DIY Projects

[1ke]

I never posted pics. I deleted all of the picks before the walls went up. I finally finished today. Baseboards and trim got put on. Got some touch up paint to do, but thats nothing.

https://flic.kr/p/M8QhHc

https://flic.kr/p/LPigth

https://flic.kr/p/M6aoc9

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[Tater]

I never posted pics. I deleted all of the picks before the walls went up. I finally finished today. Baseboards and trim got put on. Got some touch up paint to do, but thats nothing.

Looks good man.

 

[AussieBear]

painting sucks... well the painting is fine... its just all the prep....sanding, washing, taping, covering...moving shit...oh and dat edging is annoying..

 

[Burque]

painting sucks... well the painting is fine... its just all the prep....sanding, washing, taping, covering...moving shit...oh and dat edging is annoying..

My Fiance likes to paint so I let her do it. I do the sheetrock repairs/texturing, she does the paint job. Works for me.

 

[AussieBear]

My Fiance likes to paint so I let her do it. I do the sheetrock repairs/texturing, she does the paint job. Works for me.

i dont mind doing some gyprock repair...as they call it here.. i finally used the hot patch method and im a convert... actually had to fill three old school wall lights we ripped out, their wall switches and a few power points we moved around...

never going back to tape.. wood planks/screws etc.. hot patch was quick, easy and effective.. made my work look really professional.....just used some cornice cement as the base then finished it with some all purpose crap and paint..

lucky you... my wife is good as some things.. but attention to detail isnt one... perhaps im ocd with certain things though.. so she says

[video=youtube;uQsi7hJyJRM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQsi7hJyJRM[/video]

 

[Urblock]

Just bought a chop saw. I have a lot of angle iron to cut. Making brackets to screw to the concrete floor that I hope will stabilize the door frames that are breaking away from the metal studs. Had to fab a jack to spread the frames to get them in the right place before we anchor them. I love jobs that make me think. If it works I have 48 more doors to do. When I get done with this we start on replacing a door and frame where some idiot poured concrete after the frame was in. This will be fun but it's time and materials so no estimate. Not really DIY but I'm the one doing it.

 

[Burque]

Just bought a chop saw. I have a lot of angle iron to cut. Making brackets to screw to the concrete floor that I hope will stabilize the door frames that are breaking away from the metal studs. Had to fab a jack to spread the frames to get them in the right place before we anchor them. I love jobs that make me think. If it works I have 48 more doors to do. When I get done with this we start on replacing a door and frame where some idiot poured concrete after the frame was in. This will be fun but it's time and materials so no estimate. Not really DIY but I'm the one doing it.

On the one where the frame was concreted in you can use one of those vibrator cutting tools to saw it off level. I have heard they do a rather decent job.

https://www.zoro.com/dewalt-oscilla..._nGki6jBVSfeaTcU-gtXOhoCGAXw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Edit: Site is just for reference, was the first one that came up when I googled it. I have no idea if that is a legit site to actually buy the tool.

 

[Burque]

i dont mind doing some gyprock repair...as they call it here.. i finally used the hot patch method and im a convert... actually had to fill three old school wall lights we ripped out, their wall switches and a few power points we moved around...

never going back to tape.. wood planks/screws etc.. hot patch was quick, easy and effective.. made my work look really professional.....just used some cornice cement as the base then finished it with some all purpose crap and paint..

lucky you... my wife is good as some things.. but attention to detail isnt one... perhaps im ocd with certain things though.. so she says

[video=youtube;uQsi7hJyJRM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQsi7hJyJRM[/video]

That is a very good way to patch a hole, have used that for years and it works awesome. I recommend.

I think my fiance is more OCD than I am, but I have better skills at patching and painting, so I can help with the stuff that she doesn't know how to make look right. It actually works out great!

Our house is the old Lath and Plaster with the horse hair in it, so patching is a little different as it is not easy to just cut a hole and patch it.

 

[Urblock]

On the one where the frame was concreted in you can use one of those vibrator cutting tools to saw it off level. I have heard they do a rather decent job.

https://www.zoro.com/dewalt-oscilla..._nGki6jBVSfeaTcU-gtXOhoCGAXw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Edit: Site is just for reference, was the first one that came up when I googled it. I have no idea if that is a legit site to actually buy the tool.

I think I have one of those. I have tools that I forget about. We're going to tear out everything and do it right. All this and my other buddy wants to get started on deck stairs.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

I think I have one of those. I have tools that I forget about. We're going to tear out everything and do it right. All this and my other buddy wants to get started on deck stairs.

