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Not to sound like an rear end in a top hat, but don't buy a rug. And stop walking around on eggshells. You're not at any fault here assuming we're literally just talking about normal footsteps, and not like, you recently installing a trampoline. Explain to them that you are not doing anything unusual, and that they should contact the landlord about insulating the ceiling if it's an issue. I can't imagine being such a miserable bastard that I complained to my upstairs neighbor about the physical laws of accoustics.
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Pollyanna posted:The problem with that is that I don't have an alibi to fall back on when I'm asked what I did to try and fix the problem, which opens me up to having blame heaped on me. I feel safer having surefire backup when I say hey sorry, I've literally done what I can, you're gonna have to deal with it. Getting into E/N territory here, but it's a compromise. In fact, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the downstairs neighbor putting down rugs in *their* apartment will probably help with sound absorption more. Anyways though, all this is said to be supportive, not to give you a hard time. Good luck with whatever you do.
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Oct 19, 2016 19:48
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wormil posted:So how difficult is tiling a tub/shower? The tv shows make it look easy but I know better than that. 60 year old house, I gutted and remodeled the bathroom but the framing around the tub is original. What I'm worried about is getting the cement board nice and flat, my understanding is flat goes a long way toward making tiling easier. I'm kinda surprised there isn't a foam product to go between studs and the cement board to compensate for minor variations.
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Nov 27, 2016 01:18
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Omne posted:I've got a section of my very small lawn that previous owners used as a flower bed....except the flower bed contained a fire hydrant, water company line access cover, and a tree stump. This area is 4'x6' in size, so not huge. We want to remove all the old much and siding and just make it grass so it goes with the grass all around it. I've got a guy coming to do the stump removal, but I'm wondering what to do to get the grass growing. I'm in Memphis, TN, so zone 8 and I believe we are in a good time to put some down Just to add a bit to Moronic's advice - The bag of seed will tell you to rake the dirt before seeding - They're not loving around when they say this. Spend the time to really loosen up the top inch of soil. I never had any luck getting grass to grow until I started using a tiller before seeding - It's overkill, but it's easy and effective. Failing a tiller, really work over the soil with a rake/gardening fork, or buy a few bags of topsoil and put down a thin layer over the whole area before seeding.
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Apr 22, 2017 03:34
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Arachnamus posted:I meant for drainage but yeah that is some house. Yeah, surely this is something the servants could handle??
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Jun 26, 2017 22:06
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Vitalis Jackson posted:I've never seen a dedicated in-floor drain for a washing machine, but I suppose it's possible. Currently the washing machine drains elsewhere.
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Jul 9, 2017 23:27
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Even refinished, they'll always have huge gaps between the boards. That's not flooring, it's subflooring. Or a deck that somehow snuck inside a house. Screw down the boards that are raised, screw down any squeaky boards, and install actual flooring.
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Sep 13, 2017 16:33
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I sold a house that got seepage in the partially finished basement when it rained hard. We disclosed it, and their inspection found evidence of it as well, but to this day every time it rains in the area, I still sort of grimace and hope the new owners aren't cursing me as they cleanup water.
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Oct 19, 2017 23:25
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I'm in the strange position of agreeing that it's dumb to spend 4k on a door, but feeling I should point out that you could walk into a Home Depot tomorrow and buy a 3k door. Like, 4k isn't some insane, unheard of price for a front door with sidelights, especially from a builder a little higher end than the Home Depot specials. But if I was buying one, I probably wouldn't spend over a grand, so 
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It'll be covered up. I'm torn, in that it'll never be seen, but it's not super professional to install a tub like that in a new home.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Typically the power to an outlet goes to the line side, and the next outlet chained to that outlet is in the load. This is mostly to help you stay organized and trace wires. The hot connection points are electrically the same, as they are a common bus bar/plate. The same is true for the neutral. The detector device would be unable to tell the difference.
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tangy yet delightful posted:I've installed speakers and shelving onto shiplap with drywall on top. I just treat it like I'm going into the framing and it's worked so far. Don't PM me when your TV falls off the wall though. Not trying to be pedantic, but are we talking about actual shiplap or just lath? If actual shiplap, yeah, I'd mount the tv anywhere I wanted, studs be damned. Lath is a way different story.
