DIY Home Improvement Thread..

[Park City Skins]

.... showoff!

Good job.

Thanks. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

[renaissance]

That is one huge pepper grinder....

Now about those countertops....

[Park City Skins]

Yeah it is. Came with place actually. I first saw it,it was

As for the countertops.....




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Figures somone would notice. Came with the place. Like the floor.

[Major Harris]

we're starting a major project as soon as the weather clears. The roof of our single story rancher is 4 - sided (can't remember the term.) we are taking the roof off, putting a 9-12 pitch roof on and putting 2 bedrooms and a bathroom on top of our existing house. this isn't really diy, as my neighbor is contractor / handyman and is heading it up...but i'll be heavily involved. the plan was to have it under the new roof by thanksgiving...but permits are a ***** and now we're waiting until spring. sucks because i jumped the gun in anticipation and took all the gutter, fascia and soffit off of the house...

[renaissance]

Yeah it is. Came with place actually. I first saw it,it was

As for the countertops.....




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Figures somone would notice. Came with the place. Like the floor.

New cabinets look great, though

[gchwood]

we're starting a major project as soon as the weather clears. The roof of our single story rancher is 4 - sided (can't remember the term.) we are taking the roof off, putting a 9-12 pitch roof on and putting 2 bedrooms and a bathroom on top of our existing house. this isn't really diy, as my neighbor is contractor / handyman and is heading it up...but i'll be heavily involved. the plan was to have it under the new roof by thanksgiving...but permits are a ***** and now we're waiting until spring. sucks because i jumped the gun in anticipation and took all the gutter, fascia and soffit off of the house...

yeah you may want to put some of that back on with the winter coming. Dont want damage from the cold wet weather.

[Major Harris]

yeah you may want to put some of that back on with the winter coming. Dont want damage from the cold wet weather.

i know...but it's too late. it's gone. my neighbor says it won't really be a big deal. not ideal for sure.

[Park City Skins]

New cabinets look great, though

Thanks. Several times I've shown my girlfriend the work and what else I have planned,and she says "Great. What about the countertop?"

[polywog999]

No I don't currently have overhead lighting. It would be a 2nd floor or mid-level floor thus making it more difficult I assume.

Home was built in 1984.

My initial thoughts were just to dig trenches in the dry wall to run electrical wire and new cable for surround sound etc. but I am hoping there is a better solution if any for the DIYer.

Hockey, please remember to be careful and that 110 can and has killed people. Don't know how much experience you have and sorry if it sounds like I'm lecturing you. If you know what your doing, more power to you! Also, I don't know about your laws, but where I live [Maryland} it's a felony to even work on it.

[Son of Gadsden]

we're starting a major project as soon as the weather clears. The roof of our single story rancher is 4 - sided (can't remember the term.)

Hip roof.

sucks because i jumped the gun in anticipation and took all the gutter, fascia and soffit off of the house...

The gutters are the biggest problem there. If your shingles have enough overhang, you might get away with the fascia and soffit being off. If you have a basement, you'll likely have problems with groundwater from the gutters being removed. If you don't have a basement, you still don't want that water running at your foundation. For just the winter, I can't see it being a HUGE problem, but it's not good.

[Major Harris]

Hip roof.



The gutters are the biggest problem there. If your shingles have enough overhang, you might get away with the fascia and soffit being off. If you have a basement, you'll likely have problems with groundwater from the gutters being removed. If you don't have a basement, you still don't want that water running at your foundation. For just the winter, I can't see it being a HUGE problem, but it's not good.

we don't have a basement. there'll be some water around the foundation, and it does concern me......if the weather breaks for a week or two in winter we'll try...but probably it will be late feb. / early march. contractor says it shouldn't be a huge deal. not something you want to have for a really long time, obviously.

[Bubble Screen]

That is one huge pepper grinder....

Now about those countertops....

And that flooring...

[Park City Skins]

Alrighty then. New flooring and case and base in the bathroom. Cabinets mostly refinished with new hardware installed. I put some quarter round at the base of the tub as well. New shower head and a few other things have been installed as well. Just a bit of fine tuning and this sucker is done,(no money for a new door so that'll have to wait or be done by somebody else. ).



Flooring in kitchen all but done. Just have to seal the grout. I added a 39 1/2 rod to the bottom of the top cabinet on the left and hung the coffee cups there. Insta room in the cabinets part one. Added the rod with hanger on the wall to the left and hung my pots and lids on it. Insta room in the cabinets part 2. "Laundry Room" in the back there has been largley re-done as well. Cabinets painted,shelves have adhesive liners,and doors have new hardware. The rod at the top goes from wall to wall,(leftover from the walk-in makeover), and comes in handy to hang clothes right up. Yes. I know. The fly swatters I just hung there temporarily to get out of the way. Though if this was New York,it would be called "brilliant". I hung a small rod under one cabinet in the laundry room and hung a small basket shelf from it. Perfect spot for the chargers for my camer and drill batteries. Hung a shelf from the bottom of the other cabinet,(using nice little chains),which added a bit more storage space back there too. It's coming along,but kitchen still has some work,(no. Not including the countertop).

[pjfootballer]

I have a question for you DIY guys. I'm one of the most unhandy, handymen around. My question is, I have a dual AC/Heat system for upstairs and downstairs. Two seperate thermostats. The lower T-stat is going through my backup batteries like crazy. What is my problem? Why is the system running off the batteries only (I'm assuming)? I know it's not a wiring problem as the system works when the batteries are in. Did my fuse go out? Or did the T-Stat itself go out? The upstairs one is the same T-stat and I haven't changed the batteries. We just moved in 3 months ago and I'm on my 3rd set of batteries on the lower unit. Maybe someone in here has had the same problem and could help.

[Reic]

Ive been doing DIY jobs on my house since I bought it, I will get some before and after pics up if I can find them somewhere, will throw in some pics here in a few minds of what its looking like now.

not much DIY but i just reseeded my backyard, going to move the shed and rebuild a deck and new fence this summer. Going to get some people to replace my roof and windows.