Let's See Your House Projects!

[David70]

Originally Posted by spencers

Rent it? Don't do anything. Renters won't take care of it.

Installing a new irrigation system then resodding only to turn it into a rental a few years later and watching it go back to what it is right now would have me only doing very basic work and improvement to make it look decent. Once you are headed to it being a rental it needs to be looked at as a business where things people won't pay for has you not doing them. At least for places I have lived a perfect yard and irrigation system won't increase the rent much.

[ramman434]

That's exactly why we've opted for our lush, green weeded yard lol

[ramman434]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Roof, patio, driveway and sidewalk getting cleaned today. Trying soft wash for roof this time - no walking on roof. Hope it works better than guys walking on the roof, which always results in a roof leak during the Spring. Pics before cleaning.

I did a full pressure wash on my fence, patio, & sidewalks a couple of months back. Makes a world of difference on how the house looks. Night/Day difference.

What amazes me (as a realtor) is the amount of people who will put their homes up for sale, doesn't matter if it's $300k or $1.4mil, and don't clean up there exterior better.
Pressure washing is easy and takes a few hours (can rent the equipment or buy pretty cheap), and having your pavers on your driveway clean, will really help that house show that it's worth the price you're listing at.

So many people don't bother with that and man will it make a difference. I recommend to my clients to look into it.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ramman434

I did a full pressure wash on my fence, patio, & sidewalks a couple of months back. Makes a world of difference on how the house looks. Night/Day difference.

What amazes me (as a realtor) is the amount of people who will put their homes up for sale, doesn't matter if it's $300k or $1.4mil, and don't clean up there exterior better.
Pressure washing is easy and takes a few hours (can rent the equipment or buy pretty cheap), and having your pavers on your driveway clean, will really help that house show that it's worth the price you're listing at.

So many people don't bother with that and man will it make a difference. I recommend to my clients to look into it.

Yeah we do the roof as infrequently as possible because it isn’t good for the life of the roof or gutters. I will definitely never have anyone walk on the roof to clean it again. The pavers and sidewalk don’t even need pressure cleaning very often if you just spray them down with chlorine every 6 mos. or so. One thing I hate about pressure cleaning is when they apply pressure between the pavers and dig out the sand between them, which then requires replenishing and leaves sand everywhere. Everyone that’s ever done it has left sand everywhere, some worse than others. I’ve gotten into the habit of moving everything off the patio / to the garage to avoid sand sprayed all over the patio furniture.

The other thing I like to keep up with that a lot of people neglect is the windows. We have a great window wash guy who does the exterior for only $110. We were getting it done 2x / year and I was using Windex outdoors with a water deionizer in between. Now I’m thinking for that price, just have him out 3-4x / year.

[ramman434]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Yeah we do the roof as infrequently as possible because it isn’t good for the life of the roof or gutters. I will definitely never have anyone walk on the roof to clean it again. The pavers and sidewalk don’t even need pressure cleaning very often if you just spray them down with chlorine every 6 mos. or so. One thing I hate about pressure cleaning is when they apply pressure between the pavers and dig out the sand between them, which then requires replenishing and leaves sand everywhere. Everyone that’s ever done it has left sand everywhere, some worse than others. I’ve gotten into the habit of moving everything off the patio / to the garage to avoid sand sprayed all over the patio furniture.

The other thing I like to keep up with that a lot of people neglect is the windows. We have a great window wash guy who does the exterior for only $110. We were getting it done 2x / year and I was using Windex outdoors with a water deionizer in between. Now I’m thinking for that price, just have him out 3-4x / year.

Does your window guy do Broward, or stay in PB? I may have to get his info from you.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ramman434

Does your window guy do Broward, or stay in PB? I may have to get his info from you.

I think he’s just in Wellington.

[lsturbointeg]

basement is finally complete guys! all that's left is to run tracks for the speaker wires which i'll probably do this Weekend! will be building my own soundproofing panels for the walls to help with reflections and probably a bass trap in the corner




doors and trim are all painted gloss white!


here's a shot from the guest room. just need to start furnishing




guest bathroom is complete!


bar and pool table area complete!



all from this!

