DIY home improvements ITT

[sl_17b]

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

Besides the long style French drain that has already been mentioned, you could try an alternative. Remove a circular section of grass about the size of a five gallon bucket. Dig down a couple 2-3 feet. Fill in all but the last 6 inches with rock then put the grass plug back on top. You could do that where the stepping stones already exist. As far as the sidewalk, put pavers on top of the sidewalk so that it is flush with pad near the house.

This is why I was mentioning on the last page for cajone5 that his brick patio needs to be a bit above the ground level and not flush with the topsoil.

[IIIWolverineIII]

Moved in this winter to a renovated 1880's farm house. This place is an absolute goldmine for DIYers.


One issue I've ran into is the bathroom ceiling that was repainted by the last owners last year all began to chip off so I took an afternoon and scraped/hand sanded as much of it off as I could. It seems the old paint underneath is some kind of oil-based paint that does NOT sand easy and does not like other paint.

What's my best bet here? Find a good primer, lay it thick, and hope for the best? Or is there another type of ceiling paint/material that will do a better job sticking to this awful sh*t?

My shoulders/neck and I would really prefer not to have to sand all of it off.

[jqnmartinez]

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.

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.

Besides the long style French drain that has already been mentioned, you could try an alternative. Remove a circular section of grass about the size of a five gallon bucket. Dig down a couple 2-3 feet. Fill in all but the last 6 inches with rock then put the grass plug back on top. You could do that where the stepping stones already exist. As far as the sidewalk, put pavers on top of the sidewalk so that it is flush with pad near the house.

This is why I was mentioning on the last page for cajone5 that his brick patio needs to be a bit above the ground level and not flush with the topsoil.

Good suggestions. Ironically I've been to make a better pathway with 12x12 cement steps. Weather has just been crappy. Now that you mention it I guess I could carry the pathway onto the low part of the cement and level out underneath it with bank sand?

[gixxer0.6g]

Minus the stairs, the deck is pretty much done.


Also did about 75 of curbing yesterday. Only a billion more ft to go.

[JDizleSwoleizle]

^^^ Whens the cookout Gix? I'm there bruh.


Didn't have a lot of time, and had to get out and start doing yardwork this weekend as well. But I got most of the pallet table done. I'm going to put a shelf on the bottom and then stain/seal it. Will probably do all of the lower shelf in the chevron pattern for contrast.

Pictures basically show what I was doing. But I glued and nailed down the pieces after I cut them to side and then nailed down a guide and cut them on the table. Some of the angled cuts for the edge framing were kind of difficult with my saw, would have been a lot easier with a good chop saw, but I ain't got one!

[cajone5]

Great looking kitchen.

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

Can you post a photo of what you mean?

[gixxer0.6g]

^^^ Whens the cookout Gix? I'm there bruh.


Didn't have a lot of time, and had to get out and start doing yardwork this weekend as well. But I got most of the pallet table done. I'm going to put a shelf on the bottom and then stain/seal it. Will probably do all of the lower shelf in the chevron pattern for contrast.

Pictures basically show what I was doing. But I glued and nailed down the pieces after I cut them to side and then nailed down a guide and cut them on the table. Some of the angled cuts for the edge framing were kind of difficult with my saw, would have been a lot easier with a good chop saw, but I ain't got one!

I'll send the invite but only if your hot teacher comes too.


These pallet creations are pretty awesome and I really haven't seen them around. Makes some youtube vids and sell these bishes

[JDizleSwoleizle]

I'll send the invite but only if your hot teacher comes too.


These pallet creations are pretty awesome and I really haven't seen them around. Makes some youtube vids and sell these bishes

Deal.

[phikappa]

Did some work organizing the garage this weekend.

I built this little area around the service panel, to the right of the drill press. Made space to hang 3 drills, a shelf for the chargers, and a holder for the skill saw.

[gixxer0.6g]

Did some work organizing the garage this weekend.

I built this little area around the service panel, to the right of the drill press. Made space to hang 3 drills, a shelf for the chargers, and a holder for the skill saw.

Very clever. I need to get my shi+ together in my garage.

[IIIWolverineIII]

Moved in this winter to a renovated 1880's farm house. This place is an absolute goldmine for DIYers.


One issue I've ran into is the bathroom ceiling that was repainted by the last owners last year all began to chip off so I took an afternoon and scraped/hand sanded as much of it off as I could. It seems the old paint underneath is some kind of oil-based paint that does NOT sand easy and does not like other paint.

What's my best bet here? Find a good primer, lay it thick, and hope for the best? Or is there another type of ceiling paint/material that will do a better job sticking to this awful sh*t?

My shoulders/neck and I would really prefer not to have to sand all of it off.

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[JDizleSwoleizle]

Very clever. I need to get my shi+ together in my garage.

Ditto, myron. I need to make actual cabinets though. Any time I do anything I get sanding dust all over the fukin place, in my tool box, on my chemicals shelf etc etc. It's a disaster.

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Looks like some kind of wood paneling? I would just tear that shyt out and put in some drywall, either that or plaster over it. If you are just wanting to paint tell the people at the paint mixing place your situation and they should be able to recommend something that wont have a chemical reaction and peel off. Probably a thicker primer to kinda fill in all that stuff would be a good idea too.

[phikappa]

Ditto, myron. I need to make actual cabinets though. Any time I do anything I get sanding dust all over the fukin place, in my tool box, on my chemicals shelf etc etc. It's a disaster.

