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Basement Re-Finish

DIY Kid’s Bedroom Makeover on a budget – treehouse with a hammock

DIY Kid’s Bedroom Makeover on a budget – treehouse with a hammock

Indoor TreeHouse Bed for Kids Before I hatched the idea of an Indoor TreeHouse I was faced with the challenge of a very small bedroom.  I wanted to create a room that had floor space to play on, clothes storage

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Installed a Takagi Tankless Hotwater Heater

Installed a Takagi Tankless Hotwater Heater

Installed a Takagi Tankless Hotwater heater, to serve as the heating system and as the hotwater heater for my domestic how water.

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Plywood Over Sand Mass Radiant Floor

Plywood Over Sand Mass Radiant Floor

Ok, so first off. Use thicker plywood. I wasn’t happy with how bendy and warpy this plywood was.

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Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor

Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor

Next step! Fill it in with sand.

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New Sleepers for Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor

New Sleepers for Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor

So after nailing all those sleepers down, I found out almost instantly that they were not holding.

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Sleepers on Styrofoam – Thermal mass radiant floor

Sleepers on Styrofoam – Thermal mass radiant floor

So the bedrooms are going to have wood floors, specifically nail down wood floors. Therefore concrete is not an option as I can’t nail into it. So the method I choose was to lay out sleepers to support the floor

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Sand and Plywood Deliveries

Sand and Plywood Deliveries

The sand is here!

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Install Styrofoam over concrete for radiant heated floors

Install Styrofoam over concrete for radiant heated floors

I decided that more than anything I wanted warm floors.  I wanted my heat to come from everywhere instead of one duct, or one radiator.  I have allergies to dust, so forced air was out of the question.  Running baseboards

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Replace a Single Door with A Double French Door

Replace a Single Door with A Double French Door

Once there was a single door.  Then after lots of cutting and ripping and building there was a beautiful french door. 

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Install plumbing into concrete slab for toilet, sink and shower

Install plumbing into concrete slab for toilet, sink and shower

In order to install a bathroom on a first floor or basement with a slab, one must cut into the concrete.   This was basically the very first project I did at the new house.   It was most definitely daunting to

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