Flinkly Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 bam. new island countertop with 15" bar overhang: * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Corner posts in for the deck. I ended up going with 4x6s as all the 6x6s (like 40 of them) looked like hell. I'm pissed at myself for being out of square by a half inch or so but once it's all built, no one will know. It's the engineer perfectionist in me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigleben Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 This is the result of two days of cleaning and sanding before the wood stain. Scale factor: pool is 21' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 DAMN! That's beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Looks great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox212 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Well we are officially homeowners again. Bought a house in Paso Robles after living in a rental for ~1 yr, just moved this weekend. Nothing too crazy, just a decent sized home in a good neighborhood. It's mostly turn-key - all rooms have been renovated within the last 5 years, as well as new heater, A/C, water heater, ducting/insulation, plumbing, and dry rot repair. Had to paint 2 bedrooms that were pink and violet, but that's about it. Totally move in ready. I can't even put into words how appreciative I am of the excellent maintenance by the previous. Pride of ownership is obvious to say the least. The last patriarch of the house was an industrial plumber/HVAC guy, which also shows. Of course, there are a few little things. Gonna do a reclaimed wood accent wall in the family room, white wash (not paint) all the brick, I'd love to do a forest mural on one wall in the master bedroom, and plant some fruit trees. Shed could use a new roof soon. And wall mounting the flat screen and tucking cables in the wall - that's mostly done. A few pics (before we moved in): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Slow going on my pergola/deck combo due to other commitments during the week, some overtime, and the weather. I managed to get the big pergola cross bars up and bolted in today by myself. I have wood in my garage to frame out the main box/perimeter of the deck tomorrow as well, so progress is being made. I'm really not looking forward to digging out inside the main box but it needs done so water isn't draining toward the house. My neighbor asked if he could take the dirt (SCORE) but I still have to get rid of the sod somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 How are you going to attach the deck supports (would be a ledger board if it was attached to the house) to the uprights? as far as I have been able to tell you are supposed to notch the 4x6s to support the deck? My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted August 6, 2017 I Donated Share Posted August 6, 2017 I thought lag bolts or Simpson ties were sufficient. No need to notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) I used the Simpson ties someone else mentioned a little while back. When used with the specified 8x 16d/penny 3.5" nails, they're good for 1100lb or something crazy. My spans are 12 and 13 feet but there's a post in the center of each span too. Pics later. Edited August 6, 2017 by baconbits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baconbits Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Well, for some reason I can't upload more pictures (invalid file?) even though they're below the max resolution and size and they're jpg. So here's the one of where I was at Sunday night with the exception of the posts in the middle of the outer spans which were cemented after the picture. I framed the back wall of the deck and just set it into the joist hangers along with the center spans sitting in hangers as well. I have those in there to make sure I cement the posts in the right spots... just a guide really. I'm going to put 2x10 fascia boards up and bolt them through the posts as well just to make everything more sturdy before I dig the base out and frame in all the deck joists. I also have to dig window wells in the back and possibly relocate the hose. Below's Simpson Strong Tie's rating for the "deck joist tie" that I used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 spent naps and post-bedtime hours installing vinyl plank floor in master closet past two days. had to cut at least half the boards. bathroom and WC next. at least there are three solid runs in there... * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 You sneaking that under the trim without removing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) You sneaking that under the trim without removing it? fact. which is some of the difficulty with installing it. we'll deal with new trim later, but this is quite enough work for now. hate this trim, as it's too busy for my taste, but nearly the whole house has it so it's not like we're gonna spend $5k having all our trim redone... oh, and this all used to be carpet. and honestly, who the F*** puts carpet in a bathroom? i can't believe it still happens. when we were home shopping last year, i went off about it with my wife and she told me that it was "obviously special carpet made for bathrooms." i didn't say a word and the conversation essentially ended that second. and for those that are waiting for the punchline, there is no special bathroom carpet. carpet is carpet. Edited August 22, 2017 by Flinkly * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Yeah, carpet in bathrooms is GROSS. Our last house, which was actually built in 2006, had carpet in both the master bath and main bath. It wasn't so bad in the main bath because it had a separate toilet/shower room with lino, but in our master, you stepped right out of the bath (well, a tiled step first) or shower onto carpet. Yuck. