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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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05-13-2020, 07:02 PM #1926
That looks like exactly the type of light fixture that I'd drop on my feet trying to remove. Wear shoes when it comes time for the mauling.
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05-13-2020, 07:12 PM #1927
With the fixture turned off and a paper towel handy try spraying some PB Blaster into the globe / metal connection. Let it sit for a few minutes and see if it helps free up the threads a bit.
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05-13-2020, 07:28 PM #1928Funky But Chic
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It would make a fun piñata.
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05-13-2020, 07:32 PM #1929
Maybe point a heat gun at the metal base for a few minutes. Idea is to heat the metal base part so it expands and not heat glass so glass does not expand. Some heat guns throw off a lot of heat, so test first on another part of the fixture to see if any damage or discoloration to finishes.
I'd also turn off the power circuit to the fixture if you try this.“The best argument in favour of a 90% tax rate on the rich is a five-minute chat with the average rich person.”
- Winston Churchill, paraphrased.
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05-13-2020, 07:50 PM #1930
ok good ideas to try -thanks. worried about spraying lubricant near the metal but i could be careful to keep it isolated- maybe wrap some paper towel around the metal to catch overspray.
we do have a little heat gun too and that sounds like a good call too. just heat the metal
it’s better than the one we had prior.
This is the outcome of the last fixture so I looked for a good secure connection on this fixture but then the MF’ing electrician misthreads it
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05-15-2020, 07:08 AM #1931
Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
The floating shelves worked out pretty well. Now my Lady can dig thru her boxes of antiques, to fill them.
It felt good to use the wood from that waterbed frame.
edit. Seeing the other Covid projects, I realize that this isn’t all that amazing. But similar to skiing - in that each of us can get great enjoyment, with vastly different outcomes, despite wide variation in actual skill and knowledge.Last edited by powdrhound; 05-15-2020 at 08:09 AM.
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05-15-2020, 10:12 AM #1932
Nice globes.
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05-15-2020, 10:53 AM #1933Well maybe I'm the faggot America
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05-15-2020, 11:56 AM #1934Registered User
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05-15-2020, 12:10 PM #1935
Doing some finish selections on the big job next week. Thoughts on solid surface shower walls (quartz or manf. stone) vs. tile? What's the typical added cost on going solid surface vs. tile? Standard shower size area, 42"x42" I believe.
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05-15-2020, 12:24 PM #1936Banned
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05-15-2020, 02:44 PM #1937Registered User
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Could be several thousand dollars. Id say your looking at 60 to 100 bucks a foot for SS vs 20ish for tile. Tile installs can get pretty pricey also. Even if you go with slabs on the walls you will still need a tile guy for the pan and liner. Foam or mud? Id recommend mud based on what ive seen. Ive seen mud showers water tight and structurally sound 75 years later, foam products for showers have been around 20 years tops and many are starting to fail already.
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05-15-2020, 03:14 PM #1938Registered User
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No idea on pricing, but I'm pretty enthusiastic about ceramic sheets like Neolith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23
Looks like Daltile has a competing offering now too: https://www.daltile.com/countertops-...amic-porcelain
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05-15-2020, 03:47 PM #1939
You're talking about using a stone fabricator in lieu of a tiler. Measure/fab & install time are usually higher. Think about a countertop cost for each wall.
In addition to cost, you may want to consider if you can even get the material into the shower.
Full wall panel would need to be walked into the house to the bathroom & then stood up in the shower space. And you would want it nice & tight in the corners, no huge slop joints...which probably also means you want the walls flatter/squarer than you might for tile (...tho mosaic tile will show off a surface that isn't flat too).
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05-15-2020, 04:03 PM #1940
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05-19-2020, 03:08 PM #1941
New gutters were installed today. Not sure I’m thrilled about this corner. The different facia levels make it a little tricky, but as a hack dose of stuff, I think I’d have capped the upper gutter and directed a downspout right into the lower gutter. The way it was done looks like it could in theory direct water up underneath the shingles when it hits the lower roof.
What would you gutter dentists have done?
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05-19-2020, 03:26 PM #1942
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05-19-2020, 03:58 PM #1943
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05-19-2020, 04:10 PM #1944
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05-19-2020, 04:58 PM #1945
the globe base screws into the fixture so no other screws but we ended up detaching the upper brass part and going in from the top.
But then realized it just doesn’t sit as well with the fixture as the other globes down the line (5 in all) and the electrician just twisted it in extra hard bc he was trying to get it to fit like the others.
dammit I don’t feel like dealing with getting the company to send me a new one but I probably should, I guess? I’m inclined to just let it be bc I’m so *^#+#%* over anything renovation related. but then if it’s a PITA every time I need to change a bulb...
that actually happened at the end of last summer so all healed up now but it was so lucky that’s all that happened.
I now refer to that light as the one that tried to kill me bc a moment before I was standing underneath reaching up trying to mess with it and if it had shattered and landed on me then I picture a Tarantino style jugular slashskid luxury
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05-19-2020, 11:29 PM #1946Registered User
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B careful BBear!
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05-20-2020, 11:46 AM #1947
Anyone ever tackled grinding a cement patio? I have a covered patio (300 sq ft). It has what I think is some old carpet glue in a few spots and a few layers of cement paint. The 10" Edco grinder I can rent at Home Depot says it removes this stuff. Is this a complete pain-in-the-ass-so-hire-a-pro type of deal or totally a DIY?
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05-20-2020, 12:03 PM #1948
Depends on what the pro costs, but definitely DIY-able. I haven't done it personally, but a friend who's no handier than I ripped out his basement carpet, ground the concrete, then did some kind of epoxy finish. It turned out great and is on my short list of house projects to do myself. He said the grinding took a while and was a decent PITA, but that was mostly due to dealing with the dust indoors. A 300 sf patio slab outdoors should be relatively easy.
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05-20-2020, 02:06 PM #1949Registered User
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