Are You Handy? 2

[RJDiogenes]

Nice deck and yard, Gertch.

Gertch, have you got a pool hidden back there somewhere? Noticed the sign, can't see the pool.

I think I can make out some water through the lattice on the left.

 

[SPOCKED]

SPOCKED, don''t you have to use some kind of special sheetrock that's been treated for moisture in a bathroom?

Nope. Kilz primer and some latex paint on top of regular sheetrock and a vapor barrier behind

That stove looks and sounds mauvvvelous....

We wanted to do a normal shut down (since yesterday was just a test run) but the neighborhood lost power last night for an hour so it just shut down. Oh well. And there doesn't look to be any real chilly weather in the next several days. But it really worked perfectly and got our small house warm relatively fast.

 

[Gertch]

Gertch, have you got a pool hidden back there somewhere? Noticed the sign, can't see the pool. Nice choice of stain for the deck.

If you look through the lattice you can see the rain water on top of the green pool cover.

The deck boards are the composite decking. Nice stuff to work with!

Nice deck and yard, Gertch.

Gertch, have you got a pool hidden back there somewhere? Noticed the sign, can't see the pool.

I think I can make out some water through the lattice on the left.

Thank you. And yes, you beat me to it about the pool.


SPOCKED, you can use a battery backup UPS on the stove and it should run for a couple of hours as the draw isn't too bad. At the pellet yahoo group they have some posts about using marine batteries and special inverters if you wanted to build your own.

 

[SPOCKED]

SPOCKED, you can use a battery backup UPS on the stove and it should run for a couple of hours as the draw isn't too bad. At the pellet yahoo group they have some posts about using marine batteries and special inverters if you wanted to build your own.

Cool. A UPS could sit hidden behind the love seat. The stove is plugged into a surge protector in that outlet anyway, and I think my IS guy might have a spare UPS floating around somewhere he'd be only too happy to part with

 

[John Picard]

SPOCKED, you can use a battery backup UPS on the stove and it should run for a couple of hours as the draw isn't too bad. At the pellet yahoo group they have some posts about using marine batteries and special inverters if you wanted to build your own.

Cool. A UPS could sit hidden behind the love seat. The stove is plugged into a surge protector in that outlet anyway, and I think my IS guy might have a spare UPS floating around somewhere he'd be only too happy to part with

Be careful that the UPS isn't insulated and can't breathe. If it gets too warm it could start a fire.

 

[Gertch]

SPOCKED, you can use a battery backup UPS on the stove and it should run for a couple of hours as the draw isn't too bad. At the pellet yahoo group they have some posts about using marine batteries and special inverters if you wanted to build your own.

Cool. A UPS could sit hidden behind the love seat. The stove is plugged into a surge protector in that outlet anyway, and I think my IS guy might have a spare UPS floating around somewhere he'd be only too happy to part with

Just for peace of mind, you might want to make sure that it's right for the stove. http://summersheat.com/englander_.html There's been some back and forth about modified sine waves at the pellet group.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

nice work SPOCKED and Gertch.

I'm in awe of the deck.

My fall project is to build a two level playhouse around the pecan tree in the back for the kids.

 

[Elmo Dukat]

Someday we want to build a small deck/porch in the front, and we want to use that composite decking material. Great stuff!

Yeah, we'll be careful about the UPS. The last thing I need is to be panicking about a fire starting if the power goes out while we sleep.... :P

 

[doubleohfive]

I am glad to see that the project is moving along so nicely. Your stove area looks quite comfy and reminds me of home.

I was reading Ulva's blog the other day and she talked about how she was planning on using some IKEA drawers in a project to customize and make work for her house and I realized that it would be relatively simple for me to do so as well. So, off to IKEA I go...

In the interim, I will continue to wish you all good fortune and continued success as you move closer toward completing the transformation of your house into your home.

 

[Captain Intrepid]

I'd really like to build a St Pierre style dory, lug rig it as a yawl and sail/motor/row it around the BC coast for a while. I need to find space to build it though, as it'll be about 30 feet, not to mention money to pay for it with. :P

 

[SPOCKED]

I am glad to see that the project is moving along so nicely. Your stove area looks quite comfy and reminds me of home.

