Finish Carpentry
18May07
I took two days off earlier this week to work on some of the finish carpentry. There is a lot of it in our house, which will be nice in the end, but right now it is very time consuming. I managed to get all the birch paneling done in the hall, as well as all the casing on the bedroom doors. The louvered windows are what took the most time. They really complete the rooms though, and will be great to have when we get the skylights installed. The idea is that when the skylights in the hall are open it will draw air from the courtyard windows, through the room and out the skylights. It should provide for some great passive cooling. So far the temperature in our house has been great as long as we open all the windows at night, and close them in the morning.
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Ooh, nice windas!
Very nice.
where did you get the birch and how much? and what do you plan to do for baseboard, if anything
rr, the birch was from a local place called Mac Beath Hardwood. The 3/8″ baltic I used for the panels, and louvers was around $30 for a 5 x 5 sheet. The 3/4″ baltic I used for door casing and window casing was around $75 for a 4 x 8 sheet. The whole thing cost me around $500 in wood I think.
There will be no baseboard in the whole addition. The drywall floats 1/2″ above the ground with a finished edge, and the wood paneling has the same detail.
One thing I’d love to see on your blog would be a little more detail. I read your blog daily for ideas that I can use in my own home, and a little more detail would help a lot. The paneling, for example, could be a post unto itself explaining more about what it is, how it’s installed, how it’s finished, and any pros and cons you found out now that you’ve done it. Also, the louvers could be another post. I couldn’t tell until I read the comments that they were birch ply nor that you made them (congrats by the way, they look amazing). Do they open/close or are they fixed? Is there glass? Do the windows open? Where are these in your house? Another post I’d like to see is an updated floor plan and some exterior photos even though it’s not all done yet. The more I can learn about what you’re doing, the better. Keep up the great and inspiring work!
Good feedback David. I’ll try and do a follow up post and give a little more detail about the whole project.
Great post DavidM, I agree, I’d love to learn how to do some of the things Creede has had the opportunity to experience with the building of his house. Maybe you could create a DIY section of your blog! Keep it up!
creed. thanks for the info. what do you mean by ‘finished endge’ for the bottom of the drywall..? i.e. is there a trim pieceon there similar to drywall corners?
and when you say the drywall is hung 1/2″ above the floor, do you mean subfloor or finished flooring? did you do the drywall before the final flooring?
thanks
Beautiful window louvers.
I certainly don’t have your skills, but for what it’s worth, here’s a link to a FREE photo plan for adding louver-slats to skylights to block most of the sun rays, but not the light entering via the skylight.
htttp://www.pointshooting.com/sky1.htm
Best regards,
John Veit
ooops the link is http://www.pointshooting.com/sky1.htm
Sorry about that.