintshaver.com/" target="_blank">paint shaver pro</a>, but that just threw chips all over the place, even with a shop vac attached. (still an awesome tool in a shop environment) The other benefit to removing the siding is that I can inspect the sheathing and replace all the nails with stainless.<br />
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Time to turn to the porch, I was lucky to find some carpenters who worked on the side, I supplied the material and paid them by the hour like a GC and worked along side them as their helper.<br />
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When they weren't around I took the time to do some elaborate joinery for my "repaired" ;) porch.<br />
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I was able to sink the money I saved foregoing a rapist, I mean contractor ;) into some quality materials, 5/4" tongue and groove mahogony decking with a 5-1/2" Ipe band around the edge. Finished off with Brazilian Rosewood oil from Penofin, it glows... <br />
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The Trim had been hacked up to allow for the easy installation of the aluminum siding. I used epoxy filler to repair the corners.<br />
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To strip the paint I used the Silent Paint Remover to soften and scrape in place.<br />
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