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February 2, 2015 at 7:06 pm #265634
Here’s a project I recently completed. Shared it on another site, figured I would share it here.
February 2, 2015 at 7:09 pm #265636I don’t see any pics or link 🙁
February 2, 2015 at 7:16 pm #265640February 2, 2015 at 7:18 pm #265642Looks nice. We have a similar fireplace and entertainment center coming up.
February 2, 2015 at 7:26 pm #265643Looks good! Is the piece something you designed?
Chad
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Member since 12/07/2013February 2, 2015 at 7:28 pm #265645Thanks,
Chad, I built the project based off of (very rudimentary) drawings the client gave me. Fireplace and mantle were existing.
February 2, 2015 at 7:39 pm #265653Nice work , it looks great !
February 2, 2015 at 7:39 pm #265654monman1
ProLooks really nice!
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February 2, 2015 at 7:45 pm #265656Siberian
ProNice job of completing their ideas and nice build
February 2, 2015 at 7:53 pm #265659Nice work! I’ll be doing a built in like this for my brother and sister in law in a few months. Subtract the fireplace and add a 55″ LED TV though.
What’s the length of the wall? About 18 ft?
Jon P.
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InstagramFebruary 2, 2015 at 7:55 pm #265662The units were about 4.5 feet wide, and the fireplace is about 6 feet. So yeah, 17-18 feet.
Got my butt kicked on the finishing part of this. This was my first spray job, and I totally underestimated the sheer amount of prep to get a good finish. Spraying totally renders false the old “a little caulk, a little paint” saying.
February 2, 2015 at 8:01 pm #265665kzcarp
ProAgree with everyone, very nice job. How ’bout some details on the finish part. I’m working at upping my finishing game too. Still a little squeamish about spraying a customer piece, especially on site.
kevin
February 2, 2015 at 8:06 pm #265673I did the bulk of the finish off site.
I picked up a graco true coat to see if its something I wanted to pursue. It got pretty good reviews compared to their higher priced models. the one I got isn’t rebuildable, so it was pretty cheap, but seemed to work well for me.
I sprayed 2 coats of bin primer, sanded to 150 between each coat with my festool ets 125. Then sprayed 2 more coats of sherwin williams pro classic, sanded to 240 grit on the first coat. I ended up missing some small spots, and getting a couple scratched during install, so I opted to do one final pass on site with the pro classic and a mini foam roller.
The doors and adjustable shelves turned out great though. Smooth as glass.
February 2, 2015 at 8:07 pm #265674staker
ProLooks great. I am still doing the old type finish with a brush and roller, maybe some day I might invest in a spray system. I think it is a big learning curve.
February 2, 2015 at 8:10 pm #265679Looks good. Did you finish them with lacquer or paint?
At 4.5 ft are you worried about the shelves sagging after time?Ron
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February 2, 2015 at 8:14 pm #265688Shelves are 3/4 poplar ply with 3/4 x 1 1/2 poplar apron attached with dominos, dadoed into each side of the cab and glued and screwed from the back. The back is 1/2″ birch ply. I’d hope they would be pretty sturdy after all that.
I used sherwin williams pro classic for the paint. Its an alkyd enamel.
February 2, 2015 at 8:27 pm #265695The 1 1/2 will definitely help. I have sprayed the pro classic before with good results.
Ron
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February 2, 2015 at 8:41 pm #265704The units were about 4.5 feet wide, and the fireplace is about 6 feet. So yeah, 17-18 feet.
Got my butt kicked on the finishing part of this. This was my first spray job, and I totally underestimated the sheer amount of prep to get a good finish. Spraying totally renders false the old “a little caulk, a little paint” saying.
Very nice work. Always nice to have storage.
February 2, 2015 at 8:44 pm #265712kzcarp
ProThanks for sharing that info. Sorry to derail the thread, I’ve been using Ben Moore Advance Waterborne Alkyd. Wondering about other options, including the SW proclassic and Insl-X. I hear different results from different users, especially about hard cure time.
Stupid Q. Did you screw the shelves through from back ?
kevinFebruary 2, 2015 at 8:50 pm #265718No worries. The cure time actually did seem to be quite a bit longer than it said on the label. A good 48 hours or so. Maybe the temp had something to do with that.
And yes, the shelves were screwed in from the back, as well as dadoed into the sides.
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