Recent content by Iamkar33m

Been another while since I've posted. My wife has been getting antsy about starting the kitchen/bathroom projects, so I decided to make the garage functional for now. I will go back and make it nice looking once the house is all done inside. Here are some pictures for your enjoyment...

Brett, Thanks for the advice, I'll keep that in mind. I've only done the first pass on the screws/seams. I will be doing 2 more passes with the 8" and 12" blades respectively. I'm trying to get the back wall done so I can build my bench/cabinets and get all that **** off the floor and into...

So it's been a while since I've posted an update. I've managed to complete all the insulation of the walls and ceiling, and hang all the drywall. Now I'm working on the part I've dreaded most, the mudding. I absolutely hate this process and would not wish it upon my most mortal enemy...

I was going to attempt to use a drywall jack to help me get the peices in place and simply unbolt 1 bracket at a time while sliding the drywall between it and the joists. While it sounds good in theory, I would imagine it wouldn't work out that well in practice. How difficult is it to...

Bump: Any advice on dealing with the garage door tracks & brackets? Take it all down or keep it in place?

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Sorry for the late update, but I've got quite a bit work done. I've torn out the moldy insulation and took out an 8ft x 8ft section of the wall to check for more mold. I figured better safe than sorry. Bleached the area, completed the electrical in the wall, insulated and hung 5/8" fire code...

Does anyone know what it means when pink insulation turns black, like in picture #4 I posted? Could it be mold? - Kareem

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Hello all, I figured I'd start a thread documenting the (re)build of the garage attached to my first home. Some of you may have seen these pictures before in other threads, but I'm trying to get them all into 1 thread. Here is what I am trying to accomplish: 1) Plumbing for sink in the...

Decided to roll up my sleeves and do it myself. Here's the end result of the plumbing project. Before I close up the walls, I will be running the electrical for the sockets in the back wall then insulation. Thanks for your support and inspiration folks!

If it has an articulating handle, try keeping it as low as possible. That will help give you better leverage over the machine.

So I took my dremel w/ router tool to the wall and peeled it open. What I found that the hot and cold water pipes are nice and accessible, but the drain pipe I'm not so sure. According to my math, the drain pipe should meet the existing sewer pipe at about 12-13" from the garage floor. The...

Though I'm a bit nervous about doing it myself, I'm going to try. Anything special I need to know about breaking open a concrete slab? According to my blueprints, the garage is sitting on a 4" concrete slab. - Kareem P.S. I will definitely be posting pictures before, during and after.

SteveCh, that's my Plan A. Here's what I'm going to do next weekend: Open the wall adjacent to the kitchen from the garage side and inspect the plumbing. Plan A: Put in a "y" adapter and plumb the garage sink drain straight into the kitchen drain pipe. Plan B: Buy that "pump in a box" and...