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Otis in the Suburbs (1 Viewer)
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option is to get the natural gas hookup to your house instead of using propane tanks.
Sconch
Footballguy
Pro-Tip: Gas grills light a lot faster if you prime the coals with lots of lighter fluid first. I'm talking 1/2-1/3 of a can.
JerseyToughGuys
Tough Guy
Didn't read this whole thing, but here you can get the jist.Every time you use your grill, heat it up nice and hot. Scrape all the gunk. Oil (olive/cooking spray/ect.) the grate. Cook. After you are done, scrape again and regrease the grate (most people don't bother with the post grilling cleanup/oiling)Who the what now?ProBurb Tip #11092: Start seasoning those grates. scrape before and after, and olive oil before and after.***GRILL ACQUIRED***
Local hardware store delivered one of these and set it up in my backyard today:
http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/genesis-series/genesis-s-330
Also, the patio set is in. Otis just needs to put it together.
ETA: you can use a balled up piece of aluminum foil to do the scraping.
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Otis
Footballguy
If nothing else, shtick is exactly why I'm here.
Otis
Footballguy
Nice. Ok this seems easy enough.Didn't read this whole thing, but here you can get the jist.Every time you use your grill, heat it up nice and hot. Scrape all the gunk. Oil (olive/cooking spray/ect.) the grate. Cook. After you are done, scrape again and regrease the grate (most people don't bother with the post grilling cleanup/oiling)Who the what now?ProBurb Tip #11092: Start seasoning those grates. scrape before and after, and olive oil before and after.***GRILL ACQUIRED***
Local hardware store delivered one of these and set it up in my backyard today:
http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/genesis-series/genesis-s-330
Also, the patio set is in. Otis just needs to put it together.
ETA: you can use a balled up piece of aluminum foil to do the scraping.
Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
Beautiful! Still think Otis shouldn't paint that ceiling white. And yes, I have a room painted green, but it is more sage than anything.'corpcow said:Heh... yeah, I know. I wasn't paying attention (was answering questions from one of my devs), and I guess I inspected element and ended up opening the local file, thinking at first that maybe they were streaming the data to the AJAX lightbox. Oops.Some of the after pictures are a little older, but they show what I'm talking about. The darker floors + whiter trim (plus darker than original paint) makes a BIG difference IMO.'Tremendous Upside said:open your pics pageright click on the one you want to post and click on "open in new tab"'corpcow said:We re-stained our floors with a red mahogany, and re-painted the already-white trim to an even brighter white.'mr roboto said:I love that painted woodwork is considered 70's. Cause stained basic oak trim is so the 90's. I bet all you stained trim guys loved the ceiling fan Otis ripped out, and you have forest green painted somewhere else too.'urbanhack said:oh no he's not'Otis said:Still uber confused by this. You're on an island here, friend.'Aaron Rudnicki said:I really thought people stopped painting over wood in the 70s.
at people who think this is a good idea.
I rehab houses. 9 out of 10 first-time suburban homebuyers who are looking at my flips love the painted, white trim. Especially contrasted with hardwood floors.Trying to post a picture but can't grab them off Facebook.
go to new tab, right click on picture, click "view image"
you will now be able to copy the url and paste it here
BEFORE:
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/167982_709558242540_10911337_39060544_3368914_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/168774_709557878270_10911337_39060540_6618721_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/167162_709557898230_10911337_39060541_516816_n.jpg
AFTER
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181906_709554884270_10911337_39060492_4072725_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216493_768729717430_10911337_39379540_6102886_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183991_712729008300_10911337_39116657_1169026_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216512_768729522820_10911337_39379534_4220650_n.jpg
Oh yeah, and that ugly ### fan is gone too
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Why are you people encouraging him? This thread is ridiculous!
Rohn Jambo
Footballguy
Oh. I was gonna ask if you wanted me to ship you this unused Weber that I have, you know, to learn how to BBQ.***GRILL ACQUIRED***
Local hardware store delivered one of these and set it up in my backyard today:
http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/genesis-series/genesis-s-330
Also, the patio set is in. Otis just needs to put it together.
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Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
Relaxxxxx. There isn't anything wrong with this thread. Why read it if you don't like it?
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Never! I'm against Otis and everything he stands for!
Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
Which is what, exactly?
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Come again?
ShaqAttaq
Morally Ambiguous
fun, apparently
Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
You don't do coy well. Lol
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Fun? He's fixing a toilet with a hammer.. You gonna tool one off when he buys a lawn gnome?
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Cum again?
Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
I will be having 10 ft added on to the back of my house. After that is done, I will be starting on making the outdoor kitchen. Super excited about that. Always wanted one. I love cooking out. Enjoy your new grill!
bostonfred
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Best way to put oil on hot grates?
Drifter
Footballguy
Tong and towel. Work fast and don't turn your oiled towe into a torch.
snitwitch
Footballguy
what's with the new avatar? iron man taking babe the blue ox out for a stroll? IN THE BURBS???!?!?!?!?
offdee
Footballguy
you must be new to logging.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
lumpy19
Footballguy
You and I have different ideas of seasoning, mine requires much less work.My seasoning involves NEVER cleaning the grill. This way I get an array of meat flavors in everything I cook. Grilling up some hot dogs today? How about a little chicken flavor from last nights dinner with that hot dog? I find that chicken sticks to the grill the best. Sausage/hot dogs only stick if I slice open the casing, every once in a while I sacrifice a dog/sausage to make sure I get some of that meat stuck to the grill, don't want chicken to dominate.Just want to make sure Otis has some options.ProBurb Tip #11092: Start seasoning those grates. scrape before and after, and olive oil before and after.***GRILL ACQUIRED***Local hardware store delivered one of these and set it up in my backyard today:http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/genesis-series/genesis-s-330
lumpy19
Footballguy
corpcow
Footballguy
Absolutely.
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glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
I'd run with the dark tone found in the floor/stairs for the baseboards with that dark red wall.
Nigel
Footballguy
Exponentially. In fact thought you were shticking when you first posted that you had done that, before pics. What made you go that route - had you seen it somewhere else?
eta: floors look nice - what is it?
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mr roboto
Footballguy
Absolutely. Especially with that real strong wall color. A nice, tall, chunky trim (5 1/4 or something) in a room that appears to be 2-story (LOVE that staircase BTW) would really ground the space.
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Otis
Footballguy
Not sure, but walls any color other than blood red may have been better. Do your shoes have fish tanks in the soles?
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
You want to lay a racing stripe of white between that deep orange wall and dark floor?Absolutely. Especially with that real strong wall color. A nice, tall, chunky trim (5 1/4 or something) in a room that appears to be 2-story (LOVE that staircase BTW) would really ground the space.
mr roboto
Footballguy
White is way better than what he has.The problem would then not be with the white trim. It would be with the insane wall color.You want to lay a racing stripe of white between that deep orange wall and dark floor?Absolutely. Especially with that real strong wall color. A nice, tall, chunky trim (5 1/4 or something) in a room that appears to be 2-story (LOVE that staircase BTW) would really ground the space.
You want stained oak? Dark wood like on the floors?
IMO trim should not blend in, it should be beautiful enough to be used as an architectural element on its own. Even in my flips I use tall baseboard in the common areas at the very least. Really makes a major statement for not that much more money.
offdee
Footballguy
Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
Not white. A color similar to the color of the couch would have been better.'corpcow said:Absolutely.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:http://imageshack.us/m/829/2118/img0768mg.jpg
So white trim would have been better?????
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
IMHO- it is not the trim that makes a room. Picking a color like orange or a deep red to run with for a wall color isn't crazy unto itself. With all of the other dark wood tones- floor, stairs, coach legs, window trim...probably other furniture fabrics as well...they are going with a darker palette. Just throwing white down because it's been used with lighter tones while flipping houses doesn't make it the right pick here. I would pick up the darker mahogany-esque for the baseboard- not the grainier oak.'mr roboto said:White is way better than what he has.The problem would then not be with the white trim. It would be with the insane wall color.'glock said:You want to lay a racing stripe of white between that deep orange wall and dark floor?'mr roboto said:Absolutely. Especially with that real strong wall color. A nice, tall, chunky trim (5 1/4 or something) in a room that appears to be 2-story (LOVE that staircase BTW) would really ground the space.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
You want stained oak? Dark wood like on the floors?
IMO trim should not blend in, it should be beautiful enough to be used as an architectural element on its own. Even in my flips I use tall baseboard in the common areas at the very least. Really makes a major statement for not that much more money.
Shutterbug
Try Not To Stare
Looks more like a coral color to me. Is it red?'Otis said:Not sure, but walls any color other than blood red may have been better. Do your shoes have fish tanks in the soles?'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Another possibility there.Not white. A color similar to the color of the couch would have been better.'corpcow said:Absolutely.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
belljr
Footballguy
2 thoughts/questions.
