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Sab0921 posted:Thread - you better be right, Speed Queen stackable set was delivered today. Hope it was worth the premium. The thread was right. I never should have left my speedqueens at my last house ~12 years ago. The only reason I haven't replaced what I have now is because of laundry room space/need to stack (which, who knows...maybe the offer than 12 years later).
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Congrats you don't have to worry about your laundry appliance for 30 years next problem. I wish everything in housing had an answer like that
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Jun 4, 2017 03:27
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To those looking at buying a house, keep an eye out for backyards that face south when you live in an area that boasts about having 300 days of sun a year: Took us two years of deciding what to do and a year of saving cash but.. Before (with bonus pupper (who is a very good girl)):  After:  
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Jun 4, 2017 06:27
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okay that's nice but how did you turn that dog into a patio cover? e: oh the dog just became one of the columns, I get it now
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Jun 4, 2017 06:44
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QuarkJets posted:okay that's nice but how did you turn that dog into a patio cover? Look, I told her not to look back when running away and she did. It's not my fault she chose to become a pillar.
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Jun 4, 2017 06:59
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Higgy posted:To those looking at buying a house, keep an eye out for backyards that face south when you live in an area that boasts about having 300 days of sun a year: Look at all that solar potential.  If those walls and attic don't have insulation, adding it is a cheap way to increase indoor comfort dramatically on top of the shade structure keeping the sun off.What kind of patio cover is that and what did you pay if you don't mind me asking? We're looking at doing something similar for our yard.
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Jun 4, 2017 15:08
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Motronic posted:The thread was right. I never should have left my speedqueens at my last house ~12 years ago. The only reason I haven't replaced what I have now is because of laundry room space/need to stack (which, who knows...maybe the offer than 12 years later). They make a stackable set. That's what I got.
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Jun 4, 2017 15:10
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Motronic posted:The thread was right. I never should have left my speedqueens at my last house ~12 years ago. The only reason I haven't replaced what I have now is because of laundry room space/need to stack (which, who knows...maybe the offer than 12 years later). Is the same true of Míele? Our designer is pushing them pretty hard. If they are worth 2-3x the cost of "regular" appliances in durability and maintenance I can get on board.
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Jun 4, 2017 15:19
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H110Hawk posted:Is the same true of Míele? Our designer is pushing them pretty hard. If they are worth 2-3x the cost of "regular" appliances in durability and maintenance I can get on board. Consumer reports says they have a high repair rate, but also that everyone who owns them loves them.
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Jun 4, 2017 15:43
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Sab0921 posted:They make a stackable set. That's what I got. Sweet. Next time I have to even think about a repair on the ones I have now I know what I'm doing.
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Jun 4, 2017 16:57
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H110Hawk posted:Look at all that solar potential. Walls and attic are insulated, summers get up to ~110 F around here so it's more or less a necessity. The shade from this patio awning has already made a big difference on the temp of the house which is amazing. This one ran around $5K including labor for a 12 ft x 24 ft area and is made with roll-formed aluminum (I think). Pretty durable, but lightweight, the posts are anchored with 3 2x2x2 blocks of cement directly underneath the patio so that sucker ain't goin anywhere.
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Jun 4, 2017 18:15
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I don't know how big of a deal it is but weber recommends putting grills 10+ feet away from the house.
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Jun 4, 2017 18:17
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It's near the end of the slab at ~11-12 feet so we're good there. Not super worried about the enclosure since it's metal based but I've toyed with rolling it over the totally exposed patio section just to be safe.
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Jun 4, 2017 18:42
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Miele appliances: If you want a quiet and effective vacuum they are amazing. Maybe be a little gentle with it. A few screw flanges on ours broke but that was with kids jumping around on it. If you want durable and don't care about noise get a riccar instead. We love their dishwashers and the only problem we notice is a slightly annoying beeping signal when the cycle ends. Washer dryer, the old full size ones had some issues with sensors and software and dryer sheet goop would clog the dryer filter. Maybe this is fixed now, I don't know. I have heard only good things about the small units though.
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Jun 4, 2017 20:23
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It doesn't matter if the enclosure is metal or wood or gasoline or space mithril, use your brain and don't fire up a grill three feet under a roof people.
