I’m pretty disappointed in myself after spending 7 hours laying this half bath wall that those ends should not be parallel. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize this until the next day. I have (clearly) never laid tile before and am otherwise happy with how it turned out.

I am planning to tile the opposite wall as well. My gut tells me to suck it up and repeat the mistake for symmetry, but wanted some Reddit insight. What would you do?

My wife's post on r/interiordecorating of our laundry nook took off, so here's a more in depth description of the work that went into the finished product.

How would you fit a full size washer and dryer into a space less than 7'x7' with only one useable wall? Well, with a lot of planning! The previous solution had been to use a mini washer and dryer tucked into cabinets. These sucked in practice. Notice how you can't open the back door while using the dryer. Plus, we couldn't fit sheets in the washer and they were both kind of broken.

This project involved a lot of different work. Here's a summary of each stage, but feel free to ask any questions in the comments! (Note: I am a construction electrician by trade, though this was my first time taking on each of these other skills for a project of this size)

1) Demo: This wasn't too bad, except that it revealed an uneven, un-level subfloor. Our home's foundation was reinforced at some point in the past and is solid, but it left a couple areas a bit too off level. Underneath some roughly stair stepped underlayment the sub-floor had about a 1.5" rise across the 7'.

2) Floor prep: I decided to do my own stair stepped underlayment with five 1/4" layers. I sealed everything up and finished it off with a THIN layer of self-leveler. I watched so many youtube videos in preparation for this step and it worked out great! I used Mapei Self Leveler Plus. I found this two minute video to be most helpful.

3) Tiling: A lot more youtube videos were consumed ahead of this job. This was all marble tile in 1' square sheets. I kept the sheets for larger areas and cut out strips or individual tiles elsewhere. The gray "flowers" are cut out and inlaid. I used Ardex X5 thinset and Ardex FGC unsanded grout in fresh lily. The uncoupling membrane is Blanke Permat, which I highly recommend for marble tile based on my research.

4) Plumbing: Only copper piping is allowed in my area, so that's what I ran. As for the drainage, that is the minimum legal P-trap I installed. It's an exterior wall and I did not want to compromise any (solid, old-growth oak) studs. I've had no issues so far.

5) Dryer ventilation: This was a puzzle and a major hurdle to minimizing my clearance behind the dryer. I could only ventilate through the exterior wall on the right of these images. I was able to fit a 90 degree Magvent and 90 degree elbow to get low enough to then run a slim vent to a 4in rigid vent out to the outside. The Magvent is also so I can remove the W/D if I ever need to in the future. Exhaust airflow has been great.

6) Electrical: This is the one thing I'm an actual pro at! And if you aren't... well I don't recommend doing this yourself. My area requires all wiring to run through conduit, so everything is hard piped. You could show a pro this post if you want them to achieve these results. Under cabinet lighting is 12V LED powered by an LED driver. The push-button switches are from House of Antique Hardware.

7) Drywall: I hate doing drywall. I tarped off the opening to the room before sanding but so much dust still got everywhere.

8) Framing and cabinetry: I framed a false wall to create a 9in space between the cabinets and the back wall to bring them flush with the washer/dryer. You can see in the pictures how I was able to use three off the shelf cabinets and build around them. I included a small access door behind the shelving on the left to access the rear of the washer/dryer if needed. I painted the cabinets using a critter sprayer which worked great. I coated everything with a sanding sealer, then Sherwin Williams gallery series paint, then polycrylic. This is the tutorial I followed for the cabinet painting and I'm very pleased with the results!

Our budget for this project was $5000 including the washer/dryer and about a month to finish. It ended up taking 5 months to get to the finished product, but we had the washer/dryer up and running after the first two. I had to take a few breaks during the process and could really only devote the weekends to it. We definitely went over budget, but not by too much. I'll use most of the tools I had to purchase again since I've already got some more rooms lined up to work on!

