Code Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 We own a home on a large river and recently bought a fixer upper (aka; firewood) on a lake. The existing building was a partially finished garage with great room, two bedrooms and electrical closet. We added on a full bathroom, laundry room with toilet and kitchen. Wife's brother in law is a contractor and we provided some sweat equity. We pulled all the siding, existing carpet and tile. We did the staining, poly and painted the exterior. Turned out nice. Pics or it didn't happen. "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Yup, rented a floor sander from home depot. Think it was like 80 bucks with the cost of the rental and pads. The rails and such didn't really need much, but I hit them with my orbital where needed. I am going to do this today after work. We pulled the carpet out of the hallway and want to redo the hardwood that was underneath. Also pulled all the other carpet on the first floor as it is being recarpeted. Repainted the entire interior and replaced trim on the second floor. Cannot wait to have a usuable 1st floor again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Don't forget a respirator! It's not bad outside, just a dust mask will do, but inside would suck with out one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) Don't forget a respirator! It's not bad outside, just a dust mask will do, but inside would suck with out one. Yea, I factored that in but ty. I want to get it done and cleaned up before the carpet guy comes next weekend. Edited September 23, 2013 by 05GT Guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmmrdwn Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Pics or it didn't happen. I hear you. I don't share some of that stuff here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 We own a home on a large river and recently bought a fixer upper (aka; firewood) on a lake. The existing building was a partially finished garage with great room, two bedrooms and electrical closet. We added on a full bathroom, laundry room with toilet and kitchen. Wife's brother in law is a contractor and we provided some sweat equity. We pulled all the siding, existing carpet and tile. We did the staining, poly and painted the exterior. Turned out nice. They don't call you 'hammer' for nothing man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Free blade for your homeowners... http://www.diablotools.com/DareToCompare#sthash.WKg7lzyg.dpbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nouse4aname Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Reviving the homeowner's money pit thread. Finally got fed up with our dated 1980s guest bathroom. http://i.imgur.com/ddQ6PO8.jpg Had to tear up the tile which was my very first home improvement project when we bought the place 10 years ago. http://i.imgur.com/1u6Sx64.jpg Mystery drywall hole behind old vanity. http://i.imgur.com/hYQvoTD.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jSfY4il.jpg Patched http://i.imgur.com/9y70UpJ.jpg All done. All IKEA'd out. Had to replace the toilet too since I cracked the porcelain on the old one. http://i.imgur.com/E5JC3AO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dRCyi4k.jpg Two drawer vanity that required some tricky plumbing. Had to shorten and solder on some new valves and get a little creative with the drain piping. http://i.imgur.com/mFZc7rT.jpg Nifty led night light gfci plug. http://i.imgur.com/XLiQULI.jpg Ah...that's why they put that mystery hole in for the old vanity. Corner not square fml. http://i.imgur.com/M44f51M.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Pictures inbound soon. Closed on the house on 12/27 and just now getting around to demo planning. How do you guys dispose of your construction waste? I can't put it in my normal garbage cans due to shear volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nouse4aname Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Call your trash collector about their bulk pickup options. Waste Management has that bagster thing which holds quite a bit. Ours allows 2 bulk pick up days per billing cycle, just have to call ahead and schedule. Or if a really big project, rent a dumpster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Call your trash collector about their bulk pickup options. Waste Management has that bagster thing which holds quite a bit. Ours allows 2 bulk pick up days per billing cycle, just have to call ahead and schedule. Or if a really big project, rent a dumpster. Yeah... Home Depot by me sells those Bagster things. I was thinking about that for when I start doing framing and drywall and stuff... right now I need to get rid of some furniture the seller left behind. I checked with the city website and they'll take furniture (as long as it's not a FULL sectional couch or an assembled king bed) so I think I'm good for that stuff. I'll probably try and neatly pile the demo waste somewhere in the basement and then get a Bagster or something and take it all out at once. Problem with the Bagster is that it's $30 for the bag and then $130 for them to come pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators BarManBean Posted January 21, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 21, 2014 For the furniture, just put it up for free on CL, it'll be gone in no time. Anything that's metal, just put it in a pile and you can probably get a scrapper to come pick it up. "Bullet-proof" your OEM TMIC! <<Buy your kit here>> Not currently in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nouse4aname Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) $160 for the pickup of that bagster? Wow I thought it was just cost of the bag then they would do a free pickup. $160 buys a lot of hillbilly with a truck labor on CL to haul stuff away. And yeah definitely post stuff that's still usable on CL/Freecycle. Get rid of most big things that way. Edit: Rereading sounds like your city does garbage collection so I guess WM would be coming in for you without being your regular provider which makes the charge make more sense. Edited January 21, 2014 by nouse4aname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Pictures inbound soon. Closed on the house on 12/27 and just now getting around to demo planning. How do you guys dispose of your construction waste? I can't put it in my normal garbage cans due to shear volume. I do one of 3 things. 1) Get a dumpster for larger jobs. 10 yard will be 150-200 iirc. 2) break and cut up the debris and put into several contractor garbage bags. Put a few in the weekly trash. I've done this a few times. Takes 3-4 weeks for the larger jobs. 3) search craigslist. I used a guy from CL for my mudroom renovation. He wood come pick up 15-20 contractor bags of debris (pickup truck bed full) for about $50 a haul. Put it in bags to make it more organized on the side of my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 For the furniture, just put it up for free on CL, it'll be gone in no time. Anything that's metal, just put it in a pile and you can probably get a scrapper to come pick it up. I do this too. Any metal, I'll put down at the corner. If you live on a slow street, put a curb alert on CL. Same for furniture or ANYTHING of marginal value!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The multiple bag idea is what I think I'm going with. A lot of what I'm pulling down is 1/8" paneling veneer stuff that is pretty much dry rotted, old carpet, and some cabinets. The cabinets might take a while but I can cut that up and put it in bags. Everything else could easily be broken up. Not much of value. Did a little looking around on the city website... we have those automated pickup garbage cans (just one for trash) so I thought we couldn't do bulk pickup with many bags. It seems as though I could put out 2-3 a week and get away with it just fine, in addition to the normal can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, that's doable Keep the cabinets in tact and put them on CL for free. They WILL go. Ppl want them for garages, barns, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 They're kind of built into the wall... it's like a wall of cabinets. Not normal cabinets like in a kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Built ins? They painted or stained? Bon fire?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nouse4aname Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Definitely jealous of my in-laws place in the country for that. Got some junk laying around? Burn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Definitely jealous of my in-laws place in the country for that. Got some junk laying around? Burn it. Got a friend like that. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable burning a bunch of this stuff either. How to dispose of a drop ceiling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Got a friend like that. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable burning a bunch of this stuff either. How to dispose of a drop ceiling? Properly. Lol Put it in the garbage. Very seldom are acoustic tiles asbestos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 i just pile it up on the side of my house. when i cant walk through ill drag a flatbed trailer from work home and take it all to the dump. the labor is cheap, ill pay my son and a couple of his friends in pizza and sodas. id rather pay the 30 bucks for the dump run than rent a dumpster from the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Built ins? They painted or stained? Bon fire?! Painted with about 30 layers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Painted with about 30 layers. hmmmm... you'll need a hot fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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