Ok, so I've lived in the same place for 5 years. For the past 2+ of those years I've been there 1 - yes ONE - night a week...

Now, with the 'break' from deb I'm there 7 nights a week.

That said it still has not been:

A - Fully Painted
B - Outlet Covers
C - Microwave needs to be put up
D - Hardware changed in kitchen
E - new Carpets in two rooms
F - a host of other stupid shit
G - may tile bath and such too (but that is too be decided)...

So... I could use some help painting - not because it is tough, but I have shit I need to move around. Couch, TV, Desk, etc etc... I'm thinking of craigslisting a bunch of the stuff (and getting new, nicer, stuff) but for now I may just move it...

Not this weekend - perhaps the one after or something - I would be willing to purchase food and beer for the day and then pay for the night out in portsmouth - Eric and Augy in portsmouth would be funny - and if we get hammered enough I'll spring for hotels rooms (or if you find a girl)...

So... A work saturday, perhaps work sunday, and live it up Sat night...

Just a thought...

I'm down to help ya out Howard. This is purely for your benefit, absolutely, 100%. I'm a handy man, I don't drink nor fornicate with women. This is absolutely a selfless act to help a friend fix his place up.

I will be the outlet coverer and the microwave plugger-inner.

I'm down to help ya out Howard. This is purely for your benefit, absolutely, 100%. I'm a handy man, I don't drink nor fornicate with women. This is absolutely a selfless act to help a friend fix his place up.

Sweet.. knew I could count on ya!

I will be the outlet coverer and the microwave plugger-inner.

noice...

we will likely need many a picture....

i'll help but only if i get beer (hint i'm not 21 yet)

nah i would have no idea of what i'm doing, and i'm pretty far south so hopefully you get some help!

Work Saturday AAAAND Sunday?! you slavedriver!

Anyway, I'd be glad to help.

I'm down to swing a hammer....I mean stroke a brush? :shifty

Whats the date ur lookin at?

we will likely need many a picture....
you must have me confused with someone who takes a lot of pictures...

I'm there :)

But I'll work fo free.



P.S. I cleaned the place up a bit, got all my clutter and shit out of the way :thumbup:

I could do it.

hmmm... perhaps first weekend in Nov... Nov 1. Maybe... Would need to make sure I have enough paint and supplies... then we could tear up Portsmouth...

Well sounds you have plenty of help, but if you should need a hand ANYTIME I am right across the street so dont hesitate to ask.

ill help too... you just got to pm me to remind me

i'm game if it's nov. 8th-9th. seeing as im relatively close for the NiN show in MA. I'll be with Tim anyway...

howard, pick a weekend - we'll be up. EVERYONE will be up...i'll make sure of it.

you don't know it yet, but you're hosting the 1st annual mcblur going away party, "where we'll fuck up your house, but then fix it up again!"

I am down to help Howard. Let me know the date and I will be there. Also, if you need any tools let me know, I have access to a lot of them.

im down for some painting

Ok, let's vote... Nov 1 or Nov 8???

And THANKS to all for the awesome response... Good news... Condo is only 1200 sf... if we get enough guys we could paint, tile, and a whole bunch of other shit!!!

will you be serving beerz to minorz? :eyebrows

i vote second weekend in november

I'm down to help. I have a few years experience in residential construction. Let me know when this is going down and I can help.

-Tyler

my vote's for the 8th

i vote for the 8th too. i have a contractors account at a local paint store if you wanna save some mooola.. let me know

I'd most definitely be down to lend a hand...

I'm assuming you have all the tooling you need?

Any excuse to break out an 18v DeWalt drill or sawzall :D

I vote second weekend also.









....and I believe the sawzall is a must.

i'm re-voting first weekend. i'll potentially be stuck at work second weekend.

and yes, sawzall is a no-brainer.

The first weekend theres still a shitload of halloween parties going on tho

Don't feed beer to minors!!. It's funny how i say that now back then when i was underage, it was different. I feel all grown up now :(

Good luck on the new place!, I'm curious on how many people will show up like they said they would.

^^^haha.. new place... I've been there 5 years!!! it just looks like a college pad, not a respectible adult palace....

Ok, so it looks like the overwhelming answer is Saturday the 8th.... I think a kegger of Sammy might be in order... Tim has offered to do some gilling - guess we need propane....

Thanks to all for the offers on getting things... I still have a basement full of tools and such so I think I'll be alright in those regards... and I believe I still have accounts at places - the irony is that I have rehabbed 5 condos in MA in 2 years, helped Deb with hers, and worked for a development company but have never done anything to my own place...

If there are enough people the following will occur...

I'd love to tear up the old baseboard and put down new (I can get a finish gun if need be). Paint the walls - kitchen, baths, whole place basically.

Paint all trim and doors.

Rip up carpets that need ripping up.

Move whatever furniture I don't craigslist in the short term

Change lighting fixtures.

And possibly rip up linolium and lay tile... Not sure if I want to go this far as I should conceivable replace vanities...

All in all 5/6 people could tear through everything in a day with plenty of drinking and such...

as long as I can paint in the smallest possible sealed room i'm game

will you be serving beerz to minorz? :eyebrows

I don't card. So I wouln't know.

as long as I can paint in the smallest possible sealed room i'm game

Check.

psh. The smallest sealed room still has the same amount of corners as a large room, and with paint, corners are what sucks. Any nimrod can paint a large flat wall, but it's the detail work that slows painting down.

psh. The smallest sealed room still has the same amount of corners as a large room, and with paint, corners are what sucks. Any nimrod can paint a large flat wall, but it's the detail work that slows painting down.

