what did you do around the house today?

[AndyL]

I failed at CNC...

Wife wants a book shelf... Andy thinks "awesome" I'll cut a support with the CNC router... But then realizes he sucks at CAD... So I know linuxcnc will import JPGs and kick out an engraving - AWESOME...

Yeah not so much... I've now destroyed all evidence I tried... Guess I'll see if I can somehow butcher out what I want in CAD instead (wifes a nut for daisies - was planning to have the ends with daisies, but I can't draw to save my life - cut n paste was more my style)

[AndyL]

ouch... 4 month bump...



Not my house... but... Starting to get the hang of this masonry thing... Even if it's all wrong (nothings square level or stays that way... Stupid looks like natural materials! LOL!)

[nzwasp]

Anyone got any big plans for their backyards this year:

Since I revived the thread i'll start:

* Build a 10' by 8' greenhouse from old windows in my backyard.
* Setup two square foot gardens
* Setup a solar powered watering system to water the square foot gardens / front garden / and green house using my water barrels.
* Remove the fugly tree on the front lawn and then plant 4 fruit trees on our yard.

[mr2mike]

Re-did my entrance way.
-Removed wall by front entrance.
-Moved two ceiling lights. One is now centered over entrance and other is in hall by closet.
-Re-did tile and expanded tile area by cutting back the hardwood.
Big thanks to Dave the Tile Guy for all his advice and recommendations.


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[TomcoPDR]

Very nice mod mr2mike. Did you do the tile yourself or hired the big gun Dave?

[mr2mike]

Thanks.
I did it myself but with email consultation work on prepping the area by Dave.
I think it's my best work to date on tiling. Came out pretty even and level. I did spend a lot of time on it. I'm sure Dave could have halfed my time.
Dave instructed me to remove the hardwood down to sub floor then build it up with plywood and then tile.

[schurchill39]

Today was a busy day. It started at the Fish Creek bottle depot where somehow a years worth of bottles only amounted to $43. Then I made a kijiji trip to the north end of town and picked up a new (to me) craftsman mower and got after the lawn before it started raining. Once it died down a bit I went out and re-seeded some dead spots. After that the missus made me bring out the ladder to wash the window sils on the windows that overlook the kitchen from above (vaulted ceiling-ish). I also hung up a panoramic picture I got for Christmas of Medicine Hat to go along with the Saskatoon panoramic pictures I have. Just missing Calgary now to complete the collection!

My passenger side window switch on my F-150 wouldn't roll the window up as of late so I took it apart and cleaned the connections. Works like a charm now and I saved myself the $50+ from replacing it. While I was fiddling around with electronics I figured I would take apart her Sirius radio cradle in her car to clean the electronics. It hasn't been able to detect the antenna a lot lately so hopefully this helps fix it.

[Zan]

Been working on the garage organization for the last couple of weekends now.

Our garage came with drywall installed and I sanded/painted it last weekend.

This weekend I've been putting up shelves and I installed a couple of wall mounted tire lofts. I just hate it when crap is all over the floor. Also installed some peg boards.

Pics to come!

[Dave P]

Took longer then I thought, but she is done!

Dont mind the warped siding, thats the next fix haha.

[mr2mike]

Looks good Dave. Just put the BBQ to hide the warped siding...

[TomcoPDR]

Got one of these cheap greenhouse from Princess Auto for like $20-$25 on sale.

But it was too light and kept getting blown over by wind.



So I just took some Cedar fence boards and built a "planter" like box into the frame of the greenhouse... will see if there's enough weight to keep 'er down.




Added some wheels so it can move around within the concrete pad

[spikerS]

don't mind the OSB privacy wall separating the 2 decks, I had nothing to do with that.

[mr2mike]

Wife has a similar greenhouse. Slight wind and it's over.
You're supposed to screw it up top to the side of the house. Not gonna be putting holes in the house for that.

Interested to see your results and I'll do the same.

[GTS4tw]

Originally posted by mr2mike
Wife has a similar greenhouse. Slight wind and it's over.
You're supposed to screw it up top to the side of the house. Not gonna be putting holes in the house for that.

Interested to see your results and I'll do the same.

I just put a couple of heavy plants in the bottom of mine, but I find that having a few trays of plants inside is enough to keep it from blowing over as long as its against the side of the house.

[jaeden]

OK I finally have something I can add to the thread...

Got tired of waiting for the builder/city to give me approved grade cert so I can landscape and fence. So I decided to build a shed on my parking pad. I don't have the cash to build a proper garage yet so this will have to do.

Went with a 8x12 shed and bought the materials rather than a package because I wanted to more selection of the materials.

Night before I was able to frame the floor joists and start to attach the plywood floor. Had to stop due to dark and having one cracked 2x4 joist that needed a replacement:

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My dad came over today to give me a hand. Floor complete and rafters assembled. Using OSB gussets to give a bit of extra headroom.

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First wall framed, powered by MCD.

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Got the rest of the walls framed before the weather started to darken and we chose to stop for dinner.

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Ready for assembly over the weekend, hopefully the weather cooperates.

[spikerS]

Project update, would have the decking done today, except I ran out of wood. I will finish it off tomorrow



Going to order the railings tomorrow

[Dave P]

Finished up the yard. Was the first time doing anything like this, but felt good to do it on my own.

Also put down gravel on the side of the house.

Next project. Finishing the basement

[ExtraSlow]

Not pics of my yard, but used this:

to make this in my raised vegetable garden. Already had this set up in the flower border out front.


Now I shouldn't have to water anything else this summer. Set to run for half an hour every second morning.

[schurchill39]

Productive day today! I put up the two sections of fence I had to take down for the garage builders, cemented in posts to build a gate, and replaced the cheap plastic edging i bought last year with 4x4 pressure treated wood.

[rx7_turbo2]

After I can't tell you how many years of working in the garage with two 60w incandescent bulbs and a flashlight, I decided it was time to do it right. 4 fixtures, 16 x 54wT5HO fluorescent lamps. Why it took me this long I have no idea.