Author Topic: House Projects (Read 88889 times)

snowshoebrue · « **Reply #480 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 08:31:46 PM »

i decided that i needed more power in my garage and since the panel was out of space i took out the spa circuit and used that space to feed a subpanel and then fed the spa into the sub panel. notice how crappy the electrician that wired the house in the first place panel looks. i will probably clean it up later on

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #481 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 08:40:40 PM »

ok thats it I want some more power in my shop and I want you to do it......

thats sweet Justin now come up here and bring your free stuff and hook me up with some more power

and that hot chick in the backround would be ince too

snowshoebrue · « **Reply #482 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 08:49:05 PM »

i might be mistaking

but i am pretty sure you have a relative that works for an electrical company. put his ass to work

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #483 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 08:52:58 PM »

he sucks and ....

you dont

besides he's a tool geek, and it appears that you actually know how to do stuff

Duffil · « **Reply #484 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 08:53:53 PM »

Quote from: snowshoebrue on Jan 17, 2009, 08:49:05 PM

i might be mistaking but i am pretty sure you have a relative that works for an electrical company. put his ass to work

he is only the tool pregnant dog. he don't get dirty.

edit: dave beat me to it.

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #485 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 08:55:04 PM »

Quote from: Duffil on Jan 17, 2009, 08:53:53 PM

he is only the tool pregnant dog. he don't get dirty.

edit: dave beat me to it.

im quick like that sometimes

snowshoebrue · « **Reply #486 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 09:04:32 PM »

well i offer my services if you need them you too rex if we can do anything

Duffil · « **Reply #487 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 09:07:44 PM »

Quote from: snowshoebrue on Jan 17, 2009, 09:04:32 PM

well i offer my services if you need them you too rex if we can do anything

nah I'm capable of doing it, and I have electrical background and knowledge, just wasn't sure about the ampere rating, that's all. thanks though man.

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #488 on:** Jan 18, 2009, 07:21:47 AM »

Quote from: snowshoebrue on Jan 17, 2009, 09:04:32 PM

well i offer my services if you need them you too rex if we can do anything

sweeeeeeet im an idiot

and electricty hurts

BLACKDOG · « **Reply #489 on:** Dec 01, 2009, 09:30:38 PM »

Bringing this back from the dead, finally got around to installing the floor I bought a year ago, and charlie and I did some painting as well.

Before:

Paint:

Floor:
Out with the carpet, in with the laminate

Just need to do the baseboards, door trim, and transitions, and it'll be done. Then its on to the hallway (also going laminate) and painting the back bedrooms

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #490 on:** Dec 03, 2009, 05:42:47 PM »

thaT WOOD looks realy nice

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #491 on:** Aug 03, 2011, 05:38:58 PM »

Bringing this back from the grave too

So what ya got

Yota87Truck · « **Reply #492 on:** Aug 04, 2011, 08:41:24 PM »

Here's my shed project AKA "The Garage" did a 4x8 design so I could still use the big pad to work on my truck. The only other place on the driveway to work is between the house and fence with not much room to spare. Total cost about $500

Yota87Truck · « **Reply #493 on:** Aug 04, 2011, 08:43:50 PM »

more...

Yota87Truck · « **Reply #494 on:** Aug 04, 2011, 08:48:16 PM »

the inside and tonight's project was the hinged shelf So that I can put my tires away more easily. I will put in a hook so the 2x4 will not be needed to prop it up.

HULK · « **Reply #495 on:** Aug 06, 2011, 01:54:11 PM »

This morning our main water line broke from the street to the house. We finally fixed it, but man was it a mess. I noticed the ground was more wet than yesterday,and I didn't water the grass for the water to drip from the hose bib. So I dug a bit by hand, and as I dug deeper, the more moist the mud got, until I finally hit water. The pipe was busted. So I dug up the front of the house about 3 feet deep to finally get to the pipe. After digging it up, I went and bought all the stuff needed to replace the bad piping. New hose bib, pipe, main shut off valve, and the little nick nacks that all add up so fast. After a trip to Lowe's and some good funds, I came back and repaired the mess. Of course there was some nice language, some I think I even made up in between. Then checked for leaks. No leaks, which is great, then recovered the nightmare I had unveiled.

Stocker · « **Reply #496 on:** Aug 06, 2011, 04:19:26 PM »

^ Had something similar, earlier this year... noticed a wet spot in the back yard, started digging and found an old 3/4" GIP rusted and stressed by tree root that had split open. Ended up placing 60' of PVC from the front yard to the back, all trenched by hand, under rocks, roots, and drains for gutters. Turned out to be a lot more work than I had expected, but since it only fed hose bibbs out back, I could take my time. Sure hauled off a lot of rocks, though.

Yota87Truck · « **Reply #497 on:** Aug 06, 2011, 08:05:56 PM »

it's called a mini ex rental... saves a ton of time and they aren't really that expensive.

HULK · « **Reply #498 on:** Aug 06, 2011, 10:40:15 PM »

I know what you are talking about Stocker. Last Year my main drain pipe from the front of the house to the street was backing up all because of a stupid tree, that the morons at the city had planted right above the pipes. It went through mine and the neighbors. So I called the city asking is it mine or their tree, and waited and waited for a response. I finally said screw them and drilled a hole through the trunk, chained it to my old dodge truck, and ripped that s.o.b. right out of the ground. After I had trenched it to that point so I could replace it that day. Then replaced it with all new abs instead of that crappy clay pipe they had in there. What a mess though, then today this crap.

