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B-Nasty posted:Usually not long if they've marked utilities. Around here, the utility markings are only valid for 2 weeks, so you don't want to be digging after they expire. 2 weeks? Goddam that ain't poo poo! Don't know where the OP is, but around here (Toronto area) most are good for at least 30 days, many are now going to 60 days validity, a few are 90 days, and some (Bell Telephone) are good for "the life of the project", dependent on certain conditions being met. Most likely those are for a geotechnical investigation which precedes most home construction. Depending on timelines, if they do the geotech, it may be a few weeks to a few months before they start digging.
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Sep 28, 2021 23:15
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The gas valve on my water heater crapped out a month after the warranty expired
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Sep 28, 2021 23:25
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I went camping last weekend and at this particular state park they've converted some of the sites to rentable cabins but seemingly they just did this to hook up to the power mains Like maybe it's all legal and up to code but it sure looks sketchy to me.
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Sep 29, 2021 00:04
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poo poo POST MALONE posted:I went camping last weekend and at this particular state park they've converted some of the sites to rentable cabins but seemingly they just did this to hook up to the power mains That looks like an adapter someone left there. Open the box. There should be an outlet or outlet(s), same as every RV camp site with power since that was a thing.
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Sep 29, 2021 00:13
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Motronic posted:That looks like an adapter someone left there. Open the box. There should be an outlet or outlet(s), same as every RV camp site with power since that was a thing. Yeah the site I was at (adjacent to this one) had the same power setup but this one just had a buried line coming out of the ground that ran to the cabin. E: that thing isn't just hanging there. It goes into the dirt.
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Sep 29, 2021 00:21
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poo poo POST MALONE posted:I went camping last weekend and at this particular state park they've converted some of the sites to rentable cabins but seemingly they just did this to hook up to the power mains Ah, the gender reveal cabin.
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Sep 29, 2021 00:33
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there are entirely too many ceiling lights in this house https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1856-Foothill-Blvd-La-Canada-Flintridge-CA-91011/82829198_zpid/  every room is like this   bonus ridiculous kitchen  quote:LISTED BY ORDER OF U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT.
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Sep 29, 2021 04:20
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Gonna see all the greebles on that kitchen island in my nightmares
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Sep 29, 2021 04:24
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thats an expensive range hood they've got there but the stove top isn't
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Sep 29, 2021 06:07
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Youth Decay posted:there are entirely too many ceiling lights in this house > stop buying ceiling lights no
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Sep 29, 2021 10:06
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Dr. Garbanzo posted:thats an expensive range hood they've got there but the stove top isn't Gotta admit, I'm jealous as hell of that range hood. Looks like you could roast a pig on a spit under that without smoking up the next room. Of course, given what thread it's in, even money it vents into the attic.
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Sep 29, 2021 13:34
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Range hood looks like you need to start it like a lawn mower.
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Sep 29, 2021 13:56
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poo poo POST MALONE posted:I went camping last weekend and at this particular state park they've converted some of the sites to rentable cabins but seemingly they just did this to hook up to the power mains I hope the money this GC made off of this allowed him to never have to build anything ever again 10/10 grift, well done
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Sep 29, 2021 15:13
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I've said before: never buy a house from an electrician. Previous owner of the house I grew up in was the local electrical inspector. Later on when I was helping out my dad, doing electrical work, I was amazed at how lovely all the work was.
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Sep 29, 2021 15:21
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Youth Decay posted:there are entirely too many ceiling lights in this house When I go into the kitchen at 2am for some olives and turn on the lights 
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Sep 29, 2021 15:22
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Youth Decay posted:
I was looking at the two different cabinet finishes which I dislike, and I noticed some distortion. What's with the ramp up into the next room? Awful.
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Sep 29, 2021 15:41
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StormDrain posted:I was looking at the two different cabinet finishes which I dislike, and I noticed some distortion. What's with the ramp up into the next room? Awful. Can you imagine cleaning the inevitable pasta sauce or coffee spatter out of those faux carvings? Maddening. Floor is cheap bamboo, I wonder if the carvings are plastic.
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Sep 29, 2021 16:06
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Youth Decay posted:there are entirely too many ceiling lights in this house I don't know, this just kinda screams lottery winner and building a custom house but not really knowing what they want, just as long as its expensive.
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Sep 29, 2021 16:19
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Youth Decay posted:there are entirely too many ceiling lights in this house I like a lot of lights. My apartment has nowhere near enough light and no good way to install more feasibly, and it's one of the things that bothers me most about the place. "Good lighting" is high on things I look for. This is still too much lighting.
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Sep 29, 2021 16:41
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Some more OC for ya, the ol hot glue gun and towel trick. Hard to not laugh when you see this poo poo irl 
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Sep 29, 2021 17:29
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Some more OC for ya, the ol hot glue gun and towel trick. Hard to not laugh when you see this poo poo irl but why?
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Sep 29, 2021 17:32
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Vim Fuego posted:but why? They decided to remove the switch, which means 2/3 of the screws for the faceplate no longer attach to anything, and combined with the lovely mechanical attachment that most new-construction receptacle boxes are emplaced with, id imagine the whole thing wiggles around in the wall, so they tried to fix it. I loving hate the mechanical and trim portions of electrical work. loving sucks. Drywall sucks. Metal studs suck. It all sucks.
