Texman Build

[texman]

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thanks Tom! and thanks for all your help along the way.

[Tscarborough]

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Looks great!

[texman]

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Finally got the stucco done. I remember why i did all this myself now. Dealing with contractors can be a pain. Anyway, it is done. Waiting on the stainless door and landing. As for my jobs, I have trim work to do at the top of the enclosure, clean the bricks again, clean the whole thing again and again. My fridge needs an alignment that will require some removal of the post back there. I need to finish the cedar on the posts and stain all that. Not sure what i am doing on the floor, any ideas out there?
tracy

[UtahBeehiver]

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Hi Tex,

Good to see you are still alive. Not much happening on my end either. Just a few winterizing items on the WFO going on. I should do the same and get my door cut and fabricated. At least you can still work, it snowed several days here last week.

[texman]

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Not much happening here. Waiting on the stucco guy to come back after forgetting to get the color ordered. Took my templates for a stainless door and landing to a fabricator this morning and i am waiting to hear from him on pricing for those. With any luck, the stucco will be done this weekend and maybe the door and landing.

I actually have a kitchen without a brick saw in it and i don't miss that saw.
I have a whole bunch of cedar setting at my house for the pergola. Plan is to stain and seal it and then erect the thing. Should start that next weekend. Weather should be in the mid 70s throughout the week and weekend.

Be safe with Sandy (stormzilla) all.
Tracy

[deejayoh]

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I wouldn't worry about heat at the landing - especially with the heat break. Granite, slate, soapstone - any would be fine. I would consider stain resistance (e.g. grease!) a bigger issue than heat/spalling.

I do like a mosaic at the entry. I left an area in my concrete pour that is going to have a ~9" x 40" mosaic.

[mrchipster]

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Chip
Just found your recipe on your thread for dough, gonna steal that too.

I am not sure it is stealing if I already stole it.

It works for both Pizza and Bread. Pizza about 120g - 140g balls for a 10-12 inch. Because I use Bread flour it will be springy so you need to do an initial stretch/toss to about 8 inches, let it rest for about 5 minutes and then stretch/toss to final size. Makes nice crisp thin crust with great flavor.

Chip

[texman]

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Chip
Just found your recipe on your thread for dough, gonna steal that too.

[mrchipster]

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Chip
i have looked at your landing many times trying to copy. I was thinking at the entry that heat is not a big problem that far away from the oven. I haven't gotten the oven up to full throttle yet, but the with the heat breaks, the vent floor is hardly warm. Great idea on the slate, too. With an 8' table you should have plenty to practice with.
Tracy

Tracy,

Thanks for the complement of copying my landing I am glad someone else likes it. I like your brick on the vertical surface of the landing. I think I agree on the temp issue I may just be paranoid.

I think I will be going with a mosaic tile pattern to add a splash of color but because of our approaching winter the tile work will need to wait until spring. It is only a 7 ft table but it is in 3 pieces so a little easier to handle that heavy stuff. I cannot imagine dealing with a 4X8 slab that would be real heavy.

Chip

[UtahBeehiver]

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Near the end of the road? Huge kitchen area, don't they say everything in Texas is "BIG"? Nice work, party/pizza time.

[texman]

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Tracy,
That looks great to me, and very, very close to the" F" word....... (finished)

Thanks.

[texman]

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Chip
i have looked at your landing many times trying to copy. I was thinking at the entry that heat is not a big problem that far away from the oven. I haven't gotten the oven up to full throttle yet, but the with the heat breaks, the vent floor is hardly warm. Great idea on the slate, too. With an 8' table you should have plenty to practice with.
Tracy

[mrchipster]

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Thanks for the compliments.It is either granite/soapstone or concrete, i think. natural stone would be cool and i could do something different there to jazz up the ole gal.

I have a similar geometry Corner build with a rounded threshold. I am working to cut down a piece of Slate from a disassembled pool table it is a little over 1 inch thick and I may use 2 layers of it as my landing.

One will be cut a little larger than the other to create a slight shadow reveal. I thought about soapstone and reconsidered after I discovered it could end up being a big heat wick.

And backed away from granite because of the potential of spalling from the high temp pots and pans. Not sure if this is a real issue or not. I got the slate for free so only my labor invested if it does not work out.

Craigslist is full of slate pool tables that have fallen into disrepair and the owners just want them gone.

Chip

[texman]

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Thanks for the compliments. Been a long road.
Great deal on the dutch ovens,too. I picked mine up at Sams, too. It is an 8 quart i think for $45. I may get another one just cause they are cool and can stand the wfo.

I no longer have hair on my arms. My wife asked me what is that smell? It was the old man hair singed crispy. Lesson #1.

Still thinking about the landing and thanks to DJ for steering me right. It is either granite/soapstone or concrete, i think. natural stone would be cool and i could do something different there to jazz up the ole gal. I hope i can get it all clean again after my brick dust fever. Also, i told the stucco guy to leave it smooth without a texture.
Tracy

[mrchipster]

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Sam's Club!

Thank's Chip,
I haven't thought of them, I bought a covered skillet from Walley World a couple of days before our last hurricane scare. There is one next door to one of the super walleys in a near by town . I will check them out.

The placard on the price poster said One time buy. so your availability may vary. Box of 4 was $20

I just checked and Sam's has them online for purchase. Same price.

The had red, blue and a weird color of green. But then again I am mostly color blind.

Chip