Phillip Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Oh - mostly because the bricks are fragile and prone to crumbling over time I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I love the lintels, the whole house is gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 1 hour ago, Phillip said: Oh - mostly because the bricks are fragile and prone to crumbling over time I think If mostly an effort to seal the bricks, then I think a matte finish would come closer to mimicking the surface of real bricks than the satin finish. You might want to make a test piece and compare the two finishes before doing the entire house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 If, as Tom Berkner of Earth & Tree used to recommend, you add equal mount of water and white glue to your brick powder, they won't crumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Ultimately I used spackle and acrylic paint, which was what I used for the lintels as well. I'll test of course. I hope satin isn't too shiny. I have a can of modge podge matte also but I'm wary of the mess of a spray on solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Real brick isn't shiny, nor is it satin. I use spackle for stonework and stucco exterior treatments and I do not sal it nd I do not have rumbling unless I take a screwdriver or other edged tool to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 1 hour ago, havanaholly said: Real brick isn't shiny, nor is it satin. I use spackle for stonework and stucco exterior treatments and I do not sal it nd I do not have rumbling unless I take a screwdriver or other edged tool to it. Holly, did somebody spill molasses on your keyboard? <big grin> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 8 hours ago, KathieB said: Holly, did somebody spill molasses on your keyboard? <big grin> No I'm a touch typist and this new computer doesn't like it. If I go very s l o w sometimes it will cooperate. I don't SEAL my spackling compound AND It hasn't CRUMBLED (and the so-and-so dumbputer still doesn't like the letter "A"!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: No I'm a touch typist and this new computer doesn't like it. If I go very s l o w sometimes it will cooperate. I don't SEAL my spackling compound AND It hasn't CRUMBLED (and the so-and-so dumbputer still doesn't like the letter "A"!) My keyboard doesn't like it if I type too fast either. I'm always missing letters in my words and have to go back and fill them in after I finish. "A" is one of the letters my keyboard has problems with too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Have either of you ladies tried cleaning your keyboard with a blast of canned air sold for that purpose? Even a tiny bit of dust or a crumb under a key can cause it to become lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 This keyboard has been this way since the day we brought it home from the computer store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 7 hours ago, havanaholly said: This keyboard has been this way since the day we brought it home from the computer store. Could have been dusty when you bought it. Have you thought about exchanging it for one that does what it's supposed to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 We had it in for maintenance & cleaning a couple of months ago. I have noticed that when I slow down and pay attention to how I strike each key more of the letters make it the first time. DH, a two-finger typist, doesn't have the problem. I usually go back before I hit "submit", but obviously missed on that entry! So, Phillip, what did you decide about the varnish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 I think matte varnish. In the meantime, the porches and columns are nearing completion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Utterly, totally gorgeous! How will you finish off those beautiful front steps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfingers Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That is just stunning! How did you make the lintels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Wow, it's looking very elegant!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Slow if constant progress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Continuing to live up to the magnificence of the original... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapz Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Beautiful detail, Phillip - that is one stunning house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 New photos to show porch railings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Totally wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfingers Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 That is just so pretty! Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathi17 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Gorgeous! !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Moving on to start shingling the roof and adding lattice under the porch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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