Very happy with the finished product, I would do these everywhere but they are about $600.
Home and Dollars
The fun of building (and owning) a house.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Shower Door for Kids
Very happy with the finished product, I would do these everywhere but they are about $600.
Ice Maker
When we went to CO this year to vacation we used the countertop ice maker that Jason has and really liked the nugget ice that came out. So we decided to get one and I wanted it to have a more permanent installation and with less maintenance for me!
We used it on the counter for awhile then moved it into the pantry where I was able to hook it up to a water line. That worked great, but I also wanted to be able to clean it without having to move it around, so I attached the drain lines to some valves and ran them into the basement.
We have been using it about a month like this and I finally got around to cleaning it. Manual recommends once a week cleaning, but it seemed OK. So we will see.
Monday, December 26, 2022
Washer Boot Replace
Then I cleaned out the filter at the bottom and it was GROSS! It always is. If you haven't cleaned yours in a while it is worth looking at!
Garage Heater part duex
I will eventually get around to adding graphs, but for now it will cycle the heater on and off as needed to maintain setpoint.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Garage Heater
I installed a garage heater this weekend. I have had it for about a year and finally got around to installing it. I think it will be pretty nice to heat up the garage to work out there. We aren't going to heat it all the time, that would be pretty wasteful, just when we are out there.
The first issue I ran into was that the heater is a little more narrow then the 24 inch rafters in the ceiling. so I just screwed a 2x4 into it and screwed into that.
Always the scariest part, putting a hole in an exterior wall. I used a rotozip tool, which made quick work of making the hole in the drywall. I used an ocsillating tool on the vinyl outside, since I had a block with j-channel built in. Getting the siding off so I could slide the j-channel in was a challenge in the cool weather.
I originally just had the exhaust blowing out pretty close to the soffit. But thought better of it and added another 19 inches of length, I don't think it will hurt anything there. It is supposed to be 4 feet out, but that would be really far out! Since we aren't running it all the time, I am OK with where it is at.
Here it is running. I am working on making a thermostat, and I need to put in an outlet to plug it into. I am also dealing with a small gas leak. I had a bigger leak, but it turned out that I needed to use pipe dope instead of tape on the connector hose, they need to seat all the way into tube. I think the new little leak is at the test port, I tested the pressure 7.8 inches into the value and 4 inches going into the manifold.
Monday, October 3, 2022
Vent for the basement bathroom
It was long overdue, but I finally installed a vent for the basement bathroom. It was inspired by Nick taking showers down there. Getting into the basement took a lot more work than I anticipated.
Sunday, October 2, 2022
The other half of the patio, finally!
It came out pretty well, there are a few more pebbles on top then I would like and I still haven't figured out how to get the hardener to show up and the release agent to go away. But it matches the other side well. I think I might seal the concrete now, I will have to see.