posted by kizer permanenteSpeaking of that... does anyone have experience painting stained wood? I have a built in book case that is all honey oak that id like to paint white. What’s the best way of painting over stained wood ?
I'd probably just give it a quick sand and a coat of primer before painting.
Had a lot of demo work done on our basement today. Found out that the load bearing beam that was put in after previous homeowners removed a load bearing wall in the basement (doh) isn't quite adequate. Pretty pissed off at the inspector for saying it was fine as is, but glad we decided to go ahead on this project so we found it. Our contractor isn't concerned that our house is going to collapse or anything, but now that the drop ceiling has been removed it definitely doesn't look good as is.
Before demo:
Current state:
Anyone ever install an industrial pipe shelving unit? I'm thinking of doing something like this in our office for the desk:
It could double as a fire sprinkler.
posted by justincredibleBefore demo:
Current state:
As an electrician, whoever wired that house should be fired lol.
posted by kizer permanenteAs an electrician, whoever wired that house should be fired lol.
Oh yeah, it was a mess under the drop ceiling. An electrician is coming in on Monday to clean it up and wire it for can lights.
So this is fun. After removing the drop ceiling we found out that our house is completely unsupported where the red line is drawn. The floor joists in that section are held together by lag bolts.
posted by justincredibleAnyone ever install an industrial pipe shelving unit? I'm thinking of doing something like this in our office for the desk:
My friend has a similar setup filling and entire wall of his bedroom. It's badass, but not cheap. He paid much more than I would have guessed for the piping. Then splurged more on reclaimed wood planks. He has an all in one desktop/monitor standing desk setup.
posted by AutomatikMy friend has a similar setup filling and entire wall of his bedroom. It's badass, but not cheap. He paid much more than I would have guessed for the piping. Then splurged more on reclaimed wood planks. He has an all in one desktop/monitor standing desk setup.
Yeah, I'm sure buying all of the piping in short pieces is going to add up. If I can get my hands on a pipe threader I can probably save a ton of money buying longer pieces and cutting them to suit my needs. I've got 3 large teak boards I could use for the desk top, so hopefully I won't incure any additional expense there.
Pretty excited, the ceiling in our basement is being sprayed today. They are making pretty good progress on the remodel, especially with the unexpected beam issue that popped up.
Bumping this back up, we've had a ton of progress made in our basement so far.
No more wood paneled back wall.
I like the way he decided to enclose the two beams at the base of the stairs.
From our contractors facebook page, this is how sloped our basement floor still is after 5-6" of floor leveler in the middle of the basement. He ended up making the best of a bad situation with the trim, you can see the final result in the last two pictures above. There was a similar issue on the wall along the steps that you can kinda see in the 3rd picture above.
Wow, how did the floor end up so sloped?
Who knows. It's old, so the basement wasn't poured with living space in mind.
LOL @ the solution.
posted by ernest_t_bassLOL @ the solution.
I know, right?
posted by justincredibleI know, right?
It made me laugh... if I was looking at it correctly. Did he stagger some molding to make it look "right?" Are you happy with the "fix"?
Given the drastic slope, yes, we think it looks better than any alternative.
Progress has been slow the last two weeks, but they are almost done with the basement.
Anyone ever apply any sort of concrete floor coating, epoxy or other, in their garage?
I used to do concrete work. Be cAreful in the garage. You start coating concrete it becomes ice when wet.
What are you trying to do? Make a old floor look new? Seal a already nice floor?
posted by justincredibleAnyone ever apply any sort of concrete floor coating, epoxy or other, in their garage?
I've done epoxy, very easy to apply.
I just sealed my 1 year old driveway...looks like hell but it’s doing it’s job and bleaching back to match the sidewalks
I just finished the framing and electric in basement. Black out ceiling this weekend and then drywall