What home improvement work did you do today?

Did couple of six foot wide plywood floating shelves today ,still need to stain it though

 

@rons23 ...
no leaks so far..
I hate to be the barer of bad news..
you may indeed experience a leak in the near future.
PVC is not rated for hot water.
better use CPVC on the hot line or better yet go back to copper before you finish your drywall patch.

not a fan of shark bites either.
our plumber had a shark bit fail on one of our completed homes waiting for the buyer to close.
1/2" line of water poured into the house for an entire weekend.
it completely destroyed the home.

.. ya I know I'm old school but .. copper works

you got this... sand the pipe & fittings, add some flux and flame the solder.

 

@Slayer, I'm a wknd DIY, but its probably the cpvc your talking about. I definitely asked there plumber guy. As far a the shark bites, I know what ya mean, but supposedly there better than the original ones. I have them on my bathroom piping . Thanks for pointing it out .

 

Well done, they look great.

You can cut anther bucket and stack them. Once the bucket is about half full it becomes less efficient so the second bucket adds quite of bit of use between emptiying them.

All in all though, the buckets work amazingly well.

 

Good idea. I may do that depending on how much use this gets.

 

Here's the 'Before' image ~ looks pretty ratty after not being trimmed for the last 4 years.



Here's the 'After' image ~ a nice clean job.

I had the tree service folks drop by today and give the Canary Island Palm a much needed trim.

 

Getting closer to finishing this addition project. My painters got all the steel work painted, the doug fir beams & the cedar ceiling stained. I had the standing seam roof put on today. Should have all the handrails on by mid next week.

 

Started a new project for some new home owners. Removed this massive aluminum pergola over two outdoor Koi ponds. I’m removing the two Koi ponds installing new electrical lines, gas line and plumbing lines for a new outdoor entertainment area. I plan to have a concrete overlay done over the whole back patio area. I’ll also be building an outdoor kitchen area.

 

That's a koi pond? Looks like a pool to me

 

That was my first thoughts when I saw it too. Lol. They had two separate Koi ponds with their own special filter system for each one. They were the size of a normal pool but just for fish. They had two concrete bridges but I had them removed today. I guess some of the Koi fish can sell for a lot of money sometimes. Not something you see everyday that’s for sure.

 

Thank you for the kind words Ron! I’ll keep posting photos as the project progresses.

 

Damn, ive done quite a few koi ponds but those dwaft them. Sounds like a hell of a project and pretty exciting.

And yes, koi can cost upwards of unrealistic. Ive heard prices reaching 25 grand. Not really sure how credible that number is but even if a realist price is just a fraction of that, thats a lot of cash.

Im doing a bathroom remodel currently. Its been remodeled atleast two times im guessing. And im using the term "remodeled" very loosely.
Man i hate reworking years of crazy as plumbing patching jobs.

 

There are three massive filtration systems for the two Koi ponds. I plan to remove them and post them for sale. If you want I can pm the unit specs if you want to use any of it?

 

I appreciate that offer but i feel confident that those systems would go above the scoop of any koi pond job i would feel comfortable doing for a customer. They also sound expensive, lol.

 

I understand. I’m sure they spent a lot on them originally. I will likely sell them for cheap.

 

Remember this? Just finished today by rebooking the machines back up! Also washer was repaired on warranty...

First time tiling a floor, turned out pretty good! Thanks everyone for the tips!

 

Hell yeah, that looks great.

 

Thanks!

 

Got the granite installed. Now I have to work on the rock siding.

 

Looks nice. Is that a Kamado smoker?

 

Thanks! Yes and I love it. Highly recommend it.

 

Anyone need fire pit logs near southern Delaware? lol

 

Laundry room cabinets and reclaimed wood wall.

 

Love it!

 

@saybng Thank you!

 

This is badass and at some point I’d like to do similar!

 

Nice work for first time! And perfect size!

 

Thanks! You need to do it.

 

Thanks

 

After 9 months of an almost finished guest bath... I get to enjoy it tomorrow! Shower doors, done!