Recent Projects

[BoatCop]

Here's what I've been up to lately.

Got rid of the carpet in the living and family room. New paint and moulding. Here's the living room:

 

[BoatCop]

And the family room:

 

[Ultracrazy]

Very nice Alan

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[RogerThat99]

Looking good BoatCop!!

 

[rivermobster]

Nice. I hate carpet!

Our house is all hardwood floors as well. So much more cleaner that way. Good move. :thumbsup

 

[Yellowboat]

I think I'm about ready to have a heart attack...


a home owner that under cut the door casings.


LOL


Looks good.

 

[ka0tyk]

switching to hardwood floors is one of the best projects. sooo easy to do and such a huge payoff when you're done. did u do quarter round around the edges or did you mess with baseboards?


how hard would it be to hide that power cord dangling on the cieling up into the attic?

 

[Yellowboat]

look at the 1st pic...

you don't use quarter round, you use shoe... its very diffrent.

 

[ka0tyk]

look at the 1st pic...

you don't use quarter round, you use shoe... its very diffrent.

ah shoot dunno how i missed that in the pic.

shoe?

eh when i did mine i wasnt about to remove all my baseboards and move em down 1/4" and repaint. that wouldve been soooooo much more work.

 

[Yellowboat]

ah shoot dunno how i missed that in the pic.

shoe?

eh when i did mine i wasnt about to remove all my baseboards and move em down 1/4" and repaint. that wouldve been soooooo much more work.

yes shoe.

1st pic I found.

Its actually not that much work... pulling the base makes the floor install so much easier. On the plus side you can also replace it at the same time.

 

[poncho]

Very nice!...My spring project:thumbsup
I currently have a yellow pine floor and the wife wants to change the wood and the direction of the boards.
Besides the obvious what does the plastic underneath do?

 

[BoatCop]

No quarter round. No shoe.

All new bseboards, throughout.

And yes. I undercut the door casings.

I DO watch the DIY network, you know.

 

[BoatCop]

switching to hardwood floors is one of the best projects. sooo easy to do and such a huge payoff when you're done. did u do quarter round around the edges or did you mess with baseboards?


how hard would it be to hide that power cord dangling on the cieling up into the attic?

Not much room in the attic/crawl space. There wasn't a fixture there, so the easiest way to run power when I put the ceiling fan up was to run the swag. It's plugged into a switched outlet.

 

[BoatCop]

Very nice!...My spring project:thumbsup
I currently have a yellow pine floor and the wife wants to change the wood and the direction of the boards.
Besides the obvious what does the plastic underneath do?

Concrete has a tendancy to wick moisture up from the ground. Even out here, the minute amount of moisture in constant contact with the wood/laminate floor can cause warpage and distortion. Also needed if you're laying it on top other flooring (vinyl tile) laid on conrcete.

The plastic (6mil) underlayment acts as a moisture barrier. Plus, the manufacturer requires it for warranty purposes.

 

[NicPaus]

Looking good. Your Son any help this time or all you? You might have to start a side business

 

[BoatCop]

Beautiful work Boat Cop, is that a bloodhound you use at work?

He's the son of the Bloodhound I used at work for Search & Rescue. His mother had 3 "finds" in her career. I was going to train Sampson, couldn't find the time for him and me to do it. My wife turned him into a pet.

Looking good. Your Son any help this time or all you? You might have to start a side business

Nah. I pretty much did it myself, with the Mrs. laying out the boards and other misc stuff. No way I'd do this more than I absolutely had to. My back and legs are still hurting 2 weeks later.

 

[Cole Trickle]

looks good....

I was going to tackle 400 sq feet but ended up finding an installer that sold the product combined for a price I couldn't beat. I helped him a little and it goes pretty fast with the right tools.