Installed basketball post and goal.

The first thing I do when ever doing any type of digging is to call.
Kansas one call. 1-800-344-7233
http://www.kansasonecall.com/

Missouri one call. 1-800-344-7483
http://www.mo1call.com/


This is a free service to the home owner and contractor.

It may seem small and trivial.
Better safe than sorry.

The customer notified me that the marking where in place and I can start the install.
Arrived at site inspected markings and turned on sprinkler system and located the sprinkler line and started my digging. Set post and returned the next day to set backboard and goal.

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.

Installed new Electrical GFI Recepticals in bath. Per code. GFI within 4' of water.

Job Complete 11.30.06

Tomorrow I start a new job installing GFI receptacles in a home for a new customer.
This home is in the area of 95th St. @ NALL. Most of the homes in this area where built
in the late 50’s and early 60’s and back then 12/2 no ground wire was used.
This customer want’s ground fault receptacles installed in two bathrooms.
To do this correctly new 14/2 with ground needs to be installed and ran back to the service panel. You can install a new GFI breaker at the panel or two new GFI receptacles in the bathroom walls.

HDTV-LCD Installed with Sony dream home theater sound system this is a real sweet sounding system.

* Job Completed 12.28.06* Installing plumbing drain & supply lines for washing machine and other work.

Installed new window sash ropes 12.26.06 I was dreading this job and I really don’t know why. I removed the right side of the trim looking for a cavity where the window weights are and to my surprise there was no cavity. Upon further inspection after removing the sash and sash track’s there was a small opening for access to the weights. I removed the old ropes and installed new ones reinstalled the old trim and calked. Today I will go back and paint.

When I bided this job the customer informed me that other contractors did not want to attempt to replace the sash weight ropes. They wanted to install replacement windows. This is a great idea and I had suggested the same. This is the first time I had ever installed sash ropes, I had seen my Uncle do this when I was a kid. This is fairly easy to do.








This job I have to cut drain line below urinal and connect for washing machine drain.
Also I have to connect pex water supply lines.

Installed new compactor.

Cabinets where cut and new compactor installed.

ABS drain repair

Customer had a leak to the left of main stack.
2" ABS pipe was removed and replaced

cat door installed and power washed two showers and recalked/grouted.