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Working on the Mahogany Deck and Kitchen Appliances
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" The structure of the deck is as traditional as it gets these days it's all pressure treated lumber four by four posts resting on concrete footings. Poured in a Sonatube and then of course all joists for the deck are pressure treated two by tens Brian Wiig and is over here from regal home improvements. And Brian you've subcontracted this step now what is it you're doing at that juncture there right now Bob I'm actually I flashed this and I made it out of the break out of PVC coil stock and I took a little groove out of here. And I'll apply it inside the beltway kind of your own invention -- system for Iraq keeping the water from getting in the -- back there yeah. So that just sits on top of the ledger board -- it -- and you just tack it into place -- so box nails or do you just let it -- I'm actually nailed off with some. I'm coil trim nails quote trim out there on the evidence and it won't rust all right now the decking ryley's over here at this -- getting ready. To fasten some of the decking I've. Now this is mahogany isn't it it is yet and mahogany about it since is that dressed out to a full. Warning to us -- it's what you call four quarter -- so when -- nailing it we're gonna screwing it and then plugging it afterwards and its affects now isn't this awfully expensive. It's. Actually it's not as expensive as you might think it's pretty comparable to vertical grain -- and so that's where really it's it's kind of -- decision for the homeowner who is us. It's a tighter grain than the fir though isn't it it's a tighter grain to how to -- yet. And it's that that's great and in this and in this case it's going to be painted because the historical district it'd kind of requires that right all right so. We're just using this countersink that which is going to drop out of all of our constant problem when shot -- to. And so the idea is that once all the screws are driven and the decking sections are fastened. We'll -- up the whole. And Carolyn from kmart's. Building company is installing -- and -- double ovens now. Lucas the top quality. A microwave oven or is it yes it is -- is microwave and the bottom of electric government. Wow and we're real excited about the stainless steel refrigerator is going to have a nice machine all of these whirlpool appliances really have that sleek and temporary book which. Makes it tonight's quote with the richness of the wooden cabinets. And their partners already works. And did one other cooktop. This cook tops fabulous. Just went and it has a downdraft. Exhaust exactly since it's located in a peninsula like this couldn't have a regular stove hood. So rice has the downdraft exactly. Yeah very nice."
" This was not just your typical little Galley kitchen that your -- it's a combination of areas right yeah and it's been a space like this at some point to create different zones of work and usefulness exactly and this zone is your traditional dining area and we've got a nice old table what do you put two of these fixtures off of those. False beam here what they're new right yes these came from the rejuvenation. Lamp and fixture company and their terrific restoration style fixture. They are headlights of the you know the twenties or thirties and they use them again in the ceiling back there in that close to ceiling units for a higher. Area so this is what provides the general lighting absolutely OK how many different types of lighting are there others task lighting general lighting what else -- Well we have some ambient lighting from Wisconsin's what you mean by -- for lighting these over here wouldn't. And they create a nice up light effect which is terrific to make the room feel bigger and then what about these overhead above the peninsula. These are decorative down lights without murano glass made by the Atlantic coast company and those are primarily down lights over the with a."