Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Painting Project Immediately Ready!






We will put all the paint on our account at Sherwin Williams.   All other miscellaneous materials, tools, supplies, and labor to be by the painting contractor.

The Painter to estimate quantities for paint order, I would like to end up with 1 or 2 gallons of each color paint for future use.

If you have any complaints about the wall conditions in terms of it being less than a perfect end product, then complain right away,  so we can get Mike to touch up as needed.   Otherwise, you paint it, you "bought it".   We realize some imperfections will not show up until finish paint is on, again if any problems tell Steve within 1 day max.


The door and window trim is definitely part of the scope of work to be bid.  NOTE all the existing windows that are still wood finish will remain wood finish.

Also the wall base, which will be a pre-primed white, but will need paint after installation.

Assume the casement/trim millwork will be pre-primed, simply stuff, no fancy millwork.

Door are on site , 6 panel Oak, solid core from Menards, and will place in the shop, I figure this will be good to be able to assembly line prime and pre-paint these, then Mike will come back to put them in after wood floor is in.


If you wish to do a site visit, that can be arranged.

ROUGHLY 6000SF of surface to paint as reported by the drywall contractor.   You are fully responsible for your own estimates.

Blueprints are here
http://jmhdesign.org/g2/2011-12-11.pdf
http://jmhdesign.org/g2/detached%20garage.pdf







Sunday, February 26, 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Wood Flooring Main Floor コルク床を設計中

PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY - JOB IN MID/LATE FEB
We still have to select exact product and setting methods, we will re-advertise this when we are ready we enough details.

Products:
1) Existing Hickory flooring, we removed from the kitchen area, because the cabinets are all hickory and it was just "too much hickory".   Now will go in south bedrooms or in basement office.
2) Bamboo, possibly "Eboo" a chopped up mix of bamboo with a resin matrix, pressed and heated, and bulletproof.
3) Brazilian Koa, aka Tigerwood.
4) Teak
5) Oak?



As a GC I have done various laminates and some hard woods, and Bamboo (Eboo) using underlayments and urethane adhesives.   k.   So I need some help and suggestions on product selection we would like completed by Feb 15, install week of Feb 27th or thereabouts.


Design Criteria--the Prime Directives

1) Long Lasting
2) Good Looking, and not too dark
3) Not slippery for dogs to run on
4) Non-scratching for 2 giant German Shepherds to "peel out" on
5) Warm to bare-feet
6) No "grooves" that will catch dog hair and dander
7) Low maintenance for future
8) No Squeaking!

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Install New Flooring (1325 SF plus 6 stairs)
House is vacant and empty for easy work environment. GOOD WINTER WORK!

Existing house in Germantown, General Contractor just bought for his private residence and business office.

Entire carpet, tack strip, staples, baseboard has been removed.    Plywood subfloor has been screwed down at 16”OC with screws to avoid squeaks.   I want to make sure no squeaks.

The SCOPE DOES INCLUDE the (6) steps risers and runs, ONLY the steps on the right side going up are included at this time. Figure on a 1/4 round on the sides of the steps.
The entry landing will stay ceramic tile. Steps appear to be properly made and dimensioned, by installer Must make sure that finished product is equal in rise and run, per code the deepest tread can be no more than 3/8" greater than the shallowest, The tallest riser can be no more than 3/8" higher than the shortest, and nosing is required on the steps, 3/4 to 1-1/4". Shim and adjust as needed.

There will be a granite surround in front of the fireplace, about 3’ deep by 8’ wide


Good work for winter!
Looking for a good $/SF price to get this done.    Probably Mid to Late Feb.  

Paint Colors for Testing

Paint is always fun, big changes in a quick timeframe, and a low cost finish.

Now there are "plaster" type paints that can add a lot of character.

These scans don't come through too well with the real color, but they are a good starting point.

G2 is going to get sample sections painted for analysis and selections.

