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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,807
    edited April 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Thanks for the link John. My brother-in-law and his business partner are supposed to plywood my entire attic, cut the entrance into the ceiling, with a pull down door, and get a ladder in place as a house warming gift.

    That one looks a hell of a lot sturdier than those wooden fold outs with the springs that always scare the hell out of me when I'm climbing them with this fat butt of mine.

    I like that it is telescopic. It looke like it won't take up too much space and will is be easy to pull down as well as last longer than the wooden fold outs.

    Use at least 1/2 inch plywood in the attic and be prepared to fix nail pops on the drywall in the ceiling.

    Nail pops are easy to fix.

    You need:
    - New drywall nails
    - Joint Compound
    - Matching paint
    - Fine bristle Paint brush
    - Hammer
    - Spackle blade
    - Fine grit sandpaper
    - Tack cloth
    - Primer if you want

    Find the nail head on the popped nail and take another drywall nail. Put the side of the shank of the new nail along the edge of the head of the popped nail. Hammer it in pinning the popped nail head under the head of the new nail. The new nail bites in to fresh wood and keeps the old nail from coming back out again. Sink it slightly lower than the surface of the sheetrock/wallboard. Then take joint compound and thinly coat it so the divot is covered completely. Leave excess and let it dry. Then get some fine grit sand paper and sand the compound down to level with the surface of the wall. Might want to use a block of wood for this and use long strokes so you can see the high spots. Clean off the dust with the tack cloth. You can then paint the patch. You can use the primer if you want but it's not really necessary. When you paint, feather the edges to blend in with the rest of the paint. You want to use a fine bristle brush because it is less likely to show brush marks. If you do that you won't ever know it's there.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    Use at least 1/2 inch plywood in the attic and be prepared to fix nail pops on the drywall in the ceiling.

    Nail pops are easy to fix.

    You need:
    - New drywall nails
    - Joint Compound
    - Matching paint
    - Fine bristle Paint brush
    - Hammer
    - Spackle blade
    - Fine grit sandpaper
    - Tack cloth
    - Primer if you want

    Find the nail head on the popped nail and take another drywall nail. Put the side of the shank of the new nail along the edge of the head of the popped nail. Hammer it in pinning the popped nail head under the head of the new nail. The new nail bites in to fresh wood and keeps the old nail from coming back out again. Sink it slightly lower than the surface of the sheetrock/wallboard. Then take joint compound and thinly coat it so the divot is covered completely. Leave excess and let it dry. Then get some fine grit sand paper and sand the compound down to level with the surface of the wall. Might want to use a block of wood for this and use long strokes so you can see the high spots. Clean off the dust with the tack cloth. You can then paint the patch. You can use the primer if you want but it's not really necessary. When you paint, feather the edges to blend in with the rest of the paint. You want to use a fine bristle brush because it is less likely to show brush marks. If you do that you won't ever know it's there.

    Thanks man. This is very timely information. Six years ago, the original owners of our home tore the house completely down to 1/3rd of the original frame and then basically built a new house. We've been here going on five years now and I have nails pops all over the place. I'm not a handy guy with household fixes but this information and instruction above seems pretty simple.

    The one problem I have is that the color paint they used, (which btw is really cool as it changes shades and slight color throughout the day when the sun is moving through), there are no extra cans of it laying around and when I asked the previous owners what brand the paint is, where they purchased it, and what the color was called, they couldn't remember. My wife and I have gone to Lowes & Home Depot to try to find it but haven't had any luck. We've even gone to Sherman up the street and they couldn't match it.

    Look like if I want to fix those nail pops, I'm going to have to paint the whole house which is a shame because we really like the color and the cool effects.

    Oh well, gotta do what I gotta do!
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  • Zeros
    Zeros Posts: 940
    edited April 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    Use at least 1/2 inch plywood in the attic and be prepared to fix nail pops on the drywall in the ceiling.

    I would also recommend using screws instead of nails to attach the plywood in the attic. It should greatly reduce the number of nail pops in the ceiling of the space below the attic.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    Zeros wrote: »
    I would also recommend using screws instead of nails to attach the plywood in the attic. It should greatly reduce the number of nail pops in the ceiling of the space below the attic.

    I'm not sure what they are planning to use, as I said it is a house warming gift (4 1/2 years after the fact LOL!) so I am at the mercy of their generosity.:)
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2010
    Very nice John. Looks great, congrats!
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited April 2010
    Very, very nice. All that wood is giving me a woody. :p
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2010
    Jstas wrote: »
    To make it easier for someone to find out where I live and either hassle me or break in and steal my stuff? No, thank you. Won't be taking any pictures of the outside.

    What a puss... :rolleyes:
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  • Bedpan
    Bedpan Posts: 41
    edited April 2010
    madmax wrote: »
    What a puss... :rolleyes:

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2010
    Okay, got the IP block straightened out with the MBAM techs. They cleared it and the pics load fine now...

    Yes, great looking job!! The floors are beautiful....
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2010
    Looks real good... it will make a nice comfy home. You and your dad do great looking work.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2010
    Make sure you have tall shrubs around your house. 'Cause when I come to visit you, I need a place to sleep.





    Jerk.....:p




    Looking good BTW, John...
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