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   KenHill3 | Mar 12, 2009 06:58pm | #1

   Nice, Andy!

   Cool to see what yer up to. I totally understand wanting to be friggin' done when you've spent so much time in one space.

   Nice to be done and then stand back and enjoy looking at the fruit of all that time killin' your knees!

   Glad to see you are busy. Keep on truckin'.

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   andybuildz | Mar 12, 2009 07:18pm | #4

   Thanks Ken...goes appreciated..yeh...far too long in one lil' area. I was really getting sick of it!! Paid off though....

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   hubcap | Mar 12, 2009 11:55pm | #5

   worked great Andy

   nice looking jobNo Tag

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   theslateman | Mar 12, 2009 07:03pm | #2

   Nicely done Andy.

   Do you have a link on your site to a bunch of slideshows like this ?

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   andybuildz | Mar 12, 2009 07:15pm | #3

   No link but I think in that slideshow screen you can see other slide shows I made public. There's a roof on a mansion I had done last year that you would have loved to slate over...I thought of that while we were there : )

   http://picasaweb.google.com/andybuildz/COLDSPRINGHARBORHISTORICMANSIONRESTORATION?feat=directlink

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

   Edited 3/12/2009 12:17 pm ET by andybuildz

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 12:58am | #6

   Love the sink!!! Nicely done. Can I afford you? :)

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   Snort | Mar 13, 2009 01:08am | #7

   You do pretty work, bro. Nicely appointed bath. So, whaddyou use for stain and finish, and whaddyou use for a shower door?http://www.tvwsolar.com

   I went down to the lobby

   To make a small call out.

   A pretty dancing girl was there,

   And she began to shout,

   "Go on back to see the gypsy.

   He can move you from the rear,

   Drive you from your fear,

   Bring you through the mirror.

   He did it in Las Vegas,

   And he can do it here."

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 01:20am | #8

   thanks dude...the stain I made myself and three coats of oil poly.... The shower gets no door...next to no water comes out. I also put a light/fan vent IN the shower stall... Works perfectly. Don't even ask what those fixtures cost..the medicine chest alone was over a grand...the toilet is electric...the seat closes on it's own with an air tube....

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   FNbenthayer | Mar 13, 2009 02:45am | #10

   Nice! How many days demo to done? 

    

    

    

   The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.- Fyodor Dostoyevski

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 07:04am | #22

   Nice! How many days demo to done?

   A bit hard to say being I did other things inbetween but probably about 8 weeks b/c I did it alone like an idiot.

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 03:12am | #12

   An electric toilet! I want one of those too. This client sounds like the clients my husband and co-workers work for. Oh, to be able to afford all of that. Why the fan in the shower?

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 04:07am | #13

   Why the fan in the shower?

   vent fan..not like a ceiling fan.

   that shower head alone was also over a grand,,,whewwww. Weighs a ton. He git most all the stuff from Direct Buy which costs 6K to join. They're gettingtheir kitchen from them too...

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 06:50pm | #27

   Ah, makes sense. I've always wondered about Direct Buy. 6K to join!!!!!! The commercials sound good. :)

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   ravz | Mar 17, 2009 05:35pm | #36

   google "direct buy complaints" before you ever go to one of those open houses

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   Carole4 | Mar 17, 2009 05:41pm | #37

   Thanks, don't worry, I couldn't afford the fee anyway! Husband works with a couple of guys who make custom cabinets. If we ever need new cabinets, I know where to go...:)

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 01:21am | #9

   Love the sink!!! Nicely done. Can I afford you? :)

   Sure...I work for peyote...lol

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 03:10am | #11

   Have to go to the rez for that...:)

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   rez | Mar 13, 2009 09:02pm | #29

   Hey, haven't done any drugs outside of tobacco and alcohol in 30 years.

   Do recall peyote had a unique flavor. Ben and Jerry's should make a new ice cream of the same.

    

   be a '70s child 

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 09:13pm | #30

   LOL....That'll teach me to not use the proper word, reservation!

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   rez | Mar 13, 2009 10:07pm | #34

   At Teepee Fest andy opened up his  house and showed us the bath reno he'd done.

   Had a shower deal in the master bath where he'd joined two panes of glass at a corner. Had never seen that inside a bath. Kinda cool. 

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 10:46pm | #35

   I'd love to see that. There is a glass blowing studio here and they make glass sinks among many other cool glass objects. Those sinks scare me, but they are gorgeous. They built the studio and their house up in the Catalina Mountains. <http://www.fireranchglassworks.com/gallery10.htm>

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   ruffmike | Mar 13, 2009 04:37am | #14

   I;m with Carole, I like the sink/ vanity. Is that a slab of stone thr sink is floating on?

                               Mike

       Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 04:55am | #15

   It's a porcelin sink sitting on a wood vanity. the front is all drawer that pulls out.

   I used 3/4" steel L-brackets I bolted into a 2x12 I installed notched into the studs in the wall behind it..

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   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

   
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   ruffmike | Mar 13, 2009 06:25am | #19

   Looks great. I thought the sink was separate from the white base.                            Mike

       Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.

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   Carole4 | Mar 13, 2009 06:51pm | #28

   I was wondering about that, too. Looks like the sink would be easy to keep clean.

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   MSA1 | Mar 13, 2009 05:10am | #16

   I'm not a fan of marble, but I really like the trim. Nice work!

    

   Family.....They're always there when they need you.

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 05:14am | #17

   Thanks....there's no marble in there..all the tile is porcelin

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   MSA1 | Mar 13, 2009 05:30am | #18

   Sorry, I didnt enlarge the photos.

    

   I still dont like marble.:>) 

   Family.....They're always there when they need you.

