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PainterofCrap posted:Came here to post this. Painterofcrap, you are my kinda artist. I really appreciate everybody's advice. Thank you all. I'm probably going to be coming back with some other issues, it may help keep me out of the Trump thread a little bit.
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petit choux posted:, it may help keep me out of the Trump thread a little bit. Sometimes I think home ownership is another trap to keep us from engaging with the community. But then I look at what the community is up to and, maybe avoiding that isn't the worst thing
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I’ve got some bigger rocks I want to get out of my backyard that are too heavy for me to lift. If I could break them in half, I could move them. What’s the best method? Should I rent something to move the rocks or should I buy a jackhammer/masonry bit/wedges to break them up?
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I think you can rent a "proper" hammer drill with the stuff you need to break them up. At least that's possible where I am.
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Jun 8, 2023 04:45
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Black and white striped jump suit and pick ax
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Enormous lever please. We’re due for another goon project
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i like nice words
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Sell them as motorcycle locks.
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His Divine Shadow posted:I think you can rent a "proper" hammer drill with the stuff you need to break them up. At least that's possible where I am. Yeah there’s tool rentals for sure. Just wondering what the best tool is at Home Depot for this.. jackhammer, demolition drill? Not sure what a hammer drill and bits I would need.
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Comedy option, rent a small excavator, dig holes, insert rocks, cover holes. Bonus fill for any low spots in your yard! Also you get to play with an excavator like you've wanted to since you were four.
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If you live in a place where you get frost heaves, those buried boulders work their way back upwards.
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nwin posted:Yeah there’s tool rentals for sure. Just wondering what the best tool is at Home Depot for this.. jackhammer, demolition drill? Not sure what a hammer drill and bits I would need. I'm not any kind of expert, but I understand that the way to break up a rock is to drill holes in it and then hammer pegs into the holes. You can probably find videos on YouTube. Just be sure to wear PPE; rock dust is nobody's friend. The appropriate tool probably depends on the size of the rock.
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His Divine Shadow posted:If you live in a place where you get frost heaves, those buried boulders work their way back upwards. But excavator. Also, you finally get to be peak Previous Owner.
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Here’s what I’m working with…
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How much do you want to spend? Because yeah a jackhammer will bust through those and if you’re paying to rent you might as well go with the heavier gun than say a hammer drill. To me they look small enough to be able to rig them into a wheel barrel or dolly and move them out of the way. Unless you want to toss $100 or so at the tool rental.
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Jun 8, 2023 15:10
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Those are smaller than what my powerlifting friend carries around for fun. Make friends with a powerlifter.
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Epitope posted:Black and white striped jump suit and pick ax Perfect. (And yes, biggest hammer drill you can rent will do this the cheapest without feeling like you're prison labor)
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eddiewalker posted:Those are smaller than what my powerlifting friend carries around for fun. Make friends with a powerlifter. Yeah I was about to say I've definitely lifted all but the biggest sized one in the photo pretty easily and that big one by the lawnchair you can probably roll out of there into the woods.
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That Works posted:Yeah I was about to say I've definitely lifted all but the biggest sized one in the photo pretty easily and that big one by the lawnchair you can probably roll out of there into the woods. It goes down pretty loving deep.
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Pretty sure the silver pick axe can tackle those, but you don't get that til you meet the fairy in the cave in winter 1.
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grab the stick in the corner there, hold L and select "Fuse" and attach the big rock to the stick. then you can break all the other rocks
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nwin posted:Here’s what I’m working with… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktfEfbp80aI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96E0_KhWWFA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vomEVktCRZ8
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nwin posted:I’ve got some bigger rocks I want to get out of my backyard that are too heavy for me to lift. If I could break them in half, I could move them. Post them as free boulders, you haul.
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Shifty Pony posted:
Don't mind me I'm just obsessed with making sure everyone knows the clean way to install silicone caulking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHwmqkoz1tE
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Wait is the ammonia free glass cleaner really the magic bullet? Does it work for clear silicone too? Also that DAP advanced silicone loving sucks. It's yellow after less than a year. This stuff, do not buy: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-AMP-Advanced-Modified-9-oz-Crystal-Clear-Polymer-Kitchen-and-Bathroom-Sealant-12-Pack-7079800763/318305706
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We're considering buying a house and unsurprisingly for the area it's got plenty of asbestos in the heating ducts (see poor-quality attached pic). My reading of things is that encapsulation is probably the way to go, and given that there are maybe a half dozen of these things it shouldn't be too horribly expensive? (A few thousand?). The inspector said that worst case we could just coat it in spray paint and that would be ok, is that actually a thing and if so do I just grab a can (plus respirator) and start spraying?
