Hope you made a lot of money on this job.
What did you do today?
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This is on my dime. Not their fault the vinyl shrunk up. The hardwood refinisher was scheduled for Monday. I continued working over the weekend finishing these two rooms. I finished the seams between 7 and 8 pm. I wasn't coming back at 10 or 11 pm to seal the seams. Manufacturer said to wait at least 2 1/2 hours before sealing the seams, but did not say anything about a maximum time limit.
Hardwood guys had all their fancy equipment in the rooms so I just waited until they were done. Now my good looking seams opened up. This is a Jonsonite commercial PVC vinyl. Never installed this before. Lesson learned.
Hardwood guys had all their fancy equipment in the rooms so I just waited until they were done. Now my good looking seams opened up. This is a Jonsonite commercial PVC vinyl. Never installed this before. Lesson learned.
Randy, found the pefect van for you.
If I liked vans, I would want the Mystery Machine.
Sounds like a real pain to do that seam, Highup.
My friend had to pay $150 to get tested for Covid- only place that would do it is a clinic that charges that fee up front. Nurse was mad about having to do the test so she was rough on him. He said it felt like they scraped his brain & his face still hurts from it. The old style test has bristles & they have to shove the thing almost to the brain & keep it in for 30 seconds. Once in each nostril. He said it was worse than breaking bones. Newer tests (which will likely never be available in my area) don't have to go nearly as deep & aren't as brutal. My friend is not happy about having to go 2 more times for the test. I'm hoping they will let him get it done at the casino by someone who isn't angry.
I tried to haul some trash out today but only managed to get 1 bag before my back gave out on me. In truth, when I first got out of bed my back said "Nope". I almost fell back down. I did actually fall back down trying to get up off the couch. Cats knocked something on the floor in an area I had to squeeze through. It was a tighter fit than I remembered so I must have put on more weight. I'm guessing I'm probably near the 230lb mark now. I really need to exercise more and take the weight off. Most of it goes to my gut.
Sounds like a real pain to do that seam, Highup.
My friend had to pay $150 to get tested for Covid- only place that would do it is a clinic that charges that fee up front. Nurse was mad about having to do the test so she was rough on him. He said it felt like they scraped his brain & his face still hurts from it. The old style test has bristles & they have to shove the thing almost to the brain & keep it in for 30 seconds. Once in each nostril. He said it was worse than breaking bones. Newer tests (which will likely never be available in my area) don't have to go nearly as deep & aren't as brutal. My friend is not happy about having to go 2 more times for the test. I'm hoping they will let him get it done at the casino by someone who isn't angry.
I tried to haul some trash out today but only managed to get 1 bag before my back gave out on me. In truth, when I first got out of bed my back said "Nope". I almost fell back down. I did actually fall back down trying to get up off the couch. Cats knocked something on the floor in an area I had to squeeze through. It was a tighter fit than I remembered so I must have put on more weight. I'm guessing I'm probably near the 230lb mark now. I really need to exercise more and take the weight off. Most of it goes to my gut.
I told you use Snap off blades as they are real sharp
Just extend the blade like this, damp the floor with water hold blade so its flat to the floor, the blade will bend, then slice Short blades dont work got to be long extended
Just got to watch the side of the knife will mark the vinyl sometimes so if you can hold the handle a little off the floor it should be fine
Everybody uses this system on products like Altro Anti Skid as Altro wrecks all your tools
Got the last 30 inch section done today. Wished I'd just gotten the nerve to do it a few weeks ago because I've had plenty of days off. Just didn't think it possible. It is, just takes a ton of patience.
I have 6.
I installed 1/4 inch plywood before installing the vinyl floor, so the floor is almost 3/8" higher than the hardwood in the bathroom and laundry room, and a 9' span going into the dining room.
I made my router table to be able to do things accurately so this was my chance to see what it (and I) are capable of doing. They didn't want metal, so I bought a 10' piece of 1 by 2 oak to make the pieces. I cut an 18 degree wedge off each side, then whittled and routed it into this. Installed, it's just 1/8" taller than the vinyl floor. Commercial reducers are usually a full 1/4 thick on the overhanging part. I made the overhanging part really short to make the low profile stronger.
The back shows two steps routed into it. The first step is the thickness of the vinyl. The second step rests on the 1/4" plywood, so the plywood supports the load and the tiny lip overhanging the vinyl isn't bearing any weight.
I have 6.
I installed 1/4 inch plywood before installing the vinyl floor, so the floor is almost 3/8" higher than the hardwood in the bathroom and laundry room, and a 9' span going into the dining room.
I made my router table to be able to do things accurately so this was my chance to see what it (and I) are capable of doing. They didn't want metal, so I bought a 10' piece of 1 by 2 oak to make the pieces. I cut an 18 degree wedge off each side, then whittled and routed it into this. Installed, it's just 1/8" taller than the vinyl floor. Commercial reducers are usually a full 1/4 thick on the overhanging part. I made the overhanging part really short to make the low profile stronger.
