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couldcareless posted:Would it be possible that's just EIFS? This is what it looks like to me. Or something very similar.
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That looks like the playground equipment at the kindergarten I work for.
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Jan 23, 2017 23:28
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Suspect Bucket posted:That would be a touch far for games and forums reading, I think. Either you have fantastic vision, or you'll be cranki g the resolution way down to make stuff bigger. Mine on a swing arm, so I can fold it away to be flat with the wall if I need to work at my desk, but usually it's swung out right to the edge of the bed. Not for 'puter usage. Xbox. I have an iPad for forums and stuff. Oh, wow, that's cool. Baronjutter posted:I saw many newer buildings like that in Ukraine just covered with foam insulation then plaster and paint applied directly over top (or not at all sometimes!) I imagine it's just a layer of that falling of. That's basically what I'm thinking it is. Sort of a styrofoam stucco.
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Jan 24, 2017 00:41
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Baronjutter posted:I saw many newer buildings like that in Ukraine just covered with foam insulation then plaster and paint applied directly over top (or not at all sometimes!) I imagine it's just a layer of that falling of. Pretty common especially in temperate climates. It was invented in Germany to rebuild faster with a stone adjacent look.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:19
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 Those cement pillars off to the left are the garage.
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Jan 25, 2017 03:37
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Jan 25, 2017 17:37
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My parents had some work done on their house and now one breaker keeps tripping on a lightly loaded circuit. They keep flipping it back on and think I'm worrying too much when I say they absolutely should stop that. Looking forward to my parents impending demise due to crappy construction.
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Jan 25, 2017 18:33
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When you say it's lightly loaded, you tested with a ammeter or are basing that off what is supposedly connected to it? I went out with a girl for a little while whose mother thought the crack in her gas furnace heat-exchanger was just a scam to get a new system installed. That was a stressful few months.
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Jan 25, 2017 18:45
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I can't test it since I'm nowhere nearby, but it should only have a couple of CFLs on it.
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Jan 25, 2017 18:53
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ohgodwhat posted:I can't test it since I'm nowhere nearby, but it should only have a couple of CFLs on it. My gut says that either something else has been connected to that circuit during the work that shouldn't have been. Or that it has been damaged during the work. Either way it is a problem.
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Jan 25, 2017 19:11
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there wolf posted:
That loving 90's stucco turns green and disgusting in any climate with any sort of moisture yet was the defacto default cladding for just about every single cheap residential building built for 20 years where I live, a very very wet climate. It's all green and black stained and looks like hell.
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Jan 25, 2017 19:23
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Suspect Bucket posted:Either you have fantastic vision, or you'll be cranki g the resolution way down to make stuff bigger. Oh dear, no, no no no. You do not need to adjust resolution off the native res of a monitor just to make text and icons bigger! Essentially every modern OS has accessibility features for exactly this purpose. So do browsers and most other applications that display text.
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Jan 25, 2017 19:47
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKM4FvGGPY 27,000 1 pence coins used to create a floor all sealed with an epoxy resin. Cannot wait for someone to try and remodel and get rid of the floor.
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Jan 25, 2017 20:27
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So my building replace it's 1951 door closer with a new one and it's driving me insane. It seems to kick in when you get the door only half open, so you suddenly hit all this resistance. Is there some way I can tweak this because it's awful and it makes it impossible to come in the door with your hands full and use your butt or hips to push the door open or get any sort of swing going.
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Jan 25, 2017 20:34
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OSI bean dip posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKM4FvGGPY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JerVHGoj-d0&t=406s I think that would work pretty well.
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Jan 25, 2017 20:49
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There should be a couple of screws somewhere to adjust, they need a-fiddling with.
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Jan 25, 2017 20:49
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OSI bean dip posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKM4FvGGPY So is this as slippery as it looks, especially if it gets wet at all?
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Jan 25, 2017 20:58
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OSI bean dip posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKM4FvGGPY That was really well done though. It would be expensive to repair (or at least annoying), but as long as the coins don't react with the epoxy over time, this doesn't look awful. The Glumslinger posted:So is this as slippery as it looks, especially if it gets wet at all? Probably not--the epoxy surface isn't perfectly smooth unless it's polished, AFAIK. They use this stuff for covering bare concrete floors. Slanderer fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Jan 25, 2017 |
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Jan 25, 2017 21:09
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Slanderer posted:That was really well done though. It would be expensive to repair (or at least annoying), but as long as the coins don't react with the epoxy over time, this doesn't look awful. Wouldn't it have been easier to lay down a backing sheet and print out some images of pennies, then glasscoat that?
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Jan 26, 2017 12:40
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spog posted:Wouldn't it have been easier to lay down a backing sheet and print out some images of pennies, then glasscoat that? It would also look noticably different, and age far worse as the picture fades from exposure to sunlight.
