Rolling Acres - This and That

[Latestarter]

From my experience living in New England as a child, I and my family members spent a LOT of time in the white mountains in New Hampshire. We routinely would have packed snow on the ground in June and sometimes July in the mountains, at higher altitude, in shady/north facing areas. I don't think with the global warming that it's as common now as it was 40-50 years ago.
"While the summit of Mt Washington is usually clear of snow in July and August, it can and has snowed there every month of the year." Presidential range, White Mountains National Forest. Altitude of ~6200' above sea level in NH.

 

[greybeard]

Snow in the summer? Just show me the pictures, I'm good with that.

2 words.
Southern Hemisphere.

The end of January marks the beginning of summer in Rio.

 

[RollingAcres]

Nothing much to report around here. Cold, snow, cold, snow, repeat....lol

We are actually doing a little renovation in the living room/dining room. We're putting up pine tongue and groove for the walls but we can't decide if we want to do the same for the ceiling or do sheetrock for the ceiling to break it up a bit. What do y'all think?

 

[Bruce]

That is a hard one. Are you painting the pine or coating with urethane? Physically it is easier to put T&G on the ceiling, no heavy 4x8 sheets and no joints to tape but the actual installation would take longer. Probably a lot more expensive though. However if you and DH are as good at taping drywall as I am, it will take less total time to put up T&G

 

[RollingAcres]

Polyurethane the pine. I agree, physically T&G would be so much easier for us. I've helped DH hang sheetrock before, not a fan!
I might ask DH to try "burning" a couple pieces of the pine T&G see how they look. If they look good, might do he burnt wood look for the ceiling.

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @RollingAcres,

Personally I like the pine look batter. That is what I love about our house, at least on the ceiling. But what I like certainly isn't what you should like. I say that if you two like the sheetrock, then put that up. If you like the pine, then put that up. Whatever makes you two folks happy is what matters.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[greybeard]

I have the ceilings in T&G pine, but walls are 'sheetrock'.
I had it put up when they built the house. It was........pricey but I didn't like how the trial pieces looked with polyurethane (too shiny) and we went with just clear sealer.

 

[RollingAcres]

Miss @RollingAcres,

Personally I like the pine look batter. That is what I love about our house, at least on the ceiling. But what I like certainly isn't what you should like. I say that if you two like the sheetrock, then put that up. If you like the pine, then put that up. Whatever makes you two folks happy is what matters.

Senile Texas Aggie

I saw your ceiling from the chimney pic you posted in your journal. It's nice and so steep!

 

[RollingAcres]

I have the ceilings in T&G pine, but walls are 'sheetrock'.
I had it put up when they built the house. It was........pricey but I didn't like how the trial pieces looked with polyurethane (too shiny) and we went with just clear sealer.
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Wow nice GB!!! I love it!
It's definitely pricey and it will be an on going project because we are only doing it as our finances allowed. I'd love to get it all done at once but I don't want to take out a home improvement loan or refinance my mortgage.

 

[greybeard]

Thank you, but, we don't pay it much attention anymore. All ya ever see in any house is whatever room or wall you're in or facing..........how many of us really spend much time looking up at the ceiling?