I was reading Ulva's blog the other day and she talked about how she was planning on using some IKEA drawers in a project to customize and make work for her house and I realized that it would be relatively simple for me to do so as well. So, off to IKEA I go...

In the interim, I will continue to wish you all good fortune and continued success as you move closer toward completing the transformation of your house into your home.

Thanks, 005.When you mentioned Ulva's name a wave of nostalgia swept through me - she reminds me of easygoing and simpler summer days from some years back

Anyway, I've been busy every night this week with rl so no real progress anywhere in the house. We have plaster still drying (from Sunday) in the bathroom which awaits sanding and 2 more coats before we can prime, paint and put up shelving and molding. And I'm working all this weekend (at my job) so we just won't be as far along as we hoped. Construction in our ONLY bathroom kinda sucks when it drags out so long

 

[An Officer]

^ Back to basics with a bowl of soapy water and a face towel, eh? Sorry!

I was living in similar conditions when I was waiting for the work on our boiler to be completed, so I can well sympathise!

You'll forget all about the hardships once you've finished I'm sure.

 

[Elmo Dukat]

An Officer, that reminds me of this winter for SPOCKED and I. We were also waiting for a hot-water heater to go in, so we had to wash up after a day of working in the house with freezing cold water. Thankfully we still had access to a shower at the apartment, but those were loooooooooong days.

Eventually we'll have to go through it again when we want to reglaze/refinish the tub, whose porcelain had been damaged through years of neglecting rust damage. Right now it's a nightmare, stained and gross.

 

[An Officer]

^ Nice av.

In the WINTER! Holy cow. That's terrible! When I went through it, it was summer, so I can't complain too much.

I'll bet your bath is going to look way better than modern tubs once you're through... it's probably a really lovely shape with antique taps, right...?

 

[SPOCKED]

So here's a few pics of the drywall work after the insulation and electrical went in..

^^ This is the bar end -- I just wish the shelf was in so you could see how cool it's gonna look. Most of the backer board is up which will hold the cladding or tile.

Hey -- someone wanna sweep that floor?!?

The last wall is a lot of smaller drywall cuts since it's mostly closets and doorways. We're dividing time between the upstairs bathroom and the basement so it goes slow. And then there are the enevitable problems that noobies like me constantly run into. Or maybe it's just the beer. Or the extreme old age

 

[Elmo Dukat]

Thanks, An Officer!

Actually, if you mean 1970s-era antique, then yeah, we've got it in our bath :P

Yay drywall!

 

[Mallory]

Great work again, as usual. I hope you guys plan on taking pictures at the very end to show us how all this hard work and craftsmanship finally turned out.

 

[TheSeeker]

It's been a while since we saw an update on this one SPOCKED. Got any new pictures for us?

EDIT: Crap. I feel bad for dragging this topic back to the top after poking my head in the "A Golden, Grey, Blue or Black Mood… How are you today?" thread. I didn't realize things had taken a turn for the worse. I hope things turn around for you.
http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=73186

 

[SPOCKED]

Thanks, Seeker Well, due to recent events involving custody (and therefore $$'s), we've had to focus less on spending per month and just continue working on the more minor tasks (of which there are no end to ) Our weekends lately have been really busy so work generally can only get done in the evenings. So right now we're replacing old style outlets and lighting switches with newer stuff while our bathroom is getting molding and a new built in shelving system. Small tasks that we've already purchased supplies for. My bathroom shelves are already primed and getting a coat of white paint tonight and tomorrow and I can start hangiing them when they're dry. We maaay splurge a little money on a bathroom cabinet or two this would help cover a minor drywall seam that was unavoidable in our first days 11 months ago as well as add more needed storage in there.

 

[John Picard]

^^ Same here, Spocked. I've been hit with some bills ($800 to repair a cat's broken leg ) which knocked me on my ass for work. I'm gearing up to do some painting, scraping the "cottage cheese" from the living room ceiling (it's 19'x22' with a 15' vault), and then I'm remodeling the master bath. I'll have pics galore after Thanksgiving.