Check out the tile section of your local box store or a flooring place or even ebay for mosaic tile.
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Thanks Devon. I’ll check our local stores and see if they have anything that looks appropriate.
Dan,
you mentioned time and walls…
if you do wood, go with board and batton.
lap siding is a bitch - timewise. you either have to mill each board, or you have to glue some underlying support for each board.
have a look. this building i started for the 2011 challenge. it still isn’t finished .
http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/14136/2011-challenge-the-greenbuck-hotel?page=2 (scroll down a bit)
One thing you could have done is put in a ridge cap/vent, in order to make the thing a bit wider, and allow your workers to breathe.
I like lap siding, but it can take a while to lay up.
Korm, you are correct. Lap siding will take forever to mill. I’ve milled a few boards already just to see what it would take. It looks good, but I think it looks a little to modern for the look I’m trying to achieve.
David, it will have a ridge vent both for the ventilation and to provide an adequate drip edge for the roofing. Each side of the rafter is slightly over 10ft long so the ridge vent will push the metal roofing down just far enough to over hang the end of the rafter.
Quick update. Not much progress over the last week. I was on a hunting trip with my son all last weekend and work and other life responsibilities took up most of my work week. R.E Mington was able to get the walls, floor joist and runners for the rails put together today. Pictures were taken but can’t post them from my iPad. I’ll post them tomorrow. Hopefully the crew will get the floor completed tomorrow and then they can start on the windows.
One thing I have come to realize while working on this project: I do not have near enough clamps.
Dan Hilyer said:
One thing I have come to realize while working on this project: I do not have near enough clamps.
It took this project to realize that. I have more clamps than you can shake a stick at and I don’t have enough. I need about 10 more of the Irwin Kwik grip smallest ones.
Well, I have quite a few large clamps ( bar clamps, parallel jaw clamps, etc), but I don’t have enough 6", 12", & 24" clamps. I’ll solve that problem the next time I am in Lowes.
Dan I have found those small Irwin Qwick grips to be irreplaceable. I have other small clamps but those things get their use.
I have a few of those and they are handy. Irwin is quite proud of them too $$$.
Yes they do want a pretty penny for them
Yes, I bought a few of them small Irwin clamps years ago when they first came out. Lowe’s had a buy one get one sale on them. I also have a assortment of smaller spring clamps that I got at the dollar store. But it seams that I usually don’t have enough of one type or another for the project at hand.
Moving forward once again. Mr. Paws worked the crew pretty hard this weekend and although not much got completed, the boys did get a lot accomplished. R.E. Mington and company got the walls and floor framing completed on Saturday and got the lumber for the windows cut on Sunday. They even managed to get one window put together. According to Uncle Munson that was a major PIA.
This afternoon, the crew got busy again. They built a quick jig to help lessen the pain of assembling the windows. Still not easy, but much better.
They were able to remove one window from the glue up and get another one in the jig.
They are not perfect, but to be the first of its kind coming from the WSRR shops, it’ll have to work. The crew also managed to cut all the lumber for the floor of the engine house.
I’m liking those windows! Did you notch all that wood by hand? Wow.
Daktah John said:
I’m liking those windows! Did you notch all that wood by hand? Wow.
Depends on what you consider “cut by hand”. I cut each one on a 10" table saw. The vertical ones were notched on a single piece of wood and then each piece ripped from that. The horizontal ones were done in a similar manner. Now I know why Dave the Tin Man made a single master and then cast all his. I will try that on the next build. Just not enough time on this one. Plus, I thought they would look good made out of black walnut.
R.E. Mington and company have been busy the last couple of evenings. They have completed assembling all the windows, cut and installed the roof rafters and support boards and installed the side fascia boards. As shown below, the roof is still removable.
Tomorrow the crew plans to get the rail secured and the floor installed. then they can get started on the workshop.
Nice work
Top notch Dan. I’m sure Mr. Paws is pleased. Those windows are fantastic. They will add a lot to the structure. I’m a bit jealous that you have the roof structure done. I’m dreading that part.
Looks good. Love the windows. I wish I had the patience. Randy I dreaded the roof on my covered bridge. In the end It worked out, not perfect but good enough.
I’m also impressed by your window and appreciate the amount of work it took to make it.
If you have a bunch of those to make why not do what others have done and use a piece of “egg crate” light diffuser? They look great in any industrial type building.
When I make windows for a factory or a engine house like the one I built for Mik’s build challenge 2 years ago I have used hardware clothe painted and pressed over a piece of plexi glass.
Just a thought on another approach to windows that might save you some time in the future.
Keep up the good work.