What did you do today?

[zannej]

We don't have homeowner's insurance. The insurance dropped us under false pretenses the only time they ever paid a claim (when a tree fell on our barn). They claimed the homeowner didn't live here, there was debris in the yard (from the tree falling on the barn) and there were holes in the siding of the house (which wasn't true at the time). Just made up BS. Right now it can't be insured with the shape its in.

Its still too hot out. AC was off again this morning so I did the breaker thing. Cleaned the hallway, cut weeds around the AC and sidewalk, took out 10+ bags of trash, cleaned litterboxes and hauled contents out, changed hvac filter in brother's room. Pre-loaded insulin cartridge for Mom's insulin pump-- it should need to be changed pretty soon.

Waiting for friend to get off work so we can go Pickup his shower door from HD.

Does anyone know if this subfloor would work for a shed with joists spaced 24" on center or would they need to be 16" on center to support it properly? Basically it would be a little workshop shed that is about 12'x24' total but about 13' would be a workspace and the rest would be some storage. Vinyl plank would be the flooring over it. Would it need luan or something as an underlayment?
https://www.homedepot.com/p/23-32-i...7-875-in-x-95-875-in-920924/100054132#overlay

 

[havasu]

You can lay LVP right over OSB, but I would use a thicker subfloor so there is no flex. With 3/4" OSB on 16" centers, you will get flex, especially when mounted directly over dirt.

 

[zannej]

You can lay LVP right over OSB, but I would use a thicker subfloor so there is no flex. With 3/4" OSB on 16" centers, you will get flex, especially when mounted directly over dirt.

I think the kind I was looking at that is tongue and groove needs 16" on center but I was thinking some sort of underlayment on top of it might be good. It can be staggered so it doesn't have the same seams and it can add reinforcement. Not sure if friend really cares about floor flexing. The floor in his house flexes and it doesn't seem to bother him. But we'll see.

right now he has other worries. His ex's youngest- the 2 month old baby-- was found to have at least 11 broken bones and CPS rolled in and took the kids away. He now has the 4-yr-old, not sure where the 2yr old is, but the baby is in the hospital.

Posted an edit in the wrong thread. LOL.

 

[highup]

CJ.....
....ever tried this?

 

[zannej]

Never works. I always end up moving my hands/arms. LOL.

So, friend got his shower doors installed. I already did some cleaning this morning and bonked myself in the head with the dustpan handle. It docks on to part of the pan to stay open and it undocked when I was dumping the contents into the trash. Will have to take the full trash bag out in a bit. AC people still haven't called me back. I left another message.

I did the math and 23/32 is a little under 3/4" by less than 0.04" so its close enough. But I'm still thinking 1/8 underlayment (plywood) on top might be good. Hard to find the thicker stuff in my area.

 

[highup]

I think the kind I was looking at that is tongue and groove needs 16" on center but I was thinking some sort of underlayment on top of it might be good. It can be staggered so it doesn't have the same seams and it can add reinforcement. Not sure if friend really cares about floor flexing. The floor in his house flexes and it doesn't seem to bother him. But we'll see.

right now he has other worries. His ex's youngest- the 2 month old baby-- was found to have at least 11 broken bones and CPS rolled in and took the kids away. He now has the 4-yr-old, not sure where the 2yr old is, but the baby is in the hospital.

Posted an edit in the wrong thread. LOL.

If the floor flexes, the t&g WILL break..... Then your friend will care. If the floor flexes, 1/4" isn't thick enough. It adds almost no strength, it just gives a smoother surface. Think of it as floor wallpaper.
Two months old with 11 broken bones? That means one of two things. One of those is extremely rare and the other means life in prison.

 

[C.J.]

I did the math and 23/32 is a little under 3/4" by less than 0.04" so its close enough. But I'm still thinking 1/8 underlayment (plywood) on top might be good. Hard to find the thicker stuff in my area.

The subfloor is only one composed of a floor system, which is comprised of joists and subfloor. Joists and subfloor work together to limit deflection. The joists themselves determine the deflection running in the direction of the joists, subfloor limits deflection between the joists. 3/4” is absolutely sufficient enough to limit deflection between the joists assuming they aren’t spaced too far apart. 3/4” T&G ply, or OSB, is just fine for 16” OC joists. 19 5/8” or 24” OC needs to be beefed up to 1” or thicker.

