GallopingFord
I'm Cam - Mr. Indecisive
Closed on our new house on Wednesday, pretty uneventful since they are renting back for the next 1.5 months.
Closed on our new house on Wednesday, pretty uneventful since they are renting back for the next 1.5 months.
Nice job Shoto! Cuts on the stairs look professional! No overcuts where the riser cut meets the run and your bottom cuts sit really nice and bear evenly on the landing.
-Installing 4-6 more Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures.
Nice, you may have just meant it generically but I'd go LED.. I'm sick of flickering bulbs especially when it's really cold out.
Nice, you may have just meant it generically but I'd go LED.. I'm sick of flickering bulbs especially when it's really cold out.
Scheduled about 8 people to come by for estimates on work at our new house tomorrow.
Garage #1 Priority
-Epoxy Coated Flooring
Got the inspection reports for the house in Winston-Salem. No termites or other bugs so that is good.
On the inspection for the rest of the house though a couple of things. Sellers reported no water intrusion, and the inspector found evidence in the finished basement in one area (tiles loose and damage on the wall).
But the other thing that set my wife off is that he said that the HVAC is nearing its useful life, didn't find anything wrong with it. My wife was shocked. I said to her "the house was built in 2003 and the expected life of such things is about 20 years so we knew that". Her response: "I expected they would have replaced everything in 14 years". What? It isn't at the expected life expectancy yet and everything tested out fine.
I finally told her if that is going to be her stopping point then there was no sense looking at anything already built and we would have to build new to meet her expectation.
Have you thought about tiles ?
https://www.swisstrax.com/garage/
I have had them for years and am very glad.
I am looking to change mine over to LED because if it is less than 65 degrees some of mine won't even light up. Some come to life after 10-15 minutes. I like lights that turn on when you flip the switch. LED's also use less power and last a lot longer. Firm believer in LED's. Almost my whole house is converted. You have to be a smarter buyer though. YOou have to pay attention to the color range and the lumens.
Home mods ftw.
I never had a problem with them in my town home, but LED is something I always forget about - will ask the electrician what the difference is in the fixtures.
But the other thing that set my wife off is that he said that the HVAC is nearing its useful life, didn't find anything wrong with it. My wife was shocked. I said to her "the house was built in 2003 and the expected life of such things is about 20 years so we knew that". Her response: "I expected they would have replaced everything in 14 years". What? It isn't at the expected life expectancy yet and everything tested out fine.
Probably a little more up front but more efficient and should last longer. Like TJM said though, be careful with the coloring... I have some "daylight" ones that I tried in the house and they are WAY too blue, freaked me out like I was in a hospital or laboratory or something but that may be better in the garage as long as you're not trying for color accurate photo's
Pretty much anything 10 years plus, all bets are off. Just a perk of being a home owner lol
What if you spill something? Are they easy to take up? They do look nice.