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      01-16-2023, 04:05 PM   #1607
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Not necessarily a "house" project, but I'm proud of it so I wanted to show it off. My son got stuck under his bed (converted crib) so we just put the mattress on the floor. He then refused to take a nap, and just thought it was dark play time. Wife wanted a "platform" bed for him, but all the ones we could find were $250+. I spent $90 on this, including a $30 set of clamps and a $30 set of forstner bits. My son LOVES it; for the first time in over a week he laid down and took a nap in it (he is still sleeping while I'm writing this up). Unsure on how we want to finish it, wife kind of wants to paint it, I kind of want to stain it, but we also might just leave it raw. This was also my first time using a pocket hole jig (supplied by my father who hates using it). I think it turned out pretty darn good.
Looks great. I would suggest painting it though. It will get dirty very quickly and be hard to clean if left raw. As for stain, that's not a great option either simply because it looks like you used spruce and spruce does not take stain evenly. It often comes out very blotchy and really doesn't look good. The proper gloss paint will look good and be easy to clean. My 2 cents.
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I don't have any pics to show but I have a desire to build a secret bar/speakeasy room in my basement. We have a large utility room that is unfinished that we can cut into to grab some space for the new secret room. I want to do a in-wall bookshelf with the one book that if you pull it the door opens-- apparently you can buy kits that do this.

Anyone have any experience or insight on doing a setup like that?
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In November I was able to finish off my garage walls and ceiling, installing drywall, insulation, vapor barrier, and fire tape. We added in a tool bench/cabinet setup. Next week we are having our garage floor coated. We are going with this gray/black/white flake assortment.
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      04-22-2023, 08:04 PM   #1610
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This is a relatively small but long overdue project.

When we bought our home in 2002, one of our first projects before moving in was replacing the Formica countertops with granite. We purchased something common but decent in 2cm thickness (mistake #1) and a white sink (mistake #2). Over the years, the white sink started to stain and we wanted to replace it, but the granite behind the sink started to crack and it was impossible to replace the sink without doing something about the granite. The crack we learned was because the original installation required a metal rod to support the thin stretch of granite and it was not properly dried and started to rust, which led to deterioration of the granite from below. We had the granite crack repairs (basically filled with crush granite and epoxy) and the sink resurfaced / sprayed (mistake #3). The granite repair separated almost immediately and within a year, the sink started to peel. So we got it sprayed again (mistake #4), and I filled the visible granite cracks with silicone to avoid more water getting in from the top. The faucet was precariously attached to the counter at this point and we thought the faucet could fall over, or worse the granite fail and sink collapse.

We were thinking of remodeling the kitchen but we had bigger priorities (impact resistant glass, master bath and roof among them) and inflation ran prices wild so we started looking for a temp solution - maybe something to put off a remodel 3-5 years. We tried to find a slab that was a close match but couldn’t find one in 2 cm, and this would be costly anyway. So we found someone who could cut out the bad granite (and metal rod) and replace it with a piece of scrap he had and purchased a drop in sink with a ledge / lip behind it to cover up what was done. The reason this was necessary is because we had scrap granite from the original install in our garage that I threw away (mistake #5) when we had an ac air handler leak in 2013 resulting in mold over a bunch of items.

Anyway, we spent about $2,200 all in for the granite repair, Kraus stainless steel sink, Delta faucet, new garbage disposal, granite guy and plumber. Before and after pics - I think it looks 1000% better and just hope it doesn’t somehow turn into mistake #6. Also glad we don’t need to think about it for a while because this dilemma has been going on for about 4-5 years.
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Anyway, we spent about $2,200 all in for the granite repair, Kraus stainless steel sink, Delta faucet, new garbage disposal, granite guy and plumber.
That sounds extremely reasonable compared to what it would have cost in the homes we've owned in the SF Bay Area, New England, and now in SW Ohio.
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That sounds extremely reasonable compared to what it would have cost in the homes we've owned in the SF Bay Area, New England, and now in SW Ohio.
I thought so too, especially if it allows me to defer a remodel for a while. Appliances are ok and cabinets look dated but still functioning well. This was the only thing pushing me into thinking of a remodel now.
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In November I was able to finish off my garage walls and ceiling, installing drywall, insulation, vapor barrier, and fire tape. We added in a tool bench/cabinet setup. Next week we are having our garage floor coated. We are going with this gray/black/white flake assortment.
Curious on how they will do this, I've wanted to do my garage floor forever (DIY), but it's pretty uneven/ cracked and although yours is much better it's not perfect either. I'm assuming they'll pour self leveling concrete and do the epoxy once it dries?
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Curious on how they will do this, I've wanted to do my garage floor forever (DIY), but it's pretty uneven/ cracked and although yours is much better it's not perfect either. I'm assuming they'll pour self leveling concrete and do the epoxy once it dries?
For my floor they grinded off about 1/32 of an inch across the whole garage. They filled in the divots and the cracks with some material (hydraulic cement?). Then they coated the whole floor with a primer, broadcasted the flakes over that, then followed with the epoxy clearcoat. I did have some sizable areas at the front lip of my garage floor where chunks were missing. They rebuilt the lip with material and it looks incredible.

You would have to see what your local garage floor folks are willing to do.
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Little kitchen update and dry bar! A lot of work still left - backsplash, floating shelves, then eventually refacing the cabinets in the kitchen. I have a couple before shots in there of when we were brainstorming as well. We also redid the floors and painted. It’s coming along!
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Wow that's a huge improvement.
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For my floor they grinded off about 1/32 of an inch across the whole garage. They filled in the divots and the cracks with some material (hydraulic cement?). Then they coated the whole floor with a primer, broadcasted the flakes over that, then followed with the epoxy clearcoat. I did have some sizable areas at the front lip of my garage floor where chunks were missing. They rebuilt the lip with material and it looks incredible.

You would have to see what your local garage floor folks are willing to do.
Looks great. I did epoxy in the garage in my previous house. I loved it. Did they by chance put sand in it? The epoxy gets very slippery when wet. Not sure if it was actual sand but something to get some traction.
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We moved into our downtown condo this past summer and began doing some remodeling.

Here's a quick before and after of the garage:




I will probably swap out the old florescent light for something LED and add a few more cabinets for storage.

We have a lot more planned. Gutting and remodeling 3 bathrooms, full remodel of the kitchen and bathroom conversion to a pantry, custom closet, all new hardwood, new windows, etc.
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Looks great. I did epoxy in the garage in my previous house. I loved it. Did they by chance put sand in it? The epoxy gets very slippery when wet. Not sure if it was actual sand but something to get some traction.
Thanks! It technically isn't epoxy. I think they call it poly-aspartic or something. The workers lay down primer on top of the cement, then broad cast all the colored flakes, finishing up with a clearcoat over the flakes. You can feel the texture from the flakes through the clear which gives it some traction. When it gets wet it's a little slippery but not too bad. Then the step into the house they add some grit. Next up is keeping it clean during the winter months here in MN.
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Here are a couple recent pics. After our flooring was done we got our cabinets all situated. Prior to the NFL season I did add a couple new TV's in my corner TV nook. It has turned into the neighborhood fantasy football command center.

Last week we had an electrician install a 220 circuit and hang a DynaGlo 7500 watt electric heater. The thing works great!
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