The back shows two steps routed into it. The first step is the thickness of the vinyl. The second step rests on the 1/4" plywood, so the plywood supports the load and the tiny lip overhanging the vinyl isn't bearing any weight.
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Got the last 30 inch section done today. Wished I'd just gotten the nerve to do it a few weeks ago because I've had plenty of days off. Just didn't think it possible. It is, just takes a ton of patience.
I have 6.
I installed 1/4 inch plywood before installing the vinyl floor, so the floor is almost 3/8" higher than the hardwood in the bathroom and laundry room, and a 9' span going into the dining room.
I made my router table to be able to do things accurately so this was my chance to see what it (and I) are capable of doing. They didn't want metal, so I bought a 10' piece of 1 by 2 oak to make the pieces. I cut an 18 degree wedge off each side, then whittled and routed it into this. Installed, it's just 1/8" taller than the vinyl floor. Commercial reducers are usually a full 1/4 thick on the overhanging part. I made the overhanging part really short to make the low profile stronger.
The back shows two steps routed into it. The first step is the thickness of the vinyl. The second step rests on the 1/4" plywood, so the plywood supports the load and the tiny lip overhanging the vinyl isn't bearing any weight.
Yeah metal looks stupid in situations like that
House is a rental, but the owners fix up stuff just as good as if they were living there. Super nice people, not slumlords.
Tom Picciani
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Got everything primed. 1000 square feet of walls. Everything hurts. Too many inside corners to cut in. Shoulder feels like I got a knife in my back. Only missed 2 small spots for drywall damage. One screw hole and one dent. Already fixed.
used Zinzzer 123 primer. Good stain block.
color will be Watercolor Blue by BM. Then stained trim.
I hate painting!
used Zinzzer 123 primer. Good stain block.
color will be Watercolor Blue by BM. Then stained trim.
I hate painting!
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Looking good. I hate painting, plumbing and just about anything work related.
Tom is that camera angle or are those 9 in tall steps?
Tom Picciani
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The steps look bigger from the underside. They are 7 inches tall
Tom Picciani
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Actually 6 1/2
Tom, it looks great! I haven't heard of a company called BM before. I'll have to look up that color. Everyone in the house likes blue. I may end up painting the laundry room cabinets blue instead of white. Too bad I'm not in your area. I like painting. Give me a roller or brush & my happy a$$ will paint away for hours.
Floorist, it's also a shame I don't live near you because I like plumbing (although I'm not confident enough to sweat copper).
I've noticed the edge of one of my cabinets is getting water damage from when I've been washing dishes- spray goes everywhere & the poly must have worn off. Going to have to sand a bit and put a fresh coat of poly on. I'll bring the can I left at my friend's house. It's waterproof & fast drying. Then I will have to guard it to keep the cats away.
My thyroid meds were working better today & my back was doing a little better so I got more work done in terms of cleaning. I got my brother to help a little. He's supposed to take the trash out but he just piles them in the front room. I'm guilty of leaving them in the front room because I have a hard time lifting & carrying them all the way to the burn pile. I hauled bags to the front door and tossed them on the porch so he could haul them to the burn pile. He complained because he wanted me to go out and haul them all the way to the burn pile too but the heat was too much for me. He was mad that I didn't want to go out in the heat, bragged that he wasn't even sweating-- he works in a kitchen where it's hot all the time, I almost keeled over from the heat when I opened the door. He started lecturing me about how I need to suck it up and "push through the inconvenience". He weighs over 300lbs now & does nothing but stuff his face & play computer games all day. He hasn't hauled trash out in 6 months. He's only taken trash out of the bins in the kitchen about 3x this year but he left them in the front room. I'm constantly having to pick up after him. Anyway, I ignored his BS & continued picking stuff up to haul out. After all the bags were out but there were still a bunch of boxes piled up, he said he was done. I asked him to please help with the boxes & he said I should do it myself. I told him my back was giving out on me (at that moment it was). Plus a bunch of the bags had ripped & stuff had spilled out. So we got the boxes to the door & he took them to the burn pile. I was then sweeping up a bunch of stuff that had spilled out. One of the boxes had a mouse nest with fire ants & it stunk. Picked it up and a mouse jumped out & the nesting spilled all over. Dufus was holding the bag for me while I dumped the crud I swept up into it. He didn't like the smell so he dropped the bag & told me I was on my own. Whined about his lungs. I stopped myself from telling him he should push through the inconvenience. Next time he whines though, that's what I'm going to tell him.
I filled 3 contractor bags with the crud that was left in the front room. All that remains now is a box with his bedding/laundry. I even hauled one of his bags that he'd dumped from his bedroom out into the hallway to the laundry room. Other two bags were too heavy for me so I left them. He told me when I was done bagging stuff to let him know so he could haul it to the burn pile. Big surprise, he wussed out and said "I'll do it in the morning". which means I'm going to have to get my friend to help me tomorrow bc there's no way fatso is going to get up and do it. He said he was going to get the trash out of the bathroom but he didn't.
