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Wow that makes me feel way better, thank you!Arsenic Lupin posted:Good kitty! I love your front door, BTW. Thanks! It came with the house. We want to paint it and the shutters pink or purple Speaking of color. Honestly, we have no idea what to plan for the siding color with the very beige brick. We want pink or purple accents but it seems like the only siding color that would even sort of look decent would be just…beige. I absolutely hate beige so any design tips would be very helpful. In a dream world my house would be black and purple or white and pink (Very abnoxious) but I understand that we have to work with what we have.
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I know Sherwin Williams has free virtual color consultations. They also have a Color Snap tool which might help. Benjamin Moore lets you upload photos. All the paint and home improvement stores have pictures for inspiration and how-tos. Also search pinterest for exterior <color> To me paint is the fun part of home ownership- you can do what you want.
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Can you paint brick outside? I guess that was kind of what was holding me back. I’m stuck with the beige orange of the brick unless I take it off. None of those tools take in to account multiple exterior types and I can’t find anything on Pinterest that really has what I’m looking for. If exterior brick can’t be painted, maybe when we re-side, I just remove the brick. It’s not really adding much tbh.
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For exterior reference
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You can paint brick, but i wonder if limewashing might work better for you. Makes it whiter, so you could do your white/pink color scheme. It's also inexpensive comparatively.
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Ball Tazeman posted:Can you paint brick outside? I guess that was kind of what was holding me back. I’m stuck with the beige orange of the brick unless I take it off. None of those tools take in to account multiple exterior types and I can’t find anything on Pinterest that really has what I’m looking for. If exterior brick can’t be painted, maybe when we re-side, I just remove the brick. It’s not really adding much tbh.  Purple. Do it. My previous house had a drat similar entry area with a slightly yellower vinyl siding. For accent we used a green similar to the one above and it worked really well. I think painted brick and I think peeling painted brick.
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As I recall, paint is bad for brick because it's a material that's intended to be permeable to moisture, and if you paint one side of it it's basically impossible for moisture to move through the brick. If you want to color it, some form of limewash is definitely the move.
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Finding out that the best design tool that won’t cost me any extra money is The Sims 3
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Oh also we have a raccoon digging up the yard not sure the best way to handle that
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Ball Tazeman posted:Oh also we have a raccoon digging up the yard not sure the best way to handle that Move. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Not exactly the most helpful advice considering I just moved here and am trying to not panic over every single thing. I’m already struggling not to hate this house and home ownership in general, so I actually would prefer if the raccoon moved.
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General advice for raccoons is to get rid of food sources (garbage cans usually) so they go harass your neighbors' trash cans instead. You can do that by getting bins with tight fitting or latching lids, or by simply putting a cinderblock on top of the lid. In addition, don't put pet food outdoors and if they're getting into your garage or roof, fill or cover the openings with chicken wire. They're lazy and won't hang around if there's easier eating somewhere else.
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corgski posted:They're lazy and won't hang around if there's easier eating somewhere else. 
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We have a pretty “clean” yard far as foodstuffs go, so maybe they are just passing through, although we should probably put a cap on the chimney. If they are just looking for garbage we have a house with seven kids half a block away and they always have a trash mountain in front of their garage. On another note, now that we are vibing with the kitten and getting some serious work done, I’m feeling, dare I say it At home. Edit: Get a sodastream, best purchase I’ve even made. Got a brand new high end one for $20 at a garage sale. It’s amazing.
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Ball Tazeman posted:Edit: Get a sodastream, best purchase I’ve even made. Got a brand new high end one for $20 at a garage sale. It’s amazing. well ive been enjoying the thread until this blatant pro-israel claptrap  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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We have both raccoons and bears and I bought these: https://store.blazerbrand.com/products/strong-strap. They easily (it's been two weeks) defeat anything that knocks the rollaway over to eat. If/when the bears get around to chewing through the bins, we'll have to upgrade to steel bins which are $$$. If you're just dealing with raccoons, though, these should work. There are disappointed little paw prints all over the top of our rollaways.
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The Saucer Hovers posted:well ive been enjoying the thread until this blatant pro-israel claptrap I literally had no idea where they were made, I’m just really stoked to not be spending $50 a week on la croix.
