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I'm 22 with no construction experience but I always do a ton of research before I do anything and I work very slow and careful, I will post some pics of projects I have done by myself and update this thread with each new project, I'm in the process of a whole house remodel. Looking forward to hearing what you guys think and I hope it gives me motivation to do even more!
Here is a knotty red pine floor I installed in my 1st fl 1/2 bathroom, I paid $75 for all the wood and did 4 coats of poly. Total project cost was about $100. I even created that threshold at the doorway I plan to paint all the trim in the house White
A tile floor I did for part of my kitchen where the sink and dishwasher will be. I will be building my own kitchen cabinets soon after the house is dry walled!
2 bags of mortar: $30, Tiles $120, 3 sheets of 1/2" plywood $60, a bunch of screws $2, grout $13(not put in yet), grout sealer- free.
One question, why would you put in the floor before the walls are up?
Cause I'm weird and sometimes I am in the mood to do a 'cool' project instead of crap like insulation where I just want to die while doing it. Also I went hog-wild and bought a bunch of materials to do projects and wanted to get them[materials] out of the way.
Cause I'm weird and sometimes I am in the mood to do a 'cool' project instead of crap like insulation where I just want to die while doing it. Also I went hog-wild and bought a bunch of materials to do projects and wanted to get them[materials] out of the way.
Gotcha, looks good and I hope the wall installation goes well.
One question, why would you put in the floor before the walls are up?
Caught that too?
sturm- Doing things out of sequence in a proven method- CPM (Critical Path Method)- will only cost you more in the long run; because of damage and rework or extra materials trying to protect work already completed.
Though I admire your can-do attitude, you can certainly do better, faster, less costly, and less stressful by following and sticking to a CPM.
I have attached a full and complete example of a CPM for a custom build. Not all things will pertain to your build, but the sequence is the same never-the-less.
If you have any other questions about the CPM- DM me, I'll be glad to help.
Here is the grout color I chose, I hope I did not go too light in color.
I really wish I was better about taking pics cause I have done a lot, tore down walls, basically gutted the whole place, removed the crappy old plaster, about 6 tons worth(I know some people think it is a sacrilege to remove plaster sand replace with drywall but this stuff was crap and had wallpaper on it which tore the plaster off when you try to remove it. Also I wouldn't have been able to insulate or re-wire/re-plumb the whole house without removing it, at least not easily)
I will post some before an afters now of what I actually do have in pictures:
2nd fl hallway before, to the right next to the window is a doorway to the previous, TINY bathroom:
Old 2nd fl bathroom:
I will post pics of the new bathroom once I clean it up, i think you guys will like it
The hallway now, I used the former space to expand the bathroom, yeah, I sux at photography:
The former 1st fl FULL bathroom which you see above with the new knotty pine floor, yes, they had a shower, sink and toilet in that tiny area!!:
Looking into the living room from the dining room/kitchen after all the plaster had been removed:
Living room after being insulated:
Exterior walls:
Ceiling:
Stairwell wall, not completely finished covered in junk:
That's it for now
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Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr
Caught that too?
sturm- Doing things out of sequence in a proven method- CPM (Critical Path Method)- will only cost you more in the long run; because of damage and rework or extra materials trying to protect work already completed.
Though I admire your can-do attitude, you can certainly do better, faster, less costly, and less stressful by following and sticking to a CPM.
I have attached a full and complete example of a CPM for a custom build. Not all things will pertain to your build, but the sequence is the same never-the-less.
If you have any other questions about the CPM- DM me, I'll be glad to help.
Thanks for the download! I will be sure to read it. Yeah, I know floors are one of the last things you are supposed to do and I will be following that rule of thumb from here on out! I'm anxious to finish up what little insulation I have to do and start dry walling
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I plan to paint all the trim in the house White
