Brag / Complain About a DIY Project Thread - Page 80

RICH17 · 10-19-2018, 12:09 PM

Any poly to the top?

greasy · 10-19-2018, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RICH17

Any poly to the top?

Yeah I used one of those poly and stain in one formulas.

wolfe · 12-09-2018, 09:22 PM

Just put in a tankless water heater. Pretty envolved deal. Had to rerun gas lines, get into the water lines (obviously) and cut 2 3.5” holes through the side of my house for the intake and exhaust. The latter isn’t normally a huge deal, but my house is brick.

Mr_Roboto · 12-09-2018, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfe

Just put in a tankless water heater. Pretty envolved deal. Had to rerun gas lines, get into the water lines (obviously) and cut 2 3.5” holes through the side of my house for the intake and exhaust. The latter isn’t normally a huge deal, but my house is brick.

Fuck, I've been tempted to do this if ours pukes. That makes it less tempting. That said, I may try to stick an anode in the tank this year to keep it going longer; It's from 1997 which means it certainly had an anode stuck in it at some point.

wolfe · 12-09-2018, 09:31 PM

Mine was starting to slowly leak and I always said when it goes I’m going tankless.

wolfe · 12-09-2018, 09:32 PM

Over 20 years on a tank heater is impressive!

wolfe · 12-09-2018, 09:33 PM

I felt like I was on borrowed time when I bought the house 3 years ago and saw it with the original water heater installed in 04.

boostedguy05 · 01-02-2019, 11:56 AM

Fixed tub drain that would not hold open. New cover plate fixed that.

Fixed sink faucet that leaked due to bad call. I wanted to just recalk, wife wanted new faucet. So we got a new faucet.

Lead Pipe · 01-02-2019, 12:00 PM

Tiled the fireplace surround and pretty much finished the living room. This was the last room on the main floor reno. Still waiting for my parent’s neighbor to finish building the mantle. Also still need to do all the shoe molding and back splash in the kitchen.

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ilikemtb999 · 01-02-2019, 12:16 PM

Tile looks cool, going to fix that drywall at all?

blakbearddelite · 01-02-2019, 12:30 PM

We started organizing our closet over the break. The builder only had one wire shelf/rod going around the entire closet. There was so much wasted space. So we went to Home Depot and bought some Closet Maid deals to better utilize the closet space. We still have some drawers to purchase and then put on the molding. They really nickel and dime you on the drawers, they range from $40-50/each. We have four cabinets and each one will have a minimum of four drawers.

In retrospect, I wish I had filled in all the holes and painted behind the cabinets. But I figured it'd all be filled with clothes anyway.

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BADAZZTEALCOBRA · 01-02-2019, 01:28 PM

That closet is as big as my bedroom.

BADAZZTEALCOBRA · 01-02-2019, 01:33 PM

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Building a bunch of workbenches for a work project... Going to take awhile but it’ll be nice when they’re done.

***The Beast*** · 01-02-2019, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lead Pipe

Tiled the fireplace surround and pretty much finished the living room. This was the last room on the main floor reno. Still waiting for my parent’s neighbor to finish building the mantle. Also still need to do all the shoe molding and back splash in the kitchen.

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You should hang your tv over the fireplace that way it will be the main focal point of the room.

blakbearddelite · 01-02-2019, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BADAZZTEALCOBRA

That closet is as big as my bedroom.

It's pretty damn close to the size of our son's bedroom. You would think that the master bedroom would be proportionally as large, but it's not. It's a decent size, but not as much as you'd think it would be compared to the walk-in closet.

Lead Pipe · 01-02-2019, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ilikemtb999

Tile looks cool, going to fix that drywall at all?

I just did some rough repairs, The mantle will cover all of that. It's mostly just an outline where the old mantle was.

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Originally Posted by The Beast

You should hang your tv over the fireplace that way it will be the main focal point of the room.

