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- Make / Model
- Ranger XLT x2
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- Engine Size
- 4.0 & 2.9
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- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
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- Never put off ‘til tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely
The baking soda/super glue trick will patch that pipe permanently. You might need to chip out just the tiniest bit of concrete to make sure you can access the whole area of damage. Also, use a file or sand paper or grinder to just take the surface off the area, and clean it with mineral spirits or acetone, or whatever, and then clean that off with alcohol. The baking soda/superglue will stick to any kind of plastic pipe, or a metal pipe, but if there’s mold or any kind of organic scum or build up, it won’t adhere to that.Then there's the bathroom....
When I bought my house, I didn't realize there was bathroom in this building.
I really don't know why someone mounted the sink on the right side of the wall where you have to stand between it and the toilet. My plan is to move the sink to the left.
You'll also see where I've had to use some mortar repair in the block.
There was drywall behind the paneling. You can see the mold and water damage.
I had to open up this wall to re-do the plumbing. Please excuse all of the 2x4's along the end stud. After adding the furring strips and brick panel, I had to attach 2x4's to give the new drywall something to screw to and there's a 2x6 in the way where the sink was.
The old plumbing needed replaced. this valve won't even open. I have no idea when the last time was that the water was on in this building, but I bet it's been a long time.
Whoever nailed the panel up drove a nail into the drainpipe right buy the bottom. I pulled out the nail and have to see what I can find to seal it back up.
I removed some of the old water line, turned it in to the wall, and added a water shutoff that takes a PEX.
The vanity I showed before will have a sink in it as well. Plus, I plan to add a tankless water heater. So, I need to split this line off to the toilet, the water heater, and then the (2) sinks.
Plus panel the walls and replace that old toilet. I was going to rebuild the toilet with new internals in the tank to save money, but it's got an unusually small awkward bowl. I think the toilet in my camper was bigger than this thing.
I haven't decided what I want to do with the floor. Not sure if I want to paint it, stain it, or pit a peel and stick tile on it.
Speaking of which, the front room has this floor tile, but a few pieces are bad. It's so old I can't find tile to match it, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
If the tiles are 9” x 9”, they are probably asbestos containing. Make sure you wear a HEPA mask covering your mouth/nose when dealing with it. If they are 12 x 12, they’re vinyl tiles and you probably won’t have that worry.
Those are “chip” tiles. The manufacturer takes all the little bits left over from everything and blends them together in giant runs. Even month to month they sometimes don’t match. What we’ve done in commercial applications where we didn’t want to replace all the tiles, is we put in a few “accent” tiles.
if you have a half dozen that are bad, take them out, but then maybe strategically take out a few more or even many all across the area and put in a complementing color tile. If you try to match it, and it’s not exact, everyone sees it from a mile away. But if you intentionally use complimenting tiles as the accent, and you place them strategically, it looks intentional, like a fancy design.
Also, you can buy some interesting tiles that may have hunting pictures or wildlife or cars or who knows what on them. They’re kind of expensive compared to the originals, but if you don’t need many, then it really looks like a custom idea. If they are 9 x 9 tiles, you can buy the 12 x 12 tiles and just cut them down.
Finally, if you’re going to take some up and use this accent tile approach, for the ones you remove, break them up from the middle out, don’t try to catch them on an edge and pull them up. Pretty hard not to chip up the adjoining tile, but if you bust them out in the middle, and you work outward, you can end up with a really clean edge.
And, just one afterthought, it’s a shame that you already took that sink out, and the funky toilet. With that kind of arrangement, if you had learned to wash our hands behind your back/and or sit on the throne sideways, you may have been able to save time during the proceedings….
As always, only suggestions, it all looks absolutely great, fantastic. Hope it all helps.