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Spent the morning drawing up my next nightmare job. I was told it was a bedroom.
Turns out to be an upstairs loft, a master bedroom and a closet/dressing area.
I drew up the rooms and included the balance showing the carpet fill and the stair material needed.
Closet and master are each less then 12 feet..... hurray!
The loft has a little issue. The angled 23 foot in the layout is a railing, with 2x2 inch balusters 5 inches apart. Worse yet, the carpet goes a good 6" beyond the balusters.
That's a lot of them ....I didn't count.
The stairs enter at the far end of the angle with an oak top step.
.....at to top it off this is a Karastan woven carpet. Oh yes and the stairs are a sweeping curve of 13 open steps to be turned and tacked on the front and back edges.
Turns out to be an upstairs loft, a master bedroom and a closet/dressing area.
I drew up the rooms and included the balance showing the carpet fill and the stair material needed.
Closet and master are each less then 12 feet..... hurray!
The loft has a little issue. The angled 23 foot in the layout is a railing, with 2x2 inch balusters 5 inches apart. Worse yet, the carpet goes a good 6" beyond the balusters.
That's a lot of them ....I didn't count.
The stairs enter at the far end of the angle with an oak top step......at to top it off this is a Karastan woven carpet. Oh yes and the stairs are a sweeping curve of 13 open steps to be turned and tacked on the front and back edges.
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Spent the morning drawing up my next nightmare job. I was told it was a bedroom.
Turns out to be an upstairs loft, a master bedroom and a closet/dressing area.
I drew up the rooms and included the balance showing the carpet fill and the stair material needed.
Closet and master are each less then 12 feet..... hurray!
The loft has a little issue. The angled 23 foot in the layout is a railing, with 2x2 inch balusters 5 inches apart. Worse yet, the carpet goes a good 6" beyond the balusters.
That's a lot of them ....I didn't count. The stairs enter at the far end of the angle with an oak top step.
.....at to top it off this is a Karastan woven carpet. Oh yes and the stairs are a sweeping curve of 13 open steps to be turned and tacked on the front and back edges.
Turns out to be an upstairs loft, a master bedroom and a closet/dressing area.
I drew up the rooms and included the balance showing the carpet fill and the stair material needed.
Closet and master are each less then 12 feet..... hurray!
The loft has a little issue. The angled 23 foot in the layout is a railing, with 2x2 inch balusters 5 inches apart. Worse yet, the carpet goes a good 6" beyond the balusters.
That's a lot of them ....I didn't count.
The stairs enter at the far end of the angle with an oak top step......at to top it off this is a Karastan woven carpet. Oh yes and the stairs are a sweeping curve of 13 open steps to be turned and tacked on the front and back edges.
Oh no... I double posted! Makes it look like I'm complaining. 
4 grass fires in my county. Biggest is close to 1000 acres.
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You haven't had much rain lately?
None in weeks. Tree missed the cars. Put a scratch on my old work van.
I've never given thought to that but then again I've never had a new car.
But people still call my phone and want me to buy an extended car warranty for my 1993 S10.
6 fires in the county today.
Is that a lizard or salamander 3 joists the side of the bucket?
Can they cut out the bad top part and epoxy on new material?
They going to put new ones beside the old ones bolted together as they dont want to have to pull all that outside wall down which is sitting on the joor joists
Jon, have you considered getting solar powered lights or do you have too much shade? I think they make solar powered flood lights now.
Those joists look pretty rough.
Highup, I think I will skip any underlayment as it's an added expense & I know it isn't needed. It's weird that the product page now advertises that underlayment & recommends it in the product description, but they have previously said not to use extra underlayment (aside from moisture barrier if we so choose).
I'm hoping the stuff I got is as durable as what my friend got. It has a higher mil wear layer (something like 20 while my friend's has 5 or 6).
I hope the floor leveling & carpet install goes well.
I'm debating whether or not I should just take up all my parquet tiles in the kitchen. The bubbled spot near the pantry broke & chunks have fallen out. Mom was slightly tripping on it. I really want to save some of the wood that isn't damaged though to re-use in some other project. Just need to figure out what though. I hate to throw it all out.
I didn't do too much today. Slept, fed cats, went to the grocery store, & cooked burgers. Mom of course thanked me by saying "Why did you overcook my burger?" instead of "thank you". It was pink in the middle so it wasn't overcooked. She's just picky as hell. My brother thanked me & said the burger was perfectly cooked.
