What did you do today?

[DarisMulkin]

I installed some outdoor carpet along a 4 foot by 19 foot entry to a house today. That lightweight unitary latex backed corduroy lookin stuff. Min adhesive amount from what I read on the Henry outdoor adhesive can said 8 yds per gallon was the absolute minimum. I had 8.8 yards and it took one gallon and one quart.
Using a 1/8" carbide bur in my Dremel tool, I re-notched a 3/32 V-notch into the correct U-notch to match the specs on the can........... nobody stocks a stupid U-notch trowel. Who ever dremped up a U-notch trowel? I figure some brainiac discovered a V-notch doesn't allow glue to adhere to backings.

Figure it this way Hi. A trowel is a measuring tool. A U-notch trowel puts down more glue than a V-notch and a square notch put down more yet at equal depths and width spacings.

Daris

 

[highup]

Figure it this way Hi. A trowel is a measuring tool. A U-notch trowel puts down more glue than a V-notch and a square notch put down more yet at equal depths and width spacings.

Daris

If a trowel was made in a V notch and another in a U notch, they can both be designed to put on the same amount of adhesive.
Re thinking, I figure maybe a U notch might flash off a tad more slowly so maybe that's a good thing for an outdoor carpet if you are using smaller trowel notches. That would be a benefit if the wind was blowing (it was) or the sun was shining on the adhesive. You don't want it skinning over before you get to the other end.

 

[zannej]

I think I can picture the trowels, but have no idea how they are used. LOL.

 

[Floorist]

I think I can picture the trowels, but have no idea how they are used. LOL.

It can take some practice to use one right.

 

[Jon]

It can take some practice to use one right.

The thing I used to enjoy when I was on wages was I seemed to get the guys of the street to teach them to lay lino was watching them try to spread glue with a trowel. It looks easy but lots of fun watching a guy try to get that sweeping motion with no bald spots or big lumps left everywhere which would cause lumps under the vinyl

 

[Nick]

We use to like to put a new guy on the 12" drum sander with a heavy paper .

Was like pulling a illegal back across the boarder .

 

[highup]

The thing I used to enjoy when I was on wages was I seemed to get the guys of the street to teach them to lay lino was watching them try to spread glue with a trowel. It looks easy but lots of fun watching a guy try to get that sweeping motion with no bald spots or big lumps left everywhere which would cause lumps under the vinyl

As I was learning the trade, the newbie (me) issue was swinging the trowel with the correct left hook to put a gallon of extra glue back into the pail.
................The song "Hello Walls" comes to mind

 

[Jon]

As I was learning the trade, the newbie (me) issue was swinging the trowel with the correct left hook to put a gallon of extra glue back into the pail.
................The song "Hello Walls" comes to mind

After 50 odd years I still pour too much glue onto the floor and have to pick what is left. You would think I would have learned to pour out the correct amount by now. Maybe its time to retire before I get the nack?

 

[Floorist]

Installed a new modem. Zipping through pages now.

 

[Nick]

How fast is it Floorest ? I bought a 650 mb last year for $100.00 It's paid for itself now , And i save $10.00 a modem using their slow one .

 

[Floorist]

How fast is it Floorest ? I bought a 650 mb last year for $100.00 It's paid for itself now , And i save $10.00 a modem using their slow one .

I have no idea how fast it is.

 

[Nick]

It will tell you on the box, or the modem , or you can google it .

They have em faster then the one i have , But what's the use if they don't open up the bandwidth ?

 

[zannej]

Mom just got a wireless repeater to boost signal to the back of the house. Instructions came in tiny print that I literally could not read because I apparently need reading glasses now. I used a pair of her glasses briefly but they gave me a headache. Ended up just googling the device and finding a Youtube tutorial. So now she gets signal in her room and can load Dr. Pimplepopper videos on her tablet.

