CCK Miller and Kemp Millwork build

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,
The weathering that got on the foundation is a true "happy accident".  Looks great, and the rust off the panels would have discolored the stone in real life.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for looking in, Jan.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Chip, I take all prescriptions.  I actually was a pharmacist before starting med school.  I've seen those products and think they'd work great as foundations also.  The biggest positive here was, I didn't have to paint it.   


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for looking in, Dave.  I really like that CB&Q freight house.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for the comment and following, Jerry.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

One more deck to make for the office landing.  Glad it's the smallest one.  Again the printed template was too large, so I just measured it out myself.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

The kit comes with some plastic stairs, I believe made by Central Valley.  They're OK, but I'd have a heck of a time matching it to the wood, so I use a Rusty Stumps Stair kit for this.  The steps need to be sanded as they have a small attachment bit in the center and the edges are brown from the laser burn (2nd pic).


Jeff

[rpdylan]

I love using the Rusty Stumps stairs and jig. They come out nice and the jig does help!

[MAP]

Jeff,
The build is coming along great.  I have this kit and all of the tweaks you're doing will come in handy when I build mine.  I need to check out the Monster MW stuff you guys are talking about.  Keep the photos coming.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, guys.  Glad to help, Mark.   Just remember the instructions aren't too great.  I figured building the railings for the upper platform would be easier before it was on the building.  I needed to leave an opening the width of which is sufficient for the railings from the stairs to attach to.  (Picture one).  Then it's just 4x4 posts and 2x4 caps and one middle reinforcing strip.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I then tried fitting the platform on the building and it wouldn't fit.  The platform as a little overhang for the top board on the front, and none on the back.  I had put the railings on the wrong side.    What a dumb****!  Easy removal and sanding off the glue and reglued on the CORRECT side.  It fits now, but brings up another issue.  Like the window placement on the battens I talked about earlier, the platform sits off the siding on the battens.  I wonder what they would do in real carpentry.  A lazy carpenter would just put it over the battens, leaving a gap between the top boards (and the lower joist) and the true siding.  Lazy wins!     Unless you're looking directly down the edge from the side, you can't see the gap.  I didn't think I would be able to cut the battens off without screwing something else up.  Time for dog walk #2 of the day and then it's time to tackle the stairs.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Finished the stairs and then the front overhang.  Need to finish the step railings and then some details.


Jeff

[Janbouli]

Looking great Jeff. Love the woodwork , especially the stairs.

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,
You are doing great with this kit.  The colors and weathering really compliment each other, everything looks so natural from the faded paint to the shingles. I like the extra touches, the partly open windows and the wood stairs. 

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Jan and Jerry.  I made up some lampshade/conduits.  These wouldn't fit on the upper porch, so I used one of the wall mounted lights for there.  I had to make an electrical service receiver and electric meter (though I'm sure I have some castings around here somewhere  ).  I clipped some insulators off Rix telephone pole crossarms and glued them to a piece of wood for the receiver.  I hope they hold when I glue the wire from them to the power pole.  The parts on the left I use to cover where the wire conduit comes out of the wall.