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Sep 29, 2021 18:44
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MrYenko posted:They decided to remove the switch, which means 2/3 of the screws for the faceplate no longer attach to anything, and combined with the lovely mechanical attachment that most new-construction receptacle boxes are emplaced with, id imagine the whole thing wiggles around in the wall, so they tried to fix it. Why wouldn't they just get a new cover plate that they do make for that, or leave the unattached switch in the wall? They went with the most effort and worst outcome.
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Sep 29, 2021 18:53
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MrYenko posted:They decided to remove the switch, which means 2/3 of the screws for the faceplate no longer attach to anything, and combined with the lovely mechanical attachment that most new-construction receptacle boxes are emplaced with, id imagine the whole thing wiggles around in the wall, so they tried to fix it. Speaking of studs and the mechanical part of electrical work sucking, I was trying to put a box in a very old stud in my basement (probably at least 50 years old?) and it was so hard that as I pounded on the nail the nail bent and deformed rather than going into the wood. I ended up having to drill a cheater piece of new soft 2x4 against the stud, and nail the box into that.
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Sep 29, 2021 19:13
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FogHelmut posted:Why wouldn't they just get a new cover plate that they do make for that, or leave the unattached switch in the wall? They went with the most effort and worst outcome. Previous. Owner. Lol
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Sep 29, 2021 19:16
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FISHMANPET posted:Speaking of studs and the mechanical part of electrical work sucking, I was trying to put a box in a very old stud in my basement (probably at least 50 years old?) and it was so hard that as I pounded on the nail the nail bent and deformed rather than going into the wood. I ended up having to drill a cheater piece of new soft 2x4 against the stud, and nail the box into that. I was reccomended to buy screws for steel when working on older homes and toss any that come with fixtures for the same reason. That old lumber was tough.
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Sep 29, 2021 19:23
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Some more OC for ya, the ol hot glue gun and towel trick. Hard to not laugh when you see this poo poo irl $3.50
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Sep 29, 2021 19:58
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I like that they have a photo showing you can turn it the other way. I feel like on a bad day I would have a mental block about that.
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Sep 29, 2021 20:02
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StormDrain posted:I was looking at the two different cabinet finishes which I dislike, and I noticed some distortion. What's with the ramp up into the next room? Awful. COMPUTER! ENHANCE! 
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Sep 29, 2021 20:39
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Guy Axlerod posted:I like that they have a photo showing you can turn it the other way. I feel like on a bad day I would have a mental block about that. Ok yes exactly that but where do you sell the lefts?? I ONLY SEE THE RIGHTS
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Sep 29, 2021 20:50
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D34THROW posted:Curious about something - there's an empty lot across the street from me, currently wooded. About 4 or 5 years ago, they cleared out the undergrowth and whatnot, along with a few other blocks on the street. Some (most) of those lots, have been purchased and built on. I don't know where I heard this from, or if I'm confusing this with the ol blair witch story. But you can probably scare off development by burying vast amounts of childrens toys to make them think the place is haunted. [I might be thinking of the BTS tales of how locals scared the poo poo out of the film crew when they were shooting the Children of the Corn movie, way back when.] Either way, ghosts! Youth Decay posted:there are entirely too many ceiling lights in this house I don't know why but the lions on the hood range is making me hysterical. Why are they there, and are there two others on the reverse side? What are they guarding? I have never seen such stupid decor before.
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Sep 30, 2021 03:11
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There are absolutely two more lions on the other side, look at the rest of everything
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Sep 30, 2021 04:27
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LonsomeSon posted:There are absolutely two more lions on the other side, look at the rest of everything Naw, it’s a facade. As soon as you look from any other angle, you’ll see it’s mostly just vinyl siding.
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Sep 30, 2021 04:51
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Is there someone in the local area who can find out whether that range hood actually vents to the outside and not the second floor bathroom closet? Because I would like to place a little wager.
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Sep 30, 2021 09:44
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BonerGhost posted:Is there someone in the local area who can find out whether that range hood actually vents to the outside and not the second floor bathroom closet? I've got a range hood that doesn't vent. Or, I guess, it might vent into the space between the wall behind the stove and my spice cabinet. e: They could've vented it up the chimney, as the kitchen used to have a wood-fired oven (house built in 1876), but that would've required  (I'm guessing it was the same guys who removed the fireplace in the spare room, and covered the hole in the wall to the chimney with a piece of cardboard cut from a case of Lapin Kulta lager jesus-taped to the wall and painted over with white spray paint.)
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Sep 30, 2021 10:48
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Is Jesus taping when you pray it stays there?
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Sep 30, 2021 11:18
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packetmantis posted:Is Jesus taping when you pray it stays there? I can't believe this ended up  even though I didn't use BingTMhttps://i.imgur.com/S1XgZeM.png
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Sep 30, 2021 11:27
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Question: Wouldn't venting a kitchen hood into a chimney just add a ton of flammable grease to the inside of the chimney, as I doubt you'll have enough pressure to push the grease all the way out?
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Sep 30, 2021 12:56
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Dunno-Lars posted:Question: Wouldn't venting a kitchen hood into a chimney just add a ton of flammable grease to the inside of the chimney, as I doubt you'll have enough pressure to push the grease all the way out? What would it matter? Also you could add a top fan (or whatever they're called in English) to the... top of the chimney. It would be nice in Summer anyway.
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Sep 30, 2021 13:01
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