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  1. Main Bath Gut

    in Around The House

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    well, the mesh is a bigger pia to tear out than i thought.

    2/3 done. there is alot of debris at the wall cavities bottoms from the plaster.

    i definitely am NOT tearing down the ceiling. waaaay too much mess. 

    i never checked for plumb/square/level walls. seems to be a wide range of dimensions.

    cast iron tub, no claw feet. whaddya think? a coupla whacks with a sledge? or try to saw it?

  2. Main Bath Gut

    in Around The House

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    project underway. a couple of surprises, no big deal.

    this has to be the 3rd bath to be installed. previous guy piped copper directly into the galvanized. no di electric.

    there's a course of green board to about 4' off the floor.

    upper is plaster over wire mesh.      aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!

    thought it was all plaster over gypsum board

  6. Main Bath Gut

    in Around The House

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    3 hours ago, rrich1 said:


    Yup. I hate this state but we aren't going anywhere.

    Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
     

    3 years min. 5 years max, and it's adios.

    going to head a little south. kentucky, tenn, mizzeri, arkansaw.

    and, to take advantage of a semi full garbage bin, starting taking the tile down. coulda used a butter knife, it came off so easy. filled 2 buckets and threw it in the trash. put plastic up. demo in full swing satterday

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  7. Main Bath Gut

    in Around The House

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    8 hours ago, rrich1 said:

    I'm taking off the 17-20 for the same thing. Still need to get cement board and red guard, fixtures (picked out just not bought). Have you looked into schluter ditra for the floor if you are re tiling it? Good luck to you.

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    nope. putting down 3/4 luan. it's tough, unflexible, solid

    ive done it before, several baths, no problems.

    plus, i dont plan on living here more than 5 years. property taxes are getting silly stupid, and once illynois ever passes a budget, the screws will be really turned.

    i see you're also in madiganistan, you know whats happening here

     

  8. Main Bath Gut

    in Around The House

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    well, finally going to kick off, taking off the week starting 10/10. just bought the tub. been sitting on the tile (wall, floor, and accent) for awhile. have the faucets, towel racks. havent developed a plan for vanity and wall hanger(s). don't know yet how much room i'll pick up with the new tub and new walls. existing is plaster over gypsum board.

    existing door is a fubar hollow pine, half painted by previous owner, with frame painted on hall side, lousy stain + finish on the room side. i have the new oak 6 panel door stained, urethaned, drilled and hinges routed, along with the frame.not sure what the wall thickness will be, may have to cut down the 6'' oak frame boards.  new bosch wet saw blades, as the hf blades i used for the master bath last year are junk. new carbide holesaws, pilot bits. plenty of copper and pvc fittings and pipe on hand. subfloor, cement board, green board on hand. may not have enough green board, havent decided if im opening the ceiling. new phart fan, reuse commode, as it's only 3 years young.plenty of conduit, boxes, covers. although i dont think i'll change the existing, as it was in pipe already, and i've redone the wiring a few years ago. got the insulation to stuff the outside wall, have plenty of visqueen. hmmmmmmmmm................... what could go wrong?

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  9. On To Plan 'B'

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    and done! 6 posts resupported. 2 panels re attached to posts............ im a bad boy for doing it this way. remember - no access to back side. pounded out a slat. attached a big 'c' clamp to horizontal rail of panel, had boy1 pull on clamp, drawing panel to post. reach through space vacated by removed slat, screwed panels back into posts. climb 6' ladder, shot screws through slat into top horizontal rail.

    shoot 3'' screw from back, had boy1 pull back with a channey, toenail 3'' screws from the back into the other 2 rails. it works, however, there's 3/4 or so of screw tip that is bare on their side. so sorry, cant do it another way.

    + there's so much crap back there, they'll never get to the fence.

    NOW.............. time to brainstorm ideas for skunk control. my rat terrier got sprayed 3x in 2 weeks, getting tired of patrolling the perimeter before releasing the hounds.

  10. DeWalt 880

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    need a little assistance. i have a dewalt 880 die grinder. shaft is threaded 3/8x24. looking around the internets, seems it was designed only for 1/2'' thick grinding wheels.

    i've adapted the shaft with spacers to accept wire wheels.

    i'd really like to adapt the male shaft to accept a 1/4'' collet, for using 1/4'' burs. could really use it, instead of a dremel. cant seem to find a suitable item at mcmaster, ereplacement parts pics aren't too legible.

    can ya help a bruther out?

    collett threaded male or female? reducing type rod coupling to go between?

