chill_dog

A lot to clean up there, but it's come along very nicely!

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Thanks, man! Yeah...big time...it's already "cleaned up"...but now the hard part, rebuilding.

Heading to HD to pick up an oscillating multi-tool.

thunder04

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Looking good so far! Reminds me of when we bought our first house (a foreclosure). Ahh the memories...

Acura_Dude

SamDoe1

I love my oscillating tool, easily one of the most handy tools to have around. Make sure you buy a carbide blade for it so that you can cut through damn near anything.

Next most handy tool is a prybar followed by a sawzall.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

I already own those...
I never thought about an oscillating tool but MAN, there are so many things it would be useful for. Precision cuts!

SamDoe1

Which one did you end up getting?

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

I haven't yet...not sure I want to spend the extra cash for porter/bosch/makita...so I might go with dremel brand one...

SamDoe1

I have the Dremel one and it works great for everything I've thrown at it. I didn't see the advantages of going with the more expensive kind if you're only going to use it intermittently.

That said, I did get the plug in one not the cordless. The motor uses a lot of power for continuous operation and the battery doesn't last all that long. Plug in is way better for something like this.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Oh, I was going plug, for sure...unless it was a makita that already uses the batteries I own, I normally don't bother. I don't mind an extension cord knowing I won't have to worry about recharging during a job.

Thanks for the tips, Sam. I appreciate it. Looking at the MM45-02...$89 with the carry case and all.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

MM30, it is...same price as the MM45 with more accessories, including carbide blade.

Main reason I'm picking it...seems it has the magnetic plate to hold accessory in place while you tighten the handle...and it has the 3.2 degree oscillation, the MM45 has higher amperage, but has only 1.5 degree and is likely an older model.

SamDoe1

Nice, I don't remember which one I have but it works awesome for cutting in those tight spots. Carbide blade goes through anything and I mostly use it for plumbing jobs to cut PVC/copper/pex/whatever is in the way. Don't even bother with the drywall blades, they are useless. Use the wood/carbide for everything.

Good luck man!

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Damn...really? I ended up changing my mind once I realized it was the way they put it in the marketing. 3.2 degrees on one, 1.5 L and R on the other...

So I just ordered the 3.5 AMP big boy 45 series. I went to the store and held both and the 2.5 amp one had a broken off locking mechanism and felt somewhat light and flimsy in comparison in my hand. Figured for ONE bit difference and same cost, I'd be better off with the higher end, stronger one.

Jakes_tl

check out harbor freight tools, their on sale now under $30.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Thanks, Jake.
Honestly, although I have a few things like a grinder and sawzall that have not failed me...I vowed a while back to only buy quality tools to build my arsenal. Probably dumb...but I like the carrying case and reliability of the dremel name.

Flipster23

iTrader: (15)

Tis shit... another damn thread looking good J

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Dremel > Harbor Freight junk

thoiboi

Yeah... stay away from HF if you plan on using it more than once or twice..

rockstar143

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97BlackAckCL

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Jakes_tl

I do buy stuff from Harbor Freight sometimes but only if I am planning on using it once or twice since it's dirt cheap.

I just recently started slowly buying / adding on to my Milwaukee Fuel M18 cordless power tools - stuff is awesome but you sure pay for it.

SamDoe1

Milwaukee power tools are teh sh1t. I have an impact driver from them and it kicks serious ass. Rockstar, if you don't have an impact driver (not wrench) you need to get one. Makes driving screws a piece of cake.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Makita guy here...

I know what you mean, Jake. I usually do buy the cheap ones for a couple time uses...but then they end up lasting!

I guess in a way, the HF stuff probably would be fine for my purposes.

rockstar143

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Well, I guess I'll be jumping around a ton here...kinda hard to remember how things have gone with the past stuff. I'll post a bunch of updated pictures of after we painted the interior and exterior and did the garage floor and had the garage door professionally painted (wood faux finish).


Then I'll start posting the updated work that's going on now.

Garage wall started it all...decided to just do an accent so it wouldn't make it feel small.
DSC_2736 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Laundry room got the same treatment...mind you, all freehand paintbrushing around those shelves. I hate painting, but I hate taping and having it bleed even more. A steady hand and patience...
DSC_2731 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Getting started painting
DSC_2730 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

we bought the house without a fridge...here was our treat...showcase samsung fridge, open box hhgregg...and a stovetop/oven combo from craigslist...poor B had to go pick it up in the hood
DSC_2729 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Here's that entry way painted. Betty loves grays...I fought for some teal variations here and there.
DSC_2753 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Master bedroom new color...it was an ugly pinkish gray
DSC_2757 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2758 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

bye bye ugly yellow!
DSC_2761 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Here was a cool shot of the half bath...new mirror I found at homegoods for $25...and new paint
DSC_2797 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

