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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Well that sucks but it looks nice now. Was it out of commission until recently or did you just get around to post now? Friends had liner issues and a crap ass pool company had their money and lots of promises and they were down for almost two years.Pool was empty when we uncovered it this year.
We opened it late. When I first saw it, I wondered if they had drained it too much the previous winter, but there was lots of snow on the cover, so it should have filled back up. The new liner came sooner than expected. If the pool guy had called on Friday instead of during lesson 4 on Saturday, it might be open now. We still need a leaky pipe beside the house cut out and replaced, but it's above the surface, so shouldn't be too much trouble.
I suppose you could have built a scenic little bridge over the root but the tree should heal.
Interested in seeing how it turns out. I’ll need a new project soon.
Forgot to mention the parging...super easy and I feel the hardest part is getting the right consistency in the mix...after that it's just a matter of patience and being careful with it.
I prefer using the smaller tools simply because being bent over low to the ground and the shoulders didn't like the heaviness of the bigger tools. Smaller took longer, but allowed me to be more precise.
Then while it's still drying take the larger trowel to even out the bumps/ridges.
I'm happy with my first attempt. May go for layer #2 tonight.
I used this with no issue.
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I like MP's product. Cheap and fit for purpose. Can you even buy tentest anymore?
As for gravel, at a previous office the sidewalk heaved less than 10 years after construction. When it was broken up, the 3" of gravel that was supposed to be there (and was signed off by the building inspector) was a single layer of stones. Pencil whipped inspection or outright corruption? What was under the concrete to begin with? Doing much better on the segment that is being replaced than the remainder of the walkway doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Not sure on location/configuration, but now is the time to run a conduit under. No more wires/hoses across the walkway.
Where did it all go? Any damage from the leak? That must have been a lot of water.
On the upside, water table is low at his house. Probably no need for a sump pump.
“Neighbour discovers new well that smells of chlorine”
I can one up that. In my town (Orangeville), a pool and surrounding deck was built without rebar or remesh. $$$$ to remediate. Now the Town wants to a check of the entire rec centre to see if there's some rebar somewhere...anywhere.
I'm using the work I did in my parents' basement as a guide. This pic was before I installed the crown. I'm just a basic DIY'er but I think it turned out alright and my parents were happy
I did the rest of the basement in a similar style but only about 33" up from the floor
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Thanks. What product did you use and how would I go about making the mixture darker so it’s not so concrete looking?
Looks great. Nail gun to attach to the wall or did you use adhesive also?
I’m using KING Masonbond 400. As for colour I’m not sure. Maybe have it thicker…but I’ll see how the second layer I did today dries up and show you tomorrow. You can also paint it or add a dye.
EDIT: sorry the King is the scratch coat. The parging was the 6000psi concrete drom
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sburns
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Hey guys, so my shower issue / clog managed to fix itself!
After the rental fiasco, I did dump a pail of water down the drain just to see, and well it still pooled. Not sure what I was going to do next I decided to just dump the rest of the jug of drano. I did that, and forgot about it until the next morning, when I noticed the level of water in the drain was much lower. Dumped another pail of water and it drained! Whohoo!. Over the weekend I gave it a real test by using the shower and everything drained, and it is still good.
Thanks all!
@mimico_polak thanks for the auger, looks like I am good!
After the rental fiasco, I did dump a pail of water down the drain just to see, and well it still pooled. Not sure what I was going to do next I decided to just dump the rest of the jug of drano. I did that, and forgot about it until the next morning, when I noticed the level of water in the drain was much lower. Dumped another pail of water and it drained! Whohoo!. Over the weekend I gave it a real test by using the shower and everything drained, and it is still good.
Thanks all!
@mimico_polak thanks for the auger, looks like I am good!
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Brad nail for the bigger MDF pieces and large trim and a pin nailer for the smaller trim.
Builders suppliers carry powdered pigments. I've never used them but hazard a guess matching colours will be a challenge as wet and dry will differ.
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