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The joys of homeownership!
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GUNN
Active Member
Sir you are a wise man.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Thank you, most kind Sir. for that compliment, but actually, there is some laziness incentive involved, after spending most of my adult life repairing folks electronics for a livelihood, the last thing I wish to do is have to troubleshoot & repair my personal electronics that were not surge/spike protected after an major surge/spike event, both manmade, or nature caused.
onepixel
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My property has about 5 terraces.
Lots of yard work.
Top 1, street view level.
Level 2, side view. Where the house sits.
Level 3, about a third.
Top of level 4. I was weeding.
Level 5. From the middle of the lower backyard, looking up to the house.
Weeds and stuff out of control.
Some fruit, nuts, herbs and stuff that grows like crazy too.
Flowers too.
Lots of yard work.
Top 1, street view level.
Level 2, side view. Where the house sits.
Level 3, about a third.
Top of level 4. I was weeding.
Level 5. From the middle of the lower backyard, looking up to the house.
Weeds and stuff out of control.
Some fruit, nuts, herbs and stuff that grows like crazy too.
Flowers too.
drjohnnyfeva
Well-Known Member
Well, some things around the house are certainly more fun than others; especially when there's some enjoyment to be had when it's complete.
About 10 months ago I was sitting on my deck, drinking a beer after having cut the lawn, watching TV after a dip in the pool. I put this small TV on the door of our shed so that when we open the door the TV is ready to go and if the weather turns bad we can quickly just close the door to get it out of the rain.
Anyway, I'm sitting there thinking about what to do with an old 55inch Sony Bravia that I just replaced in my office. It worked ok, but the HDMI connections died a few years ago, so I was back to component inputs on it. Nothing really wrong with that, still HD and all, but the replacement came free after clearing out my mother's house when she moved. This otherwise fine TV had been staring at me taking up space in my office for about 2 weeks when, while having this beer - and another, I got the bright idea of using it on our deck somehow.
Thought about mounting it on a reinforced stud with a long arm wall mount to swivel it out and in, but couldn't find any mount long enough to do that; plus the TV is about 50lbs and that weight concerned me with the amount of movement required to swivel it in and out. Thought about mounting it on a piece of 3/4 inch plywood acting like a door to swing it out, but nothing fit the bill for getting it out easily and in quickly, until...
What if I cut a door between studs and build a slide system using a ceiling mount TV bracket that rotates and tilts. Ahh haaaa!
It took some work and some engineering, including a basic pulley to hold it in place before being screwed in, and the building of some industrial drawer sides to mount the industrial drawer slides on, but it's in and working as intended.
My daughter just graduated HS and we had her party with the deck in full operation. The way our friends, mostly the husbands but even some of the wives, were investigating my handiwork was flattering and hilarious too. Here's the modern marvel. lol Fun project!
About 10 months ago I was sitting on my deck, drinking a beer after having cut the lawn, watching TV after a dip in the pool. I put this small TV on the door of our shed so that when we open the door the TV is ready to go and if the weather turns bad we can quickly just close the door to get it out of the rain.
Anyway, I'm sitting there thinking about what to do with an old 55inch Sony Bravia that I just replaced in my office. It worked ok, but the HDMI connections died a few years ago, so I was back to component inputs on it. Nothing really wrong with that, still HD and all, but the replacement came free after clearing out my mother's house when she moved. This otherwise fine TV had been staring at me taking up space in my office for about 2 weeks when, while having this beer - and another, I got the bright idea of using it on our deck somehow.
Thought about mounting it on a reinforced stud with a long arm wall mount to swivel it out and in, but couldn't find any mount long enough to do that; plus the TV is about 50lbs and that weight concerned me with the amount of movement required to swivel it in and out. Thought about mounting it on a piece of 3/4 inch plywood acting like a door to swing it out, but nothing fit the bill for getting it out easily and in quickly, until...
What if I cut a door between studs and build a slide system using a ceiling mount TV bracket that rotates and tilts. Ahh haaaa!
It took some work and some engineering, including a basic pulley to hold it in place before being screwed in, and the building of some industrial drawer sides to mount the industrial drawer slides on, but it's in and working as intended.My daughter just graduated HS and we had her party with the deck in full operation. The way our friends, mostly the husbands but even some of the wives, were investigating my handiwork was flattering and hilarious too. Here's the modern marvel. lol Fun project!
felix_katze
Well-Known Member
awesome!
