Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[Baz]

She has a back deck that needs a new coat of paint. I have a gallon of primer here that I will take over and paint onto the most worn areas for now. The roof over the deck also has leaks so will have to contract to get the shingles replaced. Looks like they were glued directly onto the insulated roof panels - no plywood and no nailing. I did plant 26 new Red Pentas in her back oval and need to plant a few more things and then touch up with Pine Bark.

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by Baz

Baz, those comp shingles were glued on because of the shallow pitch of the roof. Even with a flat roof you need ar least a ¼ inch drop per foot to avoid ponding water. That roof catches the run off from the house too? unless there's a gutter on the house I'm not seeing that's a lot of water. It looks like a 10 or 12' span so it should drop at least 3" to the gutter side. It looks like the roof has been patched many times, no surprise. To do it once and right it should be stripped, a new layer of plywood decking screwed down to be able to prime it for elastomeric roofing to be rolled on. Patch those shingles and you'll be chasing leaks forever.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by gregpark

Baz, those comp shingles were glued on because of the shallow pitch of the roof. Even with a flat roof you need ar least a ¼ inch drop per foot to avoid ponding water. That roof catches the run off from the house too? unless there's a gutter on the house I'm not seeing that's a lot of water. It looks like a 10 or 12' span so it should drop at least 3" to the gutter side. It looks like the roof has been patched many times, no surprise. To do it once and right it should be stripped, a new layer of plywood decking screwed down to be able to prime it for elastomeric roofing to be rolled on. Patch those shingles and you'll be chasing leaks forever.

Hi Greg, Thanks for your comments and feedback!

The house roof does have it's own gutter - look closer and you'll see it.

I agree about re-doing everything. I'm not going to try and patch it. And I don't think it's been patched before. Those black areas are where shingles came off and are missing. No one gave it the attention it needed until now. Mom is a widow living by herself and I stay so busy, so....

Once the new shingles go on it should be fine. There's a homeowner's association there, so it has to have shingles.

I will update the post as things move ahead.

Thanks again!

[Jolly Amaranto]

I have been putting tile down on the front porch at the Armadillo Ranch. The original concrete surface was crumbling in spots and was patched a bit making it look bad. Never done anything like this before so I was learning as I went. About 1/3 of the way into the project the tiles were getting kind of wonky but it was too late to correct things as the cement was already setting up. But things improved as I kept going. By the time I reached the end, the newer part looked a whole lot better. I still have to go back and wash the tile real well to get rid of the "grout haze" that is left behind.

[Baz]

That looks fantastic, Jolly - a huge upgrade! An inspiration for those of us who have never worked with tile.

I like how you matched the color to the house - nice!

Can you share with us what you used to cut your tile?

[Jolly Amaranto]

Originally Posted by Baz

I like how you matched the color to the house - nice!

Can you share with us what you used to cut your tile?

They had two colors of their most inexpensive tile at Lowe's, tan and gray. Just lucked out on the color I guess.


My neighbor had a Score & Snap type ceramic tile cutter that I borrowed. Kind of like this one. Very easy and fast.

[Baz]

OK thanks! Yeah, that tan colour would have looked awful!

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by Baz

Hi Greg, Thanks for your comments and feedback!

The house roof does have it's own gutter - look closer and you'll see it.

I agree about re-doing everything. I'm not going to try and patch it. And I don't think it's been patched before. Those black areas are where shingles came off and are missing. No one gave it the attention it needed until now. Mom is a widow living by herself and I stay so busy, so....

Once the new shingles go on it should be fine. There's a homeowner's association there, so it has to have shingles.

I will update the post as things move ahead.

Thanks again!

No problem. I only comment on stuff I've had experience with. HOAs! Ugh. If I moved to one I'd get the boot within a week.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by gregpark

No problem. I only comment on stuff I've had experience with. HOAs! Ugh. If I moved to one I'd get the boot within a week.

Ha - me too, brother!

