DIY Home Improvement Thread..

[dfitzo53]

I like the look of that project SkinnedAussie. We might steal that idea when we redo our garden next year!

[SkinnedAussie]

It's an old idea, but with a recycle twist. Before you go ahead with it, search for the numerous options on how to build a vertical garden. I did it as cheap as possible, just as a test, but now know where we have gone wrong, and what we did right.

One thing we did learn by doing it the way we did it was to leave the pallets as we got them. We removed every second plank as the gaps looked too small, but in hindsight, we should have left it as it was.

The bags are held in just by the weight of the potting mix. You can use ag-mesh to cover the pallet, but you'll also need a way to seal three ends so that when you stand it up, you don't lose the potting mix.

You can also plant the plants and leave the pallet laying down until the plants settle, then stand it up, but you'll need to wait about 2-3 weeks.

You can also buy modules that allow you to add as you go.

[Park City Skins]

Keep in mind your attic needs to breathe.

Going to put in some eave vents around the space while I do the caulking. At least that's the plan anyway,(this after I do some work in the attic. ).

[Capt. Kaos]

AHHHH!!!

Seems that different size tiles in different dye lots is a common occurence, whodathunkit?!?

So now I have to pull up the tiles I do have laid and remove the thinset from the cement board, which is what brings me here...

Any tips/tricks on making the task of removing thinset from the cement board any easier?!?

I was thinking of using my sonic crafter and a rigid scraper blade. Any thoughts?!?

[zoony]

Do you have access to an sds rotary hammer? Gotta be three mode. Chisel bit it will come right off

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[Jumbo]

I've coalesced my decades of effort to master home improvement techniques/ideas into one killer plan: move.

Not only is the home instantly improved, my neighbors property values start to rise.

[skinsmarydu]

I've coalesced my decades of effort to master home improvement techniques/ideas into one killer plan: move.

Not only is the home instantly improved, my neighbors property values start to rise.

He carries on about my "donkey cart' of **** that's been in storage for 10 years. His **** is still all over the house.

[Capt. Kaos]

Do you have access to an sds rotary hammer? Gotta be three mode. Chisel bit it will come right off[COLOR="Gold"]

I don't but after talking options over with friends that have knowledge of flooring I've decided that the best solution for this scenario is,

Tear ir up. I'm going to pull up the cement board and start over from that point.

[Park City Skins]

EIther that or the hammer drill mentioned earlier. Hope that removal went well.


Well,have to go back down there,but the crawl space was good and bad. Well lit and fairly dry though I did find some evidence of a few old,minor leaks. Will have to trace those down. Need to remember the flashlight so I can look at the subfloor and plating to see if there's any evidence of water damage,(especially from the plumbing disaster that occurred my first day here). Need to save money for insulation under that sub floor too.

[Forehead]

Hey, I've got a question for you guys with more experience concerning this stuff. This is not a DIY project, just something my wife and I are pondering in conjunction with a potential move down the line. How much does it cost to move a kitchen? There's a place that may be available in a few years in a nice area (belongs to family who are leaving the area) but one major issue is the kitchen...it is not large, and completely walled in besides the entrance from the dining room.

One option would be expanding, but it is bordered (behind walls) by a bathroom on one side, a stairwell going down on another, the back entrance/deck on side three, and the entrance to the dining room on the fourth. In other words, expansion may be difficult. Barring that, how much would it cost to, in effect, switch the kitchen and dining room, which has much more space. We're talking move the cabinets, the applicances, re-wire as necessary, run the gas line for the stove to the new room, whatever venting and permits are needed, etc. The whole shebang. Just take a ballpark guess as to how much something like that would cost.

I don't know if you need specifics. The house is a brick exterior, if that matters.

[Major Harris]

Hey, I've got a question for you guys with more experience concerning this stuff. This is not a DIY project, just something my wife and I are pondering in conjunction with a potential move down the line. How much does it cost to move a kitchen? There's a place that may be available in a few years in a nice area (belongs to family who are leaving the area) but one major issue is the kitchen...it is not large, and completely walled in besides the entrance from the dining room.

One option would be expanding, but it is bordered (behind walls) by a bathroom on one side, a stairwell going down on another, the back entrance/deck on side three, and the entrance to the dining room on the fourth. In other words, expansion may be difficult. Barring that, how much would it cost to, in effect, switch the kitchen and dining room, which has much more space. We're talking move the cabinets, the applicances, re-wire as necessary, run the gas line for the stove to the new room, whatever venting and permits are needed, etc. The whole shebang. Just take a ballpark guess as to how much something like that would cost.

I don't know if you need specifics. The house is a brick exterior, if that matters.

If you are Hiring everything out, start at 10K and go from there. Lol

[Forehead]

If you are Hiring everything out, start at 10K and go from there. Lol

10K, you think? Is that in Nova dollars, since it is unfortunately more expensive to live here? Is 10K only going to get us bare bones work?

[Major Harris]

10K, you think? Is that in Nova dollars, since it is unfortunately more expensive to live here? Is 10K only going to get us bare bones work?

Keep in mind I am not really a good source I am far from experienced. But that is a lot of tearing up and rebuilding that isn't cheap. You will need just about every trade...electric, plumbing, carpentry, flooring, trim, drywall, painting....

[zoony]

That sounds like a $75k job

[Forehead]

Dammit, that's a bad Zoony! Bad! Not the sort of answer I was hoping to hear. We may have to look at alternatives.