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

Jampy00 said:
Speaking of siding, the new house has a number of wires (5-10) running along the back, on top of the siding. My guess is years of different internet and Sat. TV providers. While we plan on changing the siding (in the near future) the wires will remain. Anyone have a similar situation but has found a solution to tidy them up or hide them?

The picture is not our house (Thank God) but gives you an idea of what we are dealing with, luckily ours are mostly horizontal.
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Wow fun! Not even a utility box to protect the splitters.
You can get a box on amazon to tidy all those wires, here is what I bought:

Not sure how you would secure it to the siding though.
 
sburns said:
Wow fun! Not even a utility box to protect the splitters.
You can get a box on amazon to tidy all those wires, here is what I bought:

Not sure how you would secure it to the siding though.
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Again, the picture is NOT my house, simply wanted to show "wires on siding" so people would get a visual of what I was originally asking.
 
Jampy00 said:
Again, the picture is NOT my house, simply wanted to show "wires on siding" so people would get a visual of what I was originally asking.
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Whoops! well then....:cautious:
Still a good box to use!
 
What's the process of closing in an exterior door? I'm reno'ing my inlaws kitchen and they've got a door off the dining area to the side of the house they don't use and would like that wall space for cabinets. Exterior is brick (typical builder grade 40yr old crap) and it's just facing the neighbours with a tall fence about 3ft from the door so matching up brick nicely isn't important.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
What's the process of closing in an exterior door? I'm reno'ing my inlaws kitchen and they've got a door off the dining area to the side of the house they don't use and would like that wall space for cabinets. Exterior is brick (typical builder grade 40yr old crap) and it's just facing the neighbours with a tall fence about 3ft from the door so matching up brick nicely isn't important.
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Is it an alternate exit in case of emergency?
 
GreyGhost said:
I'm waiting to see his cupboard n one of those stupid Murphy door tiktok videos. Looks like a pantry, works like an exterior door.
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When I had my shop it had an illegal mezzanine accessed by a ladder. I always wanted to put in a secret stairway, a ladder behind a hinged fake bookshelf.

Now I fantasize about a secret tunnel from the basement to the garden shed.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
What's the process of closing in an exterior door? I'm reno'ing my inlaws kitchen and they've got a door off the dining area to the side of the house they don't use and would like that wall space for cabinets. Exterior is brick (typical builder grade 40yr old crap) and it's just facing the neighbours with a tall fence about 3ft from the door so matching up brick nicely isn't important.
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If there are still 2 compliant exits, you should be able to close it in with no problems providing the door frame is not structural (probably not if it’s 40yrs old, possible if +60yrs old).

Permit not generally required unless your putting in a window that is wider than the existing opening.

Frame, insulate and sheathe to code and you should be good.
 
IMG_1796.jpegSiding is done for the season! The last wall can wait as I don’t feel like tearing down the fence, old shed, and then bringing it all back. It can wait until next year.

Shed is all clad, and now just done 50% of the soffits and should be able to reclaim the yard tomorrow.



Now just stone, and scratch coat where stucco will go as that’ll be next spring.
 
nobbie48 said:
When I had my shop it had an illegal mezzanine accessed by a ladder. I always wanted to put in a secret stairway, a ladder behind a hinged fake bookshelf.

Now I fantasize about a secret tunnel from the basement to the garden shed.
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I have a secret 18x6 ‘pit’ under the floor in my garage. It’s full of dirt and covered with 5” concrete pad right now, someday I’ll dig it out.
 
nobbie48 said:
When I had my shop it had an illegal mezzanine accessed by a ladder. I always wanted to put in a secret stairway, a ladder behind a hinged fake bookshelf.

Now I fantasize about a secret tunnel from the basement to the garden shed.
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There’s a tractor thread nearby…cut and cover is still a good way to build tunnels.
 
Scuba Steve said:
I have one of those but it is full of water if I dig it out.

Sent from the future
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Do it. Awesome for working on cars.

When I built my garage, I tried to sneak it in - they are not allowed where I live - the building inspector saw it during a surprise inspection and made me fill it in.

If yours fills with water, put a sump pit under the stairs. $300 and you're good.

I'll dig mine out someday, then go for non-compliance approval.
 
nobbie48 said:
Then it's not secret. It has to be tunneled with the dirt casually scattered around the neighbourhood.
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Just dig a big hole beside it. People will think you are working on a pool and utility trench. They won't easily see that the trench is big.

A friend had a subdivision house with a tunnel to the shed. In that case, the shed had an indoor pool with a swim up bar. Definitely the party house decades ago.
 
GreyGhost said:
Just dig a big hole beside it. People will think you are working on a pool and utility trench. They won't easily see that the trench is big.

A friend had a subdivision house with a tunnel to the shed. In that case, the shed had an indoor pool with a swim up bar. Definitely the party house decades ago.
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Hmmmm. We’re going to be planting a new tree in the back yard. 2 meter diameter hole two meters deep. Twenty five feet in either direction could work.

I’ll have to revisit “The Great Escape” or touch bases with a friend whose father was part of it. “ Escape, Evasion and Revenge” is his book.
 
Shed is done. Flashing, siding, trim, and the only thing remaining is the caulking.

Still tempted to run electrical through the shed as I bought the RV inlet. I’m not digging through the yard again.

Now slow cleanup time and stone next weekend.
 
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