Home Improvement

Big Phoenix said:

$450 for Termidor treatment around the perimeter of my house and drilling in the spot where the fuckers are coming up. That sound like a reasonable price? House is 1550sqft.

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That seems really cheap. Did you catch it early?

Brahma said:

1st coat down...

I have them doing 1 more to get a slightly darker look. Then a couple coats of satin gloss. These little Asian cats work fast as fuck!!

The walls and trim will be an eye blinding white.

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yeah, these look alot better then I expected, as well. nice choice.

Big Phoenix said:

$450 for Termidor treatment around the perimeter of my house and drilling in the spot where the fuckers are coming up. That sound like a reasonable price? House is 1550sqft.

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I can ask our pest control tech on Friday if you can wait that long. What area you live in?

Big Phoenix said:

I'd like to think, but this house has been treated before so who knows. Its beenover week since I saw the first mid tube.

Yeah, i was going to get another estimate or two.

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I'd honestly get this work done ASAP. $450 USD from a reputable company (I assume they are) is peanuts in comparison the damage that could be caused by delaying treatment.

Anybody here knowledgeable about tiling?

I have a 20'X10' indoor wall I want to tile. It's painted drywall and has a slight orange peel texture. The tiles are cement based and measure 17"x5"x1". Weight per sq ft is approximately 6.5lbs as per manufacturer. I called a Mexi-tile guy for a quote, and he basically said the whole job is "no problem". Asked is he was going to use mastic and whether that's an issue on drywall and he said "no problem". Asked if paint needed to be sanded or texture removed and he said "no, no problem". Asked if the weight of the tiles themselves would present a problem on such a large indoor wall, and again he said "no problem".

So basically I suspect a problem lol.

1) Is there any special prep needed for tiling drywall?
2) Is the wall going to risk falling down and killing me?
3) Is he supposed to use mastic? I've read that should not be used on drywall because of moisture.

a c i d.f l y said:

$2.27/sqft porcelain wood like tile. About 800sqft. About half carpet and half vinyl to remove. What kind of labor costs should I expect for a removal and install? Including grout and all other aspects relating to tile. Home Depot is quoting me around $12k for everything.

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$12k seems high. Carpet can bee removed with a box cutter and a pry bar for the tack strips. Just remove it in strips rolled up because it's crazy heavy. Vinyl should be $1-$2 / sqft at most to remove. 800 sqft is not that big, so $2-$3 / sqft for install labor if they can do it in a day. Materials maybe $5 / sqft. So at most I would pay $5k for the removal of vinyl and install of tile, and just do the carpet yourself.

I would do it all myself, because for that price, you can buy/rent tools, learn a new skill, get the level of quality you want, and still screw it up completely and do it again for less than what they are quoting you. Vinyl glue removing blade on a demo hammer rental from HD is like $80/day, and 400 sqft would bee a breeze in one day. If you did it yourself, the cost would be about $3,500 after materials, and tile saw rental. Take a weekend, and be sore the next 3 days, but I've always felt better about something I did myself than something I purchased. But that's me - I'd rather have spend a weekend busting my butt and have the extra $9k in the bank.

Been a week from hell. Lease was up in the old place and had to move, but my new house isn't remotely finished. Noise, dust, Spanish noise(music). 3 more weeks.