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fulltimin

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:02pm

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So, now that I have my new steel, I pulled the piece of fiberglass off of the bottom, in front of the entrance door.

Since I already had all the rivets, trim and screws earlier, except for a couple to hold the doors on, it was an easy removal.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:07pm

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As I was pulling the bottom off, there was caulk in between the 2 pieces of fiberglass.

In this shot, there is a darker area that was above the frame of the door for storage. This was caulking of some sort, and it was dry and not at all adhered to either piece of fiberglass.

Just guessing, I'd say it was probably about 4 inches or so long. Some areas were very sticky, others, like this one, not so much.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:11pm

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Remember this area? This is the frame that holds the storage door in place.

The top row of screws, if you remember, when I went to unscrew them, all snapped off.

I figured that was not good.

When I pulled the fiberglass off, these screws had been screwed into the "base plate" of the side wall. The same one that is screwed into the outer floor joist.

As such, I figured, that cannot be a good sign.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:12pm

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And I was right.

This was what greeted me after I pulled the siding back.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:14pm

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And here is a close up.

This was taken, AFTER I had scraped some of the junk off with a putty knife.

Yea, that's not good. Definitely getting replaced.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:18pm

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And this is the outside of the steel stud that supports the front side of the door frame.

This was also after I had scraped it. There is definitely serious pitting on this piece, so it will have to be replaced also.

Fortunately, when I picked up the steel today, he had ordered some extra, so I added another piece to what I picked up.

I had only ordered 7, but picked up 8. Looks like that was a good idea.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:20pm

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I'm going to throw you a small tech tip tonight.

Remember, my favorite tool in this project is the impact driver.

Most of the time, I use a drill extension that is magnetic, and then my phillips screw adapter, like this.

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Posted: 10/25/17 08:24pm

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On occasion, a screw will be tight enough, that the impact driver doesn't want to loosen it.

So, I remove the magnetic adapter, and just insert the phillips driver directly into the impact.

What happens is, there is too much play between those pieces, and by removing the magnetic adapter, it removes much of the excess play, and bingo.... We have removal.

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