Metal buildings and metal roofing are good investments due to the long life of all the products. A Metal Building will last 30 years or more with very minor maintenance . Additionally, metal building are easily modified, and can be designed to withstand major winds and live loads. For a metal building, just call Micahel at 601 750 2274
here is a link to a custom designed metal RV enclosure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTbEdreJDNw&NR=1
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Friday, December 17, 2010
How to build a deck railing
or call Michael at 601 750 2274 or bob at 601 212 5433
If you have a deck on your home and it has been around a while, then you may want to consider upgrading your deck. Upgrading can mean a number of things, but it essentially refers to making our deck better for your family and your home situation. Consider, though, that one of the best upgrades you can make to an existing deck is to add railings to it.
The first step in adding railing to your deck is to cut railing posts. They should be about three feet in height plus the width of the edge of the joist or beam. Measure carefully so that all rails are even with one another. This will make the rest of the process easier.
Next, you will need to notch the posts. The notches should be 1-1/2 inches in depth so that they will feet easily against the joists of your deck. From there, you should make sure you level all posts with a level.
Now you are ready to secure the posts to the deck. This should be don with 3/8 inch lag screws, but you can substitute if you consult with an expert at your home and garden store. In order to make the rail stronger, you can always use a weatherproof wood glue where the posts and joists meet.
Toenail (nail at an angle to catch boards butted up one another) the rails to the posts on each end. Make sure the rail is even with the top of each post. Also, if your deck requires it, make sure you also install a center rail. Even if it is not required, though, this can certainly add stability to your rail. You can consult local building codes to find out if you need to a particular type of railing.
Once you have the rail installed, you can get it stained and sealed. Make sure that you use a stain that either matches or compliments what you already have on the rest of the deck. You can also re-stain and seal the entire deck to get a uniform look. Also, it is a good idea to wait at least 24 hours after staining before you add any sealant to the rail. You can also add pickets if you like to make it look a little more professional. Another option is to add lattice under the rail, but if you leave it open that is acceptable too. The choice is up to you.
As you can see, adding a railing to you deck is not difficult and not really very time consuming. It is, though, one of the best ways to upgrade your deck. This will not only make your deck safer, but it will also make it more valuable in the long run. The rails will also add a more complete look to your deck and in many cases a place for people to set drinks, snacks, and also plants or other accessories. A rail is not just a safety device, you see.
WARNING: always wear gloves and eye protection when using stain and or sealant.
WARNING: use caution and wear proper eye protection when using a saw.
or call us at 601 750 2274
If you have a deck on your home and it has been around a while, then you may want to consider upgrading your deck. Upgrading can mean a number of things, but it essentially refers to making our deck better for your family and your home situation. Consider, though, that one of the best upgrades you can make to an existing deck is to add railings to it.
The first step in adding railing to your deck is to cut railing posts. They should be about three feet in height plus the width of the edge of the joist or beam. Measure carefully so that all rails are even with one another. This will make the rest of the process easier.
Next, you will need to notch the posts. The notches should be 1-1/2 inches in depth so that they will feet easily against the joists of your deck. From there, you should make sure you level all posts with a level.
Now you are ready to secure the posts to the deck. This should be don with 3/8 inch lag screws, but you can substitute if you consult with an expert at your home and garden store. In order to make the rail stronger, you can always use a weatherproof wood glue where the posts and joists meet.
Toenail (nail at an angle to catch boards butted up one another) the rails to the posts on each end. Make sure the rail is even with the top of each post. Also, if your deck requires it, make sure you also install a center rail. Even if it is not required, though, this can certainly add stability to your rail. You can consult local building codes to find out if you need to a particular type of railing.
Once you have the rail installed, you can get it stained and sealed. Make sure that you use a stain that either matches or compliments what you already have on the rest of the deck. You can also re-stain and seal the entire deck to get a uniform look. Also, it is a good idea to wait at least 24 hours after staining before you add any sealant to the rail. You can also add pickets if you like to make it look a little more professional. Another option is to add lattice under the rail, but if you leave it open that is acceptable too. The choice is up to you.
