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Post by Wolfgang on May 28, 2019 11:37:22 GMT -5
Got in late last night. Visited my No. 2 son (and his wife) in San Diego over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Spent the days helping him build a giant pergola for the backyard, a shed, and take down his rotted deck. He (and his wife) paid us back with free meals at fancy restaurants. Also, it was a delayed Mother's Day weekend.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 29, 2019 13:48:45 GMT -5
I bought all the necessary parts for the outdoor workstation -- lumber, sink, drawers, lattice, etc. Time to saw them per my design specs. It's going to be more of an outdoor kitchen/dining area than a garden workstation.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 19:58:44 GMT -5
I bought all the necessary parts for the outdoor workstation -- lumber, sink, drawers, lattice, etc. Time to saw them per my design specs. It's going to be more of an outdoor kitchen/dining area than a garden workstation. How does Mrs. Wolfgang feel about that?
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Post by Wolfgang on May 29, 2019 21:01:40 GMT -5
I bought all the necessary parts for the outdoor workstation -- lumber, sink, drawers, lattice, etc. Time to saw them per my design specs. It's going to be more of an outdoor kitchen/dining area than a garden workstation. ... How does Mrs. Wolfgang feel about that? It's basically her idea. She knows how to get me to do stuff. She'll say something like, "Oh, how about if you make an outdoor kitchen instead of a garden workstation? Oh, I bet it's too complicated for you. I mean, is it something within your technical capabilities?" And of course, I'll say, "Are you kidding? I can do this shiite." She's very manipulative.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2019 22:12:11 GMT -5
How does Mrs. Wolfgang feel about that? It's basically her idea. She knows how to get me to do stuff. She'll say something like, "Oh, how about if you make an outdoor kitchen instead of a garden workstation? Oh, I bet it's too complicated for you. I mean, is it something within your technical capabilities?" And of course, I'll say, "Are you kidding? I can do this shiite." She's very manipulative. She’s a wizard.
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Post by hammer on May 30, 2019 0:43:44 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind having an outdoor kitchen for resale, but I'd hardly use it myself. My brother-in-law does most of the outdoor parties at his house, and he loves to grill and smoke meats.
I do need to put in a new deck in the back of the house though. The 20 year old Trex stuff is starting to break down.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 30, 2019 10:55:31 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind having an outdoor kitchen for resale, but I'd hardly use it myself. My brother-in-law does most of the outdoor parties at his house, and he loves to grill and smoke meats. I do need to put in a new deck in the back of the house though. The 20 year old Trex stuff is starting to break down. Decks are nice, but I'm losing interest in them recently. What I don't like is that you have to (water) treat it once in a while, the wood starts to deteriorate, and the whole deck starts to lose stability. It would rock in places and squeak in others. Sometimes, the nails pop back up, causing a safety hazard. I've become a fan of stone patio flooring. Of course, these have problems, too, but none as severe as decks.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 30, 2019 10:59:16 GMT -5
I'll be sawing and cutting all day today. Then, once I get all the pieces, I'm going to put everything in place with paper tape (no screws and nails) just to make sure everything looks okay and all the pieces are there and fit together nicely. Kind of a dry run.
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Post by hammer on May 30, 2019 13:57:47 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind having an outdoor kitchen for resale, but I'd hardly use it myself. My brother-in-law does most of the outdoor parties at his house, and he loves to grill and smoke meats. I do need to put in a new deck in the back of the house though. The 20 year old Trex stuff is starting to break down. Decks are nice, but I'm losing interest in them recently. What I don't like is that you have to (water) treat it once in a while, the wood starts to deteriorate, and the whole deck starts to lose stability. It would rock in places and squeak in others. Sometimes, the nails pop back up, causing a safety hazard. I've become a fan of stone patio flooring. Of course, these have problems, too, but none as severe as decks. I have stone patio in my back yard also. You step down from the deck onto the stone patio. The combination looks nice, but like you said, decks wear out and often require maintenance. My Trex deck has been near maintenance free, so I'm happy with that aspect. But eventually UV rays do their thing and start breaking down the synthetic material.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 30, 2019 19:54:53 GMT -5
Today, I had a moment of self-doubt as I started to question myself on the most fundamental question of my outdoor kitchen design: wood vs. concrete blocks vs. steel studs. Wood is cheap and easy to work with. But not waterproof. Safeguards will have to be built around it. Concrete blocks are possibly the cheapest, the most durable, and impervious to water, which is important because the kitchen will be located, you know, outdoors. But you need to know a little something about masonry. And you need muscle. Steel studs are the toughest to work with, the most expensive, but very sturdy. Also, like wood, don't let water touch them. You can take safeguards however. You also need special tools. I went with wood because California doesn't rain that often -- only in the Winter and only sometimes. Also, my kitchen will be under a roof (which I will have to build). So, wood is fine, cheap, light to carry, and easy to work with. And I have all the tools. Anyway, for a brief moment, I was wondering if I should go with concrete blocks because they look cool, too, but I will have to learn a little something about masonry, which is no big deal. Learning is fun. Anyway, I'm going to do a combination of both. Concrete blocks for the load bearing pillars for the roof and wood for the kitchen itself. Perhaps the outermost sections of the outdoor kitchen will be concrete blocks.
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Post by Wolfgang on Jun 1, 2019 15:02:32 GMT -5
This was me a few hours ago (but imagine me holding a drill):
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Post by Wolfgang on Jun 3, 2019 12:35:55 GMT -5
Back to the grind... Actually, I hardly wear flannel shirts. I usually go with a t-shirt or crew neck sweater:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 22:01:06 GMT -5
No eye or ear protection?
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Post by Wolfgang on Jun 5, 2019 21:55:54 GMT -5
Today was a royal waste of time re. my outdoor kitchen. Hot day. Sore muscles. Also, really getting into my Lucia Berlin short story collection. Plus all the VT nonsense. I also ran 5 miles and ate at Carl's Jr.
But tomorrow is a new day!
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Post by Wolfgang on Jun 6, 2019 12:49:13 GMT -5
My sister sent me a contract to review. I was dreading it. I thought, "Oh, boy, this is going to eat up my valuable time." Then, I looked at it and it was pretty standard. Easy peasy. I didn't even have to do research. Took care of that problem in 10 minutes. Now, the rest of the day is MINE!
Woo Hoo!
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