BrutulTM
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Funny how since I got this thing, every time someone cuts me off in traffic, their tires explode and catch fire.
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moonarchia
The Scientific Shitlord
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In my area we have lots of cholos drag racing at all hours. This would be an amazing help in fixing that.
Daidraco
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Personal project I think I have time to do (Im delusional). New condo purchase and Im going to move long term tenants here from another property that needs a rehab. Has basement and two floors. Main and top floor (top floor needs LVP but thats not a biggy) are done, but the basement was flooded some time ago and they never went back to refinish it. It has the old 1980's wood paneling for the walls, ceiling tiles and tube lights. Im going to rip it all down and put sheetrock up, box in the plumbing on the far side of ceiling with 2x2's and four different access panels stretched across it.
But the question comes down to space for the planning. One tenant is disabled and I have to basically make it a bedroom with a good sized closet and a.. (major part) bathroom.
1. What is a good CAD program that doesnt cost hundreds of dollars that will give me a good UI that breaks down to inches if I need it to?
2. Anyone have experience with the sewage pump systems that pump UP? The sewage lines come in at the main floor and there is no plumbing, not even a drainage, in the basement floor.
My companies lowes account is titanium pro - so my bulk orders are usually 30-40% off. Or in other words, Im specifically shopping at Lowes and no where else if you have suggestions.
But the question comes down to space for the planning. One tenant is disabled and I have to basically make it a bedroom with a good sized closet and a.. (major part) bathroom.
1. What is a good CAD program that doesnt cost hundreds of dollars that will give me a good UI that breaks down to inches if I need it to?
2. Anyone have experience with the sewage pump systems that pump UP? The sewage lines come in at the main floor and there is no plumbing, not even a drainage, in the basement floor.
My companies lowes account is titanium pro - so my bulk orders are usually 30-40% off. Or in other words, Im specifically shopping at Lowes and no where else if you have suggestions.
Hatorade
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Sketchup is my go to, this was going to be my backyard(great covid lumber price killed it), had it down to the exact amount of 2x4.
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Hatorade
A nice asshole.
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There is also a ton of prebuilt things you can download and just tweak once you learn how to unlock groups etc. Goes quick and yeah easiest to learn, hard to master but there is also a ton of tutorials out there as well.Thats.. surprisingly easy to work with. Ill play with it more when I have accurate measurements and see what it all can do.
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Haus
I am Big Balls!
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So today I had a long forgotten side project become a "must do now" and now I'm pissed I put it off as long as I did.
A while back when looking at some things I needed to fix/upgrade around Chez Haus one that came up was the kitchen faucet. I shopped around, found a nice one that
Mrs. Haus
would like, purchased it and set it beside a cabinet in the kitchen with the mental flag of "I'll get around to swapping that out soon"
Then I started dreading getting the old one out, and a new one in, and dreading clearing out the cabinet under the sink, and any myriad of other procrastinations so it faded from the forefront. Then last night the handle on the old faucet literally snapped off in my wife's hand when she was turning it on. So this morning became "slot out some time and do this nonsense". I also kept dreading because I figured I'd need one of those long "special wrenches" and other nonsense and mine was in my plumbing bag which was across town at my mom's house.
While I was at some morning meetings
Mrs. Haus
cleared the area under the sink, so I get home and dive in. Once under there I realized the old was was pretty easy to get in/out and had it removed in something like 5 minutes. Unbox the new one and it doesn't require any tools at all to mount on the counter, and I just needed a pair of vice grips to attach the feeds. Total soup to nuts project time, under 30 minutes. Kicking myself for not knocking this out sooner. The new hotness...
A while back when looking at some things I needed to fix/upgrade around Chez Haus one that came up was the kitchen faucet. I shopped around, found a nice one that
Mrs. Haus
would like, purchased it and set it beside a cabinet in the kitchen with the mental flag of "I'll get around to swapping that out soon"Then I started dreading getting the old one out, and a new one in, and dreading clearing out the cabinet under the sink, and any myriad of other procrastinations so it faded from the forefront. Then last night the handle on the old faucet literally snapped off in my wife's hand when she was turning it on. So this morning became "slot out some time and do this nonsense". I also kept dreading because I figured I'd need one of those long "special wrenches" and other nonsense and mine was in my plumbing bag which was across town at my mom's house.
While I was at some morning meetings
Mrs. Haus
cleared the area under the sink, so I get home and dive in. Once under there I realized the old was was pretty easy to get in/out and had it removed in something like 5 minutes. Unbox the new one and it doesn't require any tools at all to mount on the counter, and I just needed a pair of vice grips to attach the feeds. Total soup to nuts project time, under 30 minutes. Kicking myself for not knocking this out sooner. The new hotness... - 4
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I used to do all that type of shit but now I just have my kids do it, with my strict supervision. In fact a few weeks ago he switched out the faucet in the kitchen.So today I had a long forgotten side project become a "must do now" and now I'm pissed I put it off as long as I did.
