Recent content by Scott12v

This is one of our biggest concerns since we have plans for even more stone inside and out (basement fireplace, outside retaining wall, external garage, etc...). Our stone company has assured us that they still have a daughter to put through college and won't be giving it up any time soon, but...

Unfortunately no...and we won't have any for quite a while. The bar is a part of a much larger basement project that I'm working on as I have the time, so we probably won't make any more progress on the bar until everything else is done (drywall, floor, etc.) At the pace I'm going, it likely...

Well, our stone company did suggest starting from the top down, but it really didn't seem to make much of a difference to me. I also supect it matters what type of stone you are using...for the fieldstone like we use, it doesn't make much of a difference and you can be pretty random...putting...

The stones are made out of concrete with some coloring added. I just use a cut-off wheel with a diamond blade and it cuts right through. As far as the dust, it is just concrete dust (and the coloring agent), so whatever precautions you would take when cutting concrete should be suitable.

Stone going up on the house: Finished House: Bar: Finished Bar (the grout hasn't dried in this picture. It is MUCH lighter now): Patio: We still have some work left on the patio (finishing all the grout and toppers on the walls), but that...

I have some experience with this. Basically, we built a house two years ago and did the whole front in cultured stone. We got the stone from a local company that we met at a home show. They were about 50% the cost of real cultured stone (I believe cultured stone is a name brand). Now all of the...

Thanks PAToyota. I just got a phone quote from another company...they use 3.25" of topcoat and his quote was the same price as the other guy...so it sounds better already. But I'm still going to look for a base coat and topcoat together.

Interesting...thanks for the info...we'll definitely check with them. I didn't even think about it, but I wonder if I need a permit for this.

Thanks for the feedback Junkman. I'm in Pittsburgh, so the freeze/thaw cycle isn't quite that bad. I guess the best thing to do will be to wait and see what the other contractors come back with. If they all come back with a 2" topcoat, then I guess that's the standard around here. Also...

This quote was definitely for a 2" topcoat only. I just found this thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8403&highlight=asphalt and it sounds like 2" is not sufficient. Now I'm worried about the cost to go thicker...

We're looking to pave our driveway pad with Asphalt (black top). The pad is 50x50, and fairly level. The driveway is currently 2B Limestone. We got our first quote last night and were relatively happy with the cost ($3,700), but the quote was for only a 2" - 2.5" topcoat. Is this normal...

Yep...that's exactly what I've been looking at too. The mini-split systems seems to be the best bet for a garage that you can't put a window unit in.

Thanks...I tried this tonight and it works great.

Wait a second...what do you mean by this?

It comes with 4 rubber pads that sit under the jackpoints on the car. You can kind of see them in KATIT's picture above. They are adjustable in the sense that they are not attached to the lift, so you can put them wherever you want...they are literally blocks of rubber.