DIY Projects?

[Jigfishn10]

Just finishing up repairing the bathroom ceiling … again. Seems like I do it every 5 or 6 years. 
 

Had a mold and mildew problem this time around. Scraped the ceiling down and dug out the PIA spots. Weird tho, mold was in the compound under the paint. 
 

3 coated with USG 90 covering the whole ceiling. Primed yesterday with a mold and mildew preventer additive. 1 coat painted today with the additive added in as well. Will final coat tomorrow. 
 

New exhaust fan and light fixture waiting on deck. 
 

What’s your project?

[DaubsNU1]

Moved to house on a few acres in 2018....and it had 40x30 building. I've been slowly and steadily making improvements through the years...walls, loft, power, lights, workbench...etc. 

 

Took this...

 

 

In to this...

 

 

Wife has done amazing things in the house, kitchen cabinets, bathrooms, basement...she's pretty amazing!

[TnRiver46]

Where do I start?! Haha. I got a lot of stuff to do but I’d rather put it off and go fishing or chop wood 

 

got drywall to finish in the basement, new toilet/tile/vanity to do in a bathroom, new deck to build, probably a few more I’m forgetting 

[FishTax]

This weekend I’ve been restoring an old DR wood chipper that’s about 20 yrs old. Finished this afternoon, the carb was all jacked up. I’m pretty proud because I’ve never done carb work and figured it all out. It went from not cranking to starting right up and purring. Tomorrow I’m hitting the woods to see how it works under heavy load, clearing my bank fishing area. 
 

@DaubsNU1 nice! I have a metal building that’s similar, I’ve built an office and man cave in it. Really want to do a loft but I’m a little intimidated by that project. 

[BigAngus752]

Last year we paid a pro to paint our cedar-sided house.  We couldn't afford to do the same for our 1800 sq ft garage, mostly because it needed a significant amount of cedar/carpentry repairs and I just can't pay thousands for what I can do myself...so...for two months I did the carpentry and my wife and I painted.  Some of the lap cedar couldn't be salvaged so I replaced sections with board and batten.  The walk-in door wasn't properly flashed and sealed originally so I had to replace sheathing, insulation, and the door as well as new board and batten on that side of the garage.  My wife was a super-woman.  I worked on it every evening after work and ten hour days on weekends.  She was right there the entire time painting.  I kept her on the ground and I did all the carpentry and the painting from the 32ft ladder.  

 

 

 

 

[Jigfishn10]

I probably would have done the same thing @BigAngus752. I have no desire to paint the exterior of my house and the repairs on the exterior of the garage would have been a project I would have taken on as well. 
 

@DaubsNU1, nice job man. Boy I wish I had an out building like that! 
 

@FishTax, way to go man! I know for sure I would not have been able get that going. Good for you!
 

@TnRiver46…well I know your history with home projects  

[Scott F]

This project was from a year ago. We had a counter that divided the kitchen from the dining area and a niche by our front door that were both covered in ship lap. The fireplace was covered with stone and we decided to cover the ship lap with the same stone. 
This is the fireplace that was here when we moved in

 

This is the niche and the counter we wanted to cover.

 

And this is the same niche and counter after we added the stone veneer.

 

 

It really wasn’t a difficult project. The stone comes in 24”x6” panels and we mounted them using an adhesive that comes in tubes like caulk made for this kind of material. I rented a diamond bladed wet saw and completed the project in a day and a half.