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What did you do today....other than work on your car!?
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Couple days late (it's Thursday now...but I just found the thread) but I spent Sunday working on a rental property I own, getting cabinets situated in the kitchen.
Before:
...and after placing the cabinets:
...as you can see, I need to add another row of tile to fit the fridge. But, it's a 1951 building and there's not a "standard" measurement in the place. I have to cut 2-1/4" of depth out of the cabinet by the range, so the sink base would center under the window next to the fridge. Not a level surface in the place, either - 4 cabinets took two full packs of composite shims. Once I get that cabinet cut down and installed this weekend, the counter guys come and measure, cut, and install the quartz countertop so I can do the sink and plumbing (rough-ins are there, just have to connect hot, cold, and drain).
There used to be a wall, where the tile transitions to hardwood - but it made for a stupid-small kitchen, and a stupid-small dining room, so I took it out and opened the space up. Gave a ton more light, too. And the kitchen used to have crappy vinyl flooring that I ripped out and replaced with the ceramic you see in the photos.
This (kitchen) is the last step. This is the upper level of an over/under duplex. I think it was originally single-family, and got converted to a duplex at some point - downstairs looks "right", but upstairs (especially the kitchen) looked cobbled together (to be polite). So far in the apartment I have: cut open all the walls and replaced every inch of wiring (knob and tube with cloth wrap wire doesn't pass code), replaced every outlet (GFI where needed), replaced every switch and fixture (all lighting is LED), and installed a new panel. I put the walls back together, sanded and painted. The bathroom vinyl got ripped out and replaced with ceramic mosaic floor tile, and ceramic subway tile 4' up the walls, and ceramic tile for the tub surround (on the original porcelain tub). I ripped all the crappy pine paneling out of the sunroom, insulated the walls, drywalled, trim, and added recessed LEDs. Put new hardwood in the sunroom as well, to update and cover the original (maybe asbestos) tile flooring. Put a full floor in the walk-up unfinished attic (it was exposed studs with insulation, and the occasional walk-board). Installed a heat pump and ducting. The only work I contracted out, was the heat pump, and the actual electrical panel install - everything else I did with my own 2 hands.
Hoping to have it available to rent this summer. Finally.
Before:
...and after placing the cabinets:
...as you can see, I need to add another row of tile to fit the fridge. But, it's a 1951 building and there's not a "standard" measurement in the place. I have to cut 2-1/4" of depth out of the cabinet by the range, so the sink base would center under the window next to the fridge. Not a level surface in the place, either - 4 cabinets took two full packs of composite shims. Once I get that cabinet cut down and installed this weekend, the counter guys come and measure, cut, and install the quartz countertop so I can do the sink and plumbing (rough-ins are there, just have to connect hot, cold, and drain).
There used to be a wall, where the tile transitions to hardwood - but it made for a stupid-small kitchen, and a stupid-small dining room, so I took it out and opened the space up. Gave a ton more light, too. And the kitchen used to have crappy vinyl flooring that I ripped out and replaced with the ceramic you see in the photos.
This (kitchen) is the last step. This is the upper level of an over/under duplex. I think it was originally single-family, and got converted to a duplex at some point - downstairs looks "right", but upstairs (especially the kitchen) looked cobbled together (to be polite). So far in the apartment I have: cut open all the walls and replaced every inch of wiring (knob and tube with cloth wrap wire doesn't pass code), replaced every outlet (GFI where needed), replaced every switch and fixture (all lighting is LED), and installed a new panel. I put the walls back together, sanded and painted. The bathroom vinyl got ripped out and replaced with ceramic mosaic floor tile, and ceramic subway tile 4' up the walls, and ceramic tile for the tub surround (on the original porcelain tub). I ripped all the crappy pine paneling out of the sunroom, insulated the walls, drywalled, trim, and added recessed LEDs. Put new hardwood in the sunroom as well, to update and cover the original (maybe asbestos) tile flooring. Put a full floor in the walk-up unfinished attic (it was exposed studs with insulation, and the occasional walk-board). Installed a heat pump and ducting. The only work I contracted out, was the heat pump, and the actual electrical panel install - everything else I did with my own 2 hands.
Hoping to have it available to rent this summer. Finally.
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Beautiful house but this is the first thing I thought of.Garage is too small.
I went from a four car attacked to a two. The basement was poured already and my wife liked the lot, it has a pond in the back yard. I had four cars last year and now we have two. It's all good, the wife is happy.
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I replaced the agitator dogs in my 20 year old Whirlpool washing machine.
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Just cause your dogs agitate you, that's no reason to throw them in the washing machine!
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Worked in the yard today trimming freeze dried bushes etc. Also got rid of a couple of azaleas that weren't doing too good. Most of the stuff that needed to be covered died in the last freeze and figured what made it last time would be ok this time but this last freeze was a bit brutal and the new growth wasn't up to it and there was plenty of new growth being that this winter was very mild until a few weeks ago. Need to mow the leaves and may do that tomorrow but it's also supposed to get windy as there's a low pressure going across the north of here so....who knows what will take place tomorrow. Never did care to mow on windy days. Also prepping to pull up some Japanese Yew stumps that the X had growing too close to the front windows after telling her they were too close to the windows. I cut them down right after she left and they were 10' tall at that point! Going to take up all the landscaping rock too since it's moving out of place anyways and I'm tired of mowing around it all.
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Hooked up the old stereo and listened to Led Zeppelin 1 on vinyl.
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Last two days here have been most pleasant but it's supposed to cloud up tomorrow and for the rest of the week but at least the rain chances are low.....so that means we'll probably get several down pours lolWe saidto Covid and winter and flew to Florida for 4 days at Universal Studio's
. Go figure the weather wasn't much better here but we're having a blast.View attachment 1080740
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This wasn't really planned, got an offer on flights we couldn't pass up so we went for it. As soon as we booked it I looked at the Orlando weather, it showed 3 days of 88 degree weather
, looked again right before we left and the high was 70 degrees with a day of rain while Ohio was showing 60 degrees
. It's been nice, shorts and a sweater but we didn't fly to Florida for sweaters!
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Florida's weather is similar to here but just not in the same week lol and their beaches are much nicer!This wasn't really planned, got an offer on flights we couldn't pass up so we went for it. As soon as we booked it I looked at the Orlando weather, it showed 3 days of 88 degree weather
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Worked on the latest puzzle. Went to town to the feed store and picked up feed for the next 2 months and 12 bags of wood shavings for bedding. Hoiked it all into the barn store room, cleaned that room out. Listened to some tunes, watched a 727 rebuild video, played 8 ball, Mahjong, and cards, puzzle some more, cooked three meals, cleaned out the duck coop, washed the truck, took some packages to the UPS store, futzed around here on FBBO a couple a times, finished spring cleaning the garage took a shower and going to watch TV in a bit with Mrs. Ghost, walk the big dog before he goes to bed and then check back here and play some more 8 ball and hit the rack. Get up at 0545 and do 'er again..not in that particular order...lol.
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Dang man, all that would take me at least 3 days to do!!
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Retirement is hell. Can only sit in this easy chair for so long...
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Hey, I'm retarded too I mean retired but will be 70 in two months. Maybe that's why I'm so slow these days....
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Maybe. I have 7 years to go before I'm that age. I find that if I lounge around too much I feel sluggish and everything hurts. If I stay busy I sleep better and feel better. Forgot to add that I chucked 30 bales of hay out of the hay loft and then carried them into the room I cleaned out and stacked them. lol.Hey, I'm retarded too I mean retired but will be 70 in two months. Maybe that's why I'm so slow these days....
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