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pgroce posted:Has anyone invented some kind of "wallpaper" that goes over old wallpaper and is easily paintable? Yeah, literally every kind of wallpaper ever used anywhere (except the US apparently) for the past 100 or so years.
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shortspecialbus posted:However it practically destroys walls or at least makes them about 100x harder to paint if you ever decide you don't want lovely floral patterns down the road. Or at least any wallpaper I've ever dealt with does. De-wallpapering a house is almost as satisfying as powerblasting something to me.
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  I'm 2 stories above this, and have to use these stairs to get in/out of my apt.  But that's exposed because they're tearing it out and replacing it... on every building. probably 50-60 buildings at this property (over 800 apartments).Place was built in 1983? 1984? Unrelated, but someone threw a rave in the parking lot of the gun store down the street. Been doing this a few days, so I'm gonna guess whatever is loose (neutral I assume? I don't know 3 phase very well though) is limited to the parking lot lighting and signs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW-124rQSjw e: vvv 
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Aug 8, 2017 10:22
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:someone threw a rave in the parking lot of the gun store down the street (￣□￣; )!!
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Aug 8, 2017 10:28
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That disco looks like an electrical fire in the making, somewhere. I used to work at a combined recording/rehearsal studio and live music venue. One weekend evening I had a full house of 6-7 bands rehearsing. Suddenly everyone was complaining that amplifiers were cutting out. All of them at the same time, building wide. Constantly going into protection mode. All the lights in the bar running from low voltage transformers were flickering like that video. Called the power company. Apparently a fuse was in the process of blowing at a substation nearby, and an engineer was attending it. We had to close and it was sorted in the morning. What kind of fuse takes multiple hours to blow and causes that poo poo? I had visions of a guy standing around waiting for a three inch thick nail to slowly melt before he got a new one out of the van and slammed it in with a giant wrench. Paging threephase.
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Aug 8, 2017 11:22
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That's been going on for several days now. But yeah, something's arcing somewhere. A couple of nights ago, everything was strobing pretty constantly.
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Aug 8, 2017 11:52
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Remember when we were talking about San Francisco and all its NIMBYism and elitism or whatever and everything? http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Rich-SF-residents-get-a-shock-Someone-bought-11738236.php Hambilderberglar posted:Is there something about american wallpaper, its adhesives or the wall construction that you use that makes steaming it all off hard/impossible? I guess? It always ends up leaving a disaster of glue and usually gouges and stuff where someone didn't apply it properly or remove it previously. Or as many of us have mentioned, there's like 6+ layers of wallpaper in some sort of time capsule and you can't steam them all off at once. I've never had a good experience removing wallpaper. Fortunately it's never been my own house, unless you count my parents doing it a bunch when I was growing up. I helped them though, as well as some friends, and ugh. You're probably correct in that properly applied wallpaper is fine to remove, but America is the land of the McMansion and cutting corners, so nobody does that. Besides, it's still ugly and you're not going to convince me otherwise.
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Aug 8, 2017 12:32
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Speaking of Americans not having taste or skill, why do so many houses in American house-buying/selling/renovating TV shows have weird-rear end windows like this in above-ground rooms in buildings that at least allegedly aren't prisons or forts?
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Aug 8, 2017 13:13
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Americans take that whole 'A man's home is his castle' thing very literally. See also 'castle doctrine' which permits us to pour boiling oil on trespassers, and stockpiling food against a siege.
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Ashcans posted:Americans take that whole 'A man's home is his castle' thing very literally. See also 'castle doctrine' which permits us to pour boiling oil on trespassers, and stockpiling food against a siege. Someone should tell Americans that stockpiling food inside yourself doesn't really work. I watched that show about preppers that had the expert team analyze the survival rating of the featured lunatics and half the time the score-tallying ended with "however, advanced diabetes and morbid obesity make survival unlikely" (not as blatantly as that but anyway).
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Aug 8, 2017 13:26
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What about wall paper borders? Just a splash of color at chair-rail height to liven up a small room, or up high around the top of a kitchen with a delightful chicken motif? Sit down and have some cocoa dears, let's have a look at these wall paper sample books.
