Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

[backmarkerducati]

My recommend solution is to get a Brita....

Other than that, can you remove the hose from the other end? It looks like there is a fitting there that can be removed. Instead of fighting with the hose while it is mounted maybe it can be removed, you do the insert, then remount the hose at the fridge end?

I would imagine that if it was intended to be removable/serviceable...servicing would be a fitting not a "compression or friction" fit like that. You may have removed the nozzle the wrong way and it was intended to come out with the hose or more yet attached???

 

[mimico_polak]

My recommend solution is to get a Brita....

Other than that, can you remove the hose from the other end? It looks like there is a fitting there that can be removed. Instead of fighting with the hose while it is mounted maybe it can be removed, you do the insert, then remount the hose at the fridge end?

I would imagine that if it was intended to be removable/serviceable...servicing would be a fitting not a "compression or friction" fit like that. You may have removed the nozzle the wrong way and it was intended to come out with the hose or more yet attached???

This was the key! When I opened the mechanism the hose dropped an inch.

Had to open it up from the bottom, and push the hose up to pick up the slack.

Great success!

 

[Hardwrkr13]

Added some alum soffit to the kiddos 10x10 playhouse to keep the critters out over the winter. Hardest part was getting the 12’ sheets home (just strapped my 28’ ladder to the trailer and strapped the sheets to that which worked great). Store even gave me a couple hundred free screws because the job didn’t require a 3000 screw box (gotta love country living).

 

[nobbie48]

Added some alum soffit to the kiddos 10x10 playhouse to keep the critters out over the winter. Hardest part was getting the 12’ sheets home (just strapped my 28’ ladder to the trailer and strapped the sheets to that which worked great). Store even gave me a couple hundred free screws because the job didn’t require a 3000 screw box (gotta love country living).

+1 for the ladder idea. I usually buy a couple of 2X4s for later use and use them for rigidity. They warp before I get to use them.

 

[jc100]

So shopping for a free standing bath. I see a decent two piece one at Home Depot and it has a shelf for deck mounted faucets or you can keep the bath free of holes and have a floor mounted faucet. The floor mounted faucets are about 2-3 times the price of deck mounted (for a good brand) but look good. Any comments on one vs the other? Ease of maintenance? Swapping them at a later date? There is an Agua Canada brand floor mounted faucet at Costco with good reviews but the equivalent Delta model is 3 times the price. Deck mounted faucets with a hand shower seem to be around $500 for Moen/Delta. Floor mounted it’s $1300 and up.

One of the reasons for swapping out the bath besides getting rid of the giant jacuzzi tub is so I can have easier access to faucets in the future if I need to do any maintenance and I think I’ll have the contractor fit a dedicated shut off somewhere for them too.

 

[GreyGhost]

So shopping for a free standing bath. I see a decent two piece one at Home Depot and it has a shelf for deck mounted faucets or you can keep the bath free of holes and have a floor mounted faucet. The floor mounted faucets are about 2-3 times the price of deck mounted (for a good brand) but look good. Any comments on one vs the other? Ease of maintenance? Swapping them at a later date? There is an Agua Canada brand floor mounted faucet at Costco with good reviews but the equivalent Delta model is 3 times the price. Deck mounted faucets with a hand shower seem to be around $500 for Moen/Delta. Floor mounted it’s $1300 and up.

One of the reasons for swapping out the bath besides getting rid of the giant jacuzzi tub is so I can have easier access to faucets in the future if I need to do any maintenance and I think I’ll have the contractor fit a dedicated shut off somewhere for them too.

Our house came with a floor mount. Meh. Its pretty. Never use that tub. Robot vacuum bangs into the base plate and it slowly slides up exposing the less pretty base with fasteners. Easy enough to slide it back down but we rarely bother. Acess to faucet is obviously easy. Exposure to damage is higher (if you fall and grab it on the way down, you have a lot of leverage, not sure what breaks). If you wanted to pull cartridges, water would puke on the floor as it is obviously outside of the tub.

When installing a tub as art, probably worth the effort to do floor mount. Potentially buyers are picky and may see a deck mount as an upgrade they would have to do.

 

[AllistonGT]

When installing a tub as art, probably worth the effort to do floor mount.

100%

 

[mimico_polak]

+1 for the ladder idea. I usually buy a couple of 2X4s for later use and use them for rigidity. They warp before I get to use them.

Great idea with the ladder @Hardwrkr13 ill make sure to do that as I need soffits for the new shed.

As for house, any recommendations on filling gaps between the bricks? Unfortunately they’re quite small due to install. Maybe 1/4”
or 3/8” gaps. Contractor wants $1100 just for the grout, $2800 for grout and to finish the remaining 200sqft of brick.

Thought I’d the grout sock but not sure it’ll do such thin lines. Potentially looking at a caulk that has texture which should do the trick.

 

[nobbie48]

Great idea with the ladder @Hardwrkr13 ill make sure to do that as I need soffits for the new shed.

As for house, any recommendations on filling gaps between the bricks? Unfortunately they’re quite small due to install. Maybe 1/4”
or 3/8” gaps. Contractor wants $1100 just for the grout, $2800 for grout and to finish the remaining 200sqft of brick.

Thought I’d the grout sock but not sure it’ll do such thin lines. Potentially looking at a caulk that has texture which should do the trick.

