Punch Plaster
Robert
In my old house, the old plaster walls have revealed much about the house. I discovered, for example, the exact location of the annunciator panel in the kitchen. In the parlor, the original wallpaper was found behind the radiators. In the stairhall, fragments of the original wallpapers were discovered for the walls, frieze, and ceiling. In all the rooms, the ghost outlines of picture rails were discovered. And so on. So, gutting a house destroys, forever, all these historical clues. Forever.
There is a myth that a house has to be gutted to install new wiring and plumbing. This is just that: a myth. I have rewired and re-plumbed many old houses and managed to retain the old plaster as well.
One method is to use a grinder with a masonry cut off wheel (your local hardware store will know what all that means). This creates clean, precise lines but also creates a ton of dust. A ton. And I loathe such dust. So, I do something much more basic:
The ceiling? I am torn between repairing it or covering it with sheetrock. Bo told me that the former never really works, and that all the cracks will re-appear. I certainly do not want that to happen. But, I would vastly prefer repairing the highly damaged ceiling rather than covering it up. So, the debate rages in my soul.
I am slowly renovating my pre-1900 Victorian in Iowa, and I use this method on my walls. The rooms I have completed remain crack free. The one small closet like space I took shortcuts with redeveloped cracks. It is worth the time spent. It is also very difficult to do with damaged shoulders and severe arthritis in the neck, which is why my house remains a work in progress.
If you have existing plaster that is still in place, but missing a lot of keys or coming loose, you can use the large plaster washers to secure it, then bury them and feather over with joint compound.
I can always tell which rooms in my old house have been replaced with sheet rock just from how dry the forced air heating makes them in the winter. The plaster rooms in addition to feeling just a little cooler during the humid summer, now feel slightly warmer.
Over the years, my Dad and I developed a short-hand language, where we would use the punchline (or another memorable line) from a joke to communicate the full meaning behind it. And this is a tradition that Brad has really embraced upon entering the family. So when I was searching for a meaningful gift to give my Dad for his birthday, doing something with these punchlines to demonstrate what he taught me over the years was the perfect solution.
A traveling salesman was driving down a country road one evening, when his car broke down (as cars are wont to do in jokes like these). He walked about a mile down the road before coming to a farmhouse, so he went up and knocked.
The Synagogue is in uproar! Every week, during the saying of the Shima, the congregation devolves into chaos. Half of them think that they should stand at this time, and half feel that they should sit. The standers stand, and yell at those seated to get up. The sitters remain stubbornly in their seats, and yell at the standers to sit down.
It is entirely out of hand, so the Rabbi, who is new, decides they need to consult with the oldest member of the congregation, who has been confined to a nursing home for years, and ask him about the true tradition.
I feel that in the last few days we have been exchanging anecdotes and stories with the intention that they will be remembered, at least for a while. I think there is a long Jewish tradition that history and wisdom are being transmitted from one generation to another not through lectures and history books, but through anecdoes, funny stories, and appropriate jokes.
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At sea, there was a terrible storm, and a ship unfortunately sank. All were lost except for three fortunate men, who washed up ashore a nearby island.
Unfortunately, the island was deserted, and though they waited and lit bonfires, no rescue ever came.
We're Naomi and Sage, two friends living near Boston with a mutual love of home improvement and ironic photoshoots with giant gold palm leaves. Here is where we talk about our adventures as first-time homeowners (and full-time day job holders) in fixer-upper houses. We hope our successes AND our disasters will encourage and inspire you. (Click to learn more)
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Speed bags are great for improving the speed with which you can punch the moving target, especially for jabs. A lot of sports involve muscle memory so repeatedly striking a speed bag can be helpful for your muscles to get used to the movements and improve your reaction time
Body bags are shaped like a human torso so boxers can practise their shot accuracy, from jabs to crosses, hooks and uppercuts, they can all be performed on a body bag to make the most of your training without having a training partner.
Although you may think only heavy bags like straight bags and wrecking bags should be hung from secure locations as the weight may bring down a weak, plaster wall, every type of punching bag, including speed bags, should be hung from a secure location. Each strike will add pressure to the mount and the wall, so the bag should be attached securely to a sturdy beam or wall.
The best place to hang your punchbag is from a support beam in the ceiling as this gives you plenty of room to move around the bag. However, you can also attach a wall bracket to a sturdy wall, so the punching bag is away from the wall and you have at least 180 to move around the bag. You can check for support beams and strong walls by rapping gently on the wall with your knuckles, a hollow sound indicates the surface is thin and unsupported, so you should not position your punchbag here.
Hi Alexander, expansion bolts are not intended for downward tensile loads as you have explained. If you were screwing the mounting bracket for the punchbag into a wall, then that would be a different matter altogether, as it would be a downward side load that would be acceptable.
When drilling, the bit is wandering instead of drilling in (probably due to the irregular stone not being perpendicular at this spot to the hole I'm trying to drill). Is there a recommended way to get the hole started, so the drill bit stays in one place? Some kind of center punch or similar which I should be using? I tried just starting with a smaller bit, but it's still wandering around the stone instead of biting.
I have found mounting a scrap piece of wood to use as a guide helps drill through the wood and place the bit in the hole so you have exact alignment, use a couple of screws to hold the board in place not screwed tight but create a divot from at least 2 screws 3 is better. Now press the board tight and use your masonary drill bit (hammer drill will make this go much cleaner and faster so borrow one if you can). usually you only need to drill in about a 1/8 to a 1/4" and the hole will then guide the bit. Remove the board and finish drilling the hole and then patch the divots. I have done this without creating the divots but I am a really big guy and will still usually create at least 2 so the board dosent shift.
Today I want to show you how I make chalkware sheep using an antique chocolate candy mold. This is an easy DIY project perfect for your primitive or farmhouse decor. The hardest part is finding the candy mold!
I was able to snag mine at an auction. I did a quick check and there are currently several for sale over on Ebay. My mold is 3D so the finished chalkware sheep will stand up and look the same on both sides.
You will need the antique chocolate mold, small clamps, some plaster of paris, fine grit sanding paper or Scotch Brite style pad, a clay sculpting tool or knife, craft paints, disposable spoon and bowl.
You want to mix up enough to fill the mold completely without having too much leftover. It hardens pretty fast so any extra will just be wasted. I had to make a few sheep before I figured out just the right quantities to use.
For this sheep, I painted the grass with FolkArt craft paint in the color Thicket. I painted the sheep with Folk Art Vintage White. I then watered down some Folk Art Burnt Umber and painted over the cream. At that point, it was too dark, so I applied a thin coat of the Vintage White with a stiff brush.
This sheep was painted in a similar fashion. I painted the grass with FolkArt craft paint in the color Thicket. Then I applied a coat of Folk Art Burnt Umber to the sheep and then covered it with a thin coat of Vintage White applied with a stiff brush.
For this first sheep, I painted the grass with FolkArt craft paint in the color Thicket. I painted the sheep with Folk Art Vintage White and I added black dots for the eyes with a toothpick. Then I used some Folk Art Home Decor Antique Wax over the top.
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