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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
- Thread starter mimico_polak
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So what’s the general feeling by the group regarding fencing…
- pressure treated
- cedar
- composite
and for the poles
- Wood (cedar or PT)
- metal
Have also seen pre-built fence panels which can probably speed up the process.
- pressure treated
- cedar
- composite
and for the poles
- Wood (cedar or PT)
- metal
Have also seen pre-built fence panels which can probably speed up the process.
If you are going with PT wood posts in the ground, make sure you use ground contact PT. The vast majority of the PT you see in stores is explicitly not rated for ground contact.
Wood vs metal for poles is substantially aesthetic. Both will last a long time and then require attention (metal will rust or finish comes off, wood rots). I was looking at one fence in Markham (government money built it) with huge hot dipped galvanized I beam posts capped with 2x8 cedar for aesthetic reasons. Holy budget batman.
I strongly dislike plastic fencing (aesthetic mainly).
Brown PT is normally my go to these days. Looks decent, doesn't require any sealant/stain to be reasonably colourfast. Cedar looks amazing when installed but quickly goes grey unless you spend a lot of time on it every year. I am glad green PT is gone, that looked like crap.
My grandmother also used a wood stove. I can remember the kitchen in summer being like a 100 degrees - "who want tea?"
One of my favorites - Thanks WB
My All-time favorite as well.
Trying to wrap up my electrical before the permit expires (or I have to renew....). Here is a look inside the knee wall below the roof. The 80 year old rafters etc. look pretty good IMO. We handle the insulation like it contains asbestos but the walls are rockwool batt covered in cardboard and the lower ceiling is blown in rockwool over the original sawdust so there is a low probability... Wire in the picture is the old wiring.... new is all tucked in.
Now what I really need, a good plastic skeleton (or even just a skull) to leave in there for the next person....
Now what I really need, a good plastic skeleton (or even just a skull) to leave in there for the next person....
I contemplated putting the skeleton in a Tyvek suit against the end wall and putting scratch marks on the underside of the roof boards.... First I need a skeleton, store bought not "DIY"....
Please do! Please please do it!
Scratch out some ominous words like ‘they were right’ or ‘I should have listened before buying this place’….
The house is 80 years old, the current code is completely immaterial unless I am modifying the insulation, structure, etc.... Hell, most of it has no insulation.
Even the existing K&T is completely legal from an ESA perspective as long as it is not modified.... Regardless electrical is being 100% replaced with permit....
wow...buddy just told me his quote for windows is 40k for 16 windows...all in...but still! Cousin paid 7k 2 years ago for 10 windows or so.
As much as windows seem like a good idea to replace, it is really hard to justify the expense. You will never remotely save enough energy to offset the cost and the new ones often look little.dofferent than the old ones (just less fog but you camt see that if you have blinds). Neighbour paid >20 for windows and then had blind people in and they wanted >1k per room for mediocre blinds.
Apparently it's the 'performance' of triple glazed that he's after. I told him I'd rather have the cash in hand as it'll save you a few $ / month at best.
To each their own.
I’d love new windows, mine are from the 80s at best. It’s very difficult to justify the cost.
I am going to change out the sliding patio door, quote was $3k which seems absurd. I’m generally handy but I’ve never done a sliding door so I’m somewhat hesitant to do it myself.
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I am going to change out the sliding patio door, quote was $3k which seems absurd. I’m generally handy but I’ve never done a sliding door so I’m somewhat hesitant to do it myself.
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We had our patio sliding door done a few years ago at our old townhouse. Price was about $900-1000 with installation and removal of old door.
Miranda Vinyl Products is where we got the door.
When my dad was younger (he's 70 now) we would do windows as a side gig. I was young and stupid so didn't really learn much...but when we got that door installed it was $250 for the installation which isn't worth to do ourselves.
Triple glazed is ~R5. Double glazed is ~R4. Woopee. If he wants to save energy, brick in a single window and he will be way ahead.
It's not hard. I did mine a bit ago.
Replaced the builder's grade with low-e (I needed it) and I opted for one with built in blinds. No regrets. <$700 for the door, and less than a hun for necessities.
Apparently at triple glazed you're eligible for a 5k rebate from the feds.
So....spend 40k to save 5k ... or just spend 20k (or less) for double glazed.
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