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No doubt you need some work done but i would look elsewhere after he was so dramatic about "collapse" etc. You have a water problem. The rest looks ok for an old house crawlspacs that's been flooded. The shitty looking blocks and shims under the beam are not solely holding it up, its there to prevent sag/ deflection. You could go get a floor jack from home depot and pour a little concrete footer for it for about 50 bucks if you want it to be more professional.
Wouldn't be too worried About the depth of footers inside the crawl space because it's probably never gonna freeze deep. The exterior wall is more concerning.
Wouldn't be too worried About the depth of footers inside the crawl space because it's probably never gonna freeze deep. The exterior wall is more concerning.
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Well, gutters that drain right next to the house, and multiple spots that the grading is terrible and runs directly back to the house or just pools water at the foundation.
Combine that with the fact that we just had persistent mass rain
and right before that it was 4 inches of snow that thawed off.
I'm not really guessing where all the water came from, but there's a chance this has been a problem for a really long time? I wanna fix the gutters and get them all draining to a big pit filled with rock or however they do it. Over half the price was sump pumps and digging things out under the house and as its looking like insurance won't cover it, I'm just trying to be smart with my money.
Or some may say I'm being a cheap ass and half assing it, and not really fixing the problem?
Combine that with the fact that we just had persistent mass rain
and right before that it was 4 inches of snow that thawed off.I'm not really guessing where all the water came from, but there's a chance this has been a problem for a really long time? I wanna fix the gutters and get them all draining to a big pit filled with rock or however they do it. Over half the price was sump pumps and digging things out under the house and as its looking like insurance won't cover it, I'm just trying to be smart with my money.
Or some may say I'm being a cheap ass and half assing it, and not really fixing the problem?
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Get a second opinion, and a third if you need. Don't tell them anything the first guy said. That's the best way to know for sure what's going on
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I can only speak for myself but I don’t think anyone is accusing you of anything. We’re just trying to make sure you’re gonna get an actual solution and not continually employ a handyman/contractor.Well, gutters that drain right next to the house, and multiple spots that the grading is terrible and runs directly back to the house or just pools water at the foundation.
Combine that with the fact that we just had persistent mass rain
I'm not really guessing where all the water came from, but there's a chance this has been a problem for a really long time? I wanna fix the gutters and get them all draining to a big pit filled with rock or however they do it. Over half the price was sump pumps and digging things out under the house and as its looking like insurance won't cover it, I'm just trying to be smart with my money.
Or some may say I'm being a cheap ass and half assing it, and not really fixing the problem?
Are you willing to do the manual labor yourself? It’ll save you at least half the cost, but digging trenches with hand tools is among the least fun things I’ve ever done.
A project like this is suuuuper friendly as an entry level DIY project though. The biggest concern is where you direct your water and where it ends up after it runs off your property.
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Oh that was me calling myself a cheap ass. I always have buyers remorse, even in situations like this. I agreed to the work, now I'm thinking, man, could there be a cheaper solution?
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I've been watching this guy for a while, ton of information on his channel. Not sure if it was one of you that turned me onto it or not but after watching him for a while it basically made me understand that by doing a lot of this shit myself I'm saving surreal amounts of money.
ASSUMING...big time...that I don't fuck something up LOL...
ASSUMING...big time...that I don't fuck something up LOL...
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i've been watching the kreg tool channel, yea i know obviously it's just there to shill for the kreg products and jigs, but this 7 part series goes over a real kitchen reno (at least it looks like a real kitchen), and it's just doing what i want, just replace the kitchen doors with this "shaker style" face
getting new cabinets from menards would be 2500
but my cabinets are fine, even with age, (they're also level, i checked that), it's just looks dated from the 90s.
ya'll know my skills w/ wood are practically zero heh, but i'd think it'd be fun.
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i've been watching the kreg tool channel, yea i know obviously it's just there to shill for the kreg products and jigs, but this 7 part series goes over a real kitchen reno (at least it looks like a real kitchen), and it's just doing what i want, just replace the kitchen doors with this "shaker style" face
getting new cabinets from menards would be 2500
but my cabinets are fine, even with age, (they're also level, i checked that), it's just looks dated from the 90s.
ya'll know my skills w/ wood are practically zero heh, but i'd think it'd be fun.
Honest to god I need to buy a Kreg set, I keep delaying it because it's just low priority. Would save a FORTUNE making my own cabinets while also being able to get what I want and how I want it.
Finally set out the tile for the wife and got her take on how it should be laid out. Here I thought she bought it for the floor but as soon as I set it out she goes, "Yeah that will look amazing on the wall!" which I guess is a blessing and a curse because now I gotta get a flooring decision made. Luckily there are a ton of choices to be had for flooring, could go with a waterproof click-lock laminate or tile and it would look pretty nice for a fairly low price.
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or anyone else, any thoughts on putting Waterproof "Hardwood" laminate in a bathroom, is there a solid reason NOT to do this such as water saturating the material or something? I'm not sold on laminate one way or another, it's usually dead cheap and easy as heck to install comparatively to tile.
