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  0 Thread: Kitchen Build Thread
Post: RE: Kitchen Build Thread
BTW, I like the way you did subway tile without doing subway tile. The 1/4 tile offset you did (to me) looks much nicer than half lapping the next course. So tired of subway tile. Always reminds me of...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 137 21,503 12-06-2023, 10:18 AM
  0 Thread: Kitchen Build Thread
Post: RE: Kitchen Build Thread
mound Wrote: (12-06-2023, 08:51 AM) -- Yup! I made those gaps equal to the tile spacing and plan to get the color matched caulk from the tile store once we settle on a color.  Same with where the til...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 137 21,503 12-06-2023, 10:13 AM
  0 Thread: Kitchen Build Thread
Post: RE: Kitchen Build Thread
If it ain't too late... A little hint. When you grout don't grout the countertop/backsplash joint. Caulk it. Grout will crack and fairly soon. Hopefully, you have a little gap between the backsplash a...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 137 21,503 12-06-2023, 08:35 AM
  0 Thread: Framing Lumber
Post: RE: Framing Lumber
alexh1 Wrote: (11-28-2023, 01:50 PM) -- Makes sense. My house is typical 20 year old tract home. No trim on the windows so I added jams and casing. In some cases the caulk joint was 1/2" or more thic...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 6 447 12-01-2023, 12:07 PM
  0 Thread: Bath and Shower installation cost question
Post: RE: Bath and Shower installation cost question
alexh1 Wrote: (11-28-2023, 03:07 PM) -- The other thing to watch out for is who is actually showing up to do the work. Is it a senior guy or a "trainee"?  I self installed a solid wood floor over ...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 21 3,654 11-29-2023, 06:11 PM
  0 Thread: pouring concrete
Post: RE: pouring concrete
3 yards is a good bit. More than I'd want to mix from bags. Have it delivered mixed with the cold weather additive it it's too cold. And still, tent it if possible
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 9 532 11-29-2023, 07:59 AM
  0 Thread: Finish for book shelves
Post: RE: Finish for book shelves
EdLIF you can get it, I would use Deft lacquer and brush it on, its self leveleing. Problem is, it stinks for a few days. Ed I've had really good luck with that too but I don't think I can buy ...
 Snipe Hunter Finishing 8 567 11-28-2023, 06:58 PM
  0 Thread: Ambrosia maple writing desk done
Post: RE: Ambrosia maple writing desk done
Well, I like it. Prefer the gray legs better but it's not my table. The rose legs put it right in a fairy tale castle's kitchen. I can see Snow White and the dwarfs having an ale at that table.  eithe...
 Snipe Hunter Woodworking 9 733 11-26-2023, 10:13 PM
  0 Thread: Pushmatic circuit breakers
Post: RE: Pushmatic circuit breakers
Bob10 Wrote: (11-23-2023, 03:46 PM) -- I did a bit of research on Federal Pacific and it seems they never got UL approval no idea how they sold so many. I know if you see them they should be on the ...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 14 951 11-24-2023, 07:47 AM
  0 Thread: Buying Electric Range/Stove
Post: RE: Buying Electric Range/Stove
Willyou Wrote: (11-20-2023, 10:40 AM) -- I've never used one, but I've always been intrigued by the induction cook tops. I just like the concept of it only heating the pot. I've always wondered if th...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 23 1,042 11-23-2023, 11:29 AM
  0 Thread: Framing Lumber
Post: RE: Framing Lumber
Doesn't matter if it's Kiln Dried or not. The wood will move. It's generally fairly straight when they un-band the hack. Stickering it won't keep it straight. If it's going to sit before building, kee...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 6 447 11-23-2023, 11:26 AM
  0 Thread: Bath and Shower installation cost question
Post: RE: Bath and Shower installation cost question
sleepy hollow Wrote: (04-08-2022, 02:44 PM) -- In hindsight, I suppose it is not surprising that these sorts of companies are willing to come and try to hard sell you at home.  I find that sites like...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 21 3,654 11-23-2023, 11:05 AM
  0 Thread: Bath and Shower installation cost question
Post: RE: Bath and Shower installation cost question
Most contractor won't install your stuff. They do what they're comfortable with and want to control the entire process... as they should. That being said, I'd really have to look at the install to tel...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 21 3,654 11-23-2023, 10:44 AM
  0 Thread: Buying Electric Range/Stove
Post: RE: Buying Electric Range/Stove
barnowl Wrote: (11-18-2023, 07:25 PM) -- We had a Samsung for 6 years, and the controls went bonkers. So we replaced it with the GE Profile double oven electric range about 4 months ago. Wife l...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 23 1,042 11-18-2023, 08:14 PM
  0 Thread: Buying Electric Range/Stove
Post: RE: Buying Electric Range/Stove
If it helps... the newer GE appliances (made by Haier) are much better than the older ones made by GE. I put GE Profile in the new kitchen.. 3 years ago? No issues except a faulty fan in the fridge......
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 23 1,042 11-18-2023, 07:24 AM
  0 Thread: Buying Electric Range/Stove
Post: RE: Buying Electric Range/Stove
You may find that the new range will require a ground conductor from the main service panel. If it isn't hard wired, you probably have a 3 prong receptacle. 2 hots with 1 neutral, no ground. The groun...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 23 1,042 11-18-2023, 06:59 AM
  0 Thread: Pushmatic circuit breakers
Post: RE: Pushmatic circuit breakers
Knob and Tube ended for the most part by 1940. A few were still being installed but not many. I've never come across live K&T circuits. I do a lot of early 1900s houses and many have the old, abandone...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 14 951 11-15-2023, 08:23 PM
  0 Thread: Screen Door Frame Repair (PICS)
Post: RE: Screen Door Frame Repair (PICS)
Looks like the screws screwed into extruded slots but galvanic corrosion between the steel screws and aluminum cross bar turned those screw slots into aluminum oxide (dust). Might want to do both ...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 5 349 11-12-2023, 09:19 PM
  0 Thread: Screen Door Frame Repair (PICS)
Post: RE: Screen Door Frame Repair (PICS)
fixtureman Wrote: (11-12-2023, 12:29 PM) -- Put a wooden plug in it and then screw into that -- :yes:
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 5 349 11-12-2023, 12:45 PM
  0 Thread: Construction screws
Post: RE: Construction screws
KC Wrote: (11-11-2023, 05:30 AM) -- Wouldn't a torx head do the same thing in a dimpler bit? -- No. The tapered point on the Phillips driver allows it to disengage from the screw head without much ...
 Snipe Hunter Home Improvement 17 1,472 11-11-2023, 09:25 PM

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