I have a landscaping question. It appears that one of my trees in my back yard has some exposure.?
Posted by admin in Spray on roofing materials on 02 25th, 2010The bark is missing from one of the limbs on one of my younger trees. It is an area off of the main trunk around 6" long and bare to the wood. I do not know if the black pruning spray will help or if there is a material to wrap that area. I am afraid if we have a bad winter it could hurt the tree or be exposed to bugs or disease. I can remember years ago my former neighbor used to put some roofing cement on areas such as this on his trees but I only need a very small amount and want to put the right material on the tree. Anyone with some landscaping experience, I would surely like your advice. Thank you very much.
RScot is talking about bark traceing. I have done this many times. pruneing spray’s should not be used,it will habor insects& diease’s. let the tree heal naturaly.
read comments (7)How would we make our 1/48 Architectural Scale model of a House look more realistic?
Posted by admin in Spray on roofing materials on 02 18th, 2010I have to make a scale model of a house for construction at 1/48 scale. We bought sum stucco/paint from michaels and sum spray adhesive to hold down our driveway and grass. We also cut out the holes in the walls, but we are not sure how to make the windows so that they look realistic. We also need to construct the front door, side door to the garage, and a garage door. We already bought the concrete and roofing needed and we built the walls out of foam board and will be spraying them with the texture in a couple of days. However we still have to make a pool and a pond and need ideas on what types of materials to use for these different things. Thankyou for any help!!
Go to a model-hobby shop… you can buy polystyrene plastic sheet, strips, and angles that are PERFECT for building doors, window frames, etc All you need for tools are an X-acto knife, a metal ruler-square, and plastic cement (glue).
I’ve been building model buildings from that material, bass-wood, and foam-board in 1/35 scale as well as HO (1/87) and N (1/160) scales AND 1:1 scale for Theater sets.
For the POOL… I would use plastic or wood strip to make the rim of the pool, and then take a piece of clear plastic and paint the BOTTOM a "chlorine-blue". I’ve used this technique to make over 25 N-scale pools for my railroad (set in suburban California).
GOOD LUCK !!
can I paint auto upholstry if so what can i use?
Posted by admin in Spray on roofing materials on 02 7th, 2010ok so Im re-doing EVERYTHING in my car, it is a 77 cutlass sup
Ive already redone the seats, the carpet, seat belts, etc
but now im getting to the inside roof and the door panels, is there a spray paint that I can use on vinyl or even just cloth like materials?
yes yes i am ghetto
i just dont feel like spending that much to do it right
Yes you can paint your upholstery…….Dupli-Color makes an upholstery paint and it’s fairly inexpensive. Hope this helps.
Certainteed Polymer Slate (Symphony Series) & Hybrid Insulation – buildaroo.com
Posted by admin in Spray on roofing materials on 01 30th, 2010
CertainTeed, manufacturers of sustainable energy efficient products, had a bunch of great products on display at their booth at this year’s Greenbuild conference. Two really awesome products we took notice of were a hybrid insulation product, composed of part spray foam insulation and part blown virgin fiberglass, and a beautiful faux slate roofing product (the Symphony series) made of polymers and significantly lighter than real slate. The Buildaroo News Team interviewed Lucas from Certainteed about these awesome energy efficient products. Watch the video above to find out more. And watch more videos about sustainable building products at buildaroo.com.
A bit of info about these products:
The Symphony Series
- made to replicate the appearance of slate
- made of polymers and lighter than slate – as a result, less load weight on the roof. Can have the appearance of slate even if your roof wasn’t designed to bear that weight.
- solar reflectance above 35%; as a result it qualifies for tax credits while saving money on energy costs.
- can reduce attic temperatures by as much as 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
- life expectancy is 40 – 60 years
- can be sent back to CertainTeed if there are issues.
CertainTeed Hybrid Insulation
- composed of an inch of spray foam, which contributes to air sealing the house, and virgin fiberglass which adds insulation value to the house.
- installed as two products – The foam is sprayed in, and a netting is applied over the studs. A tube is put through the netting, and the fiberglass is then sprayed in.
- The insulation value of the hybrid insulation is R15 for the spray foam and R14 for virgin fiberglass.
- you get the air sealing of the spray foam without the high cost of using 100 % spray foam for all the property’s insulation.
company profile: http://buildaroo.com/certainteed
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