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fritz posted:We're considering buying a house and unsurprisingly for the area it's got plenty of asbestos ..................The inspector said that worst case we could just coat it in spray paint Let me guess, your seller agent found this inspector for you.
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Motronic posted:Let me guess, your seller agent found this inspector for you. Indeed. You don't self-remediate asbestos.
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How are you going to spray paint any further then you can reach? This is one option: https://ductarmor.com/residential-air-duct-repair/ (that doesn't involve ripping out all the ductwork). Is the ductwork in the concrete slab?
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Regardless, OP needs an asbestos mitigation contractor as part of the inspection. Like, not letting the general inspector do it, but having the inspector bring in a legit domain expert. The homeowner will not allow this, because then it will be documented that they are aware of the extent of the asbestos in the house an need to disclose that. Or maybe they aren't thinking that far ahead but see a 5 figure estimate that you want taken off the purchase price. Either way, I've seen this kind of thing kill deals more often than not. People who are ready to sell and not hiding anything typically have this remediation work done first. Either way, you need to start out pushing for that inspection and if they say no you shouldn't be surprised and should absolutely walk away.
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nwin posted:It goes down pretty loving deep. https://youtu.be/ZWUcHKAj_tc
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Motronic posted:Let me guess, your seller agent found this inspector for you. LOL wait you don't just flex-seal slap asbestos to take care of it? Noob!
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Yeah, asbestos shouldn't be hosed with by a general contractor/inspector. Their involvement should be limited to "oh, that's asbestos" and then an Actual Asbestos Company/Inspector gets involved. In the case of my house, the asbestos removal company did a removal of exposed broken tiles above my air exchanger, but then did the paint-like encapsulation of a partial tile that was sticking to a stud, still buried in the ceiling and fully intact. You want an actual abatement company making that potential decision and doing the work versus "this is an encapsulation spray paint, job done".
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Seems like a potential liability for the inspector to offer any kind of remediation advice or specifics if they're not licensed/trained/whatever in it. But hey, gotta take care of the realtor that's sending them work. With my company if we get asked anything about lead paint we point them towards official EPA resources and then shut the gently caress up.
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IIRC the asbestos used in HVAC was typically paperboard based insulation on the outside of the steel/tin ducts. So the good news is that it isn't directly in the air flow path. The very bad news is that unlike cement-based asbestos products the insulation paper is decades old, likely extremely brittle, and possibly shedding asbestos dust due to the normal vibrations and thermal cycling of the ducts. So the passages the ducts go through are almost certainly contaminated. Definitely time to chat with a pro before even considering moving forward.
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Shifty Pony posted:IIRC the asbestos used in HVAC was typically paperboard based insulation on the outside of the steel/tin ducts. Let me introduce you to transite ductwork: https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos_Transite_Ducts.php
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Final Blog Entry posted:Seems like a potential liability for the inspector to offer any kind of remediation advice or specifics if they're not licensed/trained/whatever in it. But hey, gotta take care of the realtor that's sending them work. Do you live somewhere where inspectors take on any liability whatsoever? Is it Narnia? Can I visit? Edit: I am jealous
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Shifty Pony posted:IIRC the asbestos used in HVAC was typically paperboard based insulation on the outside of the steel/tin ducts. Or to put it another way: 
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Thanks all. Our closing deadline is Monday and I managed to get a local asbestos company to agree to come by Monday morning. It's an old house (built 1918) in an old neighborhood so everything around here has asbestos and lead and god only knows what else. (Our current house certainly does, and the asbestos guy is gonna give me an estimate on that too). Shifty Pony posted:So the good news is that it isn't directly in the air flow path. The very bad news is that unlike cement-based asbestos products the insulation paper is decades old, likely extremely brittle, and possibly shedding asbestos dust due to the normal vibrations and thermal cycling of the ducts. So the passages the ducts go through are almost certainly contaminated. I think this is the situation, yeah. It sounds like I've maybe been a little bit blasé about asbestos, my main previous experience was when a friend bought a house maybe 15 years ago we covered his basement's asbestos tiles with cement and that was easy enough, but I guess this is a different situation. The house is gonna be for my mom who's living with us right now, I've got strong incentives to get her her own place but even stronger ones to not send her into a deathtrap.
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fritz posted:Thanks all. Our closing deadline is Monday and I managed to get a local asbestos company to agree to come by Monday morning. It's an old house (built 1918) in an old neighborhood so everything around here has asbestos and lead and god only knows what else. (Our current house certainly does, and the asbestos guy is gonna give me an estimate on that too). I mean how old is she? Because Asbestos takes a long while after exposure to have any health affects.
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