Kyle's Garage Project

[G20-Budo]

Hey guys, it's been AWHILE since I posted here. I've been working on projects around the house, just not really garage related (inside the house instead). I didn't want you guys thinking I was a complete slacker.

First up was replacing the 20 year old stove and getting a matching microwave. I tiled the kitchen about 3 years ago, but decided not to wait on tiling under the stove at that time. The kitchen progress pics are below:

Next up... the large entry room in our house really needed the carpet replaced, it was nearly 20 years old. The wife and I had talked about a hardwood flooring for sometime, and settled on a laminate flooring from Costco. I tore out the old nasty carpet, then the wife and her cousin went ahead and painted the walls, afterword I went ahead and installed the flooring. Pictures below:

I'm pretty happy with how the colors on the walls turned out. We have these colors in the family room and the kitchen too. Now on to the flooring.

And some pictures of the finished floor.

I actually have a little finishing work to do on the trim, but it's 90% there. We're very happy with the new flooring, so much easier to keep clean, and we really enjoy the look. I hope to have more time to play in the garage now.

 

[rixtrix1]

Looking real nice, Kyle. I have the same projects awaiting me. Must be an Arizona thing. Only have to do the laminate in the master bedroom and paint it, the rest of the home is done. There needs to be tile put under the stove and I need to grout under the washer and dryer in the laundry room. Using necessities forces the need to use space rather than finish things sometimes. Wife wants a new Temperpedic bed instead of the waterbed, which may delay the laminate there as I can't just move the bed over to laminate under it and then move it back to finish it off. Sick when it is harder and longer to move the furniture out than it is to do the actual flooring( seems to me the trim takes longer than the flooring, too. One reason I bought a pneumatic brad nailer to do the trim. Heh heh, excuse to get more tools!)

Did you paint the trim before you installed it?

 

[G20-Budo]

Ric,

Nope, we just installed it with the white that was already on it. And I borrowed my neighbors pneumatic nail gun. Actually the trim went on faster than you'd think. A few re-cuts here and there, but not bad at all. Those nail guns make life MUCH easier!

As for tile under the washer/drier walk area (between garage and entry room in the house), that is exactly my plan too. And why I haven't installed the threshold in that are just yet. I'd like to get the tile in, I have some 12x12" slate we purchased years ago that has been sitting in boxes on the side of the house now (For years). I think I'll use it.

Let me know when you start to get under way..or if you'd like to come check mine out and ask any questions.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Looking great!

 

[dubber]

Nice job Kyle. I've been keeping my eye on Costco's laminate. Might use it in the basement at some point. Did that one have the built in underpad? I saw one that was 15.3mm thick.

 

[quietsailor]

And some pictures of the finished floor.

I actually have a little finishing work to do on the trim, but it's 90% there. We're very happy with the new flooring, so much easier to keep clean, and we really enjoy the look. I hope to have more time to play in the garage now.

That laminate flooring is really popular over here in Cork as well but most people don't have the dedication that you had to remove the skirting (you call it trim) and cover the full floor.

Most leave on the skirting, run the laminate to the edge of the skirting and then nail a small trim piece to the skirting to cover the gap.

It just looks wrong and it's nice to see the job finished properly - it makes the difference between a half assed job and a professional finish. I hope your wife is proud of you for that job!

And her painting looks professional as well - again someone who took care and it looks so much better

 

[drivesitfar]

Kyle: nice upgrades to your house. i do like the colored walls and you did a great job with that flooring.

 

[HSpencer]

Kyle
What nice work in your home. Love your choices of hardwood, tile, and colors.
Super good looking results.

Best Regards
Herb

 

[G20-Budo]

Looking great!

Kyle: nice upgrades to your house. i do like the colored walls and you did a great job with that flooring.

Kyle
What nice work in your home. Love your choices of hardwood, tile, and colors.
Super good looking results.

Best Regards
Herb

Thanks guys..

That laminate flooring is really popular over here in Cork as well but most people don't have the dedication that you had to remove the skirting (you call it trim) and cover the full floor.

Most leave on the skirting, run the laminate to the edge of the skirting and then nail a small trim piece to the skirting to cover the gap.