I also cleaned up in the kitchen, put away leftovers he didn't put up, and dumped out stuff he left sitting that he said he was going to put away. Then I changed the HVAC filters because I found a box of new filters in the mess in the front room. Oh, and I realized that two of the ceiling fans were spinning the wrong way so I turned them off, climbed up, and flipped the switch to make them spin correctly. And I changed litterboxes & cleaned up in the hallway. Caught a cat trying to pee near my mother's door & set the cat in the fresh litterbox.
Sorry for all the griping. LOL. Need someone to vent to sometimes. My friend said he'd come over sometime to help with vacuuming-- if I can find my damn vacuum cleaner. I think that carpet needs to be steam-cleaned. More likely, it needs to be pulled up and thrown out & we need to put down some other type of flooring that is waterproof. But it's a HUGE room.
If I don't sleep all day tomorrow, I'm going to work on cleaning it more.
Right now I have a headache but it's starting to fade a little. Naproxyn finally kicking in.
Floorist, it's also a shame I don't live near you because I like plumbing (although I'm not confident enough to sweat copper).
I've noticed the edge of one of my cabinets is getting water damage from when I've been washing dishes- spray goes everywhere & the poly must have worn off. Going to have to sand a bit and put a fresh coat of poly on. I'll bring the can I left at my friend's house. It's waterproof & fast drying. Then I will have to guard it to keep the cats away.
My thyroid meds were working better today & my back was doing a little better so I got more work done in terms of cleaning. I got my brother to help a little. He's supposed to take the trash out but he just piles them in the front room. I'm guilty of leaving them in the front room because I have a hard time lifting & carrying them all the way to the burn pile. I hauled bags to the front door and tossed them on the porch so he could haul them to the burn pile. He complained because he wanted me to go out and haul them all the way to the burn pile too but the heat was too much for me. He was mad that I didn't want to go out in the heat, bragged that he wasn't even sweating-- he works in a kitchen where it's hot all the time, I almost keeled over from the heat when I opened the door. He started lecturing me about how I need to suck it up and "push through the inconvenience". He weighs over 300lbs now & does nothing but stuff his face & play computer games all day. He hasn't hauled trash out in 6 months. He's only taken trash out of the bins in the kitchen about 3x this year but he left them in the front room. I'm constantly having to pick up after him. Anyway, I ignored his BS & continued picking stuff up to haul out. After all the bags were out but there were still a bunch of boxes piled up, he said he was done. I asked him to please help with the boxes & he said I should do it myself. I told him my back was giving out on me (at that moment it was). Plus a bunch of the bags had ripped & stuff had spilled out. So we got the boxes to the door & he took them to the burn pile. I was then sweeping up a bunch of stuff that had spilled out. One of the boxes had a mouse nest with fire ants & it stunk. Picked it up and a mouse jumped out & the nesting spilled all over. Dufus was holding the bag for me while I dumped the crud I swept up into it. He didn't like the smell so he dropped the bag & told me I was on my own. Whined about his lungs. I stopped myself from telling him he should push through the inconvenience. Next time he whines though, that's what I'm going to tell him.
I filled 3 contractor bags with the crud that was left in the front room. All that remains now is a box with his bedding/laundry. I even hauled one of his bags that he'd dumped from his bedroom out into the hallway to the laundry room. Other two bags were too heavy for me so I left them. He told me when I was done bagging stuff to let him know so he could haul it to the burn pile. Big surprise, he wussed out and said "I'll do it in the morning". which means I'm going to have to get my friend to help me tomorrow bc there's no way fatso is going to get up and do it. He said he was going to get the trash out of the bathroom but he didn't.
I also cleaned up in the kitchen, put away leftovers he didn't put up, and dumped out stuff he left sitting that he said he was going to put away. Then I changed the HVAC filters because I found a box of new filters in the mess in the front room. Oh, and I realized that two of the ceiling fans were spinning the wrong way so I turned them off, climbed up, and flipped the switch to make them spin correctly. And I changed litterboxes & cleaned up in the hallway. Caught a cat trying to pee near my mother's door & set the cat in the fresh litterbox.
Sorry for all the griping. LOL. Need someone to vent to sometimes. My friend said he'd come over sometime to help with vacuuming-- if I can find my damn vacuum cleaner. I think that carpet needs to be steam-cleaned. More likely, it needs to be pulled up and thrown out & we need to put down some other type of flooring that is waterproof. But it's a HUGE room.
If I don't sleep all day tomorrow, I'm going to work on cleaning it more.
Right now I have a headache but it's starting to fade a little. Naproxyn finally kicking in.
You have a trick camera.
BM / Benjamin Moore
I like to work in my dreams. When I wake up, not so much.
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Tom Picciani
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ErikT
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currently in the process of installing new flooring for the first time since I have the time due to covid.
can anyone help me in figuring out what this black bean like substance is on the old flooring.
My best guess it's either old glue remnants or possibly mold related?
Thanks.
can anyone help me in figuring out what this black bean like substance is on the old flooring.
My best guess it's either old glue remnants or possibly mold related?
Thanks.
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I have been installing since 1973 and I have no idea what that is. Maybe Highup or Daris will know. I guess it could be chunks of cutback, but I have never seen that. Almost looks like bugs.
