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So our cat keeps jumping up onto our fireplace, and all of a sudden we started noticing that the fireplace mantle (?) seemed to be sliding forward. What it looks like to us is that this is just a decorative cover piece and it was maybe just glued on? For now we just keep sliding it back in place but that isn't a real solution. Since our cat is an rear end and will keep jumping up there and will keep making it start to slide off, what is the correct way to anchor this thing on? Am I supposed to just woodglue it on? If so, are there specific parts you should and should not glue? 
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Jun 17, 2021 20:15
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Is the mantle wood? I'd throw some screws or nails through the top or bottom to hold it to the support stud.
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Jun 17, 2021 20:31
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Hawkeye posted:So our cat keeps jumping up onto our fireplace, and all of a sudden we started noticing that the fireplace mantle (?) seemed to be sliding forward. What it looks like to us is that this is just a decorative cover piece and it was maybe just glued on? For now we just keep sliding it back in place but that isn't a real solution. Omg. I put a mantle up and it had a French cleat and that was backed up by finish nails. Since force on this is in shear, get a handful of finish nails, maybe 4d or 5d sized, and nail it down through the top piece into that solid 2x blocking every 6-10 inches or so. So you have like 5-6 nails securing it in place. Set them with a nail setter and fill in the hole with some white putty. Good as new.
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Jun 17, 2021 20:38
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Yo please provide the cat tax for this advice.
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Jun 17, 2021 21:10
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cool. Cool. Been in our house two months. ConEd (local gas/electric utility) just came out to inspect the gas meter. Apparently the head of service valve is not accessible, and it likely buried somewhere in the wall of the finished basement. How the gently caress do I find this?
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Jun 17, 2021 21:32
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StormDrain posted:Helpful advice Inner Light posted:Yo please provide the cat tax for this advice. Thank you all for the info! I'll have to buy some finishing nails and things. Cat tax attached: 
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Jun 17, 2021 22:17
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Hawkeye posted:Thank you all for the info! I'll have to buy some finishing nails and things. Oh I love him.
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Jun 17, 2021 22:29
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That is a very good cat.
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Jun 18, 2021 01:11
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:cool. Cool. Do you not have a hammer?
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Jun 18, 2021 02:17
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QuarkJets posted:Do you not have a hammer? If I did I would hammer in the morning.
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Jun 18, 2021 02:25
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QuarkJets posted:Do you not have a hammer? I do. But the meter is in a cabinet. And the pipe runs into the wall and straight down. The wall has a wood panel on top of the drywall. Not happy punching random holes through all that poo poo in hopes I strike gold.
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Jun 18, 2021 02:40
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:
*Rips up your mortgage agreement* I'm sorry sir but you're, you're just not homeowner material
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Jun 18, 2021 02:46
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Hawkeye posted:Thank you all for the info! I'll have to buy some finishing nails and things. Look at that bum, not contributing to the home repair fund. Get a job!
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Jun 18, 2021 03:04
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:I do. Remove wood panel, remove drywall nicely. Enjoy your homeownership! House Ownership Thread: Buying $400 in tools to destroy this drywall artfully.
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Jun 18, 2021 14:33
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I used to have this sense of opening up a wall being this huge endeavor. It really isn't so long as you don't go ham on it and hit electrical or break something. There's sort of a "welp, here it goes" moment the first time or two you do something but patching drywall is easier than I would have thought. I had some lightswitch covers off for painting and as I was sanding the wall I noticed a small wire in the drywall as I sanded. Only way to make sure it wasn't anything to be worried about was to remove the drywall. It ended up being an inactive wire for the old security system that got mudded into the wall ... Regardless, patching a 1x1ft section on the wall in my first week and you can't even see where the patch was. I have to admit, I sort of enjoy mudding a wall.
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Jun 18, 2021 19:21
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Verman posted:I used to have this sense of opening up a wall being this huge endeavor. It really isn't so long as you don't go ham on it and hit electrical or break something. There's sort of a "welp, here it goes" moment the first time or two you do something but patching drywall is easier than I would have thought. I had some lightswitch covers off for painting and as I was sanding the wall I noticed a small wire in the drywall as I sanded. Only way to make sure it wasn't anything to be worried about was to remove the drywall. It ended up being an inactive wire for the old security system that got mudded into the wall ... We made our garage into a room. Well, we made the rest of the garage into a room. It was already half converted. Anyway, I found great pleasure in taping and floating drywall. Put on some music and just go. It looks fine but obviously not a pro job. Which is why there's massive shelves full on miniatures covering it.
