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Here was one of my favorite DIY projects that I did to the house. I had an old dilapidated shelf in my laundry room that wasn't even secured or screwed into the cinder block wall. I also had some old pine boards from a riser that I built from an old bed frame that I no longer had, so my buddy and I made a new shelf the one night and used masonry screws to hang this thing on the wall.
Here is the old crappy shelf that was literally collapsing
I bought 2 more pine planks to extend this shelf and wrap it around the laundry room, just haven't had the time or ambition to tackle that project yet, but I'll post more pics in here when I get around to it
Original floor from 1918, a lot of work went into refinishing this. The base shoe and trim had paint on it and the floor had a big dark stain in the middle, I don`t even want to know from what.
If you got a deck that is weathered as badly as this one, a pressure washer will bring it back to life. Let it dry out completely before applying your coatings.
After. Did not stain, just applied a quality water sealer. Cheap sealer means reapply every 6 months to a year. Quality sealer can last a couple of years or more.
Working on a new work bench for myself. The old one was far too big at 4ftx8ft such that I couldn't reach the back. There was also not a lot of useful storage or anything so it was always a mess.
New bench has dedicated storage for air compressor and a recessed section for table saw so that the either end can be a feed area for the saw. On top of this, I'm putting a built in down draft section for sanding, adding a dust collection system, plumbing in compressed air and electrical throughout, and building a pull out cart that stores underneath for even more space when needed and no storage concerns when not. Should be mighty fine when I'm done. Picture of the progress...
i like the feed for the chop saw... i'm always having to balance wood with spare 2x4s
Ditto, that's why I did it. The saw always sat in the same damn spot anyway so it was a no brainer. I'm the most excited for the dust collection system. Ordering the parts for it soon!
Also, going to HD tonight to get the electrical parts for the compressor and vac system as well as a few outlets for the back wall. Will probably grab the LED tube light thingy from Costco for overhead lighting.
yea i'd need a portable one since i always take my saw to where i am doing the work so it is less back and forth... i couldn't imagine having to run out to the workshop while framing my basement...
yea i'd need a portable one since i always take my saw to where i am doing the work so it is less back and forth... i couldn't imagine having to run out to the workshop while framing my basement...
Oh well yeah that makes a lot of sense and I'd do the same thing. But I also don't frame my basement all that often lol. If there's a big job, I'd move it without second thought but for 99% of the time, the saw will sit right there.
Bought the rest of the plywood and electrical stuff last night. I have the day off tomorrow so I'll finish up the big parts and save the dust collector stuff for later.
Today is my last day on this job, the professionals electricians, plumbers, carpenter and wood floor installers are taking over after today.
The numbers behind my work, pre prep and prep.
300 hours of demo, patching, priming, cleaning and removal of junk from the house.
4-1800gotjunk trucks. Previous home owner paid for that. By having a junky house they lost out of an extra 2800.00.
5 pickup trucks full of junk
5 trailers full of construction junk
5 gallons of bin primer to cover up the rank smell.
A "lot" of cleaning
The pros love us because we set them up perfectly every time. Here`s a few pics.Original had to scrap all the glue off that was holding plastic tile.
Patched up with new outlets for fridge, stove and
microwave hood.
Anybody ever install cabinets onto concrete in the basement? Working on a bar reno (pics later) and need to put cabinets down in the basement. Do I need to elevate them or put a moisture barrier underneath? My basement doesn't have moisture issues but just curious.
06-09-2016, 10:04 AM
