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They aren't OSHA violations when it's DIY.
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Garvin Industries sounds like a useful company to know about. Thanks for the tip.
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Moving from MA to WA, that's quite the trip! Given that OR/WA is where I anticipate moving if we ever leave TN I'll be eagerly reading your adventures in building out there.
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Apr 24, 2018 15:06
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What is IPE? Wait like the Brazilian rainforest hardwood?
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Nov 7, 2018 04:59
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For the longest time I've been thinking kastein and Motronic were the same poster. At least ya'll are both cool people right? 
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Aug 8, 2019 22:41
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Is it fine for the deck to be flat since there are gaps in the decking to allow water drainage away from the house? I've never dealt with building a deck. Figure you'll have the info loaded answer to this.
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Aug 28, 2019 02:22
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SouthShoreSamurai posted:ITT Kastein questioning someone else over-engineering their build... He's just trying to figure out new and novel ways to increase his own over-engineering!
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Sep 3, 2019 21:59
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I hesitate to ask this but do you have any sort of idea as to when you'll be selling this masterpiece? I'm guessing springtime at the earliest just from the weather ya'll get up there.
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Oct 29, 2019 02:55
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Leperflesh posted:When they renovated San Francisco City Hall, they put the entire structure on roller bearings. It's called "base isolation" and it's cool and good. If the USA number isn't at 501 after kastein is done with his new build I will consider my time here on SA wasted.
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Oct 31, 2019 23:38
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kastein posted:No joke, I recognize some of the local home Depot employees out of uniform now... And in their cars driving around town. It's weird. I'm living in a new house now after coming from a multiple PO built in 1930s house and it's almost weird not having to constantly do little fixes that end up taking 10x as long because of all the weird poo poo you uncover along the way. Nothing on your level but hey.
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Dec 15, 2019 19:50
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kastein posted:Because winter is coming. Unlike game of thrones this thread will have a solid ending.
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Dec 26, 2019 06:03
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My attempts at using a sawzall to do anything but mangled demo cuts have me wishing you luck here. I'd probably go the bowsaw route with some fresh blades depending on quantity to do.
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Jan 6, 2020 04:15
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kastein posted:I'm kinda debating buying a pellet stove or gas fireplace and keeping all the radiant heating parts I bought already for the Washington house build, depending on how things go as temps dip into next month. It would save an awful lot of time. Another thing to consider re: moving the parts, if you are going to build to a similar R-value for your home in WA state you likely won't need the radiant floor heating as average winter temps will be higher than wherever you are in the north-east. Now if you just want radiant floors for the effect of the warm floor and hot air rising then maybe it's still worth taking it but I can't imagine you'll actually need it with everything else you'll be doing.
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Jan 21, 2020 23:28
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I think he said earlier that his wife was interested in doing it. Doing drywall patches is all I'd ever want to gently caress with but this is a power couple so who knows.
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Jan 30, 2020 23:49
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mr.belowaverage posted:When I got quotes for copper gutters and downspouts it was about five times the cost of extruded-on-site aluminum. Watch master craftsmen installing copper on instagram until you give in and pay for the beauty (I will not be doing this - well maybe one day).
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Feb 18, 2020 05:45
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Just cover the stairs in carpet bing bong so simple. Loving it all kastein.
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Apr 20, 2020 04:56
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So this might be a stupid question to ask since it's well you, but gutter installers with their seamless aluminum magic gutter trucks for the perfect length with no seams..well seems like hiring this out might be the ideal thing to not do yourself. Exterior feature that should be easily inspected for bad installation issues. If you are doing it yourself do you plan to just buy the gutter sections at home depot and rivet/caulk (I forget what the one is for gutters) them yourself? Or will you be renting/buying one of the seamless machines?
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Mar 26, 2021 06:04
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The real estate agent could also probably get some trades in to finish the work pre-sale if needed (just don't look at their work). I'm out the way you're headed and know no one in that area but what a well re-built house.
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Dec 11, 2021 10:05
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The real answer is paint it all and sell the house, none of the buyers will give 2 shits.
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Apr 16, 2022 07:59
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UCS Hellmaker posted:but you are! to the dump The proper PO move is to leave it in the corner of the basement for the new owners to find when they move in.
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May 30, 2022 21:17
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Seems like no-one can finish building stairs in DIY/HCH  Maybe you can cobble together a wooden tripod and suspend the beam from that?
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By my untrained eye that's looking real good. Was that bolt hole big enough to stick like an electric ratchet in it or did you actually have to crank it bit by bit (by hand)?
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