Sherry Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I'm afraid I'll be asking a zillion questions before I figure out the construction on this, so might as well start a new thread! First question-I'm about to start the interior trim on the 1st floor and don't want to miss a step. i am going to try the chamois strips for the hinges on the door. I understand that you sandwich the strip between the two layers of the door but which side of the door frame, interior or exterior? I want it to open to the inside as it should, and it seems it would need to be sandwiched between the interior wall and frame-right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I'm no help Sherry I am just waving hi! Can't wait to see your shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 At the rate I'm going, Roxxie, it will be a long wait. I need a week or so of vacation from my 3 month old job, so I can play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I feel like I am chasing your around the forum. lol I sent you a pm about the coupon not realizing the sale is over already. Sorry about that! I kind of want to take a long time to do my house because I know I don't have the space to have too many. The longer the better for this project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 Just sent a reply, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Yes, Sherry, that's what I did, and it seemed to work okay. I had to sand, and sand, and sand that door to get it to fit in the opening though. You'd think that if it came out of that opening, it'd go back in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 Good to know that, I'll make sure it fits before I paint! Next question: Is it possible to attach the roof correctly if you cut off those two ears at the apex of the side walls? I don't want them but don't want to cut them off before attaching the roof if I'm going to need them to hold the roof in place. I can cut them off after the roof dries but it would be easier before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I whacked them off of the Coventry Cottage when I built it, after the dry fit, where I marked the cutting line. I posted somewhere else (I think; I remember doing it, anyway) that when I want a door to open in I hinge it between the interior trim & the inside of the wall, and when I want it to open out I hinge it between the exterior trim & the outside wall. I'll be hinging the rso FF's doors today, if all goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 Thanks, Holly. I'll dryfit and then whack them off. They look like puppy ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 They'd look great on Deb's samurai summer house bash, with the thatch and some minor surgery, but otherwise I agree about the "ears". As this is my post #30K, I think I may stop being such a blabbermouth and sit back and not hog so much of the Forum's bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 You know you can't do that, it gets really slow around here when you're gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Another problem here! The pictures on my copy of the instructions are just gray blobs (a copy of a set of instructions someone emailed me). For the most part, I've just looked at photos of completed houses to figure out what goes where, when I can't tell by reading. But now I have two pieces and can't for the life of me figure out where they go! They are the right and left roof supports and look kind of like a forked stick-long, with a little y shape on the end. I think they are supposed to support the rear roof, but I can't find them in any of the pictures in the gallery. Can someone tell me, or post a photo of theirs in place, please?? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewAtThis Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hi Sherry, Funny, I sort of remember having the same issue with the roof supports. I just have one idea, which might be laughable. There are two slots on each side the rear roof; one is for the side wall, as I remember. Is it possible that the supports go in the other one? I gave the house away and tossed the instructions, so I can't be much help, I'm afraid. As for the roof ears, if they're painted the same color as the ridge trim, they blend right in. I think it turned out nicely on mine (pix in the gallery). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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