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Oi. That would drive me mad. Here’s to the headaches being worth it one day soon…
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09-05-2022, 03:27 PM | #1520 |
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That's why I live in an area with open zoning, you can do pretty much whatever you want with your property.
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Roof is framed!
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09-11-2022, 01:50 AM | #1522 |
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Operation: change hinge orientation for better access in new apartment, phase 3.
Phase 1: Flipped the fridge door so it opens towards the wall now, instead of the kitchen. Better access when cooking Phase 2: Flipped the bathroom lower cabinet door to open towards the bathtub instead of in to the room. Don't have to jump around to get something now Phase 3: Medicine cabinet. It's one of those useless 3 door ones, but the doors don't open usefully. Mine vs what ideally would be it; it's as easy as flipping the door but I'm not sure if I should just drill two holes on the left side of the cabinet and get bolts+nuts to hold the left door in place, or do something else. The mirror is beveled and the hinges aren't equidistant but that's ok since the mirror is in 3 pieces anyway. Plus (I think) I can always take the mirror off with like a fishing line or something to cut the caulk out, flip 180deg, and caulk again. That sounds like a lot of effort I'm not ready for though Am I totally off base for bolting it on to the side of the cabinet? The spacing works out, so I wouldn't have to get a shim or anything; can take and post more photos if anyone needs more info... TIA |
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Also I took the door off and realized the mirror is stuck on with double sided tape. So I'm going to get fishing line and new tape, saves me the hassle of caulk! |
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little janky this time, i may or may not chop those bolts off (i dont have a tool suitable on hand) but hey, it works!
the beveled edge looks funny when the doors are closed; i thought it was just the tape but turns out theres caulk down the middle too so i left it as-is. |
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09-12-2022, 08:27 AM | #1527 |
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Exterior sheathing complete. The roof was kind of a nightmare with the pitch being so steep. I was basically laying on the roof to screw down the CDX.
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09-19-2022, 09:33 PM | #1528 |
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A little more progress on the cabin this weekend. Tyvek is up and we got the rear window in as well as the monster 7' wide slider. Took 4 people to lift and muscle that SOB in there. I even got a jump on the cedar out front.
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09-26-2022, 07:02 AM | #1529 |
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Last step with the pergola was to redo the concrete wall. Could have just repainted...but this is quite ugly most of this was underground before I put the patio in. Decided to buy some cedar planks and stain the same color as the pergola. Used construction pencils for spacing.
Just needed to run some furring strips on the wall, and used a nail gun to put up the planks. No need to paint the wall black, you can't see the red through it, but did need to stain the studs. Think this looks much better. I'll add come hanging planters to the wall also thinking of these sconces that would just shine down. I know...need to weedwhack the yard. Been busy, no time for maintenance.
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09-26-2022, 08:47 AM | #1531 |
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Ooooo, I like this thread. Bought a house in Oct of 2021, and did the "board and batten" wall in the bedroom shortly after. A few weeks ago I turned a boring old coat closet into this little drop zone, same board and batten style. About to start on some "built ins" for the living room, shooting for 12' wide and 9.5' tall.
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Yeah - like everything else, this project is slightly over budget.
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09-26-2022, 09:32 AM | #1533 |
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My latest "project" has been dealing the PITA that is a hottub that the previous homeowner left for me.
Already spent 1k on a new cover since the old one was water logged and torn up. I then had an issue with the filter basket not making a good seal with the stand pipe fitting. Got that fixed with some silicone so that part is ok. Started filling it up a few weeks ago, and just as we approached about 3/4 of the way full, I hear a loud gushing.... One of the check valves on a Jet line blew apart. I capped the line just to see if she continues to hold water, and i noticed more water running out from the back side of the tub... https://preview.redd.it/rz582dpa81q9...=webp&9c795d76 https://preview.redd.it/ixe99fra81q9...=webp&d79c72af So here is what im dealing with now... a crack in the backside manifold. As much as I would love to cut it out and replace with a fresh piece... im thinking some WaterWeld and then a rubber PVC coupler around the joint will get me back in order. Or at least help me confirm that it holds water and nothing else is broken.
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Easier said than done and it was in my screened in patio taking up half of it. When we redid the screen enclosure I moved it out to the backyard. Continued leaking out there, them pumps and shit started failing. Finally paid my lawn guy a couple hundred bucks and he chopped that shit up into pieces and got rid of it. Best thing I ever did. I have one of those inflatable Coleman hot tubs now and I love it! |
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09-28-2022, 02:07 PM | #1536 |
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Trust me i've been considering if i should just get rid of it before i dump more money into it, but its a Caldera Cantabria which was like 14k new - so i feel like i should give it the old college try lol
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10-02-2022, 09:55 AM | #1537 |
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Office remodeled.
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We’ve been here a year, and the blank wall around the TV annoyed us, and we didn’t want to hang pictures all over it. So I started making some "built ins." It'll be 11’ wide and almost 9’ tall when completed. Cabinets are prebuilt units from Lowe’s. Went with wall cabinets for the shallow depth (12” for wall vs 24” for base), middle 2 units are 36” wide, outer are 30” wide. Made a “toe plate” for the cabinets (to get them off the ground) out of some 2x4s. The tops for the cabinets, and the entire book cases, are 3/4” particle board. Cutting all of that with my circular saw sucked... The “tops” of the cabinets is doubled up particle board, so it’s 1.5” thick. That exposed edge is going to be covered with a nice stained piece of 1.5” oak trim. For the exposed edges on the bookcases and the shelves, I will be covering those with 1.5” MDF trim. Going to knock out the shelves and the trim today.
Left enough room around the TV so we can go bigger in size, currently a 65" now, should have enough room for an 80". TV will also need to be raised, so it won't look goofy being so low compared to the bookshelves, but I don't want it so high that it hurts your neck looking at it. Might add a trim piece (or a shelf or something) at the top in the middle section to fill the area up a bit and make the TV placement look better. It's all fluid and changing as I work on it. Last edited by Conissah; 10-03-2022 at 10:22 AM.. |
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wow! LOVE that! Great work. Excited to see how it continues to evolve.
I got a few updates regarding my hottub situation, but will fill in when im not working and can upload photos lol
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Gotta fish that cable through the wall, the little cable cover tubing thingy is driving me crazy looking at it.
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