Project Update Thursday - 14 June 2012 – Conversation in Home Improvement

BMitch

Jun 14, 2012 18:58

Welcome to Project Update Thursday

Chris Cudmore

Aarthi

nicely done guys

:D i have project updates

but my phone is all the way over there :<

BMitch

oh, do tell!

Chris Cudmore

Did you find a stud?

Aarthi

I painted my bathroom door black

haha no studs

oh! and the electrician came and took down that ugly ugly lamp

Chris Cudmore

Jun 14, 2012 19:00

And replaced it with a singly ugly one?

Aarthi

haha

nope! replaced with a nice ceiling fan

Chris Cudmore

So much better than AC on a hot night.

Aarthi

I'm going with, 15% better. http://t.co/48JrVdvY

Tweeted by AarthiD on June 9, 2012 at 8:09 PM

and!

I see a bathroom door, and I want to paint it black. (Stole the idea from @danielkanter and it looks bombin!) http://t.co/iVSva8Nd

Tweeted by AarthiD on June 12, 2012 at 2:39 AM

I have finished pictures of the door

Chris Cudmore

No! You've gotta put the fan over the bed. It makes it possible to sleep.

Aarthi

@ChrisCudmore technically, it will be

i haven't put the bed in yet

Chris Cudmore

Jun 14, 2012 19:02

ah...

ChrisF

Evening all.

BMitch

it also makes it safer to swing from the fan

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Aarthi

here's the kitchen that needs all new doors!

Oh, and for those curious, my new kitchen! http://t.co/SyMb5TrD

Tweeted by AarthiD on June 12, 2012 at 2:40 AM

ChrisF

Sorry I've not been around chat for a while.

Aarthi

oh hey @ChrisF how's it shaking

BMitch

Jun 14, 2012 19:03

howdy @ChrisF

ChrisF

@Aarthi On the DIY front it's frustrating. Trying to get a few jobs done for my mum and each one either takes 10x longer or throws up other jobs that need doing.

BMitch

I think every DIY job involves way more trips to the store than I ever plan

ChrisF

Though we have finished insulating the wall between the dining room and garage and finished the decorating in the dining room.

The current job is replacing the bathroom taps, but I'm having "fun" with the bath taps (hence the recent question)

Aarthi

@ChrisF ugh that's the worst

@BMitch omg this is 110% true

Chris Cudmore

@BMitch See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law

Aarthi

Jun 14, 2012 19:06

lots of bath-related questions lately.

do we have a master plumber "on staff" ?

Chris Cudmore

The corollary: It takes more trips to Lowes than you expect. Even if you plan for unplanned trips.

BMitch

My last bath project included several trips to find the right size pipe to connect the bathroom sink to the trap. On the last trip, I realized it was in the box labelled "for bathroom sinks".

ChrisF

Did you all see that I put a notice about PUT on the Community Bulletin?

@Aarthi - do you know if there are plans to be able to put recurring events up?

BMitch

ohh, shiny!

Aarthi

@ChrisF Oh! I thought it did that automagically? If not, thank you for adding that, Chris. I believe chat integration is coming.

Aaron

Jun 14, 2012 19:09

The thing that drives me nuts about plumbing is the different measurements of gauge vs outside diameter vs inside diameter

Aarthi

@BMitch patpat Me, I'm debating when/how to change out my kitchen faucet. It's ugly and terrible, but an aerator will tide it over for several more months.

ChrisF

This job in the bathroom has involved several trips to get connectors, taps that were out of stock, and the latest problem washers that are a little to small so they get forced up the tap rather than being trapped between the trap and the nut.

BMitch

@Aaron the inside vs outside diameter is why I went back several times

Aarthi

:< how troublesome!

BMitch

fortunately my home depot is less than a mile away

that comes in handy when you're driving around in DC traffic with something hanging out your trunk

People are still crazy enough to tailgate you when there's a large board a few feet from their car hood

@Aarthi if the old aerator is only clogged, just remove it and drop it in some CLR to see if you'll get some more life out of it

Aaron

Jun 14, 2012 19:18

@BMitch I switch between Hyattsville, College Park, and the north cherry hill one

Aarthi

@BMitch mine's missing an aerator entirely.