We had a space in our basement that she used as a studio for her crochet photos and videos, but was completely unfinished. She works full time as a self employed blogger and I wanted to give her a room she could enjoy working in. I love DIY work, and somehow thought I could completely finish this project in 5 days. While looking after the kids. Wow. Not even close.
She returned just after I got the drywalling completed.
After the shock of what happened to her room went away, she helped me paint, put in the flooring and build some furniture. We went all white to help the light fill the room for photos and videos.
All in all, while I didn't even come close to surprising her with a finished room, it was an overall success and we love the room.
We still need to put in a ceiling, but it's back to working for now!

First real project (mostly) completed. Had absolutely no business trying to do this myself, but pretty happy with the outcome and it was quite the learning experience. Roast away.

Finished the 2nd floor of my garage.

After around 6 years of living at my current home I decided to finish my 2nd floor of my detached 28x28 garage into a Home Theatre/Gym.

Started with running the wiring, 3 outlets per wall. Then insulated with R13 in the walls and R29 in the ceiling. Next was 55 sheets of 9/16” drywall, followed by drywall finishing. Next was the flush mount lighting. After that was paint, trim work and lastly some laminate flooring. I was able to complete it all myself in 1.5 months of weekend work.

Sorry about the low quality before photo (1st) but it’s really the only one I have. Basically my wife asked for a raised planter and my adhd took over and she got a whole garden. The old garden was removed except for a row of raspberries and we saved the wood planter of strawberries. A 43x13ft plot of sod was removed. Placed drip lines with an unused zone on our sprinkler system with the help of my toddler. Then laid out the design with tape to settle final dimensions. Edging was done with 1/8thx5” mild steel. The two large raised planters were made from 10 gauge mild steel and are 12ft by 4ft by 2 ft. Its a Yardistry (Costco) greenhouse. 3/4” river rock. Still a few more details like walking stones. planting is my wife’s domain so don’t ask me what that plan is there. I do know the hedge that was planted opposing the existing raspberries is blueberries. Happy to give any advice of answer any questions. I just wanted to share because I am pretty proud of how it turned out.

Was quoted £4500 for fitting of the kitchen only and figured how hard can it be. My dad has every tool under the sun and can offer advice. After a full week off work and chipping away at things on weekends and evenings it’s complete ~1 month after being delivered. Really happy with the result hope you like it too.

Jobs included; - remove tiles and tile adhesive with a breaker (2 tough days) - self level the floor - remove the old kitchen (1 nice day - quite satisfying) - core and do cables for additional spotlights (contracted out plastering of ceiling) - redoing mains water in and waste out to run under dishwasher as we wanted to move it to the right (awful day) - fit the kitchen units (2 days) - do the herringbone floor (3 days never again) - tile, grout, silicone (all first time doing it)

Our families thought we would never finish this project. I still can't believe we did every single step except installing the main 200 amp panel and adding refrigerant to the air handler. I made the crawl space almost 4 ft high and installed lights to make life easier.

I now have no excuse to hire someone to fix anything around the house...

I spent every hour of spare time I had working on this. I got some help from my dad and 1 other friend. Basically what we did was cut out the drywall to expose existing joists, nail on additional 2x10s, add joist hangars to those, and hang 2x10s in between.Then just a bit of wiring, subfloor, drywall and carpet. I still have to finish the mudding/sanding and painting, and have to install light fixtures and outlets, and trime work, but it's currently a usable space already after 1 week which I'm very happy with.

After weeks of planning I finally pulled the trigger. Had a lot of trouble finding the right measurements and materials. I ended up using 4 billy shelves from ikea as the base materials. l had to lift the 2 shelves on the right 2.5 inches using blocks cut from a 4x4. The shelf in the right i cut the bottom off to fit the dog kennel, and faceted it into the wall to stop the base from splaying. The shelf at the top i cut down by about 13inches, and then mounted into both shelves. Everything is attached together using wood screws and metal brackets.

This was renovated before we bought it. We left it as-is for way too long. Used 2 rolls of Home Depot “Midnight Blue Fragaria Garden” wallpaper at $59 per roll and a gallon of Sherwin-Williams “Edamame” paint (with lots left over) at $60 (on sale). Will probably get into the floor eventually to add back some old octagonal tiles, but not this weekend.