HULK · « **Reply #499 on:** Aug 24, 2011, 09:25:00 PM »

Today I decided to dig up my front yard to see why I was losing water pressure again. Come to find out, there was another leak thanks to another nice galvanized pipe again. So I got pissed off, made up a few new bad words, and jack hammered this lovely mother earth a new hole, if you know what I mean. Then afterwards, replaced that garbage with nice new pvc, schedule 40, not that thin sprinkler garbage, where you glue it, and as long as you don't hit it with a shovel, you are fine. You can see the old pipe I cut off and left below the new one I ran. It was close to 3 feet deep, we just went with code. So a plumber buddy of mine came by to help me do it, since I am not a plumber, and we dug it up, changed the pipe, and covered it all in a day. Oh yeah, there was about 4 inches of concrete, or hard pan, too. Here are a few pics of this project. I am glad it is finally done right now. They also used 2 elbows at the street end to line up with the original trenching about 2 feet off. It was an awesome workout though.

abnormaltoy · « **Reply #500 on:** Aug 24, 2011, 09:38:27 PM »

Quote from: snowshoebrue on Jan 17, 2009, 08:31:46 PM

i decided that i needed more power in my garage and since the panel was out of space i took out the spa circuit and used that space to feed a subpanel and then fed the spa into the sub panel. notice how crappy the electrician that wired the house in the first place panel looks. i will probably clean it up later on

Nothing says first class quite like the naked lady silhouette mudflap...except for a pair of truck nutz.

Stocker · « **Reply #501 on:** Aug 24, 2011, 09:43:17 PM »

HULK.... Looks much better now, hope that's the last of the bad stuff! I'm not a fan of GIP either, schedule 40 PVC is the way to go. $Beer Chug\'n$

jimbo74 · « **Reply #502 on:** Aug 24, 2011, 10:07:00 PM »

so i need some help

we jsut bought a house.... and as soon as i get back to the states from afghanistan, i will be spending a month of vacation moving into the house and working on it.....

i don't know how to mount the tv....

i will be putting it above the fireplace.... how will i secure it?

will using the fireplace bother it at all?

what about the weight?

it is a sharp aquos 52" that is a couple years old

and the mount looks like the one i have pictured below

topar · « **Reply #503 on:** Aug 24, 2011, 10:22:39 PM »

Tomorrow I will finish painting the outside of the house. While I was painting the house our den started leaking wife called me at work one day stating we had a leak in the den could I come home. She moped up about 3 gallons. I got home took out the wet vac & filled up a 16gallon vac. Found out the foundation had a leak & that's where the water came from. Dug that up tared it replaced all the underground drains for the gutters as well as putting in underground drains around the house just to make sure we would not have more leaks. also took out 3 large trees including grinding the stumps & removed a granite wall. See what painting the house will get you.

HULK · « **Reply #504 on:** Aug 25, 2011, 06:49:10 AM »

Jimbo74...Mounting a tv bracket above a fireplace is actually pretty simple. You want to get masonry ancors for it from Lowes or Home Depot. I use 2.5 to 3 inch bolts. It is good that you have a mantle to help the heat from going to the tv and harming it. I have mounted plenty of t.v.'s above fireplaces, and that is the way to go. I once mounted a 72 inch flatscreen, and that thing must have weighed a ton, but we got it up there.

jimbo74 · « **Reply #505 on:** Sep 06, 2011, 09:43:01 PM »

ok, so what if the wall is faux brick? there are a couple holes in it now from the previous owner, well, they don't go all the way through, but look to be at least 1.5" deep in the mortar, the realtor and previous owner told my wife it was faux brick, but i have no idea....

HULK · « **Reply #506 on:** Sep 07, 2011, 08:05:48 AM »

You can use the same kind of anchors. I hung a t.v. at my cousins house above a fireplace with the same anchors. If you were in town, I'd be more than happy to help you hang it and run the wiring. The only thing is, when you drill for the anchor holes, go one size smaller than what is suggests for that anchor size. The reason being is that the kind of brick you have is softer that cement brick, that way you can hammer the anchor in, and it will be a lot stronger that way.

jimbo74 · « **Reply #507 on:** Sep 07, 2011, 08:20:48 AM »

hulk, where are you located?

HULK · « **Reply #508 on:** Sep 07, 2011, 05:11:18 PM »

PM sent jimbo74 with contact info.

jimbo74 · « **Reply #509 on:** Sep 08, 2011, 09:18:00 PM »

ok... so another issue..... most of the house has 2 prong plugs...... however, i na light switch, i saw 3 wires, but only 2 were used..... does this mean the house is wired for a ground plug? or how does this work? i want all the plugs to be 3 prong..... even if they are not a gfci plug, then the circuit breaker in the garage should throw, right?

haha, i know nothing about electrical.... i do know there is a hot, a ground, and a nuetral? however, i don't know there standard colors or how they work......

i am from the car world, where there is positive, red..... and negative black -- which is also the ground ( on most cars, some do wierd backwards stuff)

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