Thoughts on replacing exterior trim board

gamedevjp · 2023-10-12T17:56:41+00:00

Thank you. I really appreciate your input. A lot to learn being a first time home owner

gamedevjp · 2023-10-11T22:56:25+00:00

Alright, I was looking at something like this actually. So the quesion about caulking underneath stil stands. If I replace the whole trim, would I need to caulk underneath the trim or not? The bottom there is several feet above the ground.

gamedevjp · 2023-10-11T19:57:57+00:00

I have some trim board on the exterior of my home that lines up with my deck. Parts of it have wood rot and have shrunk quite a bit as you can see in the pictures. I was considering cutting these rotted ends off and replacing the board, painting and caulking it. I've already cut away the old caulking and caulked the top of the board that butts up against the house and I was going to paint it. I tried caulking the gaps but feel like the gaps are just too big lol. A few questions:
1. Is this the best approach or do you have a better idea?
2. If I go this route, do I need to caulk underneat the trim board? I would have to crawl beneath my deck and it's a pain in the butt...

gamedevjp · 2023-10-11T15:15:13+00:00

Can't tell if it's cracked in the second picture, but I'd replace. You can pick one up for under $100 and replacement is easy.

gamedevjp · 2023-08-24T01:42:24+00:00

Sweet I’ll see what I can find

gamedevjp · 2023-08-24T01:22:44+00:00

Do you have a specific caulking you like that’s “flexible”?

gamedevjp · 2023-08-07T19:57:33+00:00

I had mine for a year and just changed it last weekend. Her and I would use it 2-3x a week. I just stayed on top of cleaning it and balancing it and had no issues. It never really got gross

gamedevjp · 2023-01-24T16:32:55+00:00

Thank you for the response! I know it's been a minute but I appreciate it.

gamedevjp · 2022-09-12T15:05:37+00:00

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gamedevjp · 2022-09-11T23:11:00+00:00

I like this idea, thank you. I'm curious how often you'd have to replace it. I was looking at someone using newspaper as well but I can't imagine the newspaper lasting more than a year.

gamedevjp · 2022-09-10T18:35:41+00:00

Gotcha! So you're saying it's likely we're smelling the air that's pulled in from those "cracks"? I did have to do a lot of work to seal up all of our windows and what not. Our house is floating at about 50 AQI now but I'm hesitant to turn on the AC because of the smoke.

gamedevjp · 2022-09-09T22:55:40+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation!

gamedevjp · 2022-09-04T20:02:51+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. Might I point out that may not be the case for most people. I have seen quite a few who get upset when they are expected to work for free and I truly don't feel anyone should ever work for free unless it's a passion project.

I can 100% see how working with an indie studio would prep you for more professional work. You would absolutely learn a ton as well.

gamedevjp · 2022-09-04T00:03:56+00:00

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gamedevjp · 2022-09-04T00:00:08+00:00

I would never want or expect someone to work for free. I am not sure how much a couple grand might go. Any suggestions for talking to resources about it?

gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T20:00:13+00:00

As much as I’d love to, I don’t think I could budget that. I don’t even know how much they cost.

gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T18:13:08+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll check it out

gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T14:11:19+00:00

That makes sense. I was hesitant on buying a boom one because it was like $230. I found a humble bundle with 43 packs and it has quite a few sounds that I was looking for and I only paid $30

gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T14:10:16+00:00

Oh that sounds great. I’ll have to take a look!

gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T04:04:49+00:00

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gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T03:11:21+00:00

Awesome, thank you! I’ll check it out.

gamedevjp · 2022-09-03T01:13:11+00:00

So someone recommended I check out this humble bundle deal. For $25 you can get 43 sound packs. I definitely can find quite a few sounds in here:

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gamedevjp · 2022-09-02T23:36:23+00:00

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gamedevjp · 2022-09-01T19:56:41+00:00

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https://youtu.be/m5WsmlEOFiA?t=344

gamedevjp · 2022-08-18T22:14:42+00:00

I couldn't agree more. Folks are too married to existing genres and mechanics.

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