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Slugworth posted:I love this exterior. Best of luck updating the interior, but you leave this exterior alone.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:Just low voltage landscape wiring. Possibly a single 120v line eventually, at some point, for a gate motor, but that's remote. There are many gate motors that use line voltage to trickle charge a battery, which actually operates the motor (and ensures functionality if the power goes out). Mounting the charging bits remotely and just running the low voltage to the gate would let you still do the simple low voltage option even for a gate.
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I never want to see a roll of X-Board again
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Motronic posted:Great! No problem! Qwijib0 posted:There are many gate motors that use line voltage to trickle charge a battery, which actually operates the motor (and ensures functionality if the power goes out). Mounting the charging bits remotely and just running the low voltage to the gate would let you still do the simple low voltage option even for a gate. Oh that's interesting about the motor. It's not something I even have on my radar at the moment, but I figured I'd rather only run something under the driveway once instead of twice should I ever decide to go that route. But if you can use low voltage to charge a battery then hey, works for me! I don't know what the driveway sits on, but the PO shelled out for quality foundation repair (in the neighborhood of 20 or 30 grand) a decade ago, and the driveway appears to be quality, so let's assume there's quarry stone. I can try digging out a hole next to see it and see what I find. Thanks for the input folks.
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Aug 17, 2022 16:15
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Slugworth posted:I love this exterior. Best of luck updating the interior, but you leave this exterior alone. It is clean as hell design that has aged excellently I agree. It’s like Walt’s house in Breaking Bad or something, timeless good looks.
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Slugworth posted:I love this exterior. Best of luck updating the interior, but you leave this exterior alone. 
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Aug 17, 2022 17:40
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most of the cutting is today because they are doing the floor, then the bottom level of the wall tile. I get why they do everything but the bottom row of the wall first, then do floor, then bottom wall row. Since the floor is going to be sloped a bit, they just have to cut a lot of the wall pieces in that bottom row. I think the tile should be done today, then tomorrow is all the grouting, then the plumber will come by Friday to put in the fixtures
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Aug 17, 2022 20:07
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Slugworth posted:I love this exterior. Best of luck updating the interior, but you leave this exterior alone. I need to change all the windows asap (realistically within 2-3 years, but we'll see how bad the first winter is). I really hope I can keep the "convex" front living room windows arrangement. I can imagine a contractor telling me it'll be 5k cheaper and just caving 
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Colonel J posted:I need to change all the windows asap (realistically within 2-3 years, but we'll see how bad the first winter is). I really hope I can keep the "convex" front living room windows arrangement. I can imagine a contractor telling me it'll be 5k cheaper and just caving It's just a bow window. Shouldn't be a big deal, they're not uncommon. Definitely a few bucks more than three or 4 standard windows to fill a hole of that size, but you're already got the expensive part done (foundation/roof).
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they are almost done tiling!  
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Qwijib0 posted:There are many gate motors that use line voltage to trickle charge a battery, which actually operates the motor (and ensures functionality if the power goes out). Mounting the charging bits remotely and just running the low voltage to the gate would let you still do the simple low voltage option even for a gate. I feel like I see a lot of gate motors that have a little square foot solar panel for the trickle charge function which would avoid having to run any wiring.
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What color grout are you going with? And can I recommend something not dark? Doesn't have to be white, just not charcoal or black. Unless their tiling is perfect a dark grout highlights every imperfection.
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NomNomNom posted:What color grout are you going with? And can I recommend something not dark? Doesn't have to be white, just not charcoal or black. Unless their tiling is perfect a dark grout highlights every imperfection. oh i know, it's the same as I used with the floor tile which is a very light gray - https://www.tileshop.com/products/pro-grout-excel-whisper-grey-8-lb-052300 and yes I can see how it's easy right now without it grouted to notice every single slight (like 1/16") misalignment in the tiling Vim Fuego posted:hex & white subway tile is thanks, the vertical stacked bond is more of a modern look to me, where as say a horizontal 1/3" or 1/2" overlay would be a bit more retro (and if you wanted really retro, penny tile for the floor)
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Counterpoint. Light grout will eventually stain and look dark one day anyway.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Counterpoint. Light grout will eventually stain and look dark one day anyway. one thing to note is that this particular grout is "stain-resistant" but more important does not require a separate sealer, which should help. also I was realizing the tile person is not wearing any sort of mask, seems like a good way to get silicosis eventually?
