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peanut posted:Our fancy professional deck's slab is anchored to the house foundation. Lacking such tools and know-how, leave a 2cm gap between the deck and house and you'll be good. I would definitely at least float it on a grid of cinder blocks. This. Also--if you intend on going through the building permit process--you should check with local building codes. In fact, you might want to submit an initial plan and have an inspector for the city eyeball it. In general, low decks like this can easily be set on precast concrete deck piers, and as long as the deck isn't physically anchored to the house you shouldn't get much grief. Is the soil clay? That's helpful if settling is an issue. I've seen decks placed directly on the ground if the construction material is good for ground contact. Those are typically quite separated from the house, though. LOVE, VITALIS
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We're upgrading to real custom blinds for our dining room window!
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Aside from minimizing my family’s lung cancer risk, my radon mitigation system is kind of a drag. I guess I’m just going to build a sanded-plywood box around this and have a wart on the floor. Any creative solutions? I turned off the system today to reroute some electrical. Figured I’d see a small jump, but whoa. 
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^^^ I'd probably made a wedge-shape cover for that, and/or throw a shelf over it. Sorry my autistic phone won't take a clear picture of these colors. White to match the window? Dark brown to match the sill? White on one side brown on the other to change moods with the angle? Red to match the blinds that will go in the window upstairs immediately above this one? They will in general always be angled window-side-up room-side-down to block the view from the street 4 feet away.
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peanut posted:^^^ I'd probably made a wedge-shape cover for that, and/or throw a shelf over it. Always cream. Get samples.
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Leaning towards dual tone or cream with red stripes, am I a baka or just an idiot
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peanut posted:^^^ I'd probably made a wedge-shape cover for that, and/or throw a shelf over it. I'd personally go for white so that the window is still a strong source of (reflected) light even when they're closed, but natural or stained wood looks good on venetian blinds.
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Is no one else traumatized by white office blinds with brokeass wonky pieces and huge chunks of dust
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peanut posted:Is no one else traumatized by white office blinds with brokeass wonky pieces and huge chunks of dust I suppose it depends how lovely the blinds are you're planning on installing. It's not the colour that makes them wonky.
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You are absolutely right. These will be proper interior shop non-flimsy blinds cut to custom fit. It sounds like dual white/dark brown might be the safest choice...
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I've got a remote thermostat that my mother in law has so perfectly hidden in the house that after weeks of search I still can't find it. I know it's here because if it's out of range/off then the system shuts down. Unfortunately she set it to somewhere between sweatbox and devil's armpit, so I'm having to open windows and subsequently may as well just burn money in my log burner. Does anyone have any bright ideas before I rip it out and replace with a nest/hive?
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Ramp up the heating in particular rooms in sequence to isolate which don't affect the thermostat. Or develop a mission-impossible-style gadget to track the signal down in a dramatic montage.
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I've heard of avoiding speaking to a mother in law but this just seems ridiculous.
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eddiewalker posted:
Got a link to that tester?
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Southern Heel posted:I've got a remote thermostat that my mother in law has so perfectly hidden in the house that after weeks of search I still can't find it. I know it's here because if it's out of range/off then the system shuts down. Unfortunately she set it to somewhere between sweatbox and devil's armpit, so I'm having to open windows and subsequently may as well just burn money in my log burner. I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my mother-in-law to the airport.
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Frinkahedron posted:Got a link to that tester? It’s the Corentium on Amazon. I paid $180 rationalizing it as cheaper than a couple of charcoal tests, but I’m not sure it was worth it. The mitigation installer still needs a certified charcoal test for warranty purposes, and the only info I really need is to glance at the manometer on the pipe to know there’s suction under the house. Still, gadget.
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Is there any consensus on a good cheap thermostat? I only have central (oil) heat atm so I’m not really looking for something like a Nest. Just something a little better than the old round Honeywell one that has probably been in the house for 1,000 years.
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Southern Heel posted:Does anyone have any bright ideas before I rip it out and replace with a nest/hive? Pull out all the batteries from the other themostats and use a SDR to triangulate the 433 MHz signal from the hidden one.
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:Is there any consensus on a good cheap thermostat? I only have central (oil) heat atm so I’m not really looking for something like a Nest. Just something a little better than the old round Honeywell one that has probably been in the house for 1,000 years. Anything digital and programmable is going to be fine. Just find one you like the look of. I had a $40 7-day Honeywell for years before my power company gave me a free Nest.
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I'm looking to get a keypad entry for my house, and would like something that comes with a keyfob/proximity card. Not interested in a smart lock - I don't need to remotely operate the lock or have Alexa do anything with it. Basically, this is pretty much what I'm looking for: https://www.amazon.com/HAIFUAN-Digi...60YCMDS68WPX5SJ However, I'm wary of getting a Chinese brand I've never heard of. Anyone aware of other options with similar features?
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dphi posted:I'm looking to get a keypad entry for my house, and would like something that comes with a keyfob/proximity card. Not interested in a smart lock - I don't need to remotely operate the lock or have Alexa do anything with it. Samsung is I believe the only game in town that is even at all close to not a hilarious security problem.
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H110Hawk posted:Samsung is I believe the only game in town that is even at all close to not a hilarious security problem. The Kevo ones are bad? I was looking at one of those.
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Subjunctive posted:The Kevo ones are bad? I was looking at one of those. At least for what I'm looking for - the Kevo doesn't have a keypad. I'm not looking for something that requires a phone with bluetooth either. Wirecutter thinks highly of the Kevo, but the Amazon reviews aren't the greatest.
