Bath tub install

Last night I bided a job to install a bath tub.
Also installing new drain line and fixtures too.
The customer has the job site already with materials.
Scheduled to install this Saturday A.M.



Job complete.

Customer to install drywall (green board) and finished tub walls.I am to return and install spigot at a later date.


Customer completed tub install with new doors and paint.
Great Job well done!

Drywall repair, sliding closet door install

Last night I finished a one day job installing sliding closet doors and drywall repair.
This customer had two drywall repairs, one area dry wall had to be installed 3' X 3'and the other the joints needed to be taped and finished. The jams around the closet needed drywall and metal corners with two sliding slab wood doors installed.

I started at 11AM and finished at 7PM. Also gave the customer a bid on inclosing area going to the basement threw the garage to basement.

Surge Suppression

IG1240 and IG3240
Residential Whole House Hardwired Tranmsient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS)protects AC power. Designed for 120/240 VAC single (split) phase. Installs using a 15 or 20 ampere 2-pole breaker. Two single-pole breakers may be used. NEMA 4 rated enclosure for indoor or outdoor installation. Product has 5 year warranty as well as $ 10,000 Connected Equipment Limited Warranty for appliances and electronics. See complete warranty for details.

Plasma T.V. installed

Plumbing water heaters, Sink Fixtures and exterior Hydrants.

In winter months I install more water heaters. It is cold outside and customers want a hot shower to warm up.
Never leave your garden hose connected to an out side hydrant (water spigot.)
Frozen water will travel up and into the residence and bust pipes I have replaced many hydrants and repaired water damage due to freezing.

Furnace Repair/Humidifier install

All this week I have been cleaning and starting up furnaces for customers.
Every home needs a humidifier, Homes without a humidifier dry’s everything in the home from people to wood floors. Noses are dry and lips crack. You spend 50% of your time at home.

I have seen brand new homes with and with out humidifiers and I can tell the difference, Just by looking at the hardwood floors. There are cracks at all the joints. In the summer the cracks disappear and the flooring looks as good as new again.

Aprilaire humidifiers are the best, they are easy to install and maintenance is simple.
Also there is always a clean fresh supply of water flowing over the filter.
( No mold build up)

Exterior Seasonal Lighting and Electrical work

Electrical
Now is the season to start thinking about exterior receptacles for Halloween/Christmas lighting.

Painting/Paper Removal

I have learned the hard way.

Not all wall paper needs to be removed or should be removed.
All new sheet rocked walls need paint on them before applying wallpaper.

Many new homes I have worked on do not have paint on the substrate (Sheet rock).
Later on down the road someone will want to change the wallpaper or paint the walls. Removing the wallpaper turns into major repairs. If only the new substrate was painted removing the paper would be less work and less cost to the home owner.

1. If the drywall was not painted and you are going paint the best way I have found is to apply oil base kills directly over the wallpaper repair the wallpaper joints and go from there.

2. If the drywall was not painted and you are going to paper, apply sizing and paper right over the top. You must inspect the joints and make sure they are tight and all paper is tight. Nine times out of ten the paper is glued to the wall. Do not put joints on top of joints offset the joints.


When wallpaper is applied directly to unpainted drywall the glue absorbs right in to the paper and the new wallpaper becomes part of that wall.

If there is a coat of paint it can be any type of paint removing the paper at a later date will be much easier and less cost to the home owner.

Sizing acts like extra glue and lets the new wallpaper slide when matching up the print at the joints.
I have hung thousand of rolls of paper. I no longer offer this service.

Electrical bid

This afternoon I'm to meet a new customer to trouble shoot a pushmatic 100 Amp service panel. Customer had stated water has traveled into panel from service line and half of the house has no current. There are two remedies.1.Trouble shoot and fix the problem and find out why water comes into panel. 2.Replace complete service panel, new meter can, mast and new line from service provider to panel.

Assembly Cabinets

Am meeting an established customer and assembling some type of cabinet. This is a cabinet off the self bought at the local retail chains. Last year I installed a new over the stove micro wave oven and had to do some custom work on the cabinet to make the micro wave fit.

The newer cabinet now days are designed for a micro wave install. You must have a clearance of 24” from the bottom of the micro-wave to the top of the stove and these dimensions are considered and incorporated with the newer cabinets.

I have no idea what they look like; this appointment was made one week prior. I need to get paint matched for my door and return to the dishwasher/kitchen sink install and finish up.

Job complete.
Job complete 2.5 hours labor
This was an assembly of a four drawer file cabinet made of wood
I used wood glue and calked all inside corners for more strength.
Usually this type of cabinet seem to be flimsy due to manufacturer construction practices.
If extra glue and calk are used they seem to hold up better.

Installing stainless steele kitchen sink and dishwasher.

Yesterday I was almost complete installing a custom door and trim for a customer and at the end of the day I was painting and realized the paint was flat and not satin and had to pull off the job at 5PM. Labor hours 36

I arrived at the next job at 6PM and installed a new stainless steele kitchen sink with plumbing. The customer is rehabbing the house and new counter tops and cabinet are pre existing. Also I installed a new dishwasher too. 2.5 hours total labor.

I need to return and extend the drain line on the dishwasher and shim the sink. The clips that hold the sink to the counter top are not correctly holding the sink in place.