Near 100 Degrees Saturday - !

[thetrailboss]

I was MISERABLE this weekend. Friday PM not so bad. Saturday got worse and the poor air quality really screwed my head and breathing..was not a happy camper. Fans did not help, didn't sleep on Saturday night, so Trailboss is now on the dark side...caved and bought a nice AC unit. Our bedroom (big room) is now a cool refuge and I slept last night. Our AC is very efficient and has a timer/remote.

Unfortunately this week looks hot and humid

 

[thetrailboss]

The pool was warm. Water is beautiful. I was snapping some pix and did not realize how crisp and clean the water actually is.

You're making me GREEN with envy :wink:

 

[loafer89]

Yesterday was hot, but not unbearable, and we did get a seabreeze by about 4pm that lowered the temperature back into the 70's.

I spent the morning in the garden and the afternoon in the pool. Hopefully we will get some rain today and tonight.

 

[loafer89]

It's nice top have warm water in the swimming pool. I am a chicken of cold water and I like the pool water at about 82F for a minimum. Our pool was at 78F on saturday and about 82F yesterday. The cold weather at night early last week really cooled the water down alot.

 

[Greg]

Worked on the deck for 9 1/2 hours on Saturday and over 12 hours yesterday (my buddies both put in 14 hour days). Sunday felt much hotter and more humid than Saturday. My lungs feel like they're filled with water today. Between the three of us, we probably drank 10+ gallons of Gatorade. The deck is coming out beautifully, but it's only about 85% done...

 

[ski_resort_observer]

I was cooking over a very hot 5 ft steel griddle at a Blugrass Festival over the weekend. At times when my thought wondered to a nearby lake...not to go swimming but to drink it...lol

 

[smitty77]

It was somewhere between 95 and 100 at my place both days. I agree, Sunday seemed hotter and a lot more humid. I'm glad I ignored the weatherman and did all of my yard work on Saturday, when things were actually bearable. I got a lot of little things done on the projects list while the Mrs. spead mulch in her flower beds. (Her idea, not mine).

Sunday we just took it easy. We had a wicked t-storm tear through the area on our way home from the in-laws. lots of lightning, wind, some hail, and lots or rain. The thermometer in the truck dropped from 97 at the in-laws to 67 on the back side of the storm. The poor dog was stuck outside in her doghouse/kennel. We tried to make it home to get her inside, but we got there in time for the sun to come out.

At least I got enough done to free up some time for hiking! 8)
Smitty

 

[nancie2k]

drove up to vt on fri and after cutting the grass at our place on sat, we floated around on rafts in one of the lakes along rt 100s
the traffic home on sun was the pits, plus the car overheated by fort edward and thanks to people who stopped to help,we had the leaky radiator escape valve screwed than epoxied shut for the rest of the way home to nj without a/c. took over 6 1/2 hours, usually takes 4

 

[Zand]

At my house just west of Worcester, it hit 89 Saturday and 96 Sunday. It's 86 right now.

 

[loafer89]

It's 74F right now at my house with clouds and a little mist :-?

Hopefully we will get some real rainfall.

 

[teachski]

112 degrees on the deck at my sister's yesterday. Thank god for the pool.

 

[ctenidae]

I wanted to cook a pizza yesterday, and it was 425 degrees in my oven. Unbearable, I tell ya'!

Then, I realized the oven was on.

:beer:

 

[ALLSKIING]

Worked on the deck for 9 1/2 hours on Saturday and over 12 hours yesterday (my buddies both put in 14 hour days). Sunday felt much hotter and more humid than Saturday. My lungs feel like they're filled with water today. Between the three of us, we probably drank 10+ gallons of Gatorade. The deck is coming out beautifully, but it's only about 85% done...

Must be one huge deck.

 

[Zand]

112 degrees on the deck at my sister's yesterday. Thank god for the pool.

112 in the sun? I doubt it was that hot in the shade.

 

[Greg]

Worked on the deck for 9 1/2 hours on Saturday and over 12 hours yesterday (my buddies both put in 14 hour days). Sunday felt much hotter and more humid than Saturday. My lungs feel like they're filled with water today. Between the three of us, we probably drank 10+ gallons of Gatorade. The deck is coming out beautifully, but it's only about 85% done...

