2FF'S VEGAS HOUSE REMODEL...

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Here you go, I'm 10 weeks into this project, started out with a hammer and demo'ed all the walls, had to cut the slab and move the plumbing to the new island...

 

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I removed all the interior walls, and all the drop cielings.and all the tile and base in the whole house...

 

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ordered all new cabinets from stutler cabinets in kingman

 

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went with plank wood floor, Wife wanted a farmhouse look...

 

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took a break from the in side and re-did the front yard, got bids of 10k to do it, so I had to do it myself... had Geraldo from havasu come up to do the rock work

 

[Activated]

Classic 2ff for sure.

Looks great.

 

[spectra3279]

Nice.

Is it just me or are there subliminal for sale items mixed in?



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finished...front yard

 

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and while we were at it...re-do on the pool...

 

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the pool deal is slow, I don't have a clue what the guys are doing...the spa is getting raised 18'' and made bigger...it will be out of faux rock formations....and added rock formations on the sides of the pool...had Geraldo come and remove the stack wall and do it in rock...

 

[rivrrts429]

Wouldn’t picking up the game of golf be easier?

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[wsuwrhr]

I like your helpers.

 

[wsuwrhr]

I don't know, would it?

Wouldn’t picking up the game of golf be easier?

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[2FORCEFULL]

Wouldn’t picking up the game of golf be easier?

[emoji1]

fuc golf...

 

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so back on the house.... had the boys from the shop come by and help me hang the drywall, 8 sheets, 6 guys...lol
re did all the electrical..can leds everywhere...

 

[TCHB]

Steve you are a tough guy.
I would buy a new house it is easier.

Nice job!

 

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Sue bought me a fork lift for Christmas, sure was handy unloading trucks

 

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before the new cabinetts

 

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lot of cabinetts

 

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the install took a while

 

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granite is Copenhagen w/ 2 1/4 mitered edge

 

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I ordered this back splash online, installed by me

 

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wife wanted subway tile...

 

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I filled in the windows and added these mirror windows

 

[jeepdog]

Steve everything looks bad ass, thanks for making me feel like a lazy piece of shit.

 

[jeepdog]

oh yea welcome back I missed ya

 

[pwerwagn]

That looks awesome!!!!

 

[RitcheyRch]

Looks great. I'm truly amazed at the amount of work you do yourself. My hats off to you.

 

[2FORCEFULL]

Looks great. I'm truly amazed at the amount of work you do yourself. My hats off to you.

thanks buddy....the industry is making me work a lot...they want all the money, then they don't show up...

 

[DLC]

Looks fabulous!

Oh your tv is way to small, I thought you would have a 80 or 90 inch tv hung on the wall!

I’m watching Perry Mason right now on a 65!
LoL

And who doesn’t have a fork lift at their house....

Kitchen looks great, I saved a few pics to show the boss, she wants to redo our kitchen and the 2 baths and all our tile flooring....

It’s truly never ending!

 

[sprintcvx]

That looks great.. Looks like you've got a lot done in only 10 weeks. I need to get the # of your 'helpers'

 

[Justfishing]

Looking at the insulation. Does that room get hot.

 

[Stayin'ontop]

looks great! hows the pool coming along

 

[2FORCEFULL]

Looking at the insulation. Does that room get hot.

how can you see the insulation??? and it has 5 service vents....

 

[2FORCEFULL]

looks great! hows the pool coming along

about like this, hey Jerry are you gonna come work on this pool or did you quit..answer, I'm gonna be there tomorrow and knock out a bunch... 2 days latter,... hey Jerry, did you quit... answer, I'm gonna be there tomorrow.......

 

[Justfishing]

how can you see the insulation??? and it has 5 service vents....

Several of your pictures show the drywall removed. In one there is a canned light. Insulation should be flush with the drywall, in contact with it. Fiberglass insulation should have 6 sided contact in an air tight container. It never gets installed that way.

Attic roof vents do little to help keep the house cool. The roof gets hot and gives off most of it's heat via radiant heat. Off all the insulation fiberglass is the least effective at stopping radiant heat. Fiberglass is more air pourus thus is more affected by air leaks and in the case of an attic the top being exposed. Another factor is thermal bridging. Wood has an r vaule of about 1 per inch. This reduces the effectiveness of the as installed insulation by 15-25%. Fiberglass not covered on the top and other installation errors reduces it more.

