What did you work on Today; Home Edition

[Pike2350]

Well another few days of A LOT of work. Spent the whole weekend building a retaining wall. I am doing an addition and the excavator needed to go through my neighbor's driveway to get into my backyard. After 2 months of it being dug and finally getting the last of the dirt out I was able to start the retaining wall to help level my backyard.

Wife and I staged everything in my neigh or's driveway why they were out of town. Wanted to rush and get her driveway cleaned up and back to her in better condition after having to deal with the past 2 months. Got it down last night minus a few blocks that need to be cut and laying some more inside my yard....but the wall between us is done....and her driveway is cleaner then since she moved in

 

[Pike2350]

after another weekend and a few weeknights, the wall is complete, as is the fence. I didn't plan on this project happening for a while, but with the addition and fence tear down, it had to happen sooner.

final project (minus a skirt board on the bottom to finish it off, which will happen tonight) The pics above are from my neighbors driveway and their view of the fence/wall.

this is my view

Now I get to work on leveling the yard, adding some good top soil and some nutrients back to it and sod it, hopefully before winter.

 

[STAG]

Added electrical and air reels near the shop garage door. Just trying to further reduce the amount of cords and hoses all on the floor.

 

[Herzog]

Finally got some progress on adding back in a vent/chimney for the basement wood stove. Previous owner had a brick chimney but ended up removing it while replacing siding and noticed the creosote leaking into the side of the house. From that point he just put in a pellet stove with a short vent in it's place. I'm not a fan of pellet stoves and I like the idea of being able to source my fuel by driving up the road with a chain saw.

So, instead of doing another brick chimney, I decided to go the durevent route. Next year I might build a faux chimney around it, but only if I hate the look of the vent. I ordered the wall mount kit but I wasn't impressed with the strength of it, considering the weight it needed to bear... plus it wouldn't work with how low to the ground the wall penetration is. So I used parts of it to create a strong ground plate. Tons of measuring but I'm stoked that it's gonna work.







Just enough room under there to remove the clean-out cover and stick a shop vac hose in there.
Now I just have to modify the wall brackets a little bit and the rest should be legos.

Also looks like I need to replace the siding again soon. Ugh.

 

[Pile of parts]

but I'm stoked that it's gonna work

I see what you did there. 😉

 

[SoopaHick]

Major weeding project before Eagle Mountains tumbleweed season begins. My unfinished yard has been getting out of hand with me working so much. So I finally took the time to get out and remove all of my "trees." At least in the front yard and park strips... The side drive and backyard are for another day.

I forgot to take a before pick, but just imagine this pile being all over this dirt patch....

 

[mbryson]

Hard to keep up with that junk that grows

 

[Corban_White]

Got the well house siding finished. Now just caulk and paint.

 

[SLC97SR5]

Replaced the anode rod on our 9 year old H2O heater. Got my use out of that unit.

 

[BCGPER]

Hard to keep up with that junk that grows

Whiners!
You only have to deal with it 3 months of the year. It’s chemical warfare here year round! Then I get to deal with the tumble weeds blowing in from the desert.

 

[STAG]

Prepped for concrete! Not at my home, but at one of your homes 👀

 

[1969honda]

Replaced a front door that has been eating up all of my Midget build and duck hunting time for the past week with painting and prepping for install.

 

[jeeper]

When I did the window covers I looked into all kinds of different options. I went for the covers because in theory it stops the sun from even hitting the windows and warning them up. They were supposed to do a better job, but are not as attractive as reflective tint.
And they were cheaper 😬
And mostly experimental for me.

The idea with the shade sail would be to keep the brick and stucco from absorbing so much heat and transferring it into the house.
And it’s cheap 😁

I took my widow covers off a couple weeks ago knowing I was going to do sails next spring. I am blown away at how freaking hot my house is!! Like make me angry hot. It’s only 70 outside and my house is an oven.
I knew they were effective, but didn’t remember how effective.
I’m excited to try the sails.

 

[Pike2350]

I am in the process of an addition. They came and demo'd the kitchen and living room wall on Wed. Not knowing if hey planned on ripping out the crappy partial board subfloor in the kitchen so I took it in myself to start in that....plus pull all the nails from the old hardwood so we aren't risking tearing up our feet for a few weeks. Hopefully they are here next week to frame the addition and put in the temp wall to knock out the brick back of the house

 

[N-Smooth]

I am in the process of an addition. They came and demo'd the kitchen and living room wall on Wed. Not knowing if hey planned on ripping out the crappy partial board subfloor in the kitchen so I took it in myself to start in that....plus pull all the nails from the old hardwood so we aren't risking tearing up our feet for a few weeks. Hopefully they are here next week to frame the addition and put in the temp wall to knock out the brick back of the house

How much are you adding?

 

[Pike2350]

How much are you adding?

12' back and 19' wide. New kitchen and opening the main level of the tri-level to be one big 23' x 32' or so. I have debated doing a thread but the progress has been so slow I figured it would be too long between posts.

 

[N-Smooth]

I have debated doing a thread but the progress has been so slow I figured it would be too long between posts.

This feels like a personal attack for my buggy build thread 😆

 

[johngottfredson]

Got the well house siding finished. Now just caulk and paint.

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Also putting finishing touches on my well house up at my property. Found some old barn wood for the exterior, though I’m a little short on one wall so I’ll need to track down a bit more.

 

[johngottfredson]

Installed 4 fir trees in my yard today. They’re 16’ tall, and it was just me and a mini excavator, so it was a bit of a trick to get it done. Probably will need some straightening after some soil settling.

 

[jeeper]

I installed a new toilet in our main level bathroom and a screen door on our front door Saturday.

I’ve had the screen door for a while, so it was nice to get it out of the garage. We are loving leaving the door open and letting in fresh air.. especially because we can use the house fan to cool the house quicker now, as the front yard is shaded early. The back yard would still be sucking hot air for a couple more hours.

I’ve been wanting a new toilet for a long time, and this one was starting to cycle often and show wax at the bottom.. so it was a great time to change it all. We quickly found that we liked it waaaaay more than the old toilets upstairs, and we would all wait in line for the new one instead of going to the old toilets. First world problems for sure.
So today I decided to change the other two upstairs. Didn’t go awesome. Broken flanges, rotted wood, uneven flooring. 5 hours and additional trip to Home Depot later, it’s finally done.
Mind you, I’ve installed many toilets. Like many many. So none of that was new to me. I’ve experienced each of the issues I had today multiple times. No biggie.
I’ll bet half of the toilets I’ve installed have been this same brand/model.

But this was a first for me:



The wrong seat came in the box with the toilet. Now I get to call and get the right one sent over. 🤦🏼‍♂️
Maybe I can talk then into a discount on the next toilet I have to buy 🤷🏼‍♂️