Best "House Mod" under $1000

[Bub]

I saw a post by the almighty KJ and thought it would be a cool idea for a thread. So post up, best project you've done for under a $1,000 I submit my fireplace refinish, all in for $500 will be closer to $800 when I get around to new doors but here it is, I used Lowe's Airstone and a mantle I bought off the Internet


Before: covered in painted wood paneling

After:

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[Yaj Yak]

oh damn gina.

 

[EmersonHart13]

The sex swing

 

[EmersonHart13]

Ok really, my garage furnace.

 

[Bub]

The sex swing

I posted pics of my fireplace in use . . .

 

[Yaj Yak]

[MENTION=10343]Bub[/MENTION] pricing breakdown?

 

[Bub]

$400 for bricks and construction adhesive and about $80 IIRC for the mantle. Took me a while to do. They take the heat too. I def recommend the product super light weight and glues to the wall with regular construction adhesive, I used instant grab since I was stacking them

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I posted pics of my fireplace in use . . .

 

[Mook]

Damn, that looks great.

 

[Yaj Yak]

before... this is actually carpet and smurf blue paint.

after:

pricing:

$80 vinyl remnant
$23 peel and stick tile
free pallet wood for "trim"
$50 tv mount
$450 tv
free pallets for the "couches"
a twin mattress and a full size futon mattress for the "couches"
a $8 scratched ikea lamp
$10 scratched ikea table
$50 paint
$50 in drapes so the neighbors can't entirely see in but i can still see out

oh and like $140 worth of pillows
= around $840.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I saw a post by the almighty KJ and thought it would be a cool idea for a thread. So post up, best project you've done for under a $1,000 I submit my fireplace refinish, all in for $500 will be closer to $800 when I get around to new doors but here it is, I used Lowe's Airstone and a mantle I bought off the Internet


Before: covered in painted wood paneling

After:

That looks awesome, what kind of insert is it? I'd like to change ours so it actually adds heat to the room instead of robbing it

 

[Bub]

insert is original to the House, made in like '78 it's just a standard 42" (IIRC Maybe 38") wood burning. Personally I think it would benefit from a circulation fan but I would've had to lift the box maybe 6" to get it to fit and it didn't seem worth it. It heats the family room area very well but the thermostat is on the other side of the room so the rest of the house freezes.

 

[RICH17]

What the hell are you watching that its so bright??? I thought you put a window in at first

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

looks awesome!

I think you have to install some fan to move the heat from fire places, otherwise they are only 10% efficient? heat rises straight up to the chimney for the most part. wood burning stoves FTW although not as aesthetically pleasing.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

$600 deck. Purpose was to cover cracked and uneven concrete. It's lasted over winter without any issues. Plan to stain very soon.

Also $200 fence. It is quite warped though over the 3 years its been up. Will need to replace a panel and post.

 

[EmersonHart13]

What the hell are you watching that its so bright??? I thought you put a window in at first

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[Bub]

What the hell are you watching that its so bright??? I thought you put a window in at first

sorry Rich but I don't remember what was on T.V. when I took this pic

looks awesome!

I think you have to install some fan to move the heat from fire places, otherwise they are only 10% efficient? heat rises straight up to the chimney for the most part. wood burning stoves FTW although not as aesthetically pleasing.

Thanks. I wanted to change it out for a stove on a built platform but the wife was dead set against it so this was the compromise.

 

[Bub]

$600 deck. Purpose was to cover cracked and uneven concrete. It's lasted over winter without any issues. Plan to stain very soon.

I hear nothing but positive reviews on that Behr Deck over, I will be utilizing it on my deck.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Gotta be way better than the shit Menards sells. That was a total fail.

 

[Bub]

I've always believed you go to Menards to get your house ready to sell and you go to Home Depot if you're planning on staying in your house

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I've always thought of Menards for the contractor/DIY'er and Home Depot for generic upkeep.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I love menards. just not that deck over product they sell.

Every store has its plusses and minuses. My biggest gripe about HD is most associates don't have a clue and aren't very nice. People working at Menards are much more pleasant to deal with. Except [MENTION=89]SinisterSHO[/MENTION]

 

[99PONTIACGP]

Home Depot is closer to me. I always go there.

 

[Bruce Jibboo]

sorry Rich but I don't remember what was on T.V. when I took this pic



Thanks. I wanted to change it out for a stove on a built platform but the wife was dead set against it so this was the compromise.

had that in the house I grew up in and heated probably 90% of the house, might try to incorporate one in my basement build, just need to find a creative way to route the chimney that isn't a WTF look on the inside or outside of the house

 

[EmersonHart13]

Home Depot is closer to me. I always go there.

That is Menards for me. HD is second... Pretty much never go to Lowe's.

I go to Ace when I need to good advice or something small.