Home "Improvement"

[Shapotomous]

4 hours ago, tommc23 said:

I got things smooth enough that I haven’t had to sand between coats which is nice

  Same here....no sanding needed between coats and hopefully just a light sanding after the final skim coat.  I still hate that part though.  Although I admit I usually have to skim a couple places after the primer coat of paint reveals a bad spot that I missed.

[Kanoito]

@yungkorylol i guess i missed the thread for about half a year... but did you decide on the mowing robot?

[yungkory]

On 12/30/2021 at 4:01 AM, Kanoito said:

@yungkorylol i guess i missed the thread for about half a year... but did you decide on the mowing robot?

Ha, nah not a robot. Went with an Ego brand to match the weed whacker and blower, so I don't have to worry about different batteries and chargers and stuff -- all interchangeable!

Then most of the grass died while I was trying to figure out the sprinkler systems, and the unusually-dry winter we were having before the last few weeks. LOL!

[Kanoito]

On 1/2/2022 at 2:28 AM, yungkory said:

Ha, nah not a robot. Went with an Ego brand to match the weed whacker and blower, so I don't have to worry about different batteries and chargers and stuff -- all interchangeable!

Then most of the grass died while I was trying to figure out the sprinkler systems, and the unusually-dry winter we were having before the last few weeks. LOL!

I have the same battery swapping system from Landroid. Weed whacker, blower, robot, trimmer, power drill, etc... All use the same... But I guess without grass, there is no need

[tony@CIC]

I've been away from golf and MGS for about 2 weeks - although it seems like forever. Our kitchen cabinets arrived about a week and a half ago and I've been busy ever since. The final piece went in today (dishwasher end panel), which I was finishing up just as the granite guy arrived to measure/template. So not quite done yet but at least I can proceed at a less frenetic pace. 

I started out with new led pot lights. We went from this beautiful garage type fluorescent fixture (was this even popular in '92 when the condo was built????

We went from this  

to this (note disregard the beautiful wallpaper behind what will be the chimney for the range hood.)

We're doing white uppers and gray lowers.  Here's a shot of the wine bar BG (before granite). 

And of course my wife decided that she doesn't like the ceramic tile on the floor so I spent a fair amount of time on my  knees pulling up the old tile and using a power tool to smooth out the thinset underneath it. Don't even bother to ask how that went . I just pulled out enough tile around the cabinets - no rush since the new flooring is backordered to (maybe) March. 

Hopefully golf will be in my near future! 

[Rickp]

3 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

I've been away from golf and MGS for about 2 weeks - although it seems like forever. Our kitchen cabinets arrived about a week and a half ago and I've been busy ever since. The final piece went in today (dishwasher end panel), which I was finishing up just as the granite guy arrived to measure/template. So not quite done yet but at least I can proceed at a less frenetic pace. 

I started out with new led pot lights. We went from this beautiful garage type fluorescent fixture (was this even popular in '92 when the condo was built????

We went from this  

to this (note disregard the beautiful wallpaper behind what will be the chimney for the range hood.)

We're doing white uppers and gray lowers.  Here's a shot of the wine bar BG (before granite). 

And of course my wife decided that she doesn't like the ceramic tile on the floor so I spent a fair amount of time on my  knees pulling up the old tile and using a power tool to smooth out the thinset underneath it. Don't even bother to ask how that went . I just pulled out enough tile around the cabinets - no rush since the new flooring is backordered to (maybe) March. 

Hopefully golf will be in my near future! 

I know a guy…….

[bens197]

1 hour ago, tony@CIC said:

I've been away from golf and MGS for about 2 weeks - although it seems like forever. Our kitchen cabinets arrived about a week and a half ago and I've been busy ever since. The final piece went in today (dishwasher end panel), which I was finishing up just as the granite guy arrived to measure/template. So not quite done yet but at least I can proceed at a less frenetic pace. 

I started out with new led pot lights. We went from this beautiful garage type fluorescent fixture (was this even popular in '92 when the condo was built????

We went from this  

to this (note disregard the beautiful wallpaper behind what will be the chimney for the range hood.)

We're doing white uppers and gray lowers.  Here's a shot of the wine bar BG (before granite). 

And of course my wife decided that she doesn't like the ceramic tile on the floor so I spent a fair amount of time on my  knees pulling up the old tile and using a power tool to smooth out the thinset underneath it. Don't even bother to ask how that went . I just pulled out enough tile around the cabinets - no rush since the new flooring is backordered to (maybe) March. 

Hopefully golf will be in my near future! 

Tile.  Fun.

 

Good luck...

[Shankster]

They must have “allowed” whiskey in the jobsite when this house was built.  Not a dang wall, door, window or anything is square.  Making puzzle pieces to make the trim look halfway decent.  Can’t wait to put the “See you Later” For Sale sign out this summer.  Can’t believe I’ll be transferring AGAIN next year, should be the last though.

[tommc23]

29 minutes ago, Shankster said:

They must have “allowed” whiskey in the jobsite when this house was built.  Not a dang wall, door, window or anything is square.  Making puzzle pieces to make the trim look halfway decent.  Can’t wait to put the “See you Later” For Sale sign out this summer.  Can’t believe I’ll be transferring AGAIN next year, should be the last though.

My old house is the same way

[MattF]

Had the same issue with every house I did a floor in. Not one room was square and we put floors in a couple of hundred houses.

[bens197]

The fourth bedroom / office was always going to be our final room rehab and was easier to commit towards when we learned we were done having kids.  So over the past two months because honestly, sometimes it just takes that long, we built an office.  Just needs a little touch up on the floors and the kick plate and it'll be AOK.

