Post up your weekend project!!

New gas/electric range wouldn't work with the range outlet placement and depth. Had to replace the surface mount outlet with a flush mount outlet (in a 4square box), and move it up and over on the wall. Had to re-route the entire length of 6-3 cable from the breaker box to the kitchen to gain some extra length, cut a 13x10 hole in the drywall for access to mount the box, and finally got exactly enough wire length to get there. I'm leaving the drywall open for the gas guy to run the gas line in the same area before I patch everything up.

In rerouting the wire under the house, I found a weep at one of the hose bibs where the polybutylene terminates to the copper pipe on the bib. With the crawlspace encapsulated, it's like a pool liner under there so water has no place to go if there is a plumbing leak. That's about the only downside.
So I had to use a crimp adapter to go from polybutylene to PEX and add a few inches of length, then go PEX to a Sharkbite to the copper. Works, no more leak. Had to bail the puddles of water with a bucket a sponge. I hate houses.

Then the wife had a blown turn signal bulb. Went to O'Reilly, bought turn signal bulbs for all 4 positions as best practice. Came home, found out the front bulbs have to be accessed from inside the fender well, so the fender liners have to be detached and pushed back. Then found out the entire rear tail light needs to be removed (yes, off the car) to replace the rear bulbs. Fuck this. Then found out the part lookup was completely wrong for the car (same with the other parts stores), so all the bulbs I bought are wrong. Went back and exchanged the bulbs, then replaced them all in about an hour. Longest turn signal bulb replacement ever. Rage, lots of rage.
 
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3400 sq ft of vct take up. Using machine and flat hoes.(Followed by at least 14 sheets of underlayment /remove and replace. Lastly covered by 3400 sq ft of lvt or luxury vinyl tile (plank)..move 40 tables..175 chairs twice.and all new mouldings.

And with a 50 ft hallway entering this room, 30 ft sock feet slides were in order. Until bobby busted his ass and cracked his phone.
 
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Dylan W. said:
View attachment 219082 View attachment 219083 View attachment 219091 3400 sq ft of vct take up. Using machine and flat hoes.(Followed by at least 14 sheets of underlayment /remove and replace. Lastly covered by 3400 sq ft of lvt or luxury vinyl tile (plank)..move 40 tables..175 chairs twice.and all new mouldings.

And with a 50 ft hallway entering this room, 30 ft sock feet slides were in order. Until bobby busted his ass and cracked his phone.
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talk to me about that underlayment.

LVT direct on concrete feels like shit under foot.
I want something to "deepen" the pace feel. What are you putting under that in the photo?
 
Ron said:
talk to me about that underlayment.

LVT direct on concrete feels like shit under foot.
I want something to "deepen" the pace feel. What are you putting under that in the photo?
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Thats #15 roofing paper. We only used it to cover the somewhat sticky residue left from removing the vct. This was a wooden subfloor.

And it depends on who's lvt you are using. This particular brand didn't allow for any padding at all. The locking mechanism would most likely break down over time from the joint flexing when stepped on.

I have installed others that allow for pad and claim it will not harm the locking mech. But it's a thin pad..mostly used for sound dampening

Long story short...read manufacturers instructions on your particular brand.
 
Through a random series of events I ended up w 2 similar Simplicity riding mowers, a 44" w/ a bad 18HP motor and a smaller 38" w 12.5HP.
Been using the 38" for years while the other sat. Today I had to take the deck off to repair something, got to looking at the two decks, realized they mounted identically... swapped the 44" over, direct fit.

Wow what a difference 6" makes. (yes, snicker snicker). Not only did the wider track mean covering more in fewer passes, but I think the added weight actually helps w/ lower COG on hills. More importantly now the blades stick out a good 6" past the tire track width making edges and turns way easier. Wish I'd swapped this years ago.

Sadly now I have to buy 3 new mulching blades though, doh.

Oh I fixed my big plumbing leak problem in the slab too, that's another post.
 
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picked it up for free at my wife's uncle's old place. it didn't work in the beginning but then I found where mice had built a nest in the motor. I pulled all of it out and cleaned it and that's when I found one of the wires had come off the brush. Hooked it back up and it took off.
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That's an old Gilbarco compressor, now owned by Quincy. They still make that exact compressor and parts are readily available. I bought one in similar shape and had to do a lot of research before I found anything.
 
LBZ_Duramax said:
That's an old Gilbarco compressor, now owned by Quincy. They still make that exact compressor and parts are readily available. I bought one in similar shape and had to do a lot of research before I found anything.
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that's awesome. thank you for letting me know. I figured it was one of those oldies but goodies and you better enjoy it because the parts are few and far between.
 
Started my fence relocation last weekend. I took down some existing fence to make my dog lot smaller and give the kids a little more yard to play. The one that's up is a temporary divider. The last pic is of my daughter helping with concrete..
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Girlfriend been on my ass for over a month to make her a pallet coffee table. Took a pallet I used to hold firewood all winter and this is what she ended up with
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I like the look of that. What stain/poly combo did you use? Got some things I'm gonna be staining soon.
 
Roofing my house, started Friday at noon last week. Back side is finished other thaN the trim. Will begin the front tonight. This weekend will be brutal in the heat..
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RobMcBee said:
That light color is gonna help in the summer (so I've been told)
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That's exactly why we chose the Ivory. Highly reflective, blinding when I am installing on a sunny day. But hopefully it will keep the attic temp. down, thus less radiant heat from the ceiling. Lower summer electric bill.
 
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Did you lay out the tar paper nails with a tape measure or did you use a story stick? :huggy:
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It's not tar paper. Synthetic under layment to go right over the old shingles. Story stick? I just rant it according to the over lap lines printed on it. Just at an angle on the last of the main roof. seemed easier than cutting small pieces to gut up the valley.
 
Jeff B said:
It's not tar paper. Synthetic under layment to go right over the old shingles. Story stick? I just rant it according to the over lap lines printed on it. Just at an angle on the last of the main roof. seemed easier than cutting small pieces to gut up the valley.
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I was referring to the almost OCD attention to placement of the nails. Looks fantastic, like you've done that a few times.
 
catfishblues said:
attention to placement of the nails
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I would take credit for that but the under layment is printed for the nail placement. However I have done many of this style metal roof. Just not on old houses, mostly storage unit buildings. Back in the mid 90's I build about 90% of them in Lincolnton & surrounding areas & several in charlotte.
 
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Last Friday's storm cracked one of the Bradford pears at the street in two. Limbed it up and drug it out of the road at 10pm in 110% humidity. Spent the better part of Saturday dragging it down behind the house to the chipper and turning it into mulch.
 
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