Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

[Domon]

That's more like the quote that April got.

yeah, thats all inclusive, site prep, base, finishing.

Concrete is not an thing you should take on as an amatuer and assume you can just pay for the delivery.

 

[fly]

these are the pics from the post at least
3br, one full bath, one 3/4, and a toilet in the laundry room ( ), 2 car garage with one of the bays tandem so you can fit 3 (and there's a door out the back on that one so you don't have to play tetris). huge backyard, nice deck, nice family room. NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE

That's quite the fucking upgrade. Y'all must be doin well!

 

[fly]

yeah, thats all inclusive, site prep, base, finishing.

Concrete is not an thing you should take on as an amatuer and assume you can just pay for the delivery.

I'm well aware of that!

 

[Domon]

That's quite the fucking upgrade. Y'all must be doin well!

what do you mean, it doesnt even have a basement swimming pool.

 

[Jehannum]

He could probably steal some of what he needs from local playgrounds.

@fly ain't allowed around playgrounds anymore. Not after @APRIL.

 

[Jehannum]

yeah, thats all inclusive, site prep, base, finishing.

Concrete is not an thing you should take on as an amatuer and assume you can just pay for the delivery.

 

[august]

I'm well aware of that!

last time, we could only include my income because he was still touring & working PRN at the warehouse. since then, he's been working a job with consistent pay that's about on par with mine in terms of net pay, so we could basically double the budget (though thankfully we won't be). location-wise it's also closer to work (and childcare) so reduced gas & car costs, and also no flood insurance ALSO not oil heat, so I won't have to drop thousands every year on heating oil (or deal with an oil furnace or having a big ass oil tank in the basement).

 

[HipHugHer]

I want to watch you two diy that deck in concrete. I'll stay out of the way and just watch.

 

[Valve1138]

last time, we could only include my income because he was still touring & working PRN at the warehouse. since then, he's been working a job with consistent pay that's about on par with mine in terms of net pay, so we could basically double the budget (though thankfully we won't be). location-wise it's also closer to work (and childcare) so reduced gas & car costs, and also no flood insurance ALSO not oil heat, so I won't have to drop thousands every year on heating oil (or deal with an oil furnace or having a big ass oil tank in the basement).

That house sounds a little too normal.

 

[APRIL]

I want to watch you two diy that deck in concrete. I'll stay out of the way and just watch.

We're pretty fucking handy; I think you'd be surprised.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

We're pretty fucking handy; I think you'd be surprised.

Id watch just to see how many times you fall down

 

[Jehannum]

We're pretty fucking handy; I think you'd be surprised.

Just go in for an extra yard and plan on grinding the top flat, I guess.

 

[fly]

I want to watch you two diy that deck in concrete. I'll stay out of the way and just watch.

As long as the forms and rebar are setup correctly and I have a really wide screed, I'm pretty sure we could do it. However, I'm not willing to risk it on a pour that large.

 

[Jehannum]

As long as the forms and rebar are setup correctly and I have a really wide screed, I'm pretty sure we could do it. However, I'm not willing to risk it on a pour that large.

You could overclock @APRIL's hitachi magic wand with a car battery to get the bubbles out.

 

[APRIL]

Id watch just to see how many times you fall down

You would have loved to have been there when we helped some buddies of ours build a chicken coop after serving us unlimited 10%+ ABV Unibroue beers.

 

[Mikeawesome]

How hard is it to cut through an exterior stucco wall? I want to put a back door to the yard

 

[Domon]

diamond blade will make quick work of it. Theres a lot of work setting up the structure to put in a door though, id get the whole thing framed out right with king studs, etc etc before you even touch the stucco.

 

[Domon]

We're pretty fucking handy; I think you'd be surprised.

you have all the tools? cause thats a couple hundred bucks right there just for the mag floats, screeds, etc.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

you have all the tools? cause thats a couple hundred bucks right there just for the mag floats, screeds, etc.

you can rent most of that stuff from the homedepot

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

diamond blade will make quick work of it. Theres a lot of work setting up the structure to put in a door though, id get the whole thing framed out right with king studs, etc etc before you even touch the stucco.

yup, bust out the inner sheetrock, frame it up (for a pre-hung door) then bust through the outer wall. A sawsall with a good blade may get through stucco...does it have a wire mesh in it? I forget.