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Line drying is illegal in my community
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Suspect Bucket posted:Line drying is illegal in my community Condolences on your bourgie hellhole.
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Apr 10, 2018 02:40
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there wolf posted:I've never had a front-loading washer and the idea that they walk/vibrate more is terrifying. I’ve had several, and I’ve never seen it.
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Apr 10, 2018 02:40
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Subjunctive posted:I’ve had several, and I’ve never seen it. The dampers can fail, and the subsequent imbalance can cause this to happen:  Those black masses bolted to the inside are filled with concrete, which can crack, and then the vibrations get much, much worse. I don't remember getting a service plan, but it paid for itself with this repair.
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Apr 10, 2018 02:50
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A MIRACLE posted:Yes mine too! How do you prevent this, it can’t be by design Some condensation dryers just need some maintenance to be able to dry clothes acceptably (some are horrible). Find the manual and see if there's a removable condensation / heat exchanger module, clean that off, it's probably gross. Clean as much of the airpath to that as you can find/reach. Also make sure the door is closing fully, otherwise air won't cycle through the condensation area. The one I had to put up with (bosch axxis I think) had a strange pull out tray between the wash and the dryer, if that wasn't put in all the way it wouldn't dry (because the access door to the heat exchanger wouldn't close property).
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Apr 10, 2018 06:04
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Jaded Burnout posted:Alas it is, where "design" is compromise. The drum can't be big enough to dry properly without being too big to wash properly. Bingo. Read the manual, your 8kg* machine can wash 8kg but only promises to dry 4kg. Which is great because if you want to actually use the "wash then automatically dry" setting you can only do half loads. * Your 8kg machine probably has exactly the same drum as the 7.5, 7, 6 and 5kg machines that came before it. Ask me about my time in white goods engineering when I watched a designer neatly fold and squeeze dry test loads until he got 8kg worth into the machine whereupon he declared it was suitable to relabel as 8kg rather than actually design a new product.
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Apr 10, 2018 07:51
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I don't know nothing about these fancy numbers you guys are talking about but our 2nd hand washer has been performing admirably for a decade now, clothes come out damp which is fine for us. Line drying inside during winters is fine too, adds some desperately needed humidity.
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Apr 10, 2018 08:36
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Subjunctive posted:I’ve had several, and I’ve never seen it. It definitely happens, but usually because it's a) old b) faulty or c) not on a properly flat surface. His Divine Shadow posted:Line drying inside during winters is fine too, adds some desperately needed humidity. I've spent 30 years line drying (inside and outside) and when I finally got my own place with a dryer I was so happy, simply because I could reliably wash and dry clothes in one day during the winter, and dry clothes in 30 minutes if needed. I'll probably switch to line drying in the summer because it's better for the clothes but having both is critical to calming my logistics anxiety.
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Apr 10, 2018 09:44
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It was pretty cool to use a dryer at my parent's house but why don't they have lingerie nets and why didn't I know about them growing up? They are so good for fuzzy and/or easily tangled clothes.
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Apr 10, 2018 10:27
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PRADA SLUT posted:
gently caress that, when I build my goonpalace it's going to have all 40" counters because I'm tired of wrecking my lower back doing prep on short-rear end tables to accommodate all you tiny people. Islands are distinctly inferior to using a 8' block-top table as the centerpiece for your kitchen, though. You can stash rolling bins under it, and it's the perfect working surface. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 11:23 on Apr 10, 2018 |
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Apr 10, 2018 11:10
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being 5'4" owns would recommend
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Apr 10, 2018 12:06
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peanut posted:being 5'4" owns would recommend :<
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Apr 10, 2018 12:09
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Jaded Burnout posted:It definitely happens, but usually because it's a) old b) faulty or c) not on a properly flat surface. Our house was designed with to accommodate a dryer but we had them remove it and make it into more usable space. I don't like clothes from a dryer, they aren't "crisp", they don't feel what I associate with new and unused clothes, so it's like putting on worn in clothes.
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Apr 10, 2018 12:22
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I know a dude who dated a dude in college who would buy fresh clothes online in lieu of ever doing laundry. Like every few days he’d get a box with underwear or next week’s pants in it.
