Author Topic: House Projects (Read 86621 times)

Lady Di · « **on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:30:27 PM »

Anyone else having fun around the house?
If it's not one thing it's another.. Mark decided to remodel the master bath and tore three of the 4 walls out. I know we have some before pics somewhere, but here are the during.
The tile is all new (obviously) and Mark is building the cabinets as well.

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:36:06 PM »

Mark, is there anything you don 't do?

papa mike · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:36:59 PM »

send him over here when hes done i need my rooms tiled to and looks like he does awsome work ,,,grin,,,

Lady Di · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:37:47 PM »

Then yesterday we went to Sam's Club to look at outdoor fireplaces and ended up having to modify the entertainment center to fit this little beauty!

First is the before picture of the entertainment center..
The fitting in the new addition... following that is Mark and Nosey checking it out.
Mark borrowed some router bits from Nosey to rout the boards to finish the front.
Mark finished it this morning adding more shelves and staining it.

Lady Di · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:39:44 PM »

It looks like it's made for the TV! It's a beautiful thing!

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:41:41 PM »

Well MINI is not around this week (movin' into his new house) but I know he would love to add something so I 'll help him:

Someone thought it would be a good idea to install wallpaper straight to the sheetrock so that the next homeowner would have one hell of a time removing it.

who wants to help MINI decid where to put all this stuff in his new house

best way to remove popcorn celling is ....... HELP !!!

Lady Di · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:45:48 PM »

Oldyeller - in re: Popcorn ceiling... Mark says: water in a pump up sprayer, just enough to went it down, it'll mud up and you scrap it off with a putty knife. Put the putty knife on a long pole so you can reach from the ground.

And I don't know how you removed the wallpaper but I heard you can mix one-third cup fabric softener with two-thirds cup hot water and spray it on. Supposedly it comes right off.
We'll be getting to the kitchen soon enough.

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:47:57 PM »

Quote from: oldyellercj on Jan 01, 2007, 12:41:41 PM

best way to remove popcorn celling is ....... HELP !!!

Sledgehammer

warm water in a spray bottle, then use a putty knife or a floor scraper to scrape it off.

Shamb · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 12:51:59 PM »

YES!

We're having alot of "fun" as well with home upgrades. We're sanding the mud right now and getting ready for final inspection.

Added a large master bedroom 24'x 14' and we're completely refurbashing the bathroom with a tiled walkin shower. Kitchen is getting all new cabnets. All new carpet inside the house and some more shelfs for misc stuff in the walk-in closet.

We recently purchased a new 50" Plasma tv as well

This is why not much progress has been done on my truck, this room/remodel is kicking my butt!

Lady Di · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 01:22:04 PM »

Quote from: Shamb on Jan 01, 2007, 12:51:59 PM

YES!

We're having alot of "fun" as well with home upgrades. We're sanding the mud right now and getting ready for final inspection.

Added a large master bedroom 24'x 14' and we're completely refurbashing the bathroom with a tiled walkin shower. Kitchen is getting all new cabnets. All new carpet inside the house and some more shelfs for misc stuff in the walk-in closet.

We recently purchased a new 50" Plasma tv as well

This is why not much progress has been done on my truck, this room/remodel is kicking my butt!

on the plasma! Our's is a 42". The living room is just too small for anything bigger.
You are really going to town on that house project! Cool.
And this is why nothing is being done on the Mammoth as well (not that he has anything that NEEDS to be done but there is always something he would like to do!)

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 01:44:46 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Jan 01, 2007, 12:45:48 PM

And I don't know how you removed the wallpaper but I heard you can mix one-third cup fabric softener with two-thirds cup hot water and spray it on. Supposedly it comes right off.
We'll be getting to the kitchen soon enough.