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So it’s been a minute since I updated Cat is very good and we are inseparable, made for each other.   We finally finished the porch after a month or more  And the city came and removed a dying tree from the front yard  Not sure what to do about this stump on the easement though… I bought some nicer click in vinyl flooring to replace all the carpeted areas, although I forgot about the closets, so I’ll have to buy a couple more boxes. That will be a project I pick away at, starting with the hallway. In not so great news, our bathroom drains keep clogging and a snake isn’t doing it. Tomorrow we replace the iron traps with pvc and try to diagnose a little better. The toilet is also actively leaking and I think we have to replace the wax seal. Before, we thought it was a previous leak that had sunk the floor and broken the tile (because that’s what our inspector said) but I noticed the grout getting wet around the toilet. This, well, loving blows. I was not prepared for this project to come up and I’m not looking forward to it. I would rather hire it out but, well, poor. I wouldn’t have gotten the flooring or cat had I known we had to do the bathroom stuff sooner due to active water leaks. Thus is life. I also started getting dizzy/headaches every time the heat comes on?? I don’t know if it’s coincidence or what just because of the time of day that the heat kicks on, but I feel like poo poo every evening when the heat is going. We have gas powered baseboard radiators, so the only gas would be at the furnace downstairs. I would smell natural gas and we have a fancy CO monitor that has never gone off. Maybe I’m crazy, it worries me a bit though. Ball Tazeman fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Sep 26, 2021 |
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Ball Tazeman posted:So it’s been a minute since I updated If all your bathroom fixtures are clogging/backing up, I'd guess it's likely a clog in your drainage line. That happened to me last year; the clog was caused by some roots outside the house and required a plumber to come out and A) clear the line, and B) install a cleanout (basically a vertical port that sticks up above ground) in the line. You may or may not have one already; if you do, it should make for a faster/easier/cheaper fix. You're dong a good job working on the house! It can be a tiresome, demoralizing slog trying to keep up with all the little things that keep cropping up (not to mention the big things), but if it makes the place more livable for yourself, the effort is worth it. edit: as for the stump, if the city took out the tree, hopefully they might return to grind out the stump at some point. If not, you may need to rent out a stump grinder and do it yourself. But find out what if anything the city is going to do about it first. Meaty Ore fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Sep 26, 2021 |
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Huge improvements BT, great job. Good to see some Halloween ornaments out too. Our forced air furnace has to run for a few days to get all the dust out that had accumulated in the vents over the summer. So if you have allergies, that's probably it. I'll 2nd Meaty One on the drainlines, do you know where your drain line runs from the house to the sewer? If there is a tree nearby (within 50 ft or more) it is almost guaranteed to have roots growing into the joints. Our previous house had a maple and an ash tree between us and the main sewer, so every other year we'd just bring in the drain guy and he'd knock it out quick like. Otherwise, without fail, it would clog on a Saturday night or holiday.
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Nothing worth pictures today but we took care of the immediate plumbing issue. Found a massive wad of hair in the trap that was backing up the whole line. Turns out the slope of the pipes is slightly backward but it will still run until we can re-do the entire line with pvc. Replaced the wax ring around the toilet as the previous one was completely failing. We will have to take care of all the water damage at some point, it’s all very mildewy, but the problem is at least resolved for the time being. That hair monster smelled like what actual hell would smell like. E: we also caught a mouse in the rafters downstairs but it caught it in such a way that the trap squeezed its guts like a toothpaste tube down the wall. A joy to clean up. Ball Tazeman fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Sep 26, 2021 |
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Ball Tazeman posted:I also started getting dizzy/headaches every time the heat comes on?? I don’t know if it’s coincidence or what just because of the time of day that the heat kicks on, but I feel like poo poo every evening when the heat is going. We have gas powered baseboard radiators, so the only gas would be at the furnace downstairs. I would smell natural gas and we have a fancy CO monitor that has never gone off. Maybe I’m crazy, it worries me a bit though. Cheapest solution is to buy another CO detector, and put it down near the furnace (in the event that somehow your existing one is defective). You would *not* smell natural gas if you had CO leaking into the house. If you ever have a HVAC person there, they should be able to check for CO pretty easily.
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Ball Tazeman posted:Nothing worth pictures today but we took care of the immediate plumbing issue. Found a massive wad of hair in the trap that was backing up the whole line. Turns out the slope of the pipes is slightly backward but it will still run until we can re-do the entire line with pvc. You're getting so much better at all of this! The porch really looks good.
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Wow everybody is super supportive and my stupid little thread is gold. I would like to thank being poor and having anxiety for finally creating a 5 star thread. Unfortunately, we may have to pull the toilet up again. There is either a different leak or this wax ring isn't sealed either, the grout seems to be getting wet in the same spot again. *sigh* I just want to catch a break for a little bit.
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Ball Tazeman posted:Wow everybody is super supportive and my stupid little thread is gold. I would like to thank being poor and having anxiety for finally creating a 5 star thread. If your subfloor is rotted it can cause the seal to fail. They do make repair flanges that you can install if it's not ridiculously rotted. There is also a "better than wax" seal that the Plumbing thread really likes too.
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Yooper posted:If your subfloor is rotted it can cause the seal to fail. They do make repair flanges that you can install if it's not ridiculously rotted. There is also a "better than wax" seal that the Plumbing thread really likes too. We actually got one of those "better than wax" ones. Maybe we do have to escalate this project then...
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Ball Tazeman posted:We actually got one of those "better than wax" ones. Maybe we do have to escalate this project then... Does your toilet have any side to side motion? It should be locked in fairly tight if the flange is in good shape. If it wobbles then that will lead to seal failure in short order.
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Awesome work taking a swing at the plumbing! So glad the drain was just a ball of hair AND you guys took care of it yourselves. That's a plumber service call saved, right there.
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If you can see/poke the bottom of the bathroom subfloor in the basement you should be able to tell pretty easily if it is really rotten or not.
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It is and it's sinking. We have been pretty aware of it, just mostly trying to keep the issue contained until we can afford to, have time to, and are prepared to be without a shitter, to replace the subfloor and tiling. edit: hell yeah here comes the panic attacks about the bathroom. I love this. edit edit: Trying to be positive. My partner finally set up his new desk and the office space is looking great, he even put little makeshift cat toys everywhere to keep her out of the wires and machines. Ball Tazeman fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Sep 27, 2021 |
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So uhhh…new job got rid of my position and fired me. Good thing I bought all this flooring right beforehand. Before:  After:  I’m extremely depressed!!!! 
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That sucks but the new floors really look great!
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