Countdown to Margaritas
It was worth the wait. The patio isn’t even finished yet (today should be the last day - landscaping & sealing) ... had just finished stamping the pattern into the wet cement and finishing up the sidewalk up to the driveway. I’m not too sure how long it takes for 8″ of concrete to cure (the steps are even thicker) but it [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 12:53:39
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On the Road Again...
What a fun day Beth and I had today...we have not spent a day just wandering from shop to shop since way back in the early summer ... there. She also put down a nice finish on the cement floor...the one where you paint, sprinkle colored chips over the paint and then topcoat with an epoxy finishing. It looks so professional! I would love [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 18:47:15
Actual Progress
I'm going to do something I don't like to do. I'm going to tell you what I'm about to do instead of waiting until I've finished ... or so the cement truck came and poured two inches all over the floor. I forgot to make sure there was a slope ... that up when we tile. Anyway, we have a smooth, flat floor. The boards on the floor in the picture are so the c [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 21:25:00
Old Peculier
Old Peculier By Shelly Podcasting from the car Project Terror: concrete to be finished this weekend, mixing cement by hand, worried about further leakage, Frank threatens more digging, living downstairs, epoxy blisters, department of irony department, bagging our quota or pedestrians, the warm floor effect Seeing Cheryl [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 00:29:28
Construction News
I think it's about time for a house update, so here it is. :) ... feet of flooring in the kitchen and living room. It was nice to not have our Christmas tree on cement. We also finished laying the hallway, except for the edge by the wall. As you can see [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 19:00:00
My studio this semester
At Block B05 in Built Environment Faculty; on the 2nd floor; at the 2nd last studio, there is a place that looks like this...Further in to the right. ... , Small Steven. See how Jean Jean loves the hammies... And before I forget, if u ever notice, the floor of our studio is actually only cement finishes but inside our cubicles it is brownish in colour [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 15:44:00
Shelly's Podcast: 9-26-08 (voicemail: 206-333-0583)
Old Peculier * Podcasting from the car * Project Terror: concrete to be finished this weekend, mixing cement by hand, worried about further leakage, Frank threatens more digging, living downstairs, epoxy blisters, department of irony department, bagging our quota or pedestrians, the warm floor effect * Seeing Cheryl Wheeler in Houston: finding [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 20:04:26
Health Risks at Schools
Last summer I stood in a school yard next to the huge cement kiln in the town of Oro Grande, California. It was hard not to be impressed ... structures -- all courtesy of the cement company. Looming over the town was a dusty behemoth that was a source of annoyance to the townspeople because of the alkaline cement dust that ate the finish off [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 19:23:02
How to Silver Gild an Old Picture Frame
With our newly laid cement finish floor, we have had add some modern touches to our home. We are painting the walls a warm grey ... paint shop. They have a very informative websight, which was a great help to me! I dabbed a dry [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 06:38:00
I Always Get Tagged - Anne Leary Tagged Me!
I'm slower than a roomful of morbidly obese Earth Science majors at an Indiana Community College and Anne Leary tagged me - no sweat ... from American Patriots - cops, firemen, ComEd linemen, burial vault cement finishers, teachers, nurses [more...]
Date: 2009-01-24 13:19:00
Pearl Vista @ Kepong Baru
Type: CondominiumLocation: Kepong Baru, KLTenure: LeaseholdTotal units: Approximately 300 units in 3 blocksBuilt-up: 1,081-2,021sf Launch price:RM147, ... location (5-10mins drive from Carrefour Kepong and Jusco Kepong) Cons:Bare finishes (No air-con point, no ASTRO point, 6 power point only, cement render floor finishes for yard & balcony) Less [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 11:27:00
TRIO Apartments, 44 N. Madison CA 91101
TRIO is an elegantly appointed four and five story Colorado Boulevard apartment community that was designed with respect for the city’s past, ... 17 distinctive floor plans from studios to two bedrooms with an array of custom finishes such as faux brick walls, polished cement floors, designer two-tone paint, designer lighting, stainless [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 11:55:42
Lo Che Non Si Puo Fare, Non Si Fa
I’ve just e-mailed my realtor and have told him I’m ready to put in an offer on that loft ... details like the old factory’s cement columns and cement plank ceiling. Mauve carpet covers the floor ... and finishes. Actually, it can be said it has no finishes of any kind. What made other people skip over [more...]
