Erronius
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Palum
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The way he phrases it makes me think he's missing the part where he explains what the 'rest' of the circuit is, you know where he says he put a nail into the wire and draped it outside the block to plug in his Christmas lights but the electrical tape isn't holding and he's afraid of being electrocuted.
Erronius
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Bro, let me let you in on a secrets
first you get you someRubber Splicing Tapeand then WRAP THE FUCK out of your romex + nail. That video talks about Mastic tape, but jsut leave mastic for the pros. If you get that shit on your dick it'll be like 2 months before you can get it back off. JUST STICK WITH THE RUBBER SPLICING TAPE FOR NOW
But you can't just leave your romex + nail wrapped in nothing but rubber splicing tape. That's something Wizardhawk's pussy 100lb soakin wet ass would do,AND YOU AREN'T WIZARDHAWK.
You need to get yourself someSuper 33electrical tape, and wrap the shittytittyfuck Christ out of your giant fuck-ball of rubber splicing tape. Maybe even TWO layers. FUCK YAS. You can make fucking condoms out of Super 33, that shit is THE SHIT. It's the fucking Cadillac of electrical tapes, no exceptions, full fucking stop. And if you use enough Super 33 tape you can jsut IGNORe the absolute ENTIRETY of the fucking NEC, wholesale.
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Harfle
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Resilient Vinyl Flooring | Everything you need to know | Shaw Floors
Was thinking something from here since I am lazy to clean and upkeep and probably will destroy a real wood floor or laminate.
Was thinking something from here since I am lazy to clean and upkeep and probably will destroy a real wood floor or laminate.
Palum
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The Shaw stuff is usually pretty nice but. Vinyl is a great choice overall assuming mid-grade finishes in the house. They used to just have some ... questionable flooring panels. Basically they'd make too much a pattern so it was obnoxious and obvious. I think they got rid of most of those low-rent lines though.
There is a really good hardwood tile products out there. Easy to clean, easy to install (it's tile) and the texturing is excellent. Might be great for a kitchen, and if your living room will have area rugs, might be good for that too.
Depends on your budget.
Depends on your budget.
Some of the ceramic wood look stuff is really amazing. I lined a fireplace with it and everyone thinks I'm retarded because i lined a fireplace with real wood. About 4 bucks a sq ft though when i bought it, thems marble prices
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We are doing hardwood tile throughout our house. We always plan on having big dogs and I don't want to worry about the dogs shit, puke, or nails scratching the hell out of it and ruining it. We also have a little one and now we don't have to worry about whatever the hell she spills.
Xarpolis
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Here's another update on my house. I'm nearly done everything I needed to do to list it on the market. I'll do a walk through of the place once all is said and done in case anyone cares.
Lots of pictures, so I'm going to break them into different spoilers to make it easier.
The first up is the new shower door.
Next up, we have some drywall work that was done. There's a local guy that's done drywall work for me in the past. He is very reasonably priced, but professional quality. All of the work was $400, which was a lot less than my own frustration would have been if I decided to do it myself.
Here's two of the spare bedrooms. I had to frame out closet openings to fit a new door. To do that, I had to cut a small section out of the carpet to make sure I wasn't putting the new wall onto carpet the way some people would "half ass" a job.
This one I had to do the top as well as the side.
And here's my basement steps. My realtor said being able to see rafters in addition to drywall wasn't a great idea, so I should close that up.
As you can see in the 2nd image, there currently isn't a railing. I'm going to reinstall that as well as lay down new skid tape on the steps to replace the chewed up stuff that's there currently. The old stuff got damaged while removing my refrigerator from the basement, then putting the washer and dryer down there. Skid tape is a great addition, in my opinion. I've fallen down those steps twice now while running into the basement to grab something while in socks. A painted step may look nice, but it isn't safe at all.
The drywall guy came back again yesterday to finish the job, but I didn't take any pictures of that. I'll just show you everything once it's all been painted.
Lots of pictures, so I'm going to break them into different spoilers to make it easier.
The first up is the new shower door.
My old shower door had a small leak on each corner. I pulled the door so I could recaulk everything and make sure it was perfect. However, I saw that the door was in a lot worse condition than it looked from the outside, so I decided to get rid of it and purchased a new door from lowes. For the new door as well as a silicon tube, I was around $280 after tax.
This first picture shows something I had to modify in order for this new door to fit in place. You can slightly tell from the picture, that corner isn't L shaped. It's actually closer to \_, which makes it a lot harder to mount an H shaped piece of aluminum. So I put it on the table saw and cut off one of the legs of the H, leaving me with a 3 legged piece. Then I used some plastic board also from lowes and planed it down to the thickness I needed, and did a 45 degree chamfer on the edge to make sure it sat flush in the required spot. By doing this on both sides, it allowed my shower door to mount perfectly into the available space that wasn't intended for that type of shower door.
And here is the completed shower door. The glass is clear, but has these frosted vertical lines down the middle. You can easily see out, but it's harder to see in (everything is blurry).
This first picture shows something I had to modify in order for this new door to fit in place. You can slightly tell from the picture, that corner isn't L shaped. It's actually closer to \_, which makes it a lot harder to mount an H shaped piece of aluminum. So I put it on the table saw and cut off one of the legs of the H, leaving me with a 3 legged piece. Then I used some plastic board also from lowes and planed it down to the thickness I needed, and did a 45 degree chamfer on the edge to make sure it sat flush in the required spot. By doing this on both sides, it allowed my shower door to mount perfectly into the available space that wasn't intended for that type of shower door.
