AZ ranch

[Ken]

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I had hoped to make some progress on the deck railing, but with temps going down into the teens this week, I decided that stocking up on firewood was more important.

Mr. Fuller Looking at the National weather report they mentioned interstate in Northern Ariz will be closed due to snow. I just wondered how you were doing. Looks like maybe a long winter from amount of storms from Calif.

House is looking good. About finished with the heavy work.
ken

 

[BoFuller]

We are getting a few inches. I have plenty of firewood stocked up so let winter come.

Instead of doing the railing, I have been busy sealing up cracks, giving the logs another coat of varathane, and painting the chinking.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Looking good.

 

[BoFuller]

Mr. Fuller Looking at the National weather report they mentioned interstate in Northern Ariz will be closed due to snow. I just wondered how you were doing. Looks like maybe a long winter from amount of storms from Calif.

House is looking good. About finished with the heavy work.
ken

Ken,

We got about 22 inches over Thanksgiving holiday. Then it rained and melted it all. Needless to say, it is mud city now. We just postponed our Association Board meeting a week because of the muddy roads.

 

[Ken]

Ken,

We got about 22 inches over Thanksgiving holiday. Then it rained and melted it all. Needless to say, it is mud city now. We just postponed our Association Board meeting a week because of the muddy roads.

I remember that one year the snow was deep enough to hide all the cars in parking lot for about 10 days .then small bumps showed the large front end loader driver where the vehicles were to removed the snow. The mountain near the railroad tracks south of Seligman our Microwave site needed attention and a dozer was hired to drag the truck to the site. cross country and over trees gullies and rocks . then when equipment was fixed drug the truck off the mt. it loocked like a demolation truck after that.
Mt Walulapi. near Kingman the snow so deep a Cat D 9 took 3 days to get within a mile of the M/w site and the technicman used snow shoes to walk down to truck. took all after noon and when I asked why it took so long he replyed kept falling into the tree tops and had to climb out.
A couple of men died from carbon Monoxide in area close to Phoenix.
That high voltage power line near your location was whipping in circle and a large arc of voltage when phases came close to each other.
Think have already memtion this in past posting .

When had chance took next job in Southern N.Mex.
Mr. Fuller thanks for the message.
ken

 

[BoFuller]

Finally got back to work on the deck. Here is the landing and stairs that I built a couple days ago. I still need to do the railings, but no more using a ladder to get up onto the deck.

 

[Thall303]

Glad your back!

You have the honor of sharing the all time best build thread.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[EddieWalker]

Very good looking stairs. It's always nice seeing pictures of your progress.

 

[BoFuller]

Glad your back!

You have the honor of sharing the all time best build thread.

Thanks for sharing!

There are a lot of GREAT build threads on here. I would not like to be one of the judges for the “best”, but thanks for the compliment.

 

[BoFuller]

Thanks, Eddie.

A couple before pics

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

looks great Bo!

Hope y'all are staying safe waaaay out there in the country.

 

[BoFuller]

I was able to get one of the 16 foot ledger boards up today. Heavy board, climbing up and down scaffolding, trimming high spots with chainsaw,......

Whew, I am bushed.

 

[BoFuller]

Finished the other ledger board and I have half of the joists up. Slow and steady. I am 70 and working alone, so safety comes before speed. No deadlines makes it easier.

 

[BoFuller]

I am getting to the point where I need to order the door for upstairs. I originally thought French doors, but they both do not need to open, so probably one of those where one half is window and the other half the door. I know there is a name for that, but i forget it.
Anyway, my wife would prefer an out swing. What are the pros and cons of an out-swing vs. an in-swing?

 

[EddieWalker]

Exterior doors swing in because the seals stop moisture from getting past the door. There are special doors for outswing that are sealed differently, but they are very expensive. If you install a standard exterior door with the door swinging out, you will allow moisture to get into the space between the door and jam.

The other issue is the hinges will be exposed and it's easy to remove the pins and remove the door. There are guards to stop this but they cost more and they are ugly.

 

[BoFuller]

Exterior doors swing in because the seals stop moisture from getting past the door. There are special doors for outswing that are sealed differently, but they are very expensive. If you install a standard exterior door with the door swinging out, you will allow moisture to get into the space between the door and jam.

The other issue is the hinges will be exposed and it's easy to remove the pins and remove the door. There are guards to stop this but they cost more and they are ugly.

Thanks Eddie!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I am getting to the point where I need to order the door for upstairs. I originally thought French doors, but they both do not need to open, so probably one of those where one half is window and the other half the door. I know there is a name for that, but i forget it.
Anyway, my wife would prefer an out swing. What are the pros and cons of an out-swing vs. an in-swing?

You can get Anderson French door with 1 active panel and 1 fixed. Mine swing in.

 

[3Ts]

I have a French door with 2 active panels that swing out. The hinges are security hinges and look just like a normal hinge. First, the pin is captured meaning you can't knock it out. Second, even if you cut the barrel off there is a pin in the hinge that penetrates both hinges when the door is closed that keeps the door from being opened. A package of 3 security hinges shows as $20 on a google search and you can use a set of security hinge pins for $12 also on a google search. And they look like normal hinges until you open the door and look at them. All my outside doors are inset from the weather so they do not get direct exposure. The biggest risk I see is the latch, so be sure to use a deadbolt as well.

The out-swing do seal differently than in-swing, but the out-swing have a better seal IMO. The threshold also helps direct water to the outside better with an outswing. I've not seen a significant price difference between the in-swing and out-swing when I was looking at doors. The out-swing don't acomodate a screen door very well.

 

[BoFuller]

I have a French door with 2 active panels that swing out. The hinges are security hinges and look just like a normal hinge. First, the pin is captured meaning you can't knock it out. Second, even if you cut the barrel off there is a pin in the hinge that penetrates both hinges when the door is closed that keeps the door from being opened. A package of 3 security hinges shows as $20 on a google search and you can use a set of security hinge pins for $12 also on a google search. And they look like normal hinges until you open the door and look at them. All my outside doors are inset from the weather so they do not get direct exposure. The biggest risk I see is the latch, so be sure to use a deadbolt as well.

The out-swing do seal differently than in-swing, but the out-swing have a better seal IMO. The threshold also helps direct water to the outside better with an outswing. I've not seen a significant price difference between the in-swing and out-swing when I was looking at doors. The out-swing don't acomodate a screen door very well.

You had me until the last sentence. A screen door is a HIGH priority.

Thanks.

 

[BoFuller]

The hinges on the outside would not be a HUGE concern, as this is a 2nd floor deck with no outside stairs. If somebody wanted to break in, it would be a lot easier to break a downstairs window than climb up and try the upstairs door.
And I have an 8 ft overhang, so its somewhat protected from weather, unless its raining sideways.