Skwerl's new cabin

[skwerl]

No, the foyer light is very bright. Gives it some depth instead of everything being light colored.

 

[dark steed]

I like it, looks very good.


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[skwerl]

Thanks, Rick. Today I went to an art festival and found something for the small wall in the front foyer. It's steel plate stamped out and then treated with a fake patina and sealed. I thought it fit perfectly with my colors as well as my overall decorating theme.

I also bought my quarter round for finishing off the ceiling laminate. Spent a couple hours getting all the pieces cut to fit but didn't nail them up yet. Going to see if I can get a smaller nail gun to stick them up instead of my 16 gauge.

Lastly I got my wood plank bar top cut out and fit into place. I have a long way to go before it's finished but it's going to look great. This is something I visualized from the first time I ever set foot in this house.

 

[Gabe]

That looks awesome, all of it, lol

 

[skwerl]

Spent a couple days applying multiple coats of urethane to the bar top. The directions say to sand lightly between coats but it was laying down smooth so I didn't. This morning I noticed a couple puddles/bubbles so I hit them lightly with the sander using 220 grit. Then when I blew it off with the air hose the urethane began peeling off. So I sanded a little more and blew it off again, the flaking was worse. Ended up sanding down the entire bar top and starting over. Two days wasted.

Also got the braces stained and sealed with urethane. I pre drilled and countersunk the screw holes.

Four hours dry time between coats. If I hit it again at noon and 4, I can hopefully get it set in place tonight.

 

[Johnf78]

This stuff is amazing. Once and done. We used it on my friends bar 13 years ago and it looks as good as the day it was done.

http://www.michaels.com/envirotex-l...rid|102012701952|pkw||pmt||pdv|t|prd|10178984

 

[skwerl]

I've seen bar tops done with that type of stuff. I was already well invested in the Spar Urethane so I kept going with that. I figured out the issue, I had wiped down the bar top with Pledge a week ago and forgot to clean that off before adding more urethane. In the last two days I got it looking pretty good.

I set it in place today and began the process of getting it drawn down flat. Oak tends to warp when it dries and this piece was no exception. I put 5 relief cuts in the back side about 3/4" deep stopping about 3" from the edges. Then I set it in place and put about 1000 lbs of ballast on it to help weigh it down. The brake drums are about 135 lbs each, the boxes of laminate are 35 lbs each and the storage bin is full of water. After screwing down the parts that were flush and letting it sit for several hours, I was finally able to get the kitchen side drawn down. Still lacking about 1/8" on the living room side.

The screw holes in the 2x4 will be filled with brown caulk.

 

[AndrewNagle]

Going to look great.

 

[skwerl]

Last night I put the final coat of urethane on the pieces for the front window and this morning I finished installing them. Had to shave down the blinds to fit but they cut very easily on a miter saw. The additional lighting highlighted some flaws in the drywall, so I'm in the process of fixing those now. It never ends.

 

[ksack]

That bar plus the new kitchen look awesome!

 

[skwerl]

Thank you, Sir! It's a far cry from the old kitchen, for sure.

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

Is that wine on the counter? Now i know he has a woman living there!

 

[cbass]

Is that wine on the counter? Now i know he has a woman living there!

I just assumed it was a bottle of Jameson taken by the potato camera.

 

[skwerl]

Couldn't decide between an 18 gauge or 23 gauge trim nailer and ended up finding deals on both. Bought a refurbished Dewalt 18 gauge from a well respected seller on Amazon for $51 and then found a 23 gauge Hitachi on sale with a $20 discount for Prime members only good this weekend. Got that one for $80.

Factory-Reconditioned Dewalt DWFP12233R Precision Point 18-Gauge 2-1/8 in. Brad Nailer - - Amazon.com
Hitachi NP35A 1-3/8" 23-Gauge Pin Nailer - Power Brad Nailers - Amazon.com

 

[skwerl]

Yesterday I put up my very first Christmas tree in my own house. I haven't put one up since leaving home as a teen, over 35 years.

 

[Strengthrehab]

Yesterday I put up my very first Christmas tree in my own house. I haven't put one up since leaving home as a teen, over 35 years.

Good for you. I may even do mine now.

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[Shotokan1509]

Yesterday I put up my very first Christmas tree in my own house. I haven't put one up since leaving home as a teen, over 35 years.

In general I could careless about decorating for holidays but Christmas I really enjoy the tree. Looks good!

 

[Strengthrehab]

In general I could careless about decorating for holidays but Christmas I really enjoy the tree. Looks good!

Probably couldn't care less either, huh? Sorry, had to.

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[ZmanM3]

Haha, we put up a Christmas tree, it's interesting with 2x 2 year olds running around.

 

[Shotokan1509]

Probably couldn't care less either, huh? Sorry, had to.

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you got me, it was Monday my brain wasn't fully working