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Yeah, carpet in bathrooms is GROSS. Our last house, which was actually built in 2006, had carpet in both the master bath and main bath. It wasn't so bad in the main bath because it had a separate toilet/shower room with lino, but in our master, you stepped right out of the bath or shower onto carpet. Yuck. yeah, i shoulda taken photo's of the two corners in front of the shower. one side had black carpet. the particleboard underlayment was raised there too and i ended up chiselign it down flat and laid some primer down to give it back some strength and an inkling of seal from any possible moisture. will add some caulk between plank and shower and a tiny quarter round to cover the 1/16th gap i left. tonight will be two "intense" boards to cut, and then three runs of nearly cut free planks. then back to having to cut almost all the boards, but it's so close to being done. well, with the floor. wife smashed off 6 of the tiles off the tub surround, so we'll have to redo all that sometime soon too... * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 so like, what's your wife's plan? She sounds like me when I remodel. Just start smashing shit. But, I actually have to figure out what to do with it. My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 fact. which is some of the difficulty with installing it. we'll deal with new trim later, but this is quite enough work for now. hate this trim, as it's too busy for my taste, but nearly the whole house has it so it's not like we're gonna spend $5k having all our trim redone... oh, and this all used to be carpet. and honestly, who the F*** puts carpet in a bathroom? i can't believe it still happens. when we were home shopping last year, i went off about it with my wife and she told me that it was "obviously special carpet made for bathrooms." i didn't say a word and the conversation essentially ended that second. and for those that are waiting for the punchline, there is no special bathroom carpet. carpet is carpet. $5k is way rich unless you have an estate. Do room by room. No one will notice the inconsistency except you! It will also be a hell of a lot easier to install the floor! And to make sure you're leaving a bit of a gap for expansion and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 oh, and this all used to be carpet. and honestly, who the F*** puts carpet in a bathroom? i can't believe it still happens. Fully tiled with a central drain and you can hose it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Fully tiled with a central drain and you can hose it off.I guess you prefer the institutional bathroom decor. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 seriously... lol. Good for morgues too. that style of bathroom also means a water proof vanity, fixtures, outlets, cabinetry, etc. And the fact that you need to keep up on grout/caulk lines or you'll have a massive hidden rot issue. However, that style is more common amongst European countries and territories, so I can see why he mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 You seal below the tiles so the grout is just cosmetic. It's the building code here for bathrooms to have it well sealed even outside the tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flinkly Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) i'll be honest, i loved the bathrooms in japan since they were like that. tub fills to the brim and just overflows to the floor and thus the drain. shower can just be right in the "room" as well. so like, what's your wife's plan? She sounds like me when I remodel. Just start smashing shit. But, I actually have to figure out what to do with it. well, she thinks that since she watched a video of someone putting the same vinyl floor down in a big square room in under an hour, that i can obviously do that too. took me an hour to do the piece in front of the shower. wanted the edge that's exposed in front of the shower to be fairly good (will still put a little trim piece there), and there are 5 other cuts to dimension and make. and snapping the planks longways isn't the easiest. her thinking is that we were redoing the whole bathroom ourselves before the baby came, so she could destroy whatever she wants. I think she was thinking it would somehow be really easy to get all the tile up around the tub, but it's not. she also destroyed the drywall around the base of the tub and the wall next to the tub. so we'll probably just have a drywall guy come to $500 in work to fix that, and who knows how much to have someone do the tile. i hate tile and hate putting it down. mostly when you'll literally have to cut each and every piece to go around the tub. and who knows what we'll do about the vanity. it's like 79.5" long or something, so way beyond the standard sizes. will have to be custom, but also need to keep in mind where the two sink plumbing lines are so that we don't have to spend money to have that redone too. all in all, if i had ripped up the carpet and destroyed the tile myself, she'd be killing me with nagging right now about how i started a project and won't finish it and how she'll be forced to pay someone to do it. instead we never talk about the tile. lol. Edited August 23, 2017 by Flinkly * Build Thread * 26.53 MPG - 12 month Average * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasejase Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 i'll be honest, i loved the bathrooms in japan since they were like that. tub fills to the brim and just overflows to the floor and thus the drain. shower can just be right in the "room" as well. . Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda_One Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Just finished the outdoor kitchen. It just seems to take longer to finish a project or I just getting old. It will take at least 24 hrs for the mortar to set before the microwave will be able to be used. Laughing at Oneself and with others is Good for the Soul Edited August 28, 2017 by Yoda_One Laughing at Oneself and with Other is good for the Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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