Date: 2008-08-24 23:06:29
A little Beatles is good for everyone
An interesting weekend on the horizon for me. No softball. No travel. No dates (to my knowledge). Whatever will I do? ... be to my liking!! Here's my list of projects:Condo ProjectsPatch cement floor holeRe-Carpet ... Labor Mike once he finishes the bathroom....if he finishes the bathroom.Went to see dejesus freak [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 05:03:00
Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 1/18-1/20/2009
1/18/1950:Sam Sneed defeats Ben Hogan by four shots in a playoff to win the Los Angeles Open at the Riviera Country Club ... his long layoff. Snead cards a 72 to win his second L.A. Open, while Hogan finishes ... by quarterback Vince Ferragamo. The Stelers cement their dynasty of the 1970s, winning their fourth [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:15:00
A flurry of painting activities. . . And all without a spill or drip!
A view of part of the Mollwitz re-fight at Partizan 2007. Some weekends, everything just seems to go right! ... the inevitable touch-ups. Then, it’s a coat of two of Future/Klear floor finish and attaching the flag ... my special soft plastic cement arrived a day or two ago. I took a break earlier this evening after [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 18:10:43
Scenic Artisans - Sean Hennessey
DIY City Mag: Where do you shop for materials? Sean: I’m not really an artist or crafter in the typical sense. Most of my materials are industrial materials; glass, plaster, concrete, cement, acid stains. When I paint I use Faux Finishing Materials. ( I have a faux and decorative paint business [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 08:33:41
2nd floor porch, new front door.
Work has been progressing slowly but I have gotten some work done. I finally finished rebuilding the second floor porch ... of some heavy duty roof cement to the sub floor. I also used a ton of roofing caulk wherever I thought ... in. This has caused some of the beadboard on the first floor porch ceiling to come off. Great, another [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 14:30:00
Seven Cost Effective Home Improvement Tips
Home improvement can be a tricky subject because it can either require a home equity line of credit just to finish one job or it can be done on a ... . For example, fiber cement siding is low maintenance, fire and termite resistant and holds paint color ... . Fiber Cement Siding - Fiber cement siding is becoming one of the most popular alternatives to [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 21:32:43
Seven Cost Effective Ways to Improve Your Home
Home improvement can be a tricky subject because it can either require a home equity line of credit just to finish one job or it can be done on a ... . For example, fiber cement siding is low maintenance, fire and termite resistant and holds paint color ... . Fiber Cement Siding - Fiber cement siding is becoming one of the most popular alternatives to [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 00:19:53
CHRISTMAS BREAK
The weeks leading up to the holidays were more frenzied than usual for me, but even so, ... on the floor. To protect my already soft noggin from our cement floor, I stuck out my arm ... to the back. All I needed to finish the birds was some black paint for the eyes. I went [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 16:46:39
Lofts at Bella Vista
Bella Vista Lofts is a nine story condominium building located on the corner of 11th Street and Washington Avenue ... and this includes parking! Again, I was very impressed with not only the finishes, but the hip, kinda’ modern and urban feel of these Philadelphia condos! With polished cement floor, and oversized windows [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 20:51:56
Interior Design and Decorating Floor Finishes - Types of Hard Flooring
.fullpost{display:inline;}Types of Hard FlooringCement ResinThis comprises of cement polyester resin and an aggregate (crushed stone or sand) ... , it is then mixed and poured in situ onto a concrete base. It is then ground waxed and polished ... . It can be laid over concrete or a timber base. It provides a hardwearing non-slip surface, which [more...]
