House Projects

[Kracka]

We're getting a new fence built on Weds/Thurs then on Friday we're getting this palm tree delivered/planted!

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/611/medium/IMAG0009.jpg

[polishmafia]

Bump!

As some of you know, I live in a townhouse. I share my driveway with a neighbor, and in the middle, there is a tree. Due to the association being behind on projects due to recent storm damage, when questioned about this tree, they told me it was very low on their priority list.

The tree was growing so out of control, one branch was hanging down so far that it just about started to scratch my car.

I decided to take matters into my own hands. I borrowed a friend's truck and chainsaw, and with the help of my neighbor, I went into lumberjack mode.

http://www.polishmafia.com/tree/tree1.jpg

About 1500 lbs of tree removed, plus multiple cuts, bruises, blisters and some blood...

http://www.polishmafia.com/tree/tree2.jpg

Its hard to see in the pictures, but the tree is very tall, and still looks very healthy. Its amazing how much brighter the driveway feels now.

[Halon]

My bathroom project has been on the back-burner most of the summer. I went to town the last couple days though. All the tile is laid. Depending on how I feel tomorrow, I will either start grouting, or start painting.

[Speedfreak]

Looks good!

So how hard is it to cut tile for all that? It's one of the only things holding me back from jumping into a bathroom project.

[Super Bleeder!!]

Looks good!

So how hard is it to cut tile for all that? It's one of the only things holding me back from jumping into a bathroom project.

If you use a wet tile saw it is super easy.

[Halon]

Yeah it's not so bad. It probably took me a total of 8 hours to cut all the tile that I did for that bathroom. Which is a little longer than normal, but it was tougher because half the tiles I had to cut were at an angle.

And yeah like Flop said, use a tile saw. There's usually someone that has one that you can borrow. I'm borrowing Kerry's right now.

[scheides]

It's nothing as cool as a new bathroom, but I spent all last weekend cleaning up my house/garage.

Garage was first, I recycled 25 gallons of oil, I swear 10 of those are not mine, LOL. I got rid of the futon as it just became a place to set stuff and made a shelf instead. Mounted the last reminants of my evo8 on the wall, hung my skis and cleaned up all of the oil spills (there was a huge one in the corner) with oil dry.
http://www.scheides.com/albums/house-work/photo_9.sized.jpg

I love my garage, that area alone is enough to do 2 engine swaps at the same time, but i still have this over along the other wall:
...hrm, I guess I don't have any pics of it but there's a 4'x16' workbench along the other side--enough to lay out all of the parts for a disassembled engine and work on any of them as needed.

So also built some shelves in the basement and cleaned up this little room behind my furnace to make my new storage/server/foosball room!
http://www.scheides.com/albums/house-work/photo_12.sized.jpg

http://www.scheides.com/albums/house-work/photo_11.sized.jpg

Beer fridge is still just around the corner :D

[Halon]

Update on the bathroom.

Tile is done and grouted. Toilet installed. New curved shower curtain rod and curtain installed, makes it feel so much bigger inside!!. New Towel Rack, TP holder, and Hand Towel Ring installed. New light fixture (found it on Uber Sale at Menards) installed. Old mirror put back up. New shower head installed. Also just grabbed the old floor mats and towels from before and put them back in. It'd be nice to get new ones, but trying to stay on a tight budget here. Walls painted Hirshfields Stone House 1039 Super Spec.

That's it for now. What's left is:
- Seal Grout
- Reinstall doors (need to trim since tile sits higher than old floor)
- Reinstall Trim
- CLEAN

[tpunx99GSX]

I will have some before/after of my garage soon. I should finish up painting the trim soon. I recently decided that all of the garage was to be repainted. The previous owners had it white with pink trim, but they constantly smoked in there so the walls were yellow from the tar (could tell where they had pictures and stuff hanging on the wall. by the change in color), So i repainted the ceiling white, the walls grey and the trim and workbench black. Then i will be doing the garage floor a grey epoxy with a hi gloss clear over it. After that i need to get a beer fridge and deep freezer. :)
Pics as soon as i finish the trim painting, then another set after the epoxy, Just need to get this shit done before the winter gets too close.

[Halon]

High gloss clear? Hows that going to work out in the winter when it's all wet?