The last thing we needed to finish was painting and fixing the gaps on the sides where the support posts were attached to the walls. The paint chosen was turquoise and it didn't take months to decide, surprise, surprise, surprise!
The other major item that needed to be addressed was the gaps between the support posts and the walls. The gaps ranged from 1/8" to over 3/8". I had shims of all shapes and widths, some can be seen in the previous posts. We decided to use a thin strip of wood (basically moulding) that would cover the support posts and the gaps in the wall. It needed to be about 1/4" thick otherwise it would be to bulky and it needed to be around 2 1/2" wide to cover the support post and the gap. I would still have to trim it to various widths due to the wall variation. We looked at Home Depot and found what we needed but it would cost around $30 because of the total length needed, around 24'.
So I tapped my enormous brain power (remember that part) and decided to cut the leftover gate board, a 1"x6" cedar board, to 2 1/2" wide then I would rip in down the middle to get the desired thickness. That went well!!!!
Next step was to figure out how to cut the varying widths due to the wall variation. I made 17 points along the wall and matched it up to the board. Then I measured the distance from the wall to the end of the support posts. I then placed a dot at the length on the moulding and connected the dots, genius (remember that part).
I took out my trusty jigsaw and made the proper cuts.All total this took about 2+ hours to complete.
When I placed the board up to the wall it was pretty darn close but there were some minor gaps. I then told "A" don't worry about the gaps because I can fill them in with my stucco patch.....WAIT WHAT DID I JUST SAY??? STUCCO PATCH??? I COULD HAVE JUST FILLED IN THE GAPS WITH STUCCO PATCH AND NOT HAD TO CUT THE DAMN BOARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did use the stucco patch that I already had and it took me about 20 minutes to complete. It looks really good.
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| Bonus photo. Tonight's sunset. |
2 comments:
Yea, your brain power is Einstein or Michelangelo level !!
Stucco Patch ....... PLS forget aboves.
Seriously, turquoise color looks bright and not bad.
Thank you. I thought I was being brilliant until I realized the best and easy way at the end. LOL
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