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Groundhog. My son & daughter-in-law found a hole like that tunnelling under their monolithic concrete front steps. He tried filling it back in, but the critter could dig faster than he could fill it. We ran a hose down there & left it running for a few hours to get the offender out. I then dumped 400-lbs of stone down & tamped it in.
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Jun 3, 2023 11:56
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PainterofCrap posted:Groundhog. Drownedhog
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Jun 3, 2023 12:00
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Nah, we made sure (s)he got out. Not happy about it, either 
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Jun 3, 2023 12:19
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Hello, long time no post. Instead of an update on my horrible back room, I bring you a bathroom update: went to install a new light and discovered that the previous previous owner patched up the wall with grout instead of spackle. Also the original wiring in this house looks like desiccated snakes.
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Jun 5, 2023 03:29
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Also that should be in an electrical box, not a plate screwed to the wall.
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Jun 5, 2023 03:42
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Well I'm gonna have to rip out everything in this bathroom eventually, I'll fix it then.
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Jun 5, 2023 04:19
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:Well I'm gonna have to rip out everything in this bathroom eventually, I'll fix it then. That's what the PO said!
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Jun 5, 2023 04:24
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 Wait a sec though, and picture this. Once sanded, painted all clean, wouldn't that be even more aesthetic? What are the exact safety issues with this? I don't see what's so funny/stupid about this idea. I thought it was genius, but girlfriend & electrician friend absolutely destroyed me 😂😅🤷♂️
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Jun 5, 2023 04:39
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That is an angry repair job.
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Jun 5, 2023 04:44
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i tried to miter the edge of a 2x4 today and hoo boy did i do a terrible job with the Makita. i need to get a handsaw... the good news is that it allowed the thing to fit as a lateral support to which i was able to attach my privacy screen to so it doesn't gallop in the wind anymore. a quick one hour Sunday job (took me 6 hours) KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 04:56 on Jun 5, 2023 |
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Jun 5, 2023 04:50
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moist turtleneck posted:Danggg Yeah, this was bad enough that the contractor called in to bid to fix it before it collapsed was turned down due to the cost of actually fixing the structural problems. He was still nearby working another job and tried to warn off other workers who were just patching the bowing wall while structure fell apart above them. They bailed on the job at 3:30, and the building collapsed at 4:55. https://www.wqad.com/article/news/s...e4-12ca69a8aabe quote:"Andrew contacted us to give them a bid on the back of the building to repair the exterior masonry that was crumbling and falling," Shaffer said. "Our bid was to support the building all the way up, replace the section of wall on the inside that was missing and then redo the façade of the brick on the outside." They'd known it was collapsing for months, the city even cited them for it back in February.
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Jun 5, 2023 05:30
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https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1665675904146722816
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Jun 5, 2023 14:22
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/under-construction-bridge-collapse-bihar-nitish-kumar-tejashwi-yadav-8646693/ quote:The 3.16-km bridge being built since 2014 collapsed twice in 14 months Huh.
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Jun 5, 2023 14:36
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It's amazing how quickly everyone's fight or flight reflex has been replaced by the  reflex.
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Jun 5, 2023 16:24
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Ok, so we just need the next one to burn down and fall over, and then we'll really be set.
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Jun 5, 2023 16:26
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Liquid Communism posted:Yeah, this was bad enough that the contractor called in to bid to fix it before it collapsed was turned down due to the cost of actually fixing the structural problems. He was still nearby working another job and tried to warn off other workers who were just patching the bowing wall while structure fell apart above them. They bailed on the job at 3:30, and the building collapsed at 4:55. At least justice was served to the owner. from another news article posted:The owner of a building that collapsed earlier this week in Davenport, Iowa, is facing a $300 fine for “failing to keep the structure safe.”
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Jun 5, 2023 16:43
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Seems to me we got a case of a big bag wolf going around, haven't seen this since I was a rookie
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Jun 5, 2023 17:28
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Uthor posted:https://indianexpress.com/article/india/under-construction-bridge-collapse-bihar-nitish-kumar-tejashwi-yadav-8646693/ one weird trick to build a causeway
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Jun 5, 2023 17:33
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:It's amazing how quickly everyone's fight or flight reflex has been replaced by the not gonna waste time crying over spilled bridge, just get back to work
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Jun 5, 2023 18:02
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Galloping Gandhi
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Jun 5, 2023 21:10
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SpartanIvy posted:At least justice was served to the owner. I heard an npr report that the city did that because it was the fastest thing that would prevent the owner transferring ownership and liability to another entity.
