DIY home improvements ITT

[GetzzBrah]

Glad to hear you went back and put the joints in too. When I first saw it I was like "he done goofed"

[rocketfish]

dkahns51

your garden beds HNNGG

love the hardware on the cabinets. Currently staining my kitchen cabinets dark espresso

[dkahns51]

dkahns51

your garden beds HNNGG

love the hardware on the cabinets. Currently staining my kitchen cabinets dark espresso

Thanks, If you or anyone in thread plans on putting pulls or handles on any cabinets make sure to get this. It probably saved me hours upon hours of work.

[cajone5]

Cabinets w/o hardware

with

We twinsies now.





Never took a photo when I finished (I'll have to remember to do that) but you get the idea.

Thanks, If you or anyone in thread plans on putting pulls or handles on any cabinets make sure to get this. It probably saved me hours upon hours of work.
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Can confirm... spent hours upon hours measuring.

[chrsschb]

Anyone in the South Florida area know the going rate for a wood fence install (per Linear Foot).

[Adarus]

Gonna try to build this. Black frame though. They want $600 to buy it.. eff no. Talked to some glass places and to get the mirror piece its $78+tax. Also working on my garden beds right now.
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Cabinets w/o hardware
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Mirin garden beds, I'm planning on building some this year if I can get the deck finished up here in the next few weeks. What size area are those taking up?

[gixxer0.6g]

FYI, google earth isn't a good plan for scaling your lot. Red is Google earth scaled based on a known acre. Gray is my size 11 tape measure. son of a bish. Made me wonder because when I was out there marking 25' circles in the dirt and coming back to the computer things weren't meshing.

[sl_17b]

Laying pipe. Every miscers dream.




On topic...

Thinking about putting a small paver patio extension in my back yard and was curious what y'all would recommend for some nominal depths to...

-- depth to remove soil
-- amount of ~3/4" stone fill (sub-base)
-- amount of crusher (separated by filter fabric from standard stone) fill?

Talked with my Dad and his numbers sounded pretty extreme (18" removal, ~8" stone, 4-6" crusher). Seems like that would survive a nuke strike but curious what others think.

Those numbers are pretty extreme. I put in a 650 sq ft brick paver patio in my last house and went no where near that extreme. Remove about 4-6 inches of soil, tamp it down, then add 3-4 inches or so of rock, then the pavers. I suggest renting a plate compactor for a day. Run it across the dirt after you remove the upper layer. Spread the rock, run the compactor again. Then one last time when you throw sand down in between the pavers. It will go so much faster and easier with a plate compactor. You might think at first about doing it by hand, but if you see most hand compactors are 8"x8" you will realize how many times you have to use it. I am talking about hours and hours of it by hand.
I am not sure if you want the top of the patio above the grass, but I suggest it that way for drainage. If they are flush with the ground, you may have standing water after it rains.

[E_P_C]

anyone have an opinion on this saw http://www.hitachipowertools.com/ind...?d=11,53&p=540

seems like stellar reviews and on sale right now

[cajone5]

anyone have an opinion on this saw http://www.hitachipowertools.com/ind...?d=11,53&p=540

seems like stellar reviews and on sale right now

In for advice. Looks like a great compound miter saw for not much more than the harbor freight prices... anyone?

[E_P_C]

In for advice. Looks like a great compound miter saw for not much more than the harbor freight prices... anyone?

its on sale for $199 this weekend at Lowes

[gixxer0.6g]

In for advice. Looks like a great compound miter saw for not much more than the harbor freight prices... anyone?

This. I have a 12" HF chop saw and love it. How I made it so long without a compound miter saw is beyond me. I haven't had any issues with it but for about $75 more I'd say go for it. Is it double bevel?

edit - does it slide? That would be a deal breaker for me if it didn't. My 12" barely cuts a 2x6 w/o sliding.

[E_P_C]

This. I have a 12" HF chop saw and love it. How I made it so long without a compound miter saw is beyond me. I haven't had any issues with it but for about $75 more I'd say go for it. Is it double bevel?

edit - does it slide? That would be a deal breaker for me if it didn't. My 12" barely cuts a 2x6 w/o sliding.

no slide

Aware me on why slide is needed?

