dave1949
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I learned to drive in Corvair, a 1963 or 4 I think. 4 spd manual, valve cover gaskets leaked like sieves. Now you are bring back my memories
Dave.
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I learned to drive in Corvair, a 1963 or 4 I think. 4 spd manual, valve cover gaskets leaked like sieves. Now you are bring back my memories
Dave.
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LoveTheSmellofDiesel
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Dave, another picture of the Corvair for you, two of my cousins mugging for the camera...
Any ideas on the year of the truck? If I heard it once I heard it a million times growing up what a mistake it was getting rid of that truck at the end of their build. My dad loved that thing. My mom on the other hand would always roll her eyes and walk off during that discussion.
Any ideas on the year of the truck? If I heard it once I heard it a million times growing up what a mistake it was getting rid of that truck at the end of their build. My dad loved that thing. My mom on the other hand would always roll her eyes and walk off during that discussion.
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The first pic shows Pa (my dad's dad) supervising. He was a tough old coot. A plasterer by trade, i recall him relaxing in his chair in the evening with cucumber or potato slices on his eyes to pull out the day's dust if I recall correctly. He was a tall man, and ended up having hip surgery and had a tough time in rehab, from that point on he walked with a cane, then a walker...his brain was as sharp as a tack until he passed at 86. Unfortunately, he was in a sort of prison within his body as he was so active and could not be... He stayed with us for 6 years through my late high school years, and first two years in college.
The second pic is dad taking a turn smoothing the patio (under the overhanging house).
The third is the septic distribution box going in the ground, followed by my dad up to his eyeballs in S---; a common place he found himself, LOL
The second pic is dad taking a turn smoothing the patio (under the overhanging house).
The third is the septic distribution box going in the ground, followed by my dad up to his eyeballs in S---; a common place he found himself, LOL
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First pic is out of sequence but shows the only wood other than indoor door framing in the house, and the metal floor panels going down, these were then covered by lightweight concrete - I could not find pictures of that being done, but have pics when we had to work with it during the remodel...
Followed by the final coat of what i believe was portland cement going on the patio ceiling. Although it lasted 40+ years, one of the poor choices of materials was that they used drywall suspended by channel/wire for that ceiling with a finish coat of cement over it. Where this joined the steel beams years of rain took its toll and this approach failed...one could certainly argue it was due to lack of upkeep and may have lasted longer, not sure. I just know every trade working on the remodel said it was the dumbest thing to do..stings a little each time I hear that, but hey...
I like the scaffolding they put up to make their life easier in the process.
Followed by the final coat of what i believe was portland cement going on the patio ceiling. Although it lasted 40+ years, one of the poor choices of materials was that they used drywall suspended by channel/wire for that ceiling with a finish coat of cement over it. Where this joined the steel beams years of rain took its toll and this approach failed...one could certainly argue it was due to lack of upkeep and may have lasted longer, not sure. I just know every trade working on the remodel said it was the dumbest thing to do..stings a little each time I hear that, but hey...
I like the scaffolding they put up to make their life easier in the process.
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For those who fish... McCullom Lake was/is a great fishing lake. Rather shallow and about a mile by a mile in distance.. Used to have great ice fishing derbies in the day, now just a lot of ice fisherman. My dad used to be on McCullom Lake Conservation Club (insert - reason to get away and drink with his pals). Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Blue Gill, Perch, Catfish were prevalent, and some huge snapping turtles.
In this picture shows the carp infestation. The lake was killed in 74, around 92 and most likely will need it in the next 5-10 years. Posting this picture as today was the first day the carp were back and flopping around in the shallows spawning driving me nuts - I hate carp...
In this picture shows the carp infestation. The lake was killed in 74, around 92 and most likely will need it in the next 5-10 years. Posting this picture as today was the first day the carp were back and flopping around in the shallows spawning driving me nuts - I hate carp...
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Boy do I love Atomic Modern (AKA MSM). We own a nice example in LA. The only bugger on these homes is keeping the glass clean. Do you know who your architect was for your folks? Also did they keep receipts / cost records? It would be a great comparison to see.
Love the updated touches you are putting on the remodel. Have you contacted either Dwell or Atomic Modern Magazine? An article like yours with the photos would be priceless.
Carl
Love the updated touches you are putting on the remodel. Have you contacted either Dwell or Atomic Modern Magazine? An article like yours with the photos would be priceless.
Carl
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Carl, sorry for the delayed response, was away on business without access last few days. You aren't kidding on the windows
I have the original plans from a house in CA that they saw from the best I can tell was a vacation (although they never took a vacation)... My dad was an engineer and took those drawings and then adapted it for his own plans. I've got all the original blueprints and my dad's notes on load capabilities of the steel trusses, his math to calculate spans, and an awesome note of the build up of materials from the steel to the roof material, insulation, to wall coverings...while I've got all the 35mm slides converted to digital images, I'm still searching how to digitize those... When describing the house to contractors or others I always ask if they remember the house from Ferris Bueller's Day Off and they say yes, I say it is that house only white vs black (and smaller)...usually get an immediate oh yeah.... That house is also up the road from us and we've taken a look at it several times.
In terms of Dwell, I found the architect we used for the addition in Dwell.. The firm name is Johnsen Schmaling Architects out of Milwaukee, WI about 30 minutes north of me. I contacted them after seeing a garage design we liked, thinking we were going to build a garage with additional living space - their ideas, and zoning changed that idea. It was very important to us that we kept respect for what my parents built with their own hands (with hand tools).. yet add space and update it to be more functional (indoor stairs for mom to get to the lake level vs outdoor, separate private space, yet look like it could have been original, etc.) The architects were very respectful to the design, what had been built, and most importantly mom. I'm very glad to say they fussed over her when they did the walk through when she still could comprehend their appreciation.
The gentleman that we hired for fixing the exterior stucco also worked for McNulty (sp?) the same plastering company my grandfather worked for (old school plasterer). He explained how the house was built as he walked the property, i.e. wire hung suspension bars (don't know the real term) to hang the drywall from - as steel and concrete don't flex, so the other components must to prevent cracking... Sidebar - my general contractor's son's were continuously amazed, confused, frustrated by the building approach as they are their terms "wood butchers" so it was a welcome discussion with this gentleman. Needless to say he had the job before we finished talking... I'll get back to posting, and as we go through the remodel, I'll post some side-by-side comparisons - it has been a hard project, as we are doing it to be with mom, and the longer its gone, the less she can appreciate it as her Alzheimers takes control of the memory she has left - which is very sad.
Phase 2 will be a corresponding storage "box" to the right of the one we just added to complement the cedar structure and to provide much needed storage space and man cave workspace, and a garage on the upper level.
Johnsen Schmaling Architects is the website, and the garage we liked and saw in Dwell was for the Lake House, and The Camouflage House sealed the deal as it was such a similar landscape and footprint to ours. Brian and Sebastian were true professionals and certainly gave me a respect for the profession.
Would love to see pics of your place. More to follow....
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Some inside work... one of my parent's friends that helped them with the woodwork there was in the house was Chuck Larsen. Very sweet gentleman that I recall helped all the neighbors with anything related to his trade on weekends, evenings in return for kind words and a cold beverage of any sort. My favorite picture of the bunch has my mom staining the wood window mullions, the one shown where she is up 25 ft in the air with no safety net, on a wobbly wood scaffold, I'm sure the OSHA standards.