That's perfect. I'm thinking it might have occurred to you but... the nature of these things... have you thought of motorizing it like a garage door opener, clicker and all. That would have all the husbands investigating and most if not all of the wives. Good job. I can feel the vibe from here.Well, some things around the house are certainly more fun than others; especially when there's some enjoyment to be had when it's complete.
About 10 months ago I was sitting on my deck, drinking a beer after having cut the lawn, watching TV after a dip in the pool. I put this small TV on the door of our shed so that when we open the door the TV is ready to go and if the weather turns bad we can quickly just close the door to get it out of the rain.
Anyway, I'm sitting there thinking about what to do with an old 55inch Sony Bravia that I just replaced in my office. It worked ok, but the HDMI connections died a few years ago, so I was back to component inputs on it. Nothing really wrong with that, still HD and all, but the replacement came free after clearing out my mother's house when she moved. This otherwise fine TV had been staring at me taking up space in my office for about 2 weeks when, while having this beer - and another, I got the bright idea of using it on our deck somehow.
Thought about mounting it on a reinforced stud with a long arm wall mount to swivel it out and in, but couldn't find any mount long enough to do that; plus the TV is about 50lbs and that weight concerned me with the amount of movement required to swivel it in and out. Thought about mounting it on a piece of 3/4 inch plywood acting like a door to swing it out, but nothing fit the bill for getting it out easily and in quickly, until...
What if I cut a door between studs and build a slide system using a ceiling mount TV bracket that rotates and tilts. Ahh haaaa!
My daughter just graduated HS and we had her party with the deck in full operation. The way our friends, mostly the husbands but even some of the wives, were investigating my handiwork was flattering and hilarious too. Here's the modern marvel. lol Fun project!
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drjohnnyfeva
Well-Known Member
I would really like to tackle that, but it's kind of a tight fit between the studs and needs a little persuasion to get it thru because the ceiling mount TV holder actually ranges back from center with the weight of the TV. Getting it thru requires getting near center when pulling it out. It's a small trade off from the pure convenience of motorizing it.
The part of it ranging back was the only unanticipated part of the project. If I had had two more inches, it would have been perfect. Story of mens lives. lol
mrehorst
Super Member
That's one of those things that will become a mystery to someone who owns the house in 50-100 years, sort of like coal chutes, laundry chutes, dumb waiters, and milk doors are to us.What if I cut a door between studs and build a slide system using a ceiling mount TV bracket that rotates and tilts. Ahh haaaa!
felix_katze
Well-Known Member
I installed a new faucet/mixer with retractable hose for swishing around the sink. Has a built in filter so you can have filtered water at the flick of a lever.
Ive done building maintenance long enough to know there are only two ways that could go.
Sorry to say it all went in marvelously.
Ive done building maintenance long enough to know there are only two ways that could go.
Sorry to say it all went in marvelously.
New fence. It looked like the set of an old western to me. Bottom pic is the beginning of my "charcoal" stain project.
In the background is a 3 story monstrosity built after an elderly neighbor passed. A cute craftsman bungalow was demo'd and this went up. Blocking many folks' views.
In the background is a 3 story monstrosity built after an elderly neighbor passed. A cute craftsman bungalow was demo'd and this went up. Blocking many folks' views.
^^^^^^Nice looking job on the fence and I'm seeing a lot of $$ buying individual boards like that. What type of wood I'm wondering?
That's a shame about the house next door and I'm surprised zoning would allow that.
That's a shame about the house next door and I'm surprised zoning would allow that.
We have the same issues here. They will build these monstrocity's anywhere they have an inch. When zoning doesn't allow it, they just change the zoning. Money wins out over people every time. Paul.
It’s all cedar. My favorite part is the posts are mounted on steel poles, so no wood is sunk into or touches the fence post concrete. This is where every fence I’ve ever had eventually rots and fails.
We’ll see how it holds up. 20 year warranty on the posts. In terms of $, it was pretty reasonable, particularly compared to other bids. First bid was a staggering $21K. Next two were $11K and $12K. We went with the latter due to quality of the wood. Full perimeter fence with 3 gates.