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You gotta call the company out with these types of posts. It's not Home Warranty of America is it?
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Dik Hz posted:Get the dog. If you're already dealing with the downside, might as well get the upside too. It’s out of the picture while we have an infant, but I’ll make sure my daughter is able to connect these dots when she’s old enough to make a “why we should get a puppy” presentation.
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May 12, 2021 22:11
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Inner Light posted:You gotta call the company out with these types of posts. It's not Home Warranty of America is it? No it's Fidelity Home Warranty... they put up a good front with a super professional website and "easy to access" submittal forms... but their phone line (which you need for doing anything beyond initial submission) is an absolute mess. Each time I called them I was on hold for over an hour.
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May 12, 2021 22:14
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aDecentCupOfTea posted:So I have been a homeowner for 19 days and my first thing has broken! What do I win? I'm assuming this is not the kind that you operate with a rod on the sink/faucet. The easiest way to get that back up and out is to put a bucket under the sink and pull the trap. You'll have a straight shot up at the bottom of the stopper then. Just jam it back up and out with a long screwdriver or whatever.
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May 12, 2021 22:22
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I’ve used a plunger to un-stuck a garbage disposal stopper before (a couple times). The action happens when you pull up rather than push down, though.
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May 12, 2021 22:45
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If it's a spring loaded one like for a bathtub, try pressing on different spots on it, usually one side is set and the opposite is release.
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May 13, 2021 05:07
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I've got a post with a hook on it. The post is concreted in place beneath the concrete block patio. Can I put a pulley on the hook to lift a 250 pound kamado onto an 18 inch tall cart? I'm 170ish and cannot budge the pole, but I also don't have any confirmation on its load limit. It was last used decades ago for a clothesline.
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May 13, 2021 23:00
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 So I’ve discovered that there’s a tiny bit of open empty space in this angled part of my kitchen cabinets between the dishwasher and the cabinet under the sink. I thought it was walled off from all directions until out of the corner of my eye I saw my 6 week old kitten seemingly walk into the wall and disappear into Narnia. Turns out it’s open on the underside with a hole just big enough for her and too small for even my arm, and I could not get to her until she decided to come out on her own. I didn’t know if she could get out and I thought I was going to have to tear my cabinets apart on my first week living here. I’ve got it stuffed with boxes as a stopgap as you can see in the image, just to keep her from fitting into it, but of course now that she knows a super secret hidey hole she’s obsessed and it’s only a matter of time. Is there an easy DIY solution here?
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May 13, 2021 23:29
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A second cat to go into the wall and get the first one back Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wco2uE6vyQ
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May 13, 2021 23:32
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Dross posted:
This happened in the corner of our cabinets when we got our kittens 14 months ago. They were obsessed until they grew big enough they couldn't fit anymore. We used a 12 pack of soda to block the hole until I could put a scrap piece of wood to cover it. That didn't stop them from trying to get in there though.
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May 13, 2021 23:44
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Cats are great because they seem like such chill, easy animals, but then you have to explain your Cat Caretaking Ritual to the petsitter and you realize you've lost control of your life
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May 13, 2021 23:49
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I don't think we can answer this question until we see a picture of the kitten.
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May 14, 2021 00:15
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Maggie Fletcher posted:I don't think we can answer this question until we see a picture of the kitten. This seems reasonable. 
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May 14, 2021 00:30
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This is what a $26,500 patio looks like in 2021 I can swap out any of the corner posts for 8' posts in order to hang string lights across the patio, which I think I want to do. How many/which corners do you think I should do? I'm bad at this sort of thing so I'm not sure if I just want like.. one diagonal string, or an L-shape, X, or what! The outlet is at the bottom right corner of the sliding door so I'll want a string to start there.
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May 14, 2021 00:34
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:This is what a $26,500 patio looks like in 2021 Do a U shape so you can have a short run from the side that goes across the stairs to the outlet.
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May 14, 2021 01:17
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skipdogg posted:This happened in the corner of our cabinets when we got our kittens 14 months ago. They were obsessed until they grew big enough they couldn't fit anymore. We used a 12 pack of soda to block the hole until I could put a scrap piece of wood to cover it. That didn't stop them from trying to get in there though.
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May 14, 2021 01:45
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I downloaded SketchUp and have started down the path of modeling the house. This is oddly addicting. As a graphic designer, it's vaguely similar to my daily work software but a little different. The nice thing is it gives a much better idea of how something will look in place. But gently caress if I haven't already spent 20 hours in it.