BMitch

doh, maybe they left it in the CLR for too long :-/

@Aaron didn't realize you were in the area, I'm over on the Fairfax side, and Grebo is up in MD somewhere

Aarthi

@BMitch ha

Tester101

BLOGS!!!

BMitch

speaking of blogs, I never saw the blog button light up this time

only noticed because of G+

Tester101

Jun 14, 2012 19:27

Getting ready to build some down and dirty washer and dryer stands.

Aaron

@BMitch you know, I was going to say that too - I didn't notice it change either

Tester101

Hmm. I didn't notice.

Maybe it only lights up for @SteveJackson

Aaron

@BMitch May I suggest that you get in on the Zipcar DC groupon deal:

groupon.com/deals/…

$30 for $30 driving credit, no initiation fee, 1 year free membership fee and they have pickup trucks, SUVs, and cargo vans around the area

That's going to be my plan for oversize items - there is a Kia Soul near the hyattsville college park that I can probably get big stuff into

Aarthi

mine didn't light, either. i was just reading the blog

BMitch

if you don't need it often, the home depot $20/hr trucks are a good deal

Aaron

Jun 14, 2012 19:31

If not, there's a cargo van also close by, and there's a Tacoma pickup about 1 mile away

@BMitch I don't think all of the ones near me do it, and I think you also have to pay for gas

BMitch

The back of the home depot trucks take a flat 4x8 sheet, and my <1 mile trip rarely moves the gas gauge

Aaron

true, and zipcar also allows one to transport big stuff that have been bought from craigslist, e.g.

BMitch

I'm a big fan of renting tools from home depot, especially the half day rental that lets you keep it overnight, I've done that for carpet cleaning, drywall lift, etc

that reminds me, I need to find a sucker that wants to buy an old 32" tube TV

that thing is heavy

Aarthi

@BMitch that sucker is The Salvation Army

and the pay is $0

BMitch

@Aarthi either them or we have a local electronics recycling event, but I'll give craigslist a try

ChrisF

Jun 14, 2012 19:40

@BMitch We had an old CRT monitor that took months to give away. No one wants to take them

Aarthi

@BMitch always worth a shot.

BMitch

It's amazing how fast some old powertools of mine went via the free section of craigslist, the batteries didn't work and I don't think you can buy new ones, but I had 20 people ready to take them in 30 minutes.

Aarthi

wow that's amazing.

then again, some people are good at salvaging stuff like that.

Aaron

Some people always have more time than you do to do "stuff"

Or they have a huge storage unit and can list them at $5 and if they hold onto it for 1 year, that's fine

Aarthi

Jun 14, 2012 19:55

that's pretty much the truthiest truth that ever truthed. or something. i'm tired, guys.

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Chris Cudmore

@Aarthi and articulate as well.

Aarthi

I try. /wry

but seriously, painting my doors black was an amazing idea

i'm so glad i did so

the door looks PHENOMENAL

man we're pretty slow today, huh?

BMitch

it's the afternoon post sugar rush crash

and I'm putting up my craigslist ad :)

Aarthi

haha

i'm desperately trying to sell some chairs of mine

i'm hoping they get picked up today, though then the question becomes, do I go back to manhattan to clean my place, or go in the early morning tomorrow?

BMitch

Jun 14, 2012 20:11

Anti-theft TV for sale (no thief in their right mind would try to take this): washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/3077999269.html :)

Aarthi

hahaha

i call those "nintendo tvs" they're perfect for N64s

BMitch

That was how I tried to sell it at our neighborhood yard, the kids wanted it, the parents were like "heck no!"

Aarthi

hahaha

BMitch

ok, time to re-secure the TV to the hand truck and then see if the neighbors cat has come out of hiding (cat sitting duty, let the fella out this morning and haven't seen him since).

bbl

Aarthi

Jun 14, 2012 20:29

awww kitty

so, guys, I gotta roll out. Sorry! @Tester101 think you can put away the disco ball this week? :D

hugs everyone bye!

BMitch

Jun 14, 2012 20:46

and I'm back, looks like this one has ended so I'll turn the lights out

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