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Leperflesh posted:cool stuff. In my case, the kitchen sink is on the right-hand side, so I can't really do one of those diagonal things. But it could definitely be easier to access the storage in the corner area.
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Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide 
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Lazy Susans are lame because stuff can fall off them.
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Splicer posted:God drat, I just got it. Christ, me too.
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Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide 
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Leperflesh posted:This is another option: 
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We have one of those round corner units, and one of these: The one that comes out on a rail is easier to use and makes better use of the space, but you need more free area for it to open into.
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OSI bean dip posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKM4FvGGPY
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I was at the kitchen design place just today. Super Susans are the current rage. Just like a lazy susan, but pacman shaped so you can have a larger diameter circle.
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sirr0bin posted:I have a drawer like that in my house. I had to file off some of the knob to get it to clear. Uggh, previous owners. Just skew the drawers, like that one posted in here a while back where it was hitting a stovetop or something.
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Gounads posted:I was at the kitchen design place just today. Super Susans are the current rage. Just like a lazy susan, but pacman shaped so you can have a larger diameter circle. 
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So we made an offer on a house, and just got back from the inspection. The house was built in 1993 and generally in pretty good shape. Your normal assortment of random low-priority poo poo that needs fixing but on the whole pretty good. There was, unfortunately, one large problem. Sometime after original construction, someone knocked out a wall and installed a 3' x 6' glass-covered "solarium" on the first floor. It is noticeably settling and causing cracks to the interior drywall, but does not appear to be any water damage. On the exterior, you can see where the glass panes are no longer joined at right angles due to the settling. The footing was covered with plywood so we couldn't see how the whole thing was constructed... it could just be sitting on some concrete blocks for all we know. We did notice that the siding on one of the corners was no longer fully protecting that corner due to settling, and were able to peel it back and look inside a bit. We discovered that, at least on that corner, the wood had completely rotted away.... the inspector pulled out a handful of spongy wood chips.  The inspector basically said we had two choices:
The inspector obviously couldn't give any hard numbers, but figured it'd wouldn't be unreasonable to expect $5k+ to remove the extension and just wall it up. Probably more to try and repair it in-place. So we're trying to figure out what to do. Is this a sub-$10k job to wall over? Is this one of those things that's going to keep giving us problems for years even after it's fixed? We're trying to decide if it's worth our time to bring someone out to quote the repair price and re-negotiate the price, or just walk away.
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polyfractal posted:So we made an offer on a house, and just got back from the inspection. The house was built in 1993 and generally in pretty good shape. Your normal assortment of random low-priority poo poo that needs fixing but on the whole pretty good. There was, unfortunately, one large problem. Pictures?
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Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide This really can't get enough love. 
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CoolBlue posted:Pictures? Not at the moment.  I took my camera, but once we got to the house realized the memory card was sitting on my desk at at home. It's a 1.5hr drive so we couldn't just pop back to get it. The inspector took some photos, which we should have in the next ~48 hrs when he finishes the report.I know, that's entirely unhelpful Edit: FWIW, here are the listing photos so you can at least see what the size/shape looks like. I'll update once the inspector gets back to us with photos "Solarium" can be seen on the left of the house:  Inside:   VVVV that is also our worry
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My concern would be if they hosed up their solarium like that, what else did they do that you can't see?
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Never assume that the worst thing you know about is the worst thing there is.
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If you like the solarium budget to completely remove and replace it, if you aren't attached to it (like the house  ) budget to remove and wall it up properly.
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Severe the solarium, rebuild the wall and check the second floor above to make sure it is still level. Seriously, think about how many studs they removed and ask yourself if they actually supported the span properly. Just my opinion, I think the solarium is a cool idea but just doesn't blend with the rest of the house and it's small.. . . It's more like just an oversized window. Also, are those skylights all over the roof or solar panels? Seems like a lot of skylights, most like installed by JAFHO and waiting to leak.
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Thanks all, we're mulling it all over. Appreciate the responses  Crotch Fruit posted:Severe the solarium, rebuild the wall and check the second floor above to make sure it is still level. Seriously, think about how many studs they removed and ask yourself if they actually supported the span properly. Just my opinion, I think the solarium is a cool idea but just doesn't blend with the rest of the house and it's small.. . . It's more like just an oversized window. Agreed that the solarium doesn't really fit in... we'd be just fine with large windows in their place. It doesn't add any noticeable space inside due to the layout and the wood stove, so a window would do the same job. Noted on the second level, hadn't even thought about that aspect. That's my major concern... we tear that thing off and it realize there are a number of other critical issues that were hiding. And the project goes from a few thousand dollars to something much larger. I guess we'll get someone out to look at it and give us a quote, then go from there. Maybe the sellers won't negotiate the price and it'll make the decision easy. Crotch Fruit posted:Also, are those skylights all over the roof or solar panels? Seems like a lot of skylights, most like installed by JAFHO and waiting to leak. Skylights. I'm super paranoid of skylights (some of my friends have had difficulties), so we had the inspector spend extra time on them. He said they actually looked great, proper step flashing, no signs of leaks anywhere, etc.