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Apr 10, 2018 13:49
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peanut posted:being 5'4" owns would recommend poo poo, that's huge for my mom's side of the family. She's 4'8". I think 50% of her purchasing decisions are based on whether or not she can reach it at the store.
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Apr 10, 2018 14:03
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Electric Bugaloo posted:I know a dude who dated a dude in college who would buy fresh clothes online in lieu of ever doing laundry. Like every few days he’d get a box with underwear or next week’s pants in it. I worked with a guy who did the same. He said it was because he was allergic to detergent, but somehow it only affected his underwear. So he'd just buy a new pack of skivvies every couple weeks or so (no way he was changing those every day) He was kinda gross, was mid 30's and lived with his mom.
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Apr 10, 2018 17:19
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I know you've already changed it, but I couldn't help imagining a kid or maybe drunk adult rolling down that staircase straight into that murderwall.
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Apr 10, 2018 18:39
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The Bloop posted:I know you've already changed it, but I couldn't help imagining a kid or maybe drunk adult rolling down that staircase straight into that murderwall. Love that song. Also IIRC that would be illegal in the UK as there's a minimum distance required at the bottom of stairs, I guess for that reason.
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Apr 10, 2018 18:43
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What's up with the kitchen island hate? Is this a 'kitchen island should be a table,' 'kitchen island shouldn't exist,' or kitchens should be designed to not need an island?
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Apr 10, 2018 18:56
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Also because it would make getting a lot of furniture up them a pain in the rear end.bobua posted:What's up with the kitchen island hate? Is this a 'kitchen island should be a table,' 'kitchen island shouldn't exist,' or kitchens should be designed to not need an island? I feel like its in reference to a very specific type of island. Whenever I think of a good kitchen island it's like, a tall butcher block type of table with some shelves underneath, but then you have those goofy mcmansion ones where it's also a stovetop and a bar and a breakfast table. Magic Hate Ball fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Apr 10, 2018 |
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Apr 10, 2018 18:56
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bobua posted:What's up with the kitchen island hate? Is this a 'kitchen island should be a table,' 'kitchen island shouldn't exist,' or kitchens should be designed to not need an island? The vibe I'm getting from most posters is pushback to islands as a fad or status symbol rather than a justified piece of furniture. Except for prada slut, of course, who feels like the optimum amount of furniture for a room would be a rectangle gently scored into the floor with an xacto knife.
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Apr 10, 2018 18:58
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bobua posted:What's up with the kitchen island hate? Is this a 'kitchen island should be a table,' 'kitchen island shouldn't exist,' or kitchens should be designed to not need an island? https://otogawa-anschel.com/blog/death-to-the-kitchen-island/ This is a good summary. What I get from it is that kitchen islands are either solving a problem that doesn't exist or solving a problem that can be addressed in a better way. If you already have a U shaped kitchen, an island is a pointless annoyance.
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Apr 10, 2018 19:11
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Gotcha. My experience with islands are that my homes with large kitchens have them and are designed around them and my apartments with small kitchens don't have them and suck. Those kitchens in the photos without islands seem to always have plenty of counterspace without cabinets above them and lookouts to social areas. Makes sense.
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Apr 10, 2018 19:18
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canyoneer posted:https://otogawa-anschel.com/blog/death-to-the-kitchen-island/ It’s also the default assumption that you get an island unless you have reason not to, as opposed to getting one if you need it. You get people awkwardly shoehorning islands into every build because they’re convinced it’s adding value. There’s also people that don’t know the difference between an island and a peninsula and call every outcropping an “island”. I have the latter that “U shapes” my kitchen and hangs over on the opposite side for bar seating to eat at. e: also, cramming people around an island or other work space to “socialize” while people cook is a dumb rationale (and idea) PRADA SLUT fucked around with this message at 21:51 on Apr 10, 2018 |
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Apr 10, 2018 21:44
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Get ready for the kitchen archipelago where everything even the fridge is free standing and accessible from 2 sides like a cooking classroom with real-life clutter like junk mail and empty jars full of laundry clips.
