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1. <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

Monday, 21 December 2015 Content / build-threads.com / <div>Build-Threads Project Garage: Plumbing & Driveway</div>

... starting it. Even having multiple cars back there is easy now, and nice and private being in the back yard. My main issue now that the weather is starting to warm up, is how hot it gets in the shed. I knew I had this issue last year, but I ...
... 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 - Part 4 At the time of the last post, the actual building itself had been completed up to lock-up stage with the floor epoxied to a nice clean finish. Here’s a quick gif that shows ...
... cutting, grinding, and welding my days and nights away, but the truth is I’m still a little ways away from being able to do that. Let’s catch up with what’s been going on and why I’m not quite there yet. Previous posts: Part ...

2. Build-Threads Garage: Exterior sheeting & doors

Monday, 13 October 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Build-Threads Garage: Exterior sheeting & doors

Build-Threads Garage: Exterior sheeting & doors | I probably should have broken this up into two parts so as not to make it so long between posts, but now you get to see the garage go from a skeleton to complete in one go! In the last post, ...
Build-Threads Garage: Exterior sheeting & doors | I probably should have broken this up into two parts so as not to make it so long between posts, but now you get to see the garage go from a skeleton to complete in one go! In the last post, ...
... the openings of the roller door mullions. That same weekend I gave the floor an acid etch, to get it ready for sealant. Even though the garage hasn’t been ‘used’ yet, the concrete had been subjected to all kinds of weather ...

3. Build-Threads Garage: Site Preparation & Shed Delivery

Saturday, 02 August 2014 Content / build-threads.com / Build-Threads Garage: Site Preparation & Shed Delivery

... on the deck to keep it out of the weather, but after a while I realised that 70sqm of shed was probably too much weight for the poor thing, so the longest parts were put on the lawn, using some wood to keep it off the ground, then covered with ...
Build-Threads Garage: Site Preparation & Shed Delivery | Here comes part two of the Build-Threads garage! In the last installment, I outlined my plans for the structure and gave you a bit of background of my garage history. Now, we break ground! ...
... one of my best mates who has done slab formwork for a living for a very long time. A potential bobcat fell through, and being the impatient ~30 year olds that we are, we just decided to start digging by hand! But not without some fuel. After ...

4. DIY/How-To: Wrinkle texture paint

Wednesday, 10 August 2011 Content / build-threads.com / DIY/How-To: Wrinkle texture paint

... possible weather to do painting (cold and raining), I used a heat gun every now and then to evenly heat up the paint. Be careful not to get too close or leave it on one area for too long, otherwise you might get certain areas wrinkling up more ...
... had very poor results with this stuff over the years, often finding myself Wrinkle finish, texture finish, wrinkle coat, hammer finish, crinkle finish, whatever you want to call it, it’s a fickle creature. Desired by many, but frustrating ...
... possible weather to do painting (cold and raining), I used a heat gun every now and then to evenly heat up the paint. Be careful not to get too close or leave it on one area for too long, otherwise you might get certain areas wrinkling up more ...

5. friday night cruisers

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / friday night cruisers

friday night cruisers | There's nothing like a Wiener Schnitzel on a friday evening. Even the weather was great so we decided to take our rides and meet at the local brewery to get the weekend started in style. There's nothing like a Wiener ...
friday night cruisers | There's nothing like a Wiener Schnitzel on a friday evening. Even the weather was great so we decided to take our rides and meet at the local brewery to get the weekend started in style. There's nothing like a Wiener ...
... Schnitzel on a friday evening. Even the weather was great so we decided to take our rides and meet at the local brewery to get the weekend started in style. Original: LOWTECH :: traditional hot rods and customs online | 2011-04 | Marc Wöltinger ...

6. roadster season

Sunday, 19 December 2010 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / roadster season

roadster season | This 1931 roadster is owned by Jan. Jan never asks what the weather might be at that hot rod meeting the upcoming weekend. He doesn't whine about rained out car shows. There's no way he cares about getting a late model car ...
... no way he cares about getting a late model car to drive around during the winter months. Hell, he doesn't even own a daily driver. Okay, that's not true. He does own a daily driver: his 1931 roadster. Original: LOWTECH :: traditional hot rods ...
... no way he cares about getting a late model car to drive around during the winter months. Hell, he doesn't even own a daily driver. Okay, that's not true. He does own a daily driver: his 1931 roadster. Original: LOWTECH :: traditional hot rods ...