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[CorvetteWaxer]

Speaking of end results, here's how our DIY Pinshit renno turned out...

Do the growlers in the upper left say "Sharts" on them?

If so,

[KYGTIGuy]

You need a hanging pot rack with a set of copper or copper bottom pota over that island.

Set it off

Believe it or not, I suggested it. I had to patch the ceiling there (the plaster was falling down from a bad patch job before) and figured I wouldn't have to put as much effort into patching it if I was hanging a big thing there.

She said it would be "too cluttered".

Like everything else isn't?!?

I see what she is saying but you could get a small one. And it would be functional for that kinda kitchen with limited uppers

[KYGTIGuy]

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Speaking of end results, here's how our DIY Pinshit renno turned out...

Do the growlers in the upper left say "Sharts" on them?

If so,

Would be epic, but no...

ShOrt's...It's my favorite large microbrewery in Michigan. We've got like 4 growlers from them because the brewery is 4 hours away and every time we go, I forgot to bring a growler and end up buying another.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Believe it or not, I suggested it. I had to patch the ceiling there (the plaster was falling down from a bad patch job before) and figured I wouldn't have to put as much effort into patching it if I was hanging a big thing there.

She said it would be "too cluttered".

Like everything else isn't?!?

I see what she is saying but you could get a small on. And it would be functional for that kinda kitchen work limited uppers

All of the pots are in the lower right (of the range) cabinet. They all fit in there. We use the griddle on the range for 90% of our cooking (I'm surprised how much we use it, actually) and we have two cast iron pans that do the rest. She's surprisingly not into having a ton of cookware.

[KYGTIGuy]

Speaking of end results, here's how our DIY Pinshit renno turned out...

Do the growlers in the upper left say "Sharts" on them?

If so,

Shorts Brewery. It's a Michigan thang man, you would'nt even

[KYGTIGuy]

I see what she is saying but you could get a small on. And it would be functional for that kinda kitchen work limited uppers

All of the pots are in the lower right (of the range) cabinet. They all fit in there. We use the griddle on the range for 90% of our cooking (I'm surprised how much we use it, actually) and we have two cast iron pans that do the rest. She's surprisingly not into having a ton of cookware.

Tell her DFD said she was and just do it.

It's time she learned

[CorvetteWaxer]

Do the growlers in the upper left say "Sharts" on them?

If so,

Shorts Brewery. It's a Michigan thang man, you would'nt even

Made with Flint water?

[KYGTIGuy]

Anyway, it looks amazing. Kitchen DIY is ballsy to take on and you pulled it off well.

[KYGTIGuy]

Shorts Brewery. It's a Michigan thang man, you would'nt even

Made with Flint water?

[KYGTIGuy]

wifes takes on pinshit project while husband is away: neighbor finishes. Also painting is hard.

Jokes aside, how did you do this? My wife wanted the same thing with a added bench. In was going to build a price of furniture but I like the built in idea.

Is that some 1x attached to some kind of paint grade ply?

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Shorts Brewery. It's a Michigan thang man, you would'nt even

Made with Flint water?

Short's is way far from Flint. Beer is made with Lake Michigan water most likely.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Anyway, it looks horrendous. Kitchen DIY is ballsy to take on and you fucked it up well.

FTFY

There are no compliments on DFD. Everything any of us do is and

[ChrisoftheNorth]

wifes takes on pinshit project while husband is away: neighbor finishes. Also painting is hard.

Jokes aside, how did you do this? My wife wanted the same thing with a added bench. In was going to build a price of furniture but I like the built in idea.

Is that some 1x attached to some kind of paint grade ply?

Yea, just 1x (whatever width) attached to ply attached to the wall. If it were my it would just be stained ply, she hates painted trim.

If you were adding a bench, I'd seriously consider making it a box with a hinged top so you can put boots and what not in it. Pretty simple to execute. Depending on the style, you could just use 4x4's at each corner and middle (assuming you used 1x4's along the wall) and just run ply between them. Some quarter round or something around the bottom and you're done.

[KYGTIGuy]

Jokes aside, how did you do this? My wife wanted the same thing with a added bench. In was going to build a price of furniture but I like the built in idea.

Is that some 1x attached to some kind of paint grade ply?

Yea, just 1x (whatever width) attached to ply attached to the wall. If it were my it would just be stained ply, she hates painted trim.

If you were adding a bench, I'd seriously consider making it a box with a hinged top so you can put boots and what not in it. Pretty simple to execute. Depending on the style, you could just use 4x4's at each corner and middle (assuming you used 1x4's along the wall) and just run ply between them. Some quarter round or something around the bottom and you're done.

