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Southern Heel posted:My ex and I split, and I'm keeping the house. It's a three bed, and so now I've got a spare bedroom which used to be her office - it's basically empty apart from a pair of white ikea wardrobes that are half full (and probably could be completely gone) and lime green walls. The floor (as the rest of the house) is bare boards varnished and walnut-stained. Swap the furniture round, that's free and reversible. Throw a neutral shade up, that's cheap and easily painted over. Don't spend money furnishing a room without a purpose, why would you do that. Guests can sleep wherever, if there's too many of them for the single guest room they can do sofas etc.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:We'd like to install a fence across our driveway. We got a quote from a local fence installer for something like $1,500, and I'm wondering if I can beat that doing it myself. I think it would be pretty easy to build yourself, in the style of that picture. Use treated wood for everything, paint it all, slam it all together, use huge gently caress-off barn door hinges. You could buy casters for the end of each door if you're worried about sagging due to the weight, but if you buy 1" thick wood instead of 2" then I'd think it'd be fine. Building it out of wood will look a lot nicer than chain link, too.
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QuarkJets posted:I think it would be pretty easy to build yourself, in the style of that picture. Use treated wood for everything, paint it all, slam it all together, use huge gently caress-off barn door hinges. You could buy casters for the end of each door if you're worried about sagging due to the weight, but if you buy 1" thick wood instead of 2" then I'd think it'd be fine. Pretty sure that’s steel in the picture. Expect they’d need some cross bracing to do that with wood. Looks heavy af and expensive too.
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Jun 4, 2019 21:26
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The Wonder Weapon posted:We'd like to install a fence across our driveway. We got a quote from a local fence installer for something like $1,500, and I'm wondering if I can beat that doing it myself. One thing I would say from experience is that you can build just about anything yourself but you will gently caress up a lot to begin with and have to redo things, and there'll be a surprising amount of investment required in tools and skills. It will be long and gruelling and more expensive than buying one, but in the end you'll have a gate you made that's pretty good and also some tools and the skills to use them. Don't do it to try and save money unless your time is worth next to nothing or the skills you'll gain outweigh the cost.
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Jun 4, 2019 21:33
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Southern Heel posted:My ex and I split, and I'm keeping the house. It's a three bed, and so now I've got a spare bedroom which used to be her office - it's basically empty apart from a pair of white ikea wardrobes that are half full (and probably could be completely gone) and lime green walls. The floor (as the rest of the house) is bare boards varnished and walnut-stained.
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Jun 4, 2019 21:45
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Dedicated VR room / masturbatorium
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Enos Cabell posted:Dedicated VR room / masturbatorium Yep, he can be watching "Roadhouse" in VR while abusing himself.
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Jun 5, 2019 02:23
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Any ballparks on refinishing about 700 sqft of hardwood? No staining, just sanding and resealing.
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eddiewalker posted:You said the $1500 quote was for chainlink? Do you have an existing chainlink fence to match? There's plenty of premade gate panels you could probably hang without much problem. QuarkJets posted:I think it would be pretty easy to build yourself, in the style of that picture. Use treated wood for everything, paint it all, slam it all together, use huge gently caress-off barn door hinges. You could buy casters for the end of each door if you're worried about sagging due to the weight, but if you buy 1" thick wood instead of 2" then I'd think it'd be fine. Jaded Burnout posted:One thing I would say from experience is that you can build just about anything yourself but you will gently caress up a lot to begin with and have to redo things, and there'll be a surprising amount of investment required in tools and skills. It will be long and gruelling and more expensive than buying one, but in the end you'll have a gate you made that's pretty good and also some tools and the skills to use them. We have no existing fence to match it to. The driveway is flanked by our house and our neighbor's fence. The company that gave us the quote was going with chain link since it would be the cheapest. I'm leaning towards giving it a shot myself. It looks like the wood easy-hang kit is a good middle ground. I figure if I pay ~$400 for the kit, I can probably do supplies for another ~$200 to $300. That would cover the two wood posts, a few pieces of wood to cover the frame (I wouldn't be going with complete coverage, just attaching a few boards), a pint of stain or paint, and the concrete to set the posts. I've got a fair set of tools at this point, and what I don't have I can probably borrow from my father or FIL. I'm happy to give these types of projects the ol' college try as I'm a new home owner (just a few weeks), and expect these types of experiences to pay for themselves over the years. Thanks for the encouragement, this is going onto the list of projects to plan for once I get my drat painting done.
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Teabag Dome Scandal posted:Any ballparks on refinishing about 700 sqft of hardwood? No staining, just sanding and resealing. Around $2k.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:I'm happy to give these types of projects the ol' college try as I'm a new home owner (just a few weeks), and expect these types of experiences to pay for themselves over the years. We are project-kin, you and me.
