Hadlock posted:

Watched two videos on "dry pouring concrete" out of morbid curiosity.

I'm guessing I made it to almost 40 without hearing about this because it's a terrible idea, but uh, I guess it can serve a purpose in those rare cases where you need a slab of concrete but also it never freezes and you're not going to park a car on it, and you'd need to otherwise mix more than 2-3 wheelbarrow loads but also don't have planning permission for whatever you're doing, so aren't going to hire out a concrete truck to do it the right way

Hadlock posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhYEOG9LOIk

I really wish I had a situation where I needed to build this, but, alas

Hashtag #trashtrain

Fake edit: how does this dead gay forum not have a train emoji

Edit: fixed, thanks

Upgrade posted:

Why is the value wrong?

QuarkJets posted:

Not leaving an outdoor light on all night seems like a good thing though

GoGoGadgetChris posted:

My wood staircase is a little slippery for my dog. Any recommendations other than the top result on Amazon for "stair tread"? I don't want to do a carpet runner because it'll get trashed.

cosmic gumbo posted:

Two years into home ownership and about to deal with my first big headache. A small portion dry wall/baseboard by our guest shower is soft enough to poke through so now I need to figure out if the leak is coming from the shower itself or the pipes in wall. Is my best case to have a plumber take a look to confirm if it's the pipes causing the issue before looping in my home owner's insurance? I figure if it's only the shower needing to be re-grouted/sealed and the dry wall replaced that is easy/cheap enough to handle with a contractor.

QuarkJets posted:

Anyone have any good or bad experience to share about ordering appliances from costco?

PainterofCrap posted:

If you can swing it: get copper. Buried PEX should be fine, but copper’s performance is a known quantity for well over a century.

skybolt_1 posted:

This is the wildcard - does your water have stuff in it that reduces the lifespan of copper? This is kind of unknowable but yeah.

Though this is really all elementary. 50 year / 75 year lifespan isn't really going to matter to you personally. I'd go with cheaper here.

Epitope posted:

Stay a renter, retain your innocence

quote:

Also the ladder to the attic is very much not safe to use, but I'm sure whatever is wrong up there can wait until it gets fixed.

spf3million posted:

DaveSauce posted:

but it's going to take time to figure out how to load it. Like... the bottom rack is all weird. Instead of 2 big long racks it's got 1 medium rack and 2 small-ish racks.



The top (3rd) rack is interesting... great for big cooking/serving utensils. Not sure about other stuff so far. Going to have to experiment and see what works.

Sirotan posted:

My Bosch 800 is still in the packaging because I haven't gotten my cabinets assembled yet so I can't even look at the racks yet, what part is dumb? From this video it seems pretty nice and very customizable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYeUWEf3wZU

100 HOGS AGREE posted:

my new house that I bought last Friday and moved into today has a shower stall with sliding glass doors. One of them just loving exploded on me when I was about to get in the shower a couple minutes ago.

I lucked out and did not get too badly cut, but holy poo poo did that scare the ever-loving poo poo out of me. Also you can imagine the state I was in since I was about to get into the shower. the deepest cut was like two inches away from the vein in my loving wrist.

Gonna replace that poo poo with a curtain holy poo poo

Highbrow Slick posted:

I have a 1250 sq ft townhouse style condo (1 attached neighbor at the kitchen, single level) and recently checked my projected PG&E bill for the upcoming month. Despite keeping the thermostat at 80, our upcoming bill was projected to be $763. So that’s not fun. For context, we are in California’s Central Valley which has very dry hot summers where temps stay above 100 for weeks at a time.

Highbrow Slick posted:

In the four days since we turned the thermostat to 85, the projected energy bill dropped from $763 to $658 so it’s almost certainly cooling related. Generally the a/c doesn’t kick on until between noon and 1pm depending on that day’s high, and it cycles on and off regularly.

This past spring we’d have bills around $150/month during fair weather.

I also suspect we lose a lot due to leaky windows and the old a/c (not sure exactly how old), but we are three years out from being done with the mortgage and really want to avoid $$$$$ projects until then.

spf3million posted:

Or even at minimum buy a can of foaming coil cleaner and clean the evaporative coils yourself. I did mine for the first time in my life this year and it took me about an hour total. Most of it was trying to figure out how to remove the exterior panels only to find out that my Trane model doesn't seem to be designed for them to be removable.

skipdogg posted:

You really need to check your policy details on water damage. Most policies cover sudden accidental water damage like a burst pipe, but they may argue a cracked drain pipe is not sudden and accidental and with the way insurance companies are losing money these days you may be in a fight to get the claim approved.

edit: Not trying to be a debbie downer, just want to set expectations.

Cyrano4747 posted:

Helping clear out an old persons home and we just tore up some carpet that was all over the first floor. Awful ugly blue carpet that’s probably older than me. Just awful poo poo. Relatives think it was laid down in the late 70s

Of course it’s nice hardwood under. Probably original to the house, 1920s construction.

Realtor who’s helping move it sure did like it. (They’re selling to pay for her end of life stuff)

Upgrade posted:

Floor refinishing isn’t too expensive if you don’t want to it yourself - we had 1500 sqft done for like $3500

Zarin posted:

I'm thinking of just DIYing a Murphy Bed this fall.

How terrible of an idea is this?

Zarin posted:

There is a high likelihood I will be the first one to sleep in it

Qwijib0 posted:

It's a great idea. I used this kit from rockler

https://www.rockler.com/rockler-create-a-bed-adjustable-deluxe-murphy-bed-hardware-kit

Took me a weekend-- I modified the plans to make it deeper and add a headboard, ended up being about $900 total with the wood.

Sundae posted:

Costco story of the day:

After talking about Costco poo poo on this dead gay forum, I decided to go down there after dinner and get some diet sodas and bottles of tea. The red lines on the map below are how far back the gasoline traffic was backed up for $0.08 cheaper than the place a few blocks down.

Also, while yes, this is insane traffic... I also blame this on whoever the gently caress designed the intersection leading to it and on Costco for putting in only one, single-lane-each-way road that serves both the gas station and store access. Utter horseshit planning.

Sundae posted:

I will acknowledge that I do not "get" Sunbrella. I've never had a boat, a yard, or a boatyard.

Can you explain this for me?

Hadlock posted:

Edit: I didn't realize people don't know about sunbrella never mind