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Yeah that cant be good for them. My house still has 100+ year old tile in the bathroom with "white" grout that is now black. I gave a good effort trying to clean it when we first moved in, but have now learned to just live with sweeping/mopping and living with the staining.
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BaseballPCHiker posted:Yeah that cant be good for them. have you looked at those grout pens? they make them in a ton of different colors I used that because I had issues with my tec grout, they sent me a bottle in the color the grout was supposed to be and it worked really well, and also had a sealer in it
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actionjackson posted:also I was realizing the tile person is not wearing any sort of mask, seems like a good way to get silicosis eventually? It depends on the mortar being used. Some have no silica in them at all.
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AFewBricksShy posted:It depends on the mortar being used. hmm ok. it's pretty dusty in there, which I know doesn't mean silica but doesn't seem great to inhale either. he's grouting today, and I think you would definitely want a mask for that based on the sds https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/content/TileShop/pdf/safety-data-sheets/progrout_excel_sds.pdf - says it's 30-50% silica edit: i'm probably just thinking about the risk from grout specifically actionjackson fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Aug 18, 2022 |
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actionjackson posted:have you looked at those grout pens? they make them in a ton of different colors We did that for our kitchen backsplash when the grout color we chose ended up not working well at all with the tile color/pattern because it blended it all together too much. It was a pain in the rear end, but the end result turned out nice and it's held up well for 4 years now. I'm not sure if the durability would be less in a shower, though.
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actionjackson posted:one thing to note is that this particular grout is "stain-resistant" but more important does not require a separate sealer, which should help. A lot of tradesmen don't, presumably they believe they are too tough for PPE. Edit: this is a general comment about masking, not whether it matters here. Danhenge fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Aug 18, 2022 |
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actionjackson posted:hmm ok. it's pretty dusty in there, which I know doesn't mean silica but doesn't seem great to inhale either. he's grouting today, and I think you would definitely want a mask for that based on the sds https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/content/TileShop/pdf/safety-data-sheets/progrout_excel_sds.pdf - says it's 30-50% silica Is there inhalation risk from mixed grout? Not sure I've ever seen a tiler masked after mixing, but I'm not that experienced.
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meatpimp posted:After kicking up some dust with the BSH/Bosch executive group, they replaced the two combo wall oven units I've been fighting with for almost 3 years. 2 weeks later and I notice that the control panel for the oven is not sitting flush. In fact, it'll flex almost 1/8", where all the other corners are solid and flush on the oven and microwave. gently caress Bosch so hard. I told the "executive liaison" that it would be funny, if it wasn't so sad. 
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Slugworth posted:I love this exterior. Best of luck updating the interior, but you leave this exterior alone. How does that type of exterior deal with water getting between the 'rock' and freezing/expanding?
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The LG washer and dryer that I ordered in July, showed up once too dented to use, showed up again yesterday. No dents, yay! The installers said "Everything's working, I ran the test cycle, it's still running" and left. After the test cycle completed, we discovered they'd set up the doors to open in different directions (headdesk) and failed to install the elbow and straps that are supposed to keep the drain hose from popping out. They called out to us that it wasn't the kind of installation of a drain hose they were used to, and only after they left were we able to read the label and find out there were parts to solve the problem. But! Working washer and dryer, and far, far lower water usage, important because well and drought.