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Teabag Dome Scandal posted:Any ballparks on refinishing about 700 sqft of hardwood? No staining, just sanding and resealing. $2k is a good guess. The rates i got in 2017 where anywhere from $2.35/sqft for just sanding and urethane, or $2.85/sqft for puttying in holes, sanding, and 3 layers of urethane.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:I'm leaning towards giving it a shot myself. It looks like the wood easy-hang kit is a good middle ground. I figure if I pay ~$400 for the kit, I can probably do supplies for another ~$200 to $300. That would cover the two wood posts, a few pieces of wood to cover the frame (I wouldn't be going with complete coverage, just attaching a few boards), a pint of stain or paint, and the concrete to set the posts. I've got a fair set of tools at this point, and what I don't have I can probably borrow from my father or FIL. I'm happy to give these types of projects the ol' college try as I'm a new home owner (just a few weeks), and expect these types of experiences to pay for themselves over the years.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:If it’s wood you’re probably going to want to paint or stain it every few years, so maybe prepare for that. That sounds a bit annoying. If I wanted to do something other than wood, what would my options be? Aside from metal plates, are there faux wood vinyl planks or something? Using a plastic would also cut down on the weight, which I'm all about. I'm not even sure what to search for here.
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Jun 6, 2019 15:17
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Could you get two composite fence panels, put those on hinges, and add a latch? https://www.homedepot.com/p/SimTek-Ashland-6-ft-H-x-6-ft-W-Red-Cedar-Composite-Fence-Panel-WP72X72RCD/206111371
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The Wonder Weapon posted:We have no existing fence to match it to. The driveway is flanked by our house and our neighbor's fence. The company that gave us the quote was going with chain link since it would be the cheapest. Depending on your neighborhood/household aesthetic it may be worth your while to check out a tractor supply store or similar co-op offerings of metal tube gates. Very lightweight and relatively cheap but if you aren't in a more rural setting it will look out of place.
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tangy yet delightful posted:Depending on your neighborhood/household aesthetic it may be worth your while to check out a tractor supply store or similar co-op offerings of metal tube gates. Very lightweight and relatively cheap but if you aren't in a more rural setting it will look out of place. Probably not gonna keep the dogs in unless they add chickenwire or something at which point it's not very aesthete
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Jaded Burnout posted:Probably not gonna keep the dogs in unless they add chickenwire or something at which point it's not very aesthete Hog panels wired to the back of it. They don't look bad at all, but it's def only appropriate in a more rural setting.
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Jaded Burnout posted:Probably not gonna keep the dogs in unless they add chickenwire or something at which point it's not very aesthete The exact gate I got is no longer in stock but I got something similar to this: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/wire-filled-gate-14-ft?cm_vc=-10005 mesh on the bottom 2/3rds that works to keep my dogs from getting out (worked for my chickens too)
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The cat broke a slat in the blinds  I wasn’t able to save it, a piece flat-out broke off. What’s my best bet for finding new mini blinds of a certain width and length? The window is kind of a weird width (~29.5 in).
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Pollyanna posted:The cat broke a slat in the blinds https://www.homedepot.com/p/Achim-29-in-W-x-64-in-L-GII-Luna-Mahogany-Cordless-Venetian-Blind-LUG229MH04/308305902 29" option, I would avoid looking for custom blinds because they are very expensive compared to pre-made. Are you in the US? I would look at HD, Lowes.
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You know what? Scratch that. I just remembered I have some old useless blinds still lying around. The slats weren’t the same width, but I managed to fit a prosthetic on the broken one.  I am oddly proud of myself right now. I just gotta figure out a better option than packing tape for bonding vinyl together. tangy yet delightful posted:https://www.homedepot.com/p/Achim-29-in-W-x-64-in-L-GII-Luna-Mahogany-Cordless-Venetian-Blind-LUG229MH04/308305902 That said, these look good - if the rear end in a top hat manages to break the whole thing, I’ll prolly nab these. Thanks!!
