"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
10/07/2020 at 19:42 • Filed to: None
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"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
10/07/2020 at 19:42 • Filed to: None | 3
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Aready looks way better than the junk drywall style they built. Do it yoseff and it’s only $500. Plus wetsaw rental....ok $600ish.
Anyway, plan is to epoxy cut to fit cement board in between the outlets above. Run 3 vertical feet a day for weight purposes. And then spend the whole Friday afternoon cleaning because I’m not very pro, so this is shitty messy.
(Board is to keep the middle row level while drying.)
Aready a huuuuge improvement.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Grindintosecond
10/07/2020 at 19:59 |
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That looks awesome! I just tiled my kitchen backsplash/wall this weekend and I’m still feeling it.
They make box extensions for that electrical outlet, it’s hard to tell but it looks back there a bit and you might want to consider it. I didn’t do it the right way in my kitchen and fixing it turned out to be a PITA, but that’s learning from doing.
foghat1981
> Grindintosecond
10/07/2020 at 20:11 |
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Looks sharp!
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> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
10/07/2020 at 20:13 |
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box extensions. ill lo ok into it. these are the screw tab things that clamp to the drywall back. Theyre up high around near day three work. I think. But ill go by the store and see what they got.
notsomethingstructural
> Grindintosecond
10/07/2020 at 20:34 |
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you’re probably less messy than the pros. that shit gets everywhere, they just know how to put protection down.
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notsomethingstructural
> notsomethingstructural
10/07/2020 at 20:36 |
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also, looks fantastic.
by the way, those electrical boxes might be old work / renovation boxes, in which case, you can probably remove them with only moderate aggravation. then just put another old work box in the old hole and tighten down (would not reuse the old one and are pretty cheap). look them up, they’re pretty neat.
barnie
> Grindintosecond
10/07/2020 at 21:09 |
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Looks like you’ve got things pretty well covered here. I’ll just be movin’ on...
Sry, it’s the rum. How many pounds of rock will be g lued to that wall when yer finished? I assume that’s a fireplace of some sort. Wood or gas? Those sockets are for TV? Will you b ring them out to the rock surface or leave them inset? And then mount a bit TV over them ? Can you drill through the rock pieces for mounts and such? I’ve never had a house; just curious.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Grindintosecond
10/07/2020 at 21:36 |
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Id add a couple more screws in the middle. Like others have said, box extensions
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> barnie
10/07/2020 at 22:07 |
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Its an outlet and coax. My tv won't go there. Gas fireplace.
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> OPPOsaurus WRX
10/07/2020 at 22:08 |
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The screws are where the studs are. No other studs to use or I'd have done more screwing!
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> notsomethingstructural
10/07/2020 at 22:09 |
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Its a 4 year old house. Live outlets.
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notsomethingstructural
> Grindintosecond
10/08/2020 at 00:06 |
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They can be live outlets but the work box is just installed differently. They look like post-installed boxes to me, meaning, they were put in after the Sheetrock. If that’s the case, they can be removed with some effort without cutting a larger hole, you can put your backer board over the whole space, and reinstall replacement boxes.
I would google this, it can save you a lot of headaches if that’s the case.
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> notsomethingstructural
10/08/2020 at 00:12 |
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I hear ya. I can remove them super easy and do what your saying. These are actually pretty stout.
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notsomethingstructural
> Grindintosecond
10/08/2020 at 00:24 |
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More or less, yeah. If they’re the boxes I’m talking about they work by gripping the wall like a toggle anchor instead of being fastened directly to a stud. So they’re not as large of a box as something that’s done behind the Sheetrock but overall they still grip pretty well and aren’t likely to move if installed correctly. An extension ring will add a little sloppiness and they usually aren’t used on post-Sheetrock work boxes. It can be done, but the right way is to unwire the outlet, loosen the box, pull it out and take the wiring out, do your additional Sheetrock/cement board, and go back in the same hole with a replacement box (much like you would not typically reuse a toggle anchor).
It makes sense these would be that sort of boxes there, because the Sheetrock crew would usually install the wood frame around the fireplace during their work. So when the electrician was on site doing his roughing , there physically wasn’t a stud for him to put a stud-mounted box on yet (since the fire box guys are usually on site after the electricians in work flow). The electrician isn’t coming back after those guys are gone and the wood frame is built for two outlets, so he just left a pigtail during his roughing . The Sheetrock guys fished it through after they built the wood frame, and the electrician installed the “after Sheetrock” work box when he was back on site doing outlets and switches. Hope this answers the question you never asked in the first place.
Jayvincent
> Grindintosecond
10/11/2020 at 07:00 |
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I’ve had thoughts of doing the same so a while now, just haven’t made a plan and bought some stone. Maybe this will inspire me to get moving on it this winter. Nice work, thanks for sharing!
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> Jayvincent
10/11/2020 at 08:41 |
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If it’s on straight up drywall, you need the 1/4" cement board, or wire plus a thin coat (same thing) so just get the thin cement board. Easier, faster. Then only build up 3 feet a day. The weight is concern till it drys enough in 24 hours. Otherwise just internet a bit.