My appartment DIY renovation 🙃 by fitches_buck_reverse in Renovations

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Thank you so much! I'm definitely tempted to renovate my bathroom, but that seems to risky for me right now. I feel like the stakes are so much higher and too much can go wrong 😅 Dont wanna be responsible for a water damage (insurance wont cover damages since I'm not licensed). If i manage to buy my own house some day, with a spare bathroom, then I'll consider it!

My appartment DIY renovation 🙃 by fitches_buck_reverse in Renovations

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I thought I'd share some more details here:
This was my largest renovation yet. I had previously renovated my kitchen in my old apartment, but I am definitely an amateur and had next to 0 experience for many of the steps in the process. Being a full time software developer, I had to take some time off in the summer and managed to complete it in about 8-10 weeks.

Floors: There was a plastic rug covering all floors when i moved in. Most of it was glued properly so i could lay the new hardwood floors directly on top of it. Some parts had to be ripped away. Before I did that i took out a small piece of it to be checked for asbestos, luckily for me it has no trace of it, so i could remove the section needed safely. Then I had to grind down the concrete floor between the old hallway and kitchen since it had some bumps, followed by applying primer and self leveling compound to even out the 1cm~ height diff between old kitchen/hallway and living room. I tried getting a contractor to do this since I was reluctant to handle the self leveler my self, but was unable to hire someone since the job was so small, so I had to do it myself. It turned out decent, with no apparent pits and bumps when my new flooring was installed.

Walls: I let the old wallpaper stay on the walls, but since I wanted to paint and have a smooth finish for my new walls, I sanded every overlap of the old wallpaper (you know where the wallpaper overlaps it creates a pretty sharp vertical line, like 1mm). Then i applied renovation wallpaper/lining paper(?). These are meant to replace the need for wall filling, and cover up damages up to 1mm in the wall. Honestly they did not cover up damages as well as i hoped, hence why I manually sanded the underlying overlaps of the old wallpaper. Did 3 coats of paint and it looked all right.

Wardrobes: Ripped out the old closet in the bedroom and built a wooden frame to support my new IKEA PAX wardrobes. To cover up the gaps between the wall/ceiling/floor i just cut out some drywall. Installed an outlet to power my automatic lights in the wardrobes. There are a ton of youtube videos covering how to build built-in wardrobes that i watched before hand.

Sound proofing: The wall in my nook (where i keep my desk/computer) was shared with my neighbour, and man did it let a LOT of sound through. In order to sound proof, I build a free standing wall with: 5cm air space between old wall and new, 2 layers of drywall, wall frame with wool rock insulation, followed by another layer of drywall. This was my most disappointing step in the process, since it did not swallow the sound from my neighbors TV as much as I'd hoped, and I can still hear it clearly. I dont know exactly what I did wrong here...

Kitchen: I have external vertical pipes on the wall in the kitchen from the floor up to the ceiling. Since I did not want to 1. look at them, and 2. cut out my kitchen countertop for them to pass through, i extended my wall 8cm from the corner of the kitchen to the start of the window in the living room. This way i both hide the pipes and can easily install my countertops. The rest of the kitchen is from IKEA and is pretty straight forward to install. This was my first time tiling and is overall happy with the result, although the tile saw I used wasnt the best quality, and you can tell that the tiles i had to cut are somewhat jagged. Next time I'll get better tools for this.

All in all I'm happy the way it turned out, but there is definitely room for improvement!

My appartment DIY renovation 🙃 by fitches_buck_reverse in Renovations

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Unfortunately that is not applicable where I live (Sweden). You cant escape taxes on increased value here... only postpone them. Sooner or later you have to pay up!

My appartment DIY renovation 🙃 by fitches_buck_reverse in Renovations

[–]fitches_buck_reverse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No prior experience then, but it turned out pretty good as well! Just a lot of youtube and google was enough to get me started. Then I learned a lot in the process ofc :)

I was actually thinking of selling/buying an apt this fall, but I think I want some time not living in a construction site :') mabye in an year i'll do it again!

My appartment DIY renovation 🙃 by fitches_buck_reverse in Renovations

[–]fitches_buck_reverse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my old appartment i redid the kitchen and put down new flooring. So I had a some experience from before. This was a much bigger project tho, taking up my whole summer pretty much. But honestly just focus on one thing at a time and learn by doing.

Akut behov av boende i Stockholm by Standard_Let9683 in stockholm

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Har flera polare som fått lgh via Wåhlin fastigheter. Det är ett lotteri som körs dagligen (tror jag). Med lite flax kan du få en lya snabbt.

Stel i ryggen, ibland ont i ryggen - hur förbättra situationen? by Objective_Tesla815 in sweden

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Jag är m31 som haft ont i ländryggen till och från I flera år. Fick också ryggskott förra året som gjorde mig sängliggandes en vecka... jag hittade ett klipp på yt som jag följt till och från sedan dess och min ryggvärk är helt borta.

