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Unless you need to dig the gently caress out of your lawn for some landscaping project, even if it is asbestos, I wouldn't worry about it. Asbestos is perfectly safe, providing the fibres do not get disturbed and become airborne, allowing you to breathe them in. If just covering it over is an option, cover it over and don't worry about it. Its not going to get in the groundwater (assuming you're on a well) and give you cancer or anything else. If there are heavy metals (say old lead paint chips or whatever) then metals leaching is a much bigger issue than what might or might not be asbestos.
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May 31, 2020 19:52
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wesleywillis posted:If there are heavy metals (say old lead paint chips or whatever) then metals leaching is a much bigger issue than what might or might not be asbestos. Agreed. I wouldn't worry about some random chunks of asbestos sitting around unless you see evidence that they like, sanded it down and mixed it in your soil. (Which, who knows!) Heavy metal is a much larger concern. Edit: And I'm the thread min/max'er when it comes to breathing hazards.
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Well, we are taking out some of the grass along the perimeter, which means a fair amount of digging and tilling. Going to plant flowers and whatnot.
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May 31, 2020 20:02
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LargeHadron posted:I don't know how old the previous *house* was, but the foundation is as old as 1894. The renovation was done just last year. Here are some photos...the horsehair plaster idea doesn't sound quite right to me, because the hairs are very, very fine and shiny like a spiderweb. Feeling nervous again because there really is quite a bit of this stuff in at least one section of the ground. That does look like asbestos, to me. As already said it's not necessarily a real problem, though if you need to dig to do your landscaping or if it's close enough to the surface that kids might be able to get into it or something, you should deal with it.
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Looking to get some advice/guidance on my guest bathroom remodel. I tore everything out yesterday had a few questions. 1. The wife wants a small tile like this - it’s my first tiling job so I’m just not sure if this is more difficult than larger tile. 2. The previous tile was straight on the subfloor and there’s a low spot where they filled in with some sort of leveler, it was about half an inch at the deepest part. Are there any better options doing it this time? Obviously we are going to be using an underlayment, but under that? 3. How hosed am I on having to replace the drywall? They put the tile straight on it and it didn’t come off cleanly in some spots. 4. The plumbing is odd and is going to affect what kind of vanity we put in. Doesn’t look like we can do one of those ones on legs without seeing pipes. 5. Any recommendations on toilets or brands to avoid?  
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I have a ~6 month old dishwasher that's been steadily smelling worse and worse. I popped out the filter at the bottom of it and there's standing water down there which seems to be where the smell is coming from. Is there supposed to be water there? near as I can tell it's installed correctly with the drain line running up to an air gap, then onward to the disposal. I did run it once without water pressure going to it (forgot to open the valve on the inlet side after installation), could that have messed up the drain pump somehow?
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May 31, 2020 21:23
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:I have a ~6 month old dishwasher that's been steadily smelling worse and worse. I popped out the filter at the bottom of it and there's standing water down there which seems to be where the smell is coming from. There’s always a little water under my filter. Have you tried running a load with Dishwasher Magic? We run a bottle once a month and it really helps with buildup and smells. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dishwasher-Magic-Dishwasher-Cleaner-and-Disinfectant-12-fl-oz/19204436
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May 31, 2020 21:39
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eddiewalker posted:There’s always a little water under my filter. Have you tried running a load with Dishwasher Magic? We run a bottle once a month and it really helps with buildup and smells. I'll give that a shot. I've been hunting for reasons why it might not be draining and everything is describing problems with draining at all so I think you're right that it might just be dirty. I'm still a little confused still because I've had dishwashers go years without smelling half this bad but I'll start by giving it a nice cleaning.
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I have a Honda GX35 trimmer with a--surprise, surprise--Honda GX35 4-cycle engine. I haven't used it in months and tried to take it out the other day. All the oil had gotten into everything. I had to open the casing and run it with the air filter out on idle so all the oil could get burped out from everywhere--after adding back up the appropriate amount of oil. I feel I got lucky there because it was a smoke generator for a few minutes but that improved with the casing off. These trimmers advertise that they can be stored in any orientation so I'm really surprised by this. Any ideas? I otherwise love this trimmer. I've killed two trimmers in roughly two years on my 1.5-acre property with a mix of forest bullshit and Texas weeds. This trimmer devours everything without me ever having to lean on the trigger.
