What did you do today?

[Don Monfils]

Hi, the customer said there was some give to the osb subfloor , so they thought the extra 1/4” would stiffen it up.
I was thinking ... this is easy money.

 

[Ernesto]

Daris, i know. The last cabinet was all open back there but we never utilized the space. Besides its ij a bathroom.
Maybe I'll install a safe back there.

 

[zannej]

Turns out the shipping price on those parts from rockauto was a glitch. Went back a few hours later & it said it was $173 instead.

Don, that flooring looks great! What kind was it again? (My memory sucks)

Tom, I love the color of that wood with the stain on it.

Question: Do they make waterproof/animal-pee proof laminate these days? I don't mean like the spills that you find right away-- but say the cats knock over their waterer & or the dog supersoaks the floor in the middle of the night or while we aren't home...

I still have plumbing work to do but since there is no hot water shutoff & no shutoff at the fixture, I'll have to shut off the whole pump & water heater but I can't seem to work around the schedule of family members who want to use the water. I really wish there was a plug or something to put in or over the valve while I removed the stem an valve seat.

Meanwhile, in a bit of good news, I was kvetching to one of my friend's co-workers (at an auto parts store) how I couldn't get the ball rolling on the truck repairs bc I didn't have the other driver's info. The co-worker suddenly recognized me-- he'd been at the scene of the accident bc he works for the sheriff's department on the side. He was one of the responders & he was the one who answered the phone when I called to ask for the info. He's technically not allowed to give the info out, but since he understands my predicament & saw how frustrated I am, he told me when he'd be in & that I should call in and ask for him by name and he would give me the name & insurance policy #. I hadn't recognized him bc it was so dark at the scene that I couldn't really see people's faces well. Once I have that info I can get things moving along.

 

[Don Monfils]

More Core-Tec

 

[Nick]

Looks good Don, How is that stuff to work with ?

 

[Tom Picciani]

Installed door jambs inside door opening. But wall was proud of wood by 1/8 inch. Trim wouldn’t lay tight to wood. My carpenter told me to gently tap drywall until trim lays flat. But one side is made with corner bead. Had to hammer it quite a bit. Damage will be covered by trim. Also side pieces were 1/2 inch short so I had to double up on the top piece. I will tackle casing tomorrow.

 

[highup]

You could carve back the sheetrock.

 

[DarisMulkin]

You could carve back the sheetrock.

Or do like I had to do, add a piece in. I have plastered walls so they are thicker.

 

[highup]

I don't do door trim very often but that works good.

 

[Don Monfils]

Thanks Nick, core-tec is awesome!
It has the unilin (sp) locking mechanism like quickstep laminate.

 

[Nick]

Thanks Don.. I may be doing a job with it in the near future ..

 

[Don Monfils]

You will like it

 

[highup]

Who makes those spacers Don? I'm assuming they are adjustable.

 

[Don Monfils]

They are are awesome!
I have 24 of them
I have two of the Crain adjustable spacers but they were nearly $30 each

 

[Tom Picciani]

Kitchen is done!

 

[Nick]

Looks Good !!

 

[Floorist]

Put brakes on the wife's Nissan today.

 

[Nick]

You do know the Police know if the lines have been tampered with ?

 

[Ernesto]

Thanks Nick, core-tec is awesome!
It has the unilin (sp) locking mechanism like quickstep laminate.

Nice pattern Don. I'm doing 1400 sf of coretec plank with the UNICLIC lock. Pretty sure all their stuff has it. Cept for the cork which is rotating lock.

 

[Ernesto]

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They are are awesome!
I have 24 of them
I have two of the Crain adjustable spacers but they were nearly $30 each

Dang, 11 bucks a pop? To rich for me.