Now let’s look at your joists themselves. What are they made of? How thick, wide and long are they? Those three things will determine how much deflection your joists allow. If your joists are insufficient and allow deflection, simply adding more subfloor (I think a second layer is technically called underlayment) won’t completely solve the problem because you still have insufficient joists that allow deflection.

I know getting under a house and beefing up joists isn’t as easy as putting down a layer of 3/4” but it may be what’s necessary to eliminate deflection. If you can’t eliminate the deflection you are prolly better off putting down 1/4” and going with a glue down product or loose lay sheet goods.

 

[highup]

I came, I saw I peed said the dog. I saw the tarpaper was damp after I trimmed the fill cuts.
I left yesterday at 6:00 came to finish today and where I laid out the closet area to lay flat overnight.....
...if it doesn't get cut out, the peed carpet is going in the closet

 

[highup]

How does Amazon do this?
I ordered it yesterday morning about 11:am and it arrived an hour ago.
...26 hours?
Nobody locally carries these.
I lost or misplaced my 20+ year old plastic Starret. I think I paid $29 back then. This aluminium one was $18
....I know I'll find my lost one within 24 hours. It's been missing for a year or more and I stopped looking.

 

[highup]

Headlight question.
Do newer cars automatically make headlights go on at light when the engine is running.
.....or do inconsiderate morons enjoy sitting in their pickups (usually pickups) at light leaving their headlights on, pointed at everyone parked in the parking lot?
I come to a stop, park my pickup and often look at the stores app before going in. Someone pulls up and doesn't shut off their lights, so I go inside. I come back out 15 minutes later and their lights are still on and someone's inside, probably looking at their phone. Sometimes I'll want to finish watching and listening to what I had turned on when I got to the store..... I don't, because their headlights are shining in my face. Happens almost every time I go there in the evening. I stopped at two stores tonight and it happened at both of them.
Are headlights on new vehicles always on at night if your engine is running?
.....or do the dash lights make it easier to look at your phone?
.....and why leave your lights on and engine running for 15 minutes while the wifey shops?
....it's like 65 degrees right now and the cooked parking lot is warmer.
I haven't parking lot ranted for a while, so it felt like the time.

 

[havasu]

Yes, it's called daylight running lights

 

[highup]

Engine running or just in accessory position?

 

[Floorist]

Yes, it's called daylight running lights

Canadian made vehicles have had those for 30+ years.

 

[havasu]

My car will keep the headlights on regardless if the engine is on or off. Supposedly, it is a reminder that the key fob in still in the car, and you have not locked the doors. Yes, you can manually turn off the lights, but I set it and forget it.

 

[highup]

Ok, I'll stop thinking they're all morons.
... the ones that mandated it are the morons.

 

[zannej]

I thought Daytime Running Lights were only a lower set of lights so you can see the vehicle but aren't full headlights. I could be mistaken. But there is a button or knob in most of the newer cars that let you set the lights to "Auto" so that the headlights will turn on when a sensor determines that is is dark enough. My 2005 Ford Expedition would automatically turn the headlights on when the knob was turned to Auto.

My Ridgeline from 2013 needs to have the knob manually turned for headlights to turn on and the "auto" only affects the daytime running lights.

FINALLY got ahold of AC people. The coolant was low. Must be a leak somewhere. Not sure where to look but he said we can spot the fluid he put in with a black light. He walked inside but one of the cats decided to take a really stinky dump in the litterbox right then and didn't cover it. He gagged and ran out of the house. Refused to come back in. Bro has agreed to help me deep clean the house once it cools off more. And friend has also offered to help with that when he has some free time. (More on that later).

So, $400 later the ice on the coils has melted and it is starting to cool off inside. It's still not getting below 78 though. Might have to call them back if it gets hotter again. It cooled a little after I poured a bunch of bleach down the condensate line. Got the ice on the coils to melt enough that water was pouring out while AC guys were here. Princess tried to drink it but I made her go back inside.

Went to the hardware store and got a 3/4" pvc cap for the condensate line cleanout (it had a water bottle cap that wasn't staying on right). Grabbed pulled pork sammiches for Mom from walmart and got some boric acid tablets and powder. Tossed a bunch of the tablets around the house in various places to see if it will help get rid of the roaches. They are terrible in the living room and kitchen and are starting to spread to other rooms. Will put powder in some crevices and have ordered liquid as well. Will also use diatomaceous earth in some of the crevices/cracks and doorjambs and stuff.

