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The Science Goy posted:I'm going to bed anyway so No KitchenAid probe? Cowards. Kneel down before the supreme manufacturer which makes some awfully poo poo models too since they're owned by whirlpool (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Is Yale Appliances still a good resource? I'm researching front load washers and I've been looking at LG's models, but there is a Whirlpool model I like also, and they seem to like the reliability of Whirlpools, especially since the dispenser is at the bottom. They did mention that if Whirlpool didn't sell to builders, the repair rate would be several points higher, but I don't know why that makes a difference?
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There was a giant dead rat in the road in front of my house. Like an absolute unit of a fellow. NSWF:  Overnight it got moved into my yard. I picked it up with a shovel and hucked it in a bag and it was very smelly. That is all.
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Ball Tazeman posted:Groundhog came back lol Ours is getting bold about exploring the backyard now that we no longer have a dog: 
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Jun 28, 2021 14:57
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Turns out this groundhog we caught is a baby and the mother also came back. I’m sure there will be more wandering around.
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Jun 28, 2021 16:17
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NomNomNom posted:There was a giant dead rat in the road in front of my house. Like an absolute unit of a fellow. I think this fellow may be full of several smaller fellows. I kept males and one of my boys got almost that big (in life) but not with those proportions.
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Jun 28, 2021 16:21
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Blowjob Overtime posted:Ours is getting bold about exploring the backyard now that we no longer have a dog: If only they didn't wreck poo poo while making homes, they're so fun to watch otherwise. We've got some bunnies that are entertaining and they make our dog go bonkers, and we haven't seen them try to wreck any of our plants yet so yay. We just had a landscaper come out to begin plans on grade improvements and a rock wall that goes across our yard and our neighbor's yard, to stabilize and enhance the gross steep slope behind our houses. Gonna be a spendy project over the course of a few years but we stand to gain a ton of functional space and maybe  a horseshoe pit
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Jun 28, 2021 19:37
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I totally forgot to follow up on my UHaul box shipping thing. Turns out they *did* arrive in 7 big packaged boxes. Not sure why I received a tracking number for literally every singe item. Also the box quality is legit.
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FIL's cat absolutely wrecks groundhogs and rabbits - he'd get offerings a few times a week.
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Jun 28, 2021 21:00
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Thank god the racoons have finally been evicted from the attic. The babies are cute as hell, and I'm cool with them living nearby, just not in my house thanks. The house is for me the forest is for you, and you will respect the accords. Now time to
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Jun 28, 2021 21:24
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TrueChaos posted:Thank god the racoons have finally been evicted from the attic. The babies are cute as hell, and I'm cool with them living nearby, just not in my house thanks. The house is for me the forest is for you, and you will respect the accords. Yeah, living in the woods definitely changes the rules for living with the critters. Our detente stands as long as they don't try to get within the envelope of the house (which includes soffit and attic). The mice refuse to abide by these rules, and we are therefore in open warfare.
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I'm hoping for just a super rough estimate on something. We looked at a house today and one bedroom was eliminated and turned into part of the master bedroom. Say the room is eleven feet where the room needs to be divided. Say the room is 7.5 feet high. What might the super rough estimate be to divide a big room into two rooms, adding one door from a hallway? I'm sure this is a dumb question given the things I don't know but it's worth a shot to ask. me your dad fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Jun 28, 2021 |
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me your dad posted:I'm hoping for just a super rough estimate on something. We looked at a house today and one bedroom was eliminated and turned into part of the master bedroom. Say the room is eleven feet where the room needs to be divided. Say the room is 7.5 feet high. It's just a partition wall and trim, potentially a door/doorframe so you're into this on the order of a few thousand dollars. Unless you are in an insanely high cost of living area and/or demand this be done right now it should be under $10k, and well under that in most markets. On average. Barring things you've forgotten about, like potentially flooring issues. And assuming average to builder grade finishes. That being said, good luck getting anyone to come out for a job this small these days.
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Jun 28, 2021 22:57
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Thank you - that gives a good enough idea.
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Jun 28, 2021 23:40
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I was wrong. They groundhog didn’t come back, all the babies just decided to finally exit their house. There are so many little hotties in our yard now. We’ve only managed to catch one and dump it off 6 miles away.
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Blowjob Overtime posted:Yeah, living in the woods definitely changes the rules for living with the critters. Our detente stands as long as they don't try to get within the envelope of the house (which includes soffit and attic). The mice refuse to abide by these rules, and we are therefore in open warfare. Yeah I'll put up with warfare with the mice for the joys of forest living. Did an hour or so of yardwork while watching 6 red squirrels chase each other around, a number of chipmunks ran across my feet (and it's hilarious how startled they get when they realize you're alive), the woodpecker rattled away occasionally, and the little racoons investigated stuff not 10 feet away. Occasionally deer come through, along with turkeys. Only seen a coyote once, but hear them frequently. I don't mind all the extra work of living in a place like this at all, it's so relaxing. We've got 2 acres not far from the city (30km to downtown of a 1mill population place) and it's the best of both worlds. 
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Jun 29, 2021 01:47
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Is there any reason not to paint these exposed drain/vent pipes?
