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Ta Da! The door prep and painting took 3 days in the basement and the installation took less than an hour. The only error was with the strike plate for the new handle but I was able to fix that. After installation I noticed that all the doors in the hallway had their handles mounted higher than standard. What is it with this house?
The end of two days digging at our septic system. Ray knows his stuff and the Bobcat digging lined up exactly with the junction box buried 4' down. Honestly it was amazing how accurately the ditch uncovered the box. Anyway, the junction box didn't have any roots in it so the system failure ended up being the pipe running between the last tank and the junction box. The next step will be to replace that pipe and our problem will be solved.
Just finished tiling the bathroom floor. First time I have ever laid tile so quite the learning experience.
We have this ridiculous old concrete slab in our side yard -- it's where the old landing for a stairway used to be (this has been moved since the house was renovated).
Anyway, it's a huge tripping hazard in the dark and when I try to move trash cans in and out. I figure it's time to remove it. I rented a demolition hammer from Home Depot and went to work. That thing is FUN.
Da Drill - This is a 9.6v Skill that I got on clearance for $5 and it's not all that bad, really, The Yellow thing is a studfinder. (Wiggles eyebrows)
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The day after we had put the grout down we noticed that one of the tiles had a almost unnoticeable rocking to it. Despite being small movement it was enough to crack the grout. Darn.
So we pulled up the tile and did what we could to level it out or shim the tile flat.
Okay, where were we? Oh yeah. So the tiles came in, they sat around to acclimate, and today the progress started again. The old tab style of Marmoleum, which changed in the last two years, could be laid in either direction ("tongue in groove or groove in tongue"... stop giggling) but this new style is expressly to be laid from left to right. And you're looking at the right side of the room, so I had a bitch of a time getting tiles to the main part of the floor in because they didn't want to be pieced together any way other than the one that wasn't physically possible. But once past all that, it's smooth sailing.
The arbor wasn't very steady, but I stood on it anyway because I was too lazy to get the ladder from the garage.
Today's project was to attempt to finish the framing of the basement. The last room was the bathroom, and unfortunately I didn't quite get it done. I need to box in the sewer vent pipes (upper left corner), and I suppose I should put up a wall for the door. Most people like doors on their bathrooms (go figure).
..... on 4/21/2012 Alsfeld - Germany. Is so funny. This vehicle comes from the area. Binford Tools is a fictional manufacturer of the TV-Sitcom "Home Improvement" with Tim Allen as the lead.
We are in the process of moving the laundry room into the mud room out back. Phase two will be expanding the kitchen into the laundry room.
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Home Remodeling in Bergen County NJ. This cape conversion is in the early stages of it's home remodeling. The roof has been removed earlier today and we are preparing the home for the evening by covering it with 1 large 60x40 tarp
We have this ridiculous old concrete slab in our side yard -- it's where the old landing for a stairway used to be (this has been moved since the house was renovated).
Anyway, it's a huge tripping hazard in the dark and when I try to move trash cans in and out. I figure it's time to remove it. I rented a demolition hammer from Home Depot and went to work. That thing is FUN.