Posts tagged Real Remodeling of Baltimore City
DAP 3.0 Review :: Caulking Wood Siding at a Chimney
0March 15, 2013
by jb bartkowiak
in products
DAP 3.0 is paintable in 30 minutes which helps complete the job faster and saves time. In addition, DAP 3.0™ is 100% waterproof and is water resistant in 30 minutes which reduces the risk of ruining the caulk job by getting it wet too early from incidental rain or water contact. For exterior projects, you can seal up gaps and cracks just 30 minutes before rain is forecasted. Also, DAP 3.0™ offers extreme temperature use so it can be applied in temperatures ranging from 20°F to 120°F. [...]
Building Moxie in a Bagster Bag :: the 2012 Year in Review … Finally, OR …
0March 12, 2013
by jb bartkowiak
in remodeling
What can I say? While it filled up slowly, I personally didn't mind, despite hearing Mrs. Moxie - “When are you going to get that thing out of here?” ... I know I got my money’s worth. A 3yd dumpster with the total cost of about $190 … and yes, a few of our DIYin' type friends did ask. I figure it saved me about 2 + trip to the dumb and that for me, in Baltimore City, MD, is not a super easy proposition - it means some 1+ hours round trip, hitting the landfill in the southern most part of the City. And that too is not to mention costs sometimes associated with eliminating construction debris. [...]
One Resolution = More Resolution :: Bonus Title: Christmas in Baltimore, Epilogue
7December 31, 2012
by jb bartkowiak
in homeownership
As I’m trying to squeeze out a little time to reflect on this past year, I can't help but think back to this post >> 5 Reasons to Visit Building Moxie in 2012. In it, you'll find a list of five things I intended, we'd do, with this blog, this year. From that list, one thing in particular, I'll write about today >> Multimedia, as in - "More Multimedia, aka More Audio and More Video." [...]
The Tip of the Rowhome and My First Experience Working with Aluminum Coil Stock
8August 16, 2012
by jb bartkowiak
in On the House
Just a few notes on the images above, and first things first . . . a shout to the zen master, an artist in aluminum, Tom Struble of Tom Struble Siding Company. While Stephen R Christopher called out the term "Brick Bend" for me, it was Tom who suggested that I add a little, as he called it, "kick" to the edge of the aluminum's face. Back-caulked, the idea is that it gives a more positive seal and a cleaner line at brick. It took me to my second one to realize that I had to bend it a little short of 90 degrees however. The goal with this of course is to have the aluminum spring out and hold tight against the brick. While Tom suggested that I would need no additional caulking, idk... my skill wasn't quite there yet, that or it was just the irregularity of 90 year-old brick, I did end up clear caulking the front edge of my brick bend. [...]
The Bride of Building Moxie Does w/ Flipping Houses aka …
21July 9, 2012
This particular house, a Colonial (I guess), sits less than a mile from ours. After a short shopping period, she purchased it for a near rock bottom price . . . after a foreclosure. And really . . . it was all kinda a perfect awesome storm … or something. Jen found herself not only with access to funds BUT ALSO with access to a working licensed contractor willing to . . . “go in” on a house. Put another way - she had renovation costs covered and a contractor that was actually offering his labor for free. [...]