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The Wonder Weapon posted:That sounds a bit annoying. Why don’t you just get an invisible fence if it’s only to keep dogs in? BigFactory fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Jun 7, 2019 |
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In the future: all blinds are oddball sizes. The slat kind are meant to be cut, and any big box store should cut them for free
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Yeah true "custom" blinds are like $300 a pop but Home Depot will make you "custom fit" blinds by just slicing them to size Just make sure you measure the width across both the top and bottom of the window
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I moved to a new place a couple weeks ago and somehow I’m getting 4-5 moths in the house every day. What can I do? Time to call a pest company? E: literally just killed 5 more in the bathroom when I went to brush my teeth Faustian Bargain fucked around with this message at 07:02 on Jun 7, 2019 |
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Faustian Bargain posted:I moved to a new place a couple weeks ago and somehow I’m getting 4-5 moths in the house every day. What can I do? Time to call a pest company? Are you allergic to moths or something? I don't see a problem. Moths are cool and good and you should stop killing them
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VR Masturbatorium  )))Jaded Burnout posted:I'm sorry to hear that Thanks bros, it was the right thing for us to do, so while not great it's the start of the next chapter, etc. - either way it's been a couple of months and I've just let the room sit as it is. At this point it seems more pointed that I haven't moved forward with it, rather than I'm encroaching onto some sore memory of what was. Slugworth posted:Aren't you a train dude? Doesnt a spare room in a train dude's house = More trains? I am indeed, a train dude - but I have a workshop with all my tools/layout/etc. in the garden, and a movable 'mini workshop' that I take with me to the couch/etc. cakesmith handyman posted:Swap the furniture round, that's free and reversible. Throw a neutral shade up, that's cheap and easily painted over. Don't spend money furnishing a room without a purpose, why would you do that. Guests can sleep wherever, if there's too many of them for the single guest room they can do sofas etc. H110Hawk posted:We don't know specifically what you need or want in an office or guest room. It will probably happen in an ah-hah moment one morning in the shower. So, this is why I'm posting in Home Spergin' as opposed to Interior Design: Just about the only thing moving my office would achieve is that I'd get a little more natural sunlight so seems a little pointless but I could try it - if not a guest bedroom then the room will just end up mothballed? I definitely need to do some filling and sanding and painting, though. A three bed house for my dog and I was always going to be excessive, and maybe I shouldn't seek to fill that space - but having it and not even notionally using it seems wierd!
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More natural light and more open space? Sounds like a no-brainer.
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Faustian Bargain posted:I moved to a new place a couple weeks ago and somehow I’m getting 4-5 moths in the house every day. What can I do? Time to call a pest company? Tiny moths? Summer is starting and bugs are hatching. Do they tend to appear in one area? There might be a cluster of eggs in an unexpected location. At my in-law's house, it was a small tupperware of peanuts in the pantry. We sealed it in a zipper bag and threw it out. 
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peanut posted:Tiny moths? Summer is starting and bugs are hatching. True dat. My mom had moths in her house, they turned out to be pantry moths that hatched in dry dog food. Could also be clothes moths or others. Catch some in a jar, kill them, and take a picture or two for ID.
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It’s not the little food ones. It’s these about 1 inch dudes that attack light and get dust on things.
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Faustian Bargain posted:I moved to a new place a couple weeks ago and somehow I’m getting 4-5 moths in the house every day. What can I do? Time to call a pest company? Your phrasing makes me think you a renting. If that's the case the answer is, as always: call your land lord. They very well may have a pest control contract on the place, and most of those will come out periodically to treat, but if something is going on in between visits they show up to deal with it for free.
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Faustian Bargain posted:It’s not the little food ones. It’s these about 1 inch dudes that attack light and get dust on things. Q: Are you secretly Buffalo Bill?
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Motronic posted:Your phrasing makes me think you a renting. If that's the case the answer is, as always: call your land lord. They very well may have a pest control contract on the place, and most of those will come out periodically to treat, but if something is going on in between visits they show up to deal with it for free.
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Hubis posted:Q: Are you secretly Buffalo Bill? 3/5, would have gone with "Would you gently caress you? Would you gently caress you so hard?"
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Fallom posted:Yeah true "custom" blinds are like $300 a pop but Home Depot will make you "custom fit" blinds by just slicing them to size I did a bunch of windows with custom Levolor faux wood blinded a few years ago and it worked out to around $140 a window and I love them. They look great, feel substantial, and were super easy to install. I considered doing plantation shutters but none of the locations would have been good for in-swinging shutters. I just did a bunch of large windows in a rental with cut in store plastic no-cord blinds and I’m reminded how awful non-wood/faux wood blinds are.
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Southern Heel posted:So, this is why I'm posting in Home Spergin' as opposed to Interior Design: Just about the only thing moving my office would achieve is that I'd get a little more natural sunlight so seems a little pointless but I could try it - if not a guest bedroom then the room will just end up mothballed? I definitely need to do some filling and sanding and painting, though. A three bed house for my dog and I was always going to be excessive, and maybe I shouldn't seek to fill that space - but having it and not even notionally using it seems wierd! Mainly the E/N aspect of "let yourself grieve the loss of your relationship" prior to "what do I do with this now empty space." If you don't have an immediate use for it, let it be, and that's OK. Who knows what will happen in a month or a year, maybe a new relationship, maybe a guest room and you start throwing bigger parties or inviting people from out of town to visit. More natural light is often a good thing, almost everyone who works inside these days has a vitamin D deficiency.
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Really the answer to "what do I do if I have an empty room I don't have a use for" is "move somewhere smaller" or "get a lodger".
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Jaded Burnout posted:Really the answer to "what do I do if I have an empty room I don't have a use for" is "move somewhere smaller" or "get a lodger". "start building model trains"
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