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[buckeyebri]

I would never use flat paint for any color, any time. Never looks right in my imo. Even shadows will make it look dirty, etc...

My wife typically wants eggshell?

 

[buckeyebri]

That sounds like something I could do, and a "cleaner" fix than any foam solution. Thanks, think that's the direction I'll head. Off to HD I go!

How did this go? I found a spray filler doesn't have the mess issue.

 

[scarletmike]

Between work and other stuff, I haven't done too much of it yet. Still have some running around to do, so probably won't get a chance to spend good time on it for a week or so. Marathon weekends suck.

 

[jlb1705]

Anybody else here have a masonry fireplace with an ash pit/ash dump underneath? Do you use the ash dump or is it more trouble than it's worth?

 

[Mac]

Started on our Kitchen project. All doors off cabinets, and 1st coat of stain on. 2nd coat will go on tomorrow

 

[Mac]

Okay, so I just purchased some laminate to replace the old hunter green carpeting in our bedrooms. Trying to figure out which way to lay the laminate. What do you think? The only difference is the SE bedroom. Not sure if it would be weird having 1 bedroom different from the other 2.

 

[buxfan4life]

Make them all go diagonally with a Block O right in the middle of each room, that way they all go together.

 

[IronBuckI]

If you're not doing the common area between the bedrooms then I would do option 2, because it keeps the laminate direction consistent with window location. If you're doing the common area too, then I would go with option 1.

 

[Saw31]

Generally you would go lengthwise of the room if the floor isn't connected to the other rooms. Less cuts/waste and makes the room 'look' bigger. But its your floor. Do it any way you think looks best.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

FYI - I changed a light switch this weekend... and I'm still here.. yay me !!!!!!

 

[Mac]

This room's floor is about ready to go down. Got to let the flooring sit for one more day to get acclimated with the rooms climate. Kind of ticked. The carpet/pad was much thicker than this new flooring. I just took off, painted all the trim upstairs, and reinstalled the painted trim in the Spring.

Now it's either take it all back off, paint the walls further down, and reinstall trim ~ .5" lower. Or leave trim as is and add shoe moulding all the way around

 

[Mac]

FYI - I changed a light switch this weekend... and I'm still here.. yay me !!!!!!

Nice work! I don't like working with electrical

 

[buxfan4life]

Or leave trim as is and add shoe moulding all the way around

I would try this approach first. Some quarter round should work. It would be the fastest way to fix it, and you won't risk damaging the walls taking the trim down again.

 

[Mac]

I would try this approach first. Some quarter round should work. It would be the fastest way to fix it, and you won't risk damaging the walls taking the trim down again.

Yeah I just realized that. When I was just upstairs looking at the two options, I'm sure I put some dents/holes in the sheet rock behind the trim where it is now. If I move it down, I'm looking at a lot of patching, sanding, and painting.

Quarter round is the way we go

 

[Mac]

Got the laminate down today while waiting for the insurance adjuster. I think it turned out well. And it was really easy to put down. Need shoe moulding now, and room 1 of 3 done!