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kastein posted:* coffee cans. I would think this was bad, but they were being used as electrical boxes and chimney pipes, so I think it was horrible. My favorite surprise when renovating my last house was an electrical box made of two sandwiched foil pie plates, encasing several electrical-taped connections, buried in loose fill insulation, covered with planks in the attic floor. I disconnected and replaced every bit of wiring in that house. I also found a lot of Jesus in my walls.
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Papercut posted:It's just an indication that the incoming electrical service (including meter box and the main disconnect) has passed inspection. Most (all?) local utilities won't actually connect conductors to your building without it. I upgraded my electrical service this past summer and the power company did the disconnect/reconneect without an inspection; I just had to get it inspected within 5 days. It was great as I was only without power for a couple hours.
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PopeCrunch posted:This is from a few pages back but ahahahaha. I have a side gig doing home inspections for insurance companies, and several insurance companies will straight up refuse to insure you or cancel your policy if they find out you have any FEP or Stab-Lok stuff in the house. This is one of the VERY FEW absolute dealbreakers - they'll even shrug and not give a poo poo about knob and tube or that oldass aluminum wiring that sucked. It's pretty goddamned bad when a piece of equipment is so hosed up that insurers will flat out refuse to take your money. :V
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Jun 25, 2013 18:24
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ColHannibal posted:Which is why a lot of things that utilized the stuff won't be replaced. As long as you don't try to remove it or kick it up it's fine. And even if you kick up a bunch of it, it doesn't increase your lifetime risk of cancer or lung problems much.
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Feb 2, 2014 02:44
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The thing is, mesothelioma is an uncommon malignancy so even if you double the risk of it, your chance of contracting it is still very, very low. You're more at risk of developing asbestosis, though that is also uncommon.
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Feb 2, 2014 04:20
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The railing looks sturdy at least!
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Mar 18, 2014 04:41
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Nitrox posted:I have a piece of Corian that fell off a delivery truck and got written off because of damage. Still good enough to make about 7 feet of a counter top. Not that I would want that poo poo as a counter top, but I'm sure somebody will eventually. I'm putting it in mine (well not specifically the corian brand). It doesn't stain, it's very easy to repair any scratches (and gouges can be filled in), and looks much nicer than laminate. Part of the reasoning of getting it vs granite is that you can buy solid surface sheets and DIY for less than half the price. I had it in my last house and it was great.
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Mar 26, 2014 21:43
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nmfree posted:Looking at Harbor Freight, Jet, Delta, and Dust Right equipment I feel confident in saying that 4" is pretty much the industry standard. Many of the setups I've seen use thin-wall PVC bolted to the walls with tees cut in where necessary. Well, it's frequently 4" at the machine. I think I would run 6" under the slab. I think that's the recommended diameter for runs through the workshop.
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Apr 29, 2014 19:23
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Tasty_Crayon posted:Better make sure it's in tip top shape- flash flood warnings all over the area this week! Oh man 
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May 15, 2014 03:23
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Motronic posted:
I'm pretty sure the vent is supposed to extend a bit past the roof line. They should have put a pair of elbows on there to offset the vent and extended it past the addition's roof
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Jul 22, 2014 17:41
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I had something like that in my house a few years ago. NY paid for half my insulation, furnace, and water heater
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Nov 15, 2014 04:37
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I just wish they had put a sink in that vanity draining right into the tub.
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Jan 15, 2015 05:01
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Magnus Praeda posted:Also, typically uninsurable. Most mortgage lenders won't pony up the cash until they're removed and replaced. This happened to me. I had to replace the panel within a month of moving in, which I had expected.
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Apr 10, 2015 14:11
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KillHour posted:Basement. I'm down there quite a bit, too. Can't believe I didn't notice until today. A plumber did the same thing in my bathroom before I started really DIY'ing. He left less than an inch and a half a joist right under the tub. The floor had a bit of bounce before I repaired/reinforced it.
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Jun 8, 2015 04:39
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My Lovely Horse posted:This thread has damaged me. There was a moment, right between you turning on the hose and water starting to pour down, where I was convinced it would turn out that it drained to the inside of the house. Yeah, same here.
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We removed a bunch of wall paper in our kitchen and thr setting layer of plaster came off with it. Now i have to skim coat a couple of the walls to fix it.
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