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driftingrx5.7 · 12-31-2007, 01:23 AM

Well guys incase you didn't know i bought a house. and this is my first house for and i have a lot of work a head of me! so here is the link for my house pretty much
http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...ad.php?t=43430

so we started the work on the house here are some pics for you before on my bedroom

and after cleaning it up and ripping up the carpet resealing the subfloors and all the good stuff here is the after

after that was all done my wife was open to do what ever she wanted

not bad for a guy who never did carpet before right?

^this one is not done yet we ran out of carpet

now the fun part! the living room OMG i am sore and my legs and hands hurt! but here is the before

busted my ass doing the same thing pulling the carpet the padding all the nails and staples all that stuff! new padding new floor now for the after

wife snapping pics while i work
here is the after my wife got her hands on it

incase you don't see it i am sleeping on the sofe lol

still much more to come!!! but i am broke now after the closing and after christmas i have like 200 bucks to my name and i am angry...lol but i love my house so far!! enjoy
ps yes the flat panel is coming by feb!!!

den9 · 12-31-2007, 01:27 AM

looks alot better, but why the hell didnt you paint while the room was empty!!

edit, nm u did paint, i guess i was just expecting it to be white.

so whats next to do?

driftingrx5.7 · 12-31-2007, 01:30 AM

all the walls are painted...lol the wife went like a creamy white for the rest of the house and that brown in the bedrooms. again i pick nothing for this house i just do the work and fix everything the rest is up to her :D

driftingrx5.7 · 12-31-2007, 01:36 AM

well i have to finish the doorway we ran out of wood and i was not going to go out and get more WAY TO TIRED. i need like two more boxes. but i will wait until after the holiday. but i have to hardwood the dining room and kitchen and the hard wood is done. i have my office to carpet, and my two bedrooms upstairs. then fill i up with babys

, but i have to pimp out the garage too goign to do that shiny paint stuff on the floor and figure out how i am going to heat it up some. i finished it already with the dry wall and all that stuff i need to paint it tho because its kind of ugly but that will all happen in the summer. after that just maintain the house

foss · 12-31-2007, 01:37 AM

awesome man!! congrats i bet it feels awesome to have your own house.

driftingrx5.7 · 12-31-2007, 01:43 AM

dude the feeling is great and being that i have been in this house for less then 2 weeks and got the morg bill already all makes it real :D

Jeffros Spec V · 12-31-2007, 10:29 AM

new six panel doors and new trim and that house will look 10000 better.

congrats on the purchase, making great progress so far.

**Ender81** · 12-31-2007, 12:05 PM

Congrats on the new house Shawn.

Munky · 12-31-2007, 12:09 PM

Congrats on the house and doing all the work yourself. Looks good to boot. Especially like that you went with a wood floor in the living room!!!

TGilb2007 · 12-31-2007, 12:23 PM

Congrats.... this build will also INCREASE the value.... unlike most of this forums other obsessions....

cburwell · 12-31-2007, 12:37 PM

That looks way better man! Good choice on the wood floor in the family/living room. It not only looks better then the carpet but it will also make cleaning easier.

driftingrx5.7 · 12-31-2007, 02:29 PM

thank you for the kind words. i have to ask jeff what are the six panel doors? i think i have an idea but i need to look it up

driftingrx5.7 · 01-03-2008, 04:13 PM

my plasma tv :D

don't mind the pics they are from my cellphone

Jeffros Spec V · 01-03-2008, 04:19 PM

This is a six panel door.

the solid trim and doors in your house are old school! Six panel doors are cheap and make the home look $1000000 better

driftingrx5.7 · 01-26-2008, 02:42 PM

ok some updates! when we last left off i was working on the living room and walkway

quick update on my living room i had to return my plasma because it was no good so i got a lcd instead and got a new center for it looks 100% better!

now off to the office/workout room
removing the borders man my sideburns look hot!

cleaning the subfloor and put down some poly

painted the walls first then put down the carpet and padding and the borders back

all finished

now setting up what is "my room" since i love to work out and since we have moved i really have not because i had no where to do it now i do

o yeah started cleaning up the second bathroom and man the buff ball does wonders!

and just a nice snowy day outside and the wife wanted to snap a pic

more to come

ITSTOCK · 01-26-2008, 02:56 PM

Huge improvements! That's a nice looking home BTW, congrats!

The Captain · 01-26-2008, 03:48 PM

ahhh altezza's on an integra. Other than that, very nice house and nice work.

96Stang · 01-26-2008, 03:55 PM

very nice...congrats on that definitly and good work on everything so far

den9 · 01-26-2008, 07:04 PM

looks good, and i agree with the tv stand, looks ALOT better

gsxtasy · 01-26-2008, 07:11 PM

i would have started modding the garage first xD

12-31-2007, 01:23 AM	#1
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	a build of a different kind Well guys incase you didn't know i bought a house. and this is my first house for and i have a lot of work a head of me! so here is the link for my house pretty much http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...ad.php?t=43430 so we started the work on the house here are some pics for you before on my bedroom and after cleaning it up and ripping up the carpet resealing the subfloors and all the good stuff here is the after after that was all done my wife was open to do what ever she wanted not bad for a guy who never did carpet before right? ^this one is not done yet we ran out of carpet now the fun part! the living room OMG i am sore and my legs and hands hurt! but here is the before busted my ass doing the same thing pulling the carpet the padding all the nails and staples all that stuff! new padding new floor now for the after wife snapping pics while i work here is the after my wife got her hands on it incase you don't see it i am sleeping on the sofe lol still much more to come!!! but i am broke now after the closing and after christmas i have like 200 bucks to my name and i am angry...lol but i love my house so far!! enjoy ps yes the flat panel is coming by feb!!! __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by driftingrx5.7; 01-02-2008 at 03:49 PM.

