The Old Folks Home

[Beer can]

my kitchen cabinets are loosing their fronts... the kitchen drawers are all busted, and no longer pull in and out properly..

the formica counter top is starting to bubble...

We got lucky. Went to home depot for four new outside doors (ours were 100yrs old!) walked by the kitchen cabinetry, the wife had to look and dream, our kitchen was rough. She was looking at a real nice display, manager walks over and says "you want it?" I says NO! He says
we need to get it out of here its a $6,000 kitchen you can have it for $500 the built in sink and countertop alone costs more than $500. WOW!!
Ruined my whole summer, kitchen ended up a complete gut, right to the wall beams and floor beams.
I still don't know how someone could pay 6g for them, the fronts and doors and trim work are nice hardwood, but the rest is just particle board.

 

[vehve]

Oz, TnG might be a bit cheaper, plus it carries more weight than plywood. But yeah, I see your point. I was thinking the shingles might be a risk with the winds, but they should glue to each other pretty nicely.

Beer, what I've seen, cheap and expensive kitchens are all pretty much the same, just melamine coated mdf. You need to get a custom job to get solid wood.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

SCG I asked them about the dance and there is no such dance. Sorry.

Thank you for asking. It is getting to be spring - the "heavy loads limited" bright orange signs have been posted.

SCG if it makes you feel better no one is interested in our fall but they are all about the snow. This year has not been so great for the ski resorts. Many of them are already closing down for the season. I remember one year after we moved up here one of the resorts didn't close until the beginning of July. Now that is not usual either but we had a lot of snow that winter. I remember the long poles on the fire hydrants from when I lived in Maine.

I'm just interested in your canyons.

When I'm a grown up and have loads of money and I finally get around to building the 400 square meter house on the 100 hectare property, I'm going to go with aluminium roofing. The company that makes it guarantees 40 years without any service.

I just replaced the (leaking) roof here this past summer with a metal roof. It was about 20% more expensive than a regular shingle roof, and pretty much not going to leak or have ice dams causing backup. It is also going to last much longer (I don't ever want to roof again) and I actually do like the sound it makes when it rains. I think the shingle roofs are much more sightly, but I'm a utility kinda gal.

 

[chickadoodles]

SCG how wonderful for you!

 

[perchie.girl]

I haven't heard of painting metal roofs

There are a decent number of tarp roofs up here ... those do NOT last long

Ah but did they paint it. Not kidding. either. A coat of paint on Canvas can make it last immensely longer especially if you get it stretched properly.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Oz, TnG might be a bit cheaper, plus it carries more weight than plywood. But yeah, I see your point. I was thinking the shingles might be a risk with the winds, but they should glue to each other pretty nicely.

Beer, what I've seen, cheap and expensive kitchens are all pretty much the same, just melamine coated mdf. You need to get a custom job to get solid wood.

And if you find a local cabinet maker they will cost the same. I priced Home Depot and went to a cabinet maker he quoted me the same with actual Wood not MDF... I dont mind plywood and he used good plywood for the interior structure....

Problem for me was paying someone to come out to build them.

deb

 

[Cynthia12]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/father-of-surviving-baby-its-amazing/vi-AA9Gqt7

This happened just down the way from us in our town..maybe some of you have seen it on the news. A miracle for that baby for sure, mom didn't make it. The baby was upside down for most of the night..found by a fisherman. If he hadn't gone fishing, she wouldn't have been found. You truly can't see down in there from the road

 

[ronott1]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/father-of-surviving-baby-its-amazing/vi-AA9Gqt7

This happened just down the way from us in our town..maybe some of you have seen it on the news. A miracle for that baby for sure, mom didn't make it. The baby was upside down for most of the night..found by a fisherman. If he hadn't gone fishing, she wouldn't have been found. You truly can't see down in there from the road

I have been following the story.

Sad and amazing at the same time.

 

[bamadude]

I have been following the story.

Sad and amazing at the same time.

X2

 

[ozexpat]

Oz, TnG might be a bit cheaper, plus it carries more weight than plywood. But yeah, I see your point. I was thinking the shingles might be a risk with the winds, but they should glue to each other pretty nicely.

Beer, what I've seen, cheap and expensive kitchens are all pretty much the same, just melamine coated mdf. You need to get a custom job to get solid wood.

TnG is not an option

We get the choice od 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4" plywood in Marine grade and regular grade.

Going with a light roof in the tropics is sensible. We dont habe 5 ton of snow sitting on it for 5 months. The typical roof has rafters 3 feet apart with purlons 2 feet apart.

I found the quote for Onduline - price is pesos. There are 43 to the dollar

The think that freaked me was the screws



We would have had to add about 20,000 pesos in lumber as well as installation costs of 120000 as warranty is not covered unless installed by the distributor. Even then I am not a fan of warranties in the Phils. Companies come and go too fast.

The PVC rood cost 150,000 pesos for roof and screws for both structures installed by locals.