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I am currently working in a literal nightmare of a home. I will try to get some photos because it is horrible.
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I think the evil house got him 
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Feb 6, 2015 19:58
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GenericOverusedName posted:I think the evil house got him Was it a... DOOM HOUSE???
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Feb 6, 2015 22:54
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No, I actually got pleuritis. I don't think it was related to the house, but I did miss work. I took some pictures of the mess that was holding up the kitchen floor, I'll get them up later. But I am ninety percent convinced the house is made of driftwood and I think the kitchen was like 50 percent loadbearing plumbing.
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Feb 7, 2015 07:47
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Stolen from yospos pics thread 
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Feb 9, 2015 03:50
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streetlamp posted:Stolen from yospos pics thread I don't like doing that with 12/24v ... goddamn
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Feb 9, 2015 05:45
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streetlamp posted:Stolen from yospos pics thread What confuses me about the first picture is a suspicious lack of scorch marks. I don't think that's real. Someone must be playing a prank.
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Feb 9, 2015 13:15
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The white wire is cut and hanging out of the drill cord a few inches from the plug, it couldn't work?
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Feb 9, 2015 15:20
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It's not cut, it spirals around the back of the cable. Sure looks cut at first glance though. That is deeply unsettling. I don't really want that anywhere near me in fact.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:18
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Christ that's making me uncomfortable just looking at the picture 
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Feb 9, 2015 16:42
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streetlamp posted:Stolen from yospos pics thread  Jesus christ, why do people think trying to pull a fast one on electricity is a good idea.
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Feb 9, 2015 23:35
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Kitfox88 posted:
Because eh, what's the worst that can happen? Have a friend like this-handy as all hell, he is the guy in my group to go to to fix pretty much anything at any time. Car not starting at 4 AM two states over? sure, be there in a sec, type. But his tools and his methods are.... not so good. Splicing in wires while there's current running? Hey, if we have to start it every time we need to check the connection, it'll take too long! Circular saw with about an inch of insulation stripped in the middle of the power cord, that always lands right next to the blade? No worries, it won't touch! Oh look it's in a puddle and the saw's smoking a bit. gently caress it! what, are we gonna wait for it to dry out? Every time me and him are working on something I feel like an utter bitch cause i'm wearing goggles and gloves and poo poo... then I remember that I do actually like seeing things. Not a crappy construction tale, because the guy overbuilds everything to hell and back, but goddamn every second it feels like something's going to explode or otherwise horribly maim one of us. Naturally Selected fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Feb 10, 2015 |
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Feb 10, 2015 00:05
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this is how this works, right?  this is what was holding up the kitchen floor. the brown wood is what was waiting for us when we ripped it up.
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Feb 13, 2015 17:44
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I love the little shim on the bottom right.
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Feb 13, 2015 17:53
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Looks like it was built as a trampoline.
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Feb 13, 2015 20:10
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It's a feature. Who doesn't want a kitchen that puts a little more bounce in your step?
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Feb 13, 2015 20:50
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Is that a load-bearing level?
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Feb 13, 2015 22:58
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Looks like home  Welcome to the lovely old house with lovely old sistered joists club 
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Feb 13, 2015 23:23
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The Human Cow posted:Is that a load-bearing level? I'll find one, somewhere in here. kastein posted:Looks like home Thankfully I am never living here, just working on it for a family friend. But still.
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Feb 14, 2015 17:39
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Things you don't like to see in your 50' bow truss:
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Sloppy posted:Things you don't like to see in your 50' bow truss: Took me a second to realize those weren't two separate pictures of two separate trusses and in fact one really bad picture 
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Feb 14, 2015 19:03
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am9BqZ6eA5c
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Feb 14, 2015 19:12
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Probably the best place to ask, tomorrow I'm going to go see a newly built house, apart from the obvious, any pointers to spotting shoddy workmanship?
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Feb 14, 2015 21:00
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Cakefool posted:Probably the best place to ask, tomorrow I'm going to go see a newly built house, apart from the obvious, any pointers to spotting shoddy workmanship? Take a measuring tape and measure the appliance gaps in the kitchen. You wouldn't believe how many kitchen guys make the space so tight you need to grease you appliances before you slide them in. Also look at the toilets and see if the gap between the tank and wall is there.
