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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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09-02-2021, 09:48 AM #4926Registered User
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My GF has all that pro grade shit cuz her husband was a carpenter doing post n beam, its nice to go over fixing something and you know she has all the tools
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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09-02-2021, 10:19 AM #4927
I agree with Tuco. All high-end paint-grade trim is painted (sprayed) after installation, unless your builder is a hack, or unless it is a very small portion of the whole house. This is the only way to get perfect results and ensure there are no gaps between the trim and wall, etc. Totally different than stain-grade trim.
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09-02-2021, 10:29 AM #4928
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09-02-2021, 12:11 PM #4929
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09-02-2021, 12:15 PM #4930
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09-02-2021, 01:04 PM #4931______
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No.
I’m thinking of getting a track for my existing skil saw or buying a track saw. Depends on what projects I get into.
Borrowing or renting is great if I had a bigger project, I’m just doing a few odds and ends here and there as the come up so looking for an alternative. I’m not trimming out a house.
I used to have the whole works: 10” compound miter and stand. It was nice, but overkill for what I’m doing these days.
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09-02-2021, 01:05 PM #4932______
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09-02-2021, 01:24 PM #4933
Hit the pawn shops for one of those old skool 10" makita chop saws. If you don't need compound, pull miters and that shit, they're awesome. They're small, lock solid with no slop and they're usually pretty cheap because everyone needs 12" super pull double compound with laser light show and cup holder.
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09-02-2021, 01:47 PM #4934
Here's is an exception. 6" red oak t&g. Oak will be bleached, stained, and cleared before install.
It's going on the ceiling above the stack and in this picture.. And just in case you didn't think carpenter's don't laser shit plumb, level and square that's what those shims on the osb sheeted ceiling are for.
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09-02-2021, 01:57 PM #4935
Wait. They're putting a floor on the ceiling? What are they flooring with, 1/2" sheetrock?
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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09-02-2021, 03:05 PM #4936
Yeah, they're putting flooring on the ceiling
Time for another lap?
Edit: yeah, sorry,I see, fuckin don't know how to change that
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09-02-2021, 03:53 PM #4937
Maybe this belongs in the wildfire thread but my attic has two types of vents, small hole vents with metal screens in the soffit and large gable ventswith screens.
Should these vents be fire hardened any more or just make sure all the screens are there?
I also just had the roof replaced and they put in a ridge vent all the way where before there was none, so we added ventilation.
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09-02-2021, 04:24 PM #4938______
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https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/F...ces.ashx?la=en
I’d consult with my local fire department. They probably have someone who can do an entire assessment on your property if you are worried about wildfire hazard.
At least you have vents. I’m trying to figure out what to do with my completely unvented attic. Near as I can tell it is built so loose it just works, but I’d like to tighten it up from a pest perspective.
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09-02-2021, 04:39 PM #4939
https://firesafemarin.org/harden-you...sistant-vents/
You should look at boxing those eaves in too.
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09-02-2021, 04:59 PM #4940
beyond tighter metal mesh, there isn't much that you can do reasonably.
check with your locale for the intake/exhaust quantities, you want to not have more exhaust than intake because it will negatively pressure your house and waste a ton of energy.
if you were renovating the place, you might consider eliminating the attic as unconditioned space by insulating it & closing up all the attic vents.
it would offer a tighter thermal envelope to help with energy consumption
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09-02-2021, 05:14 PM #4941
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09-02-2021, 05:20 PM #4942
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09-02-2021, 05:22 PM #4943
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09-02-2021, 05:28 PM #4944
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09-02-2021, 05:35 PM #4945
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09-02-2021, 05:47 PM #4946
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09-02-2021, 05:50 PM #4947
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09-02-2021, 05:51 PM #4948
Shit can get hot but that sounds more like a glue failure from mfg than a cooking problem. That stuff should take a boil, sometimes things duck up.
old goat - sure. If a beginner is asking for advice “get it right to 1/32” the first time ain’t usually useful
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09-02-2021, 05:52 PM #4949
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09-02-2021, 06:11 PM #4950
Better strategy is to insulate the roof from the outside & make the attic part of the conditioned space.
Better envelope
better energy use
vented attics are a remnant of an age when we didn't insulate
they are a compromise situation that allows us to spend less on the envelope, but not to our benefit
if they weren't in the prescriptive code, building science & subsequent codes would get rid of them
i think they will eventually be eliminated in almost all climate zones
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