This man speaks troof. That's where the 4 years of residential and commercial painting experience come in :D

psh. The smallest sealed room still has the same amount of corners as a large room, and with paint, corners are what sucks. Any nimrod can paint a large flat wall, but it's the detail work that slows painting down.

fredk. you missed the point. i'm not concerned with the amount of wall space/detail, I'll do a shitty job either way. But, if you put me a small box with intoxicants and alcohol, i'll come out really, really happy

I'll do a shitty job either way.
Shh! You weren't supposed to reveal that until AFTER you already laid down paint. :D

:rofl2

it is what it is... we know eric will be mighty happy at the end of the day...

it is what it is... we know eric will be mighty happy at the end of the day...

oh, i'm always happy!

oh, i'm always happy!

happy = gay...

Got the microwave up tonight!! Went to get some light fixtures and I couldn't decide what I wanted... Going to finish the cabinets this week.. perhps paint the kitchen this weekend as well...

hey guys
ill be able to lend a hand too!! let me know if you need any tools i have a four door and as many tools as you can shake a stick at!! literally 4 sets of full carpenters tools chopsaws tablesaws prybars big hammers paslodes framers finish guns. you name it and it will be there it is a four door but no roof rack so dont request a band saw...please. haha but seriously anything you need name it and ill bring it. also glad to hear the date isnt the 1st which hopefully frees more people to swing up this way to run the gap and such:buttrock
jay
only pending issue for both events is my 2nd daughter is due to be born soon... if before great if after even better but if during im screwed, so the way i look at it it cant effect both so...we will see what happens

Sounds like you have all the help you need, but I live in North Hampton and will def. help out if you need me.

I might be able to help you get rid of some of the stuff. Let me know what you have before you CL it.

Howard, set a date/weekend. I cannot do the 2nd weekend in november, just an FYI

I might be able to help you get rid of some of the stuff. Let me know what you have before you CL it.

I've got a cherry dining table, 5 wicker chairs - cherry/wicker, a large corner desk, a cherry coffee table, a 42" DLP Sony Wega LCD TV and stand, some book cases, and other stuff... I think I'm willing to sell just about everything in the place for the right price - i.e. not too much, but not for nothing... I'm pretty reasonable... The stuff mostly came from my parents and I'm sick of it!

Howard, set a date/weekend. I cannot do the 2nd weekend in november, just an FYI

Ok... Beer, Food, Construction Meet to be on November the 8th or 15th??? Votes please :D

ah yes... paint and tile... some of my favorite things to do....as well as have an impromtu carshow in your parking lot :alright

Lemme know if you need a hand man! I should be off work too.. unless the economy makes a spontaneous comeback before then

I will work for a tv or buy it from you howie... I need a new one....

The TV is more a feeler... If I was offered the right price for it I'd take it... 720P HDTV... Great picture... Just a few years old...

The TV is more a feeler... If I was offered the right price for it I'd take it... 720P HDTV... Great picture... Just a few years old...

Shoot me what you want for it. My idiot roommate in college through my Toshiba out and I might as well upgrade while I replace it. :dunno

Got a couch Howard? I need one! I just ordered my bedroom set and need a couch to get me through till I can order the one I want... I hate buying "adult" furniture...

I am not sure if I can make it on a weekend in November (ski house starts on the first of the month) but I can shoot up at night to lend a hand.

I think the couch is the only thing I'm keeping for now...

Bump.

Is this still happening this weekend?

Bump.

Is this still happening this weekend?

i'm working on my place all weekend... all are welcome... I'll supply food/beer...

finishing my kitchen, doing my bathroom, possibly my bedroom, and then the hall and living room... also have some fixtures to replace that I still need to buy...

I got the kitchen 50% done... I may finish it tomorrow or Friday night... i dunno... need to get my ass in gear though...

So who's down? What time we startin?

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i wish i could go

i wish i could go

y cant u?

y cant u?

work. no possible scenario of me not having to be here. the other 2 guys that could sit here and do nothing are out enjoying themselves in california. this is my debt for going to bermuda in a month

I have to check with the g/f, barring anything else I'm in. About time I met Howard :stickoutt

Gonna need a ride from Lexington though due to my currently transportationally challenged state.

time... ??? I dunno... whenever... I'm going to hit the gym in the morning... hit home depot and then just be working... addy is 39 Ernest ave., Exeter, NH...

time... ??? I dunno... whenever... I'm going to hit the gym in the morning... hit home depot and then just be working... addy is 39 Ernest ave., Exeter, NH...

Will you have enough time to go to Bed Bath & Beyond?

Zing

I was actually planning on hitting up homegoods... Plan is to not only finish the place but to "Stage" it in a manner that would appeal to buyers so I can sell it and move to Boston...

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ben... I'll call you in a bit... was painting last night...

I'll be working on my place all day starting at like 11am... pizza/beer provided for anyone that shows...

im leaving my place right about now. see you in a few hours

sorry again howard that i cant help...

i'd much rather be up there inhaling fumes and drinking versus sitting here in the shop all day

no worries... I'm flying solo right now... grim is on his way though... just trying to get that damn kitchen finished then on to the bath...

Im working all day! but i'm there in spirit :cool

How did it go? I spent my Saturday ripping out my friends bathroom vanity and toilet and then tiling the floor at his new condo at Killington. Then it was Jax and Wobbly Barn for lots of Jack to numb my back pain.

went well... a big (HUGE) thanks for grim for helping paint the kitchen and bath... we busted out asses...

burn made a cameo this evening and used his height to aid with some light fixtures...

dub-dub not only bought my spare E30 wheels but supplied a BIG box of Harpoon...

All in all it was a solid weekend...

Kitchen was repainted, new hardware on doors, cabinets and new light fixture. New light fixtures in hallway. Bathroom was painted and vanity was painted black (From oak)... New hardware too...

short money... tons of paint... completely transformed... :)