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Old 09-22-2023, 7:56pm   #1
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Default Well, Friday night, Im home alone, so here's a sad fixer upper post.
My cheap little patio furniture kept blowing over from the back bay breezes. I really like ol skool wrought iron patio furniture so I bought a used set to restore. This shit is heavy and I wont have to worry about it being blown into the canal. Took only three days to sand, prime and paint. I have more money invested in the paint and primer than the cost of the set....

PS. I gave the old set to the hoarder neighbor....
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Old 09-22-2023, 7:58pm   #2
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Alone? She finally came to her senses?
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Oh yeah...here's the old cheap set...My neighbor loves it though..
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Alone? She finally came to her senses?
No..she had to take a break from walking bow legged to work....
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Nice furniture. Gay color.
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easy to see why the paint was cheap.
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Nice furniture. Gay color.
It's called Seabreeze......
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That looks really sharp, the whole scene
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As usual the zeekster delivers.
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Very Miami Vice Crockett.
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Very Miami Vice Crockett.
Needs more flamingo.
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Sandblast and powder coat
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You have a nice chunk of property and good job on the furniture. Smart doing this stuff when you're alone....the wifey (of 50 years) is the master of "project creep"... I wish "Chip and Joanne" of HGTV fame would self-immolate in greasy balls of flame - spouse gets that shit in her head and I pay the price.

I spent yesterday hauling 100 bags of pea gravel to place under my renovated deck....nearly killed an old man. Next week I'll start putting fascia around the exposed ends of the composite boards - man that stuff is Soooo much nicer and easier to maintain than wood - especially in the Florida environment. BUT, I had to add add'l joists down the entire pier and under both decks and add'l stair risers to support the stuff. And butyl joint tape over each joist. Ugh !
Then reinstall the SS wire railings....a PITA.
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Since you're all warmed up here's a similar job waiting for you....

(breaking the Pissy ice, post......)
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My cheap little patio furniture kept blowing over from the back bay breezes. I really like ol skool wrought iron patio furniture so I bought a used set to restore. This shit is heavy and I wont have to worry about it being blown into the canal. Took only three days to sand, prime and paint. I have more money invested in the paint and primer than the cost of the set....

PS. I gave the old set to the hoarder neighbor....

Very nice job. Get yourself some orange seat cushions and you'll have Miami Dolphins colors.
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You have a nice chunk of property and good job on the furniture. Smart doing this stuff when you're alone....the wifey (of 50 years) is the master of "project creep"... I wish "Chip and Joanne" of HGTV fame would self-immolate in greasy balls of flame - spouse gets that shit in her head and I pay the price.

I spent yesterday hauling 100 bags of pea gravel to place under my renovated deck....nearly killed an old man. Next week I'll start putting fascia around the exposed ends of the composite boards - man that stuff is Soooo much nicer and easier to maintain than wood - especially in the Florida environment. BUT, I had to add add'l joists down the entire pier and under both decks and add'l stair risers to support the stuff. And butyl joint tape over each joist. Ugh !
Then reinstall the SS wire railings....a PITA.
Those stair horse should have full bearing at the bottom....They could easily crack along the grain, at the last tread/riser, the way they are shown....And I'd have doubled up on both the top and bottom at the horse connections....
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