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It is incomprehensible to have a pole barn garage bigger than a house unless you have a tractor and a herd of cows that need someplace to go.
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Neutrino posted:It looks like there is a concrete pad in the garage from another imgur gallery: check out this in-progress framing photo though. You see the existing pad, but there's definitely a 1-2' section of grass between that pad and where he's already framed out the walls with nice green grass in it. emocrat posted:Uh, did he build the entire garage with no foundation too? he posted some more shots here. https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/67653u/added_a_tower_to_our_house_because_you_know_every/dgohnd8/ I particularly like the entrance to the deathtrap "playhouse" that he put in the tower for his young daughter 
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Apr 24, 2017 17:03
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Neutrino posted:It is incomprehensible to have a pole barn garage bigger than a house unless you have a tractor and a herd of cows that need someplace to go. Or unless you have instituted a small budget since you built your death tower for under $3000 but want to check off that "8-car garage" box on your house checklist I guess...
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Apr 24, 2017 17:04
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brugroffil posted:I particularly like the entrance to the deathtrap "playhouse" that he put in the tower for his young daughter I mean hey, if you want to kill off one of your children, this will get the job done at least! 
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Apr 24, 2017 17:09
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CJacobs posted:I mean hey, if you want to kill off one of your children, this will get the job done at least! just build a secret clubhouse around a wood chipper?
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Apr 24, 2017 17:15
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One of the commentators posted this unrelated bit of construction. Hallelujah
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Apr 24, 2017 17:16
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I'm not going to doxx this guy but it appears that the car plates are from Indiana so the area definitely gets wind and rain.
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Apr 24, 2017 17:22
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Facebook Aunt posted:One of the commentators posted this unrelated bit of construction. You know if they'd used that many nails on the original, that one dude might have stayed down the first time.
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Apr 24, 2017 17:26
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Facebook Aunt posted:One of the commentators posted this unrelated bit of construction. So much sistering you accidentally a convent.
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Apr 24, 2017 17:31
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Neutrino posted:I'm not going to doxx this guy but it appears that the car plates are from Indiana so the area definitely gets wind and rain. Indiana? That explains it.
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Apr 24, 2017 17:44
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Neutrino posted:I'm not going to doxx this guy but it appears that the car plates are from Indiana so the area definitely gets wind and rain. He said he got some 80mph winds recently too. Can't wait for that tower to rip away from the house and fly away with the kid in it. It was cross posted on the /r/DIWHY subreddit and there's some good comments in there "I was looking at this discount mcmansion last night and getting so worked up. 1. it's build ON TOP of the deck. 2. water from the roof is going to rot out that side of the "tower". 3. the house is loving hot-rear end black 4. the garage doesnt face the same way. 5. um, hope they live in a place without wind. 6. why doesnt that fake stone accent poo poo wrap around that side for another 2 feet? 7. they covered half a window! 8. these lovely rear end roof lines 9. destroyed a well-built, classic farmhouse for this 2003 extreme home makeover, wannabe mtv cribs looking afterthought 10. the poor neighbors 11. this cant be legal 12. i wouldnt let my family anywhere near that, much less have my child just chilling up there 13. the way it's attached to that wall just seems janky as hell. 14. WHY ANY OF THIS 15. no pathways 16. no shrubs 17. those shutters *shudders* 18. THREE front doors 19. doors dont even match 20. that tiny rear end window 21. different window heights 22. that big rear end stupid ugly garage 23. nothing is flush - AT ALL i should stop now because i could just keep going shoulda just bought a different house after 2010 if you still hated it"
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Apr 24, 2017 20:03
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Also this discovery: "I'd like to point out it doesn't appear to even be level. Look at the hanging lantern in the middle of the arch. "  "Oh god, the deck is just bolted to the [side of the garage](http://i.imgur.com/92BelqL.jpg). And the garage is [dependent on the footings](http://i.imgur.com/qxhrMVD.jpg) he did for his pole barn design... and we don't know what he did for those. "
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Apr 24, 2017 20:06
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FCKGW posted:Also this discovery: At first I thought the below picture was wonky just because of the field of view or what have you, but do the same thing to this one: Neutrino posted:It looks like there is a concrete pad in the garage from another imgur gallery: You can pick out other should-be-vertical lines, such as the windows, the fence in the background, etc., and none of them work out with the garage door sides. I'm still not convinced it's not just an artifact, but with this guy, geez, who knows, it might actually be just that bad.
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Apr 24, 2017 20:41
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MY KID LIKES PLAYING UP HERE WITH THE EXPOSED NAILS AND HOLES IN THE FLOOR
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Apr 24, 2017 21:00
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Bleeding wounds build character
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Apr 24, 2017 21:03
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Also lmao how is that brace supposed to work did he run out of wood and decide getting it most of the way was good enough
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Apr 24, 2017 21:08
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Also exposed wiring with wire nuts and no junction box dangling in the kids' playroom. I mean at least if she's electrocuted she probably won't wind up paralyzed, so that's not as bad as the falling hazard?
