What ELSE did you build? Non auto related.

[Tom Geiger]

this is a side ramp off the bridge to the yard, before you go up the steps to the pool area. This was the worst section so it has the most replaced boards in a row. 

I agree with Expo, that Trex would be the way to go, but I replaced maybe 10% of the existing boards.. everything else was solid.  And we are considering selling so I’m pretty much repairing what needs to be done.

My big issue right now is finding a 2-3 day window of no rain to get the stain / paint on the darn thing!  

[89AKurt]

  On 6/25/2020 at 5:09 PM, Tom Geiger said:

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Nice place there!  You had a question about permits, that you didn't respond to.  My job has to deal with permits, would like to say a few things but would get banned from the forum.
This reminds me of when I moved furniture for my (now ex) wife's consignment store.  Had a house that was accessed across a bridge like this, over a dry rocky arroyo.  What a PITA, but the last piece was a super heavy thing, too wide for that bridge.  So we went overland.  No wonder they hired my wife (and stupid me).

Following up on the shed project, some of the studs went into this bench.  The bonehead who built the new shed didn't level the floor, it was about 1 1/2" lower on the right!  The rest of the structure is fairly plumb, so leveling now is out of the question.  I hate out-of-level counters, so had to adapt.  My crapsmanship skill came in handy, for camouflaging the wedge gap at the bottom of the pegboard.  It's just a shed, but for gods sake I wonder why people don't try.

[Tom Geiger]

  On 6/29/2020 at 6:08 AM, 89AKurt said:

Nice place there!  You had a question about permits, that you didn't respond to.  My job has to deal with permits, would like to say a few things but would get banned from the forum.

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I didn’t build it so I don’t know for sure!  I believe the pool and bridge were built with town building permit. Today you might even need some sort of EPA permit to cross the stream.

[Scott Colmer]

Time to dig up this old thread to celebrate a major completion.  Four years ago, when we had to pool remodeled, we ran a gas line for a fire pit. I stacked up extra sticks in a circle around the stub that was sticking up out of pool pavers. It sat like that for three years.

But, I had a plan. First I had to build the curved planters, then get the dimension of a curved couch. For there, I could place the fire pit. I officially started in July. 

I get the design approved by the accountant and general approver, Nani.

Then I cut a big hole in the pavers. The first step was to make a template out of paper. I placed it on the ground in front of the couch and then found center. I used a hammer drill to put a small hole in the center paver and drove in a nail. From there I tied line to it and drew a circle sweeping around like the hands of a clock. Checked to make sure it was even, and got out the DeWalt angle grinder and started cutting. 

I ended up using that angle grinder to cut A LOT of bricks for the inlay surround and the column and the capstones, which are made of the pavers I took from the big hole I cut. 

The most fun was figuring out how to cut square pavers into pie shapes that fit together. I finally figure out to go back to finding center. This time I used wire instead of string so there would be no stretch. I laid up the brick and used one wire for the outside cut and one wire for the inside cut, The long wire was also used for angle of the side cuts. Also fun was when a good friend came and helped me build the column. The bricks are vertically stacked because to did not wand the point of the side sticking out. An inside row of cinder block to support the burner and bricks on top of that ensures strength. 

I almost blew on the placement of the control panel, (too high) but I caught it in time and the fix was minor. 

Anyhow, it's done, I'm happy with it, and the Approver is very happy 

[cobraman]

Nice work, very nice.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nicely done. Looks like it would be nice on a cool evening.