Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice

[Supermoon]

Yeah, you can get porous turf. We use it in dog parks in apartment developments. Drain system underneath so it can be cleaned with a power washer.

Do you have a brand name of that stuff?

[Skistack]

K9 turf. Google pet turf for your area should turn up some dealers.


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[oftpiste]

I know a good broker..... mags a specialty.

We're moving out of the area - up to the Seattle metro. It's an open question how often I'll be expected to actually be in the office though, so we could be somewhere further out with better recreation access like Enumclaw or Sammamish, or we might need to be closer in to the Seattle/Bellevue area. Really hoping to wind up in Enumclaw or somewhere similar, but TBD, like everything else these days.

I don't think I've ever actually connected in person with any PDX mags, I'll have to keep an eye out for any meetups on the hill this spring (I'm a spring pass guy), assuming I'm still around.

[char_]

Too much to cover, but willing to chat
Pm if you want to talk direct later this week

Thanks, will be in touch.

[dan_pdx]

I know a good broker..... mags a specialty.

Thanks! We're probably looking to rent for a year before buying again, but when we're ready, I'll check in with you for that name. Really nice to work with an RE agent who gets it, as opposed to some I've interacted with.

[oftpiste]

Thanks! We're probably looking to rent for a year before buying again, but when we're ready, I'll check in with you for that name. Really nice to work with an RE agent who gets it, as opposed to some I've interacted with.

It's actually me (see signature). Feel free to reach out if you need a resource up here at any point. Helping mags for 15 years!

[dan_pdx]

It's actually me (see signature). Feel free to reach out if you need a resource up here at any point. Helping mags for 15 years!

Oh, haha, sorry, you were too subtle for me. Thanks for reaching out! Our move might not happen until sometime in Q2, but once we get started on that process I'd love to tap your brain for thoughts on where to live if you're open to that. As I mentioned, we'll be looking to rent for awhile because we're not sure how long we'll be in the Seattle area.

[oftpiste]

Oh, haha, sorry, you were too subtle for me. Thanks for reaching out! Our move might not happen until sometime in Q2, but once we get started on that process I'd love to tap your brain for thoughts on where to live if you're open to that. As I mentioned, we'll be looking to rent for awhile because we're not sure how long we'll be in the Seattle area.

[ntblanks]

anyone ever deal with wallboard that looks like this?

wtf am i dealing with here?

[oftpiste]

^WTF?

[ntblanks]

^WTF?

i think medusa's head is jammed in there.

it appears to be some sort of treated paper in strips all crammed together. then sandwiched between two sheets of plasticy-vinyl something. real garbage. hard as fuk, tho. vintage 1940s??

just hoping no one come back with "oh, that's a banned carcinogenic material known for making your balls explode” or some such.

[Skidog]

anyone ever deal with wallboard that looks like this?

wtf am i dealing with here?

Looks to me like an attempt at insulation. I see what looks like plaster no? Then some sort of old style osb over that?

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[bagtagley]

Working on replacing the old trap on a bathroom sink. The galvanized trap arm is stuck in the PVC stub out. I can twist the galvanized pipe, but it’s doesn’t pull out at all. Kinda tempted to leave it and hook new PVC to it, but I’m also afraid it’s just going to go from difficult to impossible as the metal corrodes. Any advice on how to get the old trap arm out?

[::: :::]

anyone ever deal with wallboard that looks like this?

wtf am i dealing with here?

If that’s a bathroom, it could be an old type of pressboard with a “water resistant“ finish layer
It would not be hot, if so

Otherwise, I have no idea and am interested in hearing what it ends up confirmed as

[El Chupacabra]

What's going on with the pile of scrap wood in the wall?

[dan_pdx]

What's going on with the pile of scrap wood in the wall?

Hey, every hack who did DIY stuff in my house for the last 100+ years resembles that remark

NTblanks, looking forward to finding out what that stuff is

[zion zig zag]

I've seen tons of that stuff in old houses while overhauling after fires. I don't know what it is, but when it's intact it's like a fibrous mesh. Is it some type of mesh for a plaster system?

I'll have to ask some of the crusty old guys.

[old goat]

Looks like an attempt at insulation behind original plaster that someone later covered with some kind of hardboard. (Like the stuff they make pegboards out of), maybe to cover up the cracks. Looks like plaster lath on the back side, but the plaster is gone. And more of the hardboard.
When we remodeled our 30's house we found old newspapers used as insulation in one spot.
Or not.

[skaredshtles]

Working on replacing the old trap on a bathroom sink. The galvanized trap arm is stuck in the PVC stub out. I can twist the galvanized pipe, but it’s doesn’t pull out at all. Kinda tempted to leave it and hook new PVC to it, but I’m also afraid it’s just going to go from difficult to impossible as the metal corrodes. Any advice on how to get the old trap arm out?

[skaredshtles]

What's going on with the pile of scrap wood in the wall?

Shimz, yo!

[Skidog]

Looks like an attempt at insulation behind original plaster that someone later covered with some kind of hardboard. (Like the stuff they make pegboards out of), maybe to cover up the cracks. Looks like plaster lath on the back side, but the plaster is gone. And more of the hardboard.
When we remodeled our 30's house we found old newspapers used as insulation in one spot.
Or not.

pretty much what i mentioned. They used all kinda of shit for insulation. Note that most of the blown shit is just cellulose, i.e. newspaper.

[californiagrown]

Shimz, yo!

100%. Recently did about 8sf of drywall repair behind a water heater that will NEVER be seen and got the wrong thickness drywall from home depot. i told the wife its fine, we can just use some of those paint stirring sticks to shim it and no one will ever know haha.

[Zeedashbo]

What do I need to know about low profile and flat roofs on 1960s era mid century modern homes?

These keep popping up in our price range, but I’m a little leery of getting involved with these roofing systems. What is available other than membrane type systems?

Anything else to know about homes built in the 60s?

In my experience as a remodeler in the pnw and working on homes ranging from 1900-present I would have to say the worst houses built were the late 50's to the early 70's. It was the shift into more "space age" materials that either never worked or took until the 80's to work as planned.

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[Timberridge]

In my experience as a remodeler in the pnw and working on homes ranging from 1900-present I would have to say the worst houses built were the late 50's to the early 70's. It was the shift into more "space age" materials that either never worked or took until the 80's to work as planned.

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This is true. The 70's were the age of shit. Shitty houses, shitty cars and aluminum wiring. And asbestos popcorn ceilings.

[RootSkier]

In my experience as a remodeler in the pnw and working on homes ranging from 1900-present I would have to say the worst houses built were the late 50's to the early 70's. It was the shift into more "space age" materials that either never worked or took until the 80's to work as planned.

Agreed.

My house was built in 1966 and it is such trash. We met the former 90-something owner who built it, "All top notch, only the best!" The only thing worse than the cardboard-like siding is the 80s kitchen remodel they did where the absolute shit oak cabinets have drawer runners that are thumbtacks and there is no stop, so you can pull every drawer straight out and drop 20 pounds of silverware on your feet.

That said, I do not envy future remodelers who are going to have to deal with a house full of sprayfoam that glues every goddamn thing together.