A little on radiant heat. All objects give off radiant heat. That is how thermal cameras see. The more radiant heat given off by walls and ceilings the warmer you feel at the same air temp, say 70% . A well insulated house will have surface temps closer to air temp and will be more comfortable.

Think of the differences between winter and summer in the same house at the same temp. Summer you have shorts and a fan. Winter warm clothes.

Radiant temps are a big reason second floors are so warm in the summer compared to the first floor.

Air leaks play into it to. In the summer we cool the air in the house, shrinking it. Warm air rises but cool air sinks. Thus when you cool in air in the home it sinks and pulls in warm air from the attic. Air that is warmer than out side. Plus it may be more humid. Air sealing between the attic and the house is so critical.

Can lights are a big air leak and have lower insulation around.

Cathedral ceilings are under insulated. If there is a way I would try ad cellulose over the top.

 

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Several of your pictures show the drywall removed. In one there is a canned light. Insulation should be flush with the drywall, in contact with it. Fiberglass insulation should have 6 sided contact in an air tight container. It never gets installed that way.

Attic roof vents do little to help keep the house cool. The roof gets hot and gives off most of it's heat via radiant heat. Off all the insulation fiberglass is the least effective at stopping radiant heat. Fiberglass is more air pourus thus is more affected by air leaks and in the case of an attic the top being exposed. Another factor is thermal bridging. Wood has an r vaule of about 1 per inch. This reduces the effectiveness of the as installed insulation by 15-25%. Fiberglass not covered on the top and other installation errors reduces it more.

A little on radiant heat. All objects give off radiant heat. That is how thermal cameras see. The more radiant heat given off by walls and ceilings the warmer you feel at the same air temp, say 70% . A well insulated house will have surface temps closer to air temp and will be more comfortable.

Think of the differences between winter and summer in the same house at the same temp. Summer you have shorts and a fan. Winter warm clothes.

Radiant temps are a big reason second floors are so warm in the summer compared to the first floor.

Air leaks play into it to. In the summer we cool the air in the house, shrinking it. Warm air rises but cool air sinks. Thus when you cool in air in the home it sinks and pulls in warm air from the attic. Air that is warmer than out side. Plus it may be more humid. Air sealing between the attic and the house is so critical.

Can lights are a big air leak and have lower insulation around.

Cathedral ceilings are under insulated. If there is a way I would try ad cellulose over the top.

I had 16" sprayed over the top of the batts.... looks like snow

 

[Justfishing]

I had 16" sprayed over the top of the batts.... looks like snow

That's good. I like cellulose better though.

 

[2FORCEFULL]

That's good. I like cellulose better though.

I'm pretty anal about insulation...here's one of my builds...

 

[spectra3279]

I'm pretty anal about insulation...here's one of my builds...

I always wondered how it would do if you used Styrofoam that was the thickness of the studs.

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[Justfishing]

I always wondered how it would do if you used Styrofoam that was the thickness of the studs.

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A good method of insulation is to put rigid insulation on the outside of the studs. A 2x4 wall is an r13 less the thermal bridging. Since a wall is about 25% framing thermal bridging reduces whole wall r value to 10.5 % or less. Putting rigid insulation on the outside of the studs stops the thermal bridging and has other benefits. How much insulation outside the studs is location dependent. Greenbuildingadvisors.com and building science Corp are good places to learn about energy efficiency.

 

[spectra3279]

A good method of insulation is to put rigid insulation on the outside of the studs. A 2x4 wall is an r13 less the thermal bridging. Since a wall is about 25% framing thermal bridging reduces whole wall r value to 10.5 % or less. Putting rigid insulation on the outside of the studs stops the thermal bridging and has other benefits. How much insulation outside the studs is location dependent. Greenbuildingadvisors.com and building science Corp are good places to learn about energy efficiency.

Thanks. Would have never thought the studs would have that much effect. I know log cabins have pretty good insulation based on the size of the logs.

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[69GS]

As always great work 2FF.

 

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Ok, got the cabinets done...the frosted glass took a bit

 

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more done on the pool.... supposed to shoot the concrete tomorrow..

 

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work on the pool is very slow, if at all,... but some day...

 

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