Been helping my friend fix up the house. Day 2 of the cleanup, his girlfriend found a bag of heroin and a syringe in the dresser the former tenant left behind. She had to wrap it up while wearing gloves and throw it in the trash (cops around here would arrest someone for possession if they had been called to dispose of it). Discovered that the floor joists under bathroom were rotted and another friend came over to help reinforce stuff. Used regular lumber instead of pressure treated, but he only plans to stay in the place until he can save up enough $ to get his burned house fixed up.

This is the pic he took of the joists after he pulled up the floor:

This is what his helper did to reinforce things (although he mistakenly put things 16" on center instead of 24" so the edges of the plywood didn't sit on joists).

Plywood in place and toilet set in-- they really needed to be able to use the toilet.

I'm trying to convince him to move the lav away from that exterior wall to the opposite wall and to move the shower across as well because the ceiling slopes down too low where the old shower was. There were some nice large grab bars that he's going to give me-- although he's keeping the L-shaped one.

 

[highup]

How fast is it Floorest ? I bought a 650 mb last year for $100.00 It's paid for itself now , And i save $10.00 a modem using their slow one .

What's a mb?

 

[highup]

16 on center works at 48" but you need to start measuring from the wall correctly so you center a joist at 4 feet out from the wall. From there on 16 inches works.

 

[Nick]

3 x 16 = 48 where i live ..

 

[Jon]

3 x 16 = 48 where i live ..

Its 7.620000 cm X 40.64000 cm = 121.9200 cm here
Easy eh?

 

[Nick]

Greek to Me !

 

[highup]

Mom just got a wireless repeater to boost signal to the back of the house. Instructions came in tiny print that I literally could not read because I apparently need reading glasses now. I used a pair of her glasses briefly but they gave me a headache. Ended up just googling the device and finding a Youtube tutorial. So now she gets signal in her room and can load Dr. Pimplepopper videos on her tablet.

Been helping my friend fix up the house. Day 2 of the cleanup, his girlfriend found a bag of heroin and a syringe in the dresser the former tenant left behind. She had to wrap it up while wearing gloves and throw it in the trash (cops around here would arrest someone for possession if they had been called to dispose of it). Discovered that the floor joists under bathroom were rotted and another friend came over to help reinforce stuff. Used regular lumber instead of pressure treated, but he only plans to stay in the place until he can save up enough $ to get his burned house fixed up.

This is the pic he took of the joists after he pulled up the floor:

This is what his helper did to reinforce things (although he mistakenly put things 16" on center instead of 24" so the edges of the plywood didn't sit on joists).

Plywood in place and toilet set in-- they really needed to be able to use the toilet.

I'm trying to convince him to move the lav away from that exterior wall to the opposite wall and to move the shower across as well because the ceiling slopes down too low where the old shower was. There were some nice large grab bars that he's going to give me-- although he's keeping the L-shaped one.

Might have to sister on a 2X to get the plywood centered properly, but not so big of a problem. Vast improvement I'm sure. He did some nice work.

 

[zannej]

Might have to sister on a 2X to get the plywood centered properly, but not so big of a problem. Vast improvement I'm sure. He did some nice work.

Yeah. He ran out of the 2x10s and realized his mistake as he was putting the floor down. It's only lightly tacked down for now so he's going to reinforce it later. They just desperately needed a toilet in there. Unfortunately, the wax seal is still leaking. I think they didn't clean the bottom of the toilet thoroughly enough before putting it on (and I'm the nag who got to say "I told you so" because I said it needed to be free of debris, grease, and old wax before they put the new one on). I wonder if one of the non-wax seals would work for them instead.

There was a delay on getting the shower and there were nasty thunderstorms today so Friday is when he'll have me take him to the big box stores (lower taxes and prices on stuff than local stores). found a small vanity with cultured marble top for $49 that is in stock. Hopefully it won't rain on the way home. I think he wants to get some carpet remnants too. And I just realized that with rainstorms there is a natural shower. LOL.