A friendly place for friends who drink

[fuzzy2133]

I don't know what that means.

Does he have T. rex hands?

SIL = Sister In-Law, no T. rex hands, she goes to hockey games and only wears her gloves when drinking a beer.

 

[joshesmusica]

Oh yeah. For those of you who were dying to know when it was gonna happen, and didn't temporarily migrate over to the other thread, I finally passed the conditioning test last night.

And then I celebrated with some homebrew, so you guys also missed out on pics of that.

Also our first game is in 9 days. Getting pretty excited for that.

Was thinking of doing a giveaway a la psylo style if we make it to the championship again this season. But I gotta do some research into if it's possible and how much it would actually cost.

If not, and if the thread is still around at that point, then maybe I'll do a "josh will be stateside for Christmas" Christmas giveaway.

 

[joshesmusica]

I'm with ya josh.. can't wait for it to warm up so I can replace all the windows on my garage. Get it insulated. Drywall. Build a bar. etc..

First reno I'll be doing on a house will most definitely be the basement brew area!

 

[BreezyBrew]

Can wait to get my own home so I can fix things in it.

Bought a house last September. I said this too, then I realized the number of projects is completely overwhelming and I don't have nearly as much time or money as I thought.

Build a bar.

One of the few I can check off finally. All of our patio furniture will get painted at some point.

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[TheCADJockey]

How big do I need? I've got a little 4 or 5 gallon that I use for pumping tires, finish nailing, etc. My dad has a bigger one. 30 gallons maybe? I'm guessing just borrow that?

We used a 5 gallon one for small projects. It kind of depends on the wood. If it is a really hard wood, you'll be lucky to get full penetration with one nail. Pulling nails and wasting boards is the worst possible situation.

 

[TheCADJockey]

One of the few I can check off finally. All of our patio furniture will get painted at some point.

Looks pretty cool with the corrugated steel. I don't know what to do, still shopping ideas before I draw it up. Debating making one I can move around or not.

 

[hunter_le five]

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The scented candles and gavinsmas ornaments are a nice touch.

 

[Helly]

We used a 5 gallon one for small projects. It kind of depends on the wood. If it is a really hard wood, you'll be lucky to get full penetration with one nail. Pulling nails and wasting boards is the worst possible situation.

Thanks. I think I will try to get the bigger one to start. Our floors are red oak. Gonna replace some ugly nasty shag carpet in my son's room. The rest of the upstairs all matches except for that.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

How big do I need? I've got a little 4 or 5 gallon that I use for pumping tires, finish nailing, etc. My dad has a bigger one. 30 gallons maybe? I'm guessing just borrow that?

I'd definitely borrow your dad's. You'll have enough bad boards in each box (missing some groove, missing tongue, split, marred finish, etc.) that you don't want to make it worse by having to yank boards out from mis-fires on the gun. And the worst is if you start to get in a rhythm - nailing boards down and someone going ahead to cut the end pieces - then have to stop because you had a misfire and need to pull that nail/staple or the board itself.

More water. Home-brew club competition tonight. My wee heavy tasted a bit green when I bottled some up on Monday so I'm not super hopeful for my chances (the competition is restricted to the Scottish styles)

 

[Rhetorik]

I'm just plugging away at work after having had a couple lunch beers... oh, and watching the Blue Jays vs Rays game at the same time.

 

[TheCADJockey]

And the worst is if you start to get in a rhythm - nailing boards down and someone going ahead to cut the end pieces - then have to stop because you had a misfire and need to pull that nail/staple or the board itself.

Exactly this. Start on the longest run of the room, rack out as much as you can and have someone cutting the end pieces.. done in no time. If you need any tips, let me know. Don't need to measure anything after the first row.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Looks pretty cool with the corrugated steel. I don't know what to do, still shopping ideas before I draw it up. Debating making one I can move around or not.

Thanks man. It's just aluminum that I bought at Lowes. Pretty light weight but tough to cut with shears. Went to the circular saw and damn that was loud.

The scented candles and gavinsmas ornaments are a nice touch.

Lol

 

[Helly]

Exactly this. Start on the longest run of the room, rack out as much as you can and have someone cutting the end pieces.. done in no time. If you need any tips, let me know. Don't need to measure anything after the first row.

Thanks guys. I'll keep firing. The current flooring is laid parallel to the joists. I'm not ripping it all up because it looks nice and it's in great shape. But it does squeak on spots and everything I've ever read says go perpendicular to the joists. I'm thinking of doing that for this room and just butting up to the current floor in the doorway. Any thoughts or advice?

Did you put red rosin paper, something else, or nothing in between the subfloor and oak?

Better to pull baseboards off and reinstall or do new, I assume?

 

[blizzard]

List of things I'd rather be doing than home repairs/renovations:

1. Literally anything

+1

Each game lasts forever you say? Let me introduce you to cricket. A proper match lasts 5 days. And you have 5 matches in a tour series. There may be multiple test series in a year.

All that testing and for what?

gavinsmas.

Lol. Does gavinsmas only happen once a year?

 

[hunter_le five]

Every birthday is Gavin's birthday. Little Baby Jesus don't get a pass simply on account of being a deity.

 

[Psylocide]

Lol. Does gavinsmas only happen once a year?

Not if you keep it in your heart all year round.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Every birthday is Gavin's birthday. Little Baby Jesus don't get a pass simply on account of being a deity.

