Starting new 36" build

[deejayoh]

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Here's today's view:


As you can see, the rain has started here. I got to this point just in time! The counters came out pretty well. As you can see, they're not exactly flat and water is going to pool in some places. Oh well. It's an outdoor kitchen.

I am pretty pleased with the results of the polishing:

I still need to stain and seal, but they're pretty smooth and I am happy with the way the aggregate exposed.

As you can see, I also started putting up the felt and the lath. I hope I did this right. I figured I would at least get that up while I think about the stucco application.

Today I'm going to clean up all the concrete dust and get the last cabinet installed. Be ready for beauty shots tonight

[Laurentius]

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I forgot to add, my man did it by hand not sprayer as in the video.

[Laurentius]

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Hi Dennis,

My man did it all in a day. He encased it in wire mesh lathe, applied the scratch coat, came back later and applied the brown coat, mixed the pigments and applied the finish coat, it was a work. Check out this video:How to apply a 3 coat Stucco system on the same day. Dash finish - YouTube

[dvm]

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I recently told my family (as if they didn't know) that the Summer of the Pizza oven is turning into the Year of the Pizza oven. Sigh

[Amac]

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Nice work Dennis - also Russell, Gulf and Tracy. I got back a few days ago and haven't got around to posting. Feels like the projects are all winding down together and the class of 2012 are about to graduate
Lately I have almost stopped any furthere developments. I still have to make proper insulated door and I have a stucco crack near the chimney which I have to figure how to fill, and some other tidying up but other issues seem to intrude more and more.

[texman]

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He no hablo english to well and me espanol not too good either. Two arms though. I will watch and make sure he is using both of them. Maybe that is double the price for both arms. I think it is too many hours too. If he isn't about done in 10, we aren't on the same page.

[Tscarborough]

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30 hours? Does he only have one arm?

[texman]

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not sure, materials around $150 and labor by the hour. He is doing a plaster looking finish w/ color and a molding at the top next to the ceiling. He thinks 30 hours @ $15hr. I will let you know the final tally. Seems like a lot of hours, but i think he was guessing high trying to CYA. I did the hourly instead of bid #, i think it usually works out better for both. But, if it takes him 30, it would take me longer for sure.

[deejayoh]

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Gulf - I take your point. I'm still thinking about it. I have the felt paper and bought the lath - so I am halfway there.

Tracy - interested to hear - how big of check are you writing?

[Gulf]

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DJ
...........After building an oven, i think this would be manageable for sure. But the thought of writing a check and actually using all this stuff we have built is very enticing at this point instead of it dragging on through another spring and summer.............
Tracy

Tracy,
I can surely respect that . But, I don't think that anyone who has followed your build believes the lazy part .

[texman]

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DJ
FWIW-I met a stucco guy last night that is starting on mine this weekend. So if you do decide to hire it out, I am with you there. It isn't the skill so much, it is the TIME. I have grossly exceeded my time allotted for absence from the family life as i have been told. Also i am just ready for it to be done.
Gulf
You are right. After building an oven, i think this would be manageable for sure. But the thought of writing a check and actually using all this stuff we have built is very enticing at this point instead of it dragging on through another spring and summer. Yes-i am lazy, too.
Tracy

[Gulf]

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DeeJay,
Just a little word of encouragement.
Take a little rest, and do some research, before you decide to outsource the stucco.
Yours is all a straight wall, and standard mesh and standoff application.
You can do it .

[deejayoh]

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More progress today. I got all the countertops polished up to 800 grit. What a mess that makes! I had puddles of concrete mud all over my patio. I got most of it cleaned up, but it was a pain

I applied a concrete slurry to all the bugholes. I am amazed at how well it seems to have hidden them! I may need to do one more pass with the slurry for the big holes, but the edges and problem areas look 100% better than when I started.



Tomorrow I will be taking another pass with the 800 grit, and then hopefully a final pass with 1500 grit.

I am thinking I am going to try to outsource the stucco on my oven house. I am getting tired, and that is a skill I don't think I am going to reuse. I do think I will try to do concrete counter work again though. It's pretty cool.

BTW - getting rid of that cyclone fencing and hiding the kids toys from my view is my next project!

[UtahBeehiver]

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Hey DJ,

Lookin nice. I just polished off my slurry coat last night at the 400 grit level. It took care of most of the bug holes as well as the porous sides. I had polished to 400, slurried, let dry for several days then polished with 800, starting to get a sheen now. Mix a small dry batch of portland and colorant and when ready to slurry added a fortifier. Counter bottoms look very nice............

[deejayoh]

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DJ
Man, you do good work. the counters look great and i think the color is perfect with your veneer layer.
I got lost in all the discussion of plasticizers and the other big words being bantered about.
So did you decide to polish? You are finishing a very nice setup. ]
Tracy

Tracy -
thanks. I am polishing. I got up to 400 grit on one section today. It is looking pretty good. The edges are a bit dodgy, but I guess it will just be "rustic". On the color - it did not turn out quite as dark as I wanted so I think I am going to apply a black stain. We'll see. I wanted it to be almost black

BTW, As you can see in the picture, I have finished installing the veneer all the way up to the countertops last week and I think it looks great. I wish I would have taken a better picture of that. Makes all the difference in the world to not have any open patches

The upside down pour for the oven landing did not come out as well. I have lots of bugholes. Still working on that one! I hope to get both counter pieces polished up to 800 grit tomorrow and then do a slurry layer for the bugholes. I want to finish with 1500 grit on Thursday. Friday it is supposed to start raining here and who knows when that will end!