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While helping empty out the momster's house, I came across this decoration they built years ago. I grabbed it before it hit the dumpster... and I'm pleasantly surprised how closely the colour of the backframe matches our house!!
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Rusty pot light fixture...
What I needed to do to remove the pot light and rusty enclosure...
New fixture... a sealed flat LED rated for damp locations and exterior applications... slight larger than the pot light (6" vs 4") but that was necessary as the hole for the pot light was too large for a 4" LED.
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The tape on the floor is to help visualize the locations. It's going to be a tight fit but maybe a bit more space than an airplane toilet... lol
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Itty bitty little sink...
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The sink arrived today so we took a quick run downtown to pick a faucet and some peel-and-stick wallpaper. We also found an interesting mirror...
One more strip of wallpaper to hang tomorrow... almost done...
When I say the sink is tiny, I'm not kidding. Yes, my hands are large but still..
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The 2x6 framing between the concrete and the door is flat against the foundation on either side of the door. The header above the door isn't laying flat; rather it is standing.... so I added two more standing pieces which filled the gap completely... One 2x6 is adequate; three is overkill... but that's how I roll...
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The joy of structure work...
If you look closely, the arrow points to the piece of red wire I poked through the small hole I drilled from above for the location of the toilet flange.
Two feet to one side of the boxed section is the plumbing for the bathtub and shower... My plan is to hang the small sink... so it's going to be a busy wall...
Finally... an overview picture... You can see the outflow pipe toward the septic field. The toilet of the main bathroom is close to the wall and it flows into the vertical stack... By strange coincidence, it's almost exactly 8 ft between where the new toilet down pipe will appear and the vertical stack... That means this should be an easy and efficient plumbing job for the toilet.
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Next step is probably opening up the drywall in the powder room so I fortify behind the drywall in order to be certain the sink mounts are "bulletproof" because I can't NOT do that... ugh...
Upside is that will make it easier to do the drain and water supply for the sink...
Toilet drain is now installed...
And toilet is installed...
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The semi-transparent oil based stain is soaking into the wood... I bought two gallons and, between the deck and the two panels, it's all gone... I still have a second coat to do... and three sets of wooden steps... so I'm thinking I will be buying at least two gallons more. Ugh!
In this picture, the stain was fresh/wet...
And this one is more dry... and different lighting...
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The second coat looks better. I switched to a brush as the sprayer used way too much expensive stain... At $99/gallon (plus tax), I'd rather go slowly and use less than half of the amount.
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I opened up the wall in the new bathroom. Not too many surprises; there is a notch where the original tub's supply used to be routed... When they renovated and installed a tub-surround, they moved the line.
Now I just need to figure out how to fit the new drain and supply lines into the empty space... and, of course, a wood brace to bolt the sink onto...
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Staining spindles and handrails is about as much fun as it sounds...
I noticed this crack... so I grabbed my jug of Gorilla Glue (indoor/outdoor), a clamp and a stick to spread glue in a narrow space...
And problem solved!!
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My aunt snapped a pic shortly after we started putting the frame onto the posts. When we finished up, we'd added a couple more posts at the far end, completed the framing and had about half of the floor joists placed, ready for the deck boards.
I don't think putting pier blocks directly on grass is a good idea but they say they're happy with it. If it was my pool and my deck, I'd have augured holes below the frost line and put in sauna tubes filled with concrete... but they're happy so whatever!!
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That should be solid enough so if someone does pull on the sink, it will go nowhere.
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The balusters take forever compared to the handrails.
I snapped this pic when a buddy texted to ask what I was up to... I kept going and got more done...
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Front door step... first cost of stain...
Second doorstep is still raw wood... I'll do it next...
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Everything looks great!1
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Today's fun was starting a set of handrails to protect the stairwell to the basement... but sturdy enough to bear a small roof to hopefully keep the rain & snow out...
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My sturdy handrail now has a cross brace... and I've started the frame for the cover.
I decided to extend the cover to provide a roof over the heatpump to keep the snow off the top.
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Today's focus was building the box over the heat pump's condenser. Since we live in a snow zone, it's common to build a cover to keep snow from accumulating on top of the condenser.
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All rafters in... All cross braces on... Next step is installing the guides, then the corrugated plastic covers. The flash made the plastic glow blue but it's actually clear...
I'm trying to decide whether to put a post under the outer edge of the cover OR a crossbrace to the wall. At this point, none of the cover is touching the wall... a post might be better... I stuck a piece of 2X4 into the ground as a precautionary measure.
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The plastic roofing is in...
Next steps is the balusters for under the handrail... one done, five to go...
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It's really coming together nicely...
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Looks fabulous as always................is the snow going to fall on those first 4 steps though? Just curious.0
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@fitlin50, some snow might drift into the first few steps... plus some will slide off the cover and fall down... but it should be less so than just having the open hole filling up.Looks fabulous as always................is the snow going to fall on those first 4 steps though? Just curious.1 -
Computer problems... gah!! Keyboard is acting screwy... I stained the external portions... first coat soaked in like a sponge.. So I need more stain again... and a new keyboard apparently...
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Plastic panels in place... With any amount of luck, this will divert the wind and snow out of the stairwell...
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My fancy new Rheem hybrid hot water heater. The bottom part is where the standard tank with elements; the upper part is a heat pump with a condenser to take heat from the air and push it into the water.
Given the heat pump is on top, the cold water inlet and the hot water outlet aren't on the top like most hot water tanks. Instead, the inlet and outlef are on the side... the cold inlet is low, close to the bottom and the hot outlet is close to the top of the tank portion... so kinda half way up the side...
The condensation outlet is also out the side, just above the tank... relatively close to the pressure relief valve which is also out the side... So it's a bit more complicated than a standard tank but easily sorted.
The condensation outlet is plastic, unlike the galvanized pipe for the others.
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I was going to stain the upper deck... got it about half-done and then ran out of stain...
And before I could drive into town to get more stain, my wife asked me to go for a walk on the beach...
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I've cleared everything off and away from the basement foundation walls as tomorrow is spray foam insulation day. The present, about half of the rim joist is uninsulated, the foundation walls are uninsulated and there is no vapour barrier... so the house should be much easier to keep warm in the winter and to keep cool in the summer...
The only downside (aside from cost) is a short-term one... As the foam cures, it stinks... so we're going to be out of the house for a day and a night...
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