It just looks wrong and it's nice to see the job finished properly - it makes the difference between a half assed job and a professional finish. I hope your wife is proud of you for that job!

And her painting looks professional as well - again someone who took care and it looks so much better

quietsailor - you know it's funny you should mention that. I've had a few people tell me that little wooden trim piece is "the correct way to install laminates". I just shook my head at them and said "I don't care what they do, this is how I'd like it to look/work. So I installed it as you see.

Nice job Kyle. I've been keeping my eye on Costco's laminate. Might use it in the basement at some point. Did that one have the built in underpad? I saw one that was 15.3mm thick.

dubber - yes the laminate I got has the build in underpad, which does make things nice. Less work needed to put down a pad first. The stuff went together pretty easily.

 

[rixtrix1]

Thanks guys..



quietsailor - you know it's funny you should mention that. I've had a few people tell me that little wooden trim piece is "the correct way to install laminates". I just shook my head at them and said "I don't care what they do, this is how I'd like it to look/work. So I installed it as you see.



dubber - yes the laminate I got has the build in underpad, which does make things nice. Less work needed to put down a pad first. The stuff went together pretty easily.

Ditto on all the other comments. They pretty much covered it all.

I replaced all the baseboard trim and undercut all the doorframes so the laminate could float freely and yet look like a true hardwood floor. I agree the use of quarter round to cover the gap looks very tacky! Good job!

 

[G20-Budo]

Ditto on all the other comments. They pretty much covered it all.

I replaced all the baseboard trim and undercut all the doorframes so the laminate could float freely and yet look like a true hardwood floor. Good job!

That is EXACTLY how I did it Ric. Just seems the "Correct" way to do it. I look forward to checking out your flooring too.

 

[jbmatth]

You mean when I installed the flooring in my house I could have taken the easy way out? Darn! I decided to use engineered flooring and glue it to the slab, not cheap, not easy, and not fast. However, it did have a solid feel to it when you walked on it. Great job on the floor and the house, now it is time for the garage right?
JB

 

[G20-Budo]

You mean when I installed the flooring in my house I could have taken the easy way out? Darn! I decided to use engineered flooring and glue it to the slab, not cheap, not easy, and not fast. However, it did have a solid feel to it when you walked on it. Great job on the floor and the house, now it is time for the garage right?
JB

Sounds like you did a great job JB! You can feel that ours isn't glued down, but I don't mind it at all.

As for the garage, once I get a few things done in the back yard, the garage will be my main priority. I have LOTS of work to do.

 

[jbmatth]

Thank you Kyle, gluing it down wasn't as quick, easy, or cheap, but I wanted a solid sound when I walked rather than a bit of a hollow sound. I don't think you can glue to anything but concrete though.
JB

 

[G20-Budo]

JB,

I checked into in gluing down flooring for my area (Phoenix, AZ), and it seemed like there were too many possible issues with moisture here. The area is VERY dry, except for monsoon season when the humidity does go up. I'm still planning to install bamboo flooring in my bed room, but will install it as a floating floor as to not have any issues. And yes my foundation (under the flooring) is concrete too.

 

[rixtrix1]

Thank you Kyle, gluing it down wasn't as quick, easy, or cheap, but I wanted a solid sound when I walked rather than a bit of a hollow sound. I don't think you can glue to anything but concrete though.
JB

Hi, JB. I live within a few miles of Kyle and installed Pergo flooring in about 50% of our home a few years ago, using a separate pad with a built in vapor barrier over concrete. There is no vapor barrier installed under the slab, and I doubt if many, if any, homes in this area have it either. Some of the pad is a plastic backed high density foam product and the rest is almost like a felt with a plastic backing. The only reason is that I did it in two parts and used the materials offered at the time of purchase. I wasn't concerned with feeling movement or softness, but I didn't want the floor to sound like a steel shoed horse walking on concrete when one walked across it. Our floors don't sound hollow at all; muted if anything. Kyle's family doesn't wear shoes inside, so it isn't an issue from that at their home. I was also in a hurry to get it done as our two sons are in wheelchairs and I didn't want to keep them trapped in any part of the house. I was able to do a room a day.

Also, as Kyle noted above, we have huge humidity swings here and a glued floor may have problems with expansion as well as moisture. Just a guess.

