What home improvement work did you do today?

LMAO!
The third pic down looks like a stainless steel flask, I was like wow, it dispense whiskey right into my flask...
Haha lol!

 

Started yesterday afternoon, building a large stone facade planter next to the deck. Digging for foundation, going to get concrete...

 

Replaced the chewed up foam insulation board under one of my bay windows with some LP Smart Side soffit material. Added a little extra insulation to the cavity to help with the coming winter as well. Totally lucked out with the color of the soffit material as well, matches the stucco perfectly.

 

Picked up a pallet of grass to lay in the backyard. Truck was overloaded, luckily I way able to fill the airbags to 50. I tilled the area a few weeks ago.

 

Any concrete guys here?

I have a long crack in the floor of my unfinished basement. I'm looking to seal it up and prevent it from getting worse.

I tried some Sikaflex self levelling sealant that came recommended, but the crack just swallowed it.

Suggestions?

 

I've used hydraulic cement for cracks like that, stuff works great.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Zinsser...ydraulic-Cement-4-Pack-5071/205156852#overlay


Edit: You can get smaller tubs for lots less than the one I posted.

 

Here is how I fixed mine. It looks like you need to fill the cracks with sand first.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...-did-you-do-today.25160/page-372#post-3285398

 

Damn, did it leak into your sub basement? Does your wife now know about your sub basement?

 

Nice, thanks guys! I'll look into those.

We don't talk about the sub basement...

 

Then why the hell did you bring it up?!

 

I didn't. That other guy did.

 

He’s a jerk, that guy. A very handsome jerk who is aging well, but a jerk nonetheless.

 

He's like fine scotch. Well aged, but likes to bite.

 

Wrapping up this kitchen. The hood I built came out pretty nice, I think. The one cabinet door in the island to the left is lower on purpose, the rest need to be lowered.

 

It got too hot to mess with over the summer, so the gazebo got put on hold for a minute. Finally got started on it again, going to pour the concrete first thing tomorrow. The rectangle in the middle will get travertine pavers with a channel drain on the edge of the existing pool deck. 10 more bags of concrete not in pics.. lol.

 

You need help? Concrete party!!!

 

Looking forward to seeing the completed project, I'm pretty jealous of the SW minimalist landscaping too

 

Looks like the yard I had in AZ. Would look spectacular with some queen palms

 

Hey how'd you make out with the floor,were you able to find a remedy?

 

I haven't had a chance to tackle it. I've been working too much. Hopefully next week I can get to it.

 

I hear you there...
I don't have the cracks like yours BUT the ass hat's who owned the house before us, thought it would be a great idea to install a clothes sink punch a hole in the floor and run the drain into it....

Man I found quite a bit of undermining so I literally pumped in about 80# of hydrolic cement.
Before I filled it in I ran a 6' camera into the void and the mining was about 180° 6~8" deep X 4' semi radius,hope I fill most of it.

 

Foundation poured for the new planter. My helpers managed to get paw prints throughout. Spicy girl, there, followed the wet cement like her own little sidewalk.

 

Wash those paws off. Concrete is very Alkaline and can damage soft fleshy bits

 

Done, thanks, I didn't know that!

 

Truth!

 

Looking good man,are you going to make it multi leveled. That's gonna be nice sandwiched between those steps.

You might wanna fire them cheap labor helpers

 

Yep! To the back, the light spot is the foundation for a pier. There back will be an upper level (top pretty close to bottom of deck skirt/joist), then from there to outer edges (foreground) will be lower level (top pretty close to bottom of landing skirts/joists).

Not firing'em, but I docked their pay a couple of treats.