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The Random Chat Thread is for anyone and everyone...

To talk or just hang out.

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And yes you can still post a find to talk about or a find that needs a solve.

 

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[Simon1]

Nice to have a hang out AARC !

 

[Nitric]

So today I decided I was going to start flooring the attic. Well? All it has for access is a pull down set of steps(Ladder) for now. The 4x8 sheet of wood was too heavy for me since I'm a weakling right now. I got soft!!! I cut it in half.......Then it wouldn't fit through the hole. Guess I should have checked that first. So, Now I have to cut all the wood down to 32inches by 4ft. My big plan turned into a hacked up, patchwork floor.

Ok, Just had to tell someone!!! That my OCD is going to drive me crazy knowing that my storage floor, that no one sees "isn't right".

 

[ARC]

So today I decided I was going to start flooring the attic. Well? All it has for access is a pull down set of steps(Ladder). The 4x8 sheet of wood was too heavy for me since I'm a weakling right now. I got soft!!! I cut it in half.......Then it wouldn't fit through the hole. Guess I should have checked that first. So, Now I have to cut all the wood down to 32inches by 4ft. My big plan turned into a hacked up, patchwork floor.

Ok, Just had to tell someone!!! That my OCD is going to drive me crazy knowing that my storage floor, that no one sees "isn't right".

lol

 

[ARC]

Nitric... I am the same way... I know its "off" and it will always bother me I could have done it better... even if no one else knows or cares. heh

 

[ARC]

Sometimes in a case like yours I don't want to waste the time and money redoing so I let it ride.

Now... on anything else... I have to redo it... or it bugs the crap outta me.

 

[ARC]

Oh... and Nitric... btw...

What are you storing up there anyway ?

Treasure or Christmas ornaments ?

Which btw... to my girl... the Christmas ornaments ARE treasure and to her would be more important. heh

 

[Nitric]

Nitric... I am the same way... I know its "off" and it will always bother me I could have done it better... even if no one else knows or cares. heh

Something that stupid has me sitting here thinking about....."Should I redo that so it's right,and open the access hole up...., since it's going to be a room one day. If I do that then I should plan my wiring ahead of time, Blhh blahh blahhh..."

 

[ARC]

I have always felt that homes should have 2 attic entrances... one at either end.

Does anyone else find this "logical".

 

[ARC]

And I never understood why most roof materials were always finished in "dark" colored materials...

I mean... In Antarctica that would be great... Alaska perhaps... but sheesh.

Didn't anyone get the "darker is hotter" memo ?

 

[ARC]

Something that stupid has me sitting here thinking about....."Should I redo that so it's right,and open the access hole up...., since it's going to be a room one day. If I do that then I should plan my wiring ahead of time, Blhh blahh blahhh..."

IF going to be an actual "finished room" then perhaps a "redo" may be in order... and old wood goes toward another project or this one at a later stage of the game.

 

[ARC]

Ok... welp... I started it... now up you guys to keep the ball rollin'...

G night... C U n AM.

Ahoy me heartees.

 

[Nitric]

Oh... and Nitric... btw...

What are you storing up there anyway ?

Treasure or Christmas ornaments ?

Which btw... to my girl... the Christmas ornaments ARE treasure and to her would be more important. heh

Right now I'm buying pallet loads of stuff and selling it. I need room to store some of it. Are attics are Huge!!! Long story short, the builder was going bankrupt and didn't finish the house. drywalled and sold fast. Eventually it's going to be rooms But for now I just need some quick storage.

I started responding and my 3yr son decided to go to work on the Uverse box when I was typing, I looked away for 2 min...... He knocked out the TV and Net. So this post is shorter.

 

[ARC]

Good morning.

 

[ARC]

Mmmm k. :/

 

[Roundness]

I have always felt that homes should have 2 attic entrances... one at either end.

Does anyone else find this "logical".

I also... I have 2 in my abode. One in the garage and a staircase from the dining room... Good idea in case you are caught in a fire up there...

 

[Roundness]

Good morning.

Good Morning...

 

[Roundness]

Guess no one is lurking... See Ya

 

[pepperj]

Right now I'm buying pallet loads of stuff and selling it. I need room to store some of it. Are attics are Huge!!! Long story short, the builder was going bankrupt and didn't finish the house. drywalled and sold fast. Eventually it's going to be rooms But for now I just need some quick storage.

I started responding and my 3yr son decided to go to work on the Uverse box when I was typing, I looked away for 2 min...... He knocked out the TV and Net. So this post is shorter.

If your home is built with trusses and you sheeted them in, or you have open framing makes a huge difference in weight loads the ceilings will hold before sagging or cracking in drywall in the lower ceilings.

S should have floor joists instead of the traditional truss framing.

Christmas balls are never an issue for weight loads but having a truss with 24" centres will have minimum weight loads that they'll bare.

Most codes require a 2x10" on 16" for a span of 10'.

Solution for your parquet sheeting job, simply put a floor covering on top of the sheeting. It'll give it a finished look, be easier to clean, no slivers. Even if you fill the cracks with a caulking and paint the sheeting in the interim will help you with the problem.

NOTE: Nothing bothers me more than wiring running on an angle through the wall, I want to see horizontal and vertical only. Even though nobody will see it, I will in my mind.

 

[ARC]

"NOTE: Nothing bothers me more than wiring running on an angle through the wall, I want to see horizontal and vertical only. Even though nobody will see it, I will in my mind."

Maybe wire was too short :P