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Jun 18, 2021 19:49
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Is there a non mechanical way to remove tile adhesive on concrete? I'd like to not sand or use one of those tools they looks like a vibrating shovel to scrape it just so I don't have to deal with dust.  
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Jun 18, 2021 20:03
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There is probably some solvent, not sure what it will do to the wall that is why they say test a small area.
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Jun 18, 2021 20:24
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PageMaster posted:Is there a non mechanical way to remove tile adhesive on concrete? I'd like to not sand or use one of those tools they looks like a vibrating shovel to scrape it just so I don't have to deal with dust. Krud Kutter or Bean E Doo https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005FMZ1CK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/500MR-Mastic-Remover-Concrete-Gallon/dp/B00U2RCK2C/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Blue+Bear&qid=1624044952&sr=8-6 Krud Kutter did not work for me because it was a different type of mastic so I used the Bean-E-Doo. Which...looks like someone bought them out because that is not the packaging I had.
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Jun 18, 2021 20:37
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Thanks I'll check it out and see if it's something I can or want to do myself.
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Jun 18, 2021 23:34
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Anyone know if this is a gas shutoff valve or water shutoff valve? I’m assuming water based on the thickness of the pipes.  As a reminder, I’m looking for my head of service valve for my gas line. This is my meter. The inspector said the valve should be off that middle pipe going straight into the wall, and that the valve right above the meter isn’t it.  I also found this, but this very much looks like water. 
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Jun 19, 2021 03:43
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Anyone know if this is a gas shutoff valve or water shutoff valve? This looks like a gas valve to me. The pipe appears to be black pipe which is typically used for gas.
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Jun 19, 2021 04:01
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It looks like ~1" black galvanized pipe which as said above me, is usually gas.
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Jun 19, 2021 05:21
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topenga posted:We made our garage into a room. Well, we made the rest of the garage into a room. It was already half converted. Anyway, I found great pleasure in taping and floating drywall. Put on some music and just go. It looks fine but obviously not a pro job. Which is why there's massive shelves full on miniatures covering it. This sounds lovely unless you have textured drywall like I do. Anything bigger than a 6x6 inch square is getting a professional out with the air sprayer and hopper full of drywall mud. You can try to DIY it but it will never, ever look as good as having pro match the knockdown texture.
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Jun 19, 2021 16:20
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Black steel pipe is normally natural gas. I can't see in the picture but definitely if you see yellow tape on the threads. Edit: like everyone else already said
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Jun 19, 2021 16:31
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PageMaster posted:Black steel pipe is normally natural gas. I can't see in the picture but definitely if you see yellow tape on the threads. Yellow tape is a good indicator but it's not an absolute. There are dopes/tapes that are other colors that are just fine. I have some blue dope that I use.
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Jun 19, 2021 16:56
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FCKGW posted:This sounds lovely unless you have textured drywall like I do. Anything bigger than a 6x6 inch square is getting a professional out with the air sprayer and hopper full of drywall mud. You can try to DIY it but it will never, ever look as good as having pro match the knockdown texture. It depends on the texture, there's a few different ways to replicate it. Orange peel is much easier to match than knockdown but all will take some trial and error. We just talked about this a few days ago. There's a lot of ways to do it so try a few and see how it turns out.
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Jun 19, 2021 17:18
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I have a mobile air conditioning unit (like this one:  ) that I want to set up in my garage. I have some exhaust/intake grates to connect the hoses to; my plan is to cut two holes in my garage door, mount the grates, then connect hoses when I need AC, and cover with plastic when not in use. (Looking at the pic I posted, that unit only has one hose, but my unit has two. Do I need to have both hoses going outside? Can I just vent the exhaust line out?) My problem is this: how do I cut a small ~5" circular hole in my garage door without destroying my door? Would a jigsaw work on the metal? I could mount the grates to a piece of wood, and then mount that to a rectangular hole, but I'd prefer the simplicity of holes directly in the door (if this isn't an awful idea to begin with- someone please tell me if I'm severely compromising my door!). I want it to look good, but I can't exactly practice either. There are no windows in my garage, just my big car door and walls, so this seems like the easiest, cheapest way to me. Any advice is welcome.
