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dculberson
dculberson MegaDork
3/3/20 1:42 p.m.

How long has it been since you last slept?

Outstanding job though!

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/3/20 1:47 p.m.
dculberson said:

How long has it been since you last slept?

Outstanding job though!

Thank you sir!

 

I can sleep when I am dead. smiley 

 

  THe concrete glue is finally supposed to come in today, and I can restart the backyard/frontyard project and get it done before spring break.  All my sunroom glass gets delivered on 3/27. So I need to finish it all by then :)

golfduke
golfduke HalfDork
3/3/20 7:07 p.m.

Really nice interior transformation too!  That's a whole projects going on haha!

 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/3/20 7:17 p.m.
golfduke said:

Really nice interior transformation too!  That's a whole projects going on haha!

 

When you have no money for cars, you do the HONEY DO list sad

CJ
CJ GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/3/20 8:20 p.m.
mr2s2000elise said:

Question for experts

 

How should I finish my roof for the sunroom? The roof is a exterior covered patio. It has wooden rafters. I was thinking of adding insulation and doing some drywall. Room will have a split ductless air/heat maybe in a few months.  

Friend said drywall will have moisture problem. Said maybe bathroom sheet rock?  Am confused on what to use. Any help/thoughts?

 

Not an expert, but think I would consider concrete board that is used under tile

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/3/20 8:21 p.m.
CJ said:
mr2s2000elise said:

Question for experts

 

How should I finish my roof for the sunroom? The roof is a exterior covered patio. It has wooden rafters. I was thinking of adding insulation and doing some drywall. Room will have a split ductless air/heat maybe in a few months.  

Friend said drywall will have moisture problem. Said maybe bathroom sheet rock?  Am confused on what to use. Any help/thoughts?

 

 

Not an expert, but think I would consider concrete board that is used under tile

Concrete board for the roof? Not dry wall?

CJ
CJ GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/3/20 8:32 p.m.

In reply to mr2s2000elise :

Concrete board with liquid membrane (on the top side toward the roof?) should not absorb water. 

Never have done stucco overhead, but concrete board with a stucco face seems like it would be fairly bulletproof in your situation.

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/3/20 8:49 p.m.
CJ said:

In reply to mr2s2000elise :

Concrete board with liquid membrane (on the top side toward the roof?) should not absorb water. 

Never have done stucco overhead, but concrete board with a stucco face seems like it would be fairly bulletproof in your situation.

Appreciate it 

will check it out 

 

it rains 7 days a year here. I was going to go with drywall X that's for moisture 

but I will check your solution out first 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/4/20 6:27 p.m.

Finished the backsplash today 

 

 

CJ
CJ GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/5/20 11:06 a.m.

Well, you are in a slightly different rain situation than we are at the other end of Cali.  We get 80''+ of rain a year and ~125 days with measurable precipitation....

Amazing progress! 

Carry on

 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/5/20 11:17 a.m.
CJ said:

Well, you are in a slightly different rain situation than we are at the other end of Cali.  We get 80''+ of rain a year and ~125 days with measurable precipitation....

Amazing progress! 

Carry on

 

Thank you! I have lived in boston, seattle, and rainy parts of CA (redwood). I have had it with the rain 

 

adding gas line today for pool heater. Heater will be here Tuesday. Will finish digging my tench today 

jfryjfry
jfryjfry Dork
3/5/20 11:36 a.m.

I don't know much about this stuff, but your main gas line needs to be sized for the demand you could put on it.   Adding a pool heater could put a huge demand on the line and require a larger supply line.

 

Any reason you didn't run the backsplash over the entire wall between the cabinets and the counter?

 

As said, you're making amazing progress!

 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/5/20 11:53 a.m.
jfryjfry said:

I don't know much about this stuff, but your main gas line needs to be sized for the demand you could put on it.   Adding a pool heater could put a huge demand on the line and require a larger supply line.