[sl_17b]

no slide

Aware me on why slide is needed?

If it does not slide you may end up with a small portion near the front that is not cut in a 2x6 or 1x6 or larger if you are trying to cut a miter. The only way around that is to rock the board up into the blade or try to flip the wood. If you look at the specs, you will see:

Blade Size 12"
Cross Cut (90 degrees) 2-3/4"x8" or 3-1/2"x7-1/2"
45 Degree Miter 2-3/4" x 5-1/2"
45 Degree Bevel L 1-31/32" x 8"
45 Bevel R 1-7/32" x 8"
Miter R/L 45 & Bevel L 45 1-31/32" x 8"
Miter R/L 45 & Bevel R 45 1-7/32" x 5-1/2"

[Vexidi]

This. I have a 12" HF chop saw and love it. How I made it so long without a compound miter saw is beyond me. I haven't had any issues with it but for about $75 more I'd say go for it. Is it double bevel?

edit - does it slide? That would be a deal breaker for me if it didn't. My 12" barely cuts a 2x6 w/o sliding.

The cutting capacity on a compound miter depends a lot on the saw design itself. I have an old Delta 12" that can cross cut a 2x10. I love that saw. Helped build my dad's house with it and gonna be sad when it finally craters out.

[dkahns51]

Mirin garden beds, I'm planning on building some this year if I can get the deck finished up here in the next few weeks. What size area are those taking up?

Whole garden bed area is about 38x26. I will be putting rocks around all the beds when im done filling with dirt. I just put up some vertical pieces on each bed(pic below) to hold the top and bottom together. I don't see the point of a lawn so i didn't really care if i took up most of the back. I did the same at my old house and it sold pretty quick (pic below of old house garden). The reason I was my own vegetables and fruit is because I am allergic to pesticides so the store bought stuff is crap and the organic stuff is to expensive and not always fresh.



I put river rock around these later when i was done(took out the grass around boxes 1ft. )
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[ProteenBrah]

FYI, google earth isn't a good plan for scaling your lot. Red is Google earth scaled based on a known acre. Gray is my size 11 tape measure. son of a bish. Made me wonder because when I was out there marking 25' circles in the dirt and coming back to the computer things weren't meshing.

Idk what method you used, but you can get better measurements by using the us parcel data feature in google earth pro along with a USPLS overlay. The accuracy is dependent on your lot size, as a smaller lot will present a larger percent error, but it is accurate enough for just about any home/lot improvements that don't require a building permit.

Obviously you've already done a better job by pulling a tape and drawing it up in cad, but don't completely discount google earth for future use. We use it all the time at work.

Source: I'm a land surveyor lol

[SpeedCheeser]

Whole garden bed area is about 38x26. I will be putting rocks around all the beds when im done filling with dirt. I just put up some vertical pieces on each bed(pic below) to hold the top and bottom together. I don't see the point of a lawn so i didn't really care if i took up most of the back. I did the same at my old house and it sold pretty quick (pic below of old house garden). The reason I was my own vegetables and fruit is because I am allergic to pesticides so the store bought stuff is crap and the organic stuff is to expensive and not always fresh.

^ looking good. Any specific reasons for the smaller partitions? They look intentional.

[dkahns51]

^ looking good. Any specific reasons for the smaller partitions? They look intentional.

If your talking about the small 2x2 areas within the boxes they are just separated for plants that will need that big of a area by itself. Like Pepper plants or tomatoes with trestles to climb. Really i just didn't want the same look on every box to be honest .


Also the empty area on the right of the picture will end up being a 10x10 greenhouse. I also want to put some apple trees back there but I'm going to have to check with my HOA. Hoa said no chickens... gayness.

[ProteenBrah]

Hoa said no chickens... gayness.

They obviously meant no roosters... Get some laying hens bruh.
Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

[F2.]

Home locked into contract and had the home inspection today. Radon came back at 4.4.....The inspector was like,"****, I hate this bs, either come back stupid high or come back in limits, don't give me this .4 over stuff". Oh well, the Realtor told me that that info will be disclosed to every buyer that comes through, so there's a 99% chance that the buyer will just suck it up and pay for the fix with no arguments. If not, I guess I'll just eat the cost of the fix myself.