As you can see, adding a railing to you deck is not difficult and not really very time consuming. It is, though, one of the best ways to upgrade your deck. This will not only make your deck safer, but it will also make it more valuable in the long run. The rails will also add a more complete look to your deck and in many cases a place for people to set drinks, snacks, and also plants or other accessories. A rail is not just a safety device, you see.
WARNING: always wear gloves and eye protection when using stain and or sealant.
WARNING: use caution and wear proper eye protection when using a saw.
or call us at 601 750 2274
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Home Invasion ..more tips from the crooks
call Michael at 601 750 2274 for immediate assistance.
1. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a crook.
2. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosey neighbors.
3. I’ll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, he’ll stop what he’s doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn’t hear it again, he’ll just go back to what he was doing. It’s human nature.
4. I’m not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm system and leave your house without setting it?
5. I love looking in your windows. I’m looking for signs that you’re home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I’d like. I’ll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets. So close those curtains and blinds.
6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address.
7. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invitation.
8. If you don’t answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.
9, Dont call Michael ..he knows how to stop us. 601 750 2274
and dont buy this recording program .it makes good evidence .
1. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a crook.
2. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosey neighbors.
3. I’ll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, he’ll stop what he’s doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn’t hear it again, he’ll just go back to what he was doing. It’s human nature.
4. I’m not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm system and leave your house without setting it?
5. I love looking in your windows. I’m looking for signs that you’re home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I’d like. I’ll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets. So close those curtains and blinds.
6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address.
7. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invitation.
8. If you don’t answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.
9, Dont call Michael ..he knows how to stop us. 601 750 2274
and dont buy this recording program .it makes good evidence .
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Home Security Tips ..call Michael at 601 750 2274 for more
11. Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms. So , might be a good place for the safe ?
12. You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But I come prepared to take it with me.
13. A TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you’re reluctant to leave your TV on while you’re out of town...just do it anyway ...real television noises confuse me. Confused...I leave.
Dont call Michael at 601 750 2274 ..he know how to clear all these points up and makes it impossible for me to go to work .
check this out for a computer based security system. Alarms work after the fact , this allows you control and a record.
12. You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But I come prepared to take it with me.
13. A TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you’re reluctant to leave your TV on while you’re out of town...just do it anyway ...real television noises confuse me. Confused...I leave.
Dont call Michael at 601 750 2274 ..he know how to clear all these points up and makes it impossible for me to go to work .
check this out for a computer based security system. Alarms work after the fact , this allows you control and a record.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
home invasion ...10 tips from a crook call Michael to avoid this problem 601 750 2274
1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.
2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.
3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste … and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of computer gaming system you bought for them .
4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.
5. If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house.
6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don’t let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it’s set. That makes it too easy.
7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom—and your jewelry. It’s not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too.
8. It’s raining, you’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door. I don’t take a day off because of bad weather.
9. I always knock first. If you answer, I’ll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don’t take me up on it.)
10. Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.
2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.
3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste … and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of computer gaming system you bought for them .
4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.
5. If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house.
6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don’t let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it’s set. That makes it too easy.
7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom—and your jewelry. It’s not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too.
8. It’s raining, you’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door. I don’t take a day off because of bad weather.
9. I always knock first. If you answer, I’ll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don’t take me up on it.)
10. Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Custom remodeling jackson miss 601 750 2274
call Michael at 601-750-2274
A house with good bones has pleasing lines on the outside, but that artful composition has to be echoed on the inside, too. And nothing's better for giving rooms a handsome, well-built look than wainscoting on the walls.
A combination of decorative boards or panels and moldings that extend partway up a wall's face, wainscoting is a centuries-old marriage of form and style. Dating to the 1300s, the Dutch used it to shield the bottom half of plaster walls from such hazards as jostled chairs, spurs on riding boots, perhaps even carelessly swung scabbards. Wainscoting still guards our walls, but today it's from dirt-caked gardening shoes in mudrooms, olive-oil fingerprints in kitchens, and the inevitable scuffs in the close quarters along hallways and stairways.
