Okay now hear me out guys. I spent the day putting all my deck light wires in flex and J-boxes.

But I had a sudden brain fart.

What if I used 12g romex to keep the rats from eating my wires apart.

Will the rats be able to chew through that thick of solid copper?

 

Okay now hear me out guys. I spent the day putting all my deck light wires in flex and J-boxes.

But I had a sudden brain fart.

What if I used 12g romex to keep the rats from eating my wires apart.

Will the rats be able to chew through that thick of solid copper?

You bet.

 

Eventually, sure they could. About the only way you could make it essentially bulletproof would be to encase it all in metal conduit, but that would be way above & beyond.

Is it really your job to deal with extraordinary rodent-proofing, vs the HO's responsibility to deal with such infestations himself?

 

Today I put 10 lights and the wiring in metal flex and j boxes. Still have 30 to do. I'm going to put a Box for every 6 lights. Then run a flex line to each light. I drilled the back side of the light holes just enough to get a snug friction fit for the 3/8" aluminum flex.

 

IMO, if it's a rat environment, you have to rat proof as good as you can.

 

Mike, you ever seen the hull on a black Walnut, they chew through them like nothing. Coppers probably softer.

Mike

 

Yup. I think what I'm doing with the flex conduit is the only way.

 

Got these out of my shop finally. Was waiting on mirror. 1st they didn't have any, they they got it in but couldn't get a tech to cut it and finally it was ready yesterday. I paint the rear of the mirror to match the door so that takes extra time. They match nice.

The door to the left is the new one. The rest I made a while ago.

And these are in a small bathroom. I questioned them about having the mullion in the mirror where you'd be looking at yourself, but that's what they wanted.

 

Why do they want a mirror door in the kitchen?

 

I asked the same thing and suggested some kind of decorative glass. He said mirror and that what I got them.

Looks better than I expected, I was worried about it looking stupid and at least it doesn't.

 

It's important to know if you have any goobers on your nose/face before serving your guests.

 

So my concern is after I retire I want my customers to be well suited with their lights.

 

I think if I walked into a kitchen with a mirror cabinet door I would think it was odd

 

OK, I forbid you to walk into this kitchen. Problem solved LOL

 

Not real Purdy but will work nonetheless.

 

Speaker wire?

 

Clear lamp wire. Only 12v

 

That's what I've used for speaker wire my whole life. Not sure if it was called lamp wire or not.

 

I think lamp wire is ul listed for 120v

Not sure the difference but my guess is speaker wire would work just fine for what I'm doing.

The landscape wire insulation is too thick to work with imo.

 

Trying to finish storm doors. One day I'll be done.

 

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Who are you? 🤣

 

Very clean work!

 

Two duplexes.

20 exhaust vent, 24 dwv, 12 skylights, 16 attic vents, 6 roof hips. All sealed with Henry 209xr.

Not my usual gig, but it was for a regular client who was having a hard time getting a roofer. One of their tenants had a leak at one of the bathroom exhaust vents. 5 year old roofs. The caulk they used was failing.

 

You going into competition with Andy?

 

Not even close. He's in a different league.

 

Break out the Mountain Dew

 

Dropped off panels yesterday at the hardware store, picked them up today at 11, glazed them in 2 1/2 hours. Maybe I can get doors installed by end of year.

 

Dropped off panels yesterday at the hardware store, picked them up today at 11, glazed them in 2 1/2 hours. Maybe I can get doors installed by end of year.

Is that low carbon glass? Looks great!

 

Sweet

 

Sashes are pleasing to the eye.

 

Just wrapped up a full gut remodel on a 4 plex (other than exterior paint, it's unusually rainy this year and the owner can't make up their mind on colours or patterns 🤷). Started out as just the sparky and finish carpenter on this, but the superintendent walked and the GC brought us on to do project management as well.

Took out a dividing wall in each unit to open up the kitchen. New cabinets, flooring, doors, windows, and appliances throughout. New lap siding wainscotting and beam and column wraps on the exterior. Tops are corian and the cabinets are acrylic, which surprised me for a rental, but those were the specs.

Ran into a few fun surprises, like yarding out the carpet and finding the slab heaved 1" in the downstairs unit from that big bastard of a tree in the back yard, and then the plumbers drilling their own water lines at 4pm on a Friday 😆.

It turned out to be a fun one though, and the GC is already tossing smaller jobs our way (he's busy doing big commercial jobs and is trying to get out of residential).

 

That's not a kitchen. That's a bathroom with appliances.

 

That's not a kitchen. That's a bathroom with appliances.

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Did they put the garbage disposal in the shower drain?

 

 

You peeing in the sink?...

Seems to be a defining factor...

Didn't know Leo was a drywaller?

Hey, I've been remodeling in a luxury retirement community and when we get to the unit the toilets are gone so peeing in the shower has been a thing lately

 

No portajohn's at a retirement facility? Huh...

 

Starting the new year off right with a 4 am pour for anew lake house, risked the rain and am blessed with a slight mist that quit about 10. 👍

 

Are most of your builds structural slab on grade?

Tom