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Jun 5, 2017 00:37
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Higgy posted:Walls and attic are insulated, summers get up to ~110 F around here so it's more or less a necessity. The shade from this patio awning has already made a big difference on the temp of the house which is amazing. My neighbors were all telling me I should cut down the trees in my yard, so I'd be able to grow grass easily. But all the shade made our highest electric bill last summer only $95. I'd rather have the lovely yard than the higher bills.
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Jun 5, 2017 00:39
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What nice neighbors, asking you to sacrifice your own wallet for their property values
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Jun 5, 2017 01:45
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grass is antiquated
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Jun 5, 2017 03:38
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Your neighbors are idiots keep your trees.
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Jun 5, 2017 03:46
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Not all trees are good. My PO put a bunch of Leyland Cypresses along the back fence. These trees grow very quickly, but have a shallow root system, so when we had unusually strong storms this last winter, they all tipped over. Now that they're gone, my back yard gets so much more light. I guess in your case you already have too much light.  Some of us aren't so fortunate.
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Jun 5, 2017 03:51
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Trees are often awesome but some types of trees do suck, it's true
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Jun 5, 2017 03:57
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The huge sycamore in my front yard was planted directly on top of my sewer line, and is very large and therefore very expensive to have removed. It's also a riparian tree: that means it wants to grow along a river, its roots seek the water, and it wants plenty of water. I'm in Concord, CA, which is hot and dry all summer and so my tree is always looking kind of crap and bare because gently caress if I'm going to flood my "lawn" three times a week just to water this drat tree. I hope it dies and falls over into the street so I can just make an insurance claim and be rid of it. That's not going to happen though, so probably sooner or later I will have to either cough up like ten grand to have it removed, or pay the probably only six to eight grand to have a completely new sewer line routed not under the tree or else pay for trenchless sewer line replacement under the tree. I'm hoping I can just continue to get away with $160 every 1-2 years having the roots in the sewer line cleaned out. Maybe we'll sell the house eventually and it'll be someone else's problem. Meanwhile, a year after we moved in we had a tree up against the foundation removed, and now that side of the house shifts a tiny bit between winter and summer as the clay expands and contracts, so we have cracks that open and close (only maybe 1mm wide at the worst, nothing threatening the structure, but ugly and annoying). Trees can really suck. Plant climate appropriate (ideally native) trees well set back from your house.
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Jun 5, 2017 04:08
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The developers of our neighborhood planted some very pretty trees that eventually grew up to be huge, and apparently these trees have huge roots that are really shallow. The trees are planted just beyond the sidewalks, away from the houses, so no foundations are risked but the sidewalks are totally hosed. Very pretty pink blossoms that rain down throughout the summer, some neighbors grumble about the mess but I think it's worth it
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Jun 5, 2017 04:13
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Sperg Victorious posted:My neighbors were all telling me I should cut down the trees in my yard, so I'd be able to grow grass easily. But all the shade made our highest electric bill last summer only $95. I'd rather have the lovely yard than the higher bills. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong but the parts of my grass exposed to the most sunlight are all yellowing despite not receiving any more or less water than the rest of it.
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Jun 5, 2017 04:16
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Higgy posted:Walls and attic are insulated, summers get up to ~110 F around here so it's more or less a necessity. The shade from this patio awning has already made a big difference on the temp of the house which is amazing. Thanks. This seems to be what we will get, I am hoping to get one with solar on top of it. We had the same problem at my parents house, west facing wall of sliding glass doors (3 of them, one 3 panel). Built a shade structure and grew a vine over it which promptly paid for itself in reduced cooling. Bibendum posted:Miele appliances: Sounds like a "no". I hate that my washing machine beeps when the cycle ends. Not enough to open it and epoxy the buzzer, but enough that I don't start laundry if I want quiet. The same model-and-line dryer has a selector to disable it. Thankfully right now washer/dryer is all we are looking at, and if we don't go stacked it's just the washer. I'm pretty sure it will really offend our designers sensibilities to put our opaque-metal-door GE Profile dryer next to a Speed Queen fancy window door washer but he gets paid either way. Pryor on Fire posted:It doesn't matter if the enclosure is metal or wood or gasoline or space mithril, use your brain and don't fire up a grill three feet under a roof people. You aren't the boss of me. 
