It was 5am and I was sipping my coffee and browsing the internet when I heard a huge explosion and the showering of glass on the tile floor.
My shower glass exploded!
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
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.
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.
Sand Thermal Mass Radiant Floor
Next step! Fill it in with sand.
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.
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
Sand and Plywood Deliveries
The sand is here!
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
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.