I prefer to have it on the TV cabinet. I don't like looking up higher than eye level when on the couch. It would be better when viewing from the kitchen though.

Stink Star Productions · 01-02-2019, 07:10 PM

Don’t know if I posted this somewhere or not yet but we put some new flooring in this extra bedroom a few months ago but then kinda let it sit for a while (you know, life). Well for Christmas we had a few people staying over so we needed 2 “spare” bedrooms so I needed to get it done as far as having trim and everything.

So I installed the 6” baseboards and built the custom plinth blocks and door and window casings. Basically the window was just a sill before, I had to make everything myself (including a new sill).

We still need to take all the crap off the walls as my wife previously had a craft desk in there so the placement of the random shelves makes no sense now but to be honest we ran out of time before guests came over. We didn’t even get to paint the trim, so it’s all in primer at this time.

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Eventually we want to trim out the entire house in this style, and take out all that builder grade “colonial” trim

BADAZZTEALCOBRA · 01-04-2019, 04:55 PM

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Workbenches are coming along....

Stink Star Productions · 01-04-2019, 06:49 PM

4x4 legs and 1” MDF top?

BADAZZTEALCOBRA · 01-04-2019, 08:44 PM

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4x4 legs and 1” MDF top?

4x4 legs and 3/4” MDF tops.... I was thinking about doing 2x4’s glued together for a top but decided the MDF will work plenty well, they’re going to have ESD mats on top of them anyway...

Added a little area for boxes of rags (we go through a ton of them at work), and will be adding drawers on the right hand side eventually.

tinfoilhat · 01-04-2019, 09:03 PM

Why ESD mats?

BADAZZTEALCOBRA · 01-04-2019, 09:09 PM

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Why ESD mats?

We build electromechanical parts for the transit industry. Some of the stuff is static sensitive so you need to be grounded while working on it.

Stink Star Productions · 01-04-2019, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BADAZZTEALCOBRA

4x4 legs and 3/4” MDF tops.... I was thinking about doing 2x4’s glued together for a top but decided the MDF will work plenty well, they’re going to have ESD mats on top of them anyway...

Added a little area for boxes of rags (we go through a ton of them at work), and will be adding drawers on the right hand side eventually.

Nothing wrong with MDF for a worktop. Very stable and dense.

Bruce Jibboo · 01-05-2019, 01:49 AM

The handy roll of paper towels is great for watching porn.

***daturbosix*** · 01-05-2019, 09:50 AM

Fuck crown moulding.
I hate it. Never ever again

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01-02-2019, 12:00 PM	#1984
Lead Pipe Washington knows best Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 12,619 Casino cash: $43687799 4.16 per day	Tiled the fireplace surround and pretty much finished the living room. This was the last room on the main floor reno. Still waiting for my parent’s neighbor to finish building the mantle. Also still need to do all the shoe molding and back splash in the kitchen. Gav'sPurpleZ, The Beast, wolfe and 1 others like this. __________________ DSR R.I.P. Ramon

01-02-2019, 12:16 PM	#1985
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01-02-2019, 12:30 PM	#1986
blakbearddelite I'm not one of your 'shit-hole' buddies! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Elgin, IL Posts: 23,504 Casino cash: $1568504 5.52 per day	We started organizing our closet over the break. The builder only had one wire shelf/rod going around the entire closet. There was so much wasted space. So we went to Home Depot and bought some Closet Maid deals to better utilize the closet space. We still have some drawers to purchase and then put on the molding. They really nickel and dime you on the drawers, they range from $40-50/each. We have four cabinets and each one will have a minimum of four drawers. In retrospect, I wish I had filled in all the holes and painted behind the cabinets. But I figured it'd all be filled with clothes anyway. The Beast, BADAZZTEALCOBRA, wolfe and 2 others like this. __________________ 2015 Mustang GT - KB2.8 and other goodies 2015 Infiniti Q50

01-02-2019, 01:28 PM	#1987
BADAZZTEALCOBRA Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Streamwood Posts: 18,193 Casino cash: $33820698 4.59 per day	That closet is as big as my bedroom. Blownbyyou, boostedguy05 and wolfe like this.

