Let's See Your House Projects!

[TheWatchGuy]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

blades fold up above the fan. If it fails, i guess i just have a light

[Patrick303]

Weekend project. Chopped up a few leftover floorboards and replaced all my builder grade metal vents with Aria vents.

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[TheWatchGuy]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

Weekend project. Chopped up a few leftover floorboards and replaced all my builder grade metal vents with Aria vents.

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my ocd going HAM right now that you didnt do the grain the same way as the rest of the floor.

look nice though. I may have to go this route.

[unluky]

Originally Posted by TheWatchGuy

my ocd going HAM right now that you didnt do the grain the same way as the rest of the floor.

look nice though. I may have to go this route.

First thing I thought too!!! 2nd thing I though was they look amazing! Well done.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by unluky

First thing I thought too!!! 2nd thing I though was they look amazing! Well done.

There are a few of us in the same boat... grain is wrong but they still look good.

[Patrick303]

Only way to do the grain the same direction for some of them was to cut multiple boards and then there would be a seam in the insert. Possible, but a lot more effort so I opted not to.

[TheWatchGuy]

Originally Posted by Patrick303

Only way to do the grain the same direction for some of them was to cut multiple boards and then there would be a seam in the insert. Possible, but a lot more effort so I opted not to.

being a fellow lazy home diyer, i respect that

[unluky]

Originally Posted by TheWatchGuy

being a fellow lazy home diyer, i respect that

AND if you do them ALL that way.....then they DO match and is on "purpose" and we can stick our OCD up our Arses........

[infinitekidM2C]

Originally Posted by TheWatchGuy

blades fold up above the fan. If it fails, i guess i just have a light

[UncleWede]

Patrick303
So now if you walk on them, are they flatter under foot? Do you still get plenty of air flow?

[Patrick303]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Patrick303
So now if you walk on them, are they flatter under foot? Do you still get plenty of air flow?

Yes they are very flush with the floor. They are drop in vents so there's about a 1/8" lip, but that's all. Aria Vent also makes cut-in versions that are perfectly flush, but they have to installed with the floor and my builders were idiots and forgot I asked for them.

There are bendable metal flaps under the vent so you can open or close it if you want. Fully open the airflow is the same as traditional louvered vents.

[ramman434]

The people I bought my house from installed a new AC unit in the laundry room, which started heavily sweating & kicking off since it was trying to cool down the entire garage, besides the house. Their solution: don't enclose the double-door entrance to the laundry, but create a large mud room 8' into the single car garage, that loses tons of air/energy. Also, in doing so, now making the garage small enough that a Miata can barely fit.
Time to take the garage back to make space for the F10. Still have to take down the rest of the wall. Have to Re-run electrical (as there are no outlets in the garage once wall is gone). Also have to run electrical to the garage door (currently mechanical) so I can get a motor put on and install wall sconces on the outside.
Then have to have the floor re-leveled with concrete. The geniuses that enclosed what was originally a carport sloped the floor inward, so I've had flooding issues on this plywood wall that I've just removed.

BEST PART - this entire project cost me $0.00 so far. I've re-used beams for door frame, re-used the door, and re-used insulation!!

**STUPID APP PUT ALL THE PICTURES OUT OF ORDER AND THERE'S NO WAY TO CORRECT IT**
Pic #4 - Looking into "mudroom" at the door to the garage that will be removed
Pic#3 - Looking from garage, through doorway, into mudroom/laundry
Pic#1 - Door removed & framing for laundry double doorway done
Pic#2 - Inside of laundry room to show the insulated new doorway
Pic#5 - New laundry room door all closed up - even re-using the drywall to frame around the door.

[CarMan77]

Wife and I brought a 18 year old home and did a complete renovation. I moonlighted as GC, while working my regular gig. Childhood friend was my main carpenter and advisor. Happy to report we are still friends. Project took 6 months due to COVID. Yes, we added shiplap! System let me add more pics.

[TXSTYLE]

Looking good guys!

[Alfisti]

THat's a great effort, really perked everything up.

[dscabra]

My basement finish from a few years ago. I did everything except the drywall and carpet.

Before:



After:



This is just the theater room. It also has a billiards room, bar, craft room, gym and bathroom for about 1,800 additional finished square feet.

[hooligan_G01]

Got the black top driveway re-sealed this week. Does that count?

[dscabra]

Here are a couple more pictures of the basement for you.

Bar:



Billiards:



Craft room:



Gym:



Bathroom:

[CarMan77]

More photo's of our project. Important note, the front door handle is black now.

To embarrassed to show the garage. Started by having 200 amp panel run and EV charger installed. The previous owner did not finish it. I ran out of the green stuff for now.

[ramman434]

Update from this past weekend:
Got to a good 1/2 way stopping point, as the wife and I want to focus on our kitchen and master bathroom reno (you can see my new dishwasher & stove top chilling in the garage).
I've still gotta move/clean out a bunch of stuff, but gained an additional 75 sq ft of space.
If I'm in a pinch and bad weather comes, I can get on of the cars into the garage without much issue.

WHY DOES THE APP SUCK SO MUCH AT UPLOADING PHOTOS IN ORDER?!?!?! IT'S LIKE IT JUST RANDOMLY SHUFFLES THEM EVERY TIME

[hooligan_G01]

Also just got the first draft of the front landscaping design. It's.... extensive.

[MoeTE87]

Built a home gym during COVID around Nov-Dec time.