My parents in Nebraska, have nailed and glued solid oak flooring on wood joists and have neither the noise factor or any movement or humidity problems, obviously, as they have a climate controlled basement under the upstairs.

 

[jbmatth]

Ric and Kyle,
I didn't mean for it to sound like I was knocking the decision to go with the underlayment at all. I think I could have gotten away with either one with the flooring we chose but went with glue down just for the sound reasons. It was solid and made way less noise than I expected it to even when walking on it with work boots. However, when using cowboy boots it was like the sound of horseshoes on concrete. I will say this I made a huge mistake when I ordered the material and didn't pay enough attention to the thickness of the wood veneer. I picked the one my wife liked the best that fit our budget and it had a really thin veneer. When our 65 lb lab ran around on it his claws would actually dent the MDF/plywood sub material causing some nasty looking spots by the back door. With it glued down I was stuck and couldn't replace a section without destroying lots of flooring. Good news is now we moved and I don't have to worry about it.

Our new home has solid oak over joists with a laminate with integrated vapor barrier just resting on top of it. That floor is much more durable, doesn't sound hallow, and is pleasing to walk on.

Ric,
I've read your thread and my hat is off to you sir! You are a great family man and that speaks volumes about your character, and you have a great car!
JB

 

[rixtrix1]

JB, no intentions taken, nor intended toward your decision to glue. It's the sharing of ideas and methods that make GJ such an interesting and helpful forum,

Thanks for your kind words! Hopefully the car will become functional over this winter.

 

[G20-Budo]

What Ric said about intentions and sharing ideas. And JB, you're right about Ric, he's a great guy for sure!

 

[rixtrix1]

Hey, Kyle. Had a nice chat with you this afternoon! Good luck on your search for a back yard storage shed. I'll do some research on the workbench/ toolbox frame we discussed, I'll have to get my aluminum argon tank refilled so I can bring my welder to your home once you finalize your plans. My home tank is waaay too heavy to move out of the garage.

 

[G20-Budo]

Ric,

Thanks for stopping by, you gave me a lot to think about regarding shed options and of course the workbench frame for the tool box. The toolbox will have to be for a bit later, first I need to get a shed in. I'm still lagging on storage as you saw in my garage today.

 

[Kenfab]

Great work mate!

 

[Alexbn921]

Nice work on the floor and paint. We where both working on the house at the same time and ignoring our garages. It is nice to fix up the rest of the house and put our tools to use for our significant others.

 

[GJoustra]

Nice! Jack of all trades!

 

[G20-Budo]

Great work mate!

Thanks Ken!

Nice work on the floor and paint. We where both working on the house at the same time and ignoring our garages. It is nice to fix up the rest of the house and put our tools to use for our significant others.

Yes Alex, this is true.. my garage (and backyard) have suffered while working on the different home projects. I'm looking forward to getting back into the garage and making some serious progress this year!

Nice! Jack of all trades!

Thanks GJoustra, I try.

 

[BBChevro]

Hey Kyle, I just finished reading your thread - you've made good progress (I wish that I could say the same about my messy garage )



I totally get this...

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... my garage (and backyard) have suffered while working on the different home projects...

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...my garage projects keep getting moved down the list while house projects, etc. get slotted in to the top of the list.


Great work so far.

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[G20-Budo]

Hey Kyle, I just finished reading your thread - you've made good progress (I wish that I could say the same about my messy garage )

I totally get this......my garage projects keep getting moved down the list while house projects, etc. get slotted in to the top of the list.


Great work so far.

Cheers Mark! I do have a plan, and I'm getting back to executing on it. I started a shed build thread, because that's my focus right now. Once that's built, you will see all kinds of action in the garage.

 

[Grumblebum]

Hi Kyle, just finished reading through your thread - great progress. A few hours here and there is what it takes for a while then there is a tipping point when it just starts to come together. At least that is what I found and I think that was after all the nuts, bolts, screws and all that type of gear was sorted and had a home.

How did the vise go after the ebath? I've got a couple of old ones to restore too.

