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Anything worth starting is worth finishing. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Eh… I wear muck boots around our property with socks, but take the boots off outside and slip on sandals when I need to walk through the house.
If what they deal with is anything like our house, I get the socks with slips ons thing.
Sometimes I’ve been known to wear them to the corner store or grocery store.
Life ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
It looks a lot like the 1x6 plank subfloor at our house.
We went back in over top with narrow board oak (era appropriate for our house) after we resecured all the boards. They’re probably toenailed in on each joist if our house is an indicator, which made fixing crowned joists a real challenge. We fixed the low sp... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Our subfloor looked like this.
https://preview.redd.it/1fyh0ivzlmjd1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb5a06c62e571a47432e60ff304e5b2e19801947 | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
We are soon to close on this condo which is about a mile from my house in the northeast. Condo is about 30 years old and had 3 br/ 3 full baths with a 500 sf basement area. I would say we paid about $120k less than if it was in decent condition. Total living space is about 1,700 s/f with total of about 2,200 s/f inc... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
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It has been pulled. I believe they are re-writing the source code to incorporate artificial intelligence into it. But no ETA on the relaunch | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
Hi,
Just bought a house.
I need to install two windows wells for:
58"x30" window
45"22" window
Both are windows of bedrooms. Which sizes would you recommended since a think that bedroom windows imply that the window well should be able to let a person escape in case of an emergency.
As you see on the pictures the wi... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
My house sits on the second story above a horse barn with concrete floors and cinder block walls. We don’t keep horses but instead it’s kinda my man cave. A couple the horse stalls I use as my gym (one for my treadmill and a second for my weights). I’m looking at connecting the two and then finishing the space proper (... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
You’ll have to talk to a structural engineer to assess the whole situation
You’re playing a dangerous game of roulette here because as much detail as you think you can provide, it will be no substitute for a professional to take a look and another professional to execute the job properly since this is load bearing
... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
You’ll need a steel lintel(s) over the door if you have access to both sides this is fairly straight forward.
Install correct size lintel( consult engineer) and then remove the blocks under it, then rough in the door opening and install door. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Never cut an opening in a masonry wall without a lintel. But it's pretty easy to do—you could use a bond beam, steel (angle, channel, W), heavy timber, or multiple light members (2x8s or LVLs).
Most structural engineers will give you a detail and/or specs for not too much time, maybe $400–$800 all depending. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
This right here | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Came here to say this. You need a steel lintel in place. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
As others have said, a steel lintel and consulting an engineer are a must. I’d also add in the point that if you are going to engage the services of an engineer, perhaps have them draw up plans to add some windows for natural light. It wouldn’t cost a lot more to get the extra plans made up but will make a huge differe... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
If you use precast concrete lintels you should be able to cut one of side of wall out (4” deep”), install a lintel and then repeat the process on the other side. Then you cut the opening out. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Get a professional in to do the job | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
I think this is the right answer for your question, because even though everyone else told you how to do it properly with the steel lintel, I think it's the kind of job you want to have seen it done once at least before you do it on your own. If you would have seen it once before you would not have had to ask. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
This is the correct answer. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
KoolAid Man | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
You’ll need to shore the joists, then cut your ro and install a lintel. Depending where you are, an engineer will spec it for $500-1000. It’s pretty prescriptive, nothing crazy. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Yes. Definitely don’t risk your bung. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Don’t. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
A bit more detail.. the lintel is installed *BEFORE* removing blocks below | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
My parents had this done. There was a porch with a blocked foundation on the other side. The builder would not do it until the house was inspected. Then just cut it out from one side with the lentil above. Was done in 1965, had no problems with it since. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
This guy is right, however if you would like an idiots advice let me help.
Kool aid hard hat and a fast sprinter you must yell oh yeah at the second of impact or it will just hurt! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
yes, you need to cut in a thick steel lintel BEFORE you knock out the blocks below! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
I agree with the people who said hire an architect or engineer to come out and they can assess what you need to do. You can definitely do it, but the grade steel and all that needs to be determined professionally. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
If you are asking for help on Reddit, then this job is out of your league. This is complicated, requires special tools, is dangerous, needs a permit, an engineer for the lintel size selection. Not trying to be nasty, but this is out of reach of most DIYers. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Sounds like an excuse to make a pretty cool arched doorway. Be sure to cover it with some sheer black curtains and put some spooky lanterns on either side of it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I am attempting to finish my basement. Hopefully you can see my blue chalk lines but can I drill around shower, toilet and waste drains to attach my subfloor with tapcon screws? | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
sure | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I tried image search this but couldn't yield any valid options. Can people with better skills help me find it? Something similar with rounded side what would the keyword search be? Tysm. | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Not sure of specifics but I’ve seen similar things on here.
