moparmat2000
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hi Y'all
here is the biggest honey do i have ever done. when i was getting supplies with my wife helping me, she asked me if i had ever done this before. i told her no, but i did stay at a holiday inn express once tho. LOL. actually i have done different aspects of construction, just not everything in one job, so this was a test of my skills.
living here in west texas having an open covered patio is kinda a waste. its useable for spring, and fall. winter is too cold to use it, and summer is too hot.
the concrete under the covered patio i enclosed was poured with the house slab, the patio beyond it was poured sometime after the house was built.
i had to use my floor jack and a pole to jack up the corner of the roof, to level it out a bit as it became the upper header for the windows i put in.
as of now its dried in, and watertite. all the rough in electrical is done. i used 3/4" Rmax foamboard against the framing, then masonite over it. i custom made stainless steel flashing for the lower edges and caulked the hell out of it with liquid nails, then silicone under the lower trim strip. i plan on putting up rain gutters to keep the rain from splashing up on the lower edge too.
city calls for R30 in ceilings, and R13 in walls on new construction. with the foamboard in the walls, and nailed up under the ceiling insulation before i put up the sheetrock in the ceiling, i will have R35 in the ceiling, and R18 in the walls.
my windows are custom made for the opening and are low E glass, argon filled between the panes.the full length glass panel door has a built in blind and is also argon filled.
i have a super heavy duty Endura wall mount doggie door that will be mounted next to the door. it has 2 flaps, and a locking slider, magnetic all around the flaps to keep the outside air , well , outside.
i have to run my cable line for cable TV in the new room, then its time to get itchy with the insulation, and call the city for a final to put up the sheetrock. for a guy with no formal house building training i think its coming along pretty good.
it will be nice to sit out here on rainy days, and watch the thunderstorms roll in, or just enjoy a cup of coffee in here in the morning. it looks small in the pix, but its inside dimension is 11.5' x7.5' im thinking this will be a cool room to set up the christmas tree in the wintertime.
oh and BTW the house trim was poop brown, we are color changing the whole house to a tan that matches the metal roof i had installed a few years back. of course starting with painting the addition first. i think the new color looks really good, and goes with the brick much better.
enjoy the pix of my labor LOL
matt
here is the biggest honey do i have ever done. when i was getting supplies with my wife helping me, she asked me if i had ever done this before. i told her no, but i did stay at a holiday inn express once tho. LOL. actually i have done different aspects of construction, just not everything in one job, so this was a test of my skills.
living here in west texas having an open covered patio is kinda a waste. its useable for spring, and fall. winter is too cold to use it, and summer is too hot.
the concrete under the covered patio i enclosed was poured with the house slab, the patio beyond it was poured sometime after the house was built.
i had to use my floor jack and a pole to jack up the corner of the roof, to level it out a bit as it became the upper header for the windows i put in.
as of now its dried in, and watertite. all the rough in electrical is done. i used 3/4" Rmax foamboard against the framing, then masonite over it. i custom made stainless steel flashing for the lower edges and caulked the hell out of it with liquid nails, then silicone under the lower trim strip. i plan on putting up rain gutters to keep the rain from splashing up on the lower edge too.
city calls for R30 in ceilings, and R13 in walls on new construction. with the foamboard in the walls, and nailed up under the ceiling insulation before i put up the sheetrock in the ceiling, i will have R35 in the ceiling, and R18 in the walls.
my windows are custom made for the opening and are low E glass, argon filled between the panes.the full length glass panel door has a built in blind and is also argon filled.
i have a super heavy duty Endura wall mount doggie door that will be mounted next to the door. it has 2 flaps, and a locking slider, magnetic all around the flaps to keep the outside air , well , outside.
i have to run my cable line for cable TV in the new room, then its time to get itchy with the insulation, and call the city for a final to put up the sheetrock. for a guy with no formal house building training i think its coming along pretty good.
it will be nice to sit out here on rainy days, and watch the thunderstorms roll in, or just enjoy a cup of coffee in here in the morning. it looks small in the pix, but its inside dimension is 11.5' x7.5' im thinking this will be a cool room to set up the christmas tree in the wintertime.
oh and BTW the house trim was poop brown, we are color changing the whole house to a tan that matches the metal roof i had installed a few years back. of course starting with painting the addition first. i think the new color looks really good, and goes with the brick much better.
enjoy the pix of my labor LOL
matt