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me your dad posted:I'm hoping for just a super rough estimate on something. We looked at a house today and one bedroom was eliminated and turned into part of the master bedroom. Say the room is eleven feet where the room needs to be divided. Say the room is 7.5 feet high. We’re currently doing this to close up a dumb open floor plan between our living room and dining room. We initially wanted a pocket door with built ins in dining room side but have scaled down to save money. Three quotes for plan with pocket doors and built ins were $11k, $5k and $4k. Quotes for just wall have ranged from $1400 to $5k. We’re going with someone in the middle for about $2k to frame, tape and paint both sides.
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Vim Fuego posted:Is there any reason not to paint these exposed drain/vent pipes? Not that I can think of. You don’t like them?
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Jun 29, 2021 02:36
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I think they're beautiful. My wife has asked me to paint the laundry room, so I'm going for an even coat where possible.
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I would box them in then paint, but it may not be worth the effort depending on the location.
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Jun 29, 2021 09:07
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Colored duct tape and glitter glue
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TrueChaos posted:Thank god the racoons have finally been evicted from the attic. The babies are cute as hell, and I'm cool with them living nearby, just not in my house thanks. The house is for me the forest is for you, and you will respect the accords. I had a raccoon get in my attic a few times and one of them was clever enough to find a way in between my 2nd and 1st floor and I could literally hear him scraping away under my closet. The joys of owning a box framed house. I've since closed up their entry point but they still manage to get in the eaves sometimes. The sight of a raccoons now makes me feel so much rage.
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extravadanza posted:I had a raccoon get in my attic a few times and one of them was clever enough to find a way in between my 2nd and 1st floor and I could literally hear him scraping away under my closet. The joys of owning a box framed house. I've since closed up their entry point but they still manage to get in the eaves sometimes. The sight of a raccoons now makes me feel so much rage. This, but it's squirrels for me. They're all fine and cute and whatever out in the woods, but if they break into my house then it's war.
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i have told the hornets that if they stay outside they get to live and if they come in the garage or patio, they get the spray.
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Jun 29, 2021 16:40
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god drat I tried one of those hampton bay ceiling medallions to cover up an area that I tried to fix up with paint (I'm dumb) and it looks way worse, it's like HELLO HERE I AM, A VERY BRIGHT WHITE CHEAP MEDALLION!!!!
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Jun 29, 2021 22:56
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You're supposed to paint it with your ceiling paint
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Yeah, you can also do it in a contrasting color, I just mean you don't put it up as naked white plastic and expect it to look right
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Anne Whateley posted:Yeah, you can also do it in a contrasting color, I just mean you don't put it up as naked white plastic and expect it to look right The problem is that the ceiling was painted 15 years ago, so I have no way to match it. Also I don't have an actual fixture up, just one of those concealers. Which actually held the medallion up fine (the concealer is 4 3/4" diameter, and the medallion hole is 4", so it works), but it still looked weird. Obviously you are supposed to use it with an actual fixture.
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On the other hand, if you're a heavy smoker, about six months will see it matched right up.
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I'm having most of my place repainted, so I'll get an estimate to spray the ceiling, gently caress it gotta love the previous owners who painted the ceiling, but didn't take down the ceiling fixtures first actionjackson fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Jun 30, 2021 |
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Holy moly just finished up replacing two tile walk in showers with two different contractors and learned a ton about the 8 million ways they can fail and ruin your house. They were built with two completely different methods and both have different issues to fix so now we're getting quotes to replace the 40 year old downstairs one with fiberglass because what a horrible slog to get done with added bonus paranoia of finding something bad in 5 years behind the walls. Do not recommend.
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PageMaster posted:Holy moly just finished up replacing two tile walk in showers with two different contractors and learned a ton about the 8 million ways they can fail and ruin your house. They were built with two completely different methods and both have different issues to fix so now we're getting quotes to replace the 40 year old downstairs one with fiberglass because what a horrible slog to get done with added bonus paranoia of finding something bad in 5 years behind the walls. Do not recommend. Please share your wisdom! What are the different ways they were ruinous? Eventually we want to gut the bathroom off of our primary bedroom which will include retiling a walk in shower and removing tub surround in favor of a stand alone tub.
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actionjackson posted:I'm having most of my place repainted, so I'll get an estimate to spray the ceiling, gently caress it Whatup, lazy PO bud  Thankfully this is in my bedroom so I don't really care that much, but FFS.
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Closing on a house tonight and the previous owner took their washer/dryer. What's the good one to get, I assume there are some Opinions around here given what I've seen on dish washers.
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leper khan posted:Closing on a house tonight and the previous owner took their washer/dryer. What's the good one to get, I assume there are some Opinions around here given what I've seen on dish washers. Speed Queen top load washer/front load dryer with mechanical controls. There are a couple different models available that fit that spec. Quality is good, fewer electronics to worry about, repair-ability is high. https://speedqueen.com/products/all-products/
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I watched the series finale of Bosch last night, and just as the credits started to roll my Bosch dishwasher chimed to let me know it was done. A blessed day.
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leper khan posted:Closing on a house tonight and the previous owner took their washer/dryer. What's the good one to get, I assume there are some Opinions around here given what I've seen on dish washers.
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Tezer posted:Speed Queen top load washer/front load dryer with mechanical controls. There are a couple different models available that fit that spec. I'll 2nd the Speed Queen. I've got the washing machine and we're really happy with it. Using the oxy clean also made a huge difference with our ridiculous water.
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