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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:45 am
by TheRandom1
What's next a round bed? Or a heart shaped Austin Powers one?

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:48 am
by racer12306
Is a bed in the middle of a wall that abstract?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:49 am
by TheRandom1
Middle of the wall is where it's supposed to be. Not in the middle of the room.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:50 am
by Sabersoul
Well, to me, it looks more like the bed isn't up against the wall on any side of it. Not even the head of the bed. Looks like it's just floating in the middle of the floor.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:51 am
by racer12306
It's only a couple inches away from the wall because there is an outlet behind it.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:53 am
by TheRandom1
That looks like almost a foot in the pictures. Anyways, just use a flat plugged strip and plug your shit into that?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:00 am
by racer12306
I like it being away from the wall a little. There is also a HVAC vent right there so I get nice cool air in the summer

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:03 am
by TheRandom1
Wait... a hippy freak with AC? Hmmm... TERRORIST!!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:50 am
by heydockyle
Nice house frank. Now paint all the walls pink and buy a disco ball.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:51 am
by racer12306
I already painted once, I'm not painting again.

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:56 am
by TheRandom1
You say that now... but wifey will decide she doesn't like those colors, and voila, you'll be painting again.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:25 pm
by heydockyle
Frank will be in the next Lowes commercial saying how easy it is to pick out new colors with their paint system.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:31 pm
by racer12306
We would have to change a lot of stuff so it would match, therefore we aren't painting again

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:36 pm
by TheRandom1
Keep telling yourself that, Frank...
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:19 pm
by Paul56
racer12306 wrote:We would have to change a lot of stuff so it would match, therefore we aren't painting again

Women usually like to do things like that... switch things up every once in a while.
My mom rented an apartment to a woman who was the Queen at that. The wall behind the pictures in her apartment looked like a dartboard... all from many events like "oh lets move the picture 1 inch left".
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:10 pm
by racer12306
She was pretty sick of painting by the time we were done so I don't think I will have to worry about it.
Since I will be running electric and air in the walls of my shed I figured I would call in a favor from my Mom for a stud drill. I worked on this tool during my co-op at Black and Decker so I've wanted one just to have one. I just got a text that I will be getting one of these bad boys:
DeWalt DWD460
This is the full tilt piece with the electronic safety feature. This drill is a beast and probably 10 times more drill than I would need, but there is no fun in having a small drill.
I have drilled with a prototype and it is a monster, I drilled a 4-5/8" self feed bit through a 2x6 and it fought me the entire way but I was one of the only ones to not engage the safety.
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:15 pm
by TheRandom1
racer12306 wrote:there is no fun in having a small drill.

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:43 pm
by Paul56
Yes, but... how often does one have to drill a stud.
It is usually the other way around.
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:26 am
by Midnight_Rider

at the direction this thread is taking.
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:49 pm
by racer12306
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo back on topic...
I was very surprised today. I started looking at electrical parts at the local small town supply house. For all of my parts they are only $50 more, for everything to completely wire my shed, than Home Depot. There is a lot of stuff that is much much less per piece.
The big differences are the three 8' light fixtures that are $51 each at the small store compared to $40 each at HD. Then the receptacles are nearly half the price at the small store. It's really weird.
Looks like I'll be shopping at both places.
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:47 pm
by racer12306
Total for buying from the small shop: $670
Total for buying from Home Depot: $618
Total for buying from both: $545
That makes me happy.

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:08 pm
by racer12306
I've got a few updates...
We made a little paver pad for the grill to get it off the patio and free up some space.
I don't have pics of this yet, but the back part of our lot is not looking a million times better. We had someone come in and clean it up. It's mainly dirt with a couple stumps for now. I was told to spray it every now and again to make sure everything that we don't want dies.
and the big update......
The shed is finally in.
I am going to get a scoop of stone to fill in around the shed to make it look a little nicer. The bricks going around the front of the shed at the left overs from when we did the front of the house.
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:11 pm
by JeffM
BALLIN'!!!!

Looks good, Frank.
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:11 pm
by TheRandom1
Not too shabby.
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:48 pm
by LowNSlow
Needs to be about 4x as big so it can be your "garage"

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:52 pm
by racer12306
I don't have that kind of room.
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:05 pm
by Coltrain
nice progress just finished installing a crane in my buddys shop lol
shall come in handy when i go to pull the motor way later down the road lol
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:40 pm
by racer12306
I called in a favor to get this monster.
I'll be hanging outlet boxes and running romex in the shed soon.
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:40 am
by Midnight_Rider
racer12306 wrote:The shed is finally in.
The man cave arrives.

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:56 pm
by Paul56
Hmm, that must be the new modern way to get a shed.
The old way used to be to pickup the supplies and spend a couple of days assembling it all while cursing & swearing. Fun times.
In any case, I like this way... quick & easy.
Let the shed modding begin!