Must be one huge deck.

Well, not really. It's a second story deck, roughly 12' x 12'. For starters we're certainly no professionals. One of my friends and I are somewhat skilled, but we certainly worked a bit slowly so we wouldn't screw up. The project consisted of dismantling most of the original deck. We save the ledger, inner joists and beam. We replaced the the outer joists, the header, replaced the old 4x4 posts with 6x6's and leveled the entire structure. That took most of the first morning. The rest of Saturday was spent building the stair stringers and the railing posts. Sunday morning we mounted the stringers and the rest of the posts. In the afternoon we laid down all the decking, steps and kickplates and finished the upper railings. The only things left to be done is mounting the spindles and finishing the stair railings. The heat also probably slowed us down. Still, it's coming out pretty nice; not bad for a bunch of hacks...

 

[hammer]

Well, not really. It's a second story deck, roughly 12' x 12'. For starters we're certainly no professionals. One of my friends and I are somewhat skilled, but we certainly worked a bit slowly so we wouldn't screw up. The project consisted of dismantling most of the original deck. We save the ledger, inner joists and beam. We replaced the the outer joists, the header, replaced the old 4x4 posts with 6x6's and leveled the entire structure. That took most of the first morning. The rest of Saturday was spent building the stair stringers and the railing posts. Sunday morning we mounted the stringers and the rest of the posts. In the afternoon we laid down all the decking, steps and kickplates and finished the upper railings. The only things left to be done is mounting the spindles and finishing the stair railings. The heat also probably slowed us down. Still, it's coming out pretty nice; not bad for a bunch of hacks...

With all of this detail I think pictures will be in order once the job's done.

 

[Greg]

Well, not really. It's a second story deck, roughly 12' x 12'. For starters we're certainly no professionals. One of my friends and I are somewhat skilled, but we certainly worked a bit slowly so we wouldn't screw up. The project consisted of dismantling most of the original deck. We save the ledger, inner joists and beam. We replaced the the outer joists, the header, replaced the old 4x4 posts with 6x6's and leveled the entire structure. That took most of the first morning. The rest of Saturday was spent building the stair stringers and the railing posts. Sunday morning we mounted the stringers and the rest of the posts. In the afternoon we laid down all the decking, steps and kickplates and finished the upper railings. The only things left to be done is mounting the spindles and finishing the stair railings. The heat also probably slowed us down. Still, it's coming out pretty nice; not bad for a bunch of hacks...

With all of this detail I think pictures will be in order once the job's done.

Will do. Wish I had a "before" pic...

 

[loafer89]

Greg, I have a question for you about the deck. I just finished installing new posts and a deck railing system on my porch. Do you sand the spindles or leave them as they came from the factory? I plan on painting my railing, not staining it.

I started sanding each spindle (119 in total) and my wife thinks it's crazy.

 

[ctenidae]

The qustion wasn't directed at me, but I'll take a swing at it- If you're painting them, loafer, you still ought to sand them, you just don't have to do it very carefully or with a fine grit. Mostly, you just want to knock down any fuzziness left by the mill, but you don't want it super smooth.

 

[Greg]

Greg, I have a question for you about the deck. I just finished installing new posts and a deck railing system on my porch. Do you sand the spindles or leave them as they came from the factory? I plan on painting my railing, not staining it.

I started sanding each spindle (119 in total) and my wife thinks it's crazy.

We simply used 2x2 lumber and cut a 45 at one end. We then set up a jig to straight cut the other end to length. They will mount to a 2x4 top and bottom railing with 5/4 decking used as a top to the railing.

Re: sanding. It depends, I guess. Are your spindles the pre-cut ornate style? Is this a formal front porch? If so, I suppose sanding couldn't hurt, but like ctenidae said, just enough to remove any high material. For ours, the 45 cut will leave a jagged edge that we'll knock off with a belt sander once they're mounted. I don't expect that we'll sand the whole length of it though. Again, it's a back deck.