what did you do around the house today?

[nzwasp]

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Wife wanted an accent wall in our bedroom. Those wood kits at Home Depot/Lowes were crazy expensive so I sub'd in some vinyl plank with some liquid nails. About 6 hours to complete start to finish and about $350 total cost. Pretty happy with it. Has lots of good texture and its easy to take down when its no longer trendy.

How sturdy is that glass display case in your bedroom, thats probably one thing I would look at securing in a couple of years when your tot starts walking.

[Ekliptix]

Installed a whole house water filter for our well water. 50 micron spindown filter, foam filter, iron filter, charcoal filter. Tastes better. Smells better. Less mineral build up in appliances, no more red iron colouring in toilets. First time using PEX pipe. Was nice and easy. Got the filters on Amazon.

[KPHMPH]

What is the maintenance on those filters ? Change once a year ?

[Ekliptix]

Each filter says 26,000 gallons. So, with the pre-filter (spin down) which I can flush by opening a valve, I would expect at least 1 year. It's just for a home of 2 people, so not massive use. I hope to add some pressure gauges to monitor pressure loss as a sign of a filter being at end of life. Overall, the difference in showering, tea, appliances, I'm super happy.

[B.Spilner]

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Very impressive...
How long did it take..?

Thanks!!! The entire house took the same transformation!

We've lived there for 17 months now.
Kitchen cabinets - 40ish hours over 3 days.
Countertops- 8 hours over 2 days with 7 day cure time.
Backsplash- 3 hours lol.

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@cycosis that looks great! I'm starting to see that vinyl plank on alot more of the houses were in... just a great all around product

[cycosis]

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How sturdy is that glass display case in your bedroom, thats probably one thing I would look at securing in a couple of years when your tot starts walking.

It’s a plexi tower and only temporary. It will live in the basement

[s_havinga]

Finally got around to some house numbers. I couldn't find any that I was happy with that didn't cost a fortune so I ended up building my own out of some left over Maple and spray painting them black. I think they look good, we'll see how the weather.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Finally got around to some house numbers. I couldn't find any that I was happy with that didn't cost a fortune so I ended up building my own out of some left over Maple and spray painting them black. I think they look good, we'll see how the weather.

Those look great, nice job! Love the Art Deco-esque numeral style. How did you mount them?

[s_havinga]

Thanks, I mounted them with 2 sided 3M tape. It's a bit of an experiment so I am hoping it holds up to the test of time.

[speedog]

Not around my house but thought I'd share anyways - picked a gallon of Saskatoons in Legacy tonight in 45 minutes. There's acres and acres of them - a short walk towards the river from 1221 Legacy Circle.

[cycosis]

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Not around my house but thought I'd share anyways - picked a gallon of Saskatoons in Legacy tonight in 45 minutes. There's acres and acres of them - a short walk towards the river from 1221 Legacy Circle.

Hello neighbour! Im over on Legacy Glen.

[blitz]

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Hello neighbour! Im over on Legacy Glen.

He's not your neighbour, he's that bastard who comes and steals all your berries.

[speedog]

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He's not your neighbour, he's that bastard who comes and steals all your berries.

[nzwasp]

Prawns from nose hill park, berries from south Calgary what else have you been scavenging?

[speedog]

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Prawns from nose hill park, berries from south Calgary what else have you been scavenging?

Wild asparagus just outside of Carstairs earlier this week, that was quite good. Gooseberries in Sagehill fairly soon but I'm not telling where. Currents, wild strawberries, wild asparagus in Silver Springs, stinging nettle in Silver Springs, pineapple weed, chickweed, pincushion cactus berries, cattails, ink cap mushrooms, orange capped bolster and the list goes on.

There's a lot growing in the wild that is edible and some stuff like asparagus, gooseberries and Saskatoons are especially good. Low bush blueberries on the far side of the old Fortress ski hill - I remember hiking and fishing back there decades ago and stuffing my face with these blueberries while a black bear was doing the same not too far away. Call it scavenging if you wish but it's all good to me, you're the one missing out.

[KPHMPH]

@speeddog

PM me address of free food!!

[speedog]

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@speeddog

PM me address of free food!!

Your refrigerator?

[KPHMPH]

Rude, your supposed to share these spot. Canada doesn’t have nice people after all....

[speedog]

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Rude, your supposed to share these spot. Canada doesn’t have nice people after all....

What? Saskatoons aren't good enough for you?

[RX_EVOLV]

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Thanks, I mounted them with 2 sided 3M tape. It's a bit of an experiment so I am hoping it holds up to the test of time.

Nice. It took us 9 months until we got our house numbers up. I didn't want to drill into the wood so also used 3M Tape. One of the number lasted ~ a month before I came home to house #7 (instead of #79). Replaced the tape and it's been 3 months now and so far so good...