DIY home improvements ITT

[y0lked]

Should I post all of my flipping adventures in this thread? Could be a lot of stuff since Im doing an entire house in 3-5 weeks.


Or should I make my own thread?

[SpeedCheeser]

Should I post all of my flipping adventures in this thread? Could be a lot of stuff since Im doing an entire house in 3-5 weeks.


Or should I make my own thread?

Great job.

Personally, I don't mind if you post it all here, but I could see how several flips, especially if you're going to get into detail, could take up the thread. But if you do start your own, please link it here, as I'm interested in following.

[shmobin]

Should I post all of my flipping adventures in this thread? Could be a lot of stuff since Im doing an entire house in 3-5 weeks.


Or should I make my own thread?

That's fire.

[y0lked]

Great job.

Personally, I don't mind if you post it all here, but I could see how several flips, especially if you're going to get into detail, could take up the thread. But if you do start your own, please link it here, as I'm interested in following.

That's fire.

Sounds good. I can spare the insignificant details.

Ill mainly keep the photos to snags I run into, cool progress photos and before/afters.

[phikappa]

Should I post all of my flipping adventures in this thread? Could be a lot of stuff since Im doing an entire house in 3-5 weeks.


Or should I make my own thread?

Do it here.

[shmobin]

Sounds good. I can spare the insignificant details.

Ill mainly keep the photos to snags I run into, cool progress photos and before/afters.

Love the bathroom. I remodeled my kitchen earlier this year and went with the same white shaker cabinets and exact same hardware pulls.

[GarthVader]

Sounds good. I can spare the insignificant details.

Ill mainly keep the photos to snags I run into, cool progress photos and before/afters.

Post them all on Imgur then post the link here.

[MattyMiscer]

Installed a new outlet behind a wall mounted TV by tying romex into an existing outlet and think I might have found an issue. It looks like the romex coming into the existing junction box is 12 gauge but it’s spliced to noticeably smaller 14 gauge wires which then connect to the outlet.





You can see the smaller 14 gauge wires wrapped around the larger ones. I’m assuming this isn’t up to code. Is it safe or should I be worried?


And while I’m talking about code, can anyone explain what I need to do to make sure my new setup is up to code? From what I understand I would need to change the original outlet to a GFCI and make sure all the romex is the same gauge, plus obviously using junction boxes. Is that pretty much it?

[phikappa]

Installed a new outlet behind a wall mounted TV by tying romex into an existing outlet and think I might have found an issue. It looks like the romex coming into the existing junction box is 12 gauge but it’s spliced to noticeably smaller 14 gauge wires which then connect to the outlet.





You can see the smaller 14 gauge wires wrapped around the larger ones. I’m assuming this isn’t up to code. Is it safe or should I be worried?


And while I’m talking about code, can anyone explain what I need to do to make sure my new setup is up to code? From what I understand I would need to change the original outlet to a GFCI and make sure all the romex is the same gauge, plus obviously using junction boxes. Is that pretty much it?

AFAIK, there shouldn't be any issue using 12 or 14 gauge. I would probably use 14 since it's easier to work with. If you're adding a new basic outlet, you shouldn't need GFCI. I only do that for outlets near water or in the garage or something. When using junction boxes, make sure the wires are clamped. Don't just poke a hole in the box and then run the wire into it. Also, use wire nuts and electrical tape on all splices. And use electrical tape around the outside of your outlet so that all the screws and junctions are covered.

[Malfa]

99% done painting
about to start on LVP floors next.

has anyone ever laid down surround sound stereo wires before flooring/trim? trying to figure out if i should do that

[phikappa]

99% done painting
about to start on LVP floors next.

has anyone ever laid down surround sound stereo wires before flooring/trim? trying to figure out if i should do that

Just hide the wires behind the baseboards.

[SpeedCheeser]

99% done painting
about to start on LVP floors next.

has anyone ever laid down surround sound stereo wires before flooring/trim? trying to figure out if i should do that

Just hide the wires behind the baseboards.

