The Home Renovation Thread
So i learned how to drywall over the weekend... Probably should start working on my basement... We need some extra space...
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I've done some this winter, it really isn't that hard, the first few sheets are painful, but you quickly get the hang of it
My father in law "the pro" made a few mistakes cutting this weekend so I know exactly what not to do. Luckily we had a whole flatbed of drywall for supply
So you're saying he didn't measure twice and cut once
Oh he measured twice but cut on the wrong side of the board.
It's great having help like that!
dwchockey13
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If you need any help I live like 10 minutes away and have a lot of free time until I find a new job
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Working on the nursery for the fast approaching newborn a lot lately, felt good to tear out all the lath and plaster and start fresh, still some work to do before the baby comes
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Well, looks like we will be redoing our deck here very soon. 7 years ago we replaced the floorboards and railings, but I was young and cheap and foolish, and didn't buy pressure treated material. What a dumb move.
Hoping to get it completely built from the ground up here within the next week or so. Let the deck demolishing begin!
Hoping to get it completely built from the ground up here within the next week or so. Let the deck demolishing begin!
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That looks awesome.
Are you building your own place Kevin? Looks awesome!Long drawn out process, but all the retaining walls are finished.
Lower wall is massive! Soon the pool guys will be here digging a lap pool, and hot tub!
Long drawn out process, but all the retaining walls are finished.
Lower wall is massive! Soon the pool guys will be here digging a lap pool, and hot tub!
Did you have to use the geogrid fabric on the big wall or were the screws enough?
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The Home Renovation Thread
The lower wall had the geo grid, starts out at 16' back then stepped back 2' per 3 lifts (24") Minimum of 98% compaction with less than 5% moisture required per 6" lift of compacted fill based on a soil proctor. First 30" behind the wall are filled with #57 stone with a series of connected drain tile to control rain water.
The upper wall has the soil screws, and we poured an 18" X 24" grade beam at all three levels, with 4 #6 bar running horizontally and tied into each screw.
The lower wall had the geo grid, starts out at 16' back then stepped back 2' per 3 lifts (24") Minimum of 98% compaction with less than 5% moisture required per 6" lift of compacted fill based on a soil proctor. First 30" behind the wall are filled with #57 stone with a series of connected drain tile to control rain water.
The upper wall has the soil screws, and we poured an 18" X 24" grade beam at all three levels, with 4 #6 bar running horizontally and tied into each screw.
That's the way I'd have gone too.....
No...I have no idea what any of that means.
BUT it's looking like it's going to be really really nice when it's done!
T2GRN18
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That's the way I'd have gone too.....
No...I have no idea what any of that means.
Hahahahaha it's just dirt and stone.
Smashed together with very little moisture content in the ground.
MBurnham
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I love this sort of stuff. I've been stuck on a renovation project for the past few years and I miss excavations, foundations, and structural steel.
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That's the way I'd have gone too.....
No...I have no idea what any of that means.
My thoughts exactly. I was lost after "The lower wall had".
T2GRN18
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The beauty of those things is you know going up you're in control of plumb, level and square. Where in renovations your stuck with someone else's mess.
I always like looking at a wall and realizing that the square someone used had an "ish" setting...... In our last house the walls moved a solid 2" in and out. I know some of that is just from settling, but still it takes a lot of trim to cover that up and keep the floor looking good.
That's not near as bad as the nailed down linoleum flooring though, that took some work to remove.
Those walls look great!
Is the upper wall the same SRW system as the lower? They look a bit different in the pics.