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Jun 5, 2017 04:50
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Looks like my first real homeowner issue has arisen. I bought an old house that was renovated. New appliances, HVAC, plumbing, wiring the works. They installed a tankless water heater. Today, after living here a total of a week, the water heater conked out, throwing an error message saying the drain pipe is clogged. The drain pipe goes to the outside of the house, so not an easy fix for me. To make matters worse, the builder did not register the water heater for warranty purposes, so even though the manufacturer gives a 10 year warranty, I am ineligible as the appliance had to be registered within 35 days. Very loving annoying.
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Jun 5, 2017 05:29
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So I understand that the drain pipe is outside but can you not access it? Mine exits the house and runs along my deck away from the house. You should look to see where it exits and drains and then, uh, try to unclog it. Get a snake or something.
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Jun 5, 2017 06:27
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HEY NONG MAN posted:So I understand that the drain pipe is outside but can you not access it? Mine exits onto the driveway. I really don't want to go buy a snake to try and do this poo poo on my own, I have no experience or expertise and would gently caress it up. Apartment living was very nice 
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Jun 5, 2017 13:52
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The drain being blocked would not be covered by warranty and the warranty would probably not be transferable anyway. I suggest a plumber, not the one that did the shoddy install.
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Jun 5, 2017 14:47
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Sab0921 posted:They installed a tankless water heater. Today, after living here a total of a week, the water heater conked out, throwing an error message saying the drain pipe is clogged. The drain pipe goes to the outside of the house, so not an easy fix for me. The drain pipe being clogged is likely not covered by warranty, but tell that vendor to get stuffed: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/16/700.7
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Jun 5, 2017 14:57
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Tree chat: gently caress trees anywhere near power lines. We had a storm that brought along a derecho (or three) on 5/27. I JUST got power back this morning, 202 hours after losing it. I was going to trim the trees along the fence that are technically my neighbors (the power lines also run along that fence, and the trees are intertwined with the lines now), but now I'm thinking we need to fully remove them. If they ever fall, they will first take out power, and then take out my house.
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Jun 5, 2017 15:13
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The other poster is right about it likely not being transferrable, though.
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Jun 5, 2017 15:17
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HEY NONG MAN posted:The other poster is right about it likely not being transferrable, though. "Full" warranties follow the warrantied item, not the owner. Don't let them lie to you about that either. https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/businesspersons-guide-federal-warranty-law#titling
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Jun 5, 2017 16:03
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I've got 6 oak trees in my front yard, so there is no sunshine nor water for grass. Going to cut down half of them eventually, but that poo poo's expensive. Even worse I have 10 pine trees in my back yard, and I want 7 of them gone. At least I have grass back there, though.
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Jun 5, 2017 16:05
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Speaking of, I've been meaning to have grasschat. This poo poo sucks and covers about a quarter of my lawn: http://imgur.com/ZYmAiUO It mostly hugs the house in areas where there is not a lot of sun during the day. This also sucks and covers maybe 40%: http://imgur.com/BDhAOR5 (The thorny-looking moss. The actual grass here is nice, although not near as luxurious as: ) This stuff is awesome and I want it everywhere: http://imgur.com/v1tYW4d It's so soft and fine and looks so good, the picture doesn't do it justice. I guess the main priority is getting rid of the moss (?) from picture two. That picture shows it intermingled with decent grass, but there's areas of the lawn that are entirely that stuff and no grass at all.
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Jun 5, 2017 16:11
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Why would you cut down trees to plant grass? That is dumb as hell.
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Jun 5, 2017 16:22
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I would much rather have the trees. My backyard is basically just a treeless expanse of grass and I hate it.
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Jun 5, 2017 17:34
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I disagree  Although I'm not getting rid of all the trees. Just a few in the front so that I have something other than what it looks like below, and the ones in back that are close enough to fall on the house or on power lines.http://imgur.com/42h3W3f (it was flash flooding, my drainage situation is bad but not as bad as it looks!)
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Jun 5, 2017 19:09
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hmm guess I should have done something about that 12" hole that opened up in the winter cover a couple of months back tried running the vacuum, and it clogged the vacuum line and the filter in about 10 seconds with a solid chunk of pine needles. I've already scooped out 2 five gallon buckets of leaves, algae and pine needles.
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CloFan posted:I disagree Spend the money putting in a storm garden if it's do-able in your climate with native species. Even if you get rid of trees and put in sod, this is going to happen.
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