My living room is laid out in a way that I can't just run wires along baseboards or the ceiling, and being a 2 story makes it really difficult to run wires up the walls and through the attic. Pre-wiring for surround sound is something I really wish I had considered as the house was being built, because I basically have no options but to eventually buy a wireless adapter and try that out. If I could go back and do it over, I would definitely pre-wire for surround speakers, but if the structure is already build, I think I would probably run it under the flooring.

[MattyMiscer]

AFAIK, there shouldn't be any issue using 12 or 14 gauge. I would probably use 14 since it's easier to work with. If you're adding a new basic outlet, you shouldn't need GFCI. I only do that for outlets near water or in the garage or something. When using junction boxes, make sure the wires are clamped. Don't just poke a hole in the box and then run the wire into it. Also, use wire nuts and electrical tape on all splices. And use electrical tape around the outside of your outlet so that all the screws and junctions are covered.

Whoops

[MattyMiscer]

PSA: If you decide to paint a vanity a new color, make sure you’re NOT using latex paint. Wife decided our bathroom vanity would look better in black to go with the gray walls and the black and white tiles that we want to install in the future so she pulled out this stuff that she had left over from some furniture projects:





She started it and did most of the easy-to-paint parts but I fuked up by letting her just slap it on the vanity without sanding or priming. I took over to finish it up and paint the edges and harder to reach places. It looked great at first but I put some painters tape on it today to touch up some trim and when I pulled the tape off I realized this paint is basically just plastidip.






I even managed to scratch it just opening a drawer. Assuming my wedding ring did this:



I’m just glad I realized this before proceeding to paint the double vanity in the other bathroom to match

[TraininWh33ls]

My kitchen remodel - fan on ceiling has been removed. Before picture bottom left.

[Firefightn24]

Yeah, oil is the way to go in the bathroom imo. Looks good and is tough and stands up to the moisture and such.

Starting on an underground drain install tomorrow. 2 12 inch catch basins going in on the side of the house where drainage sucks. One of them will pick up a gutter downspout as well.



Built this plate rack because I was bored. One thing I had to buy was the 1 1/4 inch dowel. Had everything else laying around. Garage is still a disaster with Christmas decorations sitting around. Need to put them up in the attic.

Hardest thing my new brushless Ryobi drill has done yet. Three 1 1/4 inch holes through a 4x4 with a spade bit. Ran right through it and jumped out of my hands at one point.



Wife got me one of these Klein magnetizers... such a cool little tool.

[DaveIndeed]

Hey I'm putting up a weboost 4g antenna sunday does anyone care about that?

[realmussie]

recently painted the kitchen in my new house. my first house


still havent gotten around to touching up the over spray on the ceiling there haha

Looks amazing man

[Firefightn24]

So much fun happening today.

[Firefightn24]

Update on the trench from above. Buddy and myself got about 80 feet done. Slope of a bit less than 1%. 1% is the ideal minimum, but the yard just is negative slope toward the house for the first 50 feet, so digging is tough. We're on clay soil and it sucks balls. You basically can't use a shovel past the first foot down. It's too hard and it sticks to the shovel. Been using a mattock and swinging away with it. Friend comes in along behind me and cleans the trench up with a drain spade. He's going out of town tomorrow for work, so it'll be the wife helping me establish proper grade. Luckily the last 10 feet drops off severely into a creek.

Even putting the loose soil back into the trench sucks because it's just so dense and sticky. F you clay soil.

[0p3rator]

Update on the trench from above. Buddy and myself got about 80 feet done. Slope of a bit less than 1%. 1% is the ideal minimum, but the yard just is negative slope toward the house for the first 50 feet, so digging is tough. We're on clay soil and it sucks balls. You basically can't use a shovel past the first foot down. It's too hard and it sticks to the shovel. Been using a mattock and swinging away with it. Friend comes in along behind me and cleans the trench up with a drain spade. He's going out of town tomorrow for work, so it'll be the wife helping me establish proper grade. Luckily the last 10 feet drops off severely into a creek.

Even putting the loose soil back into the trench sucks because it's just so dense and sticky. F you clay soil.

I have the same issue where my neighbors yard and mine meet. First thought was to rent an auger and drill down 8' or so to the water table, back fill with gravel and top with soil, but I don't know if that will work. I've considered doing what you're doing as well. Let me know how it works.

