Went and fixed my mom's wifi as well tonight. Got hers running faster as well. Her wifi was sharing the same channel as the neighbors.
The Home Improvement Thread
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Oswego
n00b
Plans & forms submitted to the gubment for approval as of a minute ago.
Fingers crossed this goes as good as my demo permit interaction did because that was great.
Hopefully all I need to do is drop a check off & see what inspections will be required. I'm thinking at worse foundation before I fill the sonotubes and framing prior to drywall. We shall see. The inspector said because of covid they have been very lenient. Not like I didn't fill out pages worth of legal docs stating I am personally responsible for insuring all codes are met and my plans are followed to a "T".
Fingers crossed this goes as good as my demo permit interaction did because that was great.
Hopefully all I need to do is drop a check off & see what inspections will be required. I'm thinking at worse foundation before I fill the sonotubes and framing prior to drywall. We shall see. The inspector said because of covid they have been very lenient. Not like I didn't fill out pages worth of legal docs stating I am personally responsible for insuring all codes are met and my plans are followed to a "T".
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
14 years after I built the deck I am building the stairs for it.... gotta get it done prior to the inspector coming cuase I'm not digging foundations to China to avoid frost....screw that BS on a floating deck.
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But he will notice the new wood stairs and then look at his drone pictures form the year prior and catch you. Might want to leave a fifty dollar bill on those steps to pass inspection.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Oswego
n00b
But he will notice the new wood stairs and then look at his drone pictures form the year prior and catch you. Might want to leave a fifty dollar bill on those steps to pass inspection.
He's been cool so far so I'm not looking to force his hand. For all I know I may not even need any inspections. The inspector said it was all up the the big boss.
I'm also not building staircases....just three separate steps. One to my deck, then one inside the house at my master bedroom sliding door and one at the rear door in my kitchen.
Just got done screwing the kitchen step together. Still needs a final sanding after I round off the edges when my router shows up.
Pocket holes no good in soft ass wet PT yellow pine during testing last night so I just face screwed it all today. Will be much stronger this way anyway. Ill leave the pocket screws for the hardwoods or at least dried PT - this stuffs soaked.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Oswego
n00b
just realized that steps in the wrong spot. that old pic is the step to my deck not the kitchen door
here's the right one. got steps for days so got confused
tom Ill build the one for my sliding door then sand them all and wait for the router to show up.
11" treads suck. I should of build bigger. used to sitting on my 15" concrete step. it wobbled, was the wrong riser height, and had no way to connect it to the deck easily so it's going to my sisters for her shed.
here's the right one. got steps for days so got confused
tom Ill build the one for my sliding door then sand them all and wait for the router to show up.
11" treads suck. I should of build bigger. used to sitting on my 15" concrete step. it wobbled, was the wrong riser height, and had no way to connect it to the deck easily so it's going to my sisters for her shed.
Oswego
n00b
done & time to clean up for now. got lucky and only drilled one hole in the wrong spot but I made it work where it was. Router should be here midweek so I can finish then. added a 1/4 gap in between the treads on the long steps I built today to make them a little wider. Ill move the back treads on the smaller steps during install.
Thinking of using some 1 x 1 aluminum angle for mounting them blind on the inside. Two mount on wood and one on a sidewalk. I also have a box of used brass hinges Ill never use so maybe Ill use a bunch of hinges on the wood install and the aluminum angle w/anchors for the concrete....idk
Thinking of using some 1 x 1 aluminum angle for mounting them blind on the inside. Two mount on wood and one on a sidewalk. I also have a box of used brass hinges Ill never use so maybe Ill use a bunch of hinges on the wood install and the aluminum angle w/anchors for the concrete....idk
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Yeah, that's nuts. Must have frozen pretty good!
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
Hopefully your township will be good with it, seems ok in my book
I hear you on the less, sometimes not worth chancing on a smaller sized project. Let me know if you need a hand anytime I'm working from home bored as hell
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
Not my house but helped a buddy improve his home a little bit this weekend. Drove out to Amish country to help pick up this lift. Got the big pieces put up, all that's left is the motor/pump install and routing some of the cable and pulleys. Never heard of this company but he did some research, seems like a decent option for the occasional use and most used for car storage rather than maintenance, damn this thing was heavy Advantage Lifts - High Quality 2 Post and 4 Post Car Lifts
Advantage Lifts - High Quality 2 Post and 4 Post Car Lifts
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
Wife has been after me to make a built in bookcase in this little nook area that otherwise is pretty useless.
The "help" really slowed things down, but I'd rather get them involved do that they don't end up like the useless masses.
(The router pic was staged. I'm not ready for her to handle something like that on her own. Though I did let her help on one of the routes. )
The "help" really slowed things down, but I'd rather get them involved do that they don't end up like the useless masses.
(The router pic was staged. I'm not ready for her to handle something like that on her own. Though I did let her help on one of the routes. )
CowboyTaco
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PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
Teach em young, good on you!
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
I still need to add some caulk along some of the edges and install a piece of trim on the front of that bottom piece. Oh, and sand the outer side pieces. The Kreg shelf pin jig was really handy, but leaves some rough edges. Normally, I would take care of all the sanding outside, but my wife was ready for everything to be installed. Oh well.
I don't do the painting. That's all on her.
I don't do the painting. That's all on her.
Awesome man! Good to hear someone getting their kids involved in some way with building projects.
Oswego
n00b
can you chamfer them or will it pull more away?
I drilled then countersunk all the holes before I screwed my steps and with the soft wood it was not fun. I had to decrease drill bit dia and go to a brand new sharper countersink so it wouldn't pull splinters up. Also used a hand screwdriver to set them the final inch or so to protect the threads oh and I used liquid soap to lube the screws like we used to do way back in the day. With all that I'm coming to realize soft wood sucks regardless of what you do