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Jun 19, 2021 22:07
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Yes, you want both hoses going outside or you'll be dragging outside air into your garage, making it very difficult to cool. Going through the garage door seems like the worst possible choice. What are the walls made of? If it's standard construction you probably want to look into installing proper vents for this on the house.
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Jun 19, 2021 22:14
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I have a mix of shoddy and/or aged tile grouting (some pinholes, some larger holes, and hairline cracks where perpendicular surfaces meet. Can I just use silicone on those areas and call it good? It's a full tile shower pan and walls.
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Jun 19, 2021 22:19
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Motronic posted:Yes, you want both hoses going outside or you'll be dragging outside air into your garage, making it very difficult to cool. Yeah, standard construction, with brick on the outside. I'll look into it, thanks for the advice.
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Jun 19, 2021 22:20
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GOD IS BED posted:I want it to look good, but I can't exactly practice either. There are no windows in my garage, just my big car door and walls, so this seems like the easiest, cheapest way to me. Any advice is welcome. I have been looking at doing the same thing and the best solution I have seen is a garage door exhaust port. It's the same thing they use to vent cars outside so you can work on them with the door closed. They don't look that hard to install but are a tiny bit noticeable from the front. My garage is surrounded by brick and so far this is the best way I have found to minimize the damage. dalstrs fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jun 20, 2021 |
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Jun 20, 2021 01:16
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Bought a house a couple of months ago and have recently received a few mailers advertising things like mortgage protection plans and bi-weekly payment plans targeted at me. However, none of them bothered to spell my last name correctly, despite me signing a few dozens closing documents with my last name spelled correctly on all of them. Is this a sign that they aren't worth my time, or should I look into why they've all hosed up my last name in the same way (which isn't even how people normally gently caress it up)?
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Jun 20, 2021 05:27
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Ignore them all. Someone hosed up your name on a list that was sold for scummy companies to spam with official sounding mail to make you buy things you don’t need or want.
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Jun 20, 2021 05:30
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C-Euro posted:Bought a house a couple of months ago and have recently received a few mailers advertising things like mortgage protection plans and bi-weekly payment plans targeted at me. However, none of them bothered to spell my last name correctly, despite me signing a few dozens closing documents with my last name spelled correctly on all of them. Is this a sign that they aren't worth my time, or should I look into why they've all hosed up my last name in the same way (which isn't even how people normally gently caress it up)? Double check your name is recorded correctly. If it is, then you have a perfect filter for garbage junk mail. If it isn't, call your title/escrow people and bitch until they fix it for free. And you still have a great filter.
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Jun 20, 2021 07:01
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C-Euro posted:Is this a sign that they aren't worth my time They aren't worth your time anyway. No one who is any good needs to mass mail/cold call/go door to door to get business. Personally I'm sending coupons and other junk mail back to all the companies that send me "mortgage protection plans" (lovely life insurance) in their business reply envelopes. It's extraordinarily petty, and it makes me happy.
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Jun 20, 2021 09:03
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You could throw it into the trash and save yourself some time!
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Jun 20, 2021 18:41
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C-Euro posted:Bought a house a couple of months ago and have recently received a few mailers advertising things like mortgage protection plans and bi-weekly payment plans targeted at me. However, none of them bothered to spell my last name correctly, despite me signing a few dozens closing documents with my last name spelled correctly on all of them. Is this a sign that they aren't worth my time, or should I look into why they've all hosed up my last name in the same way (which isn't even how people normally gently caress it up)? Your sale is the public record, these mortgage refinance and other spammers just go through that record and mail to everyone who sold in the last year.
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Jun 20, 2021 18:44
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My name looks correct on my title and all the other various paperwork, looks like my gut was correct on this one.
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Jun 20, 2021 19:08
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Is there a trade/crafts name for grouting? What would I search by ('lixensed xxx')?
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Jun 20, 2021 22:48
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