 

[Rickp]

11 hours ago, tommc23 said:

My old house is the same way

Our 1st house which was built in 1945 was that way also.  The fieldstone foundation I’m sure had something to do with it as it “settled”.

[tony@CIC]

6 hours ago, Rickp said:

Our 1st house which was built in 1945 was that way also.  The fieldstone foundation I’m sure had something to do with it as it “settled”.

I'll bet the knob and tube wiring was also something special 

[Rickp]

35 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

I'll bet the knob and tube wiring was also something special 

Nope, no knob & tube.  Haven’t heard that term in 50 years.

[Shankster]

1 hour ago, Rickp said:

Nope, no knob & tube.  Haven’t heard that term in 50 years.

My shed has it.  Not hooked up to anything, but I’m sure it’s filled with all sorts of other fun things in the walls that could kill me.

[Rickp]

1 minute ago, Shankster said:

My shed has it.  Not hooked up to anything, but I’m sure it’s filled with all sorts of other fun things in the walls that could kill me.

The house I grew up in until I was 14 was knob and tube.  Not sure when that house was built probably early 1900’s.  It was a 2 family and my father and uncle bought it after WWII.  I can remember them digging out the dirt floor, pouring cement and switching from coal to oil.  Yup, we had coal heat!!  
My Dad and uncle did a lot of work in that house until we grew out of it. 

[MattWillGolf]

I’m going to loosely interpret “Home Improvement”. I improved the lighting over my ping pong table with a 4ft LED fixture

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[Rickp]

8 minutes ago, MattWillGolf said:

I’m going to loosely interpret “Home Improvement”. I improved the lighting over my ping pong table with a 4ft LED fixture

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[tommc23]

On 1/22/2022 at 5:34 PM, MattWillGolf said:

I’m going to loosely interpret “Home Improvement”. I improved the lighting over my ping pong table with a 4ft LED fixture

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Gotta see to play

[poprocksncoke]

On 6/17/2021 at 4:55 PM, Lacassem said:

Good day in the yard. Just doing a chicken wire fence around the new yard for the dogs to run around in and doing a nicer fence and gate along the back of the house. Step 1 posts today and also got the 2nd veggie garden going

 

Changing out the veggie garden beds sometime this year, old wood is deteriorating.  What kind of wood did you use for these?

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

2 hours ago, poprocksncoke said:

Changing out the veggie garden beds sometime this year, old wood is deteriorating.  What kind of wood did you use for these?

I did 10” cedar and 8” because I bought it at different times and the didn’t have anymore 10” They are holding up really well and I’ll be moving them this spring so I’ll let ya know how that goes. I added corner supports underneath 

[poprocksncoke]

25 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

I did 10” cedar and 8” because I bought it at different times and the didn’t have anymore 10” They are holding up really well and I’ll be moving them this spring so I’ll let ya know how that goes. I added corner supports underneath 

I think cedar is what my wife wanted to use.  Thanks 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

3 hours ago, poprocksncoke said:

I think cedar is what my wife wanted to use.  Thanks 

Go with the cedar. Those homestead rescue shows always use cedar when there is ground contact with the wood. Grain istight and termites don't like it.

[bens197]

7 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Go with the cedar. Those homestead rescue shows always use cedar when there is ground contact with the wood. Grain istight and termites don't like it.

Agreed.  Cedar or Poly.  PT, 2 by is good if you treat it but Tom nailed it...

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

8 hours ago, bens197 said:

Agreed.  Cedar or Poly.  PT, 2 by is good if you treat it but Tom nailed it...

I’ve heard PT isn’t good for planting because the chemicals can leech into the soil and then in the plants? Not sure how true it is? There was another one I think that was good like cedar, I believe it was fir but that’s tough to come by if you aren’t buying hardwood flooring

[ncwoz]

Re-caulked our shower! It was starting to get a little moldy, and the previous owner had done a sloppy job (which is a trend we're continuing to notice throughout the house ), so I gave it a shot. 

Definitely glad I did it, as I was taking out the old caulk it was obvious they had simply caulked over previous layers. Took me a little longer than I thought it would, and not a flawless job but I'm happy with how it turned out!

[edingc]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

I’ve heard PT isn’t good for planting because the chemicals can leech into the soil and then in the plants? Not sure how true it is? There was another one I think that was good like cedar, I believe it was fir but that’s tough to come by if you aren’t buying hardwood flooring

Modern PT shouldn't leech anything too harmful, it's the older stuff (like pre-2003) that used an arsenic treating mixture that could leech bad things into the soil.

FWIW, cedar is a great option. I used regular pine 2x8 and am going into year three with mine with no issues. They will rot out quicker, I'm sure. But I have four 4'x20' beds and cedar was going to be cost prohibitive. I did coat each board with a vinegar/canola oil mixture, however. Also, all of the corners use stainless bolts/washers and Strong-Tie connectors instead of screws so I can easily swap boards if needed.

[bens197]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

I’ve heard PT isn’t good for planting because the chemicals can leech into the soil and then in the plants? Not sure how true it is? There was another one I think that was good like cedar, I believe it was fir but that’s tough to come by if you aren’t buying hardwood flooring

It's certainly possible.  Only reason I consider is the garden my mother raises every summer could supply a small army with everything from tomatoes to cucumbers, zucchini to eggplant and even romaine and herbs.  

[poprocksncoke]

This is the current setup, picture taken a couple years ago.  The wood is falling apart now and wife wants to change them out before she plants her summer crop.

Will look for the cedar boards before we begin the build 

[Shapotomous]

1 hour ago, poprocksncoke said:

This is the current setup, picture taken a couple years ago.  The wood is falling apart now and wife wants to change them out before she plants her summer crop.

Will look for the cedar boards before we begin the build 

Nice....

Doing that project should result in some upgraded golf gear!!