new york loft

[greenMonster]

parking can be a nightmare. I must have spent about $600 on parking so far, and I don't even drive every day.

bane of my existence  [mad]

 

[nydesign]

I add the parking and traffic tickets into my estimates now, it's not marked as such but I include an amount in materials to hopefully cover it.
NYC has some steep fines now, one simple ticket can run $120  [mad]
A UPS driver told me they have an entire division of lawyers handling the parking tickets for them. Each truck must get a couple of tickets a day.
It's rare I see a UPS or FEDEX truck without tickets on them.

 

[festooldude]

Nice job!! looks awesome..

i have a question about the wall with the oak panels. How did you connect them lengthwise? arent you scared that its gonna shrink/expand?

i must say, it looks great, must be some money beeing made here [tongue]

thnks rick

 

[nydesign]

The panels are lined up using domino's but they are not glued to each other. They are fixed to the wall's though.
I'm not worried about movement in the plywood, it does not move much to begin with, and the apt climate is so stable
it will negate any large changes in humidity. There are ten tons of air conditioning/heating in the space with a high tech climate control
system. I don't know how it works, but it's extremely effective.

 

[lemonadesoda]

Nice design concept. Fantastic work! And nice pictures too. Just one thing gets on my nerve though: the light switches!  I really think the light switches (and power sockets) should have been moved so that they didn't straddle the panelling gaps and were at consistent heights around the room.  Let's hope the client doesn't notice... but actually, given his attention to detail, like the staining of the oak panel gaps, I think he will notice!

Good luck on completing the project, and post up some more pictures when you are done! [cool]

 

[nydesign]

Thanks, that's a good point. The electrical was done before I came in, but I could have asked them to move it.
I did not think of it, there was so much  going on. The client did see the work, the only comment was changing
all the electric hardware to a dark brass color.

 

[joiner1970]

I add the parking and traffic tickets into my estimates now, it's not marked as such but I include an amount in materials to hopefully cover it.
NYC has some steep fines now, one simple ticket can run $120  [mad]
A UPS driver told me they have an entire division of lawyers handling the parking tickets for them. Each truck must get a couple of tickets a day.
It's rare I see a UPS or FEDEX truck without tickets on them.

What does it cost you per hour to park where you work out of interest ?

I do quite a bit of work in Knightsbridge, Mayfair, etc in London and its about £5 per hour plus we have to pay £10 now to enter London (congestion charge). A lot of the time you have to keep coming out to move your van as youre not allowed to park in the same bay for more than 2 hours in some areas. Its a wonder we ever get any work done  [laughing]

 

[Chamfer]

Fantastic work!! you have done there sir,  you say you  "used the Domino for was making wood panels to wrap two rectangular columns"., did you also glue the panel too the column

 

[tbear]

Talking about the electrical outlets and the light switches. Why not make the covers etc. from the same wood as the surrounding area?

 

[nydesign]

What does it cost you per hour to park where you work out of interest ?

I do quite a bit of work in Knightsbridge, Mayfair, etc in London and its about £5 per hour plus we have to pay £10 now to enter London (congestion charge). A lot of the time you have to keep coming out to move your van as youre not allowed to park in the same bay for more than 2 hours in some areas. Its a wonder we ever get any work done  [laughing]

If you park on the street with commercial plates it's $2 per hour, with a 2 hour limit. People have been proposing the same congestion charge in NYC for a while, so far it has not passed.
There are plenty of indoor parking lots in the area, I end up using those. With a coupon from a site like bestparking.com I got 10 hours for $24, without the coupon they charge $34.
Of course if you have a large truck or SUV they are going to nail you for another $10 or $20, ouch.

Fantastic work!! you have done there sir,  you say you  "used the Domino for was making wood panels to wrap two rectangular columns"., did you also glue the panel too the column

thanks I did use liquid nail for one panel in each row, I did not want them shifting if someone was to hit them. I gave the panels a 1/2" breathing room to account for the
sheetrock being off in spots.

 

[nydesign]

Talking about the electrical outlets and the light switches. Why not make the covers etc. from the same wood as the surrounding area?

That could be a cool look. I've seen wood plates before but never custom ones like that.
Any idea if cover plates have to be metal or plastic by code?

 

[peter halle]

I was just searching for something to help a member and came across this thread.  It is older than I remembered but it has some great images that might inspire.  Go to the beginning and if you like modern - enjoy.

Peter

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

Nice, clean, expansive!