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This is probably a stupid question but can you buy lengths of hose to use as a drain? I bought a dehumidifier that has a hookup for a hose drain, and all the photos just show a cut garden hose. I don’t have an old hose to cut up though. Do I just buy a new hose for this?
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Deadite posted:This is probably a stupid question but can you buy lengths of hose to use as a drain? I bought a dehumidifier that has a hookup for a hose drain, and all the photos just show a cut garden hose. I don’t have an old hose to cut up though. Do I just buy a new hose for this? Yeah any hose with the right internal diameter will work, doesn't have to be garden hose. Often dehumidifiers come with a short length of hose that fits.
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Deadite posted:This is probably a stupid question but can you buy lengths of hose to use as a drain? I bought a dehumidifier that has a hookup for a hose drain, and all the photos just show a cut garden hose. I don’t have an old hose to cut up though. Do I just buy a new hose for this? Most big box stores will sell some type of plastic/vinyl hose of varying diameters by the foot or metre. You should also be able to get an appropriate barbed hose adapter and small clamp to secure it in place after. It doesn't have to specifically be a piece of garden hose.
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Deadite posted:This is probably a stupid question but can you buy lengths of hose to use as a drain? I bought a dehumidifier that has a hookup for a hose drain, and all the photos just show a cut garden hose. I don’t have an old hose to cut up though. Do I just buy a new hose for this? If you need a short hose look up “hook up hose” This what I have on my dehumidifier. Teknor Apex 7533-4 Hook Up Hose - 1/2" x 4' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00167U0PG
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I've got a Stihl FS45 weed trimmer that I can't get to stay running. Somewhere in trying to get it to start the first time the fuel bulb broke so I just ordered a whole carb replacement kit since it was $15. I put it in yesterday and it ran for a while but when I tried to start it today it decided not to work again. It will spin up for a second then die immediately. I've tried adjusting the carb and taking out the spark arrestor but neither made a difference. I have no idea where to go from here. The carb kit included new fuel lines, fuel filter, air filter, and spark plug so it shouldn't be any of those. Any ideas?
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:If you need a short hose look up “hook up hose” Yep, this is what I'm looking for. Thank you
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What happens if you leave the gas cap off? Sometimes the air vent hole in the gas cap gets clogged and pulling fuel out of the tank creates a vacuum. Did you clean the whole carb too including needles and float?
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Guy at work is building some garden boxes out of some random plywood and XxX wood we've got laying around the shop. I don't really care about the dude that much, like if he quit and I never saw him again I wouldn't really give a gently caress. That being said, he's staining the boxes with this stuff. And also this stuff Both cans say in big letters POISON on them, though maybe thats just if you drink the poo poo. I don't really know poo poo about gardening, or stain or anything but is this the type of stuff thats going to leach chemicals and other toxic poo poo in to his vegetables? Even though I pretty much don't give a gently caress about the dude, I guess I don't want to see him poison himself, or his GF because he painted his garden boxes with something toxic. wesleywillis fucked around with this message at 12:05 on Jun 2, 2020 |
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TheManWithNoName posted:Looking to get some advice/guidance on my guest bathroom remodel. I tore everything out yesterday had a few questions. 2. That second picture looks rough as poo poo. You can do a leveler, but is it possible to maybe put down some 1/4" backer board (either hardie or dura rock?) It will give you a really nice clean surface to put your tile on. 3. is this in the shower?
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AFewBricksShy posted:2. That second picture looks rough as poo poo. You can do a leveler, but is it possible to maybe put down some 1/4" backer board (either hardie or dura rock?) It will give you a really nice clean surface to put your tile on. Out of curiosity, how do those products compare to something like marine-grade plywood?
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I've had a terrible harbor freight 8 gallon air compressor foisted on me. Some times it works, some times you turn it on and it hums for a few seconds and and trips the breaker, some times it chugs along for a minute, not building pressure before tripping the breaker. I've verified the oil level is good and changed it for fresh oil and it's slightly better now. Would it be worth it to tear it down and see whats up or is this more a toss it in the trash situation?
