That's some very impressive grunting.

 

The sound originates in the belly.

 

Finally finished this thing, took way too long, I’m really glad to be out of there. I never know where to call it on jobs like this, there’s always one more spot that could get touched up. I’m still learning the sprayer but it has definitely upped my finishing game, I was happy with how the new doors and previously stained vanities came out.

 

Emergency tarp done and paid.
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Working on “hidden door” bookcases. This is a continuation of a post in the Tools thread.

I forgot a picture with the units joined.

Tom

 

That's awesome

 

Just installed one myself last week. Can't take credit for building the cabinets, just assemble and install. Cases are about 9' tall. This customer loves hidden rooms. I'm installing 3 in this house, the trim carpenter's another 2, I think.

 

Refrigerator/ freezer run in main kitchen with hidden office. Two openings house the refrigerator and freezer with applied panels. This one was a way easier install, just an inset door with Soss hinges, but a heavy door @ 2.25" thick.

 

And with the installation of the condensate pump the furnace install is complete. Still have to put the floor down and tidy up upstairs. But now I don't have to empty buckets of condensate every day.

Put the pump below the floor because that's where it would fit. Have the pump plugged into the furnaces duplex outlets.

 

Does that pump have a full sump shut off?

Tom

 

OK OK OK, I wired it into the thermostat power like the instructions said.
Put it on a terminal block so it looks neat. It's the only one I had.

 

Not sure what that means. But it has an switch in it that detects to high of a water level in the pump container which is connected to the thermostat. If the water in the pump gets to high indicating that the pump has failed or there is a clog in the line the overflow switch will shut down the furnace so it won't produce anymore condensate.

It'll work great if I connect it, which I haven't yet.

 

Not sure what that means. But it has an switch in it that detects to high of a water level in the pump container which is connected to the thermostat. If the water in the pump gets to high indicating that the pump has failed or there is a clog in the line the overflow switch will shut down the furnace so it won't produce anymore condensate.

It'll work great if I connect it, which I haven't yet.

That’s what it means.

Tom

 

First torsion spring replacement. Wish me luck. I'll try not to do anything stupid.

 

The original spring had 9 full winds in it.

Set the cables on the drums, hand tension drums, snug drum to shaft, use a pipe wrench and a rope to keep tension on cables by tying the wrench to the vertical rail. This makes it easier for the first few times you have to tension springs.

Make sure you have the winding bar is socketed well before you let it set to the wall to tighten the cup screws.

Tom

 

Ya, I got one. It's not hooked in yet. Even if it did leak it's not going to cause much damage. But it will make a water mess on the concrete.

 

All done, without a hitch for the most part. All of my appendages are still attached and in working order. Bit of a butt clencher winding that spring, kind of like the first time I stuck multimeter probes in a live outlet. The door itself is still not in great shape, but I will eventually replace it with more carriage doors. Now I get to go start replacing some windows.

 

Should be pretty quick and straight forward.

 

Can’t tell if that’s vinyl siding in 2nd pic. If so, just to add to your tricks, there is a product called Jomax that really cleans it up. Mixed w/bleach per instructions. Use Clorox, not the bargain. Good for cleaning almost any surface. As I’ve stated before, I’ve used it to prep for exterior paint & it cleaned up so well, customers more than once held off on paint jobs.


Mike

 

Congrats on the torsion spring, now you can be complacent on the next one. Not!

Those things are always scrotum-shriveling for me.

 

Not a floor guy, or a a stair guy for that matter. 😳

Just installed about 1400sf of hardwood, plus 100 sf in a loft, and did these stairs.

Used to have carpet.

Now, they have oak. Finisher comes in next week. 👍

 

Better you than me. Flooring is way down there. Gets farther away every year LOL Stairs look much nicer.

 

Can't wait to go vertical on this bad boy 👌 🤣

 

Can't wait to go vertical on this bad boy 👌 🤣
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Get those sticks in the air baby.

 

Crane it up...

 

Just finished up, dry stack with boulders. Other pics sucked but it's about 120' long.

 

Is that wall designed to be out of plane and level, or is that an optical illusion from the pic?

Mice looking wall either way. I love that stone. 👍

 

Hard to tell, maybe it’s a curve?

 

1st pic both sections curve away if you look at it left to right.
2nd pic section curves one way then the other- camera angle doesn't help.

That's the problem with the other pics- optical illusion-ish but worse- it's all curved.

 

I thought it was a curve.

Nice puzzle.

 

I see it now.

Might have just been the wine. 😊

 

Poured this addition yesterday.

 

Waiting on 9 floor trusses that didn't get delivered to finish framing the second story.

Kind of hard to see but thats an open air spice garden/courtyard in the middle of the house, and recess for a hot tub on the back corner of the foundation

 

thats an open air spice garden/courtyard in the middle of the house

Some spices require sunshine and plenty of privacy.