These were dirty and horrendous...
DSC_2781 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

a little elbow grease, a grinder and some paint...
DSC_2799 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2800 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2808 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

close friends and dad...helpin us
DSC_2812 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr


little helpers...
DSC_2831 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Inherited one of these...needed about $100 in parts to get it perfect
DSC_2823 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Master Bathroom love
DSC_2827 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Cars, duh
DSC_2833 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Decorated but TV not mounted yet
DSC_3087 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

curtains
DSC_3088 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

schwagggggg
DSC_3090 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Got to enjoy the canal finally...thanks dad!
DSC_3178 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Garage Floor prep time...this was a dream of mine for a long time.
DSC_3230 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3232 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

cracks filled...acid etched twice...
DSC_3262 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

if you ship site to store...for the same cost you get the professional kit...it dries a few mil thicker and is solvent based and not water. Harder to work with...but no hot tire lifting etc.
DSC_3263 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3265 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3271 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

I was a little too liberal in some areas and a little too cheap in others, with the sprinkles...oh well...
DSC_3272 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3273 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Finished...well...almost. We decided to do clear coat the next day.
DSC_3278 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3282 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rebuilding sprinkler pump...that was a 6 week ordeal...I learned a TON about sprinkler systems and how they work.

DSC_3353 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Okay, here are the before/after of the exterior painting...
Cost us about $1000 in paint/materials...I would guess it would have been $3500 for a contractor PLUS paint. Windy days...so we rolled.

Betty was very against it...but I knew we could make it happen. 4 days of prep including pressure cleaning, filling cracks with cock, removing downspouts and lights, sanding fascia, treated roof with spray and forget to kill mildew/mold, dug dirt away from foundation base...
4 days of painting during Thanksgiving week...

In the end, it was very rewarding.

BEFORE
DSC_2118 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2119 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2120 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2121 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2122 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2123 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2125 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2126 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2127 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_2128 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

and after painting...

AFTER
had a hard time picking a color...different times of day and different parts of the house made it SUPER hard to pick (for Betty )...although in the end, she did well!
DSC_3795 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

here, we started
DSC_3792 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3791 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

back done...front not yet
DSC_3797 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3924 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

makeshift mailbox fix...picture it falling over, pink like the house and the top broken off
DSC_3928 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Before garage door paint
DSC_3930 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

New mailbox project
DSC_3939 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

Framed out, caulked...painted...new box
DSC_3942 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

loved how it looked...but front end looked cold
DSC_3949 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_3953 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rear
DSC_3965 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

a little fun at Christmas!
DSC_4084 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

During my time working in the field...I often wanted to have a house worthy of this faux finish...decided NOT to DIY this one...although I probably could have...it's hard to replace 20 years experience.

Loved the outcome
DSC_4414 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_4415 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_4419 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_4417 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr




OHHHH...another thing I was very proud of...
what started as ONE spigot having a broken handle that was a 16 point broach...that I couldn't find to replace...decided to replace all 4 spigots with quarter turns. Never had I brazed copper...learned that...added a female coupler to be able to remove...

DSC_4417 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

also quick disconnects and vacuum breakers to prevent backflow into drinking water
DSC_4791 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

New landscape out back
DSC_4910 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

I was VERY proud of this...Betty helped me...we had an old slipping main shut off to the house...swapped out for quarter turn ball valve also...unnerving because you have 3 pvc joints...3 copper joints and a couple of screwed in joints that you have to hope NONE of them leak...turn on water main and BAM...it was perfect. Big major relief there otherwise you have to rebuild the entire thing again.

old
DSC_4911 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr


DSC_4912 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

DSC_4913 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

and yes...all that for something that wasn't broken yet. I'm must be loco.
done...painted and pretty
DSC_4918 by Jeremy Perrod, on Flickr

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Current mod...
Granite coming...backsplash off...decided to get an oscillating tool to remove the old cleanly...need to get that and the steel reinforcement for the island figured out before Monday.

Down to studs!


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Acura_Dude

Nice updates, J! BTW have you seen a gator in the canal yet?

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

kinda

thoiboi

loved the new updates.

Epoxy looks GREAT!

Looks like oooodles of fun, can't wait to have a place of my own to do the same..


except in CA with those prices, i'll afford a house when I retire..

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Wow, awesome updates J, loving the outside paint color, and that bathroom mirror is sweet

oo7spy

J did it right. 1) Fix house. 2) Have kids. There is no visa versa.

ACCURATEin

Very nice upgrades. I love the garage door and the floor in there. What's next?

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Thanks boys...


Granite coming up next! Supporting mods too...new pulls...frame out mirrors with wood, gotta dust the old router off.

SamDoe1

Looks awesome man, great work. I wish I could do as much as you in that short of time.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Thanks Sam...I am a machine.

DarkTower19

Garage door came out fantastic

NSXNEXT

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Wow amazing transformation.