Still waiting for my friend to come help with some stuff but he's having drama with his fiance (soon to be ex) again. At this point she's just using him for a roof over her head, cellphone, internet, & food. She doesn't even act like they are a couple anymore. Doesn't sleep in the bed with him. Instead she's sleeping on the couch with a 20-yr-old house guest. Long story short, it seems like she intends to cheat on my friend with this guy & my friend is afraid to leave them alone together at the house. Last message I got from him was saying he's about done with her & he had to miss a work trip bc of her BS.
The dog opened my door again & let a bunch of cats in. Aminatu has her back leg wrapped around Sir Hammington's stomach & it looks funny.
Those joists look pretty rough.
Highup, I think I will skip any underlayment as it's an added expense & I know it isn't needed. It's weird that the product page now advertises that underlayment & recommends it in the product description, but they have previously said not to use extra underlayment (aside from moisture barrier if we so choose).
I'm hoping the stuff I got is as durable as what my friend got. It has a higher mil wear layer (something like 20 while my friend's has 5 or 6).
I hope the floor leveling & carpet install goes well.
I'm debating whether or not I should just take up all my parquet tiles in the kitchen. The bubbled spot near the pantry broke & chunks have fallen out. Mom was slightly tripping on it. I really want to save some of the wood that isn't damaged though to re-use in some other project. Just need to figure out what though. I hate to throw it all out.
I didn't do too much today. Slept, fed cats, went to the grocery store, & cooked burgers. Mom of course thanked me by saying "Why did you overcook my burger?" instead of "thank you". It was pink in the middle so it wasn't overcooked. She's just picky as hell. My brother thanked me & said the burger was perfectly cooked.
Still waiting for my friend to come help with some stuff but he's having drama with his fiance (soon to be ex) again. At this point she's just using him for a roof over her head, cellphone, internet, & food. She doesn't even act like they are a couple anymore. Doesn't sleep in the bed with him. Instead she's sleeping on the couch with a 20-yr-old house guest. Long story short, it seems like she intends to cheat on my friend with this guy & my friend is afraid to leave them alone together at the house. Last message I got from him was saying he's about done with her & he had to miss a work trip bc of her BS.
The dog opened my door again & let a bunch of cats in. Aminatu has her back leg wrapped around Sir Hammington's stomach & it looks funny.
You mean his builders belt?
Z there is a light there already I am only replacing it you cant get those bulbs any more
Tom Picciani
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So I took a closer look at the documents Toyota gave me, the estimates on the cost of repairs.
They said the front struts are leaking. The 4runner uses a system called X-REAS which connects shocks diagonally via hydraulic lines. That means you don't replace leaking shocks by axle, you replace all 4. Normally, shocks run $50-100 each. These shocks run aroun $600 each. Total repair bill for them would be $3300 plus $100 for a 4 wheel alignment.
The running board that is sticking, they say should be replaced. Cost $2500.
I bought the extended warranty and that's good to 2022. They put in a claim for both. We will see.
I did find out that I can put standard shocks on the vehicle without a problem or loss of handling. If they don't pay, I'm wiping down the shocks and won't replace them until it fails an inspection or I feel handling issues.
Oh, any my warranty provides for a rental. I already know this job will take more than a day.
So, did I tell you about the black cat that crossed my path last weekend?
They said the front struts are leaking. The 4runner uses a system called X-REAS which connects shocks diagonally via hydraulic lines. That means you don't replace leaking shocks by axle, you replace all 4. Normally, shocks run $50-100 each. These shocks run aroun $600 each. Total repair bill for them would be $3300 plus $100 for a 4 wheel alignment.
The running board that is sticking, they say should be replaced. Cost $2500.
I bought the extended warranty and that's good to 2022. They put in a claim for both. We will see.
I did find out that I can put standard shocks on the vehicle without a problem or loss of handling. If they don't pay, I'm wiping down the shocks and won't replace them until it fails an inspection or I feel handling issues.
Oh, any my warranty provides for a rental. I already know this job will take more than a day.
So, did I tell you about the black cat that crossed my path last weekend?
You ran over him didn't you?
Tom Picciani
Well-Known Member
I tried!
