Another project finished

Finished the touchup painting at the downtown storefront this morning.  I think it looks really good.  The store owner said she was really pleased with the work.

Now on to figuring the estimate for another project.

Downtown Project

Almost finished with the storefront repair and paint project.  All that is left to do is minor paint touchup work.  It looks really nice and the business owner was pleased with the finished look.

Looks like next project will be repairing the roof on a veranda in Tunnel Hill.  Hope to get material prices this weekend and start next week.

Painting Trim

Business cards arrived today. Very pleased with the way the cards look.  Spent part of today mowing a yard.  It was nice mowing today, weather is cloudy and cool.  Tomorrow is supposed to be hot again.

I will be working tomorrow painting trim.  The trim will be painted a rust color.  I have a piece of the old trim with the original color and will be using it to match the paint color for the trim.  This is the same building I worked on last week.  I think it will look really good when it is finished.  

Storefront in Dalton

Spent several days this week tearing out and replacing old wood trim on a storefront in downtown Dalton. The challenge here was finding trim that was close in shape to the original trim.  The original was approx. 4 inches wide.  Could not match it exactly, but we were able to get close. I used a 1x2 and a 1 inch wide trim piece on either side of the 1x2. This gave us a look similar to the original.  Also the moulding I used was made from plastic/vinyl.  This was used because it will hold up to the weather well and will require less maintenance than wood.

Spent part of today cutting up fallen tree limbs at a house in Chattanooga.  Will be back there tomorrow to finish trimming some low hanging limbs. The limbs block the view of the house from the street.

My house

I spent most of the next 2 weeks working on our new room at home. It is almost finished.

We added a sunroom/den off the master bedroom. This is part of a larger project started almost a year ago.
We needed a new roof, old one was 20 years old. As part of this project we added a new section of roof for the new room.  It will be a 12 x 16 ft den on the back of the house. This room has 3 walls of custom windows. When it is finished I will post some pics.

June - Project 1

Lots of work for a nice lady in Dalton.

First installing bathroom fixtures (towel bar, tp holder, towel ring, hang a heavy mirror - that was project 1

Project 2 - Remove old caulk and re-caulk two bathrooms

Project 3 - Pressure wash deck and rails

Project 4 - Stain deck rails, floor and posts

Help for Helpless Holly

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Dear Gary, 

Here in North Georgia is it H-O-T!   Are ceiling fans really that beneficial in “beating the heat”?

Your friend,

Helpless Holly

Dear Holly,

We have several ceiling fans in our own home.  I have installed all of them myself.  My wife thinks they should be turned on any time the temperature is above freezing, but she and I disagree on sooooo  many things..............but, I digress...............

Here are things to consider:

1.       Are you installing a ceiling fan to replace an existing light?  If so, electricity will already be there  – you will not have to run  a separate electrical line.  This will be less costly than putting a fan where a fixture did not previously exist. 

2.       You should consider the size of the room and the size of the fan. 

3.       Do you want a fan with a light or without?

4.       How high is your ceiling?  How low do you want your fan to hang?  Are the blades reverseable?

5.       Astethics:  what color and style floats your boat...another point my bride and I disagree, but again, I digress................

According to Eartheasy.com celing fans can also help with heating your home...but who wants to think about that right now...also, the article  states that "ceiling fans use less than 1/10th the wattage of air conditioners".    


For an in house quote on ceiling fan installation or any other home remodeling project, please call me directly at 423-309-6179 or email me at cgarythornton@windstream.net

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