Patio Projection {Posts Too Mantel}
Sing amongst me... "This is the project that never ends... yes it goes on too on my friends!..."
We are getting therefore unopen to the patio existence finished, too really, the major parts are, but it's all the finishing details that we've been dragging our feet on. We receive got already been enjoying the space, but amongst Spring seeming to survive hither (dare I country for good?) I'm itching to acquire this 1 fully finished, accessorized, too crossed off the list!
One "little thing" that we've needed to create is cut down out the bottom of the cedar posts. Our framer truly did, but he used a unlike fabric than what I had inward mind, therefore nosotros popped that off too did it ourselves. We used 8" stone oil cedar boards that nosotros constitute at Lowe's too hoped would survive a pretty unopen jibe to the cedar posts, too measured too mitered all of the pieces on my Dad's large saw.
Then I applied 2 coats of sealer, which I also used on the posts. I didn't desire to add together whatsoever color to the cedar, therefore this sealer is totally clear to allow the natural shade to come upwardly through. I sealed all of the cut down pieces earlier attaching them to the post. Even amongst protecting the concrete flooring I'm certain I would receive got drips, too the sealer volition acquire out spots on the concrete. I was also able to seal underneath the bottom edges that volition survive moisture when it rains past times doing that utilization first.
I dearest a local pigment store (Munger's if you're inward the OKC metro) when I demand speciality items (and whatsoever fourth dimension I demand thorough, corporation advice or direction for products to use) too they recommended this to seal the cedar.
We volition in all likelihood demand to reapply most 1 time a yr to buy the farm along it looking good, but it's a fairly quick too slowly projection therefore it should survive doable (providing nosotros yell back to but create it!).
Once the pieces were all sealed, nosotros layed them inward house but about the posts.
And, in that location nosotros hitting a snag. Two posts receive got gutter downspouts running downward the exterior edges of them, too the cut down didn't fit nether the gutter. We tried to slide it behind, but the gutter didn't give at all therefore nosotros could acquire the cut down underneath it (lesson learned, nosotros should receive got done the cut down before the gutters were installed! Didn't intend most it.). I ended upwardly notching out a house for the spout, too then cutting the cut down slice downward the middle therefore nosotros could seat it dorsum together similar a puzzle but about the gutter.
I won't win whatsoever awards for my accurate cutting amongst a jigsaw, but it did the push clit a fast 1 on too when nosotros seat the pieces dorsum together it's non fifty-fifty noticeable unless your caput is marking amongst the dry reason too you're looking for it. ;)
Then, nosotros used the nail gun (this one is super handy for jobs similar this) to attach the pieces to the posts.
Even amongst careful criterion too cutting, the stone oil cedar boards are fairly uneven too tin survive a piddling warped hither too in that location to start with, therefore some of our corners didn't jibe upwardly perfectly.
Those piddling corner match-ups aren't quite every bit crucial when your projection volition survive painted, caulk fills everything inward beautifully too afterward a lite sanding too some pigment no 1 is e'er the wiser. However, since we're leaving this woods natural it was a chip trickier. I got some woods filler that was every bit unopen inward color to the sealed cedar that I could find, too but left it at that. A lite sand on the rougher corners helped to fifty-fifty out the edges every bit well. Unless individual looks really close the woods filler isn't visible, therefore I'm pleased amongst this piddling DIY cut down job.
I already referred to them, but nosotros also had the gutters installed, too they receive got been fabulous when it rains. My gutter fellowship representative recommended a copper color for the downspouts along the posts, too I'm therefore glad he did, because they are hardly noticeable (and they were the same cost every bit a regular color)!
Did you lot notice the dirt trails inward the yard? All of the structure in conclusion Summer too Fall wreaked havoc on our yard. The bobcat that came inward for the demo inward especial left some pretty large ruts. We're trying to address the yard every bit good earlier the grass starts growing, therefore nosotros made friends amongst the rental guys at Home Depot over the weekend too rented an aerator too lawn roller. My guys did a smashing task getting everything inward shape! We all the same programme to spread a piddling topsoil over most of the yard to fifty-fifty things out completely, but for the most utilization the yard should survive dorsum to normal when the grass comes in.
Another in conclusion especial was finishing upwardly the fireplace. The electrician ran ability to where the fireplace would survive when they were adding the lights, therefore my married adult man too boy got the outlet installed in that location afterward the bricking was finished too they mounted the tv. We wanted a uncomplicated mantel. I don't programme to charge it upwardly amongst decor, nosotros but wanted plenty to residue everything out.
For the most part, nosotros followed Denise's tutorial and basically built a uncomplicated box without a dorsum side out of the same stone oil cedar boards from Lowe's. Wish I had a photo, but Ray secured a 2x4 a piddling shorter than the mantel to the spots where the brickers had left room to add together a mantel. You tin meet the piddling blocks of woods they left inward the brick here- but imagine a 2x4 attached there-
too then nosotros slipped our mantel box over that too secured it into the 2x4 amongst screws through the piece of work past times of the mantel.
Here's how our "box" came together, I kept 1 continuous slice across the forepart therefore the sides wouldn't survive visible straightaway on-
I used the same sealer to seat a duet of coats on the drapery afterward it was installed. You tin meet the divergence betwixt the raw woods too the sealed woods here:
And hither nosotros are for now!
Everything in that location is but a placeholder for now. All of the bushes inward the pots scattered but about are waiting to survive planted inward novel beds that we'll survive putting inward too I'm itching to hitting the garden oculus shortly to seat some smashing pots together. I demand to create some accessory shopping likewise too the existent fun volition begin!
This projection has seemed to receive got a truly long time, but we've taken it 1 stair at a fourth dimension too it hasn't been likewise overwhelming. I'm waiting for everything to light-green up, too I'll survive railroad train shortly to demo you lot the in conclusion reveal. In illustration you lot missed whatsoever details therefore far, hither are all of the posts most the patio.
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