Crappy Construction: The Four POs of the Housepocalypse

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Darth Brooks: Jan 15, 2005; I do not wear this mask to protect me. I wear it to protect you from me.

They could put up a screen and turn it into a drive in movie.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 05:29

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# ? May 17, 2024 13:12

kid sinister: Nov 16, 2002

Sinks must be expensive! Not more expensive than the first guy that slips on the floor and cracks his skull open though.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 05:38

Liquid Communism: Mar 9, 2004

I'm the hand dryer lovingly positioned exactly where it will blow that water onto your pants.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 06:27

Nitrox: Jul 5, 2002

There is clearly a trap mounted under that countertop, but how does it work?

# ? Oct 27, 2022 10:51

Splicer: Oct 16, 2006; from hell's heart I cast at thee
🧙🐀🧹🌙🪄🐸

Arrath posted:

4 team simultaneous squash

3. That house is a trianglish thing.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 11:09

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:09

Devor: Nov 30, 2004; Lurking more.

Nitrox posted:

There is clearly a trap mounted under that countertop, but how does it work?

The counter is meant to have a strong slope toward the back wall. where there is a trough that collects the water and feeds it to a hidden drain at the center. From the standing water on the counter, it seems like it doesn't have enough back-slope.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:16

Zil: Jun 4, 2011; Satanically Summoned Citrus

Nitrox posted:

There is clearly a trap mounted under that countertop, but how does it work?

Not very well.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:16

PurpleXVI: Oct 30, 2011; Spewing insults, pissing off all your neighbors, betraying your allies, backing out of treaties and accords, and generally screwing over the global environment?
ALL PART OF MY BRILLIANT STRATEGY!

Platystemon posted:

Oh, ow, my loving eyes. I'm not the only one who's getting optical illusioned by this, right?

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:19

Empty Sandwich: Apr 22, 2008; goatse mugs

Nitrox posted:

There is clearly a trap mounted under that countertop, but how does it work?

probably a standard p-trap

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:19

Splicer: Oct 16, 2006; from hell's heart I cast at thee
🧙🐀🧹🌙🪄🐸

PurpleXVI posted:

Oh, ow, my loving eyes. I'm not the only one who's getting optical illusioned by this, right?

Wait it's not a giant inexplicable cuboid of cement???

Oh my god it isn't.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:26

Renaissance Robot: Oct 10, 2010; Bite my furry metal ass

Platystemon posted:

fuckin looney tunes poo poo

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:27

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Motorcycle: secured

# ? Oct 27, 2022 13:29

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

I'm sure the house will look great once the owners plant all the trees and topiary they reserved all that space for.
They are going to fill the space right?

# ? Oct 27, 2022 14:12

The Dave: Sep 9, 2003

This is actually my biggest trigger

# ? Oct 27, 2022 14:22

GreenNight: Feb 19, 2006; Turning the light on the darkest places, you and I know we got to face this now. We got to face this now.

https://i.imgur.com/irrdrHZ.mp4

# ? Oct 27, 2022 16:25

PremiumSupport: Aug 17, 2015

The Dave posted:

This is actually my biggest trigger

Mine too.

They've gone to the trouble of making the carport, but didn't pave a path to get a vehicle into it.

# ? Oct 27, 2022 17:41

GoonyMcGoonface: Sep 11, 2001; Friends don't left friends do ECB; Dinosaur Gum

GreenNight posted:

https://i.imgur.com/irrdrHZ.mp4

It's the hard hat that really makes this so good. Safety first!

# ? Oct 28, 2022 04:45

Tezer: Jul 9, 2001

don't need a stud finder in this one
https://www.redfin.com/WI/Madison/314-Acewood-Blvd-53714/home/89912096

# ? Oct 28, 2022 20:11

By popular demand: Jul 17, 2007; IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!

A story in three pictures

# ? Oct 28, 2022 20:17

Motronic: Nov 6, 2009

I can actually smell that house through the pictures. I think the second one just gave me mesothelioma.

# ? Oct 28, 2022 20:19

Sirotan: Oct 17, 2006; Sirotan is a seal.

By popular demand posted:

A story in three pictures

This basement is like, half the basements in the midwest. Let me guess....suburban Wisconsin or maybe Indiana?

Edit: I swear I did not use Google Lens until after I made that post.

# ? Oct 28, 2022 20:50

Messadiah: Jan 12, 2001

Motronic posted:

I can actually smell that house through the pictures. I think the second one just gave me mesothelioma.

I at first thought the drop ceiling panels were wood grain of some sort... blech

# ? Oct 28, 2022 21:18

`Nemesis: Dec 30, 2000; railroad graffiti

Sirotan posted:

This basement is like, half the basements in the midwest. Let me guess....suburban Wisconsin or maybe Indiana?

Edit: I swear I did not use Google Lens until after I made that post.

Madison, WI!