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May 14, 2021 02:30
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Anybody dealt with buying a house and later finding out the "visual" property lines (mowing lines, plant features) were off from the legal lines? We paid for a fence this July, and don't expect surveyors until late June or early July. My neighbors on one side have mentioned they weren't happy about our decision (who cares right?) and were pretty curious about where the fence would be. There's a tree in a raised bed in the corner with our neighbors which we always assumed was the actual corner of the property, but when I look at the county map, it looks like it's entirely on their property (nevermind the corner faces toward us and we mow using it as a guide)  The red triangle is the raised bed. When I look around at other properties on the county map, the lines/fences are on or nearly on the line. Starting to look like our fence is going to reveal our back yard is a not insignificant amount smaller than we thought.
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May 14, 2021 18:55
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Get it surveyed, if it is encroaching on their land talk to them and probably get the fence moved. If they get lovely about it and threaten lawyers then  . Pretty sure there is no recourse against the sellers since your REA should have pulled the lot info and been able to show you that during the process.
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May 14, 2021 19:01
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Good fences make good neighbors. Short-term pain for long-term security in knowing where the property lines really are. I mean, as long as the fence is actually on the line. Lots of people don't get a survey when they buy a place, and they end up having no clue where the property line actually is. So they usually get fudged by incorrect landmarks like plants or utility boxes, or just by habitual mowing along a certain line. That said, don't trust the county GIS. Honestly it's probably within a few inches; the technology that lines up the images is pretty good these days, but there's a decent chance that it could be off by several feet. You won't know 100% until a survey is done. edit: in the future, ALWAYS get a survey done when buying a house. That way there's no question, and the markers will alert your potential neighbors before you even move in so nobody has any excuse not to know the actual boundaries.
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May 14, 2021 19:05
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The property is getting surveyed and we plan to build to the survey so we don't have to deal with new owners when my neighbors move, just starting to feel like nobody mentioned the the gentleman's agreement the PO had with the neighbors over their 30 years living next to each other when he built that wonky raised bed. Lesson learned, get a survey before buying  Just a bummer if it turns out in favor of our least favorite, most nosy, too-close-before-maybe-even-closer-now neighbors.
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May 14, 2021 19:41
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That's exactly why you get a survey. Because the last person to do it was probably a few transactions ago, and everyone has been making assumptions since then. We didn't when we bought. Wasn't a big deal, but our then-neighbors decided to plant some shrubs about 1' on their side of the line (as delineated by mowing). Shortly after, we had a landscaper do some work on the shrubs that we thought were on our side of the line. Neighbor comes out yelling at the workers to stop because those were exactly on the property line and we can't touch them. Turns out the line was a good 2' away from our shrubs, and the ones THEY planted were right on the goddamn line. Neighbor's house has actually changed hands twice since we moved in, so if we get a fence installed we'll probably have to foot a chunk of the bill to rip up those shrubs, and IIRC around here the law says that border fences/plants require both neighbors' approval to do anything with, so they could legally be dicks about it if they so choose. So yeah, like I said, good fences make good neighbors. When everyone is assuming where the line is, nobody has a good time. Everyone will be butthurt for a bit once they see the survey markers, but at least it'll be crystal clear.
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May 14, 2021 19:51
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Also when you have a survey you get a nice PDF of your property that's useful for all sorts of planning. I mapped out my sprinklers, did a plant survey, and planned my shed using it. Hell I should break it out and review a fence or two sometime.
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May 14, 2021 19:58
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I think my fence might be as old as the house. I feel like it's been a long time since 4' wire/metal fence for backyards was common. The thing to do on my block is everyone just building their own fences: My wire fence and the neighbor's much newer privacy fence, both being overtaken by Virginia creeper. Most back property borders here have double fences. We have this (formerly) white wire fence along the back of our backyard and to the right, and then our neighbor to the left has wire fencing to their right and along the back. But their fence is not in great shape:  It is being devoured by a mulberry tree (and a couple other trees). I've been planting a garden screen along this side of the yard (ferns and dogwoods etc) so I don't give a poo poo what the fence looks. Seems like there might have been a system of shared fencing back in the day, but now most households just build their own fence if they want a different/new fence and leave the bordering fences be. Front yards almost never have fences (when they do, it's just a decorative picket fence or 4' chainlink to keep a dog contained or something). If I ever want to replace the bad fence, I'd for sure get a survey (mostly to establish official tree stewardship - I've unofficially claimed all the trees since they are on or majority on my side of the fence) and then just replace with a similar wire fence, except straight and not being eaten by trees. Kinda wish I'd gotten a survey when we bought it, because even though the lots are small and simple, the houses are super close together which presents side alley access questions - is one side of the house on the property line so that you have 3' on the other side for access and your property ends at the start of the next house or is it down the middle and everyone's had an unspoken easement one one side for the last 120 years?
