tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post2275707578147244587..comments2023-10-27T20:27:57.900-04:00Comments on Kid Dynamite's World: Home Improvement - KD Tackles MasonryKid Dynamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-40992476288688451002010-04-03T16:54:09.348-04:002010-04-03T16:54:09.348-04:00oh yeah - cosmetic for sure. although the bricks ...oh yeah - cosmetic for sure. although the bricks will probably crumble before my new mortar anyway.<br /><br />if it were a structural wall i would have wanted to really make sure that I was getting as much mortar as i was supposed to into the crevices. I have a feeling i probably didn't get it all the way in.Kid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-17452126847329936162010-04-03T11:42:01.579-04:002010-04-03T11:42:01.579-04:00You are a finance guy........don´t expect that a 3...You are a finance guy........don´t expect that a 3000 pounds wll will be supported with a 10 quickmortar bag!.....all you were doing is cosmetic!ADVILLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351551290878807356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-70834641828877494392010-03-27T19:36:51.807-04:002010-03-27T19:36:51.807-04:00My parents have a stone-wall basement just like th...My parents have a stone-wall basement just like that. It's also very damp - very very damp. In their basement steel shelving will grow rust 1/8 of an inch thick in no time.<br /><br />Their wooden shelving has lasted just fine. Some of the original shelving from 1889 is still there. It's pine.<br /><br />You need to go find somebody who has a stone basement and ask. We used old bricks and pine boards to make shelves. Just stacked them. That way you can change the heights if necessary. They actually look sort of cool, and , best of all, even an idiot can build them. I don't know about up there, but the Home Depots in Texas suddenly have some pretty good pine and cedar boards.<br /><br />Adding a bit of lime makes the mortar stick better to both tools and the bricks. I've heard it also slightly weakens the cement, but it makes you look like a pro! Mrs Dyno -"Oh Mr. Dynamite, I didn't know you could butter a trowel like that!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-38661363815118622992010-03-25T19:04:45.441-04:002010-03-25T19:04:45.441-04:00KD,
you could do most anything down there. A nic...KD,<br />you could do most anything down there. A nice slanted free standing self unit matched to the average size of the boxes, so that the slant has the bottles facing you but not enough so they fall out, would look very nice. Maybe a dark cherry wood or deep stained hickory.EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-53047080840205601062010-03-25T10:43:03.506-04:002010-03-25T10:43:03.506-04:00Just a note of caution. Be very weary of humidity...Just a note of caution. Be very weary of humidity. It can have a huge impact on the wine. Most good wine cellars are cool and dry. <br /><br />I suggest that you verify the humidity for a whole cycle (a year) to be sure it's acceptable. You may need a dehumidifier down there.<br /><br />Aside from that keep the shelving as simple as possible. Its not a wine tasting room. Personally I like the IKEA rough wood shelves. Simple and can take the weight of your (I presume wooden crates). Be sure to remove any straw in the boxes by the way -- its great for shipping but terrible for rot.<br /><br />We have a similar system, except the space was small so we had our builder make a shelving system out of MDF. Our space is very dry (so it works just fine), a day to build and about $400 of wood. It's big enough for 40 cases of wineFrozen in the Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901959687094626879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-22928868205683390292010-03-25T08:57:53.948-04:002010-03-25T08:57:53.948-04:00You could certainly build custom shelves (or more ...You could certainly build custom shelves (or more accuratly your better half could). This wouldn't be too hard.<br />Another option would to buy relativly cheap wood shelving from Home Depot and modify it to fit the boxes. Trimming it down so it doesn't show under the crates should be relativly easy. You might need to put a couple extra braces in so the crates have adequate support.<br />Good works on the bricks, I told you you could do it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989566645307778269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-41989829954679715442010-03-25T04:27:36.205-04:002010-03-25T04:27:36.205-04:00ok, if youre just holding the crates you can just ...ok, if youre just holding the crates you can just about buy any good commercial unit...i have cheap steel "bolt together yourself" that i got for $3.99 ea back in the day ringing my basement workbench area that hold some heavy tools and hardware; but my dampness is getting to the steel...ive got plastic (ten minutes to assemble) in the garage that also hold a lot of weight, but on the back wall of my barn i have wall to wall floor to ceiling shelving, with 2x6 floor to rafter uprights, bolted to 2x4 horizontals, corresponding horizontals nailed on the back wall and the shelves are exterior 3/4 plywood split into 2x8 lengths...you could hit them with a bulldozer and they wouldnt move...<br />with that in mind, you could bolt 2x4s from your ceiling to the floor whereever you want your shelves to be, bolt 2x4 horizontals between them to hold the shelves, and buy standard #2 shelving for the shelves, or split plywood lenghtwise as i do for most of my wooden shelves...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-87831903235838786442010-03-24T23:22:27.976-04:002010-03-24T23:22:27.976-04:00Nice work. But, you might have saved a heap of tro...Nice work. But, you might have saved a heap of troubles just by switching to beer.<br /><br />anon,<br /><br />Bob DobbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-43142934413944282872010-03-24T22:06:45.950-04:002010-03-24T22:06:45.950-04:00so, it's not too damp down there. i think i&#...so, it's not too damp down there. i think i'll have to end up building some sort of freestanding shelf system. to clarify, i don't want the shelf to hold the wine bottles - i want it to hold the wooden wine CRATES. seems like a custom job is necessary - but that doesn't mean it's incredibly complicated.Kid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-91315887371854251862010-03-24T19:34:59.278-04:002010-03-24T19:34:59.278-04:00looks like you tackled the same job i did a 1/4 ce...looks like you tackled the same job i did a 1/4 century ago...cant tell for sure from the brief video, but im guesssing those columns were put in as extra support on sagging beams or the like, possibly well after the house was built...<br /><br />if that quickcrete doesnt hold up on those loose bricks, they make a mortar embedded with fiberglass you just lay on the outside of the wall; often used to build walls without mortar; theres also some acrylic latex pastey stuff (too long ago to remember the name of it) which will stop bricks from deteriorating...<br /><br />im not sure exactly what you want to do re: "wine cellar"...add walls? is it damp down there? if not, you could certain build a standalone wine shelving unit with relatively inexpensive pine, otherwise, use a rot resistant hardwood...how to doesnt lend itself to words easily, but im sure the legendary mrs dynamite could handle it if you got a set of plans...let me see what i can find...i am searching for <i>standalone wooden wine shelving unit plans</i><br /><br />http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/wine_racks.php<br /><br />http://www.winerackshop.com/racks.htm<br /><br />http://www.woodsmith.com/plans/categories/cabinet-shelf/<br /><br />http://www.homedepot.com/Kitchen-Storage-Organization-Countertop/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zar97/R-100676941/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053<br /><br />i dont know if any of that helps, see what mrs dynamite or her father thinks...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.com