mr.yuck Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 Also just installed the nose tread piece at the top of the stairs. This joint was like 5 inches wide so I had to rip it in half and then cut the grove back into the back side so it locks in with the tongue of the floor. Finishing touches, I added the micro bevel back into the edge so there's not a hard seam where the 2 pieces connect. Of course the table saw wobbled right at the end of my rip and left me with this shit. I'm gonna wait and see how long it takes the old lady to notice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 This shit right here is the truth. I'm scraping through latex paint, I'm scraping through oil paint, I'm cutting through bonding primer, I'm down to lead paint and I'm scraping through that shit too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Back in the day Stripper had one of the illest jumbo caps - we would take those off every can at the hardware store. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 (edited) Update: All the master bath tile is set. 2/3 of it is grouted and my man will be back Monday to finish grouting the rest. I went to go buy the last little bit of base board I needed and the mill was out of stock. So I asked them to run me another 30 feet and they said it would be 4 weeks. FUCK BRO! Stairs are completely scraped and primed and are getting ready for paint. I think I finally fixed all of the air vents from collecting condensation and leaking all over the floor. Cabinet company fixed my vanity. Waiting on baseboard to install it. So cruising through the internet looking for finishing touches, I found this wholely unnecessary flex of light switches and plates https://www.busterandpunch.com/us/product-category/electricity/ Edited September 24, 2022 by mr.yuck 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 Shit I forgot to edit in a theme song for this update 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 2 hours ago, mr.yuck said: Shit I forgot to edit in a theme song for this update In December it will be 10yrs since this release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 3 hours ago, mr.yuck said: Update: All the master bath tile is set. 2/3 of it is grouted and my man will be back Monday to finish grouting the rest. I went to go buy the last little bit of base board I needed and the mill was out of stock. So I asked them to run me another 30 feet and they said it would be 4 weeks. FUCK BRO! Stairs are completely scraped and primed and are getting ready for paint. I think I finally fixed all of the air vents from collecting condensation and leaking all over the floor. Cabinet company fixed my vanity. Waiting on baseboard to install it. So cruising through the internet looking for finishing touches, I found this wholely unnecessary flex of light switches and plates https://www.busterandpunch.com/us/product-category/electricity/ I am digging the electrical fixtures. Looks like something to upgrade to in the future. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, ndv said: I am digging the electrical fixtures. Looks like something to upgrade to in the future. I was looking at the 360 view on them so I could see how the hook ups on the dimmer work and it looks as easy as pushing the wire into its appropriate slot and tightening a screw down on it like on a breaker. None of this make a hook with the wire and try to fish it around a screw shit. Lol. I can never get that hook right. It's always a hair too long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, mr.yuck said: I was looking at the 360 view on them so I could see how the hook ups on the dimmer work and it looks as easy as pushing the wire into its appropriate slot and tightening a screw down on it like on a breaker. None of this make a hook with the wire and try to fish it around a screw shit. Lol. I can never get that hook right. It's always a hair too long. That's one thing I like about higher-end products. It's well thought out and designs do not follow traditional rules. Take highend audio for example, alot of the hookups are some kinda military/aerospace similar design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/24/2022 at 11:37 AM, mr.yuck said: I was looking at the 360 view on them so I could see how the hook ups on the dimmer work and it looks as easy as pushing the wire into its appropriate slot and tightening a screw down on it like on a breaker. None of this make a hook with the wire and try to fish it around a screw shit. Lol. I can never get that hook right. It's always a hair too long. hella convenient- the new switches I put in this month had that direct plug feature and its so much easier. My old man made a couple of passes with the mud after all the corner bead was put on this week. Starting to look like we are getting towards finishing - that said I do want to run a new electrical floor outlet where the old wall sat, I am thinking a kitchen island would be nice with some electrical sourced right there. Also need to call the flooring dude this week and get a box of the stuff we put in 7 years ago, hopefully its available still. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 (edited) I'm gonna be honest here. I spent a ton of money on all these matching brizo™ fixtures for the bathroom. All of the pieces to the shower head and hand held shower head piece are made of some shitty plastic. I just know this crap is gonna scratch and chip off within a year. On top of that, the install on all of this shit is overly complicated. If they sold any of this shit to your average home owner, that would be a really dick move on their part. For example: The wall mounted faucet rough ins come with a plastic sleeve on them that shows a margin of where the outside of your wall needs to be. I did that, nah mean? So I get out the handle and start screwing that bitch on. The handle stops spinning about a quarter inch from the wall. Furious, I spin that bitch off and open up the installation instructions where it tells me to grab a hack saw and cut the fat ring down to 1 inch from the wall. Then it says to cut that gear toothed robot dick lookin piece down to 1 7/8 of