[lsturbointeg]

now my new project i'm currently working on is building a custom bookshelf in the office

framing it out




baseboards!


crown moulding installed



now onto the shelves!




finally got the top piece for the crown moulding done



shoe moulding installed for the baseboard


and now framing vertical boards with smaller 1.75" trim pieces



so tomorrow i should have the horizontal trim pieces installed on the shelves. i'll post pictures when that's done. after that all that's left is filling in all the nail holes, sand and paint!

[lsturbointeg]

alright just finished all the horizontal trim pieces for the shelves. filled in all the nail holes. will sand and paint tomorrow!

[MoeTE87]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

alright just finished all the horizontal trim pieces for the shelves. filled in all the nail holes. will sand and paint tomorrow!

Looks great! Basement looks amazing too! Great work!

What part of OH are you from?

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by MoeTE87

Looks great! Basement looks amazing too! Great work!

What part of OH are you from?

thanks so much! i'm in the suburbs of Toledo...Monclova to be exact

[MoeTE87]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

thanks so much! i'm in the suburbs of Toledo...Monclova to be exact

Awesome! Great looking house and yard.

I used to play college baseball for U of Toledo back in 02-05

[ramman434]

Laid some vinyl flooring in the laundry room (direct on concrete) over the weekend for the wife's VDay gift.
She's a licensed corporate interior designer, so all of the flooring was free (sent as "samples").

The after pics show a couple of spots that need to be finished because I was about 4-5 pieces too short. So the wife requested more "samples".

So this only cost me about $40 total for adhesive & a pressure roller (to get it all to stick), not including my time. The adhesive takes about 1.5-2 hrs to cure (become clear) before you can lay the vinyl down.

[TheWatchGuy]

wife decided im her personal Etsy

[nyalpine90]

[mjr24]

Almost done finishing our basement....have to do some LED lighting behind bar still and finish up work out area and dartboard area.

Moved my office downstairs, too.

As you can see, I'm a bit of a sports fanatic (and I only have 1/3 of my collection up).

[spazzyfry123]

The leaves are just about done falling off the oaks here in North Florida.

Will be cleaning gutters here soon. What recommendations do you have for gutter guards for going forward? Can’t imagine anything special, right?

[Patrick303]

The end is in sight! We're hoping to be finished and moved in by April 9!

Quartzite waterfall island, counters, and backsplash


Mid-century inspired railing


Theater room bar


Living room chandelier looks so small in this photo. It's 47" tall. 16' ceiling.


Front exterior with the stone installed. Front walkway poured.

[E92 M Sport]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

The leaves are just about done falling off the oaks here in North Florida.

Will be cleaning gutters here soon. What recommendations do you have for gutter guards for going forward? Can’t imagine anything special, right?

Put these in years ago, they’ve held up well for me. Leaf filter as seen on tv is huge $ from what I’ve heard. I also have an oak tree that finally finishes now. Yard looks awful all winter!

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Amerimax-Sn...-3-ft/50040810

[Maestro]

First is looking great, and thanks for turning me on the Prairie style homes, never something we considers. We in the process of beginning to build a home and we select this house base on what you are doing

https://markstewart.com/house-plans/...lans/taliesen/

We making modification to, need more garage space so bedroom 2 and 3 are going to be garages and bedroom 2 is going to the second floor.

Originally Posted by Patrick303

The end is in sight! We're hoping to be finished and moved in by April 9!

Quartzite waterfall island, counters, and backsplash


Mid-century inspired railing


Theater room bar


Living room chandelier looks so small in this photo. It's 47" tall. 16' ceiling.


Front exterior with the stone installed. Front walkway poured.

[spazzyfry123]

Originally Posted by E92 M Sport

Put these in years ago, they’ve held up well for me. Leaf filter as seen on tv is huge $ from what I’ve heard. I also have an oak tree that finally finishes now. Yard looks awful all winter!

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Amerimax-Sn...-3-ft/50040810

Thanks! Is it maintenance free? Meaning, get them installed and that's it? Don't need to come back to clean gutters again.

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

Thanks! Is it maintenance free? Meaning, get them installed and that's it? Don't need to come back to clean gutters again.

Speaking as one home owner to another, nothing is ever maintenance free.