Date: 2008-05-04 22:41:00
A bigger slob I’ve never seen
November 30, 2008 I just had a whole tree branch fall on top of my head. And what could’ve been a whole gang of lizards ... it on the floor where he took it off. He finishes his dinner, he leaves the plates on the table where he ate ... . In fact, the cement scooper thingy, whatever it’s called, has started to rust. Another case in point [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 16:26:50
How to Lay a Tile Floor
Laying a tile floor is not as hard as you might think and can save the expense of having it professionally installed ... backer board Cement board screws Grout Sealer Measuring Floor Measure your floor carefully ... with a rough or textured finish, since glossy surfaces can be slippery when wet. Buy 10% - 15% more tile than [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 23:05:06
Reading their way out of poverty
In El Trompillo, Venezuela, a barrio north of Barquisimeto, a small group of young children has escaped the hot, dusty streets of their neighborhood to sit on the cool, cement floor of the CFCA office and hear ... them the pictures. The story is short. She finishes in several minutes. When she is through, she asks [more...]
Date: 2008-07-31 18:03:04
Work Update
I stayed up till midnight last night finishing a progress report for the Canadian Embassy ... include them here. Martin has been working on this project."Health Project - Cement Cisterns [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 22:00:00
It's paver time...
...Remember those pavers we removed to pour the cement patio awhile back? ... shed is the key to our baby gear storage success. It will take us awhile to finish laying the pavers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 02:36:00
Edible Gardens
Having finished Under the Tuscan Sun and now perusing the borrowed delights of the companion Bringing Tuscany Home, I’ve been craving…Italian food ... of backyards in this area have a retaining wall along one or several sides of the fence to make raised beds ... very well end up with an unimaginative cement block raised bed. So after perusing the titles [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 22:40:45
Interior Design and Decorating Floor Finishes - Types of Natural Stone Flooring
.fullpost{display:inline;}Types of Natural Stone FlooringSlateSlate is another form of metamorphic rock that consists of silica alumina and iron ... as the product is quite brittle and heavy.It is usually laid into a bed of cement over concrete.Limestone ... of molten magma.It is made up of feldspar quartz and mica.This is a luxury floor covering [more...]
Date: 2008-06-05 22:45:00
Garage Floor and Spinning
Our sons are here for a working visit-they are painting the cement in Bill's garage and the front porch ... teasing him about getting out of this paint job! It is good to have them around! I sat nearby so I could ... ! (My evening brain is not sharp enough to cut with!)See the finished floor? It is gloomy out again [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 22:44:00
Third Day of Driveway, and Wall, Work
The guys worked for a really long time today. EVERYTHING is covered with a thick layer of cement dust from all the pavers that had to be cut ... just washed look for a few years. I think maybe we will do that, and maybe do the pool deck ... , everything else finished off, concrete poured around the sides of the driveway, the pavers covered [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 23:27:00
Game 2 in review
I just finished an OSU Insider that will run in Wednesday’s paper ... t covering the floor as well as it did last season. “At times I thought our guys had cement shoes on,” ... cover the paint and the corners. While I’d still like to see Lauderdale and B.J. Mullens play together [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 00:08:33
Game 2 in review
I just finished an OSU Insider that will run in Wednesday’s paper ... t covering the floor as well as it did last season. “At times I thought our guys had cement shoes on,” ... cover the paint and the corners. While I’d still like to see Lauderdale and B.J. Mullens play together [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 02:20:04
Ask the Architect - Can I finish off my attic and add a dormer?
2nd Story Addition in Ravenna We have a 100 yr old home in Preston, Wa ... in a foundation. The house had been resting on cinder blocks on top soil. It wasn’t working. So we dug a basement to use as the foundation. It has 4′+ cement walls with about the same framed above [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 17:31:55
A Beautiful Home with Empire Today’s Laminate Flooring
Before Empire Today, we were at a dead end with our other contractors and totally frustrated. We were living with cement floors and no furniture to sit or eat on for a month. When Empire ... flooring done and they even took up old tile. They even sent out a carpet installer to finish a step [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:21:34
Get it right, from design to finish
In the olden days, master craftsmen, called ‘Thachans’ or ‘Asaris,’ used to design and construct buildings ... ’ disappeared as concrete replaced timber in floors and roofs. With reinforced cement concrete [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 06:18:00
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