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Jaded Burnout posted:What is it? Garden hose nozzle.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 08:43 |
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kid sinister posted:If you don't know anything about roofing, you should watch this: Embedded version, and it's a pro-click. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5n-5uoGbU
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 09:09 |
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Platystemon posted:Garden hose nozzle. Now I'm wondering if wasn't a deliberate choice. If the the only shower heads available in local stores are the modern environmentally friendly low flow ones, and you hate those (or hate the idea of them) then a garden hose nozzle might seem like an attractive alternative. Hella strong spray comes out of those things.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 09:15 |
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yeah I'd never seen those before.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 09:16 |
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`Nemesis posted:Embedded version, and it's a pro-click. I knew nothing about roofing, but could assume "shingles keep the rain from going into the house, so you don't want places where water can get around or under the shingles." Knowing nothing but that, god drat. They say it never rains in southern California but when it does, that house is going to be a pool.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 09:39 |
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Facebook Aunt posted:Now I'm wondering if wasn't a deliberate choice. If the the only shower heads available in local stores are the modern environmentally friendly low flow ones, and you hate those (or hate the idea of them) then a garden hose nozzle might seem like an attractive alternative. Hella strong spray comes out of those things. There has yet to be a low flow shower head that I've not been able to turn in to a high flow.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 12:16 |
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Talk to a buddy I know named Cosmo Kramer about high pressure shower heads.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 13:14 |
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Redeye Flight posted:I knew nothing about roofing, but could assume "shingles keep the rain from going into the house, so you don't want places where water can get around or under the shingles." This crew probably took one look at that wonky rear end roof line and said gently caress it
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 14:43 |
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Whoever designed that house and roofline should shot along with the roofer.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 14:47 |
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Yeah, that roofing job is a disaster, but the shape of the roof is also a disaster. Make lovely choices, win lovely prizes, I guess.wesleywillis posted:There has yet to be a low flow shower head that I've not been able to turn in to a high flow. I'd be happier with low flow if it didn't inevitably manifest as low pressure. Like, I can handle a low volume of water if that water's moving fast, but when you give me a pathetic little dribble I'm gonna be peeved.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 16:26 |
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Just posting to say how gently caress ugly and stupid barn doors are. It's going to be something people mock in the future, like shag carpet or plastic slip covers. That and "reclaimed wood" trend. Shits gonna get dusty and then give you splinters trying to clean it. deoju fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Dec 20, 2017 |
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deoju posted:That and "reclaimed wood" trend. Shits gonna get dusty and then give you splinters trying to clean it. Reclaimed doesn't mean unfinished.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 17:07 |
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My local lumberyard once had a sale on "rustic" red oak. I asked what rustic meant; apparently it's just knowlessman-speak for #2/3-grade wood. In other words, they had a sale on their splintery/knotty crap.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 17:14 |
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kid sinister posted:If you don't know anything about roofing, you should watch this: This one was in the related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmAAT_o6W8U TooMuchAbstraction posted:Yeah, that roofing job is a disaster, but the shape of the roof is also a disaster. Make lovely choices, win lovely prizes, I guess. Well, it was originally tile, according to the inspector, so it didn't matter so much, but yeah, it's still a messed up roof-line.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 19:20 |
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Boogalo posted:Whoever designed that house and roofline should shot along with the roofer. That’s in Coto De Caza and cost $1.4 million dollars. Dumb loving rooflines are a status symbol
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 19:27 |
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How come I get this feeling watching these bad roofing videos that the installer probably took more time to do it wrong than if they had done it right the first time.
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Bird in a Blender posted:How come I get this feeling watching these bad roofing videos that the installer probably took more time to do it wrong than if they had done it right the first time. Roofing is the kinda job where if you hosed up earlier in the job you gotta spend a lot of time and money to unfuck it and set it right. I'm sure this guy wasn't about that life.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 21:50 |
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FCKGW posted:Roofing is the kinda job where if you hosed up earlier in the job you gotta spend a lot of time and money to unfuck it and set it right. I'm sure this guy wasn't about that life. It occurs to me to wonder if it would be feasible to have a roof made out of overlapping 4'x8' sheet rigid "shingles", screwed down to the roof deck (maybe with a tar/rubber gasket to prevent water intrusion around the screw holes). You might have to caulk the edges between panels, but since they're so big that still wouldn't be too bad. And I bet with only a little cleverness in the design you could set things up so a single panel could be pulled off and replaced without disturbing the others. I'm sure the materials cost would be substantially higher than it would be for traditional shingles, but it might be cheaper to install and maintain. (EDIT: I assume that there are good reasons why this isn't done, so really what I'm wondering is why it's a bad idea) TooMuchAbstraction fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Dec 20, 2017 |
# ? Dec 20, 2017 21:57 |
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Metal roofing is a thing and it works great.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:07 |
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^^^: Edit: This is what I get for waiting a couple minutes before posting. That is basically what people already do with corrugated roofing, although they often go one better and just make panels the length of the roof slope. If there is damage, you can either replace the whole panel or (I think) cut the damaged section and attached a replacement section that is welded/sealed in place. I don't know why metal roofing isn't more common, at least in the US. I think its just a cultural/tradition thing? It's very common in many countries though.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:13 |
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Rigid, tiled roofing exists. It’s called “tile”.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:15 |
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Ashcans posted:I don't know why metal roofing isn't more common, at least in the US. I think its just a cultural/tradition thing? It's very common in many countries though. A lot of metal roofing is subject to hail damage. Does it hail much in those countries?