https://www.rehome.co.uk/ | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
That looks custom but I found a few with similar features.
https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/joss-main-nova-485-single-bathroom-vanity-w100061041.html?piid=
https://www.flooranddecor.com/bathroom-vanities/nylah-49-in.-evergreen-vanity-with-engineered-stone-top-101129831.html?utm_content=M-Shopping&utm_term... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
That's a Porter Bathroom Regent Double Vanity:
https://www.porterbathroom.com/product/regent-double/ | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
1940's. Had an Art Deco bar that we converted to a bathroom counter with copper basin. Loved it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Any ideas on why this is or what it means? | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Moisture | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Your air bubble just became water damage. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Sure it’s air now, but it was water that dud it | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
It means the paint didn’t stick. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Looks damp. What's above it, in the roof I mean. Or maybe condensation off a pipe? (doubt leak as would be more water) | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Mold | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Time to demo | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Could be wall bugs nesting | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Looks like a concrete block. Checks out. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Single story home, no attic space, this is all on the north facing wall of the home about half way up. We stopped peeling and are having a guy with a moisture meter come by tomorrow. Fingers crossed it’s isolated or at least not too serious. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
It is an older concrete block home | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Water came through the wall and blew off the coating. You need to find a way to keep water off that wall. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Water infiltrated through the concrete block. The wall will need to be waterproofed from the outside, allowed to dry on the inside then waterproofed on the inside.
I live in a block house and had the same problem on the north side, too. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
This is also on the northside of our house! Any idea on what the waterproofing process would look like on the inside and outside? Were new homeowners and learning as we go. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
There are a number of waterproofing products on the market. They are available at any of the big box builders stores or good paint stores. Some are brushed on with a heavy brush, some are troweled on. Once it has dried per instructions, painting can be done.
The entire process is time-consuming and can be labor intens... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
thats MOLD | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Hmm strange. I doubt it's rising damp (waterproofing blown at ground level and it's rising up) as its so high on the wall and no sign below.
Possibly from the roof/higher on external wall, as water finds ground level usually, so can travel down easily. I'd check outside for any crevice, gap, crack, loose tile, even gu... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
hello, my gf and i are about to move into our first property!
we have about 15k to renovate our new home (in north dallas)
there are some things we would like to do before moving in
1800sqft
replace flooring with LVP for majority of the house
update master shower since there could be water damage
kitchen countert... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Im not from your area so I’m unsure of the local costs but 15k is going to be a really tight budget for all of that work. If you’re willing to do some of the easier things (demolition of bathroom, the smaller things you listed, installing vinyl floors) then it could be done. Before starting anything I’d look into gett... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
Im in Canada but here a normal price is around $3-4 US per square foot for materials and installation of vinyl floor, around 10-20k US for a full bathroom and around 3k US for a medium-large sized countertop but we’re very short on labour here so you can hopefully get a lot cheaper | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
If you can’t find a way to fit your budget i also really recommend waiting and saving up if needed rather than pushing through and getting some things you don’t want or having it done by people you don’t trust (too cheap to be good or unlicensed/uninsured plumbers) | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
We are in the midst of a 6 figure kitchen renovation and our countertops we're installed last week. Prior to installation, our designer (who works for the GC) showed us the proposed layout of our counters (on a computer) on the two slabs of quartzite we picked out about 6 months ago. We confirmed the proposed design by... | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Do you have documentation that the cut were supposed to align the way you describe? Basically, is what you expected part of what you approved, making the end result not what you approved? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Yes, we approved a design plan which is completely different than what was installed. The designer is the one that has already acknowledged that the slabs must have been reversed during fabrication. We're not sure if she sent the wrong final design to the fabricator or if the fabricator didn't follow the plan.
We don... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
And our approval of the design is in email along with a pdf of the design. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
That's easy. Tell them to redo it the way you contracted it to be done. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
In my opinion, that would mean the GC or fabricator needs to redo with new materials and it's up to them to determine who will burden the cost. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Or a hefty discount for the mistake, if you’re still generally happy with the result. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Just saw this at an unoccupied park. | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
How about some interior design subs?
/r/DesignMyRoom, /r/femalelivingspace, /r/malelivingspace, and r/interiordesignideas are just a few to consider.
Don't forget:
/r/kitchenremodel, /r/kitchenporn, r/bathroomremodeling, /r/bathrooms, and /r/remodel.
