We went "Under Contract" this morning

J!m

J!m

Veteran and General Yakker
#103
Joined
Dec 24, 2019
Messages
10,866
Location
Connecticut
Tagline
BOT
#103
Congratulations on closing!

Shine a light across the wall from a low angle and you'll see every tiny imperfection.
 
WOPL Sniffer

WOPL Sniffer

Veteran and General Yakker
#104
Joined
Aug 10, 2015
Messages
11,522
Location
Minnie-Soda
Tagline
Screw it
#104
Day 2 completed. The weather sucked this morning. 234 crashes (some fatal) in the metro area and it snowed all day. Had a high if 15 degrees. So, I didn't get the trailer and any of my junk but went out to the house and scraped the staples from the carpet padding out of the sub floor and then sealed it. I just have a portion of the living room to do tomorrow then I have to scrape some glue from the cement down stairs and I'll seal that. I pulled bedroom doors off, and closet doors. They need replacing. How can somebody let their house go to hell and do nothing about it? It's a big investment which for most people is the biggest investment they will ever make. I just don't understand. Do you let your $50 dog, piss all over the carpet ($4500) and live like that for years??? WTF???

My handyman is out there right now painting the ceilings upstairs. I did have to put the truck in 4WD as the roads were AFU!!!
 
Skratch

Skratch

Chief Journeyman
#107
Joined
Dec 27, 2011
Messages
1,165
Location
Huntley Il.
Tagline
Life is short, so take your time
#107
That's part of living in the great white north, when I lived in the UP of Michigan I remember being snowed in for days and the snowmobile was the only mode of transportation
 
Wheel-right

Wheel-right

Chief Journeyman
#110
Joined
Jun 24, 2019
Messages
782
Location
SoCal
Tagline
Man, Ya shoulda been here yesterday
#110
WOPL Sniffer said:
Day 2 completed. The weather sucked this morning. 234 crashes (some fatal) in the metro area and it snowed all day. Had a high if 15 degrees. So, I didn't get the trailer and any of my junk but went out to the house and scraped the staples from the carpet padding out of the sub floor and then sealed it. I just have a portion of the living room to do tomorrow then I have to scrape some glue from the cement down stairs and I'll seal that. I pulled bedroom doors off, and closet doors. They need replacing. How can somebody let their house go to hell and do nothing about it? It's a big investment which for most people is the biggest investment they will ever make. I just don't understand. Do you let your $50 dog, piss all over the carpet ($4500) and live like that for years??? WTF???

My handyman is out there right now painting the ceilings upstairs. I did have to put the truck in 4WD as the roads were AFU!!!
Click to expand...
Many people are just plain PIGS, some of the remodels I've worked on were the absolutely the most disgusting things, unbelieveable.
 
WOPL Sniffer

WOPL Sniffer

Veteran and General Yakker
#111
Joined
Aug 10, 2015
Messages
11,522
Location
Minnie-Soda
Tagline
Screw it
#111
Wheel-right said:
Many people are just plain PIGS, some of the remodels I've worked on were the absolutely the most disgusting things, unbelieveable.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, I go through the same thing when helping the kids on these flips. I don't have a weak stomach but lazy bitches using a $500 Dyson to get dogshit out of the carpet is crazy.
 
J!m

J!m

Veteran and General Yakker
#115
Joined
Dec 24, 2019
Messages
10,866
Location
Connecticut
Tagline
BOT
#115
If you get one of those cool hats with two beers and a straw, you keep your head warm, beer cold, and have two hands for removing dead rodents from the cabinets.

On a slightly more serious note: what do you use to seal the concrete? I have used the rust oleum two part garage epoxy which worked great but I’m wondering about something with less smell, if possible.
 
J!m

J!m

Veteran and General Yakker
#117
Joined
Dec 24, 2019
Messages
10,866
Location
Connecticut
Tagline
BOT
#117
Does it stop the moisture from coming through the concrete floor?

When I did the house on Long Island, the turned the basement into living space overnight. ZERO "basement" smell after that. It was a miracle...
 
WOPL Sniffer

WOPL Sniffer

Veteran and General Yakker
#119
Joined
Aug 10, 2015
Messages
11,522
Location
Minnie-Soda
Tagline
Screw it
#119
J!m said:
Does it stop the moisture from coming through the concrete floor?

When I did the house on Long Island, the turned the basement into living space overnight. ZERO "basement" smell after that. It was a miracle...
Click to expand...
Not a moisture seal. It just seals odors (musty, doggy wee wee, smoke, anal leakage etc....).
 
WOPL Sniffer

WOPL Sniffer

Veteran and General Yakker
#120
Joined
Aug 10, 2015
Messages
11,522
Location
Minnie-Soda
Tagline
Screw it
#120
got all the floors scraped and sealed, the girls were cutting and painting. I went to the county and dropped my Homestead paperwork off. The Pod will be here early in the morning, and my handyman was patching dings, dents scratches when I left a while ago. and I picked up my trailer and took a load to the garage. I'm beat.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top