vike daddy Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Daniel said: Well, since the sink is 107 years old, there wasn’t an accompanying bracket in the box. We doubled it up, and bolted it to the studs in two places, with liquid nails for good measure. It’s secure now. how did you fasten the sink itself to the bracket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 2 hours ago, theJ said: What's the fun in that? Besides, if i screw it up too bad, i can just cut it out another 6" to either side and then hire someone out. yes.... but how many years do you want to spend on this project...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey5djh Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 19 minutes ago, vike daddy said: yes.... but how many years do you want to spend on this project...? as many as it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, vike daddy said: how did you fasten the sink itself to the bracket? Well, the sink has two little tabs on the back, so we set those within the brackets we could get, and screwed those into the studs in the wall. To make it doubly secure, my dad welded some angle iron together, and we bolted it through the little peg leg things at the bottom, then lined it up to the studs, drilled holes in the metal, and screwed it to the wall with concrete screws, after we filled up the rim with liquid nails and pressed it to the surface of the wall. It's secure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Our automatic garage door had to be removed and we need to cover the resulting hole until we can replace it. suggestions? mostly concerned about excess mice i was thinking a tarp Edited November 18, 2019 by Malfatron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Malfatron said: Our garage door had to be removed and we need to cover the resulting hole until we can replace it. suggestions? mostly concerned about excess mice i was thinking a tarp Tarp or some plastic wrap roll would both work. Secure it with painters tape on the trim and then duct tape over the painters tape so as not to damage the paint would be my suggestion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 @Malfatron this is what I’m saying. A patio curtain or tarp whichever you have and whichever is cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Daniel said: Well, the sink has two little tabs on the back, so we set those within the brackets we could get, and screwed those into the studs in the wall. To make it doubly secure, my dad welded some angle iron together, and we bolted it through the little peg leg things at the bottom, then lined it up to the studs, drilled holes in the metal, and screwed it to the wall with concrete screws, after we filled up the rim with liquid nails and pressed it to the surface of the wall. It's secure. very much so. carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Malfatron said: Our automatic garage door had to be removed and we need to cover the resulting hole until we can replace it. suggestions? mostly concerned about excess mice i was thinking a tarp yeah, the criminals breaking in to your garage would like that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, vike daddy said: yeah, the criminals breaking in to your garage would like that too. Good call. I will put a no trespassing sticker on it Edited November 19, 2019 by Malfatron 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Malfatron said: Our automatic garage door had to be removed and we need to cover the resulting hole until we can replace it. suggestions? mostly concerned about excess mice i was thinking a tarp I'm betting you'll routinely find the tarp loose by one or two corners every day or two. Big long scientific explanation boiled down to this - big tarp = big force over the entire surface, and tape only holds a little force. Also, mice laugh at your tape job. But, there's really no better way. Give it a shot, and expedite that new garage door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 hours ago, vike daddy said: yes.... but how many years do you want to spend on this project...? My wife isn't barking yet, so i'm thinking i can comfortably get away with a year from start of project (May 2019). So i have a few more months. No really i'm planning on doing it this week. I'll post some pictures so you can grade my work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Malfatron said: Our automatic garage door had to be removed and we need to cover the resulting hole until we can replace it. suggestions? mostly concerned about excess mice i was thinking a tarp 52 minutes ago, Malfatron said: Good call. I will put a no trespassing sticker on it If the mice can’t read, I doubt it does any good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 39 minutes ago, theJ said: I'm betting you'll routinely find the tarp loose by one or two corners every day or two. Big long scientific explanation boiled down to this - big tarp = big force over the entire surface, and tape only holds a little force. Also, mice laugh at your tape job. But, there's really no better way. Give it a shot, and expedite that new garage door. im sure i will get some mice hell, i get mice if i had a working garage door. I ended up using a tarp and bungee cords. it will do for the time being. takes 2 weeks to get another garage door ordered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 22 minutes ago, Dome said: 1 hour ago, Malfatron said: Good call. I will put a no trespassing sticker on it If the mice can’t read, I doubt it does any good. I thought of that. I ended up using braille as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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