Aparto II - 2012 Update

[Stuart Ablett]

When I got to the Aparto this morning, just down the street, there was a little bit of a drama on the go


From what I could see, there were four vehicles involved, you can see the little black car #1 was traveling towards us, the silver car #2, was traveling away from us. The larger silver van, #3, was parked, they are working on the house there. I could not see exactly what the #1 black car had hit

Then I got a look, later after the cops had left, and this is what I saw...........



....... This black car, which I could NOT see form the first pictures point of view. It looks like the little black car hit the planter and then the black car (#5) and pushed it into the silver #3 van.

How this happened, I don't know, but he must have hit the #5 black car hard to move it sideways 3 feet or so.

Anyone want to bet that the guy driving the #1 little black car was on his cell phone?

Back to the Aparto...........


...... I got the living room subfloor done

There was much rejoicing

Next up.............

.......... the kitchen area

I cleaned up the kitchen area, I'll do the vapour barrier next up, but today, I did get a bunch of the structural upgrade brackets done.......



Look at the size of some of them screws

I honestly do not know how much these metal upgrade brackets will do, but they are recommended to be used, in both new and old houses, so I figure what the heck, they are NOT expensive.

Once I get the vapour barrier done, then I'll be working on the plumbing and the electrical.

Cheers!

[Vaughn McMillan]

Stu, I'll bet the upgrade straps are mostly for seismic events. Having a little bit of flex (slop) can be a good thing when turf surfing. I notice a lot of extra little metal bits in framing around here, too.

[Art Mulder]

Is that an electrical outlet in the closet?

[Stuart Ablett]

Stu, I'll bet the upgrade straps are mostly for seismic events. Having a little bit of flex (slop) can be a good thing when turf surfing. I notice a lot of extra little metal bits in framing around here, too.

Yeah, I realize that, but for me, my concern is that with that many BIG screws going into one piece of wood, I worry that the screws themselves compromise the structure of the wood
But, that do I know, guys a lot smarter than I have engineered these bits to add to existing building.

Is that an electrical outlet in the closet?

Yep, it is, but it is NOT live, it is from before the last reno, maybe two renos ago

[Stuart Ablett]

More stuff to attend to this AM, but I did get in there for a few hours.

I replaced that one last beam that was rotten near the bath room door....


..... I got a good tight fit, I had to be careful, I did not want to shake all of the tiles off the wall doing this. It is all secured with long 3.5" stout screws, but I'll most likely put some steel brackets of some sort on it too.

I did a rather unenjoyable job next.....

.... sprayed everything within 18" of the dirt with the anti-termite spray. This time I got the "Low Odor" stuff, and it sure was a lot better, but still, windows open, and I left soon after spraying.


I also brought my workmate clones, to raise my workbench/SCMS station to a reasonable height.

Getting it done!

[Rob Keeble]

Looking good Stu, I like the way you think and work. Keep it up still watching and learning.

[Stuart Ablett]

Thanks Rob!

You know, I just went and looked at the before pics of that rotten floor beam by the bath room door........


Boy that was bad!

[Charlie Schultz]

Amazing- your MIL is getting one *heckuva* deal.

[Stuart Ablett]

Thank you Charlie

I got the rest of the vapour barrier done, sure glad that is done, no more dirt in the Aparto!


Yep, nice to have that done!

OK, now onto the plumbing

I'm using this snap together stuff, the various pieces are not cheap, but it sure looks like it will save me a lot of time, and that is what I need more than anything right now.........

Just a mock up, to make sure I have all the bits I need, don't want to buy a few extra, as the cheapest nipples cost $8 each

I sure hope to do this part of the plumbing quickly, I'll also have to do the drains. I guess a trip to the DIY shop is in order.

Cheers!

[glenn bradley]

You are doing great at staying committed to this Stu. That type of project can really wear on you. You're a good man.