barend Posted March 20, 2012 #576 Posted March 20, 2012 Is that your own personal railroad on the left in that last set of pics? Just build a ramp up into one of the boxcars and use that as your garage! I like that idea, prolly would've been faster and possibly cheaper.
Redneck Posted March 20, 2012 #578 Posted March 20, 2012 Looking good! If the doors are like all the ones I've been around they are easy to install. Throw the directions away and go look at a neighbors door then you will see how to do it.
Yammer Dan Posted March 20, 2012 Author #579 Posted March 20, 2012 Thats about what I thought. Carls pics make more sense than the whole book.
Sylvester Posted March 20, 2012 #580 Posted March 20, 2012 I have a fear that all will turn out...OK. And that scares me, what with all this advice.
Yammer Dan Posted March 20, 2012 Author #581 Posted March 20, 2012 I have plans... if the Warden don't catch me!!
Yammer Dan Posted March 20, 2012 Author #582 Posted March 20, 2012 Am I figuring this right?? Wall 8 ft tall 50 ft long is 400 sq feet?
Flyinfool Posted March 20, 2012 #584 Posted March 20, 2012 That is correct, But you want to paint inside and out so 800 sq ft. I am hoping you have more than one wall............ New block will soak up paint like a sponge, so it will need more still. Talk to the contractor and read your paint can about how long the mortar must cure and dry before painting.
Marcarl Posted March 21, 2012 #585 Posted March 21, 2012 Am I figuring this right?? Wall 8 ft tall 50 ft long is 400 sq feet? 8x50x 2sides x 2walls plus the end walls + about 2000 sq ft, and then the ceiling 12 x 50= another 600 so figure at least 3000 sq ft x how many coats?
iwhoss270 Posted March 21, 2012 #586 Posted March 21, 2012 Hey Yammer Dan, IDK what it costs.... but they ALWAYS spray block with a sealer before paint color on the jobsite........FWIW. Congrats on ur current progress, and an airless is definitely the way to go even if ya pay a house painter to swing by an spray it............gotta love ur patients and determination there bro
Yammer Dan Posted March 21, 2012 Author #587 Posted March 21, 2012 I'm working on it. Cure time on motar is one thing I won't have much of. I'm coming up at a little less than 4000 sq ft. just figuring in my head. Thats walls and floor 20x50. I'm going to try to spray before roof goes on. Roof is going to be metal so won't have to paint that. Ceiling inside will have to be done later. Not worried about anything that far down the road. If paint can claims to cove 300 ft I'm thinking figure it at 200? No worry on outside about overspray on anything. If I change colors on inside floor & walls will airless sprayer cut a line I can get away with?? Not needing knife edge perfection. Walls are done this morning pouring floor in the morning.I'm trying to think ahead a little.
Yammer Dan Posted March 23, 2012 Author #588 Posted March 23, 2012 Spread 15 ton of gravel and poured 14 yrs of concrete today. He didn't order enough concrete. Got floor finished but wanted to pour corner walls.
Redneck Posted March 23, 2012 #589 Posted March 23, 2012 Glad to hear things are going well. I think you should have gone with a pyramid design as that has proven to be the best way to contain ancient things.
Yammer Dan Posted March 23, 2012 Author #590 Posted March 23, 2012 Glad to hear things are going well. I think you should have gone with a pyramid design as that has proven to be the best way to contain ancient things. The Roof ain't on yet!!
playboy Posted March 24, 2012 #591 Posted March 24, 2012 If your careful you can paint a pretty good line using a paint shield. You can make one out of a piece of sheet metal 2 1/2 ' 0r 3' x 12'' to 18'' nail yourself a wooden handle on it and make two of them moving one over the other and clean them regularly if you get a lot of over spray on them so they don't drip paint everywhere. A quick rinse with a garden hose will do it. I'm assuming you want to paint the floor a different color or keep paint off the floor. If you don't want paint on the floor get it wet before you spray and that will help to keep it from sticking if you get a little water on the wall it won't hurt the latex paint.
Redneck Posted March 24, 2012 #593 Posted March 24, 2012 At least I made post #600. RandyAYou shameless post whore.:rotfl::rotfl:
Yammer Dan Posted March 24, 2012 Author #594 Posted March 24, 2012 I went to 5 rental places today. No sprayer. So I went to Lowes to order roof material. Got nothing but bad attitude from punk there. Didn't know what to do. Went to Home Depot and got decent est. on roof. Screw Lowes I think they lost a long time customer. I need sprayer before roof. Tomorrow another day. I ain't never building anything else!! I can't even have any luck buying a 1st Gen latelt without somebody stealing it!!:bang head::bang head:
Yammer Dan Posted March 25, 2012 Author #595 Posted March 25, 2012 Got sealer for block today and bought a Wagner Power sprayer. Hoping it will handle Primer and Latex.
Yammer Dan Posted March 25, 2012 Author #597 Posted March 25, 2012 Concrete corners today that contractor missed!!:bang head:
Yammer Dan Posted March 25, 2012 Author #598 Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) I wanted to pour the block corners where garage doors hang with concrete and told him so. He came up short on concrete. Blamed it on me for adding entrance pad that I told him about on day one!! Any way today I've spent several hrs mixing Quikcrete in a wheelbarrow. Loading into bucket carry up ladder . Pour in block. Repeat!I sure think my way would have easier when the truck was here.At least I got most of the garage done done!! Edited March 25, 2012 by Yammer Dan
KIC Posted March 25, 2012 #599 Posted March 25, 2012 AND..the pictures are ..where...?????????? PICTS..... WE WANT PICTS !!!!
Carbon_One Posted March 25, 2012 #600 Posted March 25, 2012 AND..the pictures are ..where...?????????? PICTS..... WE WANT PICTS !!!! Ya it didn't happen with out proof:stirthepot: Larry
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