Big ass piano hinge or some euro and hidden?

Piano would be easier but euro hinge would be more interesting to build and I could brag more to my unhandy neighbors

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Yea, just 1x (whatever width) attached to ply attached to the wall. If it were my it would just be stained ply, she hates painted trim.

If you were adding a bench, I'd seriously consider making it a box with a hinged top so you can put boots and what not in it. Pretty simple to execute. Depending on the style, you could just use 4x4's at each corner and middle (assuming you used 1x4's along the wall) and just run ply between them. Some quarter round or something around the bottom and you're done.

Big ass piano hinge or some euro and hidden?

Piano would be easier but euro hinge would be more interesting to build and I could brag more to my unhandy neighbors

I'd probably piano hinge if going for something nice. In my case, I'd probably have to put some giant iron fence gate hinges on it. Even easier yet.

[KYGTIGuy]

Big ass piano hinge or some euro and hidden?

Piano would be easier but euro hinge would be more interesting to build and I could brag more to my unhandy neighbors

I'd probably piano hinge if going for something nice. In my case, I'd probably have to put some giant iron fence gate hinges on it. Even easier yet.

Noice

[KYGTIGuy]

Contractor wants 10k to put in floor drain tile and a sump pump for our basement.

Thinking of just doing the sump and the taking our chances. 10k buys a lot of carpet . We could afford to replace carpet every 4 years for 30 years if it happens again at that price

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Contractor wants 10k to put in floor drain tile and a sump pump for our basement.

Thinking of just doing the sump and the taking our chances. 10k buys a lot of carpet . We could afford to replace carpet every 4 years for 30 years if it happens again at that price

Have you done the simple things first? Made sure the gutters dump out from the house and the ground is graded away?

Or do you have water coming up through the floor drains?

[dtraill27]

I'm building trump wall 2.0 at my gfs parents tomorrow. Their yard is fenced on 3 sides so just finishing the front off with the same split rail style I did in my yard

[KYGTIGuy]

Contractor wants 10k to put in floor drain tile and a sump pump for our basement.

Thinking of just doing the sump and the taking our chances. 10k buys a lot of carpet . We could afford to replace carpet every 4 years for 30 years if it happens again at that price

Have you done the simple things first? Made sure the gutters dump out from the house and the ground is graded away?

Or do you have water coming up through the floor drains?

We don't even have a sump at this point. Seems to flood every few years as is, which isn't bad considering nothing has been done.

The only time we know it's happened is back in February which turned out to be the 2nd biggest flood on GR recorded history and once in 2013 which was #1.

Nothing coming through the actual drain bit water was coming up in the gap between the slab and drain, which is a maybe 1mm wide.

We had ice destroy a gutter right over where the majority of water came in then. Ive fixed it since.

I'm calling someone to price grading the yard to see what that will cost.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

My house doesn't have a sump pump...and it stays dry. Getting water away from the house helps the most. Grading, river rock (like zil suggested), extending the gutters out, etc goes a long way. Sounds to me that you have water running down the side of the house and pooling under the slab. IMO a sump pump masks a potentially bigger issue. Outside work can be done on your own over a weekend for near free unless the grade is really screwed.

[KYGTIGuy]

My house doesn't have a sump pump...and it stays dry. Getting water away from the house helps the most. Grading, river rock (like zil suggested), extending the gutters out, etc goes a long way. Sounds to me that you have water running down the side of the house and pooling under the slab. IMO a sump pump masks a potentially bigger issue. Outside work can be done on your own over a weekend for near free unless the grade is really screwed.

We live on a slight grade. The rest of our street flows down to us. I'd like to put in a French drain running from back yard to just past the front of the house on the high side. From there it would flow to the city sewer. That would be the cheapest. All grunt work and 100 feet or whatever of PVC and some gravel.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

My house doesn't have a sump pump...and it stays dry. Getting water away from the house helps the most. Grading, river rock (like zil suggested), extending the gutters out, etc goes a long way. Sounds to me that you have water running down the side of the house and pooling under the slab. IMO a sump pump masks a potentially bigger issue. Outside work can be done on your own over a weekend for near free unless the grade is really screwed.

We live on a slight grade. The rest of our street flows down to us. I'd like to put in a French drain running from back yard to just past the front of the house on the high side. From there it would flow to the city sewer. That would be the cheapest. All grunt work and 100 feet or whatever of PVC and some gravel.

That's the winning solution, IMO.

[Johnny_P]

Anyone have recommendations on quiet window AC units? Looking to buy 2 of them to cool off the upstairs of the house, about 6k-8k BTU each.

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