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

[Jampy00]

In the new place have a corner shower enclosure, works well and looks great, but I noted some flex in one of the panels and the caulk has come away from the seem. Yes, I know rip it all out and re-do it... But, the flex is high enough it won't see much water (just the occasional splash) and my project list is already too long... Is there an adhesive I could use to bond the seam then caulk over it?

 

[GreyGhost]

In the new place have a corner shower enclosure, works well and looks great, but I noted some flex in one of the panels and the caulk has come away from the seem. Yes, I know rip it all out and re-do it... But, the flex is high enough it won't see much water (just the occasional splash) and my project list is already too long... Is there an adhesive I could use to bond the seam then caulk over it?

Material? Both sides of bond same material? You may be able to bond but that transfers the stresses. We aren't there so we can't tell you for sure but worst case would be bond holds and one of the panels cracks as it can't stand the load.

 

[Jampy00]

Material? Both sides of bond same material? You may be able to bond but that transfers the stresses. We aren't there so we can't tell you for sure but worst case would be bond holds and one of the panels cracks as it can't stand the load.

Both sides are same material (some sort of plastic). It's one of those pre-fab enclosures. No load at all, it is the upper part of the wall. The flex is minimal, but I want to ensure no water ever gets through.

 

[timtune]

Check the label but something like liquid nails or other construction adhesives should work.

 

[crankcall]

Any seam sealant that is labeled safe for acrylic will work . Silicone will work . Clean it up nice so you get a good bond .


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[nobbie48]

The boss wants to change our 3yr old Moen kitchen faucet with this one because she prefers the look better:

https://www.amazon.ca/FORIOUS-Kitchen-Sprayer-Commercial-faucets/dp/B089SQ69KC/ref=asc_df_B089SQ69KC/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=578813963229&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17934053246928582037&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000828&hvtargid=pla-945188476948&mcid=418d48ab19893bdfbde3da5a7d654b96&th=1

Normally I'm inclined to stay with Moen or Pfister. Any experience or advice?

I'm with Moen. hey have a lifetime cartridge exchange. (If you do need one keep the package label and stick it under the counter for the next time so you'll know which part to ask for). if you know what you're asking for and they are helpful they might give you a new one before you give them the oldie. That makes it a quick in an out job.

A cheap faucet doesn't come with free labour and plumbing is low on the list of things I like to do for free.

 

[backmarkerducati]

I'm with Moen. hey have a lifetime cartridge exchange. (If you do need one keep the package label and stick it under the counter for the next time so you'll know which part to ask for). if you know what you're asking for and they are helpful they might give you a new one before you give them the oldie. That makes it a quick in an out job.

A cheap faucet doesn't come with free labour and plumbing is low on the list of things I like to do for free.

Even worse, pay someone multiple times to keep doing it (replace) due to cheap fixtures.

 

[nobbie48]

I'm very careful to who I lend things nowadays. Dad's a hard no to anyone that tries to borrow anything of his simply because he got burned too often over the course of his career.

When I do borrow something, I treat it better than my own as my conscience eats up at me.

Neighbour lent me his c-clamp to help with the brakes. I snapped it and he refused re-payment. I finally gave him $25 and he accepted $20 for it and a dozen eggs.

My hardest part is keeping track of who has what.

The part I hate is people assuming I keep tools around for absolutely no reason. I keep ladders around because I MIGHT have to go up on the roof. If I was going onto the roof everyday I would put in stairs. Therefore the ladder you borrowed six months ago to paint your eaves a foot at a time MIGHT be needed if I had to do something up there in an emergency.

Don't borrow something for a project you might start in a few months and return it months after you've finished.

I have one friend that returns things promptly and cleaner than when he borrowed them. Everyone else is on thin ice.

If I need something, I hate renting because if I need it more than a week it's usually better to buy. Or buy used and sell when finished.

If you don't have one why should I assume you know how to use one?

If you broke yours do you intend to use mine doing the same thing that broke yours?

Just because you can attach a six inch hole saw to a 3/8" drill it doesn't mean you should.

 

[GreyGhost]

The part I hate is people assuming I keep tools around for absolutely no reason. I keep ladders around because I MIGHT have to go up on the roof. If I was going onto the roof everyday I would put in stairs. Therefore the ladder you borrowed six months ago to paint your eaves a foot at a time MIGHT be needed if I had to do something up there in an emergency.

Don't borrow something for a project you might start in a few months and return it months after you've finished.

I have one friend that returns things promptly and cleaner than when he borrowed them. Everyone else is on thin ice.

If I need something, I hate renting because if I need it more than a week it's usually better to buy. Or buy used and sell when finished.

If you don't have one why should I assume you know how to use one?

If you broke yours do you intend to use mine doing the same thing that broke yours?

Just because you can attach a six inch hole saw to a 3/8" drill it doesn't mean you should.

