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Khizan posted:Watching him just eyeball those plunge cuts with the circular saw is even more impressive imo. And drawing lines parallel to the edge using only a pencil and a tape measure. poo poo. New page: 
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Larry Haun wrote a book about his upbringing, working in the post-WW2 construction boom I'm California, and his general life philosophy. It's not a construction book by any means - actually pretty granola/Greenpeace - but it's worth a read (it's short). He seemed like a pretty level-headed, chill dude, which comes across in his videos. His rafter framing video is great. Sinking 16d nails in 2 swings, framing hips like a boss
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Jul 8, 2016 04:18
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I'm pretty sure I could jerk it to that masonry video and finish.
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Laminator posted:Larry Haun wrote a book about his upbringing, working in the post-WW2 construction boom I'm California, and his general life philosophy. It's not a construction book by any means - actually pretty granola/Greenpeace - but it's worth a read (it's short). He seemed like a pretty level-headed, chill dude, which comes across in his videos. He wrote a bunch of stuff in Fine Homebuilding magazine. His article on eyeballing cuts and making them square is awesome.
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mostlygray posted:He wrote a bunch of stuff in Fine Homebuilding magazine. His article on eyeballing cuts and making them square is awesome. http://www.finehomebuilding.com/1998/09/01/fast-and-accurate-framing-cuts-without-lines This one? Because the guy had me at "rainbow suspenders"
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The trap under my kitchen sink in my sub-1-year old house was leaking so I pulled it apart to find out why. The connection to the bottom of the sink was bent slightly and broke the seal because the whole trap was torqued by the exit pipe being about 1/2" too high and being at a funny angle. The funny angle was about 5-10° upwards. I contained it for £5 of parts but I'll have a word with the builder when I see him next, the hole needs re-drilling at the right angle. E: guess what some twerp said last February: Cakefool posted: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. 
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Jul 9, 2016 13:33
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Cakefool posted:The trap under my kitchen sink in my sub-1-year old house was leaking so I pulled it apart to find out why. The connection to the bottom of the sink was bent slightly and broke the seal because the whole trap was torqued by the exit pipe being about 1/2" too high and being at a funny angle. The funny angle was about 5-10° upwards. Lol welp if you went out there and actually measured angles, it's clearly on you. Otherwise, seems that 5 or 10 degrees might be a little tough to eyeball, right?
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Well I didn't get a level on the pipe when I saw the house initially and it's virtually impossible to see without crawling under the sink after the kitchen was finished, chalk it up to something I didn't expect to have to measure? Is it too much to expect a plumber to know water drains better down than uphill? My task for the next couple of weeks is a detailed inspection on anything I can get to without demo. I'll also borrow the boroscope from work for harder to get to stuff. I may have hilarious photos for the thread later.
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Jul 9, 2016 23:33
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Cakefool posted:Is it too much to expect a plumber to know water drains better down than uphill?
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Cakefool posted:Well I didn't get a level on the pipe when I saw the house initially and it's virtually impossible to see without crawling under the sink after the kitchen was finished, chalk it up to something I didn't expect to have to measure? Is it too much to expect a plumber to know water drains better down than uphill? That's what I mean, you can forgive yourself because it would have been pretty hard to see without a level.
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Jul 10, 2016 01:49
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I think this meant to be here
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slap me silly posted:I think this meant to be here
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Jul 10, 2016 04:43
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Nitrox posted:You're right, thank you. And if anyone is wondering, the answer is "because Russia". Have another I've seen places paved with old roofing tiles look smoother then that.
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Jul 10, 2016 04:57
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Suspect Bucket posted:I've seen places paved with old roofing tiles look smoother then that. Here is a Russian motion sensor.
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slap me silly posted:I think this meant to be here FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
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Jul 10, 2016 07:05
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Nitrox posted:Sup, thread I recently stayed in a lovely hotel with a similar setup, but at least they had the sense to hide the outdoor half of the system in the closet.
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Jul 10, 2016 07:11
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Crotch Fruit posted:Considering it has a trap, does it really matter that much? Unless the English enjoy the smell of sewer gas, all water going down your drain should have to flow up till straight up after going through the trap. Sorry if I sound calous, I mean I would also prefer to have downhill instead of uphill pipes, but I am curious to know if it actually is a big deal, considering its (hopefully) only uphill for a foot between the sink drain and the wall. Sorry, to clarify this is the trap:  It goes here  The hole in the wall is too high and goes up. There's about a metre of pipe that sits full of manky sink water as well as the trap.