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Suspect Bucket posted:What about wall paper borders? If it doesn't say LIVE LAUGH LOVE I don't give a poo poo. When I was a kid wallpaper was totally normal and everywhere even in new places, the paint-only-everywhere thing is recent-ish? I dunno I don't care just don't jizz magnolia on every vertical surface.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Speaking of Americans not having taste or skill, why do so many houses in American house-buying/selling/renovating TV shows have weird-rear end windows like this in above-ground rooms in buildings that at least allegedly aren't prisons or forts? I've never seen those outside of basement (or a slightly buried first floor area because of landscaping or w/e) windows where ground level is just below them. Maybe they're a thing outside of the midwest, I dunno.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Speaking of Americans not having taste or skill, why do so many houses in American house-buying/selling/renovating TV shows have weird-rear end windows like this in above-ground rooms in buildings that at least allegedly aren't prisons or forts? Your couch goes under the window?
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beep-beep car is go posted:Your couch goes under the window? Sure why not but:  e: I mean if that's why it's like that then OK I guess? It just makes the house look really ugly on the outside.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Speaking of Americans not having taste or skill, why do so many houses in American house-buying/selling/renovating TV shows have weird-rear end windows like this in above-ground rooms in buildings that at least allegedly aren't prisons or forts? We have them in our first floor bedrooms. I just assumed it was a privacy thing...
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schwaa posted:We have them in our first floor bedrooms. I just assumed it was a privacy thing... I personally have solved that with curtains (that I close when I'm about to go to bed) but now I'm afraid the next thread title is going to be Crappy Construction Tales: FUKKEN CURTAIN S IN THE TWENTUFIST CENTURY WHAT THE gently caress LOL
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Jaded Burnout posted:If it doesn't say LIVE LAUGH LOVE I don't give a poo poo. So a friend's brother just posted images of their new house... 
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The Dave posted:So a friend's brother just posted images of their new house... I'm laughing.
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Aug 8, 2017 14:10
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He looks great in the wedding portrait the TV cuts off.
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Aug 8, 2017 14:31
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I hate everything about that. I am laughing too but not the way they want I think.
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Jerry Cotton posted:I personally have solved that with curtains (that I close when I'm about to go to bed) but now I'm afraid the next thread title is going to be Crappy Construction Tales: FUKKEN CURTAIN S IN THE TWENTUFIST CENTURY WHAT THE gently caress LOL I like to keep the neighbors guessing... "he/she has a shirt on, but I wonder if..."
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Jerry Cotton posted:Speaking of Americans not having taste or skill, why do so many houses in American house-buying/selling/renovating TV shows have weird-rear end windows like this in above-ground rooms in buildings that at least allegedly aren't prisons or forts? This is basically my living room. The idea is that it brings in light but you can use the wall for furniture without blocking the windows. All the new houses in my area have these.
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Platystemon posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaQGS4LElRo I was terrified for the baby, lady what are you doing, just put them in the crib until you're done moving the heavy wooden structure on unstable wheels
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The Dave posted:So a friend's brother just posted images of their new house... Is he the same goon that hung those movie posters touching the ceiling? I wish I could find those pics...
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The Dave posted:So a friend's brother just posted images of their new house... Ouch...and I mean that literally for their necks. I have a friend who's in a similar situation. No good way to arrange the living room other than couch against one wall, and TV above mantle on the opposite wall. The wall you enter the living room from is a quasi-open floor plan from the dining room area (it has a half step down, and most of the length between them is just a 36" wooden rail.) And the last wall is a large sliding glass door to the patio. He'd love to get rid of the fireplace, but it's a natural gas fireplace that's the main source of heat for downstairs. The only other heat is a small electric baseboard in the kitchen.
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This is a new build so you don't have to worry about any level of sympathy.
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I had a TV above a fireplace in an apartment because it was the only place that made sense for it. It turned out to be not all that bad as long as you didn't sit too close to it, and it was nice to be able to easily see it from the kitchen, I guess. It's certainly nothing I'd do in a house I was designing, though, wtf.
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shortspecialbus posted:Remember when we were talking about San Francisco and all its NIMBYism and elitism or whatever and everything? "There’s a bit of irony in the couple’s purchase. Until a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning the enforcement of racial covenants, homes in Presidio Terrace could be purchased only by whites".
