Basement Finishing thread...
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I love them, and used them almost exclusively when doing automotive fab work. Reason being, a) they never walked much on me, B) no need for pilot holes, c) they are less apt to catch and hang up, especially when you break through, since the flute(s) don't really catch <-- this is a big one, believe me, when your arms are tired, and you're on a ladder with the handle of an 18v drill inches from your nose, d) they will deburr/chamfer the hole for you.
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Chucktown PE
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RG, I can't tell if you're kidding here or not. In case you aren't, that wall does not appear to be load bearing.of course wife is paranoid that I dont know what a load bearing wall is
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Dexman1349
Buttchin can be covered up with a beard. I'm such a smartass I don't think I have much dignity left, just give me the cash...
wilheldp_PE
PE, LEED AP, SPAM KING
I dunno. This is all hypothetical since I haven't bought the house and don't have a stud wall layout even if I did buy it.
EM_PS
shining like a lighter...
Oh yeah, well speak to the Hasselhoff!
your quandry has grown tiresome - Next basement finishing question! (please let it be about pool tables or dart boards)
Road Guy
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HVAC went in yesterday! other than them being a little late it worked out good and I didnt lose any more ceiling height.
Hope to get enough of the plumbing done this weekend so that I can start putting some sheetrock down.. but right now I am the hold up in the critical path having to frame out the ceilings / soffits / etc....
Hope to get enough of the plumbing done this weekend so that I can start putting some sheetrock down.. but right now I am the hold up in the critical path having to frame out the ceilings / soffits / etc....
Road Guy
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well i spent most of the weekend working on a "test room" for the ceiling frameout, much more of a pain in the ass than I expected. I have a small backroom that I was able to tryout my mad framing skills on before getting to the larger rooms...
I found that 2X2's are just to flimsy to use so went with 2X4's. Also after digging through several bins of 2X4X14's at Home Depot and Lowes trying to find straight ones I ended up getting 2X4X8's and just nailing them together, it was incredibly impossible to find the longer lenghts straight enough to do the task. The 2X6X14's were straight enough but just not worth the hassle to carry around..
I bought one of those cheaper spinning laser levels (maybe the more expensive ones are better but it was very flimsy and I really dont think it was anymore accurate than just using a regular level and a tape measure) so I ended up just measuring down from the floor joists and using a 4' level. I must have spent several un-needed hours trying to get the bubble exactly perfect, then I went upstairs and laid the level on parts of my existing ceiling and realized that its not perfect either (& not noticeable) still trying to get it fairly "perfect" but I am probably going to wish I had subbed this out (but I need to save the money for extra bar features )
I hate starting a project because thats all I can think about is working on it and getting it finished, today at lunch I was pondering... hmm if I go home at lunch I can probably complete 2 or 3 more ceiling joists......
what i really dread is cutting out the holes for the electrical boxes and light fixtures, I always end up screwing those up....
I found that 2X2's are just to flimsy to use so went with 2X4's. Also after digging through several bins of 2X4X14's at Home Depot and Lowes trying to find straight ones I ended up getting 2X4X8's and just nailing them together, it was incredibly impossible to find the longer lenghts straight enough to do the task. The 2X6X14's were straight enough but just not worth the hassle to carry around..
I bought one of those cheaper spinning laser levels (maybe the more expensive ones are better but it was very flimsy and I really dont think it was anymore accurate than just using a regular level and a tape measure) so I ended up just measuring down from the floor joists and using a 4' level. I must have spent several un-needed hours trying to get the bubble exactly perfect, then I went upstairs and laid the level on parts of my existing ceiling and realized that its not perfect either (& not noticeable) still trying to get it fairly "perfect" but I am probably going to wish I had subbed this out (but I need to save the money for extra bar features
)I hate starting a project because thats all I can think about is working on it and getting it finished, today at lunch I was pondering... hmm if I go home at lunch I can probably complete 2 or 3 more ceiling joists......
what i really dread is cutting out the holes for the electrical boxes and light fixtures, I always end up screwing those up....