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Apr 24, 2017 22:16
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Leperflesh posted:Also exposed wiring with wire nuts and no junction box dangling in the kids' playroom. That's 12V so electrocution shouldn't be an issue. However, if she got shocked while climbing, she could fall oops
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Apr 24, 2017 22:28
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Bad Munki posted:You can pick out other should-be-vertical lines, such as the windows, the fence in the background, etc., and none of them work out with the garage door sides. I'm still not convinced it's not just an artifact, but with this guy, geez, who knows, it might actually be just that bad. I think that's intentional, the walls look they are thin at the top and a fair bit thicker at the base.
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Apr 24, 2017 22:36
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I actually kind of like how it looks Atleast, I like it a lot more on their house than the one that inspired them Though I did assume the addition was more house, and not just a giant loving garage The Glumslinger fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Apr 24, 2017 |
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Apr 24, 2017 22:56
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moist turtleneck posted:MY KID LIKES PLAYING UP HERE WITH THE EXPOSED NAILS AND HOLES IN THE FLOOR I'm the obvious gap in the walls in the corner
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Apr 24, 2017 23:00
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:That entire project is reminding me of McMansion Hell -- you have the original, normally-proportioned house, then you have the gigantic car-housing tumor (complete with oversized dormers!), and then you have the obligatory turret/tower/Look We Made A Tall Thing. Pringles Can Of Shame(tm)
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Ok so the screws should be grounded, but one is hot instead. But shouldn't briding them like that - even with a voltmeter - immediately throw the circuit breaker, as you now have hot going to ground instead of neutral? So does that mean you have one screw hot and one neutral and none grounded?
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Apr 25, 2017 07:00
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Leperflesh posted:Ok so the screws should be grounded, but one is hot instead. But shouldn't briding them like that - even with a voltmeter - immediately throw the circuit breaker, as you now have hot going to ground instead of neutral? I understood that voltmeters like that have an effectively infinite resistance, so that won't happen. Makes sense as you'd not be able to take readings of the circuit breaker instantly tripped.
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Apr 25, 2017 09:12
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Ground fault/residual current detectors need at least some amperage difference between the active/neutral (i.e; some current is leaking to ground) before they trigger, and a volt meter doesn't do that. non-tldr: having a difference between the active and neutral wires causes induction in the wire wrapped around them and trips the circuit edit: Assuming you actually have RCDs!
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Apr 25, 2017 10:35
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There is current through the multimeter, but it’s like ten microamps. Not enough to trigger the RCD.
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Apr 25, 2017 11:33
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Specifically, a generic multimeter will probably have 10 megaohms of resistance. That leaks a tiny fraction of a milliamp, well below the noise floor, and you need 5-30 to trip anything.
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Apr 25, 2017 11:37
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If the meter were toggled to current meter mode (which is as close to zero ohms across until the meter's fuse pops) you'd see it trip, but otherwise, it shouldn't. Voltage meters want to have as high of resistance as possible when measuring voltage or else you'll have to take the loading effect of the meter into account in parallel with the measured resistance, and we didn't buy a digital device so we can do more math. You measure voltage across something, and current through something, and if you mess up, well, have spare fuses.
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Apr 25, 2017 14:18
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I wonder if it reads 0V if both switches are on or off.
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Apr 25, 2017 14:29
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OP removed the album of that tower house. Does anyone have the pictures still? I'm curious to see what it looked like, only a couple are left.
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Apr 25, 2017 14:43
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shortspecialbus posted:OP removed the album of that tower house. Does anyone have the pictures still? I'm curious to see what it looked like, only a couple are left.
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Apr 25, 2017 15:06
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shortspecialbus posted:OP removed the album of that tower house. Does anyone have the pictures still? I'm curious to see what it looked like, only a couple are left.   
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Apr 25, 2017 16:15
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Maybe he figures if you can easily see every bolt he used you will assume it's well built.
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Apr 25, 2017 16:46
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Storysmith posted:If the meter were toggled to current meter mode (which is as close to zero ohms across until the meter's fuse pops) you'd see it trip, but otherwise, it shouldn't. Voltage meters want to have as high of resistance as possible when measuring voltage or else you'll have to take the loading effect of the meter into account in parallel with the measured resistance, and we didn't buy a digital device so we can do more math. I bought a digital device so I can spell "58008".
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Apr 25, 2017 17:35
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If your voltmeter is spelling 538008, you should probably get off of the high tension power lines.
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Apr 25, 2017 17:57
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Safety Dance posted:If your voltmeter is spelling 538008, you should probably get off of the high tension power lines. You misspelled 5318008, I think.
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Apr 25, 2017 18:00
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Jesus. What the hell happened? The 2010 remodel is a straight-up improvement over 2007, it makes everything better. Then he goes and shits all over his house.
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Apr 25, 2017 18:19
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I guess after the 2010 worked out, he got drunk on power and went nuts
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The more complicated the roofline, the better.
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