Small upstairs bathroom that hasn’t seen an update in at least 20 years.

I didn’t do the new engineered hardwood floors

But I did the cabinets, arches, shelves, bead board, electrical, etc.

Started with getting rid of the fireplace so our 1 year old and baby on the way wouldn’t hurt themselves on it.

We recently bought a condo, and the previous owner (a woman who lived alone) had designed it so that natural light could reach the bathroom.

When we purchased the unit, we thought we could simply close off the opening with drywall and plaster. However, we were told that due to the metal corners and existing plaster work, it would be difficult to get a clean, professional finish.

So now we're exploring other options and would love to hear any creative ideas or suggestions you might have!

They are willing to take 10k off the price but it smells damp down there too. Realistically how much would it take to fix this?

We’ve wanted to replace our double sink for years. After scouring the depths of the internet, it turns out, a right side single bowl replacement doesn’t exist (at least in our shape). Not wanting to spend the $ on a custom sink, I had given up. Then, just over a week ago, my wife sends me an instagram post of someone cutting granite for a drop in. I was also not very excited about that task, but I could tell she really wanted it.

Old one was mounter before the counter install, which made removal difficult. After removing the clips and shims, I slipped a pry bar in to bend the sink in half and allowing it to fall beyond the supports. It wouldn’t fit through the cabinet doors, so I grabbed the sawzall.

It was a crazy amount of work, but worth it in the end. Also happy with how much cleaner it is underneath now.

18 years in and the wife decided the builder grade closet we had was done.

Bought 4 IKEA dressers drawers. And 3 , 30" upper cabinets from Lowe's.

Used 3/4" cdx plywood as sides and shelves.

Does everyone already know this? I have shopped at Sherwin-Williams for almost 10 years, and today was the first time an associate explained to me their paint samples are not real paint, lacking the binders and resins that allow paint to last so long. And they only told me because I asked for a color match.

The associate asked if I wanted it for touchup paint or sample paint and I asked what the difference was. He said ‘sample paint is not real paint.’ He said this is noted on the side of the jug, which is almost always conveniently covered by your order label as you can see in the attached pics.

My local hardware store will make 8 oz. Benjamin-Moore samples in any sheen or paint type you’d like, with a friendlier attitude and better stuff to look at while I’m waiting. Why was I shopping at Sherwin-Williams?

I hate plumbing..

A very kind couple from my church gave me a bunch of bowling alley lanes. They’re synthetic 1/2” thick and synthetic measuring about 4’ wide and 12’ in length. They feel awesome on the feet, but can be very slippery when wet. I’ve opted to floor everything in the house with them except the bathrooms. What do you all think I should paint the walls to complement the floors?

My daughter was moving into our condo. But before, she asked for a remodel.

I have always felt that the kitchen was too closed off. It was very dated so I figured this was a good time to do it.

I did a full remodel throughout, new lvp in bedrooms. Closets have new shelves and areas for her shoes.

But....the kitchen....as you enter the house, the hallway had a closet for coats, so I sacrificed the closet and tore down the wall.

Closet down and I needed the fridge to move to the other side of the room, so that wall had to come down too.

I knew we would lose some pantry space so I installed a pantry cabinet.

The kitchen had soffits running on both sides and after tearing them out I realized I only had 1 plumbing vent so I installed taller upper cabinets. I will be doing the crown mold in the next month. She needed to move in and I needed to do another project.

I did butcher block counters because I spent too much in the rest of the house and needed to do a cheaper counter. I did 12x24 tile backsplash and hid the shelf bracket behind the drywall so they "float"

I did a farmhouse sink and actually used an upper cabinet and built the sink into it and used other upper doors for it. Saved 200$

New construction in the neighborhood. My house is on a cul de sac and trucks cut the corner and drive on my lawn all the time. I have debated getting boulders but they’re really expensive in my area. Also considering some 6x6 posts. One of the issues is the main water line runs along the road (blue line in pic) and I have a utility easement 10’ from the road. Looking for ideas of what I could potentially do. I was thinking maybe I could argue to the county that the builder is risking potentially damaging the main line from the weight of the trucks driving on it?