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All this sump pump talk reminds me of my parents basement. They came into some money so they decided to remodel the basement due to water gradually becoming worse and worse over the years. Removing the drywall found a lot of mold, so that was fun. They ended up having to put in a second sump pump, add battery backup to both, dig up the foundation along the outside walls to add a weeping tile system and then have a crew come in to dig trenches around th property so that the water would stop flowing directly to the house. Good times. Also my office at work has something like 5 freaking sump pumps with alarms due to all the water. Madison, WI here.
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After I purchased my condo I came to realize that the insulation in the attic was extremely subpar. I paid a good amount of money for someone to come in and spray foam it all down. Nice tax rebate from that too.
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Jan 28, 2014 22:55
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It's going to be a tough decision when I finally sell this place (side note, I purchased my condo for 100k. The city just revalued it at 50k  ) because I don't want an old house due to having to fix everything but new homes tend to be built as cheap as possible.
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Jan 29, 2014 00:11
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This deserves to be shown here. Ahh Comcast.
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Feb 4, 2014 19:38
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It's not my picture. Here is the reddit (I know) thread. Found via imgur. http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/19ekq3/comcast_shittiest_install_ever/
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Feb 4, 2014 19:52
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Blistex posted:What I'm actually worried about is getting the room finished before my wife gets back. I told her I had a big surprise for her, and I don't want it to be a dusty, room with no cupboards or flooring. Did you actually say it was a good surprise?
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Mar 18, 2014 13:51
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I always enjoyed this picture (not mine):
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Mar 25, 2014 15:59
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Did the big piece of marble 'fall off a truck'?
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Mar 26, 2014 17:23
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Are you sure there are no secret rooms?
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Apr 1, 2014 21:49
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Cover the inside of the door with cork, that's a noise reducer, right?
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Apr 10, 2014 17:56
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So we're having Veridian Homes build us a house. It's pretty exciting for I've never built a house before. Right now it's just an empty corner lot.
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Apr 25, 2014 12:46
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Suave Fedora posted:When is the last time you were sorely disappointed by nothing happening when there was supposed to be something happening? I can think of a few dates I went out where I was sorely disappointed by nothing happening. They said the time from starting to dig the hole until move in time is 4 months. Of course it all depends on selling my condo. Anyone want a condo in Madison, WI?
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Apr 25, 2014 17:23
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Baronjutter posted:4 months to build a house??? That seems crazy, unless it's "dropping off a mobile home on a slab and hooking up utilities". I know right? We'll see. It's this home: http://www.veridianhomes.com/build/plans/the-kennedy?sort=alpha-rev&show=12&page=1 I see all these horror stories in this thread and it makes sense to pay extra so I don't have to worry as much. 30 year warranty on water in the basement makes me thrilled.
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Apr 25, 2014 17:47
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Yeah basically they have like 20 set designs, but it's totally customizable. For instance, I'm adding 4 feet to the garage, removing the half wall up the stairs and putting in a railing system, removing the tub in the master bath and putting in a kick rear end shower, etc etc etc. The house might be 219k, but it's gonna be closer to 275k when it's all said and done. One of their engineers added all the changes to the schematics and printed them out for me.
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Apr 25, 2014 17:59
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uwaeve posted:You know this is the terrible construction thread, right? Was this just an introduction so we'll all know the backstory? Welp. I'll shut up now.
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Apr 25, 2014 18:06
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Honestly, I've been following this thread for ages, and didn't have much to contribute. I am absolutely terrible at home improvement and not very handy. It's one big reason I'm going with a new build. I guess I can talk about the shirt I found in the dryer vent half way in the attic of my condo. Almost burned the drat place down.
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Yeah, our lot is quite small, so I definitely understand. They didn't hide that fact and you can easily see it when you drive around the neighborhood. People have no room to complain about that though because they know it going in.
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Apr 25, 2014 18:57
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MH Knights posted:Veridian?! I've been in Madison the last 20 years or so. We'll see what happens. This is the first negative thing I've seen concerning them. I work with a half dozen or so folks who have had houses built by them and has nothing but good things to say. Might be moot though, because the lady that was suppose to buy my condo canceled after driving around the neighborhood saying that there was too many minorities for her liking.
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Yeah your house is likely going to belong in this thread. I would REALLY suggest visiting the construction site on a regular basis to make sure things don't get to messed up.