Very important to do projects in the correct order:

1) Drywall repairs / touch ups.
2) Paint
3) Flooring

Below is a link to a PDF with proposed colors
Living and Dining

Bedroom 1 and Kitchen Wall

Bedroom 2 and Bath

Paint Entry Way

Kitchen

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Bamboo flooring

Good checklist

http://www.findanyfloor.com/pub/pdf/BuyingBambooChecklist.pdf

Bamboo floor buying basics

http://www.findanyfloor.com/bamboo/BambooBuyersGuide/BambooBuyingGuideBasics.xhtml

Bamboo flooring


http://www.ecotimber.com/guide/ecofriendly-bamboo-flooring.html

Bamboo is shown below as 3000 Janka, for a stranded/woven bamboo, but there is also a carborized bamboo listed around 1200 Janka


Wood Flooring Species Janka Hardness (pounds-force)
Australian Buloke 5060[1]
Lignum vitae / Guayacan / Pockenholz 4500
Patagonian Rosewood / Curupay / Angico Preto / Piptadenia Macrocarpa / Brazilian Tiger Mahogany 3840
Brazilian Ebony 3692
Ipê / "Brazilian Walnut" / Lapacho 3684
African Pearlwood / Moabi Sometimes: Brazilian Cherry "Lite" 3680
Grey Ironbark 3664
Bolivian Cherry 3650
Lapacho 3640
Cumaru / "Brazilian Teak" sometimes: "Brazilian Chestnut," "Tiete Chestnut," "South American Chestnut," "Southern Chestnut" 3540
Ebony 3220
Brazilian Redwood / Paraju / Massaranduba 3190
Yvyraro 3040
Stranded/woven bamboo 3000[2]
Bloodwood 2900
Red Mahogany, Turpentine 2697
"Southern Chestnut" 2670
Spotted Gum 2473
Brazilian Cherry / Jatoba 2350
Mesquite 2345
"Golden Teak" 2330
Santos Mahogany, Bocote, Cabreuva, Honduran Rosewood 2200
Pradoo 2170
Brazilian Koa 2160
Sucupira sometimes "Brazilian Chestnut" or "Tiete Chestnut" 2140
Brushbox 2135
Karri 2030
Sydney Blue Gum 2023
Bubinga 1980
Cameron[disambiguation needed ] 1940
Tallowwood 1933
Merbau 1925
Amendoim 1912
Jarrah 1910
Purpleheart 1860
Goncalo Alves / Tigerwood[disambiguation needed ] 1850
Hickory / Pecan, Satinwood[disambiguation needed ] 1820
Afzelia / Doussie / Australian Wormy Chestnut 1810
Bangkirai 1798
Rosewood 1780
African Padauk 1725
Blackwood 1720
Merbau 1712
Kempas 1710
Black Locust 1700
Highland Beech 1686
Wenge, Red Pine 1630
Tualang 1624
Zebrawood 1575
True Pine, Timborana 1570
Peroba 1557
Sapele / Sapelli, Kupa'y 1510
Curupixa 1490
Sweet Birch 1470
Hard Maple / Sugar Maple 1450
Caribbean Walnut 1390
Coffee Bean 1390
Natural Bamboo (represents one species) 1380
Australian Cypress 1375
White Oak 1360
Tasmanian Oak 1350
Ribbon Gum 1349
Ash (White) 1320
American Beech 1300
Red Oak (Northern) 1290
Caribbean Heart Pine 1280
Yellow Birch, Iroko 1260
Movingui 1230
Heart Pine 1225
"Brazilian Mesquite" / Carapa Guianensis 1220
Larch 1200
Carbonized Bamboo (represents one species) 1180
Teak 1155
Cocobolo 1136
Brazilian Eucalyptus / Rose Gum 1125
Makore 1100
Siberian Larch 1100
Peruvian Walnut 1080
Boreal 1023
Black Walnut/North American Walnut 1010
Teak 1000
Cherry 995
Black Cherry, Imbuia 950
Boire 940
Paper Birch 910
Eastern Red Cedar 900
Southern Yellow Pine (Longleaf) 870
Lacewood, Leopardwood 840
African Mahogany 830
Mahogany, Honduran Mahogany 800
Parana 780
Sycamore 770
Shedua 710
Southern Yellow Pine (Loblolly and Shortleaf) 690
Douglas Fir 660
Western Juniper 626
Alder (Red) 590
Larch 590
Chestnut 540
Hemlock 500
Western White Pine 420
Basswood 410
Eastern White Pine 380
Balsa 100
Cuipo 22[1]