Friend wanted me to get Gentrol but it can't be shipped here. My guess is state legislators banned it bc they were afraid it would harm them. I'm surprised they haven't banned all pesticides.

Currently resting with Boo on my lap. He decided not to present his butthole to my face this time.

Edit: Forgot about the thing with my friend and his free time. CPS arranged a court date today with his ex and gave him full custody of the 4-yr-old. He read the court documents and there were no statements from his ex's current boyfriend (who is the SAHD who was watching the baby when the injuries occurred). The bf's family apparently lied in their statements to the court, trying to throw the ex under the bus. Friend said he can prove they were lying and wants to show his evidence to the CPS worker (he wasn't allowed to do so in court). They drug-tested his ex, but not the bf who was watching the kid. On one hand, they are much more likely to award custody to the mothers even when the mothers are unfit BUT if anything happens to the child they are much more likely to blame the mothers and go after them-- even when the father was present for an incident and could have been responsible too. Example: A toddler in our town somehow got out of the home and drowned in a ditch. Both parents were home and sleeping when the kid got out. The mother was the only one arrested even though the father was equally responsible.

 

[C.J.]

Been slow at work so I have time to mess around a little. Made a plywood edge grain block cus I thought it would look cool. Not bad. Then I found a wooden TV frame and put a piece of the translucent solid surface countertop in it. I’ll back light it to finish it off. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

 

[highup]

I thought for a second that was a slab of a freak of nature tree that didn't know what proper ring growth looked like. Looks great. Did you do your black epoxy trick on it to fill voids?
Use the TV screen for a dry erase note board.

 

[C.J.]

I thought for a second that was a slab of a freak of nature tree that didn't know what proper ring growth looked like. Looks great. Did you do your black epoxy trick on it to fill voids?
Use the TV screen for a dry erase note board.

I’m gonna put some LED strip lights behind the TV screen. They have ones that will dance to the music. I’m sure it will end up on top of the shop stereo, which is a piece of work itself.

I used regular old black wood floor filler on the plywood edge grain block and am sealing it with Waterlox. Waterlox is a tung oil product that soaks in and hardens as it cures. 3 or 4 solid coats and that thing will be sealed enough to cut beer limes on all day long. I’ve got another Japanese Damascus steel knife that I’ll get for that block because I think it will match the look better.

 

[zannej]

CJ, the TV project is so cool!

I haven't even managed to finish cleaning up in the kitchen. Been tired and trying to relax. I did make it to Walmart today for some stuff.

Friend is really stressed out with the drama and I think he's starting to realize that it's possible his ex *did* abuse the baby and may have been abusive to the other 2 kids. He wants to blame the boyfriend bc he doesn't want to accept it though. There is no evidence/proof that the boyfriend has ever been violent with children/infants. He raised all of his younger siblings and was better with the 4-yr-old as an infant than the kid's own mother. He held him, bottle fed him, changed his diapers, while my friend was at work. The ex would let the baby cry for hours and cover her ears. After the boyfriend was out of the house, friend would get home to find the baby hadn't had his diaper changed since he left for work. He also told me he believed the reason the kid didn't start trying to talk until he was 3 was bc he thought the ex yelled at him and/or hit him to make him be quiet if he tried to talk. Kid flinched when I moved my hand up to wipe something off his face. If someone asked me which of the people I thought would abuse a baby/child and the options were the ex and her boyfriend, I'd go with the ex. Her therapist said that she is a danger to others when off her meds and that if she remained off her meds it would only be a matter of time before she seriously hurt someone. On her meds she's usually ok though. Not sure if she has the physical strength to break bones on a baby though. I did note that she never said "I didn't hurt my baby" but she said "I'm not about to abuse my kids" and "I would never abuse my kids". She's shown more concern for herself and zero concern for the well-being of her children. She's angry that she was accused of abuse and that her kids were taken away as if they were property. No saying she misses them, etc. It's not going to go well for her in court. Especially since her bf's family witnessed her pummeling him. She was violent with my friend too. She was raised that way though. She was taken away from her bio parents due to neglect/abuse and landed with career foster parents who used her to get $. They found out they could make more money from her social security if they adopted her and they could continue to collect so long as she lived with them even after 18. The adopted mom was physically and emotionally abusive to her.

Ceiling in kitchen is dripping again and there are holes in the siding on the house on the west side. Not sure how they happened.