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Pope said:
I won't know until I remove the cladding, but I'm guessing not because I've also noticed now that the wood on the inside of the bottom of the panel has bubbled out a bit. Makes me think the wood all across the bottom of the panel is in pretty bad shape.
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Then rot might even have started running up the side of the panel if that's true. I have never tried to rebuild any of these, just replaced them. Is your rough opening a standard size i.e. 72" or a custom build? Because if that price you were quoted is for a standard size, someone wants to go on vacation.

With what you have posted, I would say your best policy would be to wait until the weather breaks before trying anything. March is only 5 weeks away! And if you aren't going to be at this house much longer, get a good vinyl unit. I'm not a big fan of vinyl anything, but I know houses with those units sliding well even after 20 years. And they don't rot. Sorry if that isn't much help.
 
AgronAlum said:
Light sand between coats and finish with a decent low nap (1/4 or 3/16) mohair or microfiber mini roller if you can. Just make sure you run some painters tape around the dry roller to pull off loose fibers before using.

You’re gonna get brush marks no matter what brush you use. Some are better than others but they will still be there. Light sand and then roll or spray to minimize.

I did this dresser with BM Advance and it has held up very well for about 6 years now with a kid that went from 0-6 years old. I had good luck using it on some built ins I made for my parents as well.

Ive been leaning into BM paint over SW lately. I used their Scuff X paint on the last bigger job I had and it laid very well for the variety of surfaces it went on.
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I read lots of great reviews for advance, which is why I decided to go that direction despite the long recoat time. This bench will definitely see some things with a 4 year old and a 2 month old at home. Went to the store today and bought a Wooster Silver Tip and am much happier with the results after a fairly liberal sand and re-coat. The softer brush made a world of difference. Going to hit it with a light sand again tomorrow and a 3rd and hopefully final coat. I probably should have went to the route of heavy sand and a roller, but now it almost feels like a personal challenge to try to get this thing to look respectable with a brush.
 
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JEFF420 said:
anyone else put towels across the bottom of your doors during very cold weather? am i 200 years old?
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We've been in our house a while and tick off a box every year of something to replace.
We used to have to put towels down. Replaced our door this summer with a Home Depot install. They said to stay away from Jeld Wen so we went with a fiberglass Feather River and then an Anderson storm door.
They are miles better than what we had.
 
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Got a pair of bathroom faucets leaking, suspect they both just need replaced. Both of them also have hard water lines ran to them. Anything I should know about swapping the faucets out, along with swapping the piping out for flexible lines?
 
MeowingCows said:
Got a pair of bathroom faucets leaking, suspect they both just need replaced. Both of them also have hard water lines ran to them. Anything I should know about swapping the faucets out, along with swapping the piping out for flexible lines?
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Make sure the water is off
 
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MeowingCows said:
Got a pair of bathroom faucets leaking, suspect they both just need replaced. Both of them also have hard water lines ran to them. Anything I should know about swapping the faucets out, along with swapping the piping out for flexible lines?
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Typically there is copper coming through the wall with a shutoff and a braided flexible line running to the faucets. Is that the case here?

Swapping faucets is pretty straight forward and if you have the braided flexible line running lines they’re cheap to replace but typically don’t need to be. Just inspect them, especially the seals.

Faucets usually come with a drain too. Are you replacing that as well?

It may just be an o ring too which are like a buck to replace. Depends on what you want to tear apart and where they’re leaking from.
 
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AgronAlum said:
Typically there is copper coming through the wall with a shutoff and a braided flexible line running to the faucets. Is that the case here?

Swapping faucets is pretty straight forward and if you have the braided flexible line running lines they’re cheap to replace but typically don’t need to be. Just inspect them, especially the seals.

Faucets usually come with a drain too. Are you replacing that as well?

It may just be an o ring too which are like a buck to replace. Depends on what you want to tear apart and where they’re leaking from.
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Welp, the old faucet fasteners were damn near seized onto the sink and in a terrible spot to get to, behind the stall, which was sealed to the wall. So...the whole ****** came out on short notice and I'm putting a new vanity/sink combo in, along with a new faucet and new lines. Think I should be okay, as the wall end is modern-looking threaded shutoff valves already. Just gotta get it all in there and see if the trap lines up, or if I need to go buy one.

The other faucet I didn't do today, but it just has the cold tap shut off cuz it drips out the faucet when on. I don't like the faucet anyway, so it'll also get new lines and faucet on top. Haven't decided if I want to redo the drain on that one or not also.
 
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MeowingCows said:
Welp, the old faucet fasteners were damn near seized onto the sink and in a terrible spot to get to, behind the stall, which was sealed to the wall. So...the whole ****** came out on short notice and I'm putting a new vanity/sink combo in, along with a new faucet and new lines. Think I should be okay, as the wall end is modern-looking threaded shutoff valves already.
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Go into it thinking you’ll spend 50-100 bucks and end up spending 5x that. Sounds about right.
 
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I feel like faucets are like grills.
Buy a good one and it'll last.
 
JP4CY said:
I feel like faucets are like grills.
Buy a good one and it'll last.
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Hit or miss. We’ve got a decent Moen faucet in our kitchen and the clear finish on the base started peeling after a couple years. Supposedly a lifetime warranty but the warranty is a PITA to actually use.
 
AgronAlum said:
Hit or miss. We’ve got a decent Moen faucet in our kitchen and the clear finish on the base started peeling after a couple years. Supposedly a lifetime warranty but the warranty is a PITA to actually use.
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That stinks. Ive actually had really good luck with their faucets, disposal, and shower fixtures.
 
JP4CY said:
That stinks. Ive actually had really good luck with their faucets, disposal, and shower fixtures.
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Put a Moen 3/4 horse disposal in and don’t like that either. lol It seems too shallow and if there’s any amount of food in it, it flings it back into the sink. The insinkerator I replaced didn’t have that issue at all.
 
Has anyone recently had a humidifier added to their furnace lately? We had one in our old house but looking for recommendations/costs
 
dmclone said:
Has anyone recently had a humidifier added to their furnace lately? We had one in our old house but looking for recommendations/costs
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I did one about 5 years ago. Aprilaire 550 maybe? Never made a discernable improvement. Maybe it was just completely undersized for a big four square house. Ended up using local humidifiers. Curious to see others' experiences.
 
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