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Gounads posted:I was at the kitchen design place just today. Super Susans are the current rage. Just like a lazy susan, but pacman shaped so you can have a larger diameter circle. I have one with the doors attached to the pacman shaped shelves. when closed everything lines up and looks like a normal cabinet. kinda like this http://i.imgur.com/Rgs1tJml.jpg
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SouthShoreSamurai posted:This really can't get enough love. Jesus Christ, let that poo poo die. kid sinister fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Jan 29, 2017 |
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kid sinister posted:Jesus Christ, let that poo poo die. Wait, what?
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kid sinister posted:Jesus Christ, let that poo poo die. So, you've got an immobile, concrete opinion on the matter? Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Jan 29, 2017 |
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:So, you've got an immobile, concrete opinion on the matter? Seriously. They are NOT budging. It is like it is carved in stone.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:They said 27000 pennies, so $270 worth of materials, not counting the epoxy. The time invested cost way more than the cash value of the coins. Hahahaha, dear god my math sucks 
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kid sinister posted:Jesus Christ, let that poo poo die. It's almost like they think they're posting on a comedy forum, what with all the appreciation for another user's jokes.
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Veeb0rg posted:I have one with the doors attached to the pacman shaped shelves. when closed everything lines up and looks like a normal cabinet. I have that in one corner cabinet, and the hinged door that just opens to a huge shelving section on the other half. It is great - the lazy susan thing gets all the snacks and other whatnot, and the huge storage area on the other corner is great for canned goods that can be a little further back without being forgotten and years expired before they're used. The doors that spin with the lazy susan make it a lot easier to use than others I've seen. A++ WOULD CABINET AGAIN
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Nobody's tried to use concrete as currency ever since the Romans discovered it wouldn't float. The United States would like a word with you: http://www.concreteships.org/
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PainterofCrap posted:The United States would like a word with you: http://www.concreteships.org/ A shipwreck isn't convincing me that it's particularly good at floating
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shortspecialbus posted:A shipwreck isn't convincing me that it's particularly good at floating Hey, now, the Peralta is STILL afloat. Never underestimate the power of people to crash into anything no matter the surroundings or sight lines.
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shortspecialbus posted:A shipwreck isn't convincing me that it's particularly good at floating They didn’t use the proper quantity.
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Platystemon posted:They didn’t use the proper quantity. I heard that they used four hundred pounds and nobody could take that ship anywhere, it was firmly anchored to the ocean floor Now ice on the other hand, is a genius ship building material Catatron Prime fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Jan 30, 2017 |
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It's me, I'm the diy mistake! The light in the kitchen of the condo I rent was always a little dim for my liking, but it burnt out this morning. I figured I'd just replace the bulb with a higher equivalent wattage LED bulb and get a little more light while saving some power. Just about to leave the house, I thought, "Now, does that fixture take one or two bulbs?" Popped it open and found two 60 watt incandescent bulbs. I got to the hardware store and bought myself two bigass Cree 100 watt equivalent LED bulbs. When I got home, I started installing them and realized that maybe, just maybe, my kitchen was always dim because one of those bulbs had been burnt out the entire time we'd lived there. gently caress that, my kitchen is so bright you gotta wear shades. LED bulbs are the best. I've always complained that the light in my home is too dim. Not anymore...
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 Here's a fun dilemma. Plots of land get subdivided and two houses poorly planned and plonked down in an area really meant for one. That power line (stobie pole) blocking the garage is due to the council not allowing the developers any changes. But the developers don't bother adjusting. Also the garage reportedly is slightly too narrow for larger cars as they had to cut corners to make the property fit. Also a stobie pole is a unique thing to South Australia. Post WW2 they needed a cheap and solid power pole that wasn't as fragile as wood (termites and rot) and didn't need much metal owing to post war shortage. The solutions was to sandwich concrete between two rail sleepers. The downside to a very cheap and effective solution was these things bisect cars like hot knives through butter.
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Safety Dance posted:It's me, I'm the diy mistake!
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https://www.earthled.com/collections/led-light-bulbs-suitable-for-enclosed-fixtures-fully-enclosed-fixture-rated-led-light-bulbs Hope that helps. edit: on second look I can't find explicit code on this. So maybe it's perfectly OK by code but still please don't. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Jan 31, 2017 |
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So is there anything that would make a pipe leak at the joint only if you fill the tub it's supplying with water, but not if you just run the faucet or shower?
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there wolf posted:So is there anything that would make a pipe leak at the joint only if you fill the tub it's supplying with water, but not if you just run the faucet or shower? Yes, a bad solder joint or broken pipe. There is deflection in your floor when you have water weight on it. This could potentially be enough to make a poor connection leak. Start looking at all the joints around that area if you aren't saying you've already found the one that is leaking.
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there wolf posted:So is there anything that would make a pipe leak at the joint only if you fill the tub it's supplying with water, but not if you just run the faucet or shower? We literally just fixed that issue on our tub two weeks ago. It was leaking from the drain pipe only when a full tub was draining. We figured it was due to the weight of the water above putting enough pressure in to the drain to cause the leak.
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