The Home Improvement Thread

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Slava

Well it will be right at the ceiling line for the basement, basically. It's right near where other utilities enter the house, so it should be doable if it's done properly. This is why I'd prefer to pay someone and have it done right though (I know how to drill a hole!).

Why not come through the rim joist of the floor structure and not the concrete wall? What is the exterior finish? What is the interior finish?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Why not come through the rim joist of the floor structure and not the concrete wall? What is the exterior finish? What is the interior finish?

Well I could come through higher (Hardie board), and then come through the floor I suppose, but that could be a pain also. I guess there's a cabinet there I could go into the back of and through the floor from there.

[Fuzz]

If you do that, just be aware Hardie Board dust is pretty ####ty stuff to breath in.

[Scroopy Noopers]

So is concrete. Pretty much most construction dust types aren’t great for you.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

So is concrete. Pretty much most construction dust types aren’t great for you.

Especially fibrous dust.

[timun]

"All these science spheres are made of asbestos, by the way. Keeps out the rats. Let us know if you feel a shortness of breath, a persistent dry cough, or your heart stopping. Because that's not part of the test: that's asbestos."

Spoiler!

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Why not come through the rim joist of the floor structure and not the concrete wall? What is the exterior finish? What is the interior finish?

If your house is the right age, the rim joist is buried in concrete anyway.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Slava

Can anyone recommend someone to drill through the concrete and put a conduit in to get fibre into my house? I feel like this is something I'm not doing, but also a pretty small job.

When they needed to core through the side of my house to install a high efficiency furnace, I recall they used ABC (Alberta's best coring).

That guy kinda drilled almost 2 inches too high vs what he was requested to do though. The HVAC guys were pissed because it meant more work for them to cut small notches through some floor joists for the pipe, but it worked for me since the pipe isn't as low. The HVAC guys said you get a discount if you pay cash.

On a side note, how do I figure out how the insulation and seal should be for the area where the pipes go outside? Where those pipes meet the wall, I see bare concrete where they pulled away the insulation to core through. Anything I should consider DIY wise to prevent undesired moisture or water?

[jeffh]

You could wrap some insulation around the intake pipe for the first 10’. I assume you have fibreglass batts and poly in the joist space/exterior wall area. Push and notch the insulation around the pipes and back against the exterior wall. Then clean up the poly with tuck tape, and do your best to tape it to the pipes. As well, you can add some accoustic-seal(goopy tar-like caulk), to reattach poly to the lumber. On the exterior, silicone is usually the best option for where the pipes pass through.
Honestly, your HVAC guys should have done all that for you before they left, as that is kinda crap incomplete work.

[wireframe]

Does anyone have recommendations for a door company? I'd like to replace my sliding patio door and probably my two swinging exterior doors as well.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Slava

Can anyone recommend someone to drill through the concrete and put a conduit in to get fibre into my house? I feel like this is something I'm not doing, but also a pretty small job.

But why? You already have an existing utility conduit. Why can't they use that?

[CroFlames]

I mighta asked this before but can anyone recommend a paint or epoxy product for basement floor? More specifically, I want to coat the floor in my mech room before I finish the basement. Is DIY advisable or do I hire?

I don’t plan on finishing the basement for another couple years, but I’d like to do the mech room now.

Thanks

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Shazam

But why? You already have an existing utility conduit. Why can't they use that?

Well, I will end up using another conduit rather than drilling a new one. It's because of where they put the fibre in the first place though, and now it's a question of who's going to fish this through (me or Telus...and seeing at their seeming unwillingness to work, probably me!)

[Engine09]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I mighta asked this before but can anyone recommend a paint or epoxy product for basement floor? More specifically, I want to coat the floor in my mech room before I finish the basement. Is DIY advisable or do I hire?

I don’t plan on finishing the basement for another couple years, but I’d like to do the mech room now.

Thanks

I used a 2 component epoxy from Sherwin Williams, there is a thread where guys went over a few different products used on garage floors in great detail. I'm sure the thread can be found with a search, lot of info in there.



Unrelated, does anyone know where I can locally find black plastic ABS or Acrylic sheets? 1/8" thick, 2' x 2'. I've tried Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Putting off calling plastic companies because they likely do custom orders and it won't be cheap.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Slava

Well, I will end up using another conduit rather than drilling a new one. It's because of where they put the fibre in the first place though, and now it's a question of who's going to fish this through (me or Telus...and seeing at their seeming unwillingness to work, probably me!)

Pro Tip(I got it form a pro)...tie a plastic bag(you may have to cut a piece of it if conduit is small) to a string. Put it in one end. Put a vacuum on the other end, and in seconds you will have a pull line.

[Wormius]

Did Telus finish in your area? I heard in some areas they abandoned the work because of geological issues.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Pro Tip(I got it form a pro)...tie a plastic bag(you may have to cut a piece of it if conduit is small) to a string. Put it in one end. Put a vacuum on the other end, and in seconds you will have a pull line.

Works great for fishing internally routed bike cables too! Just tape up all the holes in the frame where you don't want your string to go.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Engine09

Unrelated, does anyone know where I can locally find black plastic ABS or Acrylic sheets? 1/8" thick, 2' x 2'. I've tried Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Putting off calling plastic companies because they likely do custom orders and it won't be cheap.

Two places I'd try. I don't think this'll be expensive.

1. Acrylic Concepts, 403-974-3240
2. GE Polymershapes, (403) 250-1670

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Engine09

I used a 2 component epoxy from Sherwin Williams, there is a thread where guys went over a few different products used on garage floors in great detail. I'm sure the thread can be found with a search, lot of info in there.

Do you have a name of the product? Couldn't seem to find it on the Sherwin Williams site.

Rustoleum has a 2-part epoxy for garages too with mixed reviews, but I think for a mech/storage room, it'll perform just fine.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Do you have a name of the product? Couldn't seem to find it on the Sherwin Williams site.

Rustoleum has a 2-part epoxy for garages too with mixed reviews, but I think for a mech/storage room, it'll perform just fine.

Go to https://www.polymersciencecorp.com/ and get a much better product. They'll be able to recommend the right thing for you. It'll be double the price of Rustoleum, but way better. I did my garage, and it's an easy enough DIY project.