What home improvement work did you do today?

I was thinking that too. Time pretty critical here as I only have tonight, wed, and Thursday to get done whatever needs to be done. House will be tented tomorrow AM through Wednesday at noon

 

Are you hosting a circus? Sounds like fun!

 

What this guy said.
Patching will take a lot less time than trying to fully mud and texture new rock.

 

Pretty much! Wife is slamming appointments back to back to back - Tommy Emanski style. House gets tented tomorrow and then new carpet in on friday so trying to get everything done prior to carpet getting laid down

 

I recently had the same scenario. 2 old closet systems left 200 holes. I hit them all with the bottom handle of my mud knife and hit them with mud twice. Quick pole sanding and it came out perfect for a closet. I wouldn’t even bother with the sanding since yours has a knockdown finish.

 

Awesome! Great to hear. Thanks for the input.

 

Our dryer vents out to a covered side porch which is also my workout room. Bought a new washer & dryer set and now the room has been filling up with dryer lint. I don't know if the old dryer ate lint or was storing it up to burn down the house but that thing ran for eight years and I barely saw dust. This new one has been running for a few months and the shit is covering my workout equipment. And yes, I let it build up. I'd think about it while I was working out and then forget about it until the next time I worked out. I'm old.



So I bought a

$67 BetterVent Indoor Dryer Vent by ADR Products | No Water - No Mess | Save Energy while Enhancing Indoor Air Quality | For Electric Dryers | Made in the USA

Better Vent indoor vent from Amazon and hooked it up. Hopefully this solves my problem. Now I get to spend the next few days trying to get the lint off of everything...

 

so i'm guessing you'll have to change that filter alot?
does it build up in that elbow at the bottom where it turns up?
i've never seen something like this, so i'm not familiar with them

 

It's got a hatch that you can open up with a small screen and a filter.

There's also a hatch at the top that pops open when 80% of the air flow is blocked.


Basically, I'll go out once a day (before my workout) and clean the trapped lint. If the blue filter gets crazy, I can toss it or clean it.



You can buy replacements or pick up a few of those cheap furnace filters and cut your own.

As far as the elbow, it shouldn't be much different than having one behind the dryer. The total run is super short. I also used a

$13 Fosenlion Dryer Vent Wall Plate with Quick Connect & Disconnect, Twist Lock Dryer Vent Connector Kit, 4" Dryer Duct Connector Flange, for Wall Exhaust Vent, Ceiling or Warmhouse Air Circulation

twist lock connector so if it does start getting clogged, it won't be hard to clean it.

 

i was worried about air flow restriction and all if/when it gets clogged. good to know there's a trap door to alleviate it.
good deal. hope it works for y'all!

 

I hope so. I was originally going to reroute it but that was going to be a major construction project and I know better than to tackle that on my own. This seemed like the easiest and cheapest solution.

 

The SVS Isolation Feet I bought do work, but not completely. The sound quality has increased tremendously, and most of the "walking' has been cured. But certain frequencies still make it walk a bit. I'd say 91% improvement.

 

Good to hear they helped a bit, I think this should solve what walking is still an issue

https://ruffwear.com/products/doubleback-harness

 

I would definitely get the platform…..almost certain it will cure your issue.

 

My new house has a big playroom above the garage and in the summer it was hotter than the rest of the house (by 5-6 degrees) and winter it’s colder. I realized when I put in an exhaust in the garage that the walls were 2x4s instead of 2x6s like the rest of the house and also not insulated.

Got some garage door insulation panels for 100$ or so per door. They’re already cut width wise to fit standard doors and you cut to length. Takes about 5mins to do a panel about. Has a nice tight fit so don’t need anything to hold it in. Gonna insulate the walls too but good start!





Also the garage seals were just cedar planks and not really airtight (could see daylight through the sides of the door). Didn’t know these vinyl seals were a thing until recently and pulled the cedar and replaced (about 35$ a door). Goes really quick and you can hand fit to make the door tight to the seal. Probably wear out over time.

Old:
New:

 

Yep, going to have to look into the platform. No one was home last night so I cranked the music and this thing still walks...

Sound quality in the video is absolutely awful. It sounds wonderful in real life.

 

It's possessed!!!!!

 

Looks like a first gen roomba! Wow. I have been picturing the sub wobble an inch or two over the evening, not 6 inches in 2 seconds! You might really need that leash I linked

 

It will literally walk across the room until the cable is pulled tight and then unplug itself.

 

I'm just here because someone said "Lorna Shore."

 

Concrete arrived, more felled damaged trees from the property and a permit hung up for the new pole barn... things are about to be fun around here!





The before photo:

 

Looks great!

But.. where's your snow!?

 

We've had a pretty slow but cold winter. Haven't seen my grass since Nov, currently have around 16-18" on the ground

 

Yep!