I know Karen has been doing most of the updating on this lately but, I thought I should get one in. First, completely unrelated to the pool but still fairly amusing, the electrical contractor that installed our horse arena lights called me this morning and asked if I still needed him to come out and fix one of my lights that had a lens coming loose. I called him about this issue a year ago!! At least he didn't forget. The 16" glass lens had long since fallen off; amazingly the 40' drop didn't break it so he had a couple guys come out with a lift and fix it.
On to the pool project. Carpenters showed up around 10:00am and worked until 2:00pm. They finished all the ceiling they could do until after the fireplace is completed. The PB wanted them to install everything and leave a hole for the fireplace but, the carpenters said no. I think it's the right decision; the wood needs to be carefully fit around the stone. I'm confident the stonemasons would not carefully fit the stone to a hole in the ceiling.
Overall I would say that the carpenters that are doing this work are adequate but certainly not finish carpenters. They would never be able to trim out a house but with a little help, they will be able to make this project look decent. They don't seem to understand how to set up a compound miter saw for cutting the boards to fit consistently. All the end cuts will get covered with a faux beam so I can let it slide. Here's some pics of the tongue and groove as of today.
Main pavilion ceiling looking from the house side.
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Kitchen area looking toward main pavilion.
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They installed these 12" screws and removed the joist hanger. I'm not feeling real comfortable with this option either. I don't know what kind of shear strength these have but I intend to find out. Also seems to me that installing them in a straight line is inviting a crack that allows them to fail.
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This is how the builder told the carpenters to trim out the top of the posts. I don't hate it but I think I might at least have them add a 1x2 below the 2x6.
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View from the back patio of the house. Just trying to imagine how nice it will be all finished up and filled with water.
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
That's all I've got. I'm told that the stone crew and the electrician will be out next week but, I'm not holding my breath on the stone crew. I was also told that they are trying to finish up another job before they come back out here.
Bob
On to the pool project. Carpenters showed up around 10:00am and worked until 2:00pm. They finished all the ceiling they could do until after the fireplace is completed. The PB wanted them to install everything and leave a hole for the fireplace but, the carpenters said no. I think it's the right decision; the wood needs to be carefully fit around the stone. I'm confident the stonemasons would not carefully fit the stone to a hole in the ceiling.
Overall I would say that the carpenters that are doing this work are adequate but certainly not finish carpenters. They would never be able to trim out a house but with a little help, they will be able to make this project look decent. They don't seem to understand how to set up a compound miter saw for cutting the boards to fit consistently. All the end cuts will get covered with a faux beam so I can let it slide. Here's some pics of the tongue and groove as of today.
Main pavilion ceiling looking from the house side.
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
Kitchen area looking toward main pavilion.
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
They installed these 12" screws and removed the joist hanger. I'm not feeling real comfortable with this option either. I don't know what kind of shear strength these have but I intend to find out. Also seems to me that installing them in a straight line is inviting a crack that allows them to fail.
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
This is how the builder told the carpenters to trim out the top of the posts. I don't hate it but I think I might at least have them add a 1x2 below the 2x6.
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
View from the back patio of the house. Just trying to imagine how nice it will be all finished up and filled with water.
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
Untitled by Ranger_Bob, on Flickr
That's all I've got. I'm told that the stone crew and the electrician will be out next week but, I'm not holding my breath on the stone crew. I was also told that they are trying to finish up another job before they come back out here.
Bob