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PerniciousKnid posted:Anybody have tool recommendations for trimming tree branches that are brushing the house? I'm not sure how "pole saw or pole clip" isn't the obvious thing here. Are the branches too high for that?
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Motronic posted:I'm not sure how "pole saw or pole clip" isn't the obvious thing here. Are the branches too high for that? I mean one that doesn't suck rear end and break constantly I guess.
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Oct 14, 2023 18:49
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PerniciousKnid posted:I mean one that doesn't suck rear end and break constantly I guess. I’ve got the milwaukee m18 pole saw. just attaches to the head of the string trimmer. I’m happy with it as I’ve got a bunch of m18 and m12 poo poo I use for working on my car and motorcycle so it was an easy choice
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Oct 14, 2023 19:09
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I have a pole pruner with a rope that breaks every year.
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Oct 14, 2023 19:19
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Motronic posted:I'm not sure how "pole saw or pole clip" isn't the obvious thing here. Are the branches too high for that? How high is too high here? Probably another case of "someone will sell you a 30' pole but you probably don't want to use a 30' pole"? Only alternative is to hire climbers or a crane after that?
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Oct 14, 2023 19:30
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PerniciousKnid posted:I have a pruner with a rope that breaks every year. If it's within lopping distance, I've had a set of these things forever and everyone who has used them ends up wanting one: https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/gardening-and-yard-care/products/loppers/powergear-lopper-32-391541-1002 The gear thing LOOKS like it would be some sort of stupid gimmick but I'll be damned if it doesn't seem to actually work.
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Oct 14, 2023 21:11
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Zarin posted:If it's within lopping distance, I've had a set of these things forever and everyone who has used them ends up wanting one: That's not what I need for my trees but it does look cooler than my own loppers.
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Oct 14, 2023 21:13
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Here's the only real solution https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-snm3VYzTQE
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Oct 14, 2023 22:06
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PerniciousKnid posted:I have a pole pruner with a rope that breaks every year. There's manual pole saws (some with the lopper on the back like my dad's had for 30+ years) and there's chain pole saws which are often electric these days since it's a little chainsaw on the top of a pole. I've used a 120v plug in kind you use with a long extension cord (or generator or whatever) and they seem fine. I think if I was buying one today I'd get a battery operated one in the ecosystem of batteries I'm using.
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Oct 14, 2023 22:40
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Tree trimming epilogue: I ended up climbing on the roof and only snagged my pole saw/clipper once, hooray. I managed to free it without falling off the roof. Also, gently caress I'm old.
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Oct 14, 2023 22:44
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I never saw Eelpit guy before! Thank you!
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Nybble posted:So on 10/10 I log on for the meeting and it never happened. I email our management company rep and was told that somehow the meeting occurred the previous night, 10/9. The 3 incumbents were the only members, and that’s apparently enough for quorum. Budget with minimal savings was apparently approved. However, the rep then said the meeting will be rescheduled and the previous one will be nullified. I would try to find a recent article or something about an HOA getting sued, then fabricate "a friend" (I know, goons with friends right?) whose HOA got sued because some busybody neighbor got a bee in their bonnet about being HOA president. They found out meetings weren't taking place, funds weren't being held as a "fiduciary" whatever that is, and their reserve was too low. It cost them a FORTUNE to defend it as a special assessment all going to some sleezeball lawyer. "Turns out, THEY can make US pay for THEIR scummy lawyer! I'm really worried that might happen to us." Put yourself on their side, "us against that sleezeball lawyer." Tell them that's what you wanted to bring up in the meeting. Maybe get 1 other neighbor in on it, or hell, get them afraid too. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodepopularnames/property-owners-association-act/ - The directors are almost certainly not following the bare minimum laws, I feel like most aren't.
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Oct 14, 2023 23:25
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PerniciousKnid posted:Anybody have tool recommendations for trimming tree branches that are brushing the house? Stop being pretentious and just use your teeth like a normal person
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Oct 14, 2023 23:33
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I have a basement window that has some mulch in front of it. There's water coming through, and it's likely because the dirt in front of it needs to be dug deeper, some rock put down, and mulch put down over top of it. Who would I contact to do a job like that? An egress window company quoted me $1500, but they said it's really a tiny job for them and they're probably not the right people to do it (ie, we'll do it, but charge you out the butt).
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Oct 15, 2023 06:28
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Sounds like maybe a handyman job tbh
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Oct 15, 2023 07:10
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Loud washer dryer neighbor chat, I would remove the drywall and sound deaden the space with whatever works best, then go with active noise cancellation equipment if you have money but no desire to move. Cheaper solution is to hang sound reducing blanket like things. Not sure what you can do about thuds. Or hire them a house keeper to do laundry during the day.
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Oct 15, 2023 14:34
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Hadlock posted:Eel pit is one of those rare Internet phenomenons that feels like some weird liminal space poo poo you'd accidentally stumble upon in the pre-iphone, pre-Reddit Internet I see your eel pit dude and raise you lady excavating rocks through her basement to turn her house into a castle. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8hherF9/
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Tremors posted:I see your eel pit dude and raise you lady excavating rocks through her basement to turn her house into a castle. This is surprsingly "well" done. Emphasis on multiple meanings of this word. I look forward to the news article on the inevitable collapse. Hopefully it's just her injured when that happens, and not someone she sold the house to without telling them she had yolo'd out the bedrock.
