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Laying Plywood for the Front Porch Ceiling

General contractor Kevin Kalman and carpenter Bob Ryley lay plywood to the soffit of the front porch ceiling in the Mt. Pleasant house in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Laying Plywood for the Front Porch Ceiling

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" Almost the porch here is already had done but I see you look at the ceiling hated bill and that satan is already set up Oxnard think so -- hiding and attack us now. -- to Bob as well 24 inch wide piece starting at the top working our way down okay. And here's a full sheet right in the middle we'll finish with a 24 inch wide piece at the bottom. -- so that light fixture Redfield going to bring limitless sheet right out here that's right we don't want that to end up right on the joint with a lot of -- to -- right OK so -- good plant. -- We'll run through in this direction. I'm going to do it. It's a starting point and -- Can. Are you down -- good right on the line right there. Ready for another shaped and as you measure this light box we'll -- The measurements down Alison you know kind of partisan and so she's okay. We had moved into. Make recreation for this -- on the other direction. OK that's not 55 and requires."

" And it's okay with that. Let's quite a gap we've got. And at the end of the road happen to trim gonna cover that yes we've got a couple pieces of chemical or are there some battens have been that'll take care. Well -- an excellent and then. As the trim that covers the gap. And that's right yeah. -- from case. Children. Good. --"

" These battens really do a nice job of finishing this stuff. -- I persons nicely. So what kind of finish you're gonna put on -- kept -- have things troops. True color. It just it paint it just the ceiling panel at night. --"

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