Daniel Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Anyone have cedar shake on their house? I've always liked shake, but I know wood comes with a little maintenance, but usually it seems like that's overblown. If we go with them, I'm planning on slapping them with some kind of color protector/flame retardant, but I was thinking that would be it. Anyone got experience with the stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Daniel said: Anyone have cedar shake on their house? I've always liked shake, but I know wood comes with a little maintenance, but usually it seems like that's overblown. If we go with them, I'm planning on slapping them with some kind of color protector/flame retardant, but I was thinking that would be it. Anyone got experience with the stuff? My house has cedar shake, but I just bought it so I can't really tell you much. I'd be interested to see what people recommend too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 13 hours ago, Daniel said: Anyone have cedar shake on their house? I've always liked shake, but I know wood comes with a little maintenance, but usually it seems like that's overblown. If we go with them, I'm planning on slapping them with some kind of color protector/flame retardant, but I was thinking that would be it. Anyone got experience with the stuff? Depending on the type you get and the climate you live in, you’ll need to apply various treatments to prevent rot, fungus, and rain/water wear and tear, re-up your fireproofing (typically an all in one application for these), as well as some sort of paint/polyurethane every so often (5-15 years depending upon color and region) for discoloration in the elements. It looks fantastic, but it does come with some maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Plumber wanted $260 to replace a shower cartridge. Did it myself for $60 and 90 minutes of my time. Some things are just worth doing yourself. Plus, I was damn sure I wasn't going to pay him any more money after he spent 2 days trying to troubleshoot a clogged drain line that resulting in leaking pipes through the ceiling of my living room that ended up just being a frozen pipe. Some salt water cleared it right up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packerraymond Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Moved into a 1960s house and my basement looked like this: Two years of hard work later and I've got a man cave I'm real proud of: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Packerraymond said: Two years of hard work later and I've got a man cave I'm real proud of: not enough purple and gold accent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 @Packerraymond How high is your basement ceiling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packerraymond Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, minutemancl said: @Packerraymond How high is your basement ceiling? It's about 6'10". Looks like drop tile, but that's actually drywall. Original "finishers" (if you can call them that, they glued plywood on the block walls, textured and painted it and put down that wicked awesome carpet tile) drywalled the ceiling and then glued wood strips to avoid taping and mudding. All walls are now drywalled, but I left the ceiling with the covered seams, I just didn't feel like paying for the chiropractic work that mudding and sanding a ceiling brings lol. I repainted and textured the ceiling and it looks good. Actually like that it looks like a nice drop tile ceiling and not some lazy, cheap way to finish drywall ha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Can't believe you got rid of that floor, what a relic from a different age. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I hate ice dams. Definitely installing heating cables next fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 15 hours ago, Heimdallr said: I hate ice dams. Definitely installing heating cables next fall. have you looked into how much insulation you have in your attic? ice dams typically form from the snow on your roof melting closest to the roof from heat loss rising through the attic. then that water runs along the shingles, under the snow, hits the colder overhang of the roof, and freezes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Any smart people in here have any insight of the housing market this year and/or interest rates. I saw they came down to 6% from banks in my area, hopefully it keeps trending downward but I know a lot of other factors are at play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 hours ago, vike daddy said: have you looked into how much insulation you have in your attic? ice dams typically form from the snow on your roof melting closest to the roof from heat loss rising through the attic. then that water runs along the shingles, under the snow, hits the colder overhang of the roof, and freezes again. No attic, it was converted to living space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Heimdallr said: No attic, it was converted to living space. ok... but the sloped ceiling of the living space/former attic would have insulation in it, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 38 minutes ago, vike daddy said: ok... but the sloped ceiling of the living space/former attic would have insulation in it, yes? I'm sure it does, but I'm not sure how I'd be able to upgrade it without ripping out the drywall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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