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tactlessbastard posted:...Would it be worth it to tear it down and see whats up or is this more a toss it in the trash situation? It depends on what else you could be doing with your time for $99.00+tax. Protip: good luck finding parts for HF poo poo when it breaks.
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Jaded Burnout posted:Out of curiosity, how do those products compare to something like marine-grade plywood? The cement backer boards create a bond with the tile that is strong as hell. We can go over exterior grade plywood (I think that's the same as marine) with a lot of our mortars, but sometimes you end up with issues because wood shrinks and grows a lot more with temperature/humidity changes than a cement backer will.
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tactlessbastard posted:I've had a terrible harbor freight 8 gallon air compressor foisted on me. Some times it works, some times you turn it on and it hums for a few seconds and and trips the breaker, some times it chugs along for a minute, not building pressure before tripping the breaker. I had a low-end compressor from Canadian Tire that stopped making pressure. I pulled the jug and the oil-free piston's teflon ring had turned into mostly a smear on the cylinder wall. I called the 800 number on the box, and they sent me a new piston and ring for free. For most mass-manufactured items, I have always had good luck calling the manufacturer. They usually seem happy to send me the 15 cents (to them) worth of parts.
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wesleywillis posted:Guy at work is building some garden boxes out of some random plywood and XxX wood we've got laying around the shop. The second product should be safe once it cures, I think. But the first is problematic. The treatment can leach into the soil and from there into your food. There's a reason why planter boxes are made from cedar or redwood, which are more rot-resistant than most woods. Even then they don't last forever. That said, if he's planning to put a plastic liner on the inside of the planter, it's probably fine. Some more details here.
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Due to corona, time I got and money I don't so I'll dig into it the next rainy day. (Tomorrow through next week, sigh) Today I've got exterior painting that has to take priority.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:The second product should be safe once it cures, I think. But the first is problematic. The treatment can leach into the soil and from there into your food. There's a reason why planter boxes are made from cedar or redwood, which are more rot-resistant than most woods. Even then they don't last forever. The reviews on the company site all say it stinks when it rains. That means it's never getting to a point of not being water soluble. Ick.
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AFewBricksShy posted:1: small tiles will be easier to set, they will flow with imperfections on the floor, and your cuts will be way more manageable. 2. The second pic is right next to the tub. The subfloor is sort of soft (not wet, just loose) there when you step on it so it probably just needs to be replaced. Oddly the rest of the tile I tore out from the bathroom was cracked and had missing grout but that section was fine. It's going to be a pain cutting it out near the tub but yeah Hardie is probably the way to go. 3. No the drywall where the tile border was is in the rest of the bathroom, we aren't touching the tub/shower area. I was thinking of putting baseboard around it but there are some chunks missing out of the drywall now where some of the tile stuck. McGurk fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Jun 2, 2020 |
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TheManWithNoName posted:2. The second pic is right next to the tub. The subfloor is sort of soft (not wet, just loose) there when you step on it so it probably just needs to be replaced. Oddly the rest of the tile I tore out from the bathroom was cracked and had missing grout but that section was fine. It's going to be a pain cutting it out near the tub but yeah Hardie is probably the way to go. The tile backer boards aren't replacement for plywood on a floor, they go over top of it. (I'm not sure if I made that clear or not). Patch the crappy plywood with good plywood (so that it is sturdy), then backer over top of that. If it's not in a shower and you're just doing baseboard, just try and patch it and then you can put your baseboard over top of that. In a shower situation it would be a very different answer.
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AFewBricksShy posted:The tile backer boards aren't replacement for plywood on a floor, they go over top of it. (I'm not sure if I made that clear or not). Patch the crappy plywood with good plywood (so that it is sturdy), then backer over top of that. Thanks yeah I'm new to tile. Is the backer fine to put tile straight onto or do I need something like a kerdi membrane on top of that?