Cheers Grumblebum

 

[G20-Budo]

Hi Kyle, just finished reading through your thread - great progress. A few hours here and there is what it takes for a while then there is a tipping point when it just starts to come together. At least that is what I found and I think that was after all the nuts, bolts, screws and all that type of gear was sorted and had a home.

How did the vise go after the ebath? I've got a couple of old ones to restore too.

Grumblebum - Thanks for stopping by and reading through my thread. The vise is just sitting on the bench waiting for the temps to get a little warmer before I paint it. I used some JB Weld as bondo for the battle scars on the front. Here's a few pics (one of how it looked straight out of the e-tank, one with it disassembled after e-tank and one with the JB Weld on it, waiting for paint).

 

[BBChevro]

The e-tank cleaned the vise up nicely Kyle.

I haven't had much to do with JB Weld, is it common to use it as a filler?

 

[G20-Budo]

The e-tank cleaned the vise up nicely Kyle.

I haven't had much to do with JB Weld, is it common to use it as a filler?

Mark,

I don't know if most people use JB Weld as a filler or not, but a few people recommended it, it's some tough stuff so should work great for my use of it on the face of my vise.

 

[GreenG20t]

Aren't you done yet?
That reminds me I need to clean and organize the shop and the garage. We have lived here two years now. It's about time.

 

[G20-Budo]

Aren't you done yet?
That reminds me I need to clean and organize the shop and the garage. We have lived here two years now. It's about time.

Nope, not even close to done, but I have done a few things here and there, I just haven't taken pics to post. I'd like to get a few more significant projects completed before posting any pics or "updates". Though I did buy another vise.

I also got the soft line ran for my retractable air hose reel, and cleaned up some. Oh and I washed my car. Then me and a few buddies took some pics (mine is the White one as you know Dane).

https://scontent.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12654255_10156485834130594_7905311906659576812_n.jpg?oh=2edb0703d58dc953570893a6142a82d2&oe=573C6106



Lastly, I have changed my mind about where things are going to go in my garage. I'm realizing the more I'm out in the garage, the more of a feel I get for where things would work best, based on the work I do.

I'll take some pics in a week or so and post them.

 

[Kenfab]

Nope, not even close to done, but I have done a few things here and there, I just haven't taken pics to post. I'd like to get a few more significant projects completed before posting any pics or "updates". Though I did buy another vise.

I also got the soft line ran for my retractable air hose reel, and cleaned up some. Oh and I washed my car. Then me and a few buddies took some pics (mine is the White one as you know Dane).

https://scontent.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/12654255_10156485834130594_7905311906659576812_n.jpg?oh=2edb0703d58dc953570893a6142a82d2&oe=573C6106



Lastly, I have changed my mind about where things are going to go in my garage. I'm realizing the more I'm out in the garage, the more of a feel I get for where things would work best, based on the work I do.

I'll take some pics in a week or so and post them.

Very nice vise matey. Im very jealous, thats pretty much my dream vise

Cars look nice mate! Got much done to yours?

 

[G20-Budo]

Very nice vise matey. Im very jealous, thats pretty much my dream vise

Thanks Ken, it will look better here when it warms up. I already have one of my vises waiting for paint, but it's too cool to paint right now. After I get the other one painted, lubed and mounted, I'll tear this one down.

Cars look nice mate! Got much done to yours?

Done to my car? Oh, you know the basics..

• Variable valve timing motor from japan
• Cold Air Intake setup
• 2.5 exhaust
• OEM header from a newer nissan with this style motor with custom stainless 2 to 1 secondary
• Hotter cams
• Better cam springs
• Adjustable cam sprockets
• Different valve cover
• Different transmission w/yet a different final drive
• Lightened flywheel
• Stronger aftermarket clutch
• Modded suspension
• Adjustable rear sway-bar
• Poly everything (even sub frame bushings)
• Short shifter
• JDM wheels
• JDM (OEM) front bumper
• JDM (OEM) side skirts (not installed yet, but painted)
• Nismo front grill
• JDM (OEM) rear bumper (in transit right now)
• Custom stereo (not going to list that stuff)
• Bigger brakes front and rear
• Steel braided brake lines
• Newer A/C Compressor and custom lines
• Adjustable EMS system for it
• I also have a coil on plug conversion and a more adjustable EMS for it, I just haven't made time to install yet
• Clear lenses and a full BMW BI-Xenon HID projector retrofit I still need to finish and install (all on the shelf)
• And a number of small custom one off pieces

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head.

