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My Lovely Horse posted:It's spelled ow I really appreciate this. edit: terrible page snipe, I apologize.
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My Lovely Horse posted:It's spelled ow
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Jul 28, 2021 21:53
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Crapper construction: it's spelled ow
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Jul 28, 2021 21:55
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Jows posted:I love how the flooring guy just ran with it Your funeral if you're running anywhere near that thing.
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Facebook Aunt posted:You might remember some people freaking out about stretch ceilings during the Sochi Olympics, but it's not crappy construction. It's a way to get a S M O O T H ceiling. Why do that instead of a regular drop ceiling or frame and drywall? The stretch ceiling looks way fussier and one mistake when you're having a sword fight in the basement and it's gone in one shot. Basement sword fights happen more often than you think. Also, it's easy to fix the rat problem. Just put a couple of weasels up in there. They'll sort it out. Weasels are the best for pest control. They're generally quiet and they don't make a mess. Just keep them full of mice and other pests. I had a weasel living with me for a few years in the ceiling. He kept everything free from mice. He left at some point. I do keep the ground squirrels in the garage. They keep the gray squirrels out. Keep the hunter-killers inside. If they stay, that means you have pests. If you see spiders, let them be. House centipedes, let them be. Once they've gotten rid of the real pests, they leave. Granted, weasels are excessive, but they usually stay hidden in the walls or the ceiling. They don't bug you. When the work is done, they all leave. Yes, I sound insane but my house is backed up to the woods so I always have pests coming in no matter how tight I seal my house, they find a way when winter hits.
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Jul 29, 2021 14:27
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mostlygray posted:Why do that instead of a regular drop ceiling or frame and drywall? The contractors in half or more of this country can't figure out how to tape and mud drywall properly and instead popcorn/knockdown the gently caress out of it. So alternate solutions for this seemingly unachievable goal aren't too much of a surprise to me.
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Jul 29, 2021 15:13
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mostlygray posted:I had a weasel living with me for a few years in the ceiling. this did sound insane to me, but then I remembered the various times I've had a black rat snake living in the attic.
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Jul 29, 2021 15:20
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mostlygray posted:Why do that instead of a regular drop ceiling or frame and drywall? The stretch ceiling looks way fussier and one mistake when you're having a sword fight in the basement and it's gone in one shot. Billy, if you pop the ceiling you're grounded for a month!
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Jul 29, 2021 15:40
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If the stretch ceiling has better acoustics than smooth drywall I could see it being a decent option for someone who wants the smooth look instead of popcorn, knockdown, acoustic tiles, etc.
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Jul 29, 2021 15:41
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If your roof leaks instead of ugly stains on your drop ceiling you get, uh, this:
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Jul 29, 2021 16:04
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I'd have a tough time not popping that nipple.
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Jul 29, 2021 16:09
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Not super crappy, but I saw this on a recent MLS listing: Because the seller/agent couldn't take 2 minutes to get the $10 Walmart fan out of the picture, you now know why vaulted ceilings suck rear end and that this room will never be comfortable. Enjoy sitting in your main room sweating your rear end off even with a ceiling fan and a box fan blowing on you at full speed. The Winter will be worse, so you have that to look forward to.
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Jul 29, 2021 16:22
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That god drat lay-z boy just hanging out.
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Jul 29, 2021 16:30
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Room hasn’t changed since 1993
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Jul 29, 2021 16:48
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How much direct sun you think comes in that window
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Jul 29, 2021 17:39
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Facebook Aunt posted:If your roof leaks instead of ugly stains on your drop ceiling you get, uh, this: Hey, at least it's not on all their poo poo!
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Jul 29, 2021 19:50
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Ceiling nipple.
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More like ceiling cancer. This is what happens when the ceiling nipples metastasize.
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Jul 30, 2021 02:20
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Ceiling of Damocles lookin tight
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Working on my own crappy construction... Looking at house blueprints and I noticed that the engineer wrote "10-10" on a measurement. I know it's some kind of notation for 10" and a mystery fraction. Anyone have a chart to explain? Other measurements I think I know... 1-10-05 (1'10 1/2") 2-11-08 (2'11 1/8') 2-04 (2 1/4") But then there is another with a "-09" at the end. Is it supposed to be 9/16? Edit : so truss manufacturing is done in 1/16", so a -05 is 5/16" Blistex fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Jul 30, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/w8lid/status/1420838230635732995?s=12
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Wasabi the J posted:Hey, at least it's not on all their poo poo! On the other hand, now they have to pop the ceiling pimple without getting it all on their poo poo
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Jul 31, 2021 06:25
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Moatman posted:On the other hand, now they have to pop the ceiling pimple without getting it all on their poo poo I mean, I at least can put down a spill kit or tarps or something.
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Jul 31, 2021 12:56
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The notching engineered beams goon went into the trades huh
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what, you want me to drill new holes for my conduit?? i don't think so!!
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Thank God it's not on a Nuclear Sub or pre-EMALS supercarrier. High pressure steam is the stuff of nightmares.
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We're buying a house and just did an inspection today. I think I found something worthy of the thread. The house has a nice mister system installed on the back porch.  It's tied in to a tee on a spigot right next to the back porch over here.  I can't see where the hose gets from ground level to the misters though. Tracing backwards...  Oh. Oh no. Looking lower.  It's a tidy installation, I'll give them that much. The previous owner installed an outlet high up on the back side of the house for lighting around the perimeter of the porch (seen in the pic of the misters) and a TV hanging on the back of the house. They extended the circuit from an existing outlet on the back of the house, somehow removing its GFCI protection on that leg in the process. Halfway up the wall, there's a switch controlling the new high outlet. The water hose runs up the inside of the electrical conduit, behind the switch, and pops out from behind the new high outlet before snaking its way over to the perimeter of the porch. I'm not familiar with codes myself, but I feel like water and non-GFCI-protected 120V electricity shouldn't share an electrical conduit...
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That’s just a potential groundwater line
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smax posted:
You have to respect the effort expended to get it soo wrong. Pulling a hose through an already occupied conduit... They could've just ziptied it to the outside, which would be questionable, but not outright stupid.
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 An apartment in London with no door, only a window. The original listing went down after catching too much heat, so they relisted it: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/107678579#/?channel=RES_LET How is this even legal? It seemingly violates every single fire and disability law there is.
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kid sinister posted:How is this even legal? It seemingly violates every single fire and disability law there is.
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Aug 2, 2021 05:29
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I knew London was pretty bad but seven hundred and fifty pounds
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My Lovely Horse posted:I knew London was pretty bad but seven hundred and fifty pounds If you want a place to park your motorcycle it’s 400 pounds!
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Client: can you replace my leaky showerhead, I'm not sure where my water shutoff is maybe the basement. Also a few outlets in the house seem to not be working if you could figure that out that would be great  There is a leaky pipe above the box..  is the breaker supposed to drip like that?
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Client: can you replace my leaky showerhead, I'm not sure where my water shutoff is maybe the basement. Also a few outlets in the house seem to not be working if you could figure that out that would be great And only the orange wire has a proper drip loop, shame.
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kid sinister posted:
I'm in if the other window-half also opens so I can at least get a couch and stuff in there. I can deal with the urban hobbit hole door as long as I can get my stuff in first
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therobit posted:If you want a place to park your motorcycle it’s 400 pounds!
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Least I'm not worried about spilling my two buck chuck with that carpet.
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