A while back when looking at some things I needed to fix/upgrade around Chez Haus one that came up was the kitchen faucet. I shopped around, found a nice one that
Then I started dreading getting the old one out, and a new one in, and dreading clearing out the cabinet under the sink, and any myriad of other procrastinations so it faded from the forefront. Then last night the handle on the old faucet literally snapped off in my wife's hand when she was turning it on. So this morning became "slot out some time and do this nonsense". I also kept dreading because I figured I'd need one of those long "special wrenches" and other nonsense and mine was in my plumbing bag which was across town at my mom's house.
While I was at some morning meetings
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I 100% sub that shit out bro. Finished product does look good though. Really like the wall tile.So today I had a long forgotten side project become a "must do now" and now I'm pissed I put it off as long as I did.
A while back when looking at some things I needed to fix/upgrade around Chez Haus one that came up was the kitchen faucet. I shopped around, found a nice one that
Then I started dreading getting the old one out, and a new one in, and dreading clearing out the cabinet under the sink, and any myriad of other procrastinations so it faded from the forefront. Then last night the handle on the old faucet literally snapped off in my wife's hand when she was turning it on. So this morning became "slot out some time and do this nonsense". I also kept dreading because I figured I'd need one of those long "special wrenches" and other nonsense and mine was in my plumbing bag which was across town at my mom's house.
While I was at some morning meetings
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Hell you're hired!
Haus
I am Big Balls!
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Thank you! The cabinets/countertop/backsplash are the result of me remodeling the whole kitchen, which was done as a 10th anniversary present for
Mrs. Haus
. Full disclosure, I did in fact sub out the flooring/cabinets/countertop/backsplash work in that remodel. (Gutted to the studs, drywalled, re-routed plumbing, re-ran electric myself in prep)- 1
Siliconemelons
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Haus
I am Big Balls!
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The old one could have used that, but I had enough space to reach the mounting nut with my vice grips to loosen it, then fingers to get it removed.
The new one had this "collar" that you pushed up and then hand tightened, which I was a little suspicious of at first but worked great :
Due to the fact we plan on selling in the next year or two I didn't go super premium, this is a Glacier Bay model from Home Depot.
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Siliconemelons
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Yeah kitchen remodel is soon, prepping everything... our current faucet the "spray type" button is crapping out- and I despise getting under there so I am like - Moen or Delta and was going to put it on before the sink goes in- wife wanted drop in not undermount on the butcherblock so... okay
Haus
I am Big Balls!
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In before the sink is installed is definitely the way to go if at all possible in my experience. To this day I still regret not running some wiring in the back of the cabinetry before the countertop went on to support some things.... And not wiring in the stuff for under-cabinet lighting before the upper cabinets went in.
BrutulTM
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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You can do any sink with a crescent wrench. It just takes more swearing.
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Burren
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Starting a garage remodel next week. Removing old epoxy (prior owner did it themselves and its awful) and having new epoxy put down with a thick clear coat on top. Fresh paint on walls. New LED lights in the ceilings. New garage doors with wall mounted motors and mostly vertical rails so they're higher up. And, a four post car storage lift on one side. Thankfully the ceilings are tall enough.
Probably going to add a mini-split or stand-alone AC unit for there too since it currently has no air system, which is pretty annoying for summers.
Probably going to add a mini-split or stand-alone AC unit for there too since it currently has no air system, which is pretty annoying for summers.
Intrinsic
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We had a realtor come by the house yesterday because we want everything prepped and lined up as possible once our new build is done. She was talking about the garage floors I had done in polyaspartic and how much buyers love it. Had to tell her I actually really don’t love it and need to find a better solution at new home. Even with the non-slip additive and textured flakes it is slippery as all hell when wet and the texture just adds spots for dirt and car droppings to pool so cleaning becomes more difficult. The poly was supposed to be better than straight epoxy, but I don’t know.
Like to hear about other solutions.
Burren
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This is who was recommended to me by my GC I’ve used for a few successful projects. They had a rep come out and talk through things. The guy swore up and down that even when wet, it wouldn’t be slippery. I had the same concerns.
I still need to do more research.
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Here’s their quote for the floor. No idea if this is good or not
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Intrinsic
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Here’s our quote but keep in mind this was 2021. He told me the same thing about it not being slippery but it just hasn’t been my experience. Not 100% sure on our total square footage, this was for a single car garage I use as a shop and a standard two car garage.
Burren
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Looks like a roughly 26% increase over 5 years. Given the way things have been in the world, that’s not bad.