Just because you have the tool doesnt mean you know how to use it.

 

[AussieBear]

Just bought a chop saw. I have a lot of angle iron to cut. Making brackets to screw to the concrete floor that I hope will stabilize the door frames that are breaking away from the metal studs. Had to fab a jack to spread the frames to get them in the right place before we anchor them. I love jobs that make me think. If it works I have 48 more doors to do. When I get done with this we start on replacing a door and frame where some idiot poured concrete after the frame was in. This will be fun but it's time and materials so no estimate. Not really DIY but I'm the one doing it.

48 doors??? christ mcmansion... i should have been a mod

 

[Tater]

Our house is the old Lath and Plaster with the horse hair in it, so patching is a little different as it is not easy to just cut a hole and patch it.

Oh did hate that stuff back when I was an electrician remodeling 100+ year old home along the lake. Just cutting the lath to put an outlet in makes plaster crumble everywhere. Some homes still had gas lines and gas lamps on the walls (wall sconces type).

 

[Burque]

Oh did hate that stuff back when I was an electrician remodeling 100+ year old home along the lake. Just cutting the lather to put an outlet in makes plaster crumble everywhere. Some homes still had gas lines and gas lamps on the walls (wall sconces type).

Yea the original portion of my house was built in 1948. I actually like the plaster walls as they are really sturdy, but you are right they are a ***** to work with if you need to open something up.

I try to avoid doing that if at all possible.

 

[winos5]

Painted the brick facade on the 1st floor of my home last week. Lots of prep work scraping old paint, washing off mold/mildew and repairing mortar. Then used a Weber power painter. Next time I'm getting a contractor grade spray painter. Had to break that thing down and clean it every 5-6 quarts of paint. Considering it took 10 gallons to cover it, became tedious quickly.Ended up taking about 4 hours of painting and 8 hours of cleaning and breaking down the power painter then re-assembling it.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Painted the brick facade on the 1st floor of my home last week. Lots of prep work scraping old paint, washing off mold/mildew and repairing mortar. Then used a Weber power painter. Next time I'm getting a contractor grade spray painter. Had to break that thing down and clean it every 5-6 quarts of paint. Considering it took 10 gallons to cover it, became tedious quickly.Ended up taking about 4 hours of painting and 8 hours of cleaning and breaking down the power painter then re-assembling it.

Those things are a joke use it and toss it.

 

[AussieBear]

Painted the brick facade on the 1st floor of my home last week. Lots of prep work scraping old paint, washing off mold/mildew and repairing mortar. Then used a Weber power painter. Next time I'm getting a contractor grade spray painter. Had to break that thing down and clean it every 5-6 quarts of paint. Considering it took 10 gallons to cover it, became tedious quickly.Ended up taking about 4 hours of painting and 8 hours of cleaning and breaking down the power painter then re-assembling it.

i used a cheap one once.. never tried any paint sprayer since... forget cleaning it.. u shouldve just put it in the garbage.

 

[AussieBear]

suppose to finally have 5 straight days of sun and warmth.. been weeks....so i did more painting myself today.. i decided to start dumping some decent primer in my cheap ass bulk buckets of paint.... works like a charm... home made premium paint now..

will finish up that area tomar... still have the kitchen and a but im painting the cupboards and replacing the doors in a few weeks... so im waiting on that...

will start laying the floor this weekend... got a new cheap ass mitre saw to use... so thats exciting...

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

I have a mature Walnut tree in my front yard that yes it dumps a load of nuts in my front yard. Most years it will take about 45 minutes to pick them all up so I can mow. I went out yesterday thinking I'd pick them up and mow but it got dark and I probably still need another hour to finish picking them all up, grrr. I have one neighbor that keeps telling me I could get a lot of money for the tree. He did get me thinking about making that call.

 

[AussieBear]

I have a mature Walnut tree in my front yard that yes it dumps a load of nuts in my front yard. Most years it will take about 45 minutes to pick them all up so I can mow. I went out yesterday thinking I'd pick them up and mow but it got dark and I probably still need another hour to finish picking them all up, grrr. I have one neighbor that keeps telling me I could get a lot of money for the tree. He did get me thinking about making that call.

perhaps.. when i still lived in the states..i remember some guy stopping by my firends house... offered him like 7-8k for a cherry oak tree.. friend said no... i said **** that tree man... tree is still standing..

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

I've never even heard of cherry oak, my tree is actually a black walnut.