I attached a pic of the engine from a few years ago.. It looks basically the same now.

 

[taumac]

Lastly, I have changed my mind about where things are going to go in my garage. I'm realizing the more I'm out in the garage, the more of a feel I get for where things would work best, based on the work I do.



I'll take some pics in a week or so and post them.

That happens and will always change as items come and go.

 

[Kenfab]

Thanks Ken, it will look better here when it warms up. I already have one of my vises waiting for paint, but it's too cool to paint right now. After I get the other one painted, lubed and mounted, I'll tear this one down.

Look forward to seeing the progress!

Done to my car? Oh, you know the basics..

• Variable valve timing motor from japan
• Cold Air Intake setup
• 2.5 exhaust
• OEM header from a newer nissan with this style motor with custom stainless 2 to 1 secondary
• Hotter cams
• Better cam springs
• Adjustable cam sprockets
• Different valve cover
• Different transmission w/yet a different final drive
• Lightened flywheel
• Stronger aftermarket clutch
• Modded suspension
• Adjustable rear sway-bar
• Poly everything (even sub frame bushings)
• Short shifter
• JDM wheels
• JDM (OEM) front bumper
• JDM (OEM) side skirts (not installed yet, but painted)
• Nismo front grill
• JDM (OEM) rear bumper (in transit right now)
• Custom stereo (not going to list that stuff)
• Bigger brakes front and rear
• Steel braided brake lines
• Newer A/C Compressor and custom lines
• Adjustable EMS system for it
• I also have a coil on plug conversion and a more adjustable EMS for it, I just haven't made time to install yet
• Clear lenses and a full BMW BI-Xenon HID projector retrofit I still need to finish and install (all on the shelf)
• And a number of small custom one off pieces

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head.

I attached a pic of the engine from a few years ago.. It looks basically the same now.

Dude!
Those neos are pretty trick, ive seen people put the heads on sr's here in drift cars. Sounds like it would be a fun car!

 

[G20-Budo]

Dude!
Those neos are pretty trick, ive seen people put the heads on sr's here in drift cars. Sounds like it would be a fun car!

Thanks Ken! Yeah, I like my NEO VVL motor, it's fun (and my car is FWD).

There is a huge JDM aftermarket down your way, and in NZ. I actually purchased my CAS/Coils and RWD SR20DET ECU from a mate of mine in NZ. And yes, a popular mod for the S13/S14 guys is to put the NEO VVL head on a RWD SR20DET motor, and boost the heck out of it. It flows much better than the stock SR20DET heads do.

As I get a few more updates done on the car, I'll post pics now and then, or I can PM them to you (I don't want to bore the other guys).

 

[HSpencer]

"Lastly, I have changed my mind about where things are going to go in my garage. I'm realizing the more I'm out in the garage, the more of a feel I get for where things would work best, based on the work I do."

Don't worry about it---there is NO cure for that!! Like injuries and running out of beer, it is life, it just happens to all of us. LOL!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[Kenfab]

Thanks Ken! Yeah, I like my NEO VVL motor, it's fun (and my car is FWD).

There is a huge JDM aftermarket down your way, and in NZ. I actually purchased my CAS/Coils and RWD SR20DET ECU from a mate of mine in NZ. And yes, a popular mod for the S13/S14 guys is to put the NEO VVL head on a RWD SR20DET motor, and boost the heck out of it. It flows much better than the stock SR20DET heads do.

As I get a few more updates done on the car, I'll post pics now and then, or I can PM them to you (I don't want to bore the other guys).

Nothin wrong with a well setup fwd! Its like driving a go kart

I used to have an s13 hatch drift car with an sr. It put up with alot of abuse from my poor driving haha. I never thought about going neo head, i wanted a 1J but i can appreciate the work involved! I used to have a nistune installed in my ecu, its sort of like a piggyback i guess. Theyre pretty crazy they have flex fuel sensors now and still pretty cheap especially with the strong dollar you guys have. http://www.nistune.com

Im sure you wont bore the other lads here, cars are garage related