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Jun 5, 2023 21:28
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https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Bowles-Ave-Fenton-MO-63026/55188555_zpid/ I like the mosaic everything and non Euclidian window casings.
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Jun 5, 2023 23:54
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I didn't know Picasso had a Putin phase
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Jun 6, 2023 00:36
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Jun 6, 2023 01:01
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Is that one of the “lightbulbs” hatching in the back corner? Like some sort of alien doppelgänger, they hide in plain sight as light fixtures until they hatch and infect the next house.
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Jun 6, 2023 01:11
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This is not crappy and it's in fact really cool but I didn't know where else to post it https://twitter.com/pullahoko/status/1665202612554063873?t=s7DruUluWjAaWjTWHwzO-g&s=19
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Jun 6, 2023 01:43
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kid sinister posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Bowles-Ave-Fenton-MO-63026/55188555_zpid/ I dunno there was something about photo after photo of eclectic design then *bam* a HGTV special marble tile shower that really tickled my chortler.
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Jun 6, 2023 03:28
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Sirotan posted:This is not crappy and it's in fact really cool but I didn't know where else to post it The Wooodworking thread would get a kick out of it. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2819334
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Jun 6, 2023 03:31
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Two of the drawer pulls are eyes, and four of them are teats.
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Jun 6, 2023 03:35
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Some hopefully not crappy construction. About two months ago I realized the floor under my shower was partially rotted out. My wife had always wanted a bath so it was a good time to put one in. It's been a lot of work but the bath is done. I did the tile myself but had help here and there doing tear down and installation. The floor is next and then I might replace the counter top. The old shower. The flaw was with the old faucet, which is the one thing I didn't replace when I changed out a badly rotted insert for a new shower twelve years ago.  Demo. I started trying to pop the tiles off and then took out the sledgehammer.  The house was built in 1920 and is plat and lathe throughout.  The new floorboard. I ended up adding a sister to a couple of joists.  Adding two shelves to the back wall, one for the shower, one for the bath. The bath is a 56 inch. There just wasn't enough room for a normal 60 inch. As it was we cut into the back wall in order to get some added distance.  Starting tiling. I absolutely switched out the faucet with a new one.  The cat inspects the work. The process freaked him out.  The finished bath and the unfinished floor. The shower was six inches deeper than the bath so I'll have to redo the floor  The shelves. We're going to repaint the walls and the trim.
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Jun 6, 2023 03:47
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kid sinister posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/801-Bowles-Ave-Fenton-MO-63026/55188555_zpid/ If you want to live in an early 90s Nickelodeon ad, this is the home for you!
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Jun 6, 2023 04:04
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Darth Brooks posted:Some hopefully not crappy construction. I got bad news for you friend. But I tend to be very blunt, so maybe somebody else can can do a better job explaining
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Jun 6, 2023 09:29
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Nitrox posted:I got bad news for you friend. But I tend to be very blunt, so maybe somebody else can can do a better job explaining It's impossible to know where tiles will end up.
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Jun 6, 2023 15:21
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Darth Brooks posted:Some hopefully not crappy construction. About two months ago I realized the floor under my shower was partially rotted out. My wife had always wanted a bath so it was a good time to put one in. It's been a lot of work but the bath is done. I did the tile myself but had help here and there doing tear down and installation. The floor is next and then I might replace the counter top. Waterproofing?
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Jun 6, 2023 15:38
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Should be fine. Greenboard and moaterboard behind the faucet, moaterboard behind everything else. I have some sealer to put in yet. Any loose water would drain into the tub rather than the wall.
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Jun 6, 2023 19:01
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Darth Brooks posted:
Nice work! My only question is why just the two cubbyhole shelves when you could have had up to four full-width cargo bays and never run out of room for soaps and scrubs and whatnot ever again. (My stance here may or may not be colored by my girlfriend's preference for a zillion specialized bath products.) 
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Jun 6, 2023 19:03
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Darth Brooks posted:
Looks better than I could do, but that floating wall looks pretty high. When you push on that top corner, does it want to rack? That could mess up your grouting and the caulk line where it meets the tub. Also, is that the final trim on it? The gap at the top really jumps out. I think the tiling looks fine, you knew what the spacers are for which is better than most bathroom DIY we laugh at here.
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Powered Descent posted:Nice work! My only question is why just the two cubbyhole shelves when you could have had up to four full-width cargo bays and never run out of room for soaps and scrubs and whatnot ever again. (My stance here may or may not be colored by my girlfriend's preference for a zillion specialized bath products.) I've been assured the two 1'x1' bays we're putting into a current bathroom remodel will be sufficient, but remain dubious based on the amount of stuff on the rack hanging from the showerhead we're currently using.
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