--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, coldbluiceman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Alex Stanley wrote: > > > > > coldbluiceman wrote: > > > > > > > > > So you are still into the silly stuff? > > > I thought you would have out grown that by now. > > > > Outgrown being light-hearted and silly? > > Namaste Sir Alex, > No, I was refering to the gay boys. > That "siily stuff".
In that regard, the silly stuff I've outgrown is useless, ignorant, superstition-based societal conditioning with respect to human sexuality. > Although I noticed some potential issues you may have later on.. > > 1). The cold formed metal stud framing at the new fireplace..,the > stud track will rust/corrode due to condensation and permanently > discolor the adjoing tile floor. If its marble the tile will > transmit the dis-coloration to surround tile. They make entire buildings out of that stuff. If rust and corrosion of galvanized steel were that serious a problem, the liability issues would surely put the steel framing industry out of business. The fireplace is direct vent gas (propane), but I figured that it made sense to not use flammable materials next to it. The steel frame is covered in Durock and plastered. Durock seems to hold up very well to moisture. We had black mold growing on the drywall next to the garage doors, down near the floor. So, I told them to cut out a strip of drywall along the floor and replace it with Durock. They also tweaked the weatherstripping. End result: No more mold. > 2). The "step down transition" from one room to the next at "living > room north" (with the hard tile cove base & french doors). > http://alex.natel.net/house/new/living_room_pano.jpg > The tile floor may become wet (or the soles of your feet)and you > could very easily lose your footing and slip. The step down is from the livingroom to a covered, screened in porch. The porch floor is concrete slab with a textured surface. The floor slopes toward the screened wall, and there are weep holes for water to drain out. > 3). Expansion joint at the-- tie-in at the existing structure, to > the new construction. > The two walls will expand and contract at different rates as it > appears from the photo that conventional construction methods were > used from- the exisitng, to new. > http://alex.natel.net/house/new/cool_storage_west.jpg > > What type of expansion material was used? That particular picture is of a wall between two existing parts of the house, put up to remove a west-facing pocket that was collecting bad juju. I don't know the particulars of the interface between the old and new construction. > Did you use an elastomeric paint to re-paint the exisitng exterior. > And, was new construction exterior stucco color coat integral dye- > colored or elastomeric? The color isn't integral because we didn't want the textured colored finishes that the guy showed us. We wanted a smooth finish. I don't remember the particulars about the color coat, but it was some special stuff for stucco. > 4). The baseboard heaters in the "north passage"?.. > http://alex.natel.net/house/new/north_passage_tile.jpg > Please advise your wife not to hang window treatments that extned > any lower than the window openings..fire hazzard. > What happened with the ciculating hot water heat under the floors? > not very effiecent. There is hot water heat in the floors. The passageways, however, have so much glass that additional radiators were required. The baseboard heaters are Runtal radiators tied in with the floor heat. Our intention is to keep the passageways minimally heated, but we wanted them to have full heating capacity if desired. > > http://alex.natel.net/house/new/ > > Just my expert professional opinion based upon 25+ years in the > building trades. IIRC, you voiced concerns about building issues with the original house (something about windows and humidity or somesuch), and no such problem ever manifested. And, the original builder was a guy with very little house building experience. The new construction was done by the best builder in the area. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