The fabric softner worked great on the other walls with the scoring tool

but this wallpaper was applied directly to the bare sheetrock

, yea it riped off the paper in alot of places so now we have to re shoot the texture and paint

Lady Di · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 02:43:41 PM »

We did the knock down texture in the bathroom, it really looks great. Our friend said you can do the same with the popcorn rather then taking it off.
Wet it down and spatula it. to make smooth lump texture and then paint it.

Lady Di · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 01, 2007, 02:52:12 PM »

at least the entertainment center project motivated me to clean the carpet and get the living room table cleared off. I don't want to put anything in it, it looks so nice and clean.

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 04, 2007, 05:58:32 PM »

i don't see no dimand plate

topar · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 04, 2007, 06:08:18 PM »

When removing wallpaper I like to use 2/3 water and 1/3 vinegar. Use a sponge and wet a area till it is translucent then take a scraper and run over it while it is still wet. It comes right off in big sections very easily. I have done my whole house like this and it works great easiest way I know to remove wall paper. I like to put plastic or an old sheet on the floor that way you just pick that up and throw the whole thing away when finished.

Bazzi · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 04:45:08 PM »

wait a sec. are you guy´s baking?

Lady Di · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 04:52:53 PM »

The crib bazzi? The bread is out of the oven

OK so we got the drawer boxes done today, I varnished them and Mark started on the faces...

Bazzi · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 04:58:50 PM »

I thought you ditn´t have any baby´s? how many and how old?

Lady Di · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 05:01:50 PM »

!!!! Not ME!!!! Oh hell no!! We are child free and damn proud of it

this tread isn't all about US... it's a house project thread in general.

That's Mini's stuff!!! AH!!

Here's his big giant head..

reklund5 · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 06:01:12 PM »

Wow, Mammoths! That is some impressive cabinetry! Mark, you're makin' me look bad out here in NM- I've got a HUGE list of house projects that need to be done if we keep this house...

Ryan

Lady Di · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 06:07:05 PM »

Ryan.. if you could see the rest of the house... the bathroom is just the tip of the iceberg.. there are already a dozen other unfinished projects. It will take us two years just to finish the ones we've started.
But I think that is typical home ownership!

Shamb · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 07:20:38 PM »

We finished hanging all the Wonderboard/Greenboard in the bathroom today and had a ton of fun sanding the mud smooth inside the master bedroom.

My digicam is broke or i'd post pics, might buy a new one tomorrow. If we do i'll post up some progress pics.

Lady Di · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 07, 2007, 07:22:44 PM »

Oh yeah.. mud sanding is the BEST!!

Maybe there are some mud guys out there reading this. I think you can sponge in down while its still wet so you don't have to sand it.

reklund5 · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 08, 2007, 07:47:46 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Jan 07, 2007, 06:07:05 PM

Ryan.. if you could see the rest of the house... the bathroom is just the tip of the iceberg.. there are already a dozen other unfinished projects. It will take us two years just to finish the ones we've started.
But I think that is typical home ownership!

No kidding!

Every time I cross one thing off my list of "house projects" it seems like I add 3 more...

Ryan

Gittinit · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 08, 2007, 08:48:37 PM »

I rember doing that stuff to my house. Now we are ready to sell and start again with something bigger.

topar · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 08, 2007, 09:13:22 PM »

Don't do it. I moved into something bigger about 10 years ago. That list is just bigger and NEVER ends!

Lady Di · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 09, 2007, 04:15:52 PM »

it doesn't matter the size of your house... it never ends!!

After the master bath is the hall bath

after that is the kitchen

the utility room is still unfinished and don't even ask about the gararge

Oh... and let us not get started on the outside of the house

and the yard.....

topar · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 09, 2007, 06:35:31 PM »

Are you guys living in my house?

Shamb · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 22, 2007, 11:42:09 AM »

Posted some pictures of our progress so far. Get some shots of the arch we put in going from the living room to the master bedroom, and a few shots of the bathroom

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/shamb55/album/576460762386435927

MiniSimp · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 27, 2007, 09:36:40 AM »

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