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:25 |
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Found these sliding abortions while browsing homes in Golden. Just leave them as framed openings!!!
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:36 |
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I was recently in a hotel room with one of those loving doors on the bathroom. It was also the closet door. If you wanted in the closet, you had to close the bathroom door, then if someone came out of the bathroom while you were getting something in the closet, it would smush you. It also didn't really close the gap all the way for privacy etc. This was a two bed room that I was sharing with a coworker at a convention. Stupid as all loving gently caress.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:47 |
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StormDrain posted:
Are those like two different doors glued together to make one big sliding door? Like someone was just grabbing random doors and slapping them together? Doesn't even go the full height of the opening. God I hate this trend.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 22:50 |
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Bird in a Blender posted:Are those like two different doors glued together to make one big sliding door? Like someone was just grabbing random doors and slapping them together? Doesn't even go the full height of the opening. ...juuuuuust like a farmer would throw together. They're lazy as poo poo when it comes to fixing stuff.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 23:21 |
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Phanatic posted:Reclaimed doesn't mean unfinished. Yeah, I'm still kicking myself for not grabbing that old school gym flooring that I saw in a Habitat ReStore years ago. I was on the fence about it because that stuff is super thick. I finally decided to grab it two days later and it was gone E: Ashcans posted:I don't know why metal roofing isn't more common, at least in the US. I think its just a cultural/tradition thing? It's very common in many countries though. It's highly popular in the south.
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# ? Dec 20, 2017 23:49 |
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kid sinister posted:A lot of metal roofing is subject to hail damage. Does it hail much in those countries? I have aluminum corrugated roofing on my barn which is 30 years old and fine. I have steel roofing on my office that has been there for 4 or 5 years, also fine. There are also many-decades old tin roofs here (mostly standing seam) that are fine. Yes, it hails here on occasion. (northeast US)
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 00:39 |
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You can also get corrugated or metal roofing that looks like shingles from a distance, so you get all the joys of an easy to install metal roof, with the added fun of it not looking kinda odd compared to the next house over.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 01:04 |
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Make your house look like a low-poly model from a 1990s video game.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 01:11 |
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Motronic posted:I have aluminum corrugated roofing on my barn which is 30 years old and fine. I have steel roofing on my office that has been there for 4 or 5 years, also fine. There are also many-decades old tin roofs here (mostly standing seam) that are fine. Yes, it hails here on occasion. (northeast US) Midwest here, have the original terne standing seam roof on my house from 1930. Hail damage and all. The only issues I have are insurance wont cover it because its more than 50 years old, and a newer section of it over an addition leaked where the two joined. I was able to fix that myself pretty cheaply.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 01:30 |
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Ashcans posted:^^^: Edit: This is what I get for waiting a couple minutes before posting. Copper roofs are traditional in Appalachia and parts of the southeast US.Those green-patina roofs last a long time, even with hail and rain.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 04:56 |
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wolrah posted:Yup, just had a Moen shower cartridge fail and it was a straightforward replacement. Pull the handle, undo the trim, remove a clip, remove the cartridge, installation is the reverse of removal, remove handle and spin upside down when you inevitably gently caress up the orientation the first time.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 06:03 |
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Standing-seam steel roofing runs about 50% more than arch shingles here if you're doing, like, two plain straight sides, and quickly skyrockets to 2x or more if you've got a bunch of cut up valleys and/or skylights.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 06:10 |
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The horrible insane complex roofs on McMansions must be a plot by big-roof to jack up their profits.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 06:45 |
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Baronjutter posted:The horrible insane complex roofs on McMansions must be a plot by big-roof to jack up their profits. Yeah, their prices are through the roof.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 11:07 |
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StormDrain posted:
I like the idea of being able to close off sections of the home like that. Of course the implementation would have to be some Star Trek ideal of being invisible and/or within the wall or something, not like those monstrosities.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 12:30 |
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~Coxy posted:I like the idea of being able to close off sections of the home like that. So pocket doors then. What's up with the island of tile in the middle of that room surrounded by hardwood?
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 13:06 |
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~Coxy posted:I like the idea of being able to close off sections of the home like that. I have a section of the house now which houses the guest bedroom and downstairs/guest bathroom, and there's an entrance about that size which leads to the two doors. I'm probably going to fit a big concertina door so guests can close it off at night but it'll stay out of the way during the day. Thumposaurus posted:So pocket doors then. Pocket doors can be tricky, at least with the construction I've seen. My stud walls are 100mm thick and have full-depth posts at the ends, and even the previously-external brick walls with cavities have wall ties in them.
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# ? Dec 21, 2017 13:10 |
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Sliding doors in general suck because you have to take up twice as much wall space for the door., and you can't hang anything on the door. They're ok for closet doors, but I still prefer bi-fold because at least then you can have the entire closet open and not just half.
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