Yours could be different but caulk jobs I’ve seen look really bad.

Is this aesthetics or serious weather intrusion?

How many spots

 

[mimico_polak]

Yours could be different but caulk jobs I’ve seen look really bad.

Is this aesthetics or serious weather intrusion?

How many spots

The entire area that has brick…it’s for aesthetics and water prevention.

 

[nobbie48]

The entire area that has brick…it’s for aesthetics and water prevention.

The tool, reciprocating blades to chew out mortar is about $1500. I didn’t think replacement mortar was that expensive. Does the job require scaffolding?

 

[Mad Mike]

Added some alum soffit to the kiddos 10x10 playhouse to keep the critters out over the winter. Hardest part was getting the 12’ sheets home (just strapped my 28’ ladder to the trailer and strapped the sheets to that which worked great). Store even gave me a couple hundred free screws because the job didn’t require a 3000 screw box (gotta love country living).

Easy tip: soffits are usually crosscut. Measure, bring your snips and cut them in half at the store (modulo the cut length ).

No trailer or ladder required.

 

[jc100]

Our house came with a floor mount. Meh. Its pretty. Never use that tub. Robot vacuum bangs into the base plate and it slowly slides up exposing the less pretty base with fasteners. Easy enough to slide it back down but we rarely bother. Acess to faucet is obviously easy. Exposure to damage is higher (if you fall and grab it on the way down, you have a lot of leverage, not sure what breaks). If you wanted to pull cartridges, water would puke on the floor as it is obviously outside of the tub.

When installing a tub as art, probably worth the effort to do floor mount. Potentially buyers are picky and may see a deck mount as an upgrade they would have to do.

The tub will get used a fair bit and the floor underneath the old tub is being redone so the rough in should be straightforward for a floor mount. I like the idea of not drilling holes in the tub and that’s an option for another time too I guess if needed.

 

[mimico_polak]

The tool, reciprocating blades to chew out mortar is about $1500. I didn’t think replacement mortar was that expensive. Does the job require scaffolding?

It’s not a replacement. Don’t need scaffold.

$1100 to apply new mortar to a fresh brick facade…about 250sqft

 

[Mad Mike]

Great idea with the ladder @Hardwrkr13 ill make sure to do that as I need soffits for the new shed.

As for house, any recommendations on filling gaps between the bricks? Unfortunately they’re quite small due to install. Maybe 1/4”
or 3/8” gaps. Contractor wants $1100 just for the grout, $2800 for grout and to finish the remaining 200sqft of brick.

Thought I’d the grout sock but not sure it’ll do such thin lines. Potentially looking at a caulk that has texture which should do the trick.

Use Sika polyurethane mortar. Comes in a caulking tube, easy to apply but expensive ($12/tube) Installs with a calling gun, finish with a 1/4” tuckpointing trowel.

It lasts forever.

 

[jc100]

Use Sika polyurethane mortar. Comes in a caulking tube, easy to apply but expensive ($12/tube) Installs with a calling gun, finish with a 1/4” tuckpointing trowel.

It lasts forever.

I’ve used this to repoint a chimney. Not the easiest to work with but it did the job and saved me a bunch of cash.

 

[crankcall]

Free standing tub here holds two big ferns . We water them with the floor standing wand wash . That’s how practical those tubs are generally.


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[mimico_polak]

Free standing tub here holds two big ferns . We water them with the floor standing wand wash . That’s how practical those tubs are generally.


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The equivalent of my wife BOWFLEX MAXTrainer…a very expensive coat rack.

 

[nobbie48]

It’s not a replacement. Don’t need scaffold.

$1100 to apply new mortar to a fresh brick facade…about 250sqft

If you were doing a massive repointing the tool would be handy and sold later to recoup the cost. For a few spots a cheap diamond disk would open up a spot for a dab of mortar. It's sometimes easier to fill an enlarged hole than a smaller one with a cavity behind it.

The masonry saw is more for cutting out deteriorating bricks.



I just noticed these at three for $19.97. I don't know what they'd do on your job.

https://www.amazon.ca/EZARC-Diamond-Oscillating-Cutting-Cleaning/dp/B09B1NRF2L/ref=asc_df_B09B1NRF2L/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=578928362399&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3215725118449005016&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000986&hvtargid=pla-1492663412837&th=1

Do you have a pic of one of the spots? I may be misunderstanding.

 

[mimico_polak]

If you were doing a massive repointing the tool would be handy and sold later to recoup the cost. For a few spots a cheap diamond disk would open up a spot for a dab of mortar. It's sometimes easier to fill an enlarged hole than a smaller one with a cavity behind it.

The masonry saw is more for cutting out deteriorating bricks.
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I just noticed these at three for $19.97. I don't know what they'd do on your job.

https://www.amazon.ca/EZARC-Diamond-Oscillating-Cutting-Cleaning/dp/B09B1NRF2L/ref=asc_df_B09B1NRF2L/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=578928362399&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3215725118449005016&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000986&hvtargid=pla-1492663412837&th=1

Do you have a pic of one of the spots? I may be misunderstanding.

There’s no existing mortar. I need to inject / place / install new mortar between the new bricks that were recently installed as currently they’re only glued onto the scratch coat.