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Jul 10, 2016 08:20
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Nitrox posted:You're right, thank you. And if anyone is wondering, the answer is "because Russia". Have another If you hadn't said that was a Russian road, I would have sworn that was in Oklahoma.
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immoral_ posted:If you hadn't said that was a Russian road, I would have sworn that was in Oklahoma. When I lived there I used to tell people"you know how sometimes you drive over a new, black stretch of road and it's all smooth and quiet? That's how every road is everywhere else in this country"
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immoral_ posted:If you hadn't said that was a Russian road, I would have sworn that was in Oklahoma. I had the same thought.
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Jul 10, 2016 20:01
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There comes a point where maybe you should stop trying to patch the road and just let it be gravel.canyoneer posted:When I lived there I used to tell people"you know how sometimes you drive over a new, black stretch of road and it's all smooth and quiet? That's how every road is everywhere else in this country" I refuse to believe this is more appropriate for Oklahoma than for Michigan.
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immoral_ posted:If you hadn't said that was a Russian road, I would have sworn that was in Oklahoma. Cakefool posted:It goes here http://www.lowes.com/pd/Keeney-Mfg-Co-1-1-2-in-Plastic-P-trap/1070139 http://www.lowes.com/pd/Keeney-Mfg-Co-1-1-2-in-Pvc-Direct-Connect-Branch-Tailpiece/3426662 Stair your bend right after the waste water nipple and it will shorten the entire assembly. Actually that huge plastic bell end strainer can also be replaced with a slimmer alternative to get more height. Nitrox fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jul 11, 2016 |
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Jul 11, 2016 00:01
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"Waste Water Nipple" and "Huge Plastic Bell End" would be pretty good usernames.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g75D1vJEfxQ
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I am a little curious as to how that situation arose such that they're ready to film it, but didn't move anything from the danger zone.
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Jul 11, 2016 16:20
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One theory is she wanted to film the cracking noises.
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Jul 11, 2016 16:42
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Yet another "How Not to Build a Shed"! https://m.imgur.com/a/8w1xW
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Roofing that was probably a pants-making GBS threads experience
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You'd think it wouldn't' be that hard to design and make something quadrilateral based on multiples of 4. I get screwing up the rafters because cutting those is a dark art for those of us who don't do it frequently, but how do you gently caress up framing and sheating that badly.
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Jul 11, 2016 18:18
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I literally built better shed/forts as a kid when I was like 10.
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Jul 11, 2016 18:24
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Overlapping sheathing instead of cutting it was my favorite. Did he do it completely wasted?
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stealie72 posted:You'd think it wouldn't' be that hard to design and make something quadrilateral based on multiples of 4. I get screwing up the rafters because cutting those is a dark art for those of us who don't do it frequently, but how do you gently caress up framing and sheating that badly.
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stealie72 posted:You'd think it wouldn't' be that hard to design and make something quadrilateral based on multiples of 4. I get screwing up the rafters because cutting those is a dark art for those of us who don't do it frequently, but how do you gently caress up framing and sheating that badly. Your mistake is assuming that this was designed. The design process for this almost certainly began and ended at "I should build a shed." Speaking as someone who did design and build a shed, there's a surprising number of ways to make subtle fuckups that won't scuttle the project but will make it considerably more annoying to build. Not that anything excuses that monstrosity though.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Your mistake is assuming that this was designed. The design process for this almost certainly began and ended at "I should build a shed."
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Gounads posted:Overlapping sheathing instead of cutting it was my favorite. I would watch Wasted Construction on TV all day, but then I guess somebody might die. "Okay John here is going to try to build a nice deck; but first, some shots..."
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Zaphod42 posted:I would watch Wasted Construction on TV all day, but then I guess somebody might die. Every episode would have a featured "Hold my beer and watch this!" segment.
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I wouldn't argue with that shed builder since he's obviously strong as gently caress now by chopping all those 2x4s down to size and hammering in wood screws
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moist turtleneck posted:I wouldn't argue with that shed builder since he's obviously strong as gently caress now by chopping all those 2x4s down to size and hammering in wood screws I guess hammered screws are kind of like ring-shank nails? 
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:I guess hammered screws are kind of like ring-shank nails? If I understand correctly, they go in like a nail using a nail gun, but you can back them out like a screw.
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I looked at that whole thing but I still can't believe it exists.
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