What home improvement work did you do today?

Maybe have him quote out a entire condenser; usually come precharged and probably a few hours less labor to install, and it might come with a better warranty vs just the compressor(it’s been a minute since I’ve done a change out)

 

Congrats! Nice-looking digs!

 

I've got a Lennox elite system, no probs after 8 years.

 

Got some bids to alleviate neighbors runoff. about $11k worth of draining. Which neighbor do I want to piss off first

 

Always good to know a guy

 

The floor guys showed up and got straight to work this morning. There is lots of prep that has to be done because of all the old carpet glue on the floor. Can't wait to have this all done and start setting up my garage/shop.

 

Got my new kitchen. Some assembly required

 

What cabinets did you go with? I’m designing our laundry room and looking at Barker and Cabinet Joint so far

 

Nice,are the quotes for a French drain or trench style run off?

 

It’s French drain on the L . And like a few runners. I might just do it- I mean they’re all just tying into the existing 12 inch pipe that runs across the yard

 

Huh,good idea...

 

Home Depot unfortunately. I really wanted to go with a more custom provider, but the budget only allows for so much. The bulk of the remodel is the framing and MEP, so If we wanted to replace cabinets down the road when funds allow it's feasible. To be fair the quality of the HD products seems pretty dang good for the price. I'll update once everything is installed to see for sure.

 

Now that's a lot of doe!

 

My island is from HD. Believe it’s a 60” sink base cabinet. Just had to skin the three sides in Luan, base trim and add the counter top. Voila. Incredibly decent quality.

 

That is exactly what we have planned. What did you use to coat/seal your butcher block countertops and how is it holding up?

 

We renovated our kitchen about 10 years ago and used HD cabinets due to budget. They are still in great shape both structurally and in appearance. The countertops you choose can help dress up the space. We went with granite (not from HD) and it helps to make things nice.

 

Nice, we're going with Butcher Block for the time being then eventually white marble or quartz or whatever the wife wants lol

 

It’s Tung oil. We did a nice job and covered the countertops with cardboard while we sprayed some texture in the kitchen. The cardboard apparently drew some of the oil back out of the wood and there’s some shiny spots because of it. They recommend revolting every 6-12 months or so. It’s been more like 18 months and the oil has held up great. It hardens clear and has been very waterproof since. We are going to sand them down and recoat soon. (Yeah right)

 

While we saved up for the granite we had what I called 'custom wood countertops' for a couple years... otherwise known as plywood!

 

Love it. I know myself too well to think that I'll actually keep up with maintenance, so I'm glad to hear you've had good luck with flexible intervals lol. Especially once I have free cash and time to divert to the Tundy

 

That is more than a fair price,well that's pretty much what I charge for "close friends ".
Glad to hear your covered man!

 

A little mid day progress update on the garage floor. Grinding is done and they are starting to apply the base coat.