# ? Oct 28, 2022 21:54

Darchangel: Feb 12, 2009; Tell him about the blower!

Motronic posted:

I can actually smell that house through the pictures. I think the second one just gave me mesothelioma.

Almost exactly what I was going to comment. I've helped my sister refurbish a house that was previously owned by lifetime smokers who literally never opened the windows. It was disgusting even after quite a bit of cleaning.

# ? Oct 28, 2022 21:56

Sloppy: Apr 25, 2003; Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.

Devor posted:

To keep steel from turning completely to rust when exposed to weather, you have a few options:

1. Paint (if paint is pierced, it can rust, needs re-painting depending on how much you care about rust)
2. Weathering steel (aka Corten) - exposure to atmosphere creates a protective layer of rust, which is somewhat self-healing if it gets occasional nicks in it. We make bridges out of it in some conditions - it's not as fragile as you might imagine
3. 1 and 2 together - you can paint weathering steel, give your weathering steel a bit longer life. If the paint is pierced the rust won't eat its way all the way through the thing, unless some force keeps rubbing away at the same spot

I imagine the shipping container uses option 3, since I typically see them painted. If you did a repair with non-weathering steel, it's less protected than using weathering steel.

If you want the look but not the rust, Neolith makes large format sintered stone that mimics the look and is a bombproof cladding. Pricy af though.

# ? Oct 28, 2022 22:06

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

By popular demand posted:

A story in three pictures

So how much did you buy it for?

# ? Oct 28, 2022 22:19

captkirk: Feb 5, 2010

By popular demand posted:

A story in three pictures

Okay, maybe it's being acclimated by living in cheap houses in WI most of my life but what's wrong with the basement? Looks normal to me.

# ? Oct 28, 2022 22:20

CRUSTY MINGE: Mar 30, 2011; Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

captkirk posted:

Okay, maybe it's being acclimated by living in cheap houses in WI most of my life but what's wrong with the basement? Looks normal to me.

It's asbestos it can be.

# ? Oct 28, 2022 22:21

totalnewbie: Nov 13, 2005; I was born and raised in China, lived in Japan, and now hold a US passport.

I am wrong in every way, all the damn time.

Ask me about my tattoos.

Just living my asBESTos life.

# ? Oct 29, 2022 00:04

cursedshitbox: May 20, 2012; Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.; Fun Shoe

drat I think I've lived there before.

`Nemesis posted:

Madison, WI!

Oh. Nevermind. Somewhere similar.

# ? Oct 29, 2022 00:14

MH Knights: Aug 4, 2007

`Nemesis posted:

Madison, WI!

Word up!

# ? Oct 29, 2022 00:16

GreenNight: Feb 19, 2006; Turning the light on the darkest places, you and I know we got to face this now. We got to face this now.

`Nemesis posted:

Madison, WI!

I also live in Madison. Cheers, hope you're not paying that 7% interest.

# ? Oct 29, 2022 02:37

Lutha Mahtin: Oct 10, 2010; Your brokebrain sin is absolved...go and shitpost no more!

so many houses in the upper midwest have basements with that exact same "wood" paneling and a drop ceiling

# ? Oct 29, 2022 05:20

StormDrain: May 22, 2003; Thirteen Letter

I'm demolishing a deck today. The posts for the handrails were barely held on with lag bolts, once I cut the balusters I was able to pull them off by hand.

Then here's a minor detail that I understand why people get wrong.

This end is cantilevered, so the joists are supporting the rim, not the other way around. So those hangers are all installed upside down.

# ? Oct 29, 2022 18:00

HelloIAmYourHeart: Dec 29, 2008; Fallen Rib

even the tv console has windows

# ? Oct 29, 2022 18:45

Cyrano4747: Sep 25, 2006; Yes, I know I'm old, get off my fucking lawn so I can yell at these clouds.

HelloIAmYourHeart posted:

even the tv console has windows

what the gently caress is even happening with that wall above the TV

or the mismatched sizes on the sides of the house.

does anyone else smell burnt toast?

# ? Oct 29, 2022 18:51

LibCrusher: Jan 6, 2019; by Fluffdaddy

HelloIAmYourHeart posted:

even the tv console has windows

Biblically accurate house

# ? Oct 29, 2022 18:56

SpartanIvy: May 18, 2007; Hair Elf

That's like looking at one of those illusions where the faces have 2 sets of eyes.

# ? Oct 29, 2022 18:57

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# ? May 17, 2024 13:12

value-brand cereal: May 2, 2008

HelloIAmYourHeart posted:

even the tv console has windows

They almost got something visually pleasing with the windows mirroring each other. But then they hit the entryway and went full gently caress IT TETRIS PILLAR WINDOWS.

The left most windows facing the street feels like the contracter accidentally hosed up the wall and tried to cover rear end by bullying the future homeowners into adding a quad of windows. I hope they got a good deal on them.

# ? Oct 29, 2022 19:07

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