Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Rocket Man]

Here’s a sneak peek at the finished kitchen. The projects got more difficult as I went but luckily my skill level increased as well.

 

[RAMurphy]

Some pics of what I’ve been up to over the winter. Both bathrooms, kitchen and dining room pretty much stripped to the studs/ floor joists and redone. The kitchen had 5 layers of old flooring. The new floor is 1” lower and the 1/2-3/4” waves are now flat. The kitchen/ dining room took me 12 weeks alone. I’ll try to upload a few pics here and there. I’m onto outdoor projects now so I still won’t have much time to be on here talking trucks. I’ll be doing a complete backyard makeover.

Mark, looks great. Did you do the tile work yourself?

 

[89Suburban]

Looks good Mark. How is doggie?

 

[Rocket Man]

ya, i go to the dump probably every 6 months I was just there about a month ago, I do not take a trailer but I checked the pricing with a trailer
if the trailer load is at or below cab height it's $36, if it is above cab height $55
a regular pickup load that I normally take is $24
I have 10 palm tree's and they have to be cut about every 6 months or less and that is easily a full truck load
if it is commercial, like dump truck, etc the rate is $75 a ton
if the scales are down (commercial) it's $26 a cubic yard
where they get you here is tire's a large commercial tire is $468 like a loader tire

Awesome Wes, cool man. You’re talking yard debris, I’m talking fu*king garbage. That’s a completely different rate of course, I mean duh. One is turned into compost and resold, one is hauked to a landfill. Plus mine was construction debris so I should have asked when the last time you hauled actual garbage to the dump. Anyway, this is part of why I don’t spend much time here anymore- it’s exhausting just arguing a point that should have never been made a point. I don’t mean to sound disrespectful or upset, it’s just gotten old to me. Maybe it’s just ME getting old. Carry on. I’ll be busy for awhile, I’m in the planning stages of a patio, pathway, pergola, pond and associated plants, structures, lighting, plumbing, landscaping etc. I’ll try to come back and upload some of the kitchen pics, it was a real battle.

 

[Rocket Man]

And I did every bit of the work myself, yes. Including the kitchen countertops which came out great. And Kinjo is doing great. He loves sawdust.

 

[Doubeleive]

Awesome Wes, cool man. You’re talking yard debris, I’m talking fu*king garbage. That’s a completely different rate of course, I mean duh. One is turned into compost and resold, one is hauked to a landfill. Plus mine was construction debris so I should have asked when the last time you hauled actual garbage to the dump. Anyway, this is part of why I don’t spend much time here anymore- it’s exhausting just arguing a point that should have never been made a point. I don’t mean to sound disrespectful or upset, it’s just gotten old to me. Maybe it’s just ME getting old. Carry on. I’ll be busy for awhile, I’m in the planning stages of a patio, pathway, pergola, pond and associated plants, structures, lighting, plumbing, landscaping etc. I’ll try to come back and upload some of the kitchen pics, it was a real battle.

they take it all the only thing they charge extra for is appliances, large tires, or anything extra large like metal frames, large pieces of concrete/pavement, etc, not trying to argue with you at all, just shocked at the price
they have different area's for like if it is a load of matress (you are allowed 10 per trip), rocks, dirt, whatever. Basic construction waste from a home renovation etc is accepted, they do hit the commercial trucks with tonnage. basically they don't care what you throw in there as long as it is not ewaste, chemicals, battery's
with no extra charge you are allowed to dump 2 appliances, 4 regular tires, 4 tv's, 9 pieces of ewaste. per trip.
they have inmates from the jail work there and they could care less what you are dumping for the most part, if you toss a microwave or something they just pick it up and put it on a pallet of other stuff they keep seperated.
they take junk campers, rv's, trailers up to 25 feet long @ $118 per ton
good to hear you are keeping yourself occupied, enjoy!!

 

[Rocket Man]

they take it all the only thing they charge extra for is appliances, large tires, or anything extra large like metal frames, large pieces of concrete/pavement, etc, not trying to argue with you at all, just shocked at the price
they have different area's for like if it is a load of matress (you are allowed 10 per trip), rocks, dirt, whatever. Basic construction waste from a home renovation etc is accepted, they do hit the commercial trucks with tonnage. basically they don't care what you throw in there as long as it is not ewaste, chemicals, battery's
with no extra charge you are allowed to dump 2 appliances, 4 regular tires, 4 tv's, 9 pieces of ewaste. per trip.
they have inmates from the jail work there and they could care less what you are dumping for the most part, if you toss a microwave or something they just pick it up and put it on a pallet of other stuff they keep seperated.
they take junk campers, rv's, trailers up to 25 feet long @ $118 per ton
good to hear you are keeping yourself occupied, enjoy!!

Guess I should have said who the fu*k cares what the garbage rate is in Stockton and it could have saved us both the trouble. Instead of saying anything about the work I put in thst morning to move 3 tons by hand you want to compare garbage rates. I see you still have a lot of spare time to be on this forum so I guess you must be bored. Like I said…who cares Wes.