 

Any reason you didn't run the backsplash over the entire wall between the cabinets and the counter?

 

As said, you're making amazing progress!

 

Good morning neighbor,

 

The house had a pool heater before. That gas line runs from gas meter, side of house, to underneath the house. Line is about 35 years old. It isn't holding pressure. Thus I cut the line on the side of the house, and now running new line underneath the house (crawl space). Instead of digging up the bacyard (where old gas line runs), I am running it form crawl space, to under the planter (soil) straight to the shed where the heater will be.  Pool heater, 400,000 BTU, requires 1.5 inch gas line. Previous line was 1.25. 

 

The house came wiht the narrow backsplash as you see.

 

If you are talking about (above stove) why I didn't go ALL the way, it is due to, that is where new stainless high powered hood will be. Behind the stove, there was nothing, so it looks silly. I completed the area behind the stove, since all new appliances coming in 2 weeks, and it gave me a chance to take the hood off, and do that part of the backsplash while I did the painting.  

 

If you are talking about the narrow band to the right and left of hte stove, that is how the house came. THe rest of the backsplash as you suggested is in the boxes in the kitchen, I just haven't gotten to that part yet. :)

 

I hope to finish up the backyard projects in a week, so inside backsplash now will be on hold. 

 

Due to coronavirus, we are thinking of cancelling our Egypt trip for spring break. If that happens, I will have another 10 days to work at home, which should complete my sunroom project faster (just waiting on supplies - 3 6 foot sliding doors).

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/5/20 5:10 p.m.
  • All backyard overlay completed . Will need to stain the pool coping and overlay 
  • gas line trench dug 
  • Had to cut the stones off middle planter to make it look clean 
  • leveled the front with soil for Laying down turf 
  • going to unroll turf tomorrow and get to work 


 


 


 


 


 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/6/20 3:13 p.m.
  • Compacted front 
  • drilled for bench 
  • time to lay weed cover
  • grass


 


 

Greg Smith
Greg Smith Dork
3/6/20 4:25 p.m.

Following with amazement. You are getting a LOT done in a tight timeframe. 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/6/20 4:36 p.m.
Greg Smith said:

Following with amazement. You are getting a LOT done in a tight timeframe. 
 

 

thank you

 

When you have no kids at home 

no wife to bother you 

no cars to clean and wrench on - productivity goes way up. 
 

Hehe 

Curtis73
Curtis73 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/8/20 2:58 p.m.

I'm finally getting to read this thread, and I'm impressed, brother.

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/8/20 3:59 p.m.

In reply to Curtis73 :

Thank you. None of this would have started without your help on the fence stain and pressure washer purchase

 

of course you cost me so much money. I could be driving a 997.2 instead of having a nicer backyard!!! LOL
 

stay tuned - almost finished with grass. Will post back tmrw 

Curtis73
Curtis73 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/8/20 7:06 p.m.

Hey, a used Pinto is just as good, man :)

 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/10/20 10:37 a.m.

Updates 

  • wrought iron work on floating bench done 
  • front turf installed
  • rear turf all installed 
  • gas line finished for pool heater 
  • pool coping staining done 

again rain for 8 days.  So no more progress till then 

spring break trip for Egypt cancelled. Will have time to work - but weather not cooperating 

 


 


 


 

 

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/10/20 10:38 a.m.

Front turf 

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
3/10/20 11:59 a.m.

Backyard looks great! Really in awe of how you've hammered through getting all this done.

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
3/10/20 12:33 p.m.
z31maniac said:

Backyard looks great! Really in awe of how you've hammered through getting all this done.

Thank you sir. Learned 97% from you tube.  Happy with how it came out. Next 2 weeks learn you tube, to do framing for the sunroom and how to assemble Four Season Glass. 

Lof8 - Andy
Lof8 - Andy GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
3/10/20 1:37 p.m.

Dude. Amazing job. 

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