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

[mn_teleswede]

^^^ Nice job, looks like a pool full of sweat equity.

In spades. .

[old goat]

I can't remember why I made it, or what it is for.

Oh I think you do. That would make a nice middle school shop project. Do they still have shop in school? Very nice carving.

[m2711c]

My middle school shop teacher was missing a finger. His name was Mr. Schmidt. If you said it without the m, it was an automatic detention.

[riser4]

I can't remember why I made it, or what it is for.

Why does your butt plug have a hole running the length of it? It seems odd to run the lanyard through it that way. Is it some kind of ritualistic enema device?

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It’s clearly a butt whistle

[gravitylover]

Looks good Ad. Planter boxes were on the menu for the moms this weekend too. Raised one for my mom and ground for MIL.

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Yup that's it, make the MIL bend over. I like it.

[riser4]

It’s clearly a butt whistle

Oh ya. Duh. I knew that.

[powpig]

Built a couple end tables and one little corner table for a plant. Working on some lamps now.

[oftpiste]

Nice! I love making sweated pipe shit.

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In process...climbing cave in the breezeway btwn the house & garage

[Skidog]

Had a friendly family shelter building comp on Saturday. 3 teams. This was our entry and the "winner" in a Facebook poll

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[SeatownSlackey]

So a month into shelter in place wife starts advocating for a smaller project for “us” to bang out. Side deck cedar was growing fungi and beyond saving so time to resurface.





Well then I got the demo crew rolling and set my progeny loose to do what comes naturally. Wreck and maim our house.



Well this is where the snowball started growing. Noticed a few too many carpenter ants during demo. Ledger was face nailed over the LP siding I’d replaced when I first bought the house. I’d cut around and added flashing when residing but the ants had me very worried about damage lurking behind the ledger. On top of that the the 6x6 PT posts were direct buried in concrete and wiggling too much so they were not lasting more than another five years.

Conclusion. Demo it all. Rebuild bigger better and with care to detail so it will last.





Even got a few minutes to jack hammer the wife err I mean she.....

Luckily no major ant damage. Some molded out and water damaged osb had to get excised and carpenter ants were traveling into the wall cavity so that a nice contained dose of legacy chlordane circa 1988.

Sealed everything back up with lots of vycor flashing. New ledger got installed with these slick DECK2WALL spacers for each lag/spax screw. No water tapped behind now.



Slightly overkill build for the spans needed but used all 2x10 pt. Double rim joist got a 2x12 added to accommodate the stair hangers. Top surface of all PT beams got flashed with Vycor. New deck dims ~20’x10 (10x12 before)



Worst part was excavating and leveling the stair landing along with removing the stump of the 10” wide cypress that i has already cut down. Pick axe and sawzall got a lot of action.





Once framed pace picked up a bit. Decided to add a bench seat. Big fan of the new ThruLok all in one through bolts. Slick.



Decking is a combo of 5/4” x 6”Ipe and Tigerwood. Tiger is pre edge milled for clips. All other fasteners got covered with plugs.

Added some 24v recessed led lights to the stairs and tied it into the landscape lighting transformer.


Rented a floor sander and after a combo of 60 and 80 grit. Stained it with Cutek Exteme in their walnut color tone.

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Now onto the landscaping updates and new lawn.

[Ted Striker]

^^^ nice.

[plugboots]

Dang, looks a bit better.

[Skidog]

So a month into shelter in place wife starts advocating for a smaller project for “us” to bang out. Side deck cedar was growing fungi and beyond saving so time to resurface.





Well then I got the demo crew rolling and set my progeny loose to do what comes naturally. Wreck and maim our house.



Well this is where the snowball started growing. Noticed a few too many carpenter ants during demo. Ledger was face nailed over the LP siding I’d replaced when I first bought the house. I’d cut around and added flashing when residing but the ants had me very worried about damage lurking behind the ledger. On top of that the the 6x6 PT posts were direct buried in concrete and wiggling too much so they were not lasting more than another five years.

Conclusion. Demo it all. Rebuild bigger better and with care to detail so it will last.





Even got a few minutes to jack hammer the wife err I mean she.....

Luckily no major ant damage. Some molded out and water damaged osb had to get excised and carpenter ants were traveling into the wall cavity so that a nice contained dose of legacy chlordane circa 1988.

Sealed everything back up with lots of vycor flashing. New ledger got installed with these slick DECK2WALL spacers for each lag/spax screw. No water tapped behind now.



Slightly overkill build for the spans needed but used all 2x10 pt. Double rim joist got a 2x12 added to accommodate the stair hangers. Top surface of all PT beams got flashed with Vycor. New deck dims ~20’x10 (10x12 before)



Worst part was excavating and leveling the stair landing along with removing the stump of the 10” wide cypress that i has already cut down. Pick axe and sawzall got a lot of action.





Once framed pace picked up a bit. Decided to add a bench seat. Big fan of the new ThruLok all in one through bolts. Slick.



Decking is a combo of 5/4” x 6”Ipe and Tigerwood. Tiger is pre edge milled for clips. All other fasteners got covered with plugs.

Added some 24v recessed led lights to the stairs and tied it into the landscape lighting transformer.


Rented a floor sander and after a combo of 60 and 80 grit. Stained it with Cutek Exteme in their walnut color tone.

.



Now onto the landscaping updates and new lawn.

Ahhh chlordane. One of my favs. I still have a few bottles from grandpa. He used it on everything. Kills it dead.

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[old goat]

So a month into shelter in place wife starts advocating for a smaller project for “us” to bang out. Side deck cedar was growing fungi and beyond saving so time to resurface.

Well then I got the demo crew rolling and set my progeny loose to do what comes naturally. Wreck and maim our house.

Antifa?

(Very nice work.)

[RootSkier]

Nice work. And big thanks to Skidog for quote replying the entire thing so we could see it again.

[Skidog]

Nice work. And big thanks to Skidog for quote replying the entire thing so we could see it again.

yeah my bad...sorry.

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Progress on the climbing wall

Left side


Right side

[Buster Highmen]

Doubled and bolted 2x10 pressure treated wood 10x16' perimeter with 2 center supports resting on 4 ezTube pillars with 2 drystacked and rebarred cinderblock midway support on the 16' dimension. Floor joists are 2x6 fir on hangers at 15" centers.

Pillar bracket detail:

[mattig]

Where the fuck has this thread been during these times of elevated DIY-ness?

I found an older Herman Miller adjustable desk on CL for cheap. Heavy AF. Popped the top and threw a butcher block on top. Bombproof sit stand with lightning fast adjustment and no electric motor (giant garage door spring in the cross member) for less than a quarter of the original cost.

Before:


After
Router hole for lever:

[dtown]

Think I posted for advice in the home remodel thread, put in a paver walkway, new fence and gate and landscaping that goes around our garage. Happy with how it turned out.


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[Buster Highmen]

Floor joists in, varmint sealed with steel wool, 1x2 strips and foam, first layer of insulation cut and fitted:



R-13 backed fiberglass rolled insulation next before screwing in the subfloor.

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Not sure what thickness rigid insulation you have there
Standard underfloor R-value is R-30
so, if you can get more the R-13 in there, do so
money well spent and you won’t have to worry about it afterwards

[Buster Highmen]

It's only 1/2" styrofoam, so R value of about 4. Floor joists are 2x6; guess I'll have to exchange.