mungkiman Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Better half-roof shot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Stained bevel cedar lap siding is intended for the ADU, to set the homes apart. Hope to have a burn party this weekend to get rid of the junk in the foreground, because it's dangerous; rusty nails in 2x4s from the old garage. Local wildfires are already affecting our air quality, so we might have to wait until after a good rain to burn, or take the junk/scrap to the dump. This photo is our smoke filled sky at around 4:30 today, but the dump costs money and I like a good fire... Fire.JPG Real pain in the arss come time to pick up nails out of the burn pile. Contractors made a large burn pile in part of the lawn. Nephews and I got to pick up all the nails, ash ect. Had a talk with the wife, NO more burning boards with nails or screws or anything else that could harm a child's feet, or put holes in my garden tractor's tires. Location of burn pile moved out of front yard to more difficult area to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 We have a large bar magnet on wheels, which really helps pick up nails and screws from the job site and the burn pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 We have a large bar magnet on wheels, which really helps pick up nails and screws from the job site and the burn pile. I have a large speaker magnet on a string. But when the nails are under the ash it can still be a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Starting to put some siding up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Looks good. The exterior veneer is always a welcomed process. Will you paint, stain, or let the siding age for a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 Looks good. The exterior veneer is always a welcomed process. Will you paint, stain, or let the siding age for a while? The beveled siding is pre-stained tight knot cedar. The "natural" trim above is finished with Penofin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I like that siding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looks sweet, just had a side of my cedar siding removed and replaced with James Hardie plank, a downy woodpecker had declared the side of my house as their territory boundary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) 2 Flickers (Brown Woodpeckers) were inside today, before I stuffed foam in the open vents. Hope they stay away... Edited February 4, 2015 by mungkiman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 11, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2014 mungkiman, on 15 Sept 2014 - 10:15 PM, said: Better half-roof shot: Half Roof.JPG You put your wife up there. But really, it's looking good. I don't blame you I would rather burn the scrap myself but the smoke in that pic is pretty bad, just wait a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Two different species of woodpeckers at my place. Neither bother the house. Like with anything else, if you grow enough for everybody you don't have a problem. I am lucky there are trash trees in other yards ( cottonwoods, ash, silver leaf maples) which provide lots of food for them. Plus they love the sunflower seed loaded feeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Two different species of woodpeckers at my place. Neither bother the house. Like with anything else, if you grow enough for everybody you don't have a problem. I am lucky there are trash trees in other yards ( cottonwoods, ash, silver leaf maples) which provide lots of food for them. Plus they love the sunflower seed loaded feeder. I have about 100 trees on my property. I am surrounded by woods from adjacent landholders, I have removed two large trees (Cherry/Maple) which were dying and planted 2 white pines. I have heard that woodpeckers only hit houses with insects, so they are doing you good. They only hit spots which are rotten, they are only doing a service.. etc. Fix your house and they won't hit it.... Yeah.. well my 13 year experience is different and based on reading in the internet 's' I am not alone. That is horse hockey. These birds, well at least in my case the Downy's are territorial and create holes to create boundaries. I have seen Pileated, Red Bellied, and Northern Flicker, but I have only seen the Downy hit my house and yes I have visually seen it. This past week I heard the pecking and sneaked outside, and no damage to the Hardie Plant yet. I hope those bastards have moved in. It would not stop a Pileated no doubt, but a Pileated has never hit my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Lol. Maybe its something you said. Remember the simpsons episode with the elephant bart named stampy? The zoo keeper said you know some animals are just jerks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Remember that one well. Here are the keys to the Elephant, or in my case the Downy. Yeah well that jerk now has a sore beak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'm in stitches here dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I set the copy machine for 200 copies at work and let it run. Shortly after I heard a pecking sound from the printer and thought DAMN. I messed up the copy machine and went to look. Printer was printing away and everything looked good. But still had that strange noise. Looked out the window and a woodpecker was pecking on the building. Granddad was a timber faller in the Redwoods. One year he brought a sizable piece of bark that was full of acorns. He said woodpeckers make the holes, then put acorns in it to draw bugs. When the bugs get into the acorn, the woodpeckers eat the bugs and put more acorns in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 11, 2014 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2014 Granddad was a timber faller in the Redwoods. One year he brought a sizable piece of bark that was full of acorns. He said woodpeckers make the holes, then put acorns in it to draw bugs. When the bugs get into the acorn, the woodpeckers eat the bugs and put more acorns in. That's where they got the saying, "thinking with you pecker" ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muel Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 This summer we had a pileated woodpecker that insisted on pounding on the top of our metal chimney cap. All times of the day... PING PING PING... PING PING PINGPINGPINGPINGPING! I thought maybe we had some bugs getting up there but then I heard the same stupid bird pinging away at the neighbors chimney cap. I'm wondering if it eventually starved to death because I haven't heard it for a couple of months now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Granddad was a timber faller in the Redwoods. One year he brought a sizable piece of bark that was full of acorns. He said woodpeckers make the holes, then put acorns in it to draw bugs. When the bugs get into the acorn, the woodpeckers eat the bugs and put more acorns in. That's where they got the saying, "thinking with you pecker" ! I sure wish that was where the saying came from. I lost a good girl for letting my pecker think for me. Still not over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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