Let's See Your House Projects!

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

Thanks to God(or whatever deity you prefer) basically trying to flick my house off the earth last Thursday night, I have a lot of new house projects to work on.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Saw your posts on insta, glad everyone is ok and only minimal damage to the cars.

[Patrick303]

Range, vent hood, cabinet pulls installed


Finishing columns and coffee maker install


Thanks to hooligan_e84 and FMLYSDN for recommending modernhousenumbers.com


They are freakin' huge!

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

Range, vent hood, cabinet pulls installed


Finishing columns and coffee maker install


Thanks to hooligan_e84 and FMLYSDN for recommending modernhousenumbers.com


They are freakin' huge!

It's looking good. Love the house numbers too. What size are they?

[Patrick303]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

It's looking good. Love the house numbers too. What size are they?

I went with 12". I'd recommend using blue tape to mock it up first before ordering because they are made to order and not returnable.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

I went with 12". I'd recommend using blue tape to mock it up first before ordering because they are made to order and not returnable.

Good idea. Thanks.

[oVeRdOsE.]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

Good idea. Thanks.

if its protected against weather, print it full size on a 11x8.5 sheet and cut it in 1/2'' mdf sheet.

Pretty simple, fast and cheap. It actually cost me 0$.

Edges are white and face black. I spray it with clear coat to be sure it wont move.

Came with this idea since I couldn't find the : size, font and color combo for my house.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by oVeRdOsE.

if its protected against weather, print it full size on a 11x8.5 sheet and cut it in 1/2'' mdf sheet.

Pretty simple, fast and cheap. It actually cost me 0$.

Edges are white and face black. I spray it with clear coat to be sure it wont move.

Came with this idea since I couldn't find the : size, font and color combo for my house.

I've thought of making my own but MDF would never survive on my house. I've considered using hardwood as well but I don't want to have to deal with repainting every couple of years. It's fully exposed and facing due south. I've even had to replace some of the vinyl siding because of sun damage.
I looked at the website listed above and found something I like and that will work for me. I just have to put in the order. Thanks for the tip though.

[ShopVac]

Although I've won this thread...just need to let folks know that there's always a need to stay on top of things.

Wife stated I needed to clean the garage...not done yet (post more on this later), but wanted to get something done to match the car...

[ShopVac]

Wait...it doesn't match that car...

It matches this one.

[ShopVac]

Also...want to state a sad fact. Once you think you're done with everything, it's really just a circle that your start over on.

Doing the master bath on a budget a while back...created a need for an update. Here's the progress so far

[ShopVac]

And...the wife hated the back splash on the tub...ripped it out and doing it again. Hate the triple work...

[Alfisti]

She was right though, hurts my eyes looking at it. You're an animal, kudos on all the shit you can do.

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

She was right though, hurts my eyes looking at it. You're an animal, kudos on all the shit you can do.

Not sure if you're breaking some sort of man code with this statement...but I'd never side with the woman who hasn't lifted a finger in a project. Just sayin...

Been with this girl since high school....she still has the ability to push all my buttons. Good thing she's a sugar mamma.

[hooligan_G01]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

I went with 12". I'd recommend using blue tape to mock it up first before ordering because they are made to order and not returnable.

Yeah, I think we went with the 8" numbers, IIRC.

[FMLYSDN]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

Range, vent hood, cabinet pulls installed


Finishing columns and coffee maker install


Thanks to hooligan_e84 and FMLYSDN for recommending modernhousenumbers.com


They are freakin' huge!

Looking good. I like the finish on those numbers. Great quality too. Can't go wrong with MHN.

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Although I've won this thread...just need to let folks know that there's always a need to stay on top of things.

Wife stated I needed to clean the garage...not done yet (post more on this later), but wanted to get something done to match the car...

Just to come along and mark your territory again, huh?

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Just to come along and mark your territory again, huh?

Like a stray city dog...

[Mosaud1998]

Helped my pops install 2 out of 6 underground downspouts and pop-up drains.

We didn't use PVC pipes we used flexible plastic pipes.

When we got the house built in 2015, the builders just added the downspouts in the front of the house where the landscaping was done.

So every time it rained, the landscaping would get all messed up including the mulch.

We brought a drain spout extension a few months after moving in to extend the downspout to the driveway.

Friday morning, we noticed the sidewalk leading to the front door was sinking because of the drain sput extension. So, we rushed to Menards and brought some material to install the drain spout underground with the pop-up drains.

I wonder if the builders will come to fix the sidewalk since it started to sink because of them technically.

Looks like this:

[The J-Man]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

Range, vent hood, cabinet pulls installed

I like that granite, what’s it called? Or is it quartz?

[Patrick303]

Originally Posted by The J-Man

I like that granite, what’s it called? Or is it quartz?

It's quartzite, named Platino.

[lakefront]

Originally Posted by Mosaud1998

Helped my pops install 2 out of 6 underground downspouts and pop-up drains.

We didn't use PVC pipes we used flexible plastic pipes.

When we got the house built in 2015, the builders just added the downspouts in the front of the house where the landscaping was done.

So every time it rained, the landscaping would get all messed up including the mulch.

We brought a drain spout extension a few months after moving in to extend the downspout to the driveway.

Friday morning, we noticed the sidewalk leading to the front door was sinking because of the drain sput extension. So, we rushed to Menards and brought some material to install the drain spout underground with the pop-up drains.

I wonder if the builders will come to fix the sidewalk since it started to sink because of them technically.

Looks like this:

This looks like a great idea, but what about winter? If its buried at a shallow depth, won't it freeze?

[Mosaud1998]

Originally Posted by lakefront

This looks like a great idea, but what about winter? If its buried at a shallow depth, won't it freeze?

Huh, didn't think about this