 

[Doubeleive]

Guess I should have said who the fu*k cares what the garbage rate is in Stockton and it could have saved us both the trouble. Instead of saying anything about the work I put in thst morning to move 3 tons by hand you want to compare garbage rates. I see you still have a lot of spare time to be on this forum so I guess you must be bored. Like I said…who cares Wes.

lol, hows the doggie? gonna be hot this summer, NVM I missed the above post

 

[Tonyrodz]

Here’s a sneak peek at the finished kitchen. The projects got more difficult as I went but luckily my skill level increased as well.

You do some beautiful work Mark. Wish I could do work like that. I can't even imagine how much money you saved by doing the work yourself.

 

[RAMurphy]

Please continue to post some pictures. Awesome, awesome job Mark. Post some pictures of the backyard too. You have always provided me positive guidance and suggestions. Love the pick of your dog. Beautiful companion.

 

[RAMurphy]

Yesterday’s project. My old kitchen table, an IKEA OG. I’d used it as an indoor work bench for years. It’s built from 2 x 2 knotty pine all glued into solid butcher block, legs too. Probably weighs close to 200 lbs. i remember when I bought it, I figured I’d never wear it out- just re-sand and stain. I found this great hard wax stain made in Turkey that made it look like a million bucks. I sent my daughter a pic and she didn’t realize that was the old kitchen table from when she was growing up.

Wow, awesome work Mark. That table looks great.

 

[pwtr02ss]

Looks great Mark. What paint process did you do on the cabinets?

 

[Rocket Man]

I’m working on outdoor projects now- paver patio, pergola, pond, etc. So far the pergola is fine mostly except for the lattice panels which I’ll build once I determine how much sun I want to let through into the pond area. The pergola is 16 x 22’ and I built it out of what most would call junk cedar as far as the 4 x 4’s go. The beams weren’t bad. I bought all the cedar for $200 and spent a week sanding it.

 

[RAMurphy]

I’m working on outdoor projects now- paver patio, pergola, pond, etc. So far the pergola is fine mostly except for the lattice panels which I’ll build once I determine how much sun I want to let through into the pond area. The pergola is 16 x 22’ and I built it out of what most would call junk cedar as far as the 4 x 4’s go. The beams weren’t bad. I bought all the cedar for $200 and spent a week sanding it.

Looks great Mark. Reclaimed wood is the best. Awesome job.

 

[Fless]

Looking good! I should do some kind of a shade cover on my deck -- it's open to the sun all morning and part of the afternoon. What's the material cover you have on it?

 

[Rocket Man]

Thanks guys. @Fless the material is 80% shade cloth pre-made into 16’ x 20’ I got off Amazon. You can get different percentage of shade , I’ve seen them from 50- 90%. At 80 it’s pretty comfy under it, it’s a pretty good degree of shade imo. I don’t know how to share an Amazon item but here’s a screenshot. The brand was Campmac. It was only about $40.

 

[Fless]

Thanks guys. @Fless the material is 80% shade cloth pre-made into 16’ x 20’ I got off Amazon. You can get different percentage of shade , I’ve seen them from 50- 90%. At 80 it’s pretty comfy under it, it’s a pretty good degree of shade imo. I don’t know how to share an Amazon item but here’s a screenshot. The brand was Campmac. It was only about $40.

Excellent, Mark, and thanks! I'll check it out.

 

[Rocket Man]

The Interstate AGM has been giving up the ghost for the last 2 months and of course it was at 35 months, full warranty ended at 30. Still got the new one for 55% off so eh. The policy is for them to run a battery check which if course showed it was good. My tender is computerized and I trust it when it says the thing is bad. Plus if I leave the truck for 3 days it’s dead dead. So of course he started with the policy thing at which point I stated he’s got one chance to either keep or lose a customer because i know it’s bad,I don’t have time for this, and I’m buying a new battery today from somewhere else or from you at the warranty price- your choice. He happily sold me the damn thing at the 55% off of course.

 

[Rocket Man]

Tuesday was a bad day for The Beast. I hurt it pretty bad. I was having a rough morning and things were out of kilter in my world, not sure what it was. Everything seemed backwards for some reason. Anyway I ended up at Home Depot buying (6) 10’ PT 4 x 4 posts that must have been stored in a pond. I could barely lift each one. And since it was backwards day I had my 110 lb dog with me, which I never do when hauling lumber because it’s not comfortable for him. Which I realize is now a problem after I arrive at the truck with the cart. So I’m loading these without dropping the 60% side of the second row because that’s Kinjo’s seat. I was getting the first one situated up on the dash and as I pulled it forward the back dropped off the lift gate glass area where it had been sticking out through. The back of that 80 lb stick dropped and the front popped up into….mr windshield. Bam and I mean bam. HUGE star 18” across. It’s done. So I get quotes from several places including the small glass shop that did my Silverado for $200 back in2018. They wanted $450 for this one. Safelite was cheapest at $287 out of and then I found a $60 coupon code so the total was $227. Paid and scheduled for next Monday. Pretty cheap especially nowadays and that’s on-site service.

 

[Rocket Man]

Can’t really get a good picture but here it is. It’s the inside side of the laminated glass that cracked.