12-31-2007, 01:30 AM	#3
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	all the walls are painted...lol the wife went like a creamy white for the rest of the house and that brown in the bedrooms. again i pick nothing for this house i just do the work and fix everything the rest is up to her :D __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-31-2007, 01:36 AM	#4
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	well i have to finish the doorway we ran out of wood and i was not going to go out and get more WAY TO TIRED. i need like two more boxes. but i will wait until after the holiday. but i have to hardwood the dining room and kitchen and the hard wood is done. i have my office to carpet, and my two bedrooms upstairs. then fill i up with babys , but i have to pimp out the garage too goign to do that shiny paint stuff on the floor and figure out how i am going to heat it up some. i finished it already with the dry wall and all that stuff i need to paint it tho because its kind of ugly but that will all happen in the summer. after that just maintain the house __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-31-2007, 01:43 AM	#6
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	dude the feeling is great and being that i have been in this house for less then 2 weeks and got the morg bill already all makes it real :D __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-31-2007, 12:09 PM	#9
Munky Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wyomissing Member #3838 My Ride: 2013 Ram Blackout Express Quad Cab, 96 Jeep Cherokee XJ, 98 Nissan 240ss Never going to run iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the house and doing all the work yourself. Looks good to boot. Especially like that you went with a wood floor in the living room!!! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-31-2007, 01:27 AM	#2
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	looks alot better, but why the hell didnt you paint while the room was empty!! edit, nm u did paint, i guess i was just expecting it to be white. so whats next to do?

12-31-2007, 10:29 AM	#7
Jeffros Spec V Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Langhorne PA Member #263 iTrader: (0)	new six panel doors and new trim and that house will look 10000 better. congrats on the purchase, making great progress so far.

12-31-2007, 12:23 PM	#10
TGilb2007 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Newark, DE/Providence, RI Member #3189 My Ride: 2006 Chevy Cobalt iTrader: (0)	Congrats.... this build will also INCREASE the value.... unlike most of this forums other obsessions.... __________________ 06 Cobalt LT (Daily) / 99 W Cabrio (Project)

12-31-2007, 12:37 PM	#11
cburwell Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #303 iTrader: (0)	That looks way better man! Good choice on the wood floor in the family/living room. It not only looks better then the carpet but it will also make cleaning easier. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. "The Corvette took nearly 25 years to sell 500,000 units; the Z does it in fewer than 10."

12-31-2007, 02:29 PM	#12
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	thank you for the kind words. i have to ask jeff what are the six panel doors? i think i have an idea but i need to look it up __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-03-2008, 04:13 PM	#13
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	my plasma tv :D don't mind the pics they are from my cellphone __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-03-2008, 04:19 PM	#14
Jeffros Spec V Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Langhorne PA Member #263 iTrader: (0)	This is a six panel door. the solid trim and doors in your house are old school! Six panel doors are cheap and make the home look $1000000 better

01-26-2008, 02:42 PM	#15
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	ok some updates! when we last left off i was working on the living room and walkway quick update on my living room i had to return my plasma because it was no good so i got a lcd instead and got a new center for it looks 100% better! now off to the office/workout room removing the borders man my sideburns look hot! cleaning the subfloor and put down some poly painted the walls first then put down the carpet and padding and the borders back all finished now setting up what is "my room" since i love to work out and since we have moved i really have not because i had no where to do it now i do o yeah started cleaning up the second bathroom and man the buff ball does wonders! and just a nice snowy day outside and the wife wanted to snap a pic more to come __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-26-2008, 02:56 PM	#16
ITSTOCK Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #844 iTrader: (0)	Huge improvements! That's a nice looking home BTW, congrats!

01-26-2008, 03:48 PM	#17
The Captain Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Philly - FBG$ Member #3369 My Ride: Prelude iTrader: (2)	ahhh altezza's on an integra. Other than that, very nice house and nice work.

01-26-2008, 03:55 PM	#18
96Stang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bucks County Member #174 My Ride: 2009 VW Rabbit iTrader: (1)	very nice...congrats on that definitly and good work on everything so far __________________ took me 2 years and some change to get an avatar up on here... am i proud of that?? no would i do it again?? maybe is this place addicting?? yes

01-26-2008, 07:04 PM	#19
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	looks good, and i agree with the tv stand, looks ALOT better

01-26-2008, 07:11 PM	#20
gsxtasy Noob-Jersey Join Date: Jan 2008 Member #6729 My Ride: 2007 cobalt SS/SC, 95 TSI AWD iTrader: (0)	i would have started modding the garage first xD

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