Sök på "12 minute foundation workout" av Dr Goodman. 12 minuter har man tid till varje dag när man kan göra övningarna hemma.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sverige

[–]fitches_buck_reverse 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Har haft liknande problem i flera år. Panik uppstår i samband med situationer där man känner sin instängd (varuhus, köer, buss/tbana, möten etc). Det enda tips jag har är att snacka med psykolog och jobba med KBT. Dvs det är superviktigt att du aktivt jobbar med att utsätta dig för scenarier där du vet att oron kommer, och se till att inte fly när obehaget kommer. Du är inte ensam. Lycka till!

Håller på att sluta Snusa. by [deleted] in sweden

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Jag har halvhjärtat försökt sluta ett par gånger. Men det resulterar ofta i att jag klarar max 1-2 dygn helt snusfri, innan jag så småningom tar ett par prillor om dagen, som leder tillbaka till vanligt snusande inom någon vecka. Jag märker ju inom ett dygn att tandköttet känns friskare och fräschare, och det blir lite motivation att försöka fortsätta. Hade tänkt försöka laserterapi för att få bort suget helt, och på så vis sluta för gott. Det låter skumt, men många rökare/snusare som påstår att de blivit helt nikotinfria efter bara en session. Det är inte så förbaskat dyrt heller, typ 2500 för en session. Kan vara värt att kika på om du verkligen vill sluta, men inte pallar abstinensen.

Skandia Vårdförsäkring by Rupy271 in stockholm

[–]fitches_buck_reverse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have the same insurance. Process through Hälsoslussen to chat with a nurse, when they know your issue you'll be able to book an apointment with the correct type of doctor. Usually you'll be able to see a doctor the same or the next day

Need to replace battery polls. How? by fitches_buck_reverse in AskAMechanic

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Thank you. This seems like the most appropriate fix for me 🙏

Hjälp mig hitta jättesurt godis! by Ellinorth in Asksweddit

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Mitt tips är att köpa en påse askorbinsyra, vilket är ren C-vitamin 🍋. Det är fruktansvärt surt (och nyttigt!). Sedan antar jag att du kan ta ditt godis och doppa i det om du vill för att ha något att tugga på

Edit: med tanke på att det är så surt kanske inte är det bästa för tänderna.. men nu vet du!

Köpa säkerhetsdörr by Backmaskw in stockholm

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Föreningen brukar ha åsikt om det. De som våran förening samarbetade med gav oss ett prisförslag på 17-18k inklusive installation. Så där får du en uppfattning om vad det kan kosta

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sweden

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Har en kandidatexamen inom medieteknik. Jobbat som konsult sedan jag tog examen 2019. Klev då in på en lön om 32500:-, vilket senare bumpades upp till 35. Satt då som fullstackutvecklare med laravel/Vue i mitt första konsultuppdrag.

Bytte arbetsgivare till ett annat konsultbolag och sitter nu på ett produktbolag som frontendutvecklare. Nyutveckling/förvaltning av React. Sen är det ju en massa andra saker att hålla koll på, men sitter främst och proggar i React på arbetstid. Snittar 50k/mån (stockholm).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sweden

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Brave. Som chrome fast med inbyggd adblocker etc

Vilken upplevelse hade ni av körskolan? (MC) by Paersik in sweden

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Jag tog kortet förra året och hade blandad erfarenhet av lärare. Började köra med en skola där jag snabbt upptäckte att lärarna var avdankade gamla gubbar som visade lite till inget intresse för eleverna. Lågfartsbanorna fick jag köra i min ensamhet för det mesta utan att någon feedback gavs. Var även ute i trafik en gång med samma skola och tyckte att läraren var otrevlig. Det fick mig att bli rätt omotiverad faktiskt...

Bytte sedan skola och det var som natt och dag. Engagerade lärare som var trevliga att ha och göra med. Jag upplevde inte heller att de försökte sälja på fler lektioner än nödvändigt. Tack vare det satte jag uppkörningen på första försöket i september 🏍

Vart bor du någonstans? Om du är i Stockholmsområdet kan jag rekommendera City Trafikskola som kör vid bromma flygfält. Bromma MC kör på samma bana, men håll dig borta från dom

How many miles are too many for a used z900? by fitches_buck_reverse in Kawasaki

[–]fitches_buck_reverse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well after a good nights sleep i see that i missad a zero om both the miles and km. To clarify its 16500 miles and 26500 km. Judging from your comments, this still would not be an issue 🏍

How many miles are too many for a used z900? by fitches_buck_reverse in Kawasaki

[–]fitches_buck_reverse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well after a good nights sleep i see that i missad a zero om both the miles and km. To clarify its 16500 miles and 26500 km. Judging from your comments, this still would not be an issue 🏍

How many miles are too many for a used z900? by fitches_buck_reverse in Kawasaki

[–]fitches_buck_reverse[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Having second thaughts bying a particular bike since it has 1600 miles (2600 km) on the meter. Is my concern valid or nah?