▲ 65 r/longlines
A little exploration - MO Longlines
Went for a little ride today. This was the best location I visited.
u/bradatlarge — 6 days ago
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r/longlines r/finishing r/ChicagoSuburbs r/FlockSurveillance r/ChicagoMotorcycles r/Flooring r/ExteriorDesign r/Tools r/Carpentry
▲ 1 r/Flooring
Storing excess LVP
Just had 1000 square feet of LVP put down and bought 4 extra boxes just in case.
They are currently in my semi-conditioned & completely dry crawl space (concrete slab). Should I put them somewhere else? Place wood under the boxes?
I want to make sure nothing damages the material in case I need to use it sometime in the next ten-ish years.
u/bradatlarge — 13 days ago
▲ 1 r/finishing
Painting doors that were previously finished
In order to save some bucks on a basement renovation I'm doing, I thought I would save the old solid core doors by painting them (and the jambs) to match the trim in the basement.
Got myself some Sherwin primer (at the recommendation of the paint store guy, when I explained what I was doing) to put down before a couple coats of their best enamel trim paint.
- I sanded the doors with 150 and 220 all the way around
- Wiped them down good with a barely damp microfiber
- Rolling on the primer using a foam roller
I'm not feeling great about what they look like after the primer. Should I put another coat of primer on?
I've got Flood to add to the final paint to smooth everything out but I'm not liking how this is starting. What do y'all think I should do differently or better to get a good (great) result?
u/bradatlarge — 14 days ago
▲ 4 r/Carpentry
Matching baseboards
I'm new to this all...
And I'm having a hell of a time finding a match for these baseboards.
I know (or think that I know) this is shoe molding + 4 inch base board + some sort of cap but, I cant' seem to lock in on the right cap.
This isn't a single piece, right?
What should I be asking my local wood supplier for, here?
(for context this is a 100 year old Chicago-style bungalow. the painted trim pictured is in an addition & is a close facsimile to what is in the 'old' part of the house that is stained, beautiful trim)
u/bradatlarge — 24 days ago
▲ 2 r/Tools
I need an 18ga nailer - I have mostly dewalt battery tools
I have 99% dewalt battery tools both indoor and outdoor power tools and a PILE of batteries.
I ***NEED*** a nailer to do base & case in my basement renovation project.
The Fathers Day sale at Big Orange has a Ryobi Airstrike brushless that is hard to ignore, price wise. It would be over $100 cheaper than the Dewalt.
I can't decide what to do here. I feel like I would kick myself the first time I needed a battery charged and had to wait for the Ryobi vs just grabbing one of the dozen dewallt batteries that I have.
Help me make a decision. I need to get moving on this project and this is now blocking me from doing so.
u/bradatlarge — 24 days ago
▲ 2 r/Flooring
Moulding for LVP that meets concrete?
What is the “right” thing to do here? LVP installers suggested trimming with vinyl base molding like
ROPPE PVC wall base sold at big orange.
Seems fine but I don’t really know what my options are otherwise.
For context the room is laundry + mechanical space & light storage. The laundry area will have base cabinets + sink [and if I’m super ambitious, a custom dog wash made of tile.]
u/bradatlarge — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/Flooring
Basement flooring: 100 year old house edition
Three layers of tile + two coats of 'paint' had to come up. That process started in April. The renovation started in January.
About 3 weeks ago, the remaining "gunk" from the tile & paint got diamond ground off to leave a bare concrete floor...which likely hadn't seen the light of day in about 75 years.
Today, the leveler went in...tomorrow they will see how it close it is and if it needs another "lift" before the LVP goes down.
The flooring - LVP - Its F&D Optimax in "Key Largo" color way - they didn't have anything without the painted bevel at the time and the contractor that I started with (since parted ways) was "ready to install ASAP" so I didn't want to wait for something to come in stock & my wife liked the color.
ANYHOW...I'm excited that we're finally here.
By the end of the week, the basement will be ready for trim. Drywall patching and paint then cabinets and countertop (behind the wall on the right), to follow.
Question: what is the best way to protect the newly installed LVP from the parade of folks that need to come into this basement over the coming months, before I sit on a couch to watch a movie with my wife and dog?
u/bradatlarge — 1 month ago
▲ 4 r/ChicagoSuburbs
Interior Door replacements?
I'm in the middle of a basement renovation and recently discovered all the doors (solid core stained w/ veneer) have been wet over the years and the bottoms are delaminating on all of them.
I've got them off and in my garage. I was planning to shove as much wood glue in there as I could and clamp them down with some wood-working cauls, sand them and paint them while to match the trim in the newly remodeled room. A fair bit of work that might not end up working well...
Then I see all these ads for "door upgrades" on IG & in things like HomePros and start thinking of the hollow core doors in my 2nd floor bedroom / bathroom that suck and don't fit well...and how nice it would be to have someone just show up and put in a half-dozen new doors.
For those of you who have used one of these door replacement companies, how did it go? How expensive are they?
I'm wondering if this is couple grand or if this is a much bigger project.
u/bradatlarge — 1 month ago
A16Z is hyping their portfolio company today in their Substack
https://www.a16z.news/p/flock-and-the-future-of-safety-in
Yikes.
(its a massive read but worth your time)
u/bradatlarge — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/ExteriorDesign
Getting my steps epoxy coated - opinions?
Doing a lot of updates on the exterior of our 100 year old Chicago-Style bungalow. We just had the brick tuck pointed with a dark grey mortar, replacing the pink that was there.
The steps are in rough shape and the mason that did the tuck point is going to repair them & epoxy coat them. I have two choices of grey in the BASF epoxy material that he likes to work with. Light & dark.
The light looks like a plastic-y version of natural concrete and matches nothing. The charcoal grey doesn't completely match the mortar. We're not sure what to do here...
What say you?
[add to this, we're going to be re-siding the 2nd floor next year and it will very likely be Sherwin Black Addler, as we painted the back of the house & garage this color last summer]
u/bradatlarge — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/Flooring
The little yellow triangle indicates a spot where there is a literal hole
The've removed glued down tiles - three layers in some places.
1000 square foot basement that is soon to be leveled for LVP install. This basement has flooded multiple times in the 100 years that its existed. There hasn't been any water infiltration in quite a while now however, after the flooring layer cake was removed the basement smelled musty / mildewy. It 100% did not before the flooring was removed.
Should this be cleaned with bleach or something before they move forward?
I just think this is such a unique situation of super old basement with paint, glued titles, etc that I want to get other opinions.
u/bradatlarge — 2 months ago