Covering your walls with wainscoting made from stock boards—or "sticks"—and panels is easy to do yourself, if you know your way around a chop saw. And if you don't, there's wainscoting that arrives on your doorstep fully assembled and ready to install. On the following pages, we show these and other products and some basic design options, plus a how-to plan for creating a pleasing layout. Just the kind of knowledge you'll need to boost the architectural integrity of any bare walls in your house.
call michael at 601-750-2274
Where to use it
Elegant armor for your walls, wainscoting is particularly well suited to rooms that take a lot of wear and tear
1. Entries
In mudrooms, where boots, backpacks, and wet umbrellas can damage walls, beadboard makes a good choice because there are fewer prominent edges to dent and ding. The walls in more formal foyers are often clad in paneled wainscoting.
call michael at 601-750-2274
2. Stairs and hallways
The walls of these narrow passages benefit from wainscoting's scuff and mark protection. The horizontal rails and the cap generally follow the pitch of the stair; the stiles or beadboard remain vertical.
3. Eating areas
In dining rooms, tall wainscoting topped with a grooved plate rail displays fine china and serving pieces. For more casual kitchens, wainscoting capped at chair height with a prominent top rail safeguards walls from being marred when diners push back from the table.
4. Family rooms and dens
Adding wainscoting to areas where kids—and pets—congregate can have a calming effect, the architectural equivalent of a shhh. Rec rooms benefit too, with a cap rail that's wide enough to perch a drink, Ping-Pong paddles, or pool-cue chalk.
5. Baths
A traditional alternative to pricey tiled walls, wainscoting made from warp-resistant wood, specially treated MDF, or solid surfacing helps protect the drywall or plaster underneath from water damage. It also has a warming effect in this room, where cold porcelain fixtures, ceramic floors, and tub enclosures can predominate.
6. Kids' rooms
Children probably won't give two hoots about it, but parents will appreciate the way wainscoting looks and how easily it cleans up after being used as a canvas for finger paints and crayons.
Pro Advice: Lynn Hopkins, Architect, lexington, Mass. says, "Use paneled wainscot in rooms and entryways where you can stand back and appreciate it. Beadboard works better in close quarters—hallways, mudrooms, and utility areas."
call michael at 601-750-2274
Solid wood
The original wainscoting material. Paint lesser species, such as pine, or clear-coat the good stuff, such as walnut and cherry, to highlight its color and grain. Wood requires careful installation and finishing to prevent cracks and gaps caused by seasonal expansion and contraction.
$–$$$
MDF
Medium-density fiberboard cuts like wood but doesn't expand, contract, warp, split, or have knots. Comes either primed for paint or veneered. Keep it away from water, which causes it to swell and break down. Specially treated moisture-resistant MDF, however, can stand up to steam in a bath.
$$
Plastic
Made from either cellular PVC or the same solid surfacing material used for kitchen counters. Looks like painted wood but won't rot, making it ideal for baths, laundry rooms, and even a kitchen backsplash.
$$
Plywood
The long, wide sheets make installation fast—just rip it down, glue it to the wall, and finish with cap and base moldings. Unlike those in other materials, the groove profiles tend to be shallow and rough.
call Michael at 601-750-2274
Design Rules of Thumb
Follow these guidelines for pleasing proportions
How high?
Generally, the cap sits about one-third the way up the wall. So if the ceiling is 9 feet, go for 3-foot wainscoting. For taller wainscoting, such as one with a plate rail, cap it two-thirds the way up the wall.
How wide a panel?
They should all be the same, so avoid cutting individual panels down at corners and doorways to get them to fit walls of varying lengths. Architects and kit makers use computer-aided design software to calculate panel widths that work for your specific room dimensions.
What to do under windows?
For beadboard, simply cut it to size. For paneled wainscoting, order a center panel that's the same width as your cased window. Its height will vary depending on the distance between your window's projecting bottom stool and the floor or baseboard top.
What about the base?
Baseboard topped with a profiled cap visually anchors wainscoting in a room and adds a little extra kick protection. Cover the joint where wainscoting meets the floor with shoe molding.
A house with good bones has pleasing lines on the outside, but that artful composition has to be echoed on the inside, too. And nothing's better for giving rooms a handsome, well-built look than wainscoting on the walls.
A combination of decorative boards or panels and moldings that extend partway up a wall's face, wainscoting is a centuries-old marriage of form and style. Dating to the 1300s, the Dutch used it to shield the bottom half of plaster walls from such hazards as jostled chairs, spurs on riding boots, perhaps even carelessly swung scabbards. Wainscoting still guards our walls, but today it's from dirt-caked gardening shoes in mudrooms, olive-oil fingerprints in kitchens, and the inevitable scuffs in the close quarters along hallways and stairways.