Can't wait to get on some of yalls level. Gonna start with just repainting the rooms, then either repaint the kitchen cabinets or replace the drop in shower with a tiled walk in.

[dkahns51]

They obviously meant no roosters... Get some laying hens bruh.
Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Said no Poultry of any kind i believe. Also no pit bulls aloud too lol.

[1800_Cool_Guy]

Going to flip a house pretty soon. Will post the thick tight solid progress.

[Robbins12]

anyone have an opinion on this saw http://www.hitachipowertools.com/ind...?d=11,53&p=540

seems like stellar reviews and on sale right now

I've used this saw for residential framing, it lasted us about 2 weeks then the motor burnt out and i must say we were not sad it was gone.
the non sliding is a big pain. For me, id much rather pay the extra money and get a Dewalt or Makita that i know is going to get the job done and not have to worry about it burning out. On that note i do work construction, the Hitachi would probably do just fine for a saw to keep in your garage, watch out while cutting hardwood with a saw like this it may have a lower RPM on the blade which would put a lot of unnecessary strain on the motor.

But for the price, its a good saw for the handyman.

[Adarus]

Whole garden bed area is about 38x26. I will be putting rocks around all the beds when im done filling with dirt. I just put up some vertical pieces on each bed(pic below) to hold the top and bottom together. I don't see the point of a lawn so i didn't really care if i took up most of the back. I did the same at my old house and it sold pretty quick (pic below of old house garden). The reason I was my own vegetables and fruit is because I am allergic to pesticides so the store bought stuff is crap and the organic stuff is to expensive and not always fresh.

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I put river rock around these later when i was done(took out the grass around boxes 1ft. )
[img]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag117/Drew_Kahns/********/Mobile%20Uploads/1002147_673759659306673_541841237_n.jpg[img]
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Nice man, I don't have any kind of allergies but would like to just start growing my own vegetables for what I mostly eat (Broccoli, spinach, peppers, etc). I'd really like to do a large area and grown pie pumpkins so I can start pureeing my own. I go through probably a can or more a week and would like to get away from the canned stuff.

[dkahns51]

Nice man, I don't have any kind of allergies but would like to just start growing my own vegetables for what I mostly eat (Broccoli, spinach, peppers, etc). I'd really like to do a large area and grown pie pumpkins so I can start pureeing my own. I go through probably a can or more a week and would like to get away from the canned stuff.

Yeah I will defiantly be canning green beans and dehydrating some kale chips or some chit. I also have a juicer and a nice vitamix.

Here is the mirror i bought today to build that one i posted above. Fookin thing is pretty big lol $78+tax. Gonna build frame tomorrow. Primer it, then paint it black. Not sure if i should put some glossy polyurethane over it?

[jqnmartinez]

Wanted to get you DIY brahs thoughts on a issue I'm having. When it rains... Water pools around front entrance sidewalk and need to figure out how to fix this. Where the water pools seems to be lower than the rest of the yard. Shyt is annoying when it rains

[Shiden11]

Wanted to get you DIY brahs thoughts on a issue I'm having. When it rains... Water pools around front entrance sidewalk and need to figure out how to fix this. Where the water pools seems to be lower than the rest of the yard. Shyt is annoying when it rains

I'm still a DIY noob so you might get better answers from others but I would think a French drain would clear that up. Just put it beside the concrete at the lowest point and run it out into your yard somewhere, or even better into a ditch if you have one nearby.

[Frank Drebin]

We twinsies now.

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Never took a photo when I finished (I'll have to remember to do that) but you get the idea.



Can confirm... spent hours upon hours measuring.

Great looking kitchen.

One suggestion: Matching maple door/maple trim with frosted glass insert to pantry. Looks so good for not too much $.

[Frank Drebin]

Wanted to get you DIY brahs thoughts on a issue I'm having. When it rains... Water pools around front entrance sidewalk and need to figure out how to fix this. Where the water pools seems to be lower than the rest of the yard. Shyt is annoying when it rains

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Make the low spots higher. Your yard should have a natural grade away from the property, any low spots need to be filled in with topsoil, or in your case the sidewalk has likely sunk and needs to be repoured.