[Firefightn24]

I have the same issue where my neighbors yard and mine meet. First thought was to rent an auger and drill down 8' or so to the water table, back fill with gravel and top with soil, but I don't know if that will work. I've considered doing what you're doing as well. Let me know how it works.

Knocked it out today. Will test and backfill tomorrow. I have a good 10 inches of drop between the second catch basin and the 100 ft mark. About another 10 inches between 100 ft and the last 10 ft to the discharge. I installed a sanitary Y as a cleanout at about 95 feet, and so I'll know where the pipe runs.

Most of it is just friction fitted together. I cemented the last section in case anyone tries pulling on the end of the pipe since it discharges out in the open.

[Coach McGuirk]

I'm going to have to have a plumber out to investigate why my water bill doubled last quarter.

This picture gave me severe and womanish anxiety.

I’m far from an expert on plumbing but a drain line wouldn’t impact your supply line and/or increase in water bill.

[Firefightn24]

I’m far from an expert on plumbing but a drain line wouldn’t impact your supply line and/or increase in water bill.

Correct.

Any damp places in your lawn? Water leaks on incoming lines will cause higher water bills, but not drain lines.

[TraininWh33ls]

Previous owner had one ugly closet. Created my own ikea hack and just bought the doors. Ikea's track system is ugly has fudge so bought my own 3 way track system off Amazon.

No idea what happened to the original doors but the track was there.


Using the router to place recessed tracks.


No idea why postimage automatically rotated my image *shrug. Some reason this is my favorite part of framing due to the contemporary design.


Almost done, too lazy to place drywall and trim pieces. The closet frame looks bowed but isn't.


Just a side view of the doors

[Adarus]

Previous owner had one ugly closet. Created my own ikea hack and just bought the doors. Ikea's track system is ugly has fudge so bought my own 3 way track system off Amazon.

No idea what happened to the original doors but the track was there.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/rpKGStHb/20161227-161125.jpg[img]

Using the router to place recessed tracks.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/QMtzjYQZ/20181230-110147.jpg[img]

No idea why postimage automatically rotated my image *shrug. Some reason this is my favorite part of framing due to the contemporary design.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/d3K8PN0P/20190105-171903.jpg[img]

Almost done, too lazy to place drywall and trim pieces. The closet frame looks bowed but isn't.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/y8fXgTLc/20190106-192324.jpg[img]

Just a side view of the doors
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/6qLC9V77/20190106-192423.jpg[img]

Looks good, is that storage system from Home Depot? I just put the smaller ones in our closet last weekend.

[TraininWh33ls]

Looks good, is that storage system from Home Depot? I just put the smaller ones in our closet last weekend.

Thanks, yeah it is Closetmaid... I bought it when it was 'Special buy of the Day'. Had it in for a year and haven't had any issues, good quality.

[Adarus]

Thanks, yeah it is Closetmaid... I bought it when it was 'Special buy of the Day'. Had it in for a year and haven't had any issues, good quality.

Yeah it seems pretty good. I have real small closets in our house so I had to get the 16" cabinet and cut everything down to 12" wide. It was a pain in the ass and I'd been better off building something but I just didn't want to fool with sanding and staining in the winter.

[Firefightn24]

Is it just me or does that look like an ass ton of router passes?


No table saw and dado I assume?




Tested the surface drains today. Works well! Back filled it all in. Just in time since we're supposed to have a good rain on Friday. Forecast is for about an inch, which usually means about 1.5 to 2.

[0p3rator]

Knocked it out today. Will test and backfill tomorrow. I have a good 10 inches of drop between the second catch basin and the 100 ft mark. About another 10 inches between 100 ft and the last 10 ft to the discharge. I installed a sanitary Y as a cleanout at about 95 feet, and so I'll know where the pipe runs.

Most of it is just friction fitted together. I cemented the last section in case anyone tries pulling on the end of the pipe since it discharges out in the open.

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cool, can't wait to hear. also, per your rep comment, if i hit the water table, that should prevent it from filling up and over flowing, right?