Home Improvement.

[FoFa]

Actually, you can get it wet, does not seem to effect it UNLESS you soak it. If the water gets under/behind it, it does cause damage, but wood would swell and discolor also. We tiled the bathroom after a serious toilet leak wasted a 4 foot by 3 foot section (leaked from the wax ring UNDER the laminate). But the rest has been great. We have a pool and 2 big dogs that like to swim, so we do get it wet, does not seem to hurt it in any way. I am a fan of the look of wood, just not the maintenance that goes along with it. Since it is poly coated, it has a much softer coating that is prone to scratching (remember the two dogs) which we had not had a problem with at all with the laminate. Just worth a mention and at least researching it along with wood. It's cheaper also.

 

[Rich]

Building new dining room table. Planning new speaker enclosures for an older vintage stereo system.

We gotta have a pic of that. Don't knock older stereo by the way, it still sounds better than the crap kids listen to today

 

[Rich]

Actually, you can get it wet, does not seem to effect it UNLESS you soak it. .

Do you guys not have laminates that can be used in "wet areas" yet?

 

[Friday]

We gotta have a pic of that. Don't knock older stereo by the way, it still sounds better than the crap kids listen to today

I just got the turntable on Saturday (old BSR model). Bought it off Ebay for 1 cent. Shipping was 12 bucks. I bought a HH Scott amp/receiver last month. Saturday night I was listening to Deep Purple - Made in Japan. It's amazing how much better the old LP's sound than the same music on CD...

The table is a nightmare. I have the trestle done, and am painting it right now, but the top is driving me nuts. It bowed slightly during the gluing process, so I have to get it straightened out before attaching the ends, then I can stain it (cherry) and put it on the trestle. I'm going to try angle iron screwed along the width at three locations, hoping that will pull it flat. We'll see.

 

[Friday]

Do you guys not have laminates that can be used in "wet areas" yet?

Yes, it's called vinyl...

 

[Friday]

We tiled the bathroom after a serious toilet leak wasted a 4 foot by 3 foot section (leaked from the wax ring UNDER the laminate).

What was the material you had to replace?

 

[Rich]

Yes, it's called vinyl...

That's exactly what I think most laminate looks like

 

[FoFa]

Planning new speaker enclosures for an older vintage stereo system.

Hey, I have had to replace the "foam rot" on my vintage stereo, and just got the cassette deck and receiver back from someone who fixes vintage stereo equipment. Also just replaced the cartridge in the turntable. Just wish I had not been the one to buy it new

 

[Friday]

Hey, I have had to replace the "foam rot" on my vintage stereo, and just got the cassette deck and receiver back from someone who fixes vintage stereo equipment. Also just replaced the cartridge in the turntable. Just wish I had not been the one to buy it new

Where was the foam? Speaker enclosures?

 

[FoFa]

Foam surrounding the woofers (BASS) speakers.

 

[Friday]

Foam surrounding the woofers (BASS) speakers.

Aha! Now I understand...What did you use for replacement material?

 

[FoFa]

I ordered foam surround replacements off the 'net. Came with a tape on how to do it and everything. Since my woofers are 15 inches, it was pretty simple. Way more simple that I thought initially. Was about $15.00 + $4.00 shipping for two surrounds and dust caps and glue. Took me about 30-40 mins to do both speakers.

 

[Rich]

Hey, I have had to replace the "foam rot" on my vintage stereo, and just got the cassette deck and receiver back from someone who fixes vintage stereo equipment. Also just replaced the cartridge in the turntable. Just wish I had not been the one to buy it new

Which turntable, which cartridge and whose speakers?

 

[Friday]

I ordered foam surround replacements off the 'net. Came with a tape on how to do it and everything. Since my woofers are 15 inches, it was pretty simple. Way more simple that I thought initially. Was about $15.00 + $4.00 shipping for two surrounds and dust caps and glue. Took me about 30-40 mins to do both speakers.

I'm getting ready to build enclosures for 12" woofers. Do you have the net address of this place?

 

[Ron_dK]

I'm getting ready to build enclosures for 12" woofers. Do you have the net address of this place?

Could this be of any help :

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/action/printarticle/1789/

 

[FoFa]

I'm getting ready to build enclosures for 12" woofers. Do you have the net address of this place?

I might have it at home, I'll check tonight and post it if I can find it.

 

[Friday]

We gotta have a pic of that. Don't knock older stereo by the way, it still sounds better than the crap kids listen to today

Here is a pic of the top and a pic of the base. I have them together now, but no pics yet...

 

[lmnop7854]

What a nifty thread. This summer, while I was pregnant, we decided to fix up the house a bit in anticipation of the baby, so the house would be warm and cozy for her. The roof had been leaking, so we had to get that replaced, and was the catalyst behind the extravagant sum of money we had to borrow. While I was at it, though, I got enough money to do some other improvements. So here's what we have done so far and what is yet to do:

Replaced the roof
Had a new furnace installed
Bought a new snowblower in anticipation of the fabulous winter we will have
Was going to replace a few windows, but our window guy hurt his hand, so we are waiting til the spring.
Looking into getting wall-to-wall carpeting - I HATE hard wood floors.
Would like to get new living room furniture, but will probably run out of money
Plan to get a new storm door for the front door - one of the glass panes broke, so we have the screen in it still.

Damn - there is much much more I would love to do with this house, but when the money is gone, that's it for now.

Lisa

 

[Rich]

Plan to get a new storm door for the front door - one of the glass panes broke, so we have the screen in it still.

Lisa

Can't you just get a new pane of glass?

 

[MrsGorilla]

We put new vinyl windows in our house this summer and painted and landscaped the exterior. We'll be painting and carpeting the interior in the next two months in order to get our house on the market by Feb. 1st so we can find a bigger place. When I get some time I'll try to post a before and after pic. The color of paint they had on this place when we moved in was absolutely hideous. Of course, the house was built in 1955 and we bought from the original owners (yikes), so we got in it pretty cheap because it needed some work (cosmetic only, structurally it's fine) and that's what we were lookikng for at the time. Wanted to keep our house payments as low as possible while I was finishing my schoolin'. We've put a ton of work into it.