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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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03-17-2020, 09:21 PM #1776
Chiming back in here... that wall was completely aesthetic.
Oh boy, blank canvas!!
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03-18-2020, 11:22 AM #1777Registered User
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I'm planning to repaint trim (baseboards and door frames), using alkyd paint over the existing semi-gloss latex paint. Can I get away with just scuff sanding the existing paint, or do I need to prime too?
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03-18-2020, 11:41 AM #1778Registered User
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03-18-2020, 11:59 AM #1779
why are you going to use oil paint? strictly for durability? still ain't worth painting with a respirator on, especially when you should be saving your filtered breaths for the coming apocalypse.
And KQ, definite thumbs up from me on the tool cabinet for kitchen purposes. I like this one for in a pantry-type space.
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03-18-2020, 12:08 PM #1780Registered User
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Yeah, I put in a built-in bench / shoe cubbies and I painted those with alkyd for durability - the baseboards run into the cubbies, so I want to use the same paint on everything. Typical "everything is connected" BS. I hadn't heard I needed a respirator for alkyd paint...? I'm brushing, not spraying and it didn't seem to be that bad from a VOC standpoint when I painted the cubbies.
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03-21-2020, 02:49 PM #1781Registered User
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I'm about to caulk a gap between floor and baseboard. It bows to the center of the room and the max gap is fairly big- 1/4" wide for a few feet. Do I need to bother with a backer rod or anything like that? Major draft area if that matters. Was just going to hit it with painters caulk.
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03-21-2020, 03:08 PM #1782
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03-21-2020, 03:21 PM #1783Registered User
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Good point. This is in between the existing shoe moulding and the floor. Probably original so 120 years young.
I suppose I could/should replace the old shoe and make it less obvious but I think it may still be drafty. Then I’m in for some paint and probably new shoe as god knows how many coats of paint are on it. The worst section is behind our bed anyway.
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03-21-2020, 03:23 PM #1784Banned
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I'd just pump chaulk in.
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03-21-2020, 03:49 PM #1785
In my 1850 converted barn I'd put whatever was handy in the crack to stop the draft and nail the toe molding to the the floor to bring it down if needed.
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03-21-2020, 06:53 PM #1786
Caulk is almost never the right answer, but, as always: caulk and paint make it what it ain't.
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03-26-2020, 06:45 AM #1787
Random Q for the construction types:
New TV on the way and looking to finally put up the wall mount for it.
- TV goes in built in entertainment center, backing is 1/2" plywood on studs.
- Studs (16 on center, vertical lines in pic) are off center (the "T" in the picture), and TV mount is only 16" wide so no way to overlap
Mount is
Do I:
(A) Make sure to hit one stud and use other screws into plywood?
(B) Mount into two studs off-center and use the movement of mount to angle it into place?
(C) Mount straight into the 1/2" plywood because that's strong enough to hold (55lb tv + 20 lb mount) or,
(D) Burn it all down and hope for insurance payout?
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03-26-2020, 06:52 AM #1788
(C) 1/2" ply is more than adequate to hold your TV.
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03-26-2020, 06:57 AM #1789
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03-26-2020, 07:02 AM #1790
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03-26-2020, 07:08 AM #1791
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03-26-2020, 07:46 AM #1792www.apriliaforum.com
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03-26-2020, 08:06 AM #1793
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03-26-2020, 08:30 AM #1794
1/2 ply + lag screws doesn’t sound right (Lag screw strength is developed thru it’s depth of bearing. 1/2” doesn’t sound like enough.)
It may yet work, but that makes me nervous
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03-26-2020, 08:32 AM #1795Registered User
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There are TV mounts that slide TVs left and right and require no angling. So you could use the studs and shift the TV exactly where you want it.
Not sure if we are both talking about the same thing with 'angling' though.
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03-26-2020, 08:43 AM #1796
Very weird to have a TV mount that doesn't accommodate 16" spaced studs, regardless of whether they center on where you want the tv. Usually, the mount allows the position of the TV to be offset from where the mount needs to be placed. If your mount doesn't do this, I'd consider going to monoprice and getting a different one.
And an articulating mount drastically increases the weight load, it is no longer a 55# TV and a 20# mount, it's a lot more in effective weight."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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03-26-2020, 08:44 AM #1797www.apriliaforum.com
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03-26-2020, 08:55 AM #1798
Lag screws into 1/2" sheer will hold it up.
Install the mount and hang on it for a test, I'll bet a six pack of good beer it holds.
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03-26-2020, 09:04 AM #1799
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