And here is the completed shower door. The glass is clear, but has these frosted vertical lines down the middle. You can easily see out, but it's harder to see in (everything is blurry).
Next up, we have some drywall work that was done. There's a local guy that's done drywall work for me in the past. He is very reasonably priced, but professional quality. All of the work was $400, which was a lot less than my own frustration would have been if I decided to do it myself.
This is the same shower as before. You can see the wall damage on each side, as well as the mold all along where the old door's base was. I cleaned all of that out before reinstalling the new door.
Here's two of the spare bedrooms. I had to frame out closet openings to fit a new door. To do that, I had to cut a small section out of the carpet to make sure I wasn't putting the new wall onto carpet the way some people would "half ass" a job.
This one I had to do the top as well as the side.
And here's my basement steps. My realtor said being able to see rafters in addition to drywall wasn't a great idea, so I should close that up.
As you can see in the 2nd image, there currently isn't a railing. I'm going to reinstall that as well as lay down new skid tape on the steps to replace the chewed up stuff that's there currently. The old stuff got damaged while removing my refrigerator from the basement, then putting the washer and dryer down there. Skid tape is a great addition, in my opinion. I've fallen down those steps twice now while running into the basement to grab something while in socks. A painted step may look nice, but it isn't safe at all.
The drywall guy came back again yesterday to finish the job, but I didn't take any pictures of that. I'll just show you everything once it's all been painted.
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Does anyone have experience with pole/post frame homes, sometimes called barn homes? My wife discovered these a few weeks ago, and the idea is appealing. From the minor research I've done, they are less expensive to build, and in certain areas, don't require building permits and don't fall under local codes. Is this true? I'm not by any means a professional but I feel my home improvement skills are above average and I've done work on every part of our homes except wells and sewer/septic. So being able to do work myself would save money and allow us to spend it on upgrades. Any thoughts?
Drakain
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Neither had I until she brought it up. Some online are pretty drab and basic. But my thought is you're effectively just building a shell. You can customize the exterior and interior to your tastes. Our tastes are modern-country/craftsman (we live on 55 acres on the civilized side of Iowa) so the look and feel is appealing.
Xarpolis
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I think the other thing is this house would be very susceptible to strong winds and floods. IE - It could be carried away easily. Having just one or two posts that plug it into the ground isn't nearly the same as having a collection of concrete footers, or a giant concrete slab as a base to attach everything else to.
That's what would bother me the most about that type of house. It seems like you would be living in nothing more than nicer tent. Something that isn't really connected down to the ground.
That's what would bother me the most about that type of house. It seems like you would be living in nothing more than nicer tent. Something that isn't really connected down to the ground.
Drakain
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After getting more info from the wife, the inspiration house she showed me was a post and beam barn home. Apparently that's different from the pole barn homes. Here is the site:
Grantham Lakehouse Barn Home - Yankee Barn Homes
Obviously not going to build this but you get the idea. Looking closer I see how the construction differs.
Guess my thoughts are, houses like this with simple shapes and simple roofs should be cheaper to build? And doing some of the work myself (not all) should save dollars to be spent on upgrades and nicer materials.
Just looking to see if anyone here has experience with either of these types of homes.
Grantham Lakehouse Barn Home - Yankee Barn Homes
Obviously not going to build this but you get the idea. Looking closer I see how the construction differs.
Guess my thoughts are, houses like this with simple shapes and simple roofs should be cheaper to build? And doing some of the work myself (not all) should save dollars to be spent on upgrades and nicer materials.
Just looking to see if anyone here has experience with either of these types of homes.
Palum
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I would think the simpler the cheaper, but I don't know that something like that with huge exposed, finished wood beams would be 'cheap'. So I guess my question is if you are doing it like that link above, that's kind of cool (I do wonder RE: faux barn door aesthetically speaking) but that's a LOT of money into higher grade finishes on walls/ceilings vs. framing and drywall. You might just be better off going with a contemporary design in whatever style is the local flavor. You do have to consider value/resale as well. Are there a lot where you are going to build?
Xarpolis
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When building things, it all boils down to the materials required and the labor. Typically materials are 1/3rd of the price, where as labor makes up the other 2/3's. There's some sway in that (counters for example. Very minimal labor, compared to the price of stone or whatever), but you get the idea.
The idea of a Barn House seems nice, but there's a reason most houses don't have vaulted/cathedral ceilings, and they're typically only between 7 and 9 feet tall. You need an entirely different setup to work on a 2 story ceiling/windows, than if you can just stand on a step ladder to do the work. It may "look" simple, but the truth is, it's a lot harder than you would think. Your most inexpensive house will be a small box. 1 story, 4 rooms, no basement. Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Living Room. You can make a pretty inexpensive house with something like that in mind. The smaller the square footage, the better.
The idea of a Barn House seems nice, but there's a reason most houses don't have vaulted/cathedral ceilings, and they're typically only between 7 and 9 feet tall. You need an entirely different setup to work on a 2 story ceiling/windows, than if you can just stand on a step ladder to do the work. It may "look" simple, but the truth is, it's a lot harder than you would think. Your most inexpensive house will be a small box. 1 story, 4 rooms, no basement. Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Living Room. You can make a pretty inexpensive house with something like that in mind. The smaller the square footage, the better.