Home "Improvement"

[MattF 9,475]

2 hours ago, Rickp said:

Ah ha water softener, one of the biggest Villages scams for a while.


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Please, do tell.

[GregB135 927]

3 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Another morning of projects at our 'new to us' Fl condo. Cleaned out the front and side lower gutters that were filled with flint aggregate from the shingles. Then came the toilet reseal: the toilet in our master bath was wobbly and one of the bolts had completely deteriorated so took it apart and put in a new non-wax seal and new bolts. The end result was a 'thumbs up' from my wife. A nasty job but it had to get done. The afternoon was dedicated to visiting different courses we wanted to play. We've got a tee time at Cypress Creek tomorrow (a recommendation from @GregB135) and playing with friends at Esplanade - Lakewood Ranch on Thursday. 

Next on the list; buying and installing a new water softener and finishing the gutters. 

Played Cypress Creek this past Saturday. 14th hole was still closed after flooding from TS Eta. Other than that the course is in good shape.

[GregB135 927]

On 11/3/2020 at 3:56 PM, tony@CIC said:

I think it's the same everywhere. We're relying on our RE Agent to steer us to the right people. 

Not sure what their service radius is but you might try DesignCraft Kitchen and Bath. Haven't used them myself, but one of their reps is another frequent player in one of my golf tourney groups.

[tommc23 9,448]

Hanging drywall in one room today trying to get it closed in for dang close to closed in. Going to start going higher up on the wall in a little taking a slight break will try to post pictures later

[tony@CIC 16,712]

3 hours ago, GregB135 said:

Played Cypress Creek this past Saturday. 14th hole was still closed after flooding from TS Eta. Other than that the course is in good shape.

We played Cypress today. #14 OMG what a tough hole! We did like the course, although the back nine wasn't as friendly to me as the front. We talked to the people at Caloosa also and playing that one next week along with Apollo. witch by is shutting down December 31st til at least October 2021.  

3 hours ago, GregB135 said:

Not sure what their service radius is but you might try DesignCraft Kitchen and Bath. Haven't used them myself, but one of their reps is another frequent player in one of my golf tourney groups.

Thx will keep them in mind. 

[tommc23 9,448]

Got one full wall done and almost fully closed in

[HardcoreLooper 5,098]

15 hours ago, MattF said:

You need a fine tooth or finishing blade. You could do it with a circular or drop saw but you'd need an 80 tooth, at a minimum.

I used a fine tooth hand saw, and it cut beautifully.  Thanks!

[tony@CIC 16,712]

I used a fine tooth hand saw, and it cut beautifully.  Thanks!

No photos?


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[tony@CIC 16,712]

Got one full wall done and almost fully closed in

6 panel doors - nice!


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[tommc23 9,448]

2 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

6 panel doors - nice!


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I have a surplus store nearby that sells them cheap. I'd rather a solid door for a fire break than something cheap and crappy

[HardcoreLooper 5,098]

3 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

No photos?


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I still need to attach the crown molding on the top.  

[HardcoreLooper 5,098]

On 11/18/2020 at 9:30 PM, HardcoreLooper said:

I still need to attach the crown molding on the top.  

@tony@CIC - you wanted pictures - here they are!  I'm not done, but the office is finally useable.

[tommc23 9,448]

Noticed some water stains on the new subflooring I put in one of the rooms I'm renovating. So I go outside to re-caulk the windows and while I'm doing this I noticed the flashing moving a lot and a half inch gap between the flashing and the window. My dad was at my house so I had him come look at it and we ended up building a new window sill and I redid the flashing outside. Didn't get plumbing done like we wanted but fixing this was probably more important. 

[tony@CIC 16,712]

6 hours ago, HardcoreLooper said:

@tony@CIC - you wanted pictures - here they are!  I'm not done, but the office is finally useable.

Good looking trim work!

[HardcoreLooper 5,098]

1 hour ago, tony@CIC said:

Good looking trim work!

Thanks.  I must have watched a million YouTube videos.  I can pick a club and hit it fast, but I really agonized over this.  It was a ton of fun, though.  I'm super excited for the standing desk, too.  It's going to be so nice when I'm giving presentations to be able to stand up.

[Jmikecpa 12,470]

Day 2 into renovating my kid’s playroom and converting the loft area into a home office/tv room. Sometimes being the son of a contractor comes in handy being able to do all the work myself. So far all the carpentry in the office area is done, put new lights in my attic and almost done with paint. Unfortunately I still have to lay a new floor in the playroom on Friday.


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[tony@CIC 16,712]

Day 2 into renovating my kid’s playroom and converting the loft area into a home office/tv room. Sometimes being the son of a contractor comes in handy being able to do all the work myself. So far all the carpentry in the office area is done, put new lights in my attic and almost done with paint. Unfortunately I still have to lay a new floor in the playroom on Friday.


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[Jmikecpa 12,470]

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When I get it done. Still looks like a war zone


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[tommc23 9,448]

Got 90% of my insulation done today. This means more drywall to be started tomorrow hopefully. Trying to drywall my ceilings this week.

[tony@CIC 16,712]

Got 90% of my insulation done today. This means more drywall to be started tomorrow hopefully. Trying to drywall my ceilings this week.

Vapor retarder in the ceiling?


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