Recent content by Chrysis

Di nada, I used Penetrol and enamel for fiberglass to paint our little fiberglass travel trailer. It looks like it was a sprayed automotive finish. It does slow the dry time a bit though.

Heh, I have wifi that reaches my shop, but won't make it through. I see the SSID, but the signal is killed by the shop. Haven't found a good solution for that yet.

You would be amazed at the results you can get with an oil based enamel and Pentrol https://www.homedepot.com/p/Flood-Penetrol-1-Qt-Clear-Paint-Additive-FLD4-04/100130893 using a roller brush.

Thanks, everyone. I'll contact the truss vendor. I went through my paperwork and found who made them. There is a local guy selling galvanized roofs from dismantled chicken coops for 2 bucks a 3' x 10' sheet. I already bought 30 to use as wainscoting for the walls of the shop. If the truss...

I've been searching all over and I'm trying to understand everything I have been reading. Please correct me if I am wrong about anything I say, terminology, etc. It's been known to happen, frequently. My shop is 30 x 40 x 10. It has what appears to be 30' 4/12 gabled trusses on 48" centers...

Looking in the crawlspace it looks like the previous owner might have intended to do a sump pump. There was a channel around the inner perimeter of the foundation but no pit. I really wanted it to rain after the foundation was repaired to see if there was still intrusion.

The holes are filled and we have a solid foundation again. It cost 5 grand. They dug down to the footers, ground them clean so it was fresh concrete and no dirt, then built back up to the above grade course. I didn't get any pictures as they were doing the work, but the of the company is...

Culvert pipe?

I see, grouting is filling the blocks with mortar. I'll have to check to see if they are. I have not really inspected them very close yet.

If by grouted you mean is there mortar on the blocks, yes. All the blocks are mortared. There appear to be no cracks or stair-stepping on anywhere on any of the existing block.

Likely the only because the 2 sections are less than 10% of the overall foundation, the 3 courses of block above distribute any weight across the entire span, and a significant amount of the weight is likely resting on the cmu stacks. Just a guess, I'm by no means a structural engineer.

Yeah, these are one one each side. Under the deck on the south side of the house, and under the front porch on the north side of the house. The other problem is the grading on the land is nearly level. Once I get this fixed, I'll be adding a sump pump system under the house, as well as...

A few additional pictures I took. If I do it it looks like I will need to dig down to expose the remainder of the blocks. Chip what ever is left sub surface, and either set new block or build a form and pour in concrete. If I do it, i'll have to just set new block in place. I'm not sure how...

Lol, you'd think being as how my profession is computers I'd be able to adequately manage to attach a picture the first time......ces't la vie =)

Hmm missed the attachment last time.