yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Re-routed the sewer breather, Could just get my grinder in there to spilt the old pipe out (carefully, don't want a blockage) Another thing to tick off the list, need to re-route the down pipes too but need to find the same bends. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Then it was time to finally finish the cladding (only taken 4 years) Started with the easiest bit to see if my technique would work. Literally just a 46deg over bevel with some epoxy glue, clamped, then screwed. Came out better than I expected.. Carry on. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 There was one small hiccup, went out to fortress to buy some more bronzed ss screws only to find there were non in the country, fuck. Luckily they had some straight ss in stock (phew) Cue alchemy.. What I wanted, What I got, Magic, Produces this, Then this, X2 of these..... Sigh* 11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 Now I can carry on.. Did the next corner, but first had to pull the temporary balustrade which led to pulling up the temporary plywood decking. Exposing vw parts...... modern day archeology. This "mistake" mac decking had been patiently waiting since 2017. Well seasoned 35x140. Also came up better than I expected. More late night epoxy. That's not me by the way.... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Did the back two corners, More night time epoxy...... This was the reason I had wanted to do it this way instead of just leaving it capped with the standard 25x150 boards. Because the house wasn't designed with this cladding in mind I had to set the boards out to fit the windows and forget the corners. Down the track I realised I would have to copy what I did around the windows on the corners, butt joining them looked shit which is why I went with the beveled and glued corner. It meant I could just run the cladding out like this. Which looks much better than this. Of no significance, but on one screw, I managed to break the drill bit I was using, on the corner I had to angle the opposing screws up or down away from each other. Got it wrong and snapped the bit, punched it in further then drilled again on a different angle and snapped another bit, at that point I threw the drill and went and had a cup of tea. In the end I snipped the end of a screw and epoxied it in there.. Cunt.... Oh... And being the total muppet that I am I cut both corners without allowing for the 15deg drip edge on the bottom which left both corners 7mm short. I realised this only after I had glued the first corner (goddammit!) so I had to drop them down and cut a packer to go in the top. Second corner worked fine but the opposite corner now has the screw line 7mm lower than the rest... Fucken numptey. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 On with the last bit.. I had never been quite sure how I was gonna finish these bits. If I copied the same style as the rest of the house with the capping it meant the capping would have to go all the way round to the front door which wouldn't work with the decking.. And somehow in behind the main steps.. After mulling it over for a few weeks I decided since there was already a board hanging down to within 35mm of the deck (see above) that I would just copy it with the rest.. it may not be legal as you sposed to have 150mm from bottom of cladding to whatever the actual bottom plate and cavity closer are about 250mm from the deck.. looks much neater anyway. Cut a bit of the deck framing to make way for the corner, All the corners are rebated for water. Corner on, Cladding on. Doing it this way meant I had to replace 8 boards, still have a fairly good supply left so it s no biggie. Going to use the old boards for the balustrade.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 This also meant I could now finish the entrance. I needed to extend the threshold on either side and originally was going to get piece of cedar like the threshold, cut the front off in line with the facings and epoxy the other bit of cedar on that included the extended ends. Cfb factor took over and I just epoxied some mac extentions on, sanded then and painted the whole thing karaka Finished the last of the cladding and then oiled the deck. Used the same stain as I did for bottom of the house but just applied it with a rag and wiped excess off as i went. Missus oiled the cladding while I was at work. Then re-oiled the rest of the house for the last time.. I guess it's pretty obvious that I like mac....... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 9 hours ago, yetchh said: Magic, But really what actually happened was this.... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 This thread is one of my favourite reads! Lots of good pics and description of the work involved. You've done a fucking sweet job! What's cool for us readers is that you'll be selling this and having to start all over from the very beginning in Takaka. Neato! I'll come round, use your spotting knife, drink your tea and watch as you build. I might even offer some sage but useless advice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hah thanks, those comments are much appreciated... In my mind it seems like I'm doing an average job except for the occasional win.. A bit like my golf. If we get a good price for it, the whole thing will have been worthwhile. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Got the balustrade and the front step done today.. Hit it with some oil.. I did originally want to have the landing at the same height or just below the threshold with the step by the post. Problem was the then the line of the house/cladding looking from the road would be wack. This way isn't ideal but it looks a lot cleaner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Cut the mac up that came off the front corner of the house, a bit of wastage but the only other thing I could have used it for would have made as much waste and more unusable.. But, meh. Ripped the top and bottom and drilled some holes.. Screwed it together.. Photobomb.. When you rip them through the table saw it leaves a clean shiney finish that doesn't hold the stain very well so I glued some 40 grit to a board and made fake bandsaw lines.. Came up good. Enlisted some oilers.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 That was yesterday, Today I mounted it, bottom is held on either side with a 12mm dowel the locates the bottom. Corresponding 12mm hole in the bottom rail. Then at the top just angled a 100mm x 14g batten screw both sides. She's pretty sturdy, I was a bit worried it might flex. Capped it off with a 50x100 left over from the the bottom of the house.. She ain't moving now. And again, just managed to get my driver in between the uprights. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted August 20, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2021 It all looks very woody.. My missus did suggest a similar style but with Corten. After I priced up 6mm I decided it wasn't worth it. Would've looked good tho. Oiled it, This is the view that would have suffered had I lifted the landing up to the threshold . This looks neater to me. So that is now almost the the entire outside finished. Just have to fill in around the other side where I got too vigorous on the deck with the saber saw and she's 100% done.. Phew, thanks lockdown.. Or covid.. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 you have the same table saw that we have. Shit they are a nice saw. It was a fair chunk of money when we got ours about 8 months ago but well worth it. Some really nice features and well made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Yeah, they aren't cheap.. Even second hand like mine. Its missing a few things and I need a thinner riving knife as it jams with my thinner blade. I really want to get the dewalt thicknesser but then I need to find something to use it for.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I'm still using an old Ryobi thicknesser, bought second hand for $250. Fuck its been punished, done a shit load of work and still goes strong. The newer ones seem to have more plastic, as is often the case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 2 hours ago, yoeddynz said: I'm still using an old Ryobi thicknesser, bought second hand for $250. Fuck its been punished, done a shit load of work and still goes strong. The newer ones seem to have more plastic, as is often the case. Think I have the same model thicknesser, no plastic all steel? near put my back out when picking it up, even paid a similar price! Has power to burn, if it fits in the gate, it get chomped, even rimu! Buy one yetch, I knew I needed one for making the benchtops, but has been so handy for tidying up timber and odd jobs that would easily have justified buying a good expensive one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Yeah all steel and heavy as. Very basic and quite grunty. Once you have one you start cleaning up every single bit of wood. It's an ocd sufferers best toy. I can't bare to stack wood up in my shed stack inside without giving it a skim. Then I can select through the nicest looking bits for the next job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 I'll just use yours.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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