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schwaa posted:We have them in our first floor bedrooms. I just assumed it was a privacy thing... My mom put windows like this in the house she built in her bedroom, which faced the street. It looked good on the inside with the size of her bed, but looked silly from the outside.
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GreenNight posted:This is basically my living room. The idea is that it brings in light but you can use the wall for furniture without blocking the windows. All the new houses in my area have these. Really? Wow, I associate it with "contemporary" style houses from the 60s and 70s, or mid-century houses. I haven't seen it on any new construction in my area.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Speaking of Americans not having taste or skill, why do so many houses in American house-buying/selling/renovating TV shows have weird-rear end windows like this in above-ground rooms in buildings that at least allegedly aren't prisons or forts?
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Aug 8, 2017 18:06
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Yeah my windows like that all face a street.
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Leperflesh posted:I think the patterns on wallpaper can be cool and stuff, but wallpaper is such a horrible material to work with that it more or less ruins the wall you attach it to. On the staircase to my upper floor, there was some good vinyl-based wallpaper that I started to remove. I found out that the plaster & lath walls underneath the wallpaper had some serious settlement cracks that the wallpaper held together. I realized my folly in trying to patch the cracks after removing the wallpaper and just put a thin coat of plaster over the wallpaper. Cracks are hidden and the wall looks great. I know the future owners of the house may hate me but this is going to last longer than if I simply replastered the cracks. The only other solution would be to gut the walls and place new drywall but gently caress that project. This is a tall staircase even at the landing.
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Just get a fireplace tv mount that swings out and down if you happen to live in such a terrible layout.
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Platystemon posted:Just add water! You don't even need to do that. Concrete powder will suck water out of the air and dirt all by itself. Because of this, concrete bags do have a shelf life. Don't feel like mixing up concrete to set a fence post? Dig the hole, put the post in, then just pour in the powder and level the post. ...and? That is normal for old knob and tube wiring. Hell, they still soldered junctions sometimes even after the switch to NM. The only thing missing is the rubberized tape they used instead of wire nuts. By the way, if you're repairing one of these, don't let that rubberized tape touch a wood floor. Getting rid of it is like trying to rub off a scuff mark from hell. I've smeared tiny pieces more than 2 feet before. kid sinister fucked around with this message at 19:08 on Aug 8, 2017 |
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Leperflesh posted:I think the patterns on wallpaper can be cool and stuff, but wallpaper is such a horrible material to work with that it more or less ruins the wall you attach it to. NuWallpaper
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Leperflesh posted:I think the patterns on wallpaper can be cool and stuff, but wallpaper is such a horrible material to work with that it more or less ruins the wall you attach it to. This stuff basically already exists for decals, instead of cutting out a shape you'd just use whole sheets of it.
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Orrr, use this:Safety Dance posted:https://www.tempaperdesigns.com/demo-video Which is exactly what I was thinking of. Although the install video is pretty funny: there's no chance the average non-professional is going to get the sheets perfectly lined up, cleanly cut out the wall outlet (which you should remove the faceplate for so the wallpaper goes under the edge, goddamnit), or realize after measuring and cutting that most drywall walls aren't perfectly square so there's going to be a gap or overlap somewhere. That said.... you can peel it off and fix it, so it's not like real wallpaper where if you gently caress it up and the glue dries you're totally boned. wesleywillis posted:"There’s a bit of irony in the couple’s purchase. Until a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning the enforcement of racial covenants, homes in Presidio Terrace could be purchased only by whites". Fuckin' love it. Also the whole bit where failing to update the address of their tax attorney left them with a nine hundred dollar unpaid tax bill and these rich assholes are going to face an actual consequence for that. Exactly like how millions of poor people get totally hosed for minor discrepancies on a daily basis, because the government has zero sympathy and does not just accommodate you after the fact when you failed to pay a bill or whatever. Like for once in their massively overprivileged lives these super wealthy elites will get a tiny taste of what it's like to get taken advantage of by the faceless uncaring System. Right? ....nah, they're going to litigate their way out of it on the basis of some technicality and/or a healthy political donation into the right supervisor's re-election campaign fund. That couple that bought the street are going to get screwed.
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