Also /r/HomeDecorating, /r/RoomPorn, /r/budgetdecor, /r/minimalis... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-20-08 |
So looking at either redoing all the decks on my house or doing a big wrap around. It would be far cheaper to just replace what I have, but man a nice big wrap around would be great. Torn with what to do. Any help would be appreciated. | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
Lattice and mold, lovely. Depends on budget I would think. What’s your budget say ? Is it both decks or just the nasty white one ? OP needs to supply some more info …….. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
There is actually four decks...but yes the big ugly white one is my priority, but will do them all together... There are two 8x12s on the ground level, one at the basement door and one between the overhead deck and the white deck. All are 38 years old. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-18-08 |
So does wood suffice ? Or are you a Trex guy ? Trex is probably 50k to do those, and I could be a little light. AC2 would give you a good ten years. Or you could go with a more exotic wood, probably somewhere in the middle. So I would guess 50-Trex 35-40 for cedar maybe- 25-30 for AC2 treated lumber. Cedar will need to... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yes, it's currently wood, house siding is all cedar. I am going to go trex or timber tech now though, as you pointed out we have all woods around the back and it's very shaded. Just makes sense to drop the wood as it will rot faster due to conditions. I have an estimate from one guy to redo all the decks, replace the 4... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Thanks for your input though... Just going back and forth if I want to change the layouts, but that will cost me a lot more. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Well if that current one doesn’t work for you. Rebuilding it is the time to change it. You know how this stuff is, it always comes down to money. Other thing you could do down below, is pour concrete slabs. That would be cost effective to changing the upper deck size. Just a thought. Concrete is substantially cheaper t... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
If you have the extra $$$ , now is the time too do a wrap around deck. My thoughts not yours. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yeah I really want to do a wrap around tbh... Just seems right and would add a ton of style to the backyard. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yeah I definitely have some options to consider... I really do want to donate wrap around that connects to that deck on left that comes out my kitchen. Then screen it in and have a door that walks out to the rest of the deck. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
That makes perfect sense. Would really enhance the usage. Nice idea. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
This is my view, so i definitely want to maximize it... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 | |
It would be great to do wrap around. Alternatively would be walkway between the two decks we see here and make a patio below the walkway, maybe with a pergola. Eventually with more bucks, you can extend the walkway outwards to a proper deck but support poles against the house will already be there from the walkway. Is ... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Only from the left deck, which comes down to the driveway.... So nope not really any easy access to the first floor.... I've saved around 40k, can maybe squeeze 50 to get that dream deck. I think I'll get a few more opinions and estimates of builders near me. I've been waiting 4 years to finally get this done. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yeah you need to take advantage of that. That’s why we buy the places we do isn’t it ? To enjoy what we have. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
You are correct ....I've Been here since 2009. Those decks used to be great, but the past 4-5 years they've been neglected....if I were to just redo with composite I could do it cheap 15-20k... But I'd rather put that towards just completely redesigning the area. I think that was my question coming here....save and kee... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Think of how you’re going to use it if you got the dream deck. Lounge area, dining area, pit area etc. Will you use the extra space? I’m sure it will add the value you spend on it. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Definitely spend the money and do what you were thinking of. That would last you a long time and lots of enjoyment from it. Almost like remodeling a kitchen, you spend time there so having what you need and would use is the best thing to do. Plus the sheer added value to your home as a whole. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Yeah I think if indona more grand deck that encompasses the entire back of home and connects to the kitchen will definitely add it's value to the home vs just redoing what's there as it's not very useful imo... I'm going to go ahead and just go all out... I would definitely make use of it, I already sit outside a lot a... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
All of the above...I'm definitely going to get some nice patio seating, nice table.... pergola, maybe even do a hot tub/cabana on the lower levels.... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
It definitely doesn’t look great. What is the cause, how to stop it from getting worse, and how to fix.
getting worse | r/renovations | post | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Don’t mind the getting worse at the end, typo. | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Moisture, a lot of moisture | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Wetness moisture, press board coming apart, you need a new counter top | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
I’m guessing there’s a shower in there? Humidity has caused the particle substrate to swell and warp. Probably should replace. What I’d try if I wasn’t replacing—put a bunch of weight on the counter to force it down, get brackets to fasten the counter securely to the base cabinet. Calk the underside of the counter to t... | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Wouldn't hurt to do the above. Even if you used that glue they use to attach bathroom cabinets to tiles (forget its name).
I notice your mirror in the photo has moisture on it. Do you have an extraction fan? If so, does it have access to air to suck through? Like a gap under the door or an open window? | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Lots of caulking! | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
Make sure there isn’t a leak around the sink. Make sure your ventilation system for the shower is working(pulling moist air out of the room) then replace the counter top and hope the ventilation system remains functional | r/renovations | comment | r/Renovations | 2024-19-08 |
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