He needs to get on untapped so we can actually tag him on some sort of app

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

So...um
http://worldofbeer.com/Locations/Exton
@mcbaumannerb @wobrien

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/World-of-Beer-set-to-open-in-Exton.html

 

[TheCADJockey]

Any thoughts or advice?

Did you put red rosin paper, something else, or nothing in between the subfloor and oak?

Better to pull baseboards off and reinstall or do new, I assume?

If you're butting up to existing flooring, I'd put in a nice threshold piece. Especially if it is in a door or archway. We used roofing paper under all of our installs, even in the million dollar homes. It's heavy duty, insulates nicely and would lay flat during installation holding up to scuffs and rips. Don't skimp on cleaning the subfloor. Get every nail, tack and staple out of it. Shop vac it.

If you're taking the time and paying for quality materials, take the time to take all the baseboards off. Sketch your room and number each baseboard as you take it off, marking it on the sketch so you know how to put it all back down if you are reusing it. If you are buying new, do a few test joints on a piece of scrap to make sure you can figure out how to put them together before wasting the new molding. If you use base and shoe molding, it will give you a little extra slack if you are not good when it comes to end pieces and walls and the shoe makes it look completely finished.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I like wood.

 

[hunter_le five]

I like wood.

 

[allenH]

Thanks man. It's just aluminum that I bought at Lowes. Pretty light weight but tough to cut with shears. Went to the circular saw and damn that was loud.







Lol

We built a 3340 sq ft metal building and used a circular saw with a backwards wood blade to make all the cuts. I thought I would never hear again

 

[TheCADJockey]

The most important thing to remember when working with metal like that, is to shake it really hard and make thunder noises with it for at least a good 5 minutes to make sure it works.

 

[1977Brewer]

The most important thing to remember when working with metal like that, is to shake it really hard and make thunder noises with it for at least a good 5 minutes to make sure it works.

This is why no one asks me to build barns with them anymore. Makes me think I'm a bad Amish.

 

[hunter_le five]

The most important thing to remember when working with metal like that, is to shake it really hard and make thunder noises with it for at least a good 5 minutes to make sure it works.

Back in high school we used to go out back behind the natatorium on cloudy days and shake a big piece of corrugated steel we kept stashed behind the building. It got us out of a number of swim practices before the coach caught on/someone narc'ed.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Back in high school we used to go out back behind the natatorium on cloudy days and shake a big piece of corrugated steel we kept stashed behind the building. It got us out of a number of swim practices before the coach caught on/someone narc'ed.

Similarly, when our French class teacher would turn her back to the class.. we'd take her car keys out of her purse and click her car alarm out the window. Always scored us a good few minutes of no French while we waited for her to come back.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Thanks guys. I'll keep firing. The current flooring is laid parallel to the joists. I'm not ripping it all up because it looks nice and it's in great shape. But it does squeak on spots and everything I've ever read says go perpendicular to the joists. I'm thinking of doing that for this room and just butting up to the current floor in the doorway. Any thoughts or advice?

Did you put red rosin paper, something else, or nothing in between the subfloor and oak?

Better to pull baseboards off and reinstall or do new, I assume?

Everything CAD said. On baseboards, I'm assuming since this is a remodel that the house is older at least? A few coats of paint on the baseboards? I'd bite the bullet and put down new. I'd also pick up a scrap of what you want before you do the flooring to use as a gauge for how close to place the boards to the wall so it will cover. I think it's a lot cleaner just having baseboards without shoe molding (but maybe that's just me.) Rehanging old baseboard may save some money, but in the end it will be far more annoying filling dings, scratches and cracks - and it still would leave my OCD skin crawling if I had to look at it.

So...um
http://worldofbeer.com/Locations/Exton
@mcbaumannerb @wobrien

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/World-of-Beer-set-to-open-in-Exton.html

Yeah, I knew that was coming. Pretty soon I'll have a choice between there, the Beer Store in Malvern and the Foodery right here in Phoenixville when I feel like getting raped while buying beer.

More water and my final conference call today...

 

[TheCADJockey]

Rehanging old baseboard may save some money, but in the end it will be far more annoying filling dings, scratches and cracks...

One of the worst things about the job was when the customer couldn't afford to get new molding on top of the flooring they just had us install. I always felt so bad putting the old stuff up, it just never looked good. Go new, if it is an option.

The coolest trick imo, is when you get to the end of a row.. take the piece you're going to finish the row with and flip it over (the long way) and just mark the gap. It's a perfect measurement every time and takes half a second.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Everything CAD said. On baseboards, I'm assuming since this is a remodel that the house is older at least? A few coats of paint on the baseboards? I'd bite the bullet and put down new. I'd also pick up a scrap of what you want before you do the flooring to use as a gauge for how close to place the boards to the wall so it will cover. I think it's a lot cleaner just having baseboards without shoe molding (but maybe that's just me.) Rehanging old baseboard may save some money, but in the end it will be far more annoying filling dings, scratches and cracks - and it still would leave my OCD skin crawling if I had to look at it.



Yeah, I knew that was coming. Pretty soon I'll have a choice between there, the Beer Store in Malvern and the Foodery right here in Phoenixville when I feel like getting raped while buying beer.

More water and my final conference call today...

I'll go just for the burger with Chimay cheese.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I'll go just for the burger with Chimay cheese.

Their entree's are worth a MEH and a half to be honest. I always regret getting them instead of just ordering apps and beer. Their street taco and flatbread appetizers are much better and really more than enough if you're going to rifle through a few decent beers.