Project Update Thursday - 16 August 2012 – Conversation in Home Improvement

Conversation started Aug 16, 2012 at 18:57.

BMitch

Aug 16, 2012 18:57

Welcome to Project Update Thursday

Tester101

\o/

Chris Cudmore

Yay!

wax eagle

woot

Chris Cudmore

This is not DIY. I don't have the time.

BMitch

@ChrisCudmore wait, since when did people actually update us on their projects during PUT?

Chris Cudmore

Aug 16, 2012 19:01

Week 1: Get the crap out of the basement. Window Installer came.

Last week: Friday: Start Framing.

Saturday: Plumber, 2 Electritians and Framer all in.

Sunday: DIY!

BMitch

drywall mudding looks nice from afar. Quick sanity check: you drywalled the ceiling first, right?

Chris Cudmore

Monday: Interior walls drywalled, Framing complete.

Tuesday: Sprayfoam:

Wednesday: Drywall complete and taped.

Today: Mudding

Tomorrow: Sanding.

He hopes to have it paint ready when he leaves on Sunday for his week's vacation.

That'll give me and She Who Must Be Obeyed time to paint and install hardwood.

He'll come back and install the drop ceiling, and recall dates with electrician and plumber.

BMitch

nice, that's one of the cleanest job sites I've seen in a long time

Chris Cudmore

@BMitch That's the bulkhead around the ducts. The rest will be a drop ceiling. We didn't want to have to re-route all the plumbing under the joists.

He's really good, and scrupulously on time.

BMitch

Got it, I saw the hole behind the bulkhead and it had me scratching my head. Drop ceiling in a basement makes future utility work so much easier.

Chris Cudmore

Aug 16, 2012 19:07

The main thing is that we'll need to do the kitchen in a year or two. So access to the plumbing was important.

BMitch

I've got one bit of open ceiling in the center utility room, and it makes wiring a breeze. I just made sure to run some conduit during the renovation to places I couldn't easily reach.

Chris Cudmore

And wiring... I currently have two 15 amp outlets in the kitchen, not splits. One is on the same circuits as the two bathrooms. We'll need to get up there to replace all that.

BMitch

did you attempt to unscrew that bolt to see if your home would float away?

Chris Cudmore

In my experience with contractors, I've found that most of them do a good job -- But one who shows up when he says he will is to be cherished.

@BMitch Nah. I wasn't concerned about it. Just wanted to know what it was.

BMitch

if you opened it up, the next thought would be "close it quick! and where's the air freshener?"

Chris Cudmore

Aug 16, 2012 19:11

It's in the missing tile on the photo above. Cabinetry going over it. I'll mark a circle on the cabinet floor saying "Cleanout HERE!"

BMitch

which she who must be obeyed will promptly cover with a bottle of mr clean.

Chris Cudmore

But of course!

Tester101

Is there a plumber in the house?

Chris Cudmore

My house?

Or in chat?

Tester101

The chat "house"

Chris Cudmore

Aug 16, 2012 19:19

I gave the plumber a pencil. He might show up.

Tester101

We need somebody to snake the Blog line, there seems to be nothing coming down the pipe!

Chris Cudmore

I'll do one when I do the engineered wood. I took too many shortcuts with the tile.

Amateur tip: 3/8" notched trowel means you can get away with not leveling the concrete floor.

BMitch

two important tips every plumber should know: sh*t flows downhill and don't bite your nails.

Chris Cudmore

Actually, the number one tiling tip is: Drop the tile in tight to the adjacent ones and pull it away to leave the gap. Don't slide it in to close the gap, or you get mortar building up in the grout lines.

BMitch

@ChrisCudmore saw that one from Mike Holmes

Chris Cudmore

Aug 16, 2012 19:39

Let's not talk about Mike Holmes. My mom watches Mike Holmes, and then considers herself an expert.

I think Gordon Ramsay and Mike Holmes should team up. "Not only does your food suck, but you've got dry rot from that half assed reno you did."

Chris Cudmore

Aug 16, 2012 19:51

Is this thing on?

BMitch

Aug 16, 2012 20:05

sorry, I'm kinda around, the 11 cop cars on my street plus helicopter were a little distracting

wax eagle

@BMitch wow, any clue what's going on?

Chris Cudmore

What did you do this time?

BMitch

apparently someone on a motorcycle thought a good way to escape was to go down a dead end street

wax eagle

@BMitch lol g/l with that :)

BMitch

I told to cop to add an extra $200 for speeding because we just got an additional fine approved

he got excited about earning some extra money

wax eagle

Aug 16, 2012 20:08

@BMitch nice :)

BMitch

If anyone is looking for work, this answer could use a cleanup:

A: Fixing broken fence posts with Simpson Strong-Tie E-Z Mender and concrete

Are you thinking of just cutting off the damaged posts and reusing them? Iwould think they are too rotted to reuse .I have used similar products for posts but did not have much sucess unless it was a open design fence like a spaced picket or rail type and 4ft tall. The fence appears to be about 6...