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TheManWithNoName posted:Thanks yeah I'm new to tile. Is the backer fine to put tile straight onto or do I need something like a kerdi membrane on top of that? Glue and screw the backer to the plywood. (comb out thinset (get the premixed stuff) onto the plywood and then screw it down with a screw every 8". slick the seams with the same thinset, put mesh tape into the thinset, then flat trowel the top of the tape to skim off the excess. Now you have a nice flat cement like floor. If you want to do waterproofing you can (Here's a link to a big rear end effortpost I did on waterproofing in another thread), but it's probably not a world ending thing if you don't use it, most bathrooms prior to about 10 or so years ago probably don't have it. AFewBricksShy fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Jun 2, 2020 |
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Wandering Orange posted:What happens if you leave the gas cap off? Sometimes the air vent hole in the gas cap gets clogged and pulling fuel out of the tank creates a vacuum. I replaced the carb entirely. It started up today (had to fix the carb settings after loving with it yesterday lol). Died out and wouldn't start again, but opening the gas cap for a moment fixed it right away. thanks!
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So... does anybody have any experience with sinkholes and related phenomena? Mrs. Machine found like a 1 inch diameter hole in the yard and noted that the stick she inserted into it vanished and made a deep splashing sound. I excavated it with the post-hole diggers I bought to replace my mailbox and found a little water-filled hole. The water is only about 3 inches deep now. This is probably 20 feet from where the city very recently excavated and filled a large sinkhole. Could this just be a leftover from that? Should I be poking around down there and checking for a collapsed sewer lateral? Attache photo of a water-filled hole is probably not very helpful, but this is what I'm looking at. I've capped it off with a giant concrete block for now but I'm at a loss as to what to do long-term.
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What picture? I say call the city.
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kid sinister posted:What picture?
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kid sinister posted:What picture?  Hopefully fixed now.kid sinister posted:I say call the city. Yeah this sounds reasonable. It doesn't smell like sewage and it just rained a lot so I doubt it's the sewer lateral and the now-filled-in sinkhole was obviously a malfunctioning storm drain. It's also near a fire hydrant so there are more ways for this to be their problem than mine... I think? Deffo not my area of expertise.
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AFewBricksShy posted:Glue and screw the backer to the plywood. (comb out thinset (get the premixed stuff) onto the plywood and then screw it down with a screw every 8". Thanks so much, really looking forward to doing this now that I have a plan.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:The second product should be safe once it cures, I think. But the first is problematic. The treatment can leach into the soil and from there into your food. There's a reason why planter boxes are made from cedar or redwood, which are more rot-resistant than most woods. Even then they don't last forever. Got ya. As far as I've seen it looks like he's using landscaping fabric of some type, not plastic. I don't know what he is doing with which product. Maybe he's painting the outside of the boxes with the "bad" one and the inside with the "good" one. The boxes themselves are made up of plywood, and 2xX wood we've got laying around the shop that comes from random skids and crates that we get poo poo delivered to us in.
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I live in an urban apartment. My windows are so poorly insulated/sealed I can smell weed, cigarettes, and every restaurant on the block. It's a rental so replacing the windows isn't an option (and we're moving out in four months anyway). The urgency is due to the fact that I have asthma and don't want to breathe in tear gas/pepper spray. Does anyone have any suggestions that don't involve plastic wrapping the whole window (the building has no AC and summer is coming) and is either removable or is something the landlord won't notice? They aren't doing "nonessential maintenance" due to the pandemic so I don't think I'd be able to get them to do anything about this.
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Elitist Bitch posted:I live in an urban apartment. My windows are so poorly insulated/sealed I can smell weed, cigarettes, and every restaurant on the block. It's a rental so replacing the windows isn't an option (and we're moving out in four months anyway). The urgency is due to the fact that I have asthma and don't want to breathe in tear gas/pepper spray. Does anyone have any suggestions that don't involve plastic wrapping the whole window (the building has no AC and summer is coming) and is either removable or is something the landlord won't notice? They aren't doing "nonessential maintenance" due to the pandemic so I don't think I'd be able to get them to do anything about this. You're best bet is going to be plastic wrapping and then removing once this whole teargas / pepper spray riots thing goes away. you're not really going to be able to seal the windows without you know.. sealing the windows.
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