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   JDRHI | Mar 13, 2009 06:38am | #20

   As always, dynamite job Andy!

   I don't particularly care for such large wall tile....but it seems to work well in there.

   BTW....I noticed knee pads lying around on the floor in some of the shots.....but in the shots with you working, your knees were bare.

   I know how sweaty and uncomfortable those things can get man....but don't be workin' too long without 'em!

   J. D. Reynolds

   Home Improvements

    

   Proud recipient of the BT 'Truth In Print' award.

    

    

    

   
   

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 07:02am | #21

   I hate wearing knee pads cause the straps make the back of my legs sore so I wear em' half the time..the good knee pads are way too expensive plus i ain't on my knees that long and make way less then a hooker so....

   The tiles aren't my taste but I know what these people like and it works for them and thats what counts. No right or wrong.

   One thing about these tiles...they were hands down the hardest tiles i ever had to drill through when I went to put in half a dozen towel rods and cut for the water faucets in the shower. those diamond bits for my roto zip and drill get real expensive.

   always be sure to use a spritzer bottle and keep spritzin' water as you go..

   Thanx for the kind words

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   aimless | Mar 13, 2009 08:05am | #23

   Very nice work.  I don't care for the style either, but you did a great job.

    

   I hate knee pads too. If I had to do more than a room here and there in my own house, I would make myself some tiling pants: I'd sew a big piece of velcro onto the knees of several pair of work pants. The other side of the hook and loop would glue into a pair of gel knee pads with the straps cut off.  No strap, there when you need them.

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 08:22am | #24

   I should just spring for the good knee pads...I tried them once and it was night n day from what I use. They look like they're made for Robo Construction Doode..lol. The go down past your shins.

   They go for around a hundred bucks or better.

   I bought cargo pants specifically for tiling. The knees are like triple thick so they're good for a while...so I just switch back n forth...

   They have pants that have pockets in the knees for padding but I don't like em...tried em once before.

   It's not like I do it every day so...

   http://www.proknee.com/  <---------------custom knee pads

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

   Edited 3/13/2009 1:24 am ET by andybuildz

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   FatRoman | Mar 13, 2009 02:07pm | #25

   Nice job man. First class as usual.How are the stubouts mounted here? Looks like they are running behind your blocking?
   http://picasaweb.google.com/andybuildz/KAYLINMASTERBATH?authkey=Gv1sRgCOeRvIurhaPE3gE&feat=directlink#5312314680424030322Get some of these pants from Bjornklader. They've got knee pads that slip in when you need them. You might want the 3/4 pants on page five (hilariously called high waters). I picked up a pair at JLC last year and they are very comfortable to me.
   http://www.bjornklader.se/KatalogCDweb/engelsk/2009/handycraft.pdfI think the only place to get them in the US is these guys
   http://www.jr-distributors.usJust don't pick the hot pink ones on page 3, ok? :)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb

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   JHOLE | Mar 13, 2009 03:17pm | #26

   FWIW...

   I'm w/ you on the kneepads. I came across these a few years ago. Throw a couple on the floor and there's usually one close enough to where I'm sittin'.

   Not that you should go with them because I say.  Just that I would vouch for them. It's another angle.

   Ridiculously comfy. And durable. And cheap...

   Got a couple for the wife too...

   http://www.amazon.com/Marshalltown-KB451-Knee-Boards/dp/B000V4KI0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1236946273&sr=8-1Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City

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   Sphere | Mar 13, 2009 09:18pm | #31

   Glad my wife didn't see that..man, she'd be all over me..

   Great work. Damm, now I'M all over me, I should do that here..LOL

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations

    

   They kill Prophets, for Profits.

    

    

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   andybuildz | Mar 13, 2009 09:41pm | #32

   Was thinking 'bout yer house the other day....I know what it's like with yer kinda project...and thought...it's time for you to psych yourself up again now that you have a little time and the weather's gettin' betterer.....to take on a section of the exterior of yer house...I know it takes a running leap to get started on anything biggish...least for me it does. I like doin' absolutly NOTHING for a few days or sumpin' big for a few weeks....although I mighta learned not to take on anythingf too big other wise I start hatin' it.....grrrrrrrrrr...yelp

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   Why do I keep...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ZkQC0riwc

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   Sphere | Mar 13, 2009 09:59pm | #33

   It's the old " I have the time, but no money, or I have the money, and no time" routine.  I have the verandah posts, 10@ 12' tall cedar trees..then the rafers go up..no ideer on the roof, probably 5v galv.

   Got the whole north and east side to resheath and side, still need to finish the soffit on the west side, so the siding there can be finished up that high..but I had to buy scaffold..that spent the $$$..LOL.

   Then the shop, and a yurt..anda chicken coop, and more fencing..it never ends where to spend.

   But our bathroom is pretty good..that was the first thing I did (G).Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations

    

   They kill Prophets, for Profits.

    

    

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   Huck | Apr 19, 2009 12:45am | #38

   very nice slide presentation, and beautiful work!

   "...craftsmanship is first & foremost an expression of the human spirit." - P. Korn

   CaliforniaRemodelingContractor.com

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   andybuildz | Apr 19, 2009 04:18am | #41

   Thanks Huck...always a compliment coming from an artist : )

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   http://www.ramdass.org

    

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   Chucky | Apr 19, 2009 01:05am | #39

   Very nice.  Love the sink.

   Picture 39...that's about as much butt crack that I care to see.

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   andybuildz | Apr 19, 2009 04:15am | #40

   Thanks...and yeh...the butt crack of my plumber i thought was hilarious...I actually video'd that part zeroing in on his butt and sent it in a text to my wife with me laughing...lol

    

    

    

   http://www.cliffordrenovations.com

   http://www.ramdass.org