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Question about engineered quartz - I'm looking to see what my options are to repair what appears to be some splotches that are left by what seems to be a food container that probably had lime juice or something acidic on it. The damage is only able to be seen at certain angles, so its hard to take a photo of but I managed to get two.   this is when you look straight on at it, there's really nothing noticeable  So, I'm wondering how I can get this fixed so it gets that quartz reflection back and doesnt appear to have some weird splotch on it. Reading up on manufactured quartz, it seems like it is super tough and hard and non porous, but it's one Achilles heal is acid reacting with the resins in it, so things like a resealer don't really apply here like they would for marble. If I had to guess, I think the path to fixing this is to polish/resurface it out, which would involve a handheld polisher, various pads (including a diamond pad) and then potentially something like this with a `snake revealer` and some other solutions https://www.granquartz.com/quartz-renew They say it's not a diy job... but, if I cant get a local quote to find someone to do it for me (which has been sort of hard so far) I may be desperate enough to give it a try and learn how to do this because I'll be having these countertops for a while... KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Aug 20, 2022 |
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the shower is done, sans I'm waiting to have the drain cover put in on monday, and I think a couple of the hex tiles will need to be replaced due to chips. But now... where do i put my pouf (it's sitting on the floor, stealthily hiding behind the curtain)  
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Time to get a hook with a 3m adhesive backer
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DoubleT2172 posted:Time to get a hook with a 3m adhesive backer bahahahahaha i'll just find some stick on hook that doesn't look dumb actionjackson fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Aug 20, 2022 |
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Get one of the over-showerhead storage things. Like this https://www.amazon.com/Simple-House...0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
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SpartanIvy posted:Get one of the over-showerhead storage things. Like this https://www.amazon.com/Simple-House...0NsaWNrPXRydWU= the niche obfuscates that for all my other items, so I think I'll just get one hook for the pouf.
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actionjackson posted:the niche obfuscates that for all my other items, so I think I'll just get one hook for the pouf. I got this like 3 years ago and it hasn't lost suction once since I put it in. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR6FH6O
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KoRMaK posted:Question about engineered quartz - I'm looking to see what my options are to repair what appears to be some splotches that are left by what seems to be a food container that probably had lime juice or something acidic on it. Etching is tough. My first shot would be going to a sealer like Bulletproof https://dupontstonetech.com/products/stonetech%C2%AE-bulletproof%C2%AE-sealer to see if that mitigates it at all. If not, it's a physical resurfacing needed. Even that isn't a guarantee of success, since, deep damage. Do you have any of the material extra that you could practice on? Is it something still available that you could source a scrap piece? I'd much rather learn to work the material on scrap than the finished, needed, part. tl;dr: That's rough, but you should be able to mitigate with some work. Goons. meatpimp fucked around with this message at 13:27 on Aug 27, 2022 |
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if i get two hooks, one will be for be for the pouf, one will be for hanging a waterproof clock on a necklace like flavor flav
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meatpimp posted:Etching is tough. Is a sealer like that going to help remedy etched spots in marble floor tiles? We stupidly put black marble in the bathroom, and any place where *any* liquid has sat for more then a few minutes will show etching. We did seal it when we put it in, but obviously not enough.
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 So this happened. I had turned on the spigot last night and left the hose pressurized. Was running for at least a few hours. My house is fine but the vacant rental next door had some water pooling next to it. They've been having contractors over daily so I'm gonna let it ride, no idea how I'd even contact the landlord. Scummy? Maybe, but I don't want to cause a scene if there's no damage to begin with (we also frequently get 1“+ rain events)
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I wouldn't expect you could cause any sort of water runoff damage with a standard garden hose, short of breaking out a window and running the hose into the building. Any water that runs next to the building will certainly just soak into the ground. And if the ground is already too saturated and causing water damage, your hose added a negligible amount to it.
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actionjackson posted:the shower is done, sans I'm waiting to have the drain cover put in on monday, and I think a couple of the hex tiles will need to be replaced due to chips. But now... where do i put my pouf (it's sitting on the floor, stealthily hiding behind the curtain)
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