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Barn door project is done, here are pics as it progressed:
So, in hindsight I’m glad I did this project (which still isn’t 100%) but i just let it drag on for way too long. It’s so damn hot in Atlanta the last 6 months and I got Covid during this time which didn’t help. It needed to be done - which I realized during demo but it was probably a little beyond my skills. Feel like I got lucky - made several mistakes but most were correctable or not that noticeable. Once I’m fully done and it’s painted I’m sure I’ll be thrilled with the results but man it’s been a while getting here and the cost was more than I expected (like always). I’m guessing I ended up saving $2k doing it myself and it wasn’t $2k I had sitting around at the moment so it was worth it.Since we moved in, I've slowly been knocking out backyard projects - cutting down the growth in the back of the yard, to make it usable, put in a fire pit, put in a garden, cut down some trees, about to have 7 large pines cut down, killed about 14 snakes, installed some sun screens, had undecking installed, put up a large screen TV under the deck. Lots of work and the place looks great, especially compared with when we moved in.
So, for a while I've complained that the builder put the deck stairs down to the patio directly behind and the full length of the deck. I've told the wife numerous times I wanted to move them to one end. Finally decided to have a deck guy come out and look at it and give me suggestions and an estimate. 5k was the estimate so the wife denied my requestBut, 5k was more than I was willing to pay too as the steps were still usable, although in somewhat rough shape.
So, my son and I decide - what the hell, we can do this. Watched several videos and decide to jump in. Now, I'm not the handiest guy in the world but I'm not a total dope either. But this project did and still does make me a tad nervous as I've not done something to this level.
Anyway, my 20 year old son jumped in with both feet and over the last week we've been working on it. Here's the thing though - after doing the demo of the old stairs I realize how crappy the builder did with them. Several shortcuts and things they did wrong. Buried the footers in the ground, used concrete nails for the deck joists and stringers (wtf!?) and basically had the footer in the ground. After I got all the material off the 6x6's I was able to just push them over (again, wtf). So, now I'm not only happy with the aesthetics (really opens up the underdecking to the yard and I can watch the TV from the fire pit!) but also realize I maybe had a dangerous situation on my hands with these tall stairs built shoddily.
https://imgur.com/a/C2tVDvS
Question for you guys. Now I'm nervous about the main deck structure. You can see the 4 - 6x6's supporting the deck. Should I look to reinforce those - if so, recommendation? I'm thinking I may need to consult a deck guy for this part - thoughts?
I would put a 2x4 along the wall that is anchored into the CMU, then attach normal bike hangers to the 2x4. I assume the furring strips are vertical, so you would be sandwiching the 2x4, drywall, furring against the CMU. If the furring is horizontal, maybe cut out a strip the size of the 2x4 and attach the 2x4 directly against the CMU. The face would then be pretty close to the face of the drywall.Senor Schmutzig said:
This.
How will I know where the furring strips are located to anchor the 2x4 to? Would a regular stud finder pick it up? They are pretty thin.
Yup.
Correct. The term "Redhead" became kind of like "Kleenex" in the material supply business. Any brand like it would suffice.
I used to work in the Powers / Dewalt anchors team, so I'm always fighting against that. Like the blue screws being called "Tapcons" and the powder actuated anchors being called "Ramsets".
I thought I remembered you being in that line of work, though I was thinking you were at B&D. 1 for 2 is pretty good for my feeble memory these days
Dewalt and Powers are both brands under Stanley Black and Decker.I thought I remembered you being in that line of work, though I was thinking you were at B&D. 1 for 2 is pretty good for my feeble memory these days
"Tecos" was the big brand-becomes-generic-name item when I sold building materials.
You can actually still buy those
You sure it's not just the safety sensors being misaligned? If the sensor is off, it would think something is under the door and cause it to go back up. That'd also explain why it goes up no problem because the sensors wouldn't matter when going up.
A long dry summer without watering the foundation?
How old are the springs? Hardware- Maybe loose someplace? Those wheels on the edges can sometimes work themselves out or the door gets kind of pushed to ones side too far.
My first thought were the springs. I’m on my 3rd set and it sounds like these are the culprit. How old is the opener?How old are the springs? Hardware- Maybe loose someplace? Those wheels on the edges can sometimes work themselves out or the door gets kind of pushed to ones side too far.
You could try tightening it up and applying a little clear silicone caulk to hold things in place. Not ideal but could be an option.
It’s probably the opener and/or the rollers/bearings. I use Banko fwiw. Love my new Liftmaster opener. It fancy.
Photos of what specifically? The screw or whatever underneath? I can try, but it is a seriously tight space under there. Also, can we post pics here?