01-02-2019, 01:33 PM	#1988
BADAZZTEALCOBRA Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Streamwood Posts: 18,193 Casino cash: $33820698 4.59 per day	Building a bunch of workbenches for a work project... Going to take awhile but it’ll be nice when they’re done. ilikemtb999, wolfe and guspech750 like this.

10-19-2018, 12:09 PM	#1976
RICH17 Dr. Pussy Slayer, MD Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The 007 Posts: 25,512 Casino cash: $110228144 6.80 per day	Any poly to the top?

12-09-2018, 09:31 PM	#1980
wolfe in black sheep's clothing Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Si Oh Em Pee Tee Oh En Posts: 17,421 Casino cash: $4055000 4.45 per day	Mine was starting to slowly leak and I always said when it goes I’m going tankless.

12-09-2018, 09:32 PM	#1981
wolfe in black sheep's clothing Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Si Oh Em Pee Tee Oh En Posts: 17,421 Casino cash: $4055000 4.45 per day	Over 20 years on a tank heater is impressive!

12-09-2018, 09:33 PM	#1982
wolfe in black sheep's clothing Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Si Oh Em Pee Tee Oh En Posts: 17,421 Casino cash: $4055000 4.45 per day	I felt like I was on borrowed time when I bought the house 3 years ago and saw it with the original water heater installed in 04.

01-02-2019, 07:10 PM	#1992
Stink Star Productions You never had it so good! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Big wood cock Posts: 11,883 Casino cash: $41835704 2.93 per day	Don’t know if I posted this somewhere or not yet but we put some new flooring in this extra bedroom a few months ago but then kinda let it sit for a while (you know, life). Well for Christmas we had a few people staying over so we needed 2 “spare” bedrooms so I needed to get it done as far as having trim and everything. So I installed the 6” baseboards and built the custom plinth blocks and door and window casings. Basically the window was just a sill before, I had to make everything myself (including a new sill). We still need to take all the crap off the walls as my wife previously had a craft desk in there so the placement of the random shelves makes no sense now but to be honest we ran out of time before guests came over. We didn’t even get to paint the trim, so it’s all in primer at this time. Eventually we want to trim out the entire house in this style, and take out all that builder grade “colonial” trim Bruce Jibboo, 1quick, BADAZZTEALCOBRA and 4 others like this. __________________ my name is Boosh. 2014 Cadillac ELR, the $80k volt 2017 Civic Sport Tour 2015 Chevy Volt:SOLD: lifetime 255mpg

01-04-2019, 04:55 PM	#1993
BADAZZTEALCOBRA Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Streamwood Posts: 18,193 Casino cash: $33820698 4.59 per day	Workbenches are coming along.... Stink Star Productions and wolfe like this.

01-04-2019, 06:49 PM	#1994
Stink Star Productions You never had it so good! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Big wood cock Posts: 11,883 Casino cash: $41835704 2.93 per day	4x4 legs and 1” MDF top?

01-04-2019, 09:03 PM	#1996
tinfoilhat Do people even read this? COCKSUCKAS Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Riding the Hubble Posts: 35,088 Casino cash: $159759501 8.26 per day	Why ESD mats? __________________ "It's never too cold for swamp ass." XBO - NinjaTurtlThong DD - 06 Cobalt SS/SC

01-05-2019, 01:49 AM	#1999
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01-05-2019, 09:50 AM	#2000
*daturbosix* Forum Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aurora Posts: 11,092 Casino cash: $44457918 2.77 per day	Fuck crown moulding. I hate it. Never ever again BADAZZTEALCOBRA, guspech750 and 98GrandPrixIraqVet like this. __________________ BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - 630.885.9333

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