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May 14, 2021 21:01
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I'm a big fan of this smart sprinkler controller. Although I was not impressed when it kicked on yesterday morning when it only hadn't rained in two days. And really I was unhappy when I saw the water streaming down my driveway. I'm concerned I have a leaky sprinkler. The only irrigation I really like is my drop system since it's more reliable than hand watering (because I am not reliable), and all my plants grew 30% larger than they did the year before.
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May 14, 2021 22:03
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Through a liberal amount of both WD40 & wiggling, the pop up plug in my bathroom sink has popped back up! We can’t figure out how to get the whole thing out (assuming it is being held in by gunk at this point) but as soon as we can remove it, it’s getting replaced with a normal plug- pop up ones make me think of cheap hotel bathrooms & I figure less moving parts= less faff.
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May 14, 2021 22:14
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Where I live, buyers are required to have a survey done with all home purchases. Survey disclosed that our backyard fence (came with the house) encroaches a good 5' into municipal land (there's a creek and walking trail that's maintained by the local Parks department). That fence line ain't budging.
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May 14, 2021 22:26
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aDecentCupOfTea posted:Through a liberal amount of both WD40 & wiggling, the pop up plug in my bathroom sink has popped back up! Mine just unscrews. I have to clean it out periodically, but at least it's been easy to get it out to do the cleaning.
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May 14, 2021 22:35
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Tortilla Maker posted:Where I live, buyers are required to have a survey done with all home purchases. Five feet isn’t major; I had a neighbor who was in a similar situation but went from having a massive 40x50ft back yard to having about 15x20 once the city realized what was going on. They got away with it for 20 years.
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I think my plan is once the survey is done and we know where the line lies, see if my neighbor will sell the sliver on his property to me for pennies on the dollar. If not, I'll build the fence with the corner raised bed facing my house and tree outside it. He can have weeding it and mowing the angled part of our shared lawn on the side of the houses. My dogs get slightly less run space and I don't have to mow quite so much. It's a win win for me, you see 
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May 15, 2021 23:08
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Smugworth posted:I think my plan is once the survey is done and we know where the line lies, see if my neighbor will sell the sliver on his property to me for pennies on the dollar. You're looking at low 5 figures in most jurisdictions to get all of the legal work done to both properties, etc even if the neighbor gives it to you for free.
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May 16, 2021 00:10
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Think how little you'd have to mow if you just fenced in a 10x10' dog shittery and told the neighbor he could have the rest of your yard, that's the real win win.
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May 16, 2021 00:43
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Motronic posted:You're looking at low 5 figures in most jurisdictions to get all of the legal work done to both properties, etc even if the neighbor gives it to you for free. 
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May 16, 2021 00:48
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:This is what a $26,500 patio looks like in 2021 Holy hell you could install 20 ton blocks of fitted limestone cheaper
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May 16, 2021 01:46
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Elephanthead posted:Holy hell you could install 20 ton blocks of fitted limestone cheaper We have exited the Season of Wood. We have entered the Season of Stone.
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May 16, 2021 05:17
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Turning on our sprinklers for the first time, any idea what valve this is before I charge the backflow? Also is there any reason our main valve would be half open like this? We're on well if that matters, our water (especially outside) kinda of sputters periodically, assumed it was well related but could this be why? 
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May 16, 2021 20:42
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I disconnected the p trap below our bathroom vanity to install a new vanity. That drain has always been slow, and I’d always hoped to get to the bottom of it. I cleaned it out and... What was lurking in there horrifies me. I am horrified. Being a plumber must be WILD
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May 16, 2021 21:02
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That valve appears to be a drain. If it starts spitting water out when you turn on the other valve spin it in the opposite direction until it closes. They were probably using that to blow out the system for winter. As to your main valve, no idea why it wouldn't be all the way open. Throw it all the way and see what happens. You can always put it back if someone did that because of some strange issue they were trying to cover up.
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Motronic posted:That valve appears to be a drain. If it starts spitting water out when you turn on the other valve spin it in the opposite direction until it closes. They were probably using that to blow out the system for winter. It's a ball valve too, those generally don't like being in half-open positions.
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