Yeahloh95 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 why did you not work on it on sat??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 two reasons... 1. the caulk had to cure 2. some guy got hit in the head with a pair of plyers so we went to NYC auto show without him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 oh yeah my head injury kept me from remembering that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 backsplash just got installed. i think they were here a total of 10 minutes tops. the caulk line will cure clear. tried to get a couple shots of the actual pattern: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I like that top I am starting to look at them for my basement bathroom not sure what type of vanity I an using yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 quartz is cheaper than granite but even still, just this thing cost $1200 for just the top. that doesn't include the sink or faucet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 i have a local place for the granite remember what I have in my master ? and around my fireplace, they have gave me great deals so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 That looks really sharp! And I know how much of a pain it is to take goof pictures of stone, I used to try with the boats all the time (back in the day when I built them) lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 The countertop looks great Ryan! Very nice color choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Damn Ry-guy, getting official! if you're feeling like you're needing more light down low, put some on the walls approx 4' off the wall. Just went to Alan and Osh's grand opening and I'm still shocked at what a difference it makes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 for those who would like to see what i was dealing with when we bought the house. here's some of the last vestige of sparkly popcorn ceiling in the house. replaced the ceiling fan in the spare bedroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 I don't know why you would ever want to get rid of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 The only way to take a popcorn ceiling to the next level is to make it sparkly. Really surprised that trend didn't spread all over the country! lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 yard work sucks... spent all last saturday trimming the HELL out of the apple trees. sooooo many branches to deal with. I feel your pain @Number Tew. this saturday with the threat of rain all day, we cleaned up all the flower beds and trimmed all the bushes. planted a dozen more perennials various places, then mulched everything. i'm owwey now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 I have tons of mulch beds that need redone, my level of self-loathing hasn't gotten high enough to get me out into that misery. If it was just spreading mulch it would be one thing, it's the weeding and prep prior to it that is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 exactly! we spent maybe 5 hours prepping and like 1.5 doing the mulch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 i am doing river stone no mulch for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 I HATE the prep work. Weeding is the devil! And haha, if you are just taking branches it's not as bad as some 18 entire trees coming down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 Couldnt you guys find some neighborhood kids and pay them like 3 doll hairs an hour to do the weeding. Then you come in and do the easy stuff? Or if you have any family that has little kids. Sister and brother in law got their 3 kids to help with weeding and they still arent sure how they got the kids to love doing it so much. (kids are like 4, 6, 8). I am all for the child labor! lol Granted it sounds easier than it is to round up a few kids. Its like herding cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 i'm waiting to put your future kids into forced labor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 There are definitely some kids in my neighborhood that are in the cheap labor age range, but I don't know their parents well enough to not look like a predator proposing the idea lol. My neighbor has 3 kids, 2 of which are young enough to be cheap labor, but they're the type of kids who are in 3 different sports simultaneously at all times, so that's out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 11:48 AM, Prokiller said: i'm waiting to put your future kids into forced labor Lol you and me both. Whenever that may happen. 1 hour ago, 95riosnake said: There are definitely some kids in my neighborhood that are in the cheap labor age range, but I don't know their parents well enough to not look like a predator proposing the idea lol. My neighbor has 3 kids, 2 of which are young enough to be cheap labor, but they're the type of kids who are in 3 different sports simultaneously at all times, so that's out HA! yea you dont want to look like a predator. Generally doesnt go to well. Leave the leaves in the yard this year. They will come. lol. Then you build a rapport with them and make them come back in the spring to do everything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 I don't think you can help looking like a predator regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Yea, forget to put pants on ONE TIME when you walk out to get the mail and never live it down... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 7:25 AM, 95riosnake said: Yea, forget to put pants on ONE TIME when you walk out to get the mail and never live it down... right! people are way too sensitive now adays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 this is what it should be like all the time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 yeah my car fit well in the right bay, just needs a lift in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted March 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 few things. got a new sink for the basement kitchen: will do this probably in a couple weeks. and last night i got a new fun thing for the garage. i've never had an actual nice toolbox. never really needed it before getting the house and when we got it, all the pegboard made it not that necessary. i got a little top box from my dad when he used to have it in his truck, and that was plenty. but now its getting to the point where that box is full and its getting annoying to go to a bunch of different places to get tools. so i said screw it and looked at toolboxes. i wanted something more solid than the harbor freight ones (the box i have is from there). it's not a bad box persay, just not that nice either. what i've had my eye on for a long while had been the kobalt black and blue ones. color scheme would have been freakin perfect to match the cars....but of course, i waited to long and they are all discontinued. i tried looking for used ones and couldn't find any. so the serach began anew. i checked out the big box stores and one thing i realized is that i don't particularly like the soft close drawers. its fine that they close but i hate having to tug them to open them. yes i know they would get better with use, but still, just doesn't float my boat. ended up really liking the craftsman pro series boxes because they latch not soft close. they have smooth articulation through out its travel and i liked the setup of the drawers. i will say they are a little tall even for me at 6'2" but really the top area will be for power tools anyway so nothing that i have to look down on. went to a sears last night and picked them up. got them home and assembled the bottom box while the changing the oil in the truck. i don't love the color scheme as i don't like yellow unlike some people.... @Yeahloh95 go to open the top box and immediately see its messed up: here you can see the corners separating and misaligned: tried calling sears about 6 times last night and couldn't get anyone to answer in the tools department. going to try again today. for what these damn things cost, i shouldn't have to look at a messed up for the next 20+years. the misaligned corner would be fine, but a big ass kink in the side and what looks like a ball peen hammer dent is not okay to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted March 20, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Welcome to the wonderful world of Chinese Craftsman toolboxes. I have two, both came damaged; the tall one on all three boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted March 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 nothing is made with standards anymore. the bottom box is perfect though. and sears wonders why they are going out of business.....it's because you SUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTRacing91PGT Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Quote i wanted something more solid than the harbor freight ones (the box i have is from there). it's not a bad box persay, just not that nice either. The new harbor freight boxes are amazing. If your harbor freight box is older, I'd say stop in a store and check out the new ones. Very impressive, and with the coupons, you can usually get a good deal. This site is the Harbor Freight coupon database. Has all their coupons in one place, digitally so you don't have to keep paper coupons. This way you always have the best discount coupons too. If you reconsider the Craftsman box, I highly recommend the new US General boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted March 21, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Harbor Freight boxes are where it's at. I've got two of the big ass rolling carts under my work bench. They're solid pieces. Rumor is they're made by one of the big companies anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Psychorugby said: Harbor Freight boxes are where it's at. I've got two of the big ass rolling carts under my work bench. They're solid pieces. Rumor is they're made by one of the big companies anyway. And they have redesigned them again recently and made the drawers deeper IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yeahloh95 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 that stinks but I think they will take care of you as long as they have another one in stock , just don't go tonight ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 and an employee in there to do the return. Last time I went in the tool section I had to get someone from jewelry to ring it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 realized i never updated this after getting the new top box. we're cleaning out a storage room at work and getting rid of a lot of junk that has been sitting for way too long. scored these two cabinets for free. spent the rest of the evening re-organizing the garage. i've never been happy with the arraignment and i think it's finally getting there. i think i'm just about set with the layout. still a few things to change, like that plastic shelf on the side wall needs to get replaced or gone. yes the carpet is stupid and ugly as hell, but it's something to stand on and prevents dropped things from going anywhere. the desk on the right has a power strip mounted up high on the workspace. i direct wired that in last night so now i have power there. still have to fill the tool box with stuff on the pegboard walls but not too much left. the redneck couch is in front of @Shifty car for now. might actually stay there. kinda frames the countertop area on the left side nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 that side it looking great , just needs a lift 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Nice work man! Very nice work. Props to you guys for knocking it out youself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 today marks 5 years in the house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