Cabinets are definitely nice, but they're also a pain. The doors are an extra expense, and with a roll-up garage door, you have to do sliding doors up top since the doors will hit the door railing. I've debated it for years! As far as dust goes, setting up a dust collection system definitely helps. I'm not quite there yet, but I've got some prelim plans. It should handle a lot of problems once I get it in.

Looks like some kind of wood paneling? I would just tear that shyt out and put in some drywall, either that or plaster over it. If you are just wanting to paint tell the people at the paint mixing place your situation and they should be able to recommend something that wont have a chemical reaction and peel off. Probably a thicker primer to kinda fill in all that stuff would be a good idea too.

Ditto. You can buy paint removers (harsh and not so harsh) that will remove the paint. Don't sand, it's a waste of time.

[Robbins12]

the lady wanted a shadow box made, so i went to work, will post a final pic when I'm completely done with it




it has a slot in the top to slide old tickets into, milled down rough hardwood then laminated it together, dadoed out grooves to accept a front piece of plexiglass, where the white paper looking stuff is is where the plexiglass is, I'm waiting to remove the protective plastic until I'm completely done sanding it

[sydney_boy]

My brother & I made a pallet table. For an electrician, Im pretty happy with the woodworking skills!

[Mullis1098]

Guys make me some recommendations for what I can do to my yard to green it up a little. I just moved into the place and need to do a full facelift on the landscaping but that will have to wait until next year. For now I just want to have it looking as decent as I can get it. There's grass, it's just your typical crab grass looking yard.

Thanks for any help

[Frank Drebin]

FFor Cajone5. Quick pic of our pantry door. Excuse the mess.

http://imgur.com/i4noFFP

[phikappa]

Guys make me some recommendations for what I can do to my yard to green it up a little. I just moved into the place and need to do a full facelift on the landscaping but that will have to wait until next year. For now I just want to have it looking as decent as I can get it. There's grass, it's just your typical crab grass looking yard.

Thanks for any help

I usually start by adding top soil (Topper from Home Depot). I'll use a rake to spread it around. When the rake stops moving material, that's when I know I'm done. I typically save fertilizer until a month or two later. I'll use an even blend. 15-15-15 or 21-21-21, something like that. I put in the sod and an even blend was recommended.

You may want to get a soil test if you're new to the house. You should be fine with top soil, but use the wrong fertilizer and you could be looking at brown grass real quick.

[cajone5]

FFor Cajone5. Quick pic of our pantry door. Excuse the mess.

That looks great. Will definitely see if I can replace the door and paint the trim to match. Also, if I'm going through all that, I wonder how hard it'd be to install an auto on-off switch that is activated when the door is opened...

[phikappa]

That looks great. Will definitely see if I can replace the door and paint the trim to match. Also, if I'm going through all that, I wonder how hard it'd be to install an auto on-off switch that is activated when the door is opened...

Motion detector?

[Frank Drebin]

That looks great. Will definitely see if I can replace the door and paint the trim to match. Also, if I'm going through all that, I wonder how hard it'd be to install an auto on-off switch that is activated when the door is opened...

This door was put in by the builder. We asked to get it done as builder spec was trim paint. I think it was ~$350 extra? I did three doors dowstairs myself and they were around $200 for pre hung with the maple jambs, then maybe ~$75 for the trim and then another $20-$30 for the stain. Of course a lot more labour but thats free . I think it would look great on your kitchen, as that door is kind of a focal point the way its angled. Its funny how many houses have painted doors too. I guess the owners just never noticed or dont' care.

You'll have to rip the entire thing off if you want it to look good, trim door and jamb. You won't be able to get away with a maple door on a white frame with white trim. I have a writeup somewhere on hanging doors if you've never done it. Its actually quite easy, even if diy hacks tell you different. There are a couple tricks you need to know.

[sl_17b]

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To echo what a few others have said, put a piece of sheet rock over it. The time and energy you will spend cleaning all the grooves and removing or preparing the oil based paint will drive you crazy. You will only lose less than an inch of height and if you are able to get the corners done right, no one will notice the difference .

[sl_17b]

That looks great. Will definitely see if I can replace the door and paint the trim to match. Also, if I'm going through all that, I wonder how hard it'd be to install an auto on-off switch that is activated when the door is opened...

They should have the motion sensor light switches at Home Depot or Lowes. If not there, hit a light fixture company or Amazon. They are not hard to install.

[cajone5]

Did a quick test-run on a small paver lined area next to my garage this past weekend. Going to do the other side (major part of the work) this weekend and over the coming weeks build a paver wall to create another planter area and do a border around my tree out front.



This one felt like a bit of a rush job. Had to do it last weekend to plant a sweet almond bush I received as a gift (that twig in the back )

[SpeedCheeser]

mirin twig.

[mark2496]

Those pallet projects are a great idea!

I took a truck load of pallets to the dump last week, wish I would have known about this earlier.

[jwtiger69]

Just demoed my hall bathroom. Tore out the vanity and mirrow. Painting is starting next week.

Any tips on fixing holes, uneven textures, and removing the old caulking/glue left behind? Just trying to know this out quick. I still need to finish taking ou the rest of my furniture, blinds and other crap too.

[dupaloop3611]

took about 22 hours over 3 days but its done mane. feels good

[cajone5]

^^ Buirful

[dkahns51]

Nice, I like the subway tiles.