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Oct 15, 2023 16:53
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Tremors posted:I see your eel pit dude and raise you lady excavating rocks through her basement to turn her house into a castle. Literally the top reply: 
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Collin Furze has an entire series relating to tunneling through the rock in his backyard, and a couple points under his house and workshop https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbAdaOBLBlS1MPKXYmqwZLZhWC1FAMx&si=0jxneQaseaZv7XOP He's using uh, not sure looks like a similar solution, arched tunnel tops, looks like he uses half or one inch tubing, but then also lines it with sheet metal and then fills the gap with concrete, and got (retroactive) planning permission so presumably a structural engineer signed off on it. Her bedrock looks like it's higher quality than his and I'm not a structural engineer but my guess is that if someone dies from a cave in it'll be a future owner Her solution seems to use rebar actually in the concrete. Not sure what is the better solution
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Residency Evil posted:I have a basement window that has some mulch in front of it. There's water coming through, and it's likely because the dirt in front of it needs to be dug deeper, some rock put down, and mulch put down over top of it. Who would I contact to do a job like that? An egress window company quoted me $1500, but they said it's really a tiny job for them and they're probably not the right people to do it (ie, we'll do it, but charge you out the butt). What you don't have a shovel?
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sexy tiger boobs posted:What you don't have a shovel? Have you SEEN the price of medical grade shovels lately?
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MarcusSA posted:Sounds like maybe a handyman job tbh sexy tiger boobs posted:What you don't have a shovel? Yeah, for $1500 I might do it myself. Is there a guide or something to what should be there as far as rock/etc?
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Motronic posted:Have you SEEN the price of medical grade shovels lately? It's not what the shovel actually costs, by the time insurance is done with it the job will only pay $68.
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H110Hawk posted:It's not what the shovel actually costs, by the time insurance is done with it the job will only pay $68. You're assuming they're going to give a prior authorization.
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Elephanthead posted:Loud washer dryer neighbor chat, If you're already tearing out drywall, additional layers will reduce noise transmission as well.
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Residency Evil posted:I have a basement window that has some mulch in front of it. There's water coming through, and it's likely because the dirt in front of it needs to be dug deeper, some rock put down, and mulch put down over top of it. Who would I contact to do a job like that? An egress window company quoted me $1500, but they said it's really a tiny job for them and they're probably not the right people to do it (ie, we'll do it, but charge you out the butt). Landscaper. Look around and bundle this with whatever other digging or cleanup you need done.
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brugroffil posted:If you're already tearing out drywall, additional layers will reduce noise transmission as well. Key detail here is that the studs are sound transmitters. If you're really serious about sound proofing then installing new studs that are offset a bit into your space is going to help a lot, but at the cost of literally shrinking your space by a bit
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I am extremely skeptical that there is anything you could really do to eliminate or even reduce the noise of a washing machine banging around from coming through the wall. An off-balanced washing machine that also has worn down shock absorbers can make a tremendous amount of noise. That noise/vibration would also be transferred through the floor and ceiling joists that the wall is connected to. I just recently replaced the shock absorbers/struts in my washing machine which made it go from "holy gently caress did something just run into my house???" levels of noise to just normal washing machine noise even when its unbalanced for a minute. I would bet the problem is just the struts are worn and need to be replaced. That's $40 in parts and 20min job by a repairman. I'd be weirded out though if my neighbor tried to hire a repairman for my appliance. I like the suggestion of just buying them a new one. Probably the most expensive solution but likely the only one that is going to make a meaningful difference imho. Again, kinda weird, but who doesn't love free stuff?
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I’d at least talk to them  They probably don’t even realize it’s an issue and maybe possibly could change the way they do things if they had any idea it was causing problems.
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edit-wrong thread
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I have a basement egress window where the egress has sort of sunk and come off the wall. There's also a hole in the ground next to it, in the gravel against the corner of the house (from overflowing gutters I suppose) and another hole next to the wall of the house near the front door. A landscaping company quoted me 1300 to fix the egress and dig two holes and fill them up properly.
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"Hi my 3 year old thinks you drying your combat boots in the dryer for 8 hours every night six inches away from their head through the cheapest drywall legal by building code is a monster coming to eat them. I have a budget of $1200 to buy you a new dryer so my kid doesn't grow up with PTSD about laundry, can we make a deal?" is not totally unreasonable
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Hadlock posted:"Hi my 3 year old thinks you drying your combat boots in the dryer for 8 hours every night six inches away from their head through the cheapest drywall legal by building code is a monster coming to eat them. I have a budget of $1200 to buy you a new dryer so my kid doesn't grow up with PTSD about laundry, can we make a deal?" is not totally unreasonable It might not even take that. They could be reasonable and just change when they do laundry but we may never know...
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MarcusSA posted:It might not even take that. They could be reasonable and just change when they do laundry but we may never know... Op already talked to them and no meaningful change occurred which is why they asked the thread for advice Sundae posted:I've asked them to pay attention to balancing their washer (which sounds like it's slamming around to me), and they've said they would but I've not seen any improvement.
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StormDrain posted:Landscaper. Look around and bundle this with whatever other digging or cleanup you need done. Thanks. This may be a spring project!
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Honestly the best answer is probably just to get the child to sleep in a different room. Negotiating with teens isn't going to work and unbalanced washing machines are loud af.
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I don’t follow the home buying thread anymore so this may have been discussed in there but it looks like the federal jury trial in Burnett v. National Association of Realtors is finally underway. I learned about this years ago on SA. It alleges that the 6% commissions, requiring MLS listing, and setting up so seller pays the buyer are all bad for consumers and violations of Sherman anti-trust. Trying to find a non paywalled link to share that isn’t realtors complaining but this is where i saw it first: https://www.wsj.com/articles/burnett-v-national-association-of-realtors-home-buyers-sellers-brokers-commission-7e58fda0
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https://archive.ph/9NFgk Did not know about this. Very interesting.
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