So we bought all that cement board siding (Hardie Board) for the exterior of 520 rear. But, after adding continuous (no furrow strips) soundproofing and insulation, the width of the wall is now extended 2-7/8″ past the sheathing, or 3-1/4″ past the studs, which are only 2×4. What kind of hardware is needed to hang cement board siding that far out from the studs? Once the calculations are done, the cement board siding comes in at 93 lbs. per 4×8′ area.
Allan
contacting Senville
The previous person said they would help but didn’t. I think I have a new person looking after things. He wants to see the nameplate of the outside unit (compressor).
Senville heat pump not working
Something got screwed up. I believe the wires were crossed when the Senville heat pump was installed. We were careful to not mix up the wires, but things got crossed. Now, the dang thing won’t fire up.
I’ll have to test connectivity from both terminals – start and end.
wild flowers, fruit trees, and shrubs
Some of the wild flower seeds must have been what Sandra has identified as “wild lettuce”. They grow like trees! Now my fruit trees are inundated by what amounts to giant weeds. I’ll have to pull some.
Some of the shrubs in the front, next to the sidewalk, have died off. I pulled four dead shrubs and kept two that were half-dead. I’ll have to trim them sometime. In the mean time, I watered the two new shrubs. I hope they take.
wild flower garden
The wild flower garden has filled in with various colours.
Unfortunately, some of it is just wild weeds. … But what is a “weed”, anyway?
rear deck pickets
The rear tenant wants a little privacy. To that end, we’re adding pickets to the rear deck which will create a visual barrier between the two areas. They still have to be cut to the appropriate height (i.e. the tallest point not rotted away!), power washed, and stained.
posts and pads
The fence posts are painted now, in Tremclad black, ready for holes to be drilled for rails. Four new pads are now installed, gravel and sand underneath.
Next: move the shed out of the house’s rear walkway, drill the holes, exchange the bolts (should have 5″, not 4″), and put up the rails.
Tremclad black
I took a wire wheel to the steel fence posts to remove the surface rust. I could have painted right over the rust with Tremclad paint, according to others around me, but, according to the directions on the can, this is a no-no. Take the rust off first!
fence post cement
We’re mixing cement today, putting in the last (hopefully) fence posts.
All went well enough except the last post – too many roots. The hole was in the wrong place because the roots pushed pushed the power auger off to one side.
Now what? Next time I’ll cut the roots off as far down as I can and complete the job.
Quikrete cement, post holes
Fourteen bags of Quikrete weight in at 420kg (924 lbs), more than I would like to haul, but nothing broke off the van, so we’re good.
The post holes are all dug, ready for cement. (The last hole was full of roots. What a pain – especially for the roots!)