     

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  18. On To Plan 'B'

    in Around The House

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    so........... tools used were (that's the main issue of this post and site)

    miller welder machine, # i dont remember, not the 211 that aint set up yet

    victor torch set, should have used my smith handle instead (bigger)

    ridgid chain tri pod

    milwaukee electrick rotary hammer

    milwaukee   ''           band saw

    metabo        ''           grinder

    ridgid 18v drill

    various hand tools

    2x2 x1/4 angle iron, cut to 8'' lengths, 1/4 plate cut to 3 1/2 x 14, 3/8 galv. all thread, nuts, washers, shells.

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  19. On To Plan 'B'

    in Around The House

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    LONG POST!!! grab a beer, and take a piss.

    so, the carage is picked up, tools moved, car/trucks in their proper places. still have to sort and stow tools.

    background ;. a few years back, posts on wood privacy fence on side of house rotted. had access to both sides. removed panels, wiggled posts, they were sunk directly into the dirt, they came out no problem  ground doesnt drain well here, holes had water in them - kinda rainy season then.

    fast forward to 2016.

    2 posts were leaning at rear wooden privacy fence. was able to move the 2  posts back and forth at least 50 degrees. i assumed same installation, posts in ground. cannot go to neighbors yard, way too much growth and shit back there (i'd like to see them attempt to move their wave runners)

    supported the 2 posts by: making brackets and stands, using unistrut, clips, all thread, and sand bags, attached to the panels. brought both posts to plumb.

    plan 'A' was to use my new fuel sawzall to cut the posts from the panels, pry the posts from them, and yank the post out. sink a new post, with the 'down' end sharpened like a spear, beat into ground, back fill, remove one  slat each side of post, to reach around and shoot screws re securing the panels. obviously, several screws will have to be sunk from my side, leaving 'screw points' exposed on their side.

    wednesday, i got off work a little early, did a little prep work. previous owner set the posts in concrete............ 8'' below grade.

    dug down half the circumference (my side of the fence), 2' down. seems that concrete is mostly on my side,,,,,,,,,,,so, no problem, plan 'A (B)'.

    setup impromptu gantry, using pipe stands, pipe, and a comealong. sink an anchor (shell) into it with an eyebolt, , and pull. and then revert to plan 'A'. except now i have to dispose of a piece of concrete of indeterminate length.

    sleep......... 2 am,,,,,,, plan "b" is brainstormed.

    weld up some angle iron to flat stock, making 'T' shaped brackets. sink shells in concrete, attach brackets, continue with plan 'A', which now would be to saw off posts, pry off, thru bolt new post to brackets, remove slats, etc

    today, pull all vehicles on street. (dont want spatter on anything). fab enough steel to make 8 brackets for 4 posts.

    went back to check fit up........... had a frikkin brainstorm.

    plan 'C'........... attach brackets to concrete. thru bolt old post to brackets. (6&10'' above where she rotted). only where the post contacted the cement was rotted. everything else seemed good enough, especially to last till we sell this dump,so,  now, no concrete to throw out. no old post(s) to burn/toss out.

    AND I DIDNT GET TO USE MY NEW SAWZALL THAT WAS ACQUIRED TO DO THIS DAMN CHORE

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  20. On To Plan 'B'

    in Around The House

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    went to plan 'c'.  saved me a boatload of time and 4 letter words.

    one post is done. welded up enough brackets for 4 posts.

    gotta sweep carage, re arrange the drive.

    i may put up a pic later.

    definitely esplain plans 'a', 'b', 'c'.

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  21. On To Plan 'B'

    in Around The House

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    Going to spend the day, on plan 'B', replacing the 4x4 wood posts on my privacy fence, out in left field.

    project's goal is to replace posts rotted below grade, without removing the panels. I do not have access to neighbors yard, and even if i did, they have soooo much shit piled up, you couldnt get to it.

    now for the part you guys will appreciate. tools to be used............

    victor oxy/acetylene cutting torch

    milwaukee roto hammer

    milwaukee band saw

    metabo grinder fitted with metabo super slicer wheels

    miller welding maching

    ridgid 18v drill

    and, i think i can use that 18v milwaukee fuel sawzall i just got in

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