an inch from the wall. Like if you are doing this level of remodeling, you know how thick your wall is going to be. Why not just give people a smaller margin of error and make a handle that will just screw the fuck on to the thing no matter how long your extra bits are that hang out. Anyway... Edited September 27, 2022 by mr.yuck 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 I fucked up y'all. I fucked up good. Gonna have to move all of the plumbing and the light on the right 6 more inches to the right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 @mr.yuckshould fireplace tile be level with the flooring our is it ok to be raised a little bit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, Dark_Knight said: @mr.yuckshould fireplace tile be level with the flooring our is it ok to be raised a little bit? It's okay to be raised a little bit. If it really bothers you, you can install a reducer threshold from the tile to your floor to ease the transition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, Dark_Knight said: 😳 Yeah. Pretty much. I was super pissed but after looking at it last night I think I'm only gonna have to pop up 6 tiles. I'm just gonna have to carve up the drywall from the room on the other side of the wall and do all of my repairs from back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 I think I'm most upset about all this drywall work I have to do tomorrow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 12 hours ago, mr.yuck said: It's okay to be raised a little bit. If it really bothers you, you can install a reducer threshold from the tile to your floor to ease the transition. whats a reducer threshold? I am stupid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 You're not stupid. I sometimes forget other people don't do this all day. Reducer threshold is used to make a more gradual transition between 2 floors of different levels. One side is skinnier which would go over the tile and then the fatter step down side would go on top of your wood floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Knight Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Maybe I’ll try that. I’m gonna do it next week. I’ll keep you updated. Idk what I’m doing lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 You got this. And if it doesn't work out because the reducer is too thick or anything else this can start your journey into buying $1000s of dollars in tools to refabricate a $50 something that almost works. Lol 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Keep your plugs and make your patchwork a breeze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) I do not have pics yet, but last night while I was at the lady's place, I noticed her shower tile has separated from the wall. Hasn't fallen off, yet, and that's what I want to prevent. My first thought, was water damage or a leak in the wall has caused the separation. But I do not see any water damage anywhere, and since she lives in a condo, I would think her neighbor below would have said something by now considering she has lived there since 2020. So, if the mud is just old and weak or just bad work that took 20 years to show and not water damage which I hope I do not have to sheetrock. My question is, can I just remove the tile and re-set it and we should be good ?? The tile is 12" Ft. Sq. Marble. The next time I go over to here place, (next Sunday) I will take a photo or 2 and post. Need y'alls expertise since some of you have a wider stance in this department than I. edit: Thought I would add this. Edited October 3, 2022 by ndv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 @ndvif her tile surround is set using drywall in the shower, that shit was done wrong from the jump. A wet area like that should never use drywall as a substrate. Does that stop people from doing it? Hell no. People do that shit all the time. The tile on the back wall of my master bath where the vanity goes is set on drywall, but it's not a wet area like a shower. There is a good chance that the downstairs neighbor doesn't know. It could be a pinhole leak spraying a fine mist of water onto the back of the drywall. The drywall will just soak the water up, weaken, and eventually fail. Pics or it didn't happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 @mr.yuck Your words are exactly what I thought. But yes, to answer one issue, they used dry wall and not hardy board. I explained that part to her as well, that's why I was wondering if it's just a poor job and with inferior materials for the wet area that has now taken its toll. I also included in the rework that if this backing is dry wall, it will need to be replaced with hardy board to be done right. If not then the se results will happen years down the road. Side note, she doesn't plan on selling the place so I told her, "then it needs to be done right". So I guess all in all, I will need to replace the backing and then I can re lay the tile? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Yep. And when you tear it all down, look for that leak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 hours ago, mr.yuck said: Yep. And when you tear it all down, look for that leak. I will, one thing I left out. Is the buildings maintenance guy (handy man) was trying to install bathtub fixture for her some time ago. He basically forgot to turn off the water so water shot all over the place. I am beginning to suspect that is the culprit of the tile coming off. But if the shower had hardy board from the start, then the that incident shouldn't be where we are at today, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Depends man. They could have used really shitty mortar, too. They sell some $5 bags at Lowe's that are guaranteed to fail. How long has she been there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, mr.yuck said: Depends man. They could have used really shitty mortar, too. They sell some $5 bags at Lowe's that are guaranteed to fail. How long has she been there? 2yrs. Building was built 2001. I belive she is the 3 owner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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