Misc house pics! :-D

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,612
edited October 2011 in The Clubhouse
Havent posted any pics in a while of the progress on my house - still working on it with no sign of the end as I always find stuff to do... its just who I am!

Pic 1 - Kitchen floor with the new tile... have not put down quarter round yet
Pic 2 - completed hall way
Pic 3 - completed hall way
Pic 4 - walkway leading to driveway
Pic 5 - depth that I am digging, will also at the same time dig to widen the driveway to a two car driveway
Pic 6 - Spare bedroom floor that is completed, I will not post pics of the actual room because it is my roommates room with his stuff...

Thanks for looking! :)

Comments/suggestions etc are of course welcome!
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,079
    edited October 2011
    Good job Trey...I was at your house one day when the guys were working on it and I can see huge improvement from the pics. I think you were at work that day...I met Tom to exchange some gear. Good job.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Oh yeah - I remember when you had stopped by when I was not there!

    You should come back one day and check it out again!

    We still need to have a lil Polkfest here one day! :)

    Will be fun!

    Thanks!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2011
    I like the improvements, but why would you put down hardwood/ laminate floor just to put both rubber runners and carpet runners on top of it? Isn't that admitting the wrong choice of flooring for that area?

    I understand the area rug line of thought, but if carpet is what you wanted to walk on, why not just lay carpet?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    I absolutely despise carpet - it is very dirty and I have bad allergies and dogs...

    With area rugs and the plastic runners I can just roll them up - clean under them and so forth... the plastic runners are for my dogs so they do not destroy the floor underneath and I also file their claws monthly to reduce this issue...

    I just like hardwoods but also enjoy area rugs!

    The hallway is distressed hickory and the spare bedroom is distressed maple - I REALLY like the distressed maple... :)

    Thanks!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2011
    Yep, you validated my question......laying distressed maple hardwood floors down because you like the look, then trim the dogs claws and roll out rubber and carpet so they don't distress the wood. Aren't we a strange curious lot, us humans?:wink:

    Don't feel bad, my Grandma bought brand new furniture that fabrics never saw any use due to the clear plastic covers, then topped with blankets.....
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Yeah I know I am crazy - and very OCD... lol

    Never understood plastic covers for furniture though??? lol
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2011
    The odd thing about humans that I have yet to figure out is how we look at status in our culture.....we will plunk down huge $$$ to by a Fender Road Worn Guitar yet raise hell if someone keys our new car. Makes absolutely no sense....
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Yeah I do not understand the mentality - I have been working on my house for 2 years so everything I do is thought out and implemented in a way it will last hopefully 50 years...

    I put down mats not to keep it looking like new tomorrow, but potentially for the duration of my stay here and that the next person can enjoy it and know that I tried to make my use it as good as possible..

    I do not understand people who will buy extremely crappy quality stuff to only replace it again two years later...

    My flooring was 4.25 a sq foot - I ripped up garbage that was .80 a sq ft and it was poorly installed with no pad underneath and was just absolute garbage... they did it just to say they did it when they sold their house with no longevity in time. They would have been better off to save up for a few years and then buy floor in the 2.50 a sq ft range and actually install something that can last more than two years...

    Anyways - I just want my stuff to last a long time not look immaculate - my floor already has several scratches on it, a house is meant to be lived in and enjoyed not a museum but I also do not want to do this again for a very long time :)
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited October 2011
    I am a hardwood/tile person myself. (Allergies) Area rugs are easier to replace than carpet, esp. with pets. Your house is coming together nicely, hopefully you get to sell at a market peak.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Thanks!

    As this rate if I do sell it will be a long time from now --

    On the other hand it would take certain circumstances to make me want to sell... the house is laid out perfectly to expand it and make it quite a bit bigger...

    Hands down the coolest house ever thanks to Lightman1 and Treitz...

    How many 103 old houses can stream HD quality video room to room? :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited October 2011
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    The odd thing about humans that I have yet to figure out is how we look at status in our culture.....we will plunk down huge $$$ to by a Fender Road Worn Guitar yet raise hell if someone keys our new car. Makes absolutely no sense....

    It makes sense to me within the context of appropriate aesthetic character. Some types of limited aesthetic defects are desirable and can add character and mystique.

    Cars are supposed to clad in smooth gleaming metal, no matter the age. It's what we expect.

    Shiney new musical instruments don't contribute to the mystique of the experienced and well traveled master musician. Also, in many cases old musical instruments cost huge $$$ because they have tone qualities that can't be duplicated, or even approximated, by modern versions.

    A small scar on the cheek or chin of an attractive man can enhance his "rugged handsomeness". Women may even strike up a conversation by asking how he got the scar. Men aren't expected to be "pretty" with flawless skin. Women are expected to have smooth, flawless, hairless skin. A small scar on an attractive woman's cheek or chin is considered a defect...no exceptions. Men won't ask about it, but they will probably wonder why she won't get it fixed.

    The purposely created defects in distressed wood flooring only progress to the point of creating a certain look. The fine, random scratches continually created by dog claws would exceed that aesthetic limit and eventually get to a point where the "distressed" appearance is ruined and the floor just looks "all scratched up".

    Nice work Trey.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited October 2011
    Looks good. How do you think the hard floor surface vs carpet impacts SQ in both 2ch & HT?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    The tile cost about that, but I also had to reinforce the floor and install jack studs under the floor to remove flex (850 dollars) - I had a friend of mine that had done tile for me and he did it for very little money

    Between my first attempt at tile (epic fail), reinforcing the floor, concrete board, more tile, renting a tile saw, etc etc it comes out to $15.00 a sq ft :(
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Libertyc wrote: »
    Looks good. How do you think the hard floor surface vs carpet impacts SQ in both 2ch & HT?

    I personally like the sound that hardwood provides but I also make sure my speakers have a rug located directly in front of them. I also live a brighter sound by default.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Diggin!
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited October 2011
    I like the tile. Looks good :)
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited October 2011
    Ugh. Digging sucks. I'm out on that part, put pencil me in for the next GTG at your place.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Digging DOES suck -

    Realistically though you are more than welcome to stop by and enjoy some tunes anytime :)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited October 2011
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Digging DOES suck -

    Realistically though you are more than welcome to stop by and enjoy some tunes anytime :)

    Shoot, between her and my schedule, I think I'm about booked through the first of the year! :evil: I'd love to get down for Scarrowinds, I've never been, but it wont be happening this year. When I built my deck last year, I tried a post hole digger for about two minutes, and then ran to the rental place to get an auger. Damn this NC red clay/dirt, I miss that Iowa black soil, much easier to work with!

    BTW - I know the first time I ever come down, I'll be toting a pair of LSi9's to drop off, you have been warned!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,612
    edited October 2011
    Yeah I had a ran in with a post hole digger at 12 years old - was an experience! lol

    I am down for some LSi9 - believe it! lol
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