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Building tip of the day
Posted by jaybeacham on 18 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
(Tips on do it yourself and on hiring it done.)
Today I was on a tile roof.
From the ground one could see one broken corner or rack tile and three that seemed to be silding off. The owner and a neighbor had replaced three ridge tile and glued them on and he wanted those checked too.
“How much?”he kept asking. I said $40- $65 it all depended. Let me say this before the tip, if you hire someone to fix your roof, don’t expect an estimate before that person can inspect it from on top of it. And don’t ask to pay them before they are completely done and have a chance to figure out the costs. Shorting a workman may make you feel good, but it is dishonest. “The laborer is worthy of his hire.” This biblical advise is true as much today as it was when first written. (He paid $55 at the end. Materials were $5, leaving $50 for labor which should have been more.)
The corner tiles had been put on with one 8 penny galvanized nail, only one per tile, instead of the two required. No wonder they were falling off. The nails weren’t long enough and only one per tile. At least 18d and possible 20d should be used and two per tile.
I found several broken tile and other problems once I got on the roof.
LESSON: When putting on tile, use the right supplies for the installation.
This will necessitate fewer repairs later on.
LESSON: Don’t rush your workmen. Let them finesh the job properly.
St. George Live update
Posted by jaybeacham on 16 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
June 2-6 I was the volunteer actor for Brigham Young,
June 9-13 first timer Vard Hall was and Bert Cole will be June 16-20.
June 23-27 I will be and the following week Richard Young(a fifth greatgrandson of Brigham) will be the actor.
You really should attend the hour and half tour(it ends with Brigham Young at his St. George winter home). For $3.00 per person over 11yrs., it can’t be beat.
tip of the day
Posted by jaybeacham on 16 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
Today on a roof, metric three tab shingles, the home owner had the right color but only had standard size shingles to replace blown off ones. The roof had been repaired with those before but had been overlapped so as to not have odd sizes. I had to take some off and replace new ones the right way. The original job was a redo over other three tab shingles. The main problem with the redo that allowed the wind to blow shingles off, was the fact that using a nail gun only works when the nails go in straight, not at an angle, and when they are placed in the recommended place.
LESSON: when using a nail gun, remember the nails must go straight in not at an angle and they must be in the right places.
LESSON: use the ring size shingle when repairing.
Jay Beacham-Actor by Barbara Hunt
Posted by jaybeacham on 11 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
Barbara Hunt of St. George, Utah wrote this news article about me.
Jay Beacham-Actor To be Lincoln’s ghost and to be remembered as Abraham Lincoln
is about as good as it gets. Jay Beacham, with the uncanny physical
appearance of Abraham Lincoln, gave an awe inspiring performance
in the Opera House on Lincoln’s birthday. Beacham’s voice and
physical attributes made one think the President was talking and
explaining history as it happened to him. Jay Beacham will again be-
come Lincoln’s Ghost for the 4th of July festivities.
For the past 40 plus years, Jay Beacham has been acting in
musicals, plays, dramas, and one man shows in the St. George
area. His old cowboy storyteller has been popular with audiences
young and old. His scuffy beard, hat, and shirt riddled with holes
complete his outfit. (Beacham was the opening act for the
Singing Cowboys in March.)
Beacham loves singing and performing and, along with others,
volunteers his time for St. Geroge Live’s school season and
summer tour season.
“I could do this every night,” he says. “I
love it so much.” The crowds do too, and always beg for more.
Besides Lincoln and cowboy roles, he portrays Brigham Young
and Jacob Hamblin in St. Geroge Live and elsewhere and
various other historical and scriptural charactures.
Jay Beacham grew up with great interest in movies. His father
and mother both having been extras in some of the many movies
filmed in southern Utah. His father worked in the show houses and
helped with the introduction of television to the area.
An early remembrance of Jay’s is his Aunt Jewel. She was a
photographer and home movie buff and would film he and his sib-
lings playing(army for example), then show the footage in a home
showing.
Another remembrance was of his mother as an extra caught in a
stampede. She wasn’t hurt and it made for exciting footage, so
was left in the film.
As a teenager, Beacham continued the sing and act in Church
musicals and roadshows. Once he played a veteran who had
lost a limb or two, and was afraid to come home. The one-man-play
was about compassion.
While in high school, he met the owner of radio station KDXU
who being impressed with his voice, hired him as a disc jockey.
At Dixie College and later at BYU, Beacham perfected his
acting by performing in student produced plays. And he took
singing voice lessons. During this period he was involved in a
opera workshop and appeared in the operas “Madame Butterfly”
and “Ahmal and the night visitors”. He was the voice of the Mirror
in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, appeared in Silent Alarm,
The Prophet, and numerous other plays and musicals.
In addition to acting, Beacham is also a poet, songwriter, and
an artist. His poetry has won many awards, and won an director’s
award at the Washington County Fair Poetry Contest.
Buy a collection at: https://payhip.com/b/Ti0q
A special song with words and music by Jay Beacham in as follows:
To the right be true(1st verse)
When Joseph of old was sold as a slave
True service he did and always he gave.
When faced with a choice t’ween right and wrong,
He ran from the wrong and proved he was strong.
Chorus
True, true, to the right be true.
Be true, be true in all that you do.
True, true, to the best that’s in you.
Always, like Joseph, oh always be true.
Staint George is lucky to have an array of creative, talented
people, and Jay Beacham is certainly at the top of his game.
Hear some songs by following links on the Home page
tip of the day
Posted by jaybeacham on 11 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
A couple of days ago I put some clear sealer over a wood deck which had previously been done. The owner suggested rolling it on after I’d done the edges by brush. I did. It was fast. But it dried slow and didn’t soak in all over causing the thicker sealer to wrinkle when it dried.
Lesson learned: speed doesn’t always make for the best job.
Correction: We’ll need to sand later and re-do with a brush. A brush would have taken longer but would not have put the sealer on so thick that this would have occured.
tip of the day
Posted by jaybeacham on 05 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
If you the home or business property owner need a service preformed, before you call a repairman, have the money in hand. And as soon as the jog is completed, pay for it.
This will keep the serviceman coming back to help you when you need help.
Other wise you may not only lose his or her help but everyone’s because service people know other service people and talk.
Jay’s voice stumbledupon
Posted by jaybeacham on 03 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
The stumbleupon site for this page is up and running.
You can make a site at Squidoo
Posted by jaybeacham on 02 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
You can make a site at Squidoo. (They call it a Lens.)
You can put anything on it, even make multiple lens.
Want to give it a try? Its free to do and you can even earn money.
St. George Live
Posted by jaybeacham on 02 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
St. George Live started today. I portrayed Brigham Young. Leonard Stephenson was Orson Pratt. His wife June was the tour guide. And Harold Bodon was the driver.(I don’t know who did the other parts. Guess if you want to know, you’ll need to take the tour this week.
What I learned today.
Posted by jaybeacham on 02 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
A customer called about a used door for his bathroom in his mobile home. I had none the right size, even to cut to the right size and a new slab the exact size he needed was $22.31(tax included). He wanted me to buy one and deliver it to him for $25. (That wouldn’t even pay for my gas, not to mention any time it took me.) He said he’d cut the knob holes and the hinge spots out himself.
What do I think is the tip? Somethings would be better to buy new and to get someone else to do it for you.(not necessarily me). I love to save money, but sometimes its better to spend for a good job.