Interesting... i am in no rush. Admittedly, I am having an impulsive thought. I have been working from home, so all of a sudden, the idea of making it nicer has been more on my radar.
First world problems for sure...
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Interesting... i am in no rush. Admittedly, I am having an impulsive thought. I have been working from home, so all of a sudden, the idea of making it nicer has been more on my radar.
First world problems for sure...
I was getting quotes for some work (spray insulation, windows, fence) and most guys didn’t even want to show. And the rest just priced without even coming by with a huge markup so after I button up the garage I’m done. Spent a ton of cash so far on the house and I need to rebuild the funds before I do more.
For sure. Guys that aren’t busy (in my experience) aren’t really the ones you want.
I’m going to be looking for a fence guy soon....neighbour did his himself but it was a **** ton of work.
then waterproofing.....
then stucco....
does it ever stop?
Been trying to get someone decent since last fall to rip out a bunch of walls and reconfigure the house
May just say f it and do it myself and just hire someone to finish the drywall after it is all done, I hate finishing and usually f that part up.
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May just say f it and do it myself and just hire someone to finish the drywall after it is all done, I hate finishing and usually f that part up.
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YES! it comes to a screeching halt when you run out of stuff to do. Then you sell and buy another house.
We moved into our new to us house last Feb, it was move in ready, needed nothing. 5 months in and 25k gone, its going to be ok. This is supposed to be our last house, we could stay here for years. Or maybe 5 LOL
my wife could go to prison and somehow blow 15k remodeling her cell......
sburns
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FINALLY! - wrapped up last major project around the house. Last one was ripping out some walls (+ceiling) in the laundry room to rejig some plumbing drains and vents. Put trim etc on yesterday and today is just clean up and re-organizing.
Now if my F9 order shows up I can do some work on the bike and enjoy the rest of the summer!
Now if my F9 order shows up I can do some work on the bike and enjoy the rest of the summer!
My wife has one rule when it comes to stain: no red...it always looks pink.Seems a little too pink for me, but we'll see after it dries.
We're going to try only staining the deck on the lower level, and see how it looks.
I think it looks nice with the siding.
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Mad Mike
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I just bought stole a house in Porcupine from CMHC. They foreclosed on the last owner for $132K mortgage, they just accepted my offer for $42K.
The inside was trashed by renters, going to cost $30 K to redo drywall and flooring -- will be my summer project. Profits going to get me a new FJR and a dual Cummins diesel re-power on the Steamer.
The inside was trashed by renters, going to cost $30 K to redo drywall and flooring -- will be my summer project. Profits going to get me a new FJR and a dual Cummins diesel re-power on the Steamer.
Timmins?
Well today went a bit sideways, we talked about moving a sideboard from the dining room into the kitchen, moving two chairs then putting a new sideboard in the dining room that could include a drink fridge. Missus announces she doesnt think she wants a drink fridge in the dining room (open concept, its all one room) , so that leads to ordering a new kitchen Island to get made, then when i mention we need to put electrical in the island (fridge) she declares, lets put the fridge into the existing cabinets, jetison some space (new Island will be more than big enough) so rebuild one end of the cabinetry.... ok so while shes out looking at concepts for the Island, she finds a smoking deal on a laundry cabinet with a big stainless sink, since somebody cleaned paintbrushes in the existing sink ( **** really?) , there were (are) two club chairs in the kitchen, and she thought they should move to the living room. They came back from the living room to the kitchen, but now she has ordered a new couch, and my favorite chair is aimed at the curb.
Tomorrow is new laundry sink install, get couch out, new one comes Saturday, I think a have a couple week window on the kitchen Island, she now dislikes the existing granite countertops. New double door, dual temp zone wine cooler comes next Thursday, then we reno some cabinentry. We bought this house in february, at this rate in 3 years only the porch light will be left.
Tomorrow is new laundry sink install, get couch out, new one comes Saturday, I think a have a couple week window on the kitchen Island, she now dislikes the existing granite countertops. New double door, dual temp zone wine cooler comes next Thursday, then we reno some cabinentry. We bought this house in february, at this rate in 3 years only the porch light will be left.
I know a place to get nice porch lights!
and I might need porch lights!
Not sure if this counts, but we cancelled the Bell TV and phone today.
Weird part is that we might actually be paying a dollar more without them.
The woman I cancelled with, didn't seem to have the same information on her screen that I did, or that I was told when I signed up.
