House Update with Pics

[94gtfreak]

25th...killer house man! Love the color scheme you went with in all the rooms!

I do however have a huge question though...what is that cancerous growth above the sink in the bathroom??

 

[25thmustang]

I assume you mean the soffitt? Every bathroom (all 4) has this over the sink.

 

[94gtfreak]

I assume you mean the soffitt? Every bathroom (all 4) has this over the sink.

Yep..I've never heard them called that before! lol

"Also what is your opinion? Should I leave the soffit alone, or remove the popcorn, and paint the vertical surfaces brown, then wrap in crown moulding?"

I would do exactly as you said...remove the popcorn, paint it, then wrap it.

 

[25thmustang]

Thats the technical term for it... they are HUGE for the small lights they appear to be housing...

 

[94gtfreak]

Thats the technical term for it... they are HUGE for the small lights they appear to be housing...

Could you knock them out and flush the lights in with the ceiling? That would really clean it up.

 

[Flavadave4]

The place looks great Brian, that crown moulding takes the interior feel to the next level. Money well spent in my opinion.

Have a great Thanksgiving, see you next June

 

[90lxcoupe]

I thought a soffet was the material between the edge of the roof and the exterior wall of the house. We used to put proper vents in the soffits of new houses when i was an insulatior.

Also, i think the reason the recesed lighting(cans) are done the way they are is because they are the older style lights that get really hot and will burn if anything is around them. When i insulated those lights were always a pain in tha ass cause contractors would skimp out and buy the cheap ones, and if we put material near them it was a fire hazard, but because they didnt get done people would complain about cold coming from them. We would always get blamed for not insulating them properly when it was really the contrator that goofed and didnt but them with the saftey shutoff.

 

[25thmustang]

Thanks Dave, and I was damn close to going this year, but had a LOT going on. Should be set next year ... you too, Happy T-giving.

That is a soffit as well... if there is a wall infill above cabinets they call that a soffit too...

It does make sense about the lights though, these get very very hot below them. would make sense that everywhere I have these lights (4 bathrooms and the kitchen) they are located in a large soffit.

 

[90lxcoupe]

It does make sense about the lights though, these get very very hot below them. would make sense that everywhere I have these lights (4 bathrooms and the kitchen) they are located in a large soffit.

Recessed lighting is a real PIA, its even worse when they are in the slopes of cathedral cielings, i think the rule is that you cant have any insulation within 6 inches of them, which is rediculous. Could you imagine one of these houses with tons of lighting in vaulted ceiling, how much heat loss there would be... It was always nic when they would put a light that had 1 inch clearance and expect us to get insulation and a proper vent behind it. It was always a catch 22 with that, cause if the vent was there, they didnt get insulation, and if the insulation was there, they didnt get a vent.

Its a question of whether you wanna loose heat or have a roof that wears prematurely

 

[25thmustang]

Yeah some of the things I have seen in construction scare me...

 

[Ozz]

Looks good man. Your bathroom is the same freakin' color we painted ours downstairs! FWIW, on the popcorn, I say smooth it out.

 

[25thmustang]

Yeah that brown color seems to be the exact color everyone has somewhere in their house! I guess it's popular for a reason.

 

[1991notchbackLX]

The house look amazing, Brian. You're doing a great job and your equity will only increase over time! Buy low and sell high.

 

[25thmustang]

Buy low, sell high and build not having to pay for a GC or high end labor charges... thats the plan