Hers isn't too bad though, thankfully.

Mom thinks it's great though ("we live in a place that has special rules....yada yada yada...")

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Baz

She has a back deck that needs a new coat of paint. I have a gallon of primer here that I will take over and paint onto the most worn areas for now. The roof over the deck also has leaks so will have to contract to get the shingles replaced. Looks like they were glued directly onto the insulated roof panels - no plywood and no nailing. I did plant 26 new Red Pentas in her back oval and need to plant a few more things and then touch up with Pine Bark.

Even though they require shingles here - I'm wondering if I could get away with using Galvalume panels, like I used when I covered my back deck. I can do all the work myself as I did then. Lay down some wood stringers over the existing shingles and then fasten the metal panels over that. The ones I used here at my house were 13' long and 3' wide. I'd need about 9 panels probably. And if needed down the road they could easily be removed and the roof re-done.

No permit. Just get 'er done!

[herr_oberst]

You can get away with a tiled porch in Tejas, but, boy-howdy, in Portland, those would get wet and be slippery and I'd be walking like a giraffe on a floor of bowling balls.

They look great though, and you got to buy some tools. Win-win!

[Jolly Amaranto]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

You can get away with a tiled porch in Tejas, but, boy-howdy, in Portland, those would get wet and be slippery and I'd be walking like a giraffe on a floor of bowling balls.

They look great though, and you got to buy some tools. Win-win!

Thanks. The rain rarely blows in under the eves but when it does I left a 1/2 inch gap around the base of the screen to collect the runoff and route it to periodic weep holes going under the plate. I suppose we could keep a bucket of sand on the porch to spread if it gets wet.

[porsche930dude]

4 neighbors called last night within 15 minutes with broken mowers. This afternoon i went to fix one that died. It was just low on gas. The next was just across the street with a flat tire. It had a thorn in the tread and a tube so i patched it. There was tons of slag on the rim where they welded the halves together. Two pieces of welding wire sticking up 1/8" i cant believe the tube didnt get poked by them. Then fixed my own tractor tire I thought it was leaking at the sidewall cracks but no it had a hole in the tread too but no tube so i plugged it. Tomorrow iv got to go fix another one the deck is falling off and making pulleys spark and stuff. and service a snowblower for another neighbor at some point. Maybe in a month when its not 85 degrees anymore lol

[gregpark]

Originally Posted by Baz

Even though they require shingles here - I'm wondering if I could get away with using Galvalume panels, like I used when I covered my back deck. I can do all the work myself as I did then. Lay down some wood stringers over the existing shingles and then fasten the metal panels over that. The ones I used here at my house were 13' long and 3' wide. I'd need about 9 panels probably. And if needed down the road they could easily be removed and the roof re-done.

No permit. Just get 'er done!

Why sleepers? (unless you want to increase the pitch with tapered sleepers). You could just screw the corrugated metal roofing down. Pick up a 5# box of the proper length metal roofing screws. Screw right through your comp shingles. Water proof at the top where it tucks under the house gutter so the wind doesn't blow water up and run under the metal roofing

[A930Rocket]

Trying to lighten the 330 a little more.

Light weight battery 20 lbs. lost.
Remove spare tire/jack 30 lbs. lost
Aluminum seat panel vs steel 5 lbs. lost
Passenger airbag 10 lbs. lost

65 lbs lighter.

2966-65 = 2901 lbs

[rsrguy]

Looks like a bird made it into the wild...

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Looks like a bird made it into the wild...

Fantastic! Well done, and thanks for sharing the build!

[Bill Douglas]

It's alive!

[Johnnfh]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Looks like a bird made it into the wild...

This is fantastic! Last summer I made similar but I had some problems with planning.

Project site

[911 Rod]

After 9 years living here I got my lake water pump working. Turned out you just need to remove a plug and clear an obstruction.
Then I ran a line through the boathouse and installed a hose reel at the other side.
Put down new sod that I can water with lake water.