Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[RootSkier]

So you rolled a $3600 joint? Wow.

[snoqpass]

Someone has to pay for the crown molding upgrade

[jackstraw]

"That cigar took 6 weeks just to develop and craft. It takes a 6 weeks curing process just to cure the cigar to be ready to be smoked,” Said Canto. "It has 21 grams of premium indoor flower, four grams of hand pressed rosin. Nothing like it has ever been created, not just in the United States, but in the world ."

That's whacked! A few drags and you're done. Then it's just a stinky laying around? Party joint for 20?

[krp8128]

Those braces make the place... great project.

Vermont's a DIY haven as well... as opposed to my super regulated Mass. town. The only inspection required in VT, was for the septic. I still overbuilt and did everything to last, since I am assuming it will be in the family for a generation or five. Installing an HRV unit today tho. I poly foamed the entire envelope... the place is totally airtight, so I have to import fresh air.

Yep, rural VT, the land of no single family residential inspections. My electrical system is an interesting combo of new work, old work, residential grade and leftover commercial controls wiring. Ever see 14 gauge on a 30A breaker? Let's just say I am selective about what outlets I use until I get around to replacing the panel and pulling some new next month...


My forced hot air system uses the stairwell and a vent into the garage as the return. Currently re-framing to properly isolate the utility room and use the stairway as the return, no room for a duct.

BD, who did you use for sprayfoam? Would like to do my floor to further isolate the basement form the living area, but getting sticker shock when I start shopping around.

[RootSkier]

BD, who did you use for sprayfoam? Would like to do my floor to further isolate the basement form the living area, but getting sticker shock when I start shopping around.

Are you getting quotes on filling the bays or just a 1-2" layer? In my experience, it doesn't take much to get the majority of the benefit for applications like that.

[krp8128]

Are you getting quotes on filling the bays or just a 1-2" layer? In my experience, it doesn't take much to get the majority of the benefit for applications like that.

2" in the bays, 1300sqft. Last quote was almost $4k!

[Mustonen]

...attaching the damn thing to the house...,

This is easily overlooked and super important. Make sure the ledger board (interface between deck and house) is properly attached to both your house and your deck. Lots of info on this on the google, but I'd worry less about pilings and concrete trucks and inspections and make sure your ledger board is solid and solidly attached to structural elements of your house and properly supports the joists (joist hangers or some such). As long as you're good there and know enough to know when to use screws, when to use nails, and when to use lags, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Joist sizing and spacing is not rocket science and is usually easy enough to look up.

Pay no attention to the handwringing. You can do this. (If you actually want to.)

[alias_rice]

Nothing fancy here, but I built a new workbench and ski vice using mostly scrap wood I had.

[Not Neil_Armstrong]

I like how the vice is removable and doesn't always eat up space on your bench.
Nice work

Nothing fancy here, but I built a new workbench and ski vice using mostly scrap wood I had.

[old goat]

This is easily overlooked and super important. Make sure the ledger board (interface between deck and house) is properly attached to both your house and your deck. Lots of info on this on the google, but I'd worry less about pilings and concrete trucks and inspections and make sure your ledger board is solid and solidly attached to structural elements of your house and properly supports the joists (joist hangers or some such). As long as you're good there and know enough to know when to use screws, when to use nails, and when to use lags, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Joist sizing and spacing is not rocket science and is usually easy enough to look up.

Pay no attention to the handwringing. You can do this. (If you actually want to.)

When we did some remodel work we found out that the 18 ft 4x8 deck joists were mostly just stuck into holes in the T111. Where there was a post they used joist hangers. There weren't even headers over the downstairs windows under the deck. All that's been fixed now, but that deck stood up under 20 winters of snow (our area snow load is 400 pounds per sf although I'm sure it never got that high) and there was no evidence of any crushing of the plywood or buckling of the cheap aluminum windows. Plywood on edge is damn strong. According to the books those joists were way over spanned, so I hung a chain from one of them ending 1/4 in above the ground and figured I'd shovel the deck if the chain touched the ground but it's never budged. I just shovel when I can't see out. The biggest joke was when they made us put our water heater direct vents 12 feet above grade so they wouldn't be blocked by snow.
The code said we had to have armored drip lines to absorb the roof run off so that's what the plans said but the head of the building dept told us absorbing water into the soil next to the foundation was a bad idea. We agreed, so we put in fake armored drip lines and made everybody happy.

[flyman683]

This took longer than I expected, but should cut the gas bill quite a bit... Ditched the old boiler and water heater, now have 92% boiler (but still with cast iron for longevity) and indirect water heater.

And no more using inside air/wall openings for combustion air, which is huge for air quality and efficiency.

Of course the three copper leaks in the whole project were all in spots I couldn't pressure test ahead of time, so that kept me up thru the night on switchover day chasing those down.

[old goat]

That looks like some job. Well done. BTW if you're looking for your drill and monkey wrench I know where they are.

[mcski]

That picture is like a game of I Spy

[~mikey b]

I have no idea what the fuck is going on there.

[flyman683]

That looks like some job. Well done. BTW if you're looking for your drill and monkey wrench I know where they are.

That picture is like a game of I Spy

Finding tools was half the battle before all that crap was assembled. Had I known y'all were skilled you could've stood by and pointed out where my wrenches or flux were when I needed em.

I have no idea what the fuck is going on there.

I didn't either for the first 12 hours. Let's just say I had the victory beer about 20 hours after starting the swap and the sun was coming back up.

[Mustonen]

When we did some remodel work we found out that the 18 ft 4x8 deck joists were mostly just stuck into holes in the T111. Where there was a post they used joist hangers. There weren't even headers over the downstairs windows under the deck. All that's been fixed now, but that deck stood up under 20 winters of snow (our area snow load is 400 pounds per sf although I'm sure it never got that high) and there was no evidence of any crushing of the plywood or buckling of the cheap aluminum windows. Plywood on edge is damn strong.

Nice. I did some repair work on my deck a couple years ago and found that only half the joists were actually nailed to the hangers. Better than yours, but still, what the fuck?

Anyhow, google "most common deck failures" for some light reading. People fuck this part up all the time.

[dtown]

Nothing too fancy but it's good to be back living in a place where I can put in the backyard rink for the kids. Maybe next year actual boards...

[MakersTeleMark]

Um, YES!

[bad dancer]

Canada post recently shut down a number of sorting facilities across the nation.
The mandate was to keep as much of their excess goods out of the land fill.
Sorting stations, fixtures, rolling carts, desks, and hard goods were sold off.
I managed to acquire these vintage mail bags. Dates range from 1960 to 1988. I have been busy sewing and prototyping. Give them a good wash, cut them up. All made with top grain leather bottom and interior pocket. Handles are vegtan strap leather which I dye to match the bottom leather. Working on a bucket bag as well.
All hardware is solid brass with brass rivets. The liner is 100% wool. If any of you mags want a gift for someone, PM me or post up a request.

Dancing badly as always.

[crashtestdummy]

Nice re-purposing Bad Dancer.

[akdoc13]

Forever long basement finish project. Finally got it done this past year.

[Not Neil_Armstrong]

Built a shit load of these bastards with a bunch of other savages.

[The Reverend Floater]

Built a shit load of these bastards with a bunch of other savages.

Snake River Plains?

[Not Neil_Armstrong]

Snake River Plains?

Columbia River Washington

[BeardedClam]

Snake River Plains?

Columbia River Washington

Almost as shitty!



Mercedes Benz OM617.952 into a 1990 Toyota 4runner. Lost a bunch of photos along the way on a phone, but she's got 3k miles on the swap so far and all's been good