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In view of the State of Emergency, we'll let it slide.Sorry to have hijacked the thread so much.
Glad you got your power back.
My living room is 19' x 22' with a 15' vaulted ceiling. A couple of years ago, some friends helped with some drywall work on the walls and then we textured them. Back in October, I finally got motivated to sell this house, and I got the walls primered. The problem is that the ceiling was covered with that "popcorn" crap. Since I had already scraped the ceiling of every other room in the house, I figured this had to go as well since it cannot be painted. Yesterday, my son and I emptied almost everything from the living room and set to work. I had two spray bottles I think I picked up at a beauty supply store to use for spraying a mist of warm water onto the ceiling . That 's the best and cleanest way to remove that stuff. The problem is that the spray heads kept jamming. I tried a spray head from a bottle of laundry stain remover, but it didn't disperse into a mist, just a glob. After spending three hours on one side and taking a break, my son came up with the idea of using the spray heads from a bottle of glass cleaner and a bottle of 409. We got the other side done in a little over an hour.
Now, I just have to do some minor mudwork on a joint, primer, and paint with ceiling paint. I also have the color for the walls, which I expect to all have laid down by Tuesday. I'll post up some more pics later. (Yes, my fridge is in the living room because the kitchen is in a bit of a shambles)
Now, I just have to do some minor mudwork on a joint, primer, and paint with ceiling paint. I also have the color for the walls, which I expect to all have laid down by Tuesday. I'll post up some more pics later. (Yes, my fridge is in the living room because the kitchen is in a bit of a shambles)
That's such a huge job, J_P - I can only imagine the gumption it took to get going on it. But it really looks good.
We had a contractor come out today to look at our addition plans. He seemed like a pretty good guy; very straight forward. He's going to give us an estimate in a few days now that he's looked things over. We have others lined up as well for estimates. One thing he told us is that we could actually get a significantly larger addition (say from our original 10x12 to 12x16) for not a lot more money (in other words, we were underestimating how much more room we could add vs the $$ factor.) It was our first talk with a contractor so it was quite an interesting experience since it gives our addition plans a real life set of legs
We had a contractor come out today to look at our addition plans. He seemed like a pretty good guy; very straight forward. He's going to give us an estimate in a few days now that he's looked things over. We have others lined up as well for estimates. One thing he told us is that we could actually get a significantly larger addition (say from our original 10x12 to 12x16) for not a lot more money (in other words, we were underestimating how much more room we could add vs the $$ factor.) It was our first talk with a contractor so it was quite an interesting experience since it gives our addition plans a real life set of legs
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I scammed on a helluva deal at Lowe's back in August. The aluminum ladders were on sale for $79 each, so I bought the 13' and 17' folding, extending ladders. These ladders are strong enough for two people on either side, so we were both spraying and then I'd scrapeTalk about a lot of work. Especially with your hands over your heads for so long.
So what's wrong with having the beer fridge near your TV chair?
Not been a really big job to do (basically just painting), but it's the first I did on my own.
Going from an overly girly room:
To a real boy's room:
(you'll have to excuse the lighting and cropjob a bit)
Still thinking about painting a retro-Yoda on one of the "empty" walls.
Going from an overly girly room:
To a real boy's room:
(you'll have to excuse the lighting and cropjob a bit)
Still thinking about painting a retro-Yoda on one of the "empty" walls.
I like the lighting. Looks cozy.
To a real boy's room:
I like that blue with the white.
Looks more like a teal to me - and, yes, it all looks very nice, AATo a real boy's room:
I like that blue with the white.
Looks more like a teal to me - and, yes, it all looks very nice, AATo a real boy's room:
I like that blue with the white.
Looks goos, my 8yrold is all into the Clone Wars, I'll have to show this pic to him.
Thanks everyone, I was pretty proud of the end result Hell, I'm almost jealous that we're not sleeping in that room!
And it is indeed a sort of teal, slightly darker though. Worked well for the concept. Especially with the shifting diode lights. Thank you IKEA.
Hell, I'm almost jealous that we're not sleeping in that room!And it is indeed a sort of teal, slightly darker though. Worked well for the concept. Especially with the shifting diode lights. Thank you IKEA.
Oh, I thought it was AA's room.It looks awesome IRL
And the boy (Vilde if anyone has missed it) absolutly loves the room.
Given the people that frequent this thread, this seems like the best place to ask for help!
I've just bought a generator to provide back up power for the house if we lose mains electric during a storm. The gas-powered generator (made by Champion) says on the box that you can use if for replacing household power. But the manual doesn't provide any information on how you actually hook it into the house!
Anyone know what I need to do to connect the generator into the house power if we do lose mains power? (I want to know now so it can be easy when we're freezing in an ice storm!)
thanks heaps
I've just bought a generator to provide back up power for the house if we lose mains electric during a storm. The gas-powered generator (made by Champion) says on the box that you can use if for replacing household power. But the manual doesn't provide any information on how you actually hook it into the house!
Anyone know what I need to do to connect the generator into the house power if we do lose mains power? (I want to know now so it can be easy when we're freezing in an ice storm!)
thanks heaps
I would honestly suggest getting an electrician to do this. It has to be wired so that the incoming power from the electric company is disconnected before that one is connected -- meaning a switchover box. If you were to have both attempting to provide power at the same time, you could start a fire. Is this a smaller unit or a BIG BOY? Smaller units can only supply power for essentials such as the furnace, a well pump (if you have one), the refrigerator, and a couple of other critical sources.
You need to have an electrician hook up a switch box (~$600US) that trips when the power goes out. That way your generated power does not enter the street lines and power your neighbors house or electrocute a serviceman.
^ or what John Picard said...
Cripes! This is what happens when a Brit is let loose in a country where a power outage is more than an inconvenience...
okay, not hooking it into mains power then. Thanks for the advice!
What I really want to be able to run from the generator is the heating furnace. It's natural gas heating, but the furnace is controlled by electricity. However, it seems to be hard-wired into the household electricity. Is there any way to run this from the portable generator or is it another electrician job?
(EDIT: It's a 3kW generator (sustained - can do bursts of 4kW)
EDIT 2: I know I should have investigated all of this before buying the generator but we were in Canadian Tire and they had them in stock, and it seemed like such a simple thing...
okay, not hooking it into mains power then. Thanks for the advice!
What I really want to be able to run from the generator is the heating furnace. It's natural gas heating, but the furnace is controlled by electricity. However, it seems to be hard-wired into the household electricity. Is there any way to run this from the portable generator or is it another electrician job?
(EDIT: It's a 3kW generator (sustained - can do bursts of 4kW)
EDIT 2: I know I should have investigated all of this before buying the generator but we were in Canadian Tire and they had them in stock, and it seemed like such a simple thing...
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Great - thanks Gertch! And John Picard for your reply.
I think these will be jobs for next year. For the rest of this winter we'll just run small heaters directly off the generator.
It might not be as convenient as just being able to switch over the furnace, but at least we won't freeze.
I think these will be jobs for next year. For the rest of this winter we'll just run small heaters directly off the generator.
It might not be as convenient as just being able to switch over the furnace, but at least we won't freeze.
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