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Jan 26, 2017 14:50
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Baronjutter posted:So my building replace it's 1951 door closer with a new one and it's driving me insane. It seems to kick in when you get the door only half open, so you suddenly hit all this resistance. Is there some way I can tweak this because it's awful and it makes it impossible to come in the door with your hands full and use your butt or hips to push the door open or get any sort of swing going. There will be a screw or two or three you can use to adjust it. You either need to adjust the swing speed screw or the back check valve. If the door closes really, really quickly turn down the swing speed. When it's set really high it can be hard to push the door open. If that doesn't help turn down the back check. Back check slows down how fast the door opens but it's not something you'll be able to adjust on a lot of closers. My closer has a single screw that needs to be adjusted just right to close the door without slamming it and it needs to be adjusted by season. loving fiddly piece of garbage. https://dengarden.com/home-improvement/Door-Closer-Adjustment HERAK posted:My gut says that either something else has been connected to that circuit during the work that shouldn't have been. Or that it has been damaged during the work. Either way it is a problem. My money is on staple/nail-through-wiring
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OSI bean dip posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKM4FvGGPY Holy poo poo, I'd say there's probably at least 30,000$ into that floor if not a lot more. Man, hope that guy never falls on hard times and has to contemplate getting that money back out of there
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OSU_Matthew posted:Holy poo poo, I'd say there's probably at least 30,000$ into that floor if not a lot more. Man, hope that guy never falls on hard times and has to contemplate getting that money back out of there They said 27000 pennies, so $270 worth of materials, not counting the epoxy. The time invested cost way more than the cash value of the coins.
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Jan 27, 2017 05:06
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There's a coin-coated bar at a bar but they only used worthless currencies like SEK and USD so it probably didn't cost much. (They also have a mural done in pencil which is pretty impressive since in most bars it would be gone by now.)TooMuchAbstraction posted:They said 27000 pennies, so $270 worth of materials, not counting the epoxy. The time invested cost way more than the cash value of the coins. $340.
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Jan 27, 2017 05:08
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OSU_Matthew posted:Holy poo poo, I'd say there's probably at least 30,000$ into that floor if not a lot more. Man, hope that guy never falls on hard times and has to contemplate getting that money back out of there
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OSU_Matthew posted:Holy poo poo, I'd say there's probably at least 30,000$ into that floor if not a lot more. Man, hope that guy never falls on hard times and has to contemplate getting that money back out of there How are you getting $30,000? It can't be more than $300 worth of currency in that floor. e: fb 
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Jan 27, 2017 05:09
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£400, the most concrete number I can provide
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Jan 27, 2017 05:15
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Zereth posted:Eh? It clearly states in the title that they used 27,000 one-pence coins, so the value of the coinage in the floor is 270 pounds, or $339.49 at the current exchange rate according to google. Pence is plural. They used one-penny coins.  /  e: More like  actually. Everyone just uses p I think.
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Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide Nobody's tried to use concrete as currency ever since the Romans discovered it wouldn't float.
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Jan 27, 2017 05:18
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Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide 
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Posted at 9:02am GMT. This is some kind of Britgoon trap, isn't it?
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I think that coin-top thing can be cool for a bartop or a side table, but I can't imagine doing it for an entire floor. And it'll be a huge question mark if you want to sell the house. Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide Bravo.
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Jan 27, 2017 15:49
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Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide
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God, don't encourage Bad Munki. He's already incorrigible enough.
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Jan 27, 2017 19:36
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Gounads posted:
I have a drawer like that in my house. I had to file off some of the knob to get it to clear. Uggh, previous owners.
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Jan 27, 2017 22:45
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Not really a screw up, but the way they doored the cabinets below really irritates me as well, because that corner is probably a ton of storage space that would be great for big pots or bowls and now it's behind two small doors and you'll never get anything back there easily. There are even a bunch of off-the-shelf doors for that sort of space.
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Ashcans posted:Not really a screw up, but the way they doored the cabinets below really irritates me as well, because that corner is probably a ton of storage space that would be great for big pots or bowls and now it's behind two small doors and you'll never get anything back there easily. There are even a bunch of off-the-shelf doors for that sort of space. ...huh. I should flip the mounting of my corner cabinet drawer, shouldn't I?
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Jan 27, 2017 22:56
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:...huh. I should flip the mounting of my corner cabinet drawer, shouldn't I? Do it like this  NO drawers in the corner. Lazy susan is optional - it makes it easier to get stuff into the back, but wastes some of the available space. This is another option:  Requires beefy hinges. Lets you have one drawer above. Not sure if the little door on the right is functional. You can also fill in the corner a bit:  May result in a more expensive countertop, but adds a little to the storage room. Also reduces the width of the door, so beware that could limit the size of what you store in there. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Jan 27, 2017 |
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Ashcans posted:Not really a screw up, but the way they doored the cabinets below really irritates me as well, because that corner is probably a ton of storage space that would be great for big pots or bowls and now it's behind two small doors and you'll never get anything back there easily. There are even a bunch of off-the-shelf doors for that sort of space. Bad Munki posted:£400, the most concrete number I can provide e: Holy poo poo this wasn't here when I started typing: Leperflesh posted:This is another option: Splicer fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Jan 27, 2017 |
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