1) trim matching the floor? We did this with a tiled trim on our bathroom really like it
2) I have a lazy mans trim in my house. The previous owners put down new floor but never removed the exisiting baseboard. So what they did was lay the floor, kept the white baseboard but then add a base shoe that is close to the floor color. Simialr to this
1) trim matching the floor? We did this with a tiled trim on our bathroom really like it
2) I have a lazy mans trim in my house. The previous owners put down new floor but never removed the exisiting baseboard. So what they did was lay the floor, kept the white baseboard but then add a base shoe that is close to the floor color. Simialr to this
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glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Find a similar wall color with the white...
mr roboto
Footballguy
Fine.Never said trim makes the room. Said it shouldn't be hidden (which it is when you are painting it the same color as the wall).IMHO- it is not the trim that makes a room. Picking a color like orange or a deep red to run with for a wall color isn't crazy unto itself. With all of the other dark wood tones- floor, stairs, coach legs, window trim...probably other furniture fabrics as well...they are going with a darker palette. Just throwing white down because it's been used with lighter tones while flipping houses doesn't make it the right pick here. I would pick up the darker mahogany-esque for the baseboard- not the grainier oak.'mr roboto said:White is way better than what he has.The problem would then not be with the white trim. It would be with the insane wall color.'glock said:You want to lay a racing stripe of white between that deep orange wall and dark floor?'mr roboto said:Absolutely. Especially with that real strong wall color. A nice, tall, chunky trim (5 1/4 or something) in a room that appears to be 2-story (LOVE that staircase BTW) would really ground the space.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
You want stained oak? Dark wood like on the floors?
IMO trim should not blend in, it should be beautiful enough to be used as an architectural element on its own. Even in my flips I use tall baseboard in the common areas at the very least. Really makes a major statement for not that much more money.
Never said it was the right pick here, just way better than painting the color of the wall.
belljr
Footballguy
Wouldn't be as bad if he didn't paint the shoe part also, as I mentioned above but I would have broke it up alsoAnother possibility there.Not white. A color similar to the color of the couch would have been better.'corpcow said:Absolutely.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Me likey.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Fine.Never said trim makes the room. Said it shouldn't be hidden (which it is when you are painting it the same color as the wall).IMHO- it is not the trim that makes a room. Picking a color like orange or a deep red to run with for a wall color isn't crazy unto itself. With all of the other dark wood tones- floor, stairs, coach legs, window trim...probably other furniture fabrics as well...they are going with a darker palette. Just throwing white down because it's been used with lighter tones while flipping houses doesn't make it the right pick here. I would pick up the darker mahogany-esque for the baseboard- not the grainier oak.'mr roboto said:White is way better than what he has.The problem would then not be with the white trim. It would be with the insane wall color.'glock said:You want to lay a racing stripe of white between that deep orange wall and dark floor?'mr roboto said:Absolutely. Especially with that real strong wall color. A nice, tall, chunky trim (5 1/4 or something) in a room that appears to be 2-story (LOVE that staircase BTW) would really ground the space.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
You want stained oak? Dark wood like on the floors?
IMO trim should not blend in, it should be beautiful enough to be used as an architectural element on its own. Even in my flips I use tall baseboard in the common areas at the very least. Really makes a major statement for not that much more money.
Never said it was the right pick here, just way better than painting the color of the wall.
I did say "in my humble opinion."
offdee
Footballguy
No, no, no.The problem here isn't the trim color, it's the choice of wall color. It doesn't work with the floors. The floors already have a cherry-ish red hue to them so adding a dark reddish color to the wall is too much.Another possibility there.Not white. A color similar to the color of the couch would have been better.'corpcow said:Absolutely.'urbanhack said:'shuke said:
So white trim would have been better?????
The floors are beautiful so those should be highlighted and to do that a more subdued wall color in a neutral color is best. The trim should not be the same exact as the wall color....when in doubt use something that is a couple shades/hues lighter than the wall color. In a perfect world (especially in open spaces where multiple rooms can all be seen at once) the trim color should be a constant that works with all the room colors. This usually means a light neutral...cream, white, etc.
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Otis
Footballguy
Sorry to interrupt DecoratingChat here ladies, but I have a quick question:
Wife wants to know if she can leave outgoing mail in our mailbox, and will the mailman take that with him. I have never heard of this before -- I always thought you had to bring mail to a post office mailbox. Is this how it works in the sticks?
Wife wants to know if she can leave outgoing mail in our mailbox, and will the mailman take that with him. I have never heard of this before -- I always thought you had to bring mail to a post office mailbox. Is this how it works in the sticks?
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