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Subjunctive posted:The Kevo ones are bad? I was looking at one of those. I'm going to assume you're joking as it is a Kwikset product. You should assume that you don't have a lock on your door with that brand. (I use Kwikset exclusively at my home - including an Abus lock with the KW1 compatible keyway.) These products all suffer from the same hot garbage problems as your other IoT consumer junk. I wouldn't spend your money on it until the market comes up with something that is worth owning. https://www.cnet.com/news/have-a-smart-lock-yeah-it-can-probably-be-hacked/ The samsung one has basic pin protection (3 random numbers before your real pin so they are all smudged "evenly") and is I believe the only one I've seen sold by security enthusiasts. It's not even that expensive, unlike patented keyways like Medeco.
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H110Hawk posted:These products all suffer from the same hot garbage problems as your other IoT consumer junk. The Kevo doesn’t need to connect to the internet at all, AFAIK. Without additional hardware it can’t even talk to a Z-wave hub. My actual IoT stuff is working great though! I am utterly unconcerned with someone picking my lock, given that the entire back wall of my main floor is glass.
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I don’t know about the key card thing, but I’ve got one of the Kwikset button locks like this and I like it a lot. I expect my door to get kicked in before someone picks the lock, so whatever. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NT1OX5K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AT1GAb298TSKT Full disclosure, I have the z-wave version, so I get a notification on wrong-code attempts and can manage pins remotely. eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Feb 13, 2018 |
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Subjunctive posted:The Kevo doesn’t need to connect to the internet at all, AFAIK. Without additional hardware it can’t even talk to a Z-wave hub. I hold it all in equal disdain.  You built some fancy pants IoT irrigation system right?
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I really wanted the touch one, but maybe keypad works. The trick is finding one that can handle a 2 3/8” door, so far. H110Hawk posted:I hold it all in equal disdain. No, but I plan to build a system this summer that also doesn’t connect to the internet, just local soil humidity sensors and rain detectors. Probably not even Z-wave.
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We have a key fob type door lock, as long as I have the keys in my pocket, it unlocks easily. I was skeptical but my husband insisted and he was right! It's very helpful for oh poo poo did I lock the door, and for when my hands are full with groceries and/or children. Range is 1m for pocket and 2m for key fob button by default. It has a pull-off cover for an analog key in case of power outages and emergencies. (The phone picture on the website is an ic chip sticker on a phone, not an app.) http://www.ykkap.co.jp/products/door/sck/ The keypad options were all analog for back doors. Every post above mine has good advice. You might have to choose between ic and keypad unless you get experts involved.
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peanut posted:We have a key fob type door lock, as long as I have the keys in my pocket, it unlocks easily. I was skeptical but my husband insisted and he was right! It's very helpful for oh poo poo did I lock the door, and for when my hands are full with groceries and/or children. Range is 1m for pocket and 2m for key fob button by default. That's pretty cool. How much was it?
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We got the whole door for a new house and it was probably... something like $4000 for touch card + pocket key fob, compared to $3000 for an analog regular door for just normal keys. That sounds ridiculous but it's a good door! Insulated! And it's magnetic!
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peanut posted:We got the whole door for a new house and it was probably... something like $4000 for touch card + pocket key fob, compared to $3000 for an analog regular door for just normal keys. That sounds ridiculous but it's a good door! Insulated! And it's magnetic! Good lord.
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peanut posted:We got the whole door for a new house and it was probably... something like $4000 for touch card + pocket key fob, compared to $3000 for an analog regular door for just normal keys. That sounds ridiculous but it's a good door! Insulated! And it's magnetic! A $4000 door better have a robotic glory hole and automated turret defenses against unwanted intrusions.
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Japan regulations so yeah, they are serious about fire and earthquake resistance for residential front doors (side doors and windows are about subtle ventilation.) Every new build I see has doors from the same catalogs. The rules are less strict for businesses and warehouses.
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baquerd posted:A $4000 door better have a robotic glory hole and automated turret defenses against unwanted intrusions. Seems like these would cancel each other out.
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peanut posted:We got the whole door for a new house and it was probably... something like $4000 for touch card + pocket key fob, compared to $3000 for an analog regular door for just normal keys. That sounds ridiculous but it's a good door! Insulated! And it's magnetic! What in the holy gently caress Are you sure this was "Japan regulations" and not you being taken for a wild ride
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I'm in the strange position of agreeing that it's dumb to spend 4k on a door, but feeling I should point out that you could walk into a Home Depot tomorrow and buy a 3k door. Like, 4k isn't some insane, unheard of price for a front door with sidelights, especially from a builder a little higher end than the Home Depot specials. But if I was buying one, I probably wouldn't spend over a grand, so 
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I'm sure the government and the manufacturers are jerking each other off, all I can do is supply the tissues. There are cheaper sources online but our builder had bad experiences with weird dimensions, knobs sold separately, etc. that added to labor costs.
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I am having a home built and the builder (A large development style builder, Hayden Homes) is running into some struggles on the quality control front. It seems every day I find some new problem with the house. Usually I know enough about the topic to know what the fix should be, and what it should look like. I have now run into an issue that I am unsure of how it needs to be fixed. The master bath's tub, which is one of those one piece acrylic/fiberglass unit has some damage along the side. I don't know if this is a repair in place issue, or replace the whole tub. Below is a picture. If anyone has any idea on how this needs to be rectified I would appreciate it. I want to make sure that if the unit does indeed need to be replaced I can have the builder do that, instead of just patching it.
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