A friend borrowed my SDS-max rotary hammer. He treats things well. He had a family member helping him. Came home from work and family member was lifting tile by sliding the drill along the floor with his foot. I got a message asking how much the drill was worth and a cheque shortly after. Now I have hundreds of dollars of sds max bits and no drill. It doesn't make sense to buy another until I have an impending use. They are too much and too big to buy just in case. The Makita I had was awesome (until numbnuts treated it like rental tool). It turns out inflation got them too. List is now $300 higher than a few years ago when I "sold" it.

 

[Scuba Steve]

A friend borrowed my SDS-max rotary hammer. He treats things well. He had a family member helping him. Came home from work and family member was lifting tile by sliding the drill along the floor with his foot. I got a message asking how much the drill was worth and a cheque shortly after. Now I have hundreds of dollars of sds max bits and no drill. It doesn't make sense to buy another until I have an impending use. They are too much and too big to buy just in case.

Lol I lent mine to my brother never to return

Sent from the future

 

[mimico_polak]

Lol I lent mine to my brother never to return

Sent from the future

My biggest enemy is my dad. Maybe it’s the union mentality but anything within grasp is his.

Tools go MIA all the time because he sees it, assumes it’s his, and it walks away from me.

Sometimes I’ll knowingly ask ‘you got a tool for this?’ Only for him to give me back my own tool.

 

[nobbie48]

My biggest enemy is my dad. Maybe it’s the union mentality but anything within grasp is his.

Tools go MIA all the time because he sees it, assumes it’s his, and it walks away from me.

Sometimes I’ll knowingly ask ‘you got a tool for this?’ Only for him to give me back my own tool.

A friend is going through this. In one case his boss had some of his tools in the company truck and it got stolen. Insurance reimbursed the company but his boss kept the money.

 

[crankcall]

I’ll take a job bag to a 3-5 guy project and will see 6 to 9 hands in my bag . If you can’t bring your own tape measure or pencil to a project , should you actually be there .


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[mimico_polak]

Ugh....another unfortunate scam....guy started the job, got 55k up front to purchase material...and that was that.

Oakville couple out nearly $55K after kitchen renovation 'nightmare'

Angela and Gino Costabile’s home in Oakville is all decked out for the holidays. Several lights and decorations adorn the home inside and out. “Christmas is so very special for us,” Angela said. The one thing she enjoys the most is cooking and baking for family and friends. She had plans to do...

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[GreyGhost]

Ugh....another unfortunate scam....guy started the job, got 55k up front to purchase material...and that was that.

Oakville couple out nearly $55K after kitchen renovation 'nightmare'

Angela and Gino Costabile’s home in Oakville is all decked out for the holidays. Several lights and decorations adorn the home inside and out. “Christmas is so very special for us,” Angela said. The one thing she enjoys the most is cooking and baking for family and friends. She had plans to do...

toronto.citynews.ca

Another misleading (approaching outright fraudulent) headline. They are not out nearly 55K. They paid 55K. They thought job would cost 60K. They have been given quotes of 25K to finish. Honestly, 60 for a full gut including appliances seemed low. They can have job complete for 80K total. So they are "out" 20K tops.

 

[mimico_polak]

Another misleading (approaching outright fraudulent) headline. They are not out nearly 55K. They paid 55K. They thought job would cost 60K. They have been given quotes of 25K to finish. Honestly, 60 for a full gut including appliances seemed low. They can have job complete for 80K total. So they are "out" 20K tops.

I'd say they're out because frankly....it was never going to be finished for 60k. That's closer to a 70-80k kitchen, IF they can find a guy to do it to finish for 25k.

Think I'll contact them as part of dad's new side hustle.

 

[crankcall]

60k sounds light for a new cabinet/appliance/moving electrical around job . But you hope and trust.

I can name about a dozen projects where guy A started and guy B had to come in and finish up , its a big town money problem .
Second part of the problem ( for me ) is 25 kitchen companies in Oakville and they go with some guy in Vaughn. And not a monster kitchen company like most in Vaughn, some dude in a stripmall.

 

[jc100]

So bathroom job nearly done. Just finishing touches. Corner jacuzzi bath and wood/tile support demo and removal, slate tile surround removal, floor built up to level with existing with plywood and ditramat and retiled, walls redrywalled where old slate was and then retiled, plumbing updated and new lines routed for new faucets, p-trap rejigged for new bath, new bath installed with new free standing faucets, bathroom repainted, marble tile backsplash added to vanity, downstairs ceiling drywalled where plumbing access was, access vent added for new faucet shut off valves, minor electrical updates. $7800 (materials and labour and tax) plus $800 for the bath plus $700 for tile plus $400 for the faucets.

Not too bad for what really is a half bathroom complete update.

 

[sburns]

Think I'll contact them as part of dad's new side hustle.

This would be a great way to market your business, come in and save the day.

 

[Baggsy]

This would be a great way to market your business, come in and save the day.

Change your name to Mike.

Me, I put a new door closer on the garage. The instructions were a cross between Ikea and bad English, not to mention, three different way of installing it in two directions. Third time was the charm when I just put it in how I thought it should go.