"Before and After" Pics

[sammyg2]

after

[NeedSpace]

Its amazing what a little paint and clean up can do.

[1990C4S]

^^^^ Nice work, good looking house.

[NeedSpace]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

^^^^ Nice work, good looking house.

Thanks. I dream of having my own the flip my house shows! lol

[sammyg2]

Shoulda leveled the porch!

j/k

[Crowbob]

Porch is level. House is crooked.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by NeedSpace

Its amazing what a little paint and clean up can do.

Yes, that worked. It went from cold and miserable to warm and stylish. Good skills.

There was a series on TV where houses that didn't sell got a "mind's eye" sort of a makeover. It was amazing how it worked. the designers did the 2/5th, 3/5th thing. they moved the path over. Put a plant in here, a tree over there. And when buyers came they said to themselves "I don't know what it is about this place but it just feels "right" to me, lets move on it."

[NeedSpace]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

Porch is level. House is crooked.

Actually, the porch isn't level. There was a very large tree that grew on the right hand side that raised the porch like 6 inches. Im working on a solution that doesn't involve what every contractor is saying "you have to dismantle the porch and rebuild it". I feel there is a clever solution brewing...that will hopefully be much cheaper but will involve somehow removing the 4 foot stump next to the house. THis is a rental property so I have some tight margins.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by NeedSpace

Actually, the porch isn't level. There was a very large tree that grew on the right hand side that raised the porch like 6 inches. Im working on a solution that doesn't involve what every contractor is saying "you have to dismantle the porch and rebuild it". I feel there is a clever solution brewing...that will hopefully be much cheaper but will involve somehow removing the 4 foot stump next to the house. THis is a rental property so I have some tight margins.

It's fine, it actually follows the incline of the street. Old houses are supposed to have "character".
we were just picking nits.

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by NeedSpace

Its amazing what a little paint and clean up can do.

The trees in bloom really help out the look as well but nice job.

[Tidybuoy]

Yard Sale Before:


Yard Sale After:


Dough-Ray-Me:

[john70t]

Originally Posted by afterburn 549

My first-glace look was "Schwimmwagen"?

[sammyg2]

[s_morrison57]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I thought the Nordic was a twin track single ski??? I luv the old sleds. We/I need more pic's of the resto. I have 3 old sleds, 72 Arctic Cat Puma, 74 Cat Lynx with the Wankel motor and a 66 Ski -doo Super Olympic, twin carb, single cyl. Haven't restoed the 66 yet but contacted Ski-doo and told them what I was going to do and they sent me an original, printed in 65, owners manual for free. I thought that was special.
Great job on the sled BTW.

[sammyg2]

[sammyg2]

My very first ride ever on a snowmobile was on one of those.
It was a snow day and one of the neighbor kids was out having fun on his new ski. His family had money, they were about the only one in the neighborhood that did.
I don't know if he was just being cool or showing off, but he gave me a ride.
I wanted one soooo bad after that even though I wouldn't be able to use it very often. I ended up getting an old minibike dad got from the junkyard and fixed up, that was almost as cool and I could use a lot more.
The brake pedal shaft broke almost right away but I never said anything to dad, didn't want to seem unappreciative so I rode it around for a couple years with no brakes.
Mom wondered why I was wearing out the soles of my shoes so fast.
GOML.

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by NeedSpace

Actually, the porch isn't level.

At least the downspout is at the low end...

[ben parrish]

Dad had a walnut tree cut down years ago, rough milled and stacked in a barn.
Been missing him a lot since his passing so decided to go to the wood shop and make something. I had to plane the boards down, make a jig to cut the boards straight, used the edge jointer to get them edges correct, cut and installed biscuits and then glued up the boards. I plan on using this in our garage apartment for the kitchenette. Best part was being in his shop with my youngest daughter and talking with her about him...we both cried and laughed together.
I’ll now need to take the slab and trim the ends to fit the space. I’m still deciding if I want to simply oil the finish or use poly to seal it.

[billybek]

Lovely job, Ben!
Looks wonderful.

[Evans, Marv]

Beutiful! I haven't priced walnut, but I think just the material would cost a pretty penny. Going to be unique.