Covering your walls with wainscoting made from stock boards—or "sticks"—and panels is easy to do yourself, if you know your way around a chop saw. And if you don't, there's wainscoting that arrives on your doorstep fully assembled and ready to install. On the following pages, we show these and other products and some basic design options, plus a how-to plan for creating a pleasing layout. Just the kind of knowledge you'll need to boost the architectural integrity of any bare walls in your house.
call michael at 601-750-2274
Where to use it
Elegant armor for your walls, wainscoting is particularly well suited to rooms that take a lot of wear and tear
1. Entries
In mudrooms, where boots, backpacks, and wet umbrellas can damage walls, beadboard makes a good choice because there are fewer prominent edges to dent and ding. The walls in more formal foyers are often clad in paneled wainscoting.
call michael at 601-750-2274
2. Stairs and hallways
The walls of these narrow passages benefit from wainscoting's scuff and mark protection. The horizontal rails and the cap generally follow the pitch of the stair; the stiles or beadboard remain vertical.
3. Eating areas
In dining rooms, tall wainscoting topped with a grooved plate rail displays fine china and serving pieces. For more casual kitchens, wainscoting capped at chair height with a prominent top rail safeguards walls from being marred when diners push back from the table.
4. Family rooms and dens
Adding wainscoting to areas where kids—and pets—congregate can have a calming effect, the architectural equivalent of a shhh. Rec rooms benefit too, with a cap rail that's wide enough to perch a drink, Ping-Pong paddles, or pool-cue chalk.
5. Baths
A traditional alternative to pricey tiled walls, wainscoting made from warp-resistant wood, specially treated MDF, or solid surfacing helps protect the drywall or plaster underneath from water damage. It also has a warming effect in this room, where cold porcelain fixtures, ceramic floors, and tub enclosures can predominate.
6. Kids' rooms
Children probably won't give two hoots about it, but parents will appreciate the way wainscoting looks and how easily it cleans up after being used as a canvas for finger paints and crayons.
Pro Advice: Lynn Hopkins, Architect, lexington, Mass. says, "Use paneled wainscot in rooms and entryways where you can stand back and appreciate it. Beadboard works better in close quarters—hallways, mudrooms, and utility areas."
call michael at 601-750-2274
Solid wood
The original wainscoting material. Paint lesser species, such as pine, or clear-coat the good stuff, such as walnut and cherry, to highlight its color and grain. Wood requires careful installation and finishing to prevent cracks and gaps caused by seasonal expansion and contraction.
$–$$$
MDF
Medium-density fiberboard cuts like wood but doesn't expand, contract, warp, split, or have knots. Comes either primed for paint or veneered. Keep it away from water, which causes it to swell and break down. Specially treated moisture-resistant MDF, however, can stand up to steam in a bath.
$$
Plastic
Made from either cellular PVC or the same solid surfacing material used for kitchen counters. Looks like painted wood but won't rot, making it ideal for baths, laundry rooms, and even a kitchen backsplash.
$$
Plywood
The long, wide sheets make installation fast—just rip it down, glue it to the wall, and finish with cap and base moldings. Unlike those in other materials, the groove profiles tend to be shallow and rough.
call Michael at 601-750-2274
Design Rules of Thumb
Follow these guidelines for pleasing proportions
How high?
Generally, the cap sits about one-third the way up the wall. So if the ceiling is 9 feet, go for 3-foot wainscoting. For taller wainscoting, such as one with a plate rail, cap it two-thirds the way up the wall.
How wide a panel?
They should all be the same, so avoid cutting individual panels down at corners and doorways to get them to fit walls of varying lengths. Architects and kit makers use computer-aided design software to calculate panel widths that work for your specific room dimensions.
What to do under windows?
For beadboard, simply cut it to size. For paneled wainscoting, order a center panel that's the same width as your cased window. Its height will vary depending on the distance between your window's projecting bottom stool and the floor or baseboard top.
What about the base?
Baseboard topped with a profiled cap visually anchors wainscoting in a room and adds a little extra kick protection. Cover the joint where wainscoting meets the floor with shoe molding.
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