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Old 10-26-2014, 11:25 PM
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Well, it's been a while for my updates. Bad news is I think I have the plague
Good news is it gives me a bit of time to actually work on this build.

I finally finished all my framing, most of the insulation, all the electrical rough in and plumbing rough in.
Next step I guess is to finish the insulation in the ceiling, vapour barrier everything off and start drywalling. Here's some pics I took this aft after finishing the plumbing rough-in.











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Old 10-27-2014, 02:12 PM
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looking good there DAP well done i love seeing the insulation going up its a job relieve lol
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Old 10-27-2014, 07:39 PM
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Looking good daplatapus! Are you planning regular drywall or the mold resistant kind?

I'm pretty sick as well, but I think mine is the Ebola.
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Old 10-28-2014, 02:24 PM
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Thanks guys!
When I renovated my house, my buddy who drywalled my place used some weird drywall I'd never seen before in my bathroom. I had asked for blue board (the regular mould resistant stuff) and he had recommended this other type of drywall. I had just moved here from Alberta so I figured it was just some odd stuff they used down here and said, "Ya, whatever". It seems a bit harder than drywall, and almost felt like it had a grey, plasticky layer on the face side of it. And it has just the hair of a texture to it, so it's not flat and smooth like regular drywall. Anyway, this stuff is amazing around water.
I was thinking of using the same material. Although, it's probably overkill. I have a used HRV I plan on installing to vent the room and the hood above the tank. I also will be using the best bathroom primer and paint I can find and I have a few Marlite FRP panels (left over from jobs) I plan on installing around the sump and sink to protect those area's.
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Old 12-22-2014, 03:19 PM
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Well, minor progress. Got the room all drywalled, taped and painted. Gonna finish some electrical today, and maybe start the bench for the sump.



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lets go fella I have been waiting to see this upgrade mister :P
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Are we gonna see some water in a tank one day??
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Old 12-23-2014, 01:36 PM
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lets go fella I have been waiting to see this upgrade mister :P
Haha, not as much as I Work has just been killer busy this year. Time has been hard to come by.


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Are we gonna see some water in a tank one day??
Geez, I sure hope so.
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Looks great daplatapus, so fresh and clean!
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Old 12-23-2014, 10:51 PM
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Looks great daplatapus, so fresh and clean!
Thanks man, I hope I can keep it that way, lol.

More progress. I got all my hard wired electrical done. Anything within 6' of the sump is GFI'd. Split some of my plugs and switched them so I can turn stuff on and off easy like my return pumps, skimmer, Ca reactor, RO/DI booster and SW mixing station.
The sink is going to be replaced with something else. I may have a line on a used S.S. commercial sink/wash tray, so hopefully that'll pan out without breaking the bank. The 2" ABS drain line you see on the floor is actually going to my existing sump for when I do water changes. That'll eventually be run from the new sump and tight to the wall behind the SW and Fresh water tanks.





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