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I have began taking down the chimineys. One is very old and has come down pretty easy, no cement in the mortar. It was packed full of soot and crud that was at least 2ft deep inside. It collected water like a sponge and transfered it to the inside walls. The 2nd is much newer with cement in the mortar, much harder to get down. I think the big jack hammer from above is the way to finish it off. Here are a couple of pics of the easy, old chiminey. When I start over it will be just a shell. My friends think I'm crazy!
 

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I got busy today. I decided to finish the trim around the staircase and balcony wall. Came out great! Now for the secret project:yes:. I have an artist friend that gave me an 8"x10" print of her original a couple years ago. I had it scanned and printed on indoor banner material. I had to get very creative on how to hang it up. My son gave me a hand. I will now frame it with a gloss black frame with the name of the picture "Navigator" on it. The artist's name is Patricia Jensen. http://www.patriciajensen.com/home.htm I hope you like it as much as I do:thumbup: dorf dude...
 

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Thanks and yes Thuja is the correct name in German. I have already hit them with time release fertilizer. I can't wait for them to get huge! That will be some years. Mia loves going up behind them between the fence. She has her own secret path. The neighbor's kids come and pet her up there. Thanks for following. dorf dude...
 
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Thanks. I planned it that way with the orientation of the roof. I will need a sun block come this summer or else I will thermal over heat this summer from the solar effect. I get no heat gain except from the direct sunlight through the roof window. I'm so insulated that it doesn't get out. I hope this makes sense. dorf dude...
 
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Window ledges and trim are finished on the remaining windows. I used construction adhesive for the most part on the trim. That way there are no screws or nails to be seen. I used tape to hold the pieces until the glue set. As luck would have it I ran out of the trim molding on the last 3 inches of the last window:furious:. I will have to buy a full length piece just for that little bit. I had left over wood from the stairs for the ledges. Worked out great. I have a little trim calking and then they are finished. The windows had never been cleaned so that was a job in itself! It was a multi pronged attack. Here are a couple pic's. dorf dude...
 

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Good morning Shu!

Sorry for not being able to find the time to keep up with your thread. All the goings on since last time I checked in are absolutely great. :thumbsup:

I especially love the way your stone trimmed windows came out, but then they always looked good right from the start.

Sounds like your weather is similar to ours here - still getting nights at 3ºC. But we are supposed to get some decent highs this weekend and coming week - over 20ºC! It has mostly been only 10 - 11 - 12º in the day thus far.
 
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I've been growing tired of looking at my white fridge. I've been replacing "Divorce" stuff as I can. This was marked down 40% so I jumped on it and sold my old one. Here is a before and after pic. The stainless works much better on the eye. What do you think? dorf dude...
 

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Moving forward with the Pool Room. I've got the base frame set and have been checking my lighting to make sure it will be ok. This pic is with only LED lights. I have more to go in. We will move the top pieces tomorrow, I'm glad to have help for this. Slate tables are heavy! Here is an update pic. ps, I still need to clean up more and I need a lot more corks too! dorf dude
 

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Pool Table is level and I'm getting the felt stretched. Any tip's on doing the pockets? Lights are set above it too. So far ok with some minor trouble with the pockets. Here are a couple pic's. The Fire Dept had a Fest today and marched down the street with the OOmpah band. Not really my style of music, esp at 9:30 Am. dorf dude...
 

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Pool table is in. We had a party this weekend for my Birthday. We had great times and the table is dead on:thumbup:. Bedroom door is in and I'm getting going on the walls. Here are a couple pics. Dorf dude...
 

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Dorf Dude -

Don't pound nails or start your saw at 9:00 AM on a Sunday when the band is playing and waking everyone up. If you do, keep the windows closed, no one will ever notice your noise with the massive thick walls.

Corks (used), about 500, are coming to help you finish the wall off to the juction with the other materials.

How is the sound system working?

The other Schu - Dick
 
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I started getting insulation on the neighbors wall. The problem is it is at 2 different levels. Hard to see in the photo's. I will try and get a better pic. There is a big step between the current wall and old wall. I cut the insulation and attached it with hammer in pins. I will use spray foam once it's all up to finish seal the gaps. Here are a couple pic's. dorf dude...
 

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A little hard to tell from the pics...but it looks like about 3/4" to 1" difference there. Could you glue another sheet on top of the low part to bring it out to the same plane?
 
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I got the wall insulated and most of the sub framing finished. This was one heck of a framing job. Everything is crooked. I just had to pick a straight line and go with it. I had to get clever on the fastening. Here are a couple pics. dorf dude...
 

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The windows don't have a brand name. They were made local to fit my holes. I got quite a ways with the paneling. Took me all day. Cutting around the roof beams took up a lot of time. I got a good pic of Mia checking out "Her" Kingdom. It's one of the stumps we dug up. Here are a couple pic's. dorf dude...
 

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I spent most of the day cleaning all the "Stuff" out of the room and shifting it to the Pool Room. It sucks not having a basement to store stuff. I put up more insulation. I ran short but this was left over from the foundation pour. I got quite a way's for basically nothing. More framing tomorrow. Here are a couple pic's. dorf dude...
 

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