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The only problem with that sort of thing is that you'll spend a lot in tools. So if you're thinking about a single project it's less good.
But that's not a strong argument against it at all, it's only the numbers can be deceptive. Menards will probably install for 2500? Asking, I don't know.
A woodshop is a goodshop.
You have a hammer you'll start looking for nails.
But that's not a strong argument against it at all, it's only the numbers can be deceptive. Menards will probably install for 2500? Asking, I don't know.
A woodshop is a goodshop.
You have a hammer you'll start looking for nails.
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Honest to god I need to buy a Kreg set, I keep delaying it because it's just low priority. Would save a FORTUNE making my own cabinets while also being able to get what I want and how I want it.
Finally set out the tile for the wife and got her take on how it should be laid out. Here I thought she bought it for the floor but as soon as I set it out she goes, "Yeah that will look amazing on the wall!" which I guess is a blessing and a curse because now I gotta get a flooring decision made. Luckily there are a ton of choices to be had for flooring, could go with a waterproof click-lock laminate or tile and it would look pretty nice for a fairly low price.
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My uncle has some pricey stuff in his kitchen. I'd be leery of putting it in a bathroom. Bathroom air will be humid after showers, and I'd be concerned about condensation along the seams resulting in some damage over only a few years. But throw rugs might be a practical fix to that problem, too.
It's not that the water would get into the subfloor, that stuff is sealed tight. It's that the water could deform the slats, and that screws your entire floor up. Although, a few years ago his dishwasher busted a hose and he had standing water on that floor for a few hours, and it didn't bow.
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GuardianX
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NM not Laminate, vinyl.
Subfloor is concrete so I'm not too worried about that.
Something along the lines of:
Waterproof - Luxury Vinyl Planks - Vinyl Flooring & Resilient Flooring - The Home Depot
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Vinyl plank flooring - installed correctly - is water tight. Different manufacturers have different recommendations as far as underlayment, but the vinyl plank I DIY installed in my living room, two closets, and hallway (approx 500 sq ft) it didn't require any underlayment or prep other than of course getting the floor flat and smooth. It was a bitch getting all the carpet staples out of the subfloor, and I should've used one of those floor leveling products in some spots. But it turned out really good and is a testament to how easy vinyl plank is to install as I wasn't handy AT ALL at the time.Honest to god I need to buy a Kreg set, I keep delaying it because it's just low priority. Would save a FORTUNE making my own cabinets while also being able to get what I want and how I want it.
Finally set out the tile for the wife and got her take on how it should be laid out. Here I thought she bought it for the floor but as soon as I set it out she goes, "Yeah that will look amazing on the wall!" which I guess is a blessing and a curse because now I gotta get a flooring decision made. Luckily there are a ton of choices to be had for flooring, could go with a waterproof click-lock laminate or tile and it would look pretty nice for a fairly low price.
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One of my favorite youtube channels has a longform guide on vinyl plank flooring:
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Vinyl plank is good stuff durability wise, limited styles though last time I looked. With a concrete floor traditional tile is always a good choice.
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Love the Canadian guy LOL
Watch his show constantly with the kid.
I'm 99% certain that my kid is going into construction.
The main worry is, is it REALLY waterproof or is it Waterproof***
*** Waterproofing only applies to when water is not present within 25 meters of flooring, special offers and details apply, if the moon is still in the sky and the sun still exists the floor may not maintain it's waterproofing, please check with a specialist in our area for a free consultation where they will show you our most expensive flooring and then say "Uhmmm" and "Uhhh" a lot if you ask them technical questions. No substitutions or exchanges.
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Honest to god I need to buy a Kreg set, I keep delaying it because it's just low priority. Would save a FORTUNE making my own cabinets while also being able to get what I want and how I want it.
Finally set out the tile for the wife and got her take on how it should be laid out. Here I thought she bought it for the floor but as soon as I set it out she goes, "Yeah that will look amazing on the wall!" which I guess is a blessing and a curse because now I gotta get a flooring decision made. Luckily there are a ton of choices to be had for flooring, could go with a waterproof click-lock laminate or tile and it would look pretty nice for a fairly low price.
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I have the waterproof hardwood laminate in the master bathroom, called Aqua-Lok I think. It’s fantatic, no downsides that I can tell. Looks great and you can just tread water all over and not wipe it up. Two years old, no scratches, warping, fading, splotches, etc. good shit. I don’t know if there are different levels of the stuff so I can’t speak to if cheap stuff holds up the same as mid or high, but whatever I have (guessing mid range) is great.
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vinyl plank is a hunk of plastic, not to be confused with laminate that is pressed wood. I'm pretty confident you would worry about the subfloor or baseboards etc before worrying about it.
I had vinyl plank in a rental's kitchen where the whole house was wrecked and brown from nicotine stains and I redid the entire rest of the kitchen but kept the vinyl plank. It was kind of a rough slate looking deal so even if you scraped it it wasn't apparent.
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