what did you do around the house today?

[speedog]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Perhaps I'm missing something.... what's the point of a lock on a screen?

Because if you've got a cat as big and smart as one of ours, they'll just let themselves out. The locks on our screen doors keeps Larry in, leave it unlocked and he's out.

[B.Spilner]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

This looks fantastic! nice work.

What did you use for the countertops? I'd like to freshen ours up...

Also, did you just paint the back splash or complete re-tile?

Countertops were done with rustoleum countertop transformation, one tip, tape up the supplied rollers and then remove tape. Do this a couple times and it will help to de-lint the rollers.

Backsplash is the stick on tiles. $140 for the entire thing and I did it in 2 hours. I've had success at our last house with the same product lasting 5+ years before we moved.

[suntan]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Perhaps I'm missing something.... what's the point of a lock on a screen?

It's not a lock with a key, it's just a hinge on the latch so that the screen actually stays put.

[vengie]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Countertops were done with rustoleum countertop transformation, one tip, tape up the supplied rollers and then remove tape. Do this a couple times and it will help to de-lint the rollers.

Backsplash is the stick on tiles. $140 for the entire thing and I did it in 2 hours. I've had success at our last house with the same product lasting 5+ years before we moved.

Any chance you can take a close up photo of the countertop? I’m super intrigued

[B.Spilner]

[suntan]

Dryer broke on Saturday. Had a night reserved in Banff, so fixed it today. Took it apart, the belt was broken. Also decided to check the rest of the dryer, so I took out the drum. Turns out the idler roller was also broken. Got new parts at Amre for cheap. Now works like new. Yippee.

[Ekliptix]

Picked up a used ATV and a chain. Dragged a bunch of wood out of my forest. Split it. Built a small wood shack to keep it dry. Am going to finish adding walls and put a tarp over the front with hooks.

[ExtraSlow]

Drained the hot water tank in an effort to remove some sediment. Not sure how successful that was, but it shut off water to my dishwasher because of my "floodsafe auto shutoff connector". Had to reset that and everything works good now.

[Doozer]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Drained the hot water tank in an effort to remove some sediment. Not sure how successful that was, but it shut off water to my dishwasher because of my "floodsafe auto shutoff connector". Had to reset that and everything works good now.

Hey I've been meaning to do that with my tank, as it's never been done and the thing's over 10yrs old now. Anything in particular to know? Shut off water, empty overflow valve, water for hot water and goop to come out the hose?

[mr2mike]

You can run into issues where sediment blocks the valve from re-seating after this and leaking.
Not saying it will, saying it can.

[ExtraSlow]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Hey I've been meaning to do that with my tank, as it's never been done and the thing's over 10yrs old now. Anything in particular to know? Shut off water, empty overflow valve, water for hot water and goop to come out the hose?

I think the procedure is this:
- turn gas to pilot
- close water inlet valve
- open a hot water tap on your top floor
- open drain valve
- fill and drain tank as many times as you want.
Once happy, close drain valve, open fill valve, turn gas back to "on", close hot water tap on upper floor.


If any of your appliances don't get water afterwards, you may have the same flood prevention hose I did. Shut off, disconnect, reconnect, turn back on slowly.

[98brg2d]

Installed a new dishwasher and microwave after new tile was done in the kitchen. The old microwave had a "custom" install (i.e. completely wrong) like so many things in my house. Getting it out involved cutting sheet metal and bending it out of the way as it was installed below the bottom of the upper cabinet and was holding the microwave in place. New install was pretty easy. The dishwasher was time consuming as well since I had to run a new water supply and electrical since Bosch likes to place everything opposite American manufacturers and doesn't allow for electrical connection directly to the machine, it is via a massive junction box with strip terminals. The old water line access is directly under one of the leveling feet so instead of using the dedicated hot water line it is now tee'd off the faucet supply line.

[ExtraSlow]

Finally installed and wired in the rest of my kitchen under-cabinet lights. They come on with the pantry light switch now.

Did a little work at a relatives house relocating a ring doorbell camera, and need suggestions on a cleaner way to finish off the old doorbell location. This is vinyl siding.

[AndyL]

Shoot me pics with dimensions and I bet I can do something decent

[nismodrifter]

Mowed lawn, did some sprinkler system tweaking, and then got to cleaning patios + washing garage.

I found, that in the front yard I need a smaller, compact garden hose, that can be hidden away.

Does anyone have experience with those "expandable garden hoses"?? If so, any suggestions re a reliable one to purchase (if any?)

[adam c]

got more propane and bbq'd

[sabad66]

Changed out the door gasket on my washer since the old one was covered in mold (pretty sure the old owners of this house didn’t keep the door open after washing). Also cleaned out the drain filter and detergent drawer and housing while I had it all apart.




Found $1.25 and a bunch of collar stays in the trap. Must be old owners’

[suntan]

Someone on the FB community page apparently didn't know that furnaces have filters. She just changed it out.

[Tik-Tok]

Rented a dethatcher. Holy fuck was my front yard bad, I completey filled up two compost bins with the thatch as compacted down as I could. No wonder my front lawn has been going downhill the past few years.

[blitz]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I think the procedure is this:
- turn gas to pilot
- close water inlet valve
- open a hot water tap on your top floor
- open drain valve
- fill and drain tank as many times as you want.
Once happy, close drain valve, open fill valve, turn gas back to "on", close hot water tap on upper floor.


If any of your appliances don't get water afterwards, you may have the same flood prevention hose I did. Shut off, disconnect, reconnect, turn back on slowly.

If you have sediment, it's probably time to replace your anode rod. Then you can hook a garden hose into the anode rod threads and flush the tank out that way.