We had problems with both the TV and the telephone. I guess the guy who put it in was a sub-contractor and didn't have enough time to do it the way I wanted. They basically swapped our landline for an internet phone, and changed the number. For the TV I was told that we'd get certain channels with old movies, and all they put in was a standard package, which we ended up watching little at first, and none later on. The input wire from the outside was too short to put it where I wanted it, so it ended up at the front corner of the house. Since the TV is at the opposite corner, the wireless receiver sometimes had difficulty connecting to it. I found that I could record programs, but had intermittent problems playing them back. After phone calls, I did manage to get our number back, but now we realize that the only people who call, are a friend who we can switch to cell, and some debt collectors, looking for the previous owners of our number.
I'm going to see if we can argue with them for the $15 internet promo discount that they promised us when we signed up.
They now say that it shows as part of the Mult-service promo, on their screens. If that's the case I'll be shopping for a new provider.
Do any other providers have Gigabit for around $100?
TLDR: Cut some ties with Bell, they're being difficult. Looking at other high-speed Internet providers.
Weird part is that we might actually be paying a dollar more without them.
The woman I cancelled with, didn't seem to have the same information on her screen that I did, or that I was told when I signed up.
We had problems with both the TV and the telephone. I guess the guy who put it in was a sub-contractor and didn't have enough time to do it the way I wanted. They basically swapped our landline for an internet phone, and changed the number. For the TV I was told that we'd get certain channels with old movies, and all they put in was a standard package, which we ended up watching little at first, and none later on. The input wire from the outside was too short to put it where I wanted it, so it ended up at the front corner of the house. Since the TV is at the opposite corner, the wireless receiver sometimes had difficulty connecting to it. I found that I could record programs, but had intermittent problems playing them back. After phone calls, I did manage to get our number back, but now we realize that the only people who call, are a friend who we can switch to cell, and some debt collectors, looking for the previous owners of our number.
I'm going to see if we can argue with them for the $15 internet promo discount that they promised us when we signed up.
They now say that it shows as part of the Mult-service promo, on their screens. If that's the case I'll be shopping for a new provider.
Do any other providers have Gigabit for around $100?
TLDR: Cut some ties with Bell, they're being difficult. Looking at other high-speed Internet providers.
Never found a bell rep that didn't lie about the price one company that will never get another dollar from me ever.
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They dont lie about the price, they live in an alternate reality. Listening to the crap they spewed as the complaints piled up was painful. "They signed a contract for a discount off the base rate, the base rate tripled but they are still locked in their contract". Go bleep yourself Bell. Nobody intentionally signs up for a discount, they sign up for a monthly expense.
Waterproofing the foundation walls?
We did ours and although it was big bucks, around $200 a foot, it was worth it. We never had flooding but a trickle when it rained meant wet carpet or buckled wood. Using a wet vac every time it rained sucked, literally. Now it's bone dry and had a full make-over.
The curse is that no one pays for a dry basement that cost over ten thousand. It's one of those expected things.
I just finished the sliding doors. Ours is a side split and noise carries down the stairs from the kitchen. It really bothered me to hear my wife cooking, cleaning and doing the dishes while is sat idly watching TV. Now I can close the doors and it doesn't bother me.
Just about to leave the shop is a modified hutch for my daughter. She bought and old buffet and hutch but it was too tall for her basement so I was supposed to cut the top ornamental garnish off.
To be honest the thing was a piece of garbage. The front and sides were oak but the backer was birch ply and the one fixed shelf, pine. Nothing inside was stained or varnished, just raw wood. It has beveled glass door inserts and the panes rattle with 1/4" movement.
However it is now cut down with a new top, stained and varnished oak. New shelves are awaiting a coat of varnish and instead of being fixed in place they have bird beak supports. They aren't the traditional bird beak shape but she didn't specify the species of bird. I chose parrot.
I'll try to tighten up the glass before returning her bargain.
Next on my list is a new roof for the shed but some 2X4 work may be involved and I'm hearing that lumber may be the next toilet paper. I haven't seen any shortages at HD but once the roof is stripped who knows.
Buy it now while it's still available! I'm just putting in an order for drywall / insulation as I'm planning on getting the last finishing touches put on in the garage and I'm done for the year. Once the drywall is up...I need to decide on what type of work bench I want to make, and still debating on that NewAge cabinet set from Costco...but 2k...maybe 2x4 and some plywood will do the trick.
How are people enjoying their Barinna lights? They still working? I haven't put them in yet, but may end up putting them above the work bench. Or in the shed as the group here had mixed reviews.
Barrina.
I've made 3 buys.
1st) There were 8 in this order for the unheated garage. Only 1 remains and it has the flickering black lines of death, and should be toast by the weekend. The other 7 died of that.
2) A 12 pack for the seldom used / unfinished basement. All 12 are fine.
3) Being a glutton for punishment, I bought another 8 pack 1.5 months ago to replace the dead ones. They are all still good.
I hope / think the 1st order was filled with duds.
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