ABW Home Improvement (DIY, Hacks, etc...) Thread

[Loquacious]

hows the work coming along @Loquacious ?

He’s doing my cabinets and shelves right now. He said he won’t be done with everything until this weekend.

I will say I’m tired of spending money on little shit. He sent me to the store to get some long ass piece of wood. Now I gotta go back for knobs for the cabinet door.

 

[Loquacious]

The apartment got them old school three handle shower/tub joints kinda like this

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I was just tryna upgrade the handles but they dont really sell them in the stores like that. I gotta order them but they aint gonna get here in time. I might have to dig out the tile and replace the manifold to get one of these types instead

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You know how to do all that?

 

[Inori]

You know how to do all that?

hellll naw. they gotta replace the manifold without fuckin up the tile, dig out wall, replaster and all that. I know how to do some of it but im trying to keep a timeline so I dont have time to try to learn the rest and do it myself

 

[Inori]

He’s doing my cabinets and shelves right now. He said he won’t be done with everything until this weekend.

I will say I’m tired of spending money on little shit. He sent me to the store to get some long ass piece of wood. Now I gotta go back for knobs for the cabinet door.

damn. can he just make a list so you can get as much as you can all at once instead of having to go back and forth? Dont contractors usually get discounts too? Cant he just buy it and invoice you for parts and labor?

 

[Loquacious]

damn. can he just make a list so you can get as much as you can all at once instead of having to go back and forth? Dont contractors usually get discounts too? Cant he just buy it and invoice you for parts and labor?

He’s a family friend. My mama been using this man for years. He is great. He does go and buy some of the stuff and bring me the receipts but like damn! I wish he would’ve just got everything and brought it.

Now I’m about to be in Lowe’s staring at the damn knobs not being able to make a decision.

 

[Loquacious]

The slow ass progress. To my surprise he is working tomorrow.

 

[Loquacious]

I think he is almost done with my cabinets and shelves!!

 

[Loquacious]

Gotta get rid of this wall color.

 

[Loquacious]

 

[Inori]

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What you putting on for the counter top? Is it Corrigan or marble? I just got mine finished the other day. I still need to do some painting tho

 

[Loquacious]

It's gonna be wood to match the shelves.

I love that color on the cabinets. I picked out similar cabinet handles too.

 

[Loquacious]

Alright! It’s done. Ignore the fireplace, that’s getting redone later.

 

[AP3.0]

Kandy

Why didn't you get the flooring delivered

 

[Inori]

Alright! It’s done. Ignore the fireplace, that’s getting redone later.

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lookin good!

 

[Loquacious]

Kandy

Why didn't you get the flooring delivered

Because he was originally gonna start the flooring first and I also didn’t make up my mind until the morning he was gonna start.

He chose to do the flooring last.

 

[Loquacious]

I need him to hurry up though because I’m so tempted to add something else for him to do.

 

[Loquacious]

I shouldve told him to mirror the cabinets on the right but I still love it regardless.

 

[Loquacious]

Yall ever get yall dryer vents cleaned?

 

[Loquacious]

 

[Inori]

I fuckin HATE doors with slats.. trying to paint or dust these pieces of shit takes the patience of a damn monk that I clearly don't have. I wanna toss this thing into a trash heap and treat it like that printer from office space