What home improvement work did you do today?

Thanks. We will have the only blue house in the immediate area! There is another same color scheme, different model about a mile away..

 

I didn't do it (my wife wouldn't let me and she's right - I would have died) but we had our big pecan tree in the back yard cut down. It was growing over the house and into the power lines. I was afraid to walk back there when it was windy because it like to toss branches at me.

Was going to have it cut all the way down but I decided to make a table or a plant holder out of it. We shall see.

The house isn't leaning that much, by the way.

 

It's not really all that spectacular. It's kind of like a dirt candle. Just burns out eventually, and goodbye nasty demons of the insect world

 

Hey guys/gals…. Not looking to high jack the thread but… I’m In Dallas Texas area and looking to replace a bunch of windows in my house. I have a very big window ( commercial size I’m thinking ) is there anyone on here that can help with doing? I can send pics of what I have and what I’m thinking we want to do. Dimensions are 96x96
Thanks, david

 

Go ahead and post up what you are thinking.

 

Yeah, it's effective but not hold my beer worthy.

 

It is if you do it right….

https://www.kwiq.com/videos/a-guy-tries-to-burn-a-cockroach-nest-and-blows-up-his-backyard/


If you’re not in to fireworks, an ounce or so of Delta dust at the opening and they’ll be dead in about 2 days. But it’s a pretty boring way to do it. Lol

 

Reminds me of one of these:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CgztUzqaL3E

 

Well it wasn't me but First Energy approved removing a dying maple from my yard as long as I do the clean up. Some work but saves me $2800.

 

Lucky you. Seems trees are never approved for removal until they are laying on your or your neighbor's house.

Also, that's basically $3000 to be able to put into upgrades on the truck eh?

 

We have a weird situation where our property is long along the road and the power lines run through the middle of our property instead of along the road. It took about 3 phone calls and 3 months to finally have someone actually look at it.

That cash unfortunately will not get spent on the truck but likely on vacation in December.

 

Pecan trees are the dirtiest trees ever. Don't even think about having a parking area near one.

 

I know. They also self prune which can be a little dicey. Unfortunately, our driveway is surrounded by three of them. I wash my truck A LOT.

 

Great looking garage. Jealous as hell.

 

Thank you! I’m actually working on it still. Putting in a pull down stair case in third stall for attic access and storage. Installing ceiling bike hoist lifts, led lights, storage racks, ladder racks, new shelves, hidden storage room and a few other things. I’ll put up some pics when I finish it.

 

Another bathroom remodel project almost done. Here is a before picture.

After photo.




I always like to hide the floor drains in the tile work. Can you see the drain?

 

Looks great - what kind of flooring is that?

 

This is a vinyl overlay flooring. It can range from $2-$6 per square foot and you can lay it over existing tile work. It’s a free floating floor so you don’t nail it down. Quick, cheap and affective remodel option.

 

That's what I was thinking but wasn't sure if there was some new kind of waterproof wood flooring on the market. Thanks!

 

This particular floor looks a lot like wood and it’s safe for bathroom remodels and water exposer. It doesn’t swell or have any wood based materials. Very simple to install.

 

I did a whole upstairs after the hurricane in LVF planks and it was very easy to do. No mess for making cuts either. Just score with a utility knife, pop it, and cut back foam padding and lay it down.

 

This particular vinyl was still 1/4” thick. So you have to make all the cuts with a chop saw and table saw.

 

I did 1 550 SF floor using my miter saw and never again. I bought a guillotine style flooring cutter. Fast, quiet and no mess. Still use the table saw for rips.

 

I looked into a hand cutting machine for the vinyl floor that sells for around $400 but I didn’t have enough square footage to justify the cost. It does save a lot of time and going back and forth. Good thinking ahead though!

 

Here’s an outdoor pool restoration project I just finished for some longtime clients. They had major cracked all around the pool. The cinderblock planter retaining walls had some cracks as well. So we had to replace some of the blocks, install new expansion joints, cover the whole cinderblock wall surface with a fiber mesh coating and retexture everything.

Before:

We had to first grind off the painted surface on the concrete. Then we had to fix all the cracks around the pool. There was a few hollow voids under the concrete slab that had to be injected with a foundation poly fill.

The pool surface after the new pool deck surface and color were applied. The newly finished cinderblock walls.

 

Thank you! The crack repair was done by a local foundation repair company. They didn’t give the exact specs on it. They did have to grind open the cracks to have a larger area to bound the crack lock sealant too. Yes, they did have to cut the excess sealant flat with the concrete surface.

 

Neighbor bought a bridge to span our little ditch. I bought the last one and it rotted out so it was his turn. I put it together last weekend and stained it today.

 

I'm out of town for work. Wife called to tell me the fridge froze up. Again. Fuck Samsung. Friend went over to help her disassemble and thaw it out. He found a nice char mark on the bottom left of the radiator thingy. So my fridge is not only try to freeze itself, it's trying to burn itself. Have I said fuck Samsung?