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

GreyGhost said:
Next time borrow an IR camera before you drill the floor. Yikes. So easy to see and mark out the heat lines. Now, there probably shouldn't be any under the toilet but that depends on the installer. If they have some extra length, it could end up there.
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Yeah I've wanted one to balance out the zones better for the floor heating but never went to buy one.

Luckily I had a photo from construction where they moved the toilet flange over about 6", so I was confident on the one side I was clear. Between the flange and the wall I was like 90% certain there would be nothing there, it was the one side that was sketchy.
 
GreyGhost said:
Next time borrow an IR camera before you drill the floor. Yikes. So easy to see and mark out the heat lines. Now, there probably shouldn't be any under the toilet but that depends on the installer. If they have some extra length, it could end up there.
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I did a cash job fixing one of those. It paid for my Sidis. Infrared is relatively cheap these day and even the cheap cameras work. A buddy was picking up images on a dongle for his iphone
 
48Connor said:
Yeah I've wanted one to balance out the zones better for the floor heating but never went to buy one.

Luckily I had a photo from construction where they moved the toilet flange over about 6", so I was confident on the one side I was clear. Between the flange and the wall I was like 90% certain there would be nothing there, it was the one side that was sketchy.
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You can get cameras in the low hundreds now that are more than adequate for that job. If a repair was required, it would far exceed that. Have you turned on the floor since this install?
 
GreyGhost said:
You can get cameras in the low hundreds now that are more than adequate for that job. If a repair was required, it would far exceed that. Have you turned on the floor since this install?
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No but I inspected the holes after drilling and vacuuming them out and they were clean. The system is full of pressurized water plus it has a bit of head in the mechanical room, so if I burst through any line I would have seen a fair bit of water come out (~0.5L). I didn't even see any of the red tubing, so all free and clear.

Also I only went an inch into the concrete. I'd suspect the tubes are more towards the middle of the slab.
 
GreyGhost said:
That looks really nice. What did you use for roof waterproofing? It looks really shallow for shingles and most people don't want to pay for proper low-slope roofing.
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Thanks. It is shallow for shingles but that what I used. When they go I'll replace. Drip edge all around. Gutter at back. Replacing in 10 - 15 years isn't a big deal. Roof took me 4 hours to do including drip edge.
I did this style of roof for the look I wanted. The angled cut, painted rafters makes the shed.
 
Tonight is my final fairing of drywall seams on the ceiling of my wife's newly renovated craft room. My least favorite thing is mudding and sanding ceilings -- at this moment I wish popcorn was still in vogue.
 
mimico_polak said:
Solar lights that store battery and allow use at night?? Interested to know more.
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I put one in my garage too. Mine Looks like a typical motion sensor floodlight but with a panel on a wire. I clamped it to the workbench with the panel in the window. Easy solution to late night arrival and dark garage. A hard-wired solution would have been an awkward install. I assume that it can't be on for hours but in my application, I need maybe 3 minutes a day and it works perfectly.
 
mimico_polak said:
Solar lights that store battery and allow use at night?? Interested to know more.
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Motion detecting/light sensing solar lights. Many styles to choose from. I have a small spot light and a lantern type in my shed. They work great in the dark or when you first open the door. Both will come on initially when I open the door. At night they will stay on for a while (never tested how long they will last). In the day they come on for a minute or so until they detect the sunshine and then shut off.
 
hdsomeday said:
Motion detecting/light sensing solar lights. Many styles to choose from. I have a small spot light and a lantern type in my shed. They work great in the dark or when you first open the door. Both will come on initially when I open the door. At night they will stay on for a while (never tested how long they will last). In the day they come on for a minute or so until they detect the sunshine and then shut off.
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I have a similar light at the front door. Four AAA batteries last months but the light is both motion and ambient light controlled. It can be programmed for different light and time conditions.

IIRC about $10 at Lee Valley.
 
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Kiddos playhouse is coming along well. Still have to build a door and railings and also raise and attach the pole slide. I ran out of trim so I’ll grab some more when I buy railing material and trim up the rest of the house.
 
Son of a … which one of you is wishing for rains on weekends!?

Practically every weekend this summer is rainy and kills any and all progress.

FML
 
Scuba Steve said:
I have this weekend and next to ride and this crap keeps happening


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Yup super frustrating. Need to get so much done and every damn weekend.

Scaffold is $600/month.

Plus wanted to find time to ride out your way for that transformer.
 
mimico_polak said:
Yup super frustrating. Need to get so much done and every damn weekend.

Scaffold is $600/month.

Plus wanted to find time to ride out your way for that transformer.
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I have a bike jack as well if interested
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