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Postby count2infinity » Tue Dec 21, 2021 7:53 pm

I’ve never put down vinyl plank flooring before today. Wasn’t too bad. I definitely should have done some math ahead of time to optimize plank usage, but with it being such a small space, it wasn’t a big deal.

Doing a little powder room makeover. I’ll post pics when it’s all done.

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Postby mac5155 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 7:54 pm

I have found that the cheap stuff doesn't install as nice as the expensive stuff when it comes to LVP

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:01 pm

I wish I had planned better, but I really want to do LVP in my upstairs laundry area. Gonna be a dodint to move the washer and dryer out in order to do it.

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Postby Nuge » Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:31 pm

It's just like anything else. The more you do it, you figure it out and it gets much easier. I put it down in our basement first, then two bathrooms and our entire first floor. I look back at the basement and see every mistake that I made.

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Postby count2infinity » Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:04 pm

Can anyone explain to my why fittings for 3/8” pex tubing are nearly impossible to find, yet my whole house is plumbed with 3/8” pex tubing?

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Postby meow » Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:07 pm

c2i has small pipe

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Postby NTP66 » Thu Dec 23, 2021 6:00 pm

Can anyone explain to my why fittings for 3/8” pex tubing are nearly impossible to find, yet my whole house is plumbed with 3/8” pex tubing?
:lol: I’ve had multiple rants here about this. Lowe’s carries some 5’ and 10’ pex in 3/8”, but nothing more. HD has even less. If you need more, I recommend Supply House:

https://www.supplyhouse.com/PEX-Tubing-516000

They were super fast when I ordered fittings through them, and have terrific prices.

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Postby count2infinity » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:25 am

I found a 3/8” connection to a male half inch. Took that to a female with a 1/2” pex connection on the other end. Bought a small piece of 1/2” pex to connect that to a shut off valve. :lol:

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Postby NTP66 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:32 am

Sounds similar to what I had to do with my humidifier:
Finished the plumbing on my humidifier. 3/8” pex to 1/2” pex to 1/4” polyethylene for the water supply. Whatever, clean install and it works.

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All hail SharkBite.

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Postby count2infinity » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:33 am

Yup. That’s exactly what it looks like.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:01 am

Before (left) and after (right):
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Stupid things that I found throughout the reno:

1. Everything in our house is just a little off standard. I mentioned about our front door being an inch off standard. Our pex lines like I had mentioned here are 3/8" rather than 1/2". The bathroom width was just under 36 inches, so a standard 36 inch vanity wouldn't fit. Went with a 30 incher which is nice, but it doesn't fill the full width of the bathroom.

2. I need to go check all the light fixtures in the house. I took down the light fixture to find they just punched a hole in the drywall and ran the wiring straight to the fixture. No junction box at all, so I put one in, but it has me worried that the rest of the house is like that.

3. I love vinyl plank flooring. So easy to install and it looks great. 10/10, would recommend.

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Postby dodint » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:05 am

Love the green. Reminds me of my grandma's, in a good way. She loved that shade of green.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:07 am

I picked out about 5 different options for paint color, handed them to my daughter and said "pick one". She picked my least favorite of the 5, but she was super happy with it. It was called "melancholy mint". Looks way better on the wall in the space than it did on the chip. I liked it, or I wouldn't have made it an option, but my daughter is super proud that she picked the color. :lol:

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Postby skullman80 » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:15 am

Good work @count2infinity . Looks much better! My wife would love that green on some accent wall in our house or in our bathroom so I can't show her or I will be painting soon haha.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:22 am

Haha... I wanted green, my wife wanted blue, so I picked 3 greens, 2 blues that would work in the space and handed them to my daughter. Honestly, I wanted a much much lighter green, but she was determined to have that color. She said to the guy at the paint counter, "Daddy wanted green, mommy wanted blue, I wanted pink, but daddy said pink wasn't allowed, so we got green." He just chuckled.

Btw, the wallpaper was from lovevsdesign.com It was super easy to put up as it is just peel and stick. The only tricky part was getting the pattern to match up. It doesn't 100% match, but the mismatch starts behind the toilet, so no big deal there.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:23 am

We had that shade of green all over our house when we moved in. It’ll soon be phased out. Just got tired of it.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:25 am

We had that shade of green all over our house when we moved in. It’ll soon be phased out. Just got tired of it.
Yeah... in a small area like that, it works. I wouldn't want it everywhere.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:25 am

Source of the post Our pex lines like I had mentioned here are 3/8" rather than 1/2".
3/8" is standard for most; 1/2" is used for larger volume lines, line a big tub, etc.

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Postby count2infinity » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:26 am

Source of the post Our pex lines like I had mentioned here are 3/8" rather than 1/2".
3/8" is standard for most; 1/2" is used for larger volume lines, line a big tub, etc.
Tell that to home depot and lowes.

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Postby LITT » Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:58 am

bought an open boxed delta faucet for our kitchen sink that has the sprayshield and touch activation technology. both very cool. also first time changing out a faucet which was pretty straight forward

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Postby meow » Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:48 am

You obviously didn’t need to use a basin wrench or you’d still be under there cursing your brains out.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:08 pm

Thinking about getting a table saw. I’d mostly get it for ripping long boards, but may also use it to make rabbet or groove cuts.

Any recommendations? Don’t want to get too crazy. Something $250 and under

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Postby Trip McNeely » Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:13 pm

Thinking about getting a table saw. I’d mostly get it for ripping long boards, but may also use it to make rabbet or groove cuts.

Any recommendations? Don’t want to get too crazy. Something $250 and under
I have this. It’s great. Compact but has the power to rip through even hardwood like maple or oak. It’s normally 399 but on sale for 299. A little outside your range but absolutely worth it in my eyes

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-A ... /310178475

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Postby AuthorTony » Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:27 pm

If you don't need anything too high end, I used this when I did remodeling last year. Worked perfectly to rip tongue and groove pine and moulding. I didn't have a good place to store it, so I sold it when I was finished for $150.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-15-Am ... /309412842

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Postby LITT » Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:31 pm

Thinking about getting a table saw. I’d mostly get it for ripping long boards, but may also use it to make rabbet or groove cuts.

Any recommendations? Don’t want to get too crazy. Something $250 and under
I have this. It’s great. Compact but has the power to rip through even hardwood like maple or oak. It’s normally 399 but on sale for 299. A little outside your range but absolutely worth it in my eyes

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-15-A ... /310178475
the is the best saw in my mind for what you are looking for. the fence on the comparable ryobi/ridgid is terrible, awful. if you are going to be doing a lot of ripping, go with the dewalt, the fence is best in the price range. i spend more time squaring up my fence on the ridgid then i do cutting.

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