MaXX

I was at Ikea last night buying my kitchen table, chairs and bar stools and I ran into some laminate flooring they sell ther for $.99/sq ft. The best I can find at Home Depot or Menards is about $2.97/ sq ft. The Ikea stuff only has a 15 year warranty vs. the Home Depot stuff which is 20 - 25, but I am really thinking of buying it. I have about 230 sq ft. to do so the savings is significant. I have to buy all the finishing pieces at the Depot or Menards, but that is not a huge deal. Thoughts? MaXX

Here are the pictures, starting with my foyer and entry doors. Straight ahead is the entry (of course), to the right is garage, left is closet. Here is a shot of the bottom of the entry door. My cousins wife (I bought the house from my cousin) used to shut the door with her butt/hip (carrying groceries or kids....). Anyway, where the door and sidelight join, it has pushed the frame away from the floor. Here is the door from outside and the brickmolding around the door up close. Here is the picture of my backdoor out onto the deck and the tall windows on the side of the doors. All my windows and doors have to go. Here are the other projects I am going to do. Kitchen floor is where I am going to do the laminate (as well as the foyer once I get the two doors replaced), the skylight/roof and here are what the rest of the windows look like in the house. Once I get this house up to par, I have my lake place to work on. Can't wait!! :roll: :roll: MaXX

Just took some pictures, will load them up asap. Maxx

I was looking at Home Depot online. I am going to measure my kitchen and foyer tonight and buy all the material I need for both. I think I am going to do my entry door and garage man-door, foyer floor and kitchen floor at the same time. Then it is onto the bathroom skylight, roof and gutters. I have a buddy who is a General Contractor so I think he gets a discount on materials. I am going to talk to him tonight. MaXX

I just don't know what is better, the higher dollar stuff or not. Does it really matter or make a big difference. I am going to taeke a close look over my break. MaXX

Thanks Rick, I will probably tackle my kitchen floor first. May ask you to make a trip with me to Home Depot and take a look at my foyer too (I want to use the same stuff in both). Anyway, thanks for the pics Nik, looks like it took you days to put together :) !! MaXX

Yeah, thanks fella's. I will plan something in Spring. That would be awesome if I could get you, Tim and Jerry on or in a truck to party it up (bring the bikes???). Thanks fella's, I will post up the projects. Tim, on another note, if we do the roof, can we just remove the skylight? I think I will tongue and grove the ceiling of the bathroom so with some insulation, I could just fill the skylight hole? Lets talk after I post the pics. MaXX

Eric, thanks, I will do just that. I just have to take the time to do it. I will post up all the things I have to do here. Mac

OK Jer, I need to prioritize my projects up here and we will talk. With only 1 roommate now, I have a lot of room and the ambition is finally there. MaXX

No, I can't. A couple of windows have rot and others are starting to get mold on them. I cleaned the moldy ones this year (just surface stuff) and re-stained them, but I am not doing that again. If I am going to replace windows, I am doing all of the window. This is seeming easier by the day. Thanks for the advice. MaXX

Armstrong is the brand I assume. I will look into it. MaXX

Fo shizzle my nizzle!!

You need to know, owning the XX is like owning a 200 piece orchaestra. This fucking bike makes knocks, pings, bangs, farts, spits.... Then it stops doing it all together, then it starts again. Nature of the beast. I have 60,000 miles on mine, did it from mile 1. MaXX

If you look at a 1997-1998 shop manual, it gives you the US and European Jetting. I think it is bumping all 4 (so 140's, become 142's and 142's become 144's...) I don't know. I will have to check. I was just asked this in a PM and I can't remember what exactly it is. I need to respond to that PM too. MaXX

I was in the attic and there is one sheet of plywood I know must be replaced. I would think we have to tear it off. The whole roof probably does not need it, but I would be game, particularly if it meant new gutters (the ones I have are shit, plastic). We will certainly talk. I just need to get ordering stuff. I need to figure out how to measure.... The roof, I will leave to you to help with. MaXX

I have found that anything for my house I can find at Menards. It is a fucking Menards house!!!!! :cry: :cry: With that, the doors are surround by brick molding (?) The windows are too. I had to replace some rotting shit around my man door to the garage. I think everything should be stanadard, but I would really like to see someone do one first. My entrance is a bit special as the bottom of the door has pushed away from the floor. I will take some pictures of the outside and inside tonight. I would happily fly you up to help me out with the skylight, 1 door, 1 window in spring. I can buy everything over the winter and do them then? Thanks for the help. Mac

I want to do my kitchen and foyer, anyone do this, have recommendations.... I think this is like a snap together thing? Advice please. MaXX P.S. BTW, I am going to start doing some work on my house here in MSP. Tim, I have to fix that fucking skylight, then I am going to tongue and groove the bathroom ceiling to cover the water damage. I then have to do all my windows and doors (front door, man door to garage and french door to deck). Will then need to do deck and by that time, it will need a new roof and gutters. Then carpet (which I will have someone do) and then I should be done. I am waiting on the carpet to keep Gus from making it old too fast. HELP!!

I need a lesson on Windows and doors. I have to replace them ALL. My house is 10 years old and they really bought shitty windows and doors when they built my house. I hate that. I have never done one before and would love a tutorial. I am needing to replace everything (not just a pocket replacement). Thanks in advance boys!! MaXX

I saw a drop of 2-5 MPG, but I don't really care, still look for gas around 180 Miles just like before. Anyway, if you buy the Factory kit, just change out the mains to match the European setting (up 1 size across the board) and then bump up the pilots. Move needles to Factory's advised setting and you will be set. This will also allow you to throw on slip-ons and not have to change anything. Just my $.02 MaXX

I had to do the same thing on the flatbed of the rednecks trailer from Tripoli WI to Tomahawk, WI. Held really well and if you are taking the front fender off anyway, keeps from having to reposition the grips. MaXX

YEah, but if I remember right, his asshole was still wider then a twelve inch ruler!!! maXX

How long is your riding season?? Fuck, Yellowknife, Northwest Territory just sounds WAY up NORD!!! MaXX

If you are riding hard on the street, nothing beats the Metzeler M1 Sportecs. They wear pretty fast in city riding, but I would rather have the stick and they are cheap (here in the states anyway). If you are doing more touring, Avons seem to be the tire of choice here. I use Metzeler Rennsport race Takeoffs from my track bike (hey, aprilia mille, heard of it ) for touring, didn't work to well on this last trip though!!! MaXX

I would happily pay you $.50 a quart for that oil (shipped)!!! Filters are cheap (Fram at Fleet Farm, $3) I wouldn't normally go with Fram but I am replacing them quite often. Mac

You change Synthetic every 3K miles!!! Wow. I'll run a season on the XX with Synthetic in the spring, just change filters every other month. MaXX