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Feb 14, 2015 22:11
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ColHannibal posted:space so tight you need to grease you appliances before you slide them in.  sorry
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Feb 14, 2015 22:14
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Cakefool posted:Probably the best place to ask, tomorrow I'm going to go see a newly built house, apart from the obvious, any pointers to spotting shoddy workmanship? Bring a carpenters level and square, apply to every surface you can, including using the level as a straightedge, and be amazed that they managed to get the loving thing to support its own weight. My buddy's house doesn't have a level floor, plumb wall, or 90° angle in the entire loving thing. The two bay windows have eight entirely different angles, between them. I don't think the front panes are even parallel to the front walls of the house.
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Feb 14, 2015 22:14
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Run a finger across the paint and see if it comes away dusty. From experience, I know how loving cheap most builders are on their interior finishes. Same on any hardwood, look for swirls where they made up for lovely prep sanding by spraying urethane thick.
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Feb 14, 2015 22:15
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Hire that guy who made the manual for the house after doing the inspection, holy poo poo.
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Feb 14, 2015 23:22
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Real reassuring guys, thanks. Yeah, I'm prepared for it to be disappointing, but those are good.
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Feb 14, 2015 23:50
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Bring a good flashlight to look in dark areas. Fill sinks and tubs with water to see if they leak (found a bad hose clamp in my place by doing this)
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Feb 14, 2015 23:58
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Laminator posted:Bring a good flashlight to look in dark areas. Also you get to see if the water pressure is lovely or the drains are slow.
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Feb 15, 2015 01:50
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NancyPants posted:Also you get to see if the water pressure is lovely or the drains are slow. Comedy possibility, I saw a home in Homestead once with a bathtub that was installed backwards, with the drain side upslope from the other end, so it perpetually had two inches of water in it. 
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Feb 15, 2015 02:21
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Also, take along an electric socket checker. They're cheap, fit in your pocket, and you'd be surprised how many times sockets are miswired.
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Feb 15, 2015 02:26
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Cakefool posted:Real reassuring guys, thanks. Every house is going to have problems -- or at least, the ones that don't have problems are probably going to cost a lot more. But some problems are a lot harder to fix than others.
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Feb 15, 2015 03:39
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You guys might enjoy this. Bloke is restoring a ~600 year old house in Germany. Seems like it's been held up with structural plaster for a while :O timber frame 3 there are also parts 1 & 2 he has some really awesome drawings and models to explains what he's doing too
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Feb 15, 2015 11:19
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Thats pretty great. Also RIP his ears, didnt notice any hearing protection used while he did any of that sawing/hammering work.
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Feb 15, 2015 11:47
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Okay, there were three houses, we were only interested in 2 due to the positions on-site. Neither had 2nd fix yet but what we could see of the exposed wiring and plumbing was actually reassuring, not messy or tight(tails not too short etc)Appliances & bathroom furniture & cabinetry going in was good stuff. Insulation being installed was good (& deep in the attic). Exposed roof structure in the garage was very good, about the best I've seen in terms of decent timber, neat angles, general fit & finish. Paint on the walls was decent but matt, we have sticky children so I can see some silk going on later. Walls were straight, right angles everywhere, plumbing looked like someone cared. I'm impressed, we're going to go for it. I'll be more invasive when we go back & 2nd fix is done. I'm amazed basically.
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Feb 15, 2015 19:34
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Cakefool posted:Walls were straight, right angles everywhere, plumbing looked like someone cared. I'm impressed, we're going to go for it. I'll be more invasive when we go back & 2nd fix is done. Still get a paid inspector to look at the house. In fact, try to get them to inspect it before everything gets sealed up, if possible. "Going for it" should not be decided without an expert opinion.
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Feb 15, 2015 20:22
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I'm in the UK so inspections & searches happen after an offer is made to secure the property, but before money changes hands. I could hire an additional inspector but there's little benefit at this point. I'll definitely have it inspected though, can't imagine spending more than 4 times my annual wage on something without an expert weighing in. I'm trying not to get carried away though, thanks.
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That's how it works in the US, too: you make an offer contingent upon a number of factors, such as the results of the inspection, successfully getting a loan, etc.
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