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Apr 10, 2018 22:50
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Part of my problem is I don't know anyone who obsessively upgrades their house in terms of future selling, though I did once wander into a Houzz thread where someone was agonizing over a backsplash choice between the one they personally enjoyed and the one they thought would add value for when they eventually moved, and everyone in the thread was encouraging the latter.
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Apr 10, 2018 23:08
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Part of my problem is I don't know anyone who obsessively upgrades their house in terms of future selling, though I did once wander into a Houzz thread where someone was agonizing over a backsplash choice between the one they personally enjoyed and the one they thought would add value for when they eventually moved, and everyone in the thread was encouraging the latter. It can be very regional. Where I live we have a long and horrible housing bubble going on and the dominant economic activity is now real-estate. Every building is 99% a short-medium term financial investment that will make or break their finances, and 1% a place to live. All choices and thoughts are entirely dedicated to building equity. You only make 80k a year household but just bought a 2 million dollar house by over-leveraging your self and getting informal loans from your extended family and you absolutely need to boost that house up to 3 million over the next 5 years or you're totally hosed and will be bankrupt, so min/maxing the value of your "investment" becomes absolutely consuming.
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Apr 10, 2018 23:12
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what a sad life where you have to pick the thing you hate over enjoying your space
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Apr 11, 2018 03:12
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underage at the vape shop posted:what a sad life where you have to pick the thing you hate over enjoying your space lifeundercapitalism.txt? This already applies to occupations, why not just have it apply to where you live as well? If we could also turn where you live into a physical retirement account as well that would be even better.
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Apr 11, 2018 03:18
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underage at the vape shop posted:what a sad life where you have to pick the thing you hate over enjoying your space If you're willing to accept that homes are consumables instead of investments, then it becomes a lot easier to do whatever the gently caress makes your life better right now rather than hoarding profits for 30 years down the road.
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Apr 11, 2018 03:40
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There's definitely an unhealthy focus on "maximizing resale value" but there's also economic factors that strongly encourage that sort of nonsense, as well. So it's not necessarily a question of simply 'choosing to accept', I guess? 
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Apr 11, 2018 04:58
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underage at the vape shop posted:what a sad life where you have to pick the thing you hate over enjoying your space Worse is that it has a strong chance of backfiring anyway. Whatever is on trend right now will be dated within 10 years. So if you hate, I dunno lets say interior shiplap, but you install shiplap because it's on TV then in 10 years you go to sell your house and everyone is sneering at your fake rear end shiplap wall. If you had actually gone with your preferred wall covering (granny gothic velvet wallpaper) they would still be sneering of course, but you'd have gotten 10 years of something you liked.
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Apr 11, 2018 12:11
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Well, obviously, that's why you wait until right before you're about to sell your house before you do anything to it! Live in it exactly how you bought it, whether you like it or not, for ten years, then two months before you sell, remodel to be on trend! 
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Apr 11, 2018 12:29
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hailthefish posted:Well, obviously, that's why you wait until right before you're about to sell your house before you do anything to it! Live in it exactly how you bought it, whether you like it or not, for ten years, then two months before you sell, remodel to be on trend! Have you been talking to the people who sold me my house? Except for them it was 60 years. And they redecorated on trend for the 50s.
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Apr 11, 2018 12:33
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BTW, does anyone else kinda like that granny gothic velvet wallpaper? No? Just me? I haven't seen it inside a house decorated in the last 40 years. Maybe that means it is due for a comeback and it will be the next big thing. Fingers crossed.  
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Apr 11, 2018 12:40
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The granny who owned mine had it done in shiny wallpaper instead:
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Apr 11, 2018 12:54
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PRADA SLUT posted:
Indeed. I don’t want my guests me swear, get hot oil mist over themselves & see which one of the steaks got dropped on the way to the plate.
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Apr 11, 2018 13:00
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Jaded Burnout posted:The granny who owned mine had it done in shiny wallpaper instead: Nice! Shiny easier to clean and won't absorb smells from the room.
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Apr 11, 2018 13:19
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walls should be painted white
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A MIRACLE posted:walls should be painted white Why stop with just the walls? 
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