# Home project - a.k.a. car project killer **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429 **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [April 21, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429 "2007-04-21T12:16:33Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA) #### Post date: [April 21, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/1 "2007-04-21T12:16:33Z")
Extending my daughter’s closet into the attic. Worst possible place to build it. Joists over the garage weren’t rated for load, were a different height than the rest, a ceiling joist had to be removed which meant a bunch of bracing, and there’s a drop in the floor because of a tray ceiling below. But, it was an excuse to replace the hand-me-down circular saw with a new DeWalt, and also bought a DeWalt nail gun that shoots up to 16d full head nails. The before pic with the offending rafter attached to the closet: ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04596b.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04596b.JPG) Some of the bracing so the roof doesn’t fall in: ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04645b.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04645b.JPG) Rafter cut out, closet ripped out, floor bracing done: ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04688b.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04688b.JPG) Insulated & subfloor ready to go in: ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04689b.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC04689b.JPG) That’s my useless post for the day! ---
### Author: ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro) #### Post date: [April 21, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/2 "2007-04-21T12:28:16Z")
NO POOL !!! keep up the good work jeff ---
### Author: ![BlackZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackz28/32/5932_2.png) [@BlackZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlackZ28) #### Post date: [April 21, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/3 "2007-04-21T19:45:45Z")
cool jeff, i’m in the middle of a new deck project. ---
### Author: ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T) #### Post date: [April 21, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/4 "2007-04-21T19:50:40Z")
i need a house. it would be so much more fun to work on a house than a car ---
### Author: ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA) #### Post date: [April 21, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/5 "2007-04-21T19:51:21Z")
> [@I hate cars......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-cars/29655/19): > > cool jeff, i’m in the middle of a new deck project. What kind of decking you using? I went with Trex, really happy with it. Put some pics up if you have them. ---
### Author: ![green](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/green/32/5996_2.png) [@green](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/green) #### Post date: [April 21, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/6 "2007-04-21T23:05:02Z")
> [@I hate cars......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-cars/29655/20): > > i need a house. it would be so much more fun to work on a house than a car You say that now… ---
### Author: ![vtecsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@vtecsol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtecsol) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/7 "2007-04-22T05:05:42Z")
> [@I hate cars......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-cars/29655/20): > > i need a house. it would be so much more fun to work on a house than a car every body that owns a house wants to scissor kick you in the back of the head, house work sucks ---
### Author: ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/8 "2007-04-22T05:14:58Z")
Don’t mind building stuff, just don’t like maintenance. ---
### Author: ![85TransAm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/e68b1a/32.png) [@85TransAm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/85TransAm) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/9 "2007-04-22T05:55:29Z")
looks good ---
### Author: ![Heart4Audio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@Heart4Audio](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Heart4Audio) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/10 "2007-04-22T06:08:16Z")
that’s nice. i think house work is fun if you get paid for it. and it’s not your own house. ---
### Author: ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/11 "2007-04-22T06:34:19Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/5858): > > that’s nice. i think house work is fun if you get paid for it. and it’s not your own house. ---
### Author: ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/12 "2007-04-22T11:20:19Z")
screws\>nails but overall good work and it looks nice ---
### Author: ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/13 "2007-04-22T11:55:58Z")
> [@Post Pics from 5/20 Nyspeed BBQ @ Chestnut Ridge](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-pics-from-5-20-nyspeed-bbq-chestnut-ridge/29590/114): > > screws\>nails but overall good work and it looks nice Thanks. Subfloor is glued & screwed, but not framing. Not worth the effort! ---
### Author: ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/14 "2007-04-22T12:43:54Z")
> [@SC cooling](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sc-cooling/29652/6): > > every body that owns a house wants to scissor kick you in the back of the head, house work sucks truth ---
### Author: ![BlackZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackz28/32/5932_2.png) [@BlackZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlackZ28) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/15 "2007-04-22T15:07:20Z")
> [@anyone good at collision?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-good-at-collision/29654/4): > > What kind of decking you using? I went with Trex, really happy with it. > > Put some pics up if you have them. i’m not going with any fancy composits…just plain old southern pine. we’re not sure how long we’ll be staying in this house. just finished bolting up the ledger board today though. i’ll start up a thread soon. ---
### Author: ![tom\_vito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tom_vito/32/6000_2.png) [@tom\_vito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tom_vito) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/16 "2007-04-22T15:48:14Z")
> [@I hate cars......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-cars/29655/20): > > i need a house. it would be so much more fun to work on a house than a car NOT… > [@O M G the day has come. \[STARCRAFT II NYEAHHHHH!!!\]](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/o-m-g-the-day-has-come-starcraft-ii-nyeahhhhh/29544/59): > > You say that now… X2 > [@SC cooling](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sc-cooling/29652/6): > > every body that owns a house wants to scissor kick you in the back of the head, house work sucks X2 ---
### Author: ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/17 "2007-04-22T17:10:52Z")
when are you starting on the pool ---
### Author: ![SCHMEIDER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schmeider/32/6032_2.png) [@SCHMEIDER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SCHMEIDER) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/18 "2007-04-22T18:16:04Z")
> [@O M G the day has come. \[STARCRAFT II NYEAHHHHH!!!\]](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/o-m-g-the-day-has-come-starcraft-ii-nyeahhhhh/29544/62): > > looks good ---
### Author: ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/19 "2007-04-22T19:38:37Z")
> [@I hate cars......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-cars/29655/20): > > i need a house. it would be so much more fun to work on a house than a car I agree with everyone else. I want to push you down a flight of steps for that comment. ---
### Author: ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic) #### Post date: [April 22, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429/20 "2007-04-22T21:40:19Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/505): > > Thanks. Subfloor is glued & screwed, but not framing. Not worth the effort! glued n screwed lol that just sounds wrong…but ya if you have that much done to the sub floor then your all good [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-project-a-k-a-car-project-killer/189429.md?page=2)