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A coworker just signed on a house through Veridian and his move in date is August 28th. Mine isn't for a while yet, for things aren't finalized until I sell my condo. The coworker is hardcore on keeping up on progress, so it'll be good to see how it goes before mine starts. So far the only thing that kind of pisses me off is that they have a contract with Bryant to put in their equipment and I work for another HVAC manufacturer so I can get my poo poo next to nothing. I told them that I'll just be ripping the Bryant stuff out. Edit: do you guys give a poo poo about any of this or should I make my own thread at some point for updates? GreenNight fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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Apr 30, 2014 01:38
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DNova posted:Regardless of what we give a poo poo about, it might be pretty useful to some people if you had a nicely detailed thread about the whole process of having a new build done. I'm not in any way considering a new build but I'd find it interesting enough to check on from time to time. Good call. Once I sell the place, I'll see what I can do. I have schematics of the whole thing that I can scan in.
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uwaeve posted:Thanks for the posts. As I recall I got frustrated and my conclusion was "insert conduit," then we wound up buying a not-new house anyhow so it became moot. Does laying conduit have fire considerations? I know when we had our radon system put in they required fire collars, but that was between the garage and house, and a much larger PVC pipe. Since I am pretty behind the times is there HD video over cat6 equipment, or is HDMI with repeaters for long runs still the standard? I don't know, maybe everyone just buys lots of receivers/DVRs/game consoles now for their houses. If you want to have a long run of HDMI, get one of these and run ethernet: http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10425&cs_id=1042501&p_id=8009&seq=1&format=2 We do it at work and they are awesome.
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May 5, 2014 16:17
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My folks use Angie's List and has had good luck finding decent repair people.
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May 16, 2014 15:08
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Only reasonable if the renter takes the bulbs with him.
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May 28, 2014 16:04
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That apartment is gonna go through quite a few of cheap rear end lovely bulbs.
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May 28, 2014 17:33
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You mean $75 for your time replacing them too, right?
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May 28, 2014 17:49
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Does Holmes still do shows? I used to DVR all his stuff but HGTV hasn't shown anything new for a long while. I agree on premium materials. Not everyone can afford to spray form their entire house.
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Reggie Died posted:I think the biggest annoyance with Holmes is the lack of any pricing being mentioned. Wait, you were in Property Brothers? Do you have a blog or anything where you detailed this experience?
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May 30, 2014 22:52
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Plus it's like car work, the materials are pennies compared to the labor costs.
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May 31, 2014 04:08
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Flip or Flop isn't bad but the guy loving grinds my gears. He is all "OH GOD IF WE DON'T MAKE THIS SALE WE'LL LOSE EVERYTHING". There was another flipping show that took place in Florida, I believe, and that couple cut so many corners holy poo poo.
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My girlfriend used a bidet toilet combo while in Japan and now is keeping her eyes peeled for a decent model here in the US. She says once she finds one for sub $1000 we're getting it ASAP.
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Yeah we saw those. We don't have elongated toilets nor a power outlet anywhere near where the toilet is. Although since the house is still under construction I wonder what the code is for an outlet close to the toilet.
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Chemmy posted:Well, you don't need an elongated toilet, and I don't know how you think that toilet works without electricity. The one on the Kohler page is only a toilet seat, not an entire toilet. It says it fits only elongated toilets. And yes, probably need electricity run regardless. Chemmy posted:This one is for round seats: http://brondell.com/swash/swash-1000-bidet-seat.html Ahh, that's better  I like how it has a remote control. For some reason.
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Jun 9, 2014 02:45
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CopperHound posted:If you have a penis I may recommend seeing if you can upgrade to an elongated toilet. Good point. There are quite a few toilet upgrades. Dual flush, etc.
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Jun 9, 2014 03:05
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Uhhh I feel a need to totally scrub my pretty clean bathroom now.
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Jun 12, 2014 13:29
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That's what an intern who doesn't know any better is for.
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Jun 21, 2014 15:11
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What goddamn home builder are you using?!
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Jun 30, 2014 23:23
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Neo Duckberg posted:I won't name names, but I work directly for a man who has a majority share in two construction companies that build 500+ homes per year in my state, additionally he himself owns 20+ rental properties. He's also cheap as gently caress. I'm guilty building here. Not Wisconsin, per chance?
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Jun 30, 2014 23:38
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I just sold my condo and the buyer didn't have a home inspector go through it. Not that there is anything to find, but how does she know that? She did ask me to pay this $75 for a home warranty which was wtf.
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Yeah when my water heater got busted, the HVAC company tried selling me on a $3000 solar water heater when a gas heater was like $400. I went from electric to gas and saved a bunch per month. Hell even a gas tankless is a way better deal than solar.
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