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BadSamaritan posted:Okay so a home project just changed in scope. I had floor that looked worse that came out quite nice. Time will tell as you uncover more - As others have said, water stains may be hiding, and they tend to go deep enough that it can be hard/impossible to sand out. The other issue is gaps. Old floors have had a long time to move around, and can be real gappy. You can fill them, but larger ones will always be visible. Some people will call it character, others will call it a defect.
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Jaded Burnout posted:I bought a chest freezer a couple of years ago and it's slowly filling up with various strata of stuff that I don't even know what it is anymore. Milk crates. One for meat, one for veggies, etc. I can't imagine using a chest freezer without them.
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immoral_ posted:Yeah, I'd say just turn it into some kinda feature.
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Nov 1, 2018 12:53
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BigFactory posted:Get a firewood splitter for 100$ on amazon and a sledgehammer (Unless I'm totally misreading it, but I cant imagine he's feeding a stove 14-20" diameter logs.) Slugworth fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Dec 31, 2018 |
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Vulture Culture posted:This is a common way for these to be installed, but it's entirely possible to vent most microwave ducting out the rear, through the wall, to the outside.
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I said come in! posted:I am having sink problems!
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The counter top cutout for sink currently in my home is 20 and 5/8s by 31". I am looking for a stainless steel sink and cannot for the life of me seem to find something that will fit in this drat thing. It seems like I need an entirely new countertop with a whole new cutout? I really want to avoid that if possible
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Southern Heel posted:My ex and I split, and I'm keeping the house. It's a three bed, and so now I've got a spare bedroom which used to be her office - it's basically empty apart from a pair of white ikea wardrobes that are half full (and probably could be completely gone) and lime green walls. The floor (as the rest of the house) is bare boards varnished and walnut-stained.
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:So I'm in the process of rebuilding a tub shower surround from the studs. What is the current generally accepted 'best way' to go about this if I'm planning on tiling? Regular cement board on the studs and then tile? Something else? I'm trying to avoid dealing with/spending $$$ on any number of fancy German waterproofing systems. Honestly though, I just redid my shower, and just did tile on cement board for the walls because, eh, that's how it's been done for awhile, and I've never personally seen it become an issue.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:I’m just at planning stage, do those systems also have a conventional heater downstream like Motronic said? I assume so.
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Omne posted:Got a quick painting question...
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Untrustable posted:Power company came and looked at my pole and found it acceptable.
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Aug 29, 2019 12:53
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Pollyanna posted:Is there a sofa-buying thread? Or general furniture thread? Here works too.
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When I bought my previous house, one of the first upgrades was ceiling fans in every room. Every. One.
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Jaded Burnout posted:Torx are a superior screw.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:And don't think I didn't appreciate the risk! He's a retired boomer with back problems, so he can't get out much. The only way our conversations would last less than 30 minutes would be if one of us were hit by a car mid sentence
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:Any tips on finding and working with contractors?
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Vinyl plank. That'll get wet from rain and snow, and vinyl will hold up better than laminate.
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wooger posted:The concept of only ever updating property taxes when a house is sold is
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wooger posted:Estimates are fine, as long as the burden of paying for all public services is not placed in those least equipped to pay them then things might work out OK.
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daslog posted:Here is a shot of an attic. Is this mold?
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actionjackson posted:Is this from water damage? Can I fix it by scraping, sanding and repainting? It's way off in a corner that you almost never really see so if it's a big task I just won't bother, but I was curious.
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actionjackson posted:hmmm I'm just going to leave it because I don't even know what "mudding" is haha
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mastershakeman posted:Can condensate issues happen when a furnace is on? I'm in Chicagoland and our ancient furnace has a jerry rigged hose running the length of the basement to an ejector pit. Its not flat so every now and then I have to blow on it so it doesn't back up and overfllow during high humidity The cornfield at the end of my block also flooded, sending a wave of rotting corn stalks and husks into the surrounding streets, clogging up all the gutters. My block is thankfully apparently on sliiightly higher ground, and I was spared from having to stand in knee deep water shoveling rotting corn away from storm drains. Slugworth fucked around with this message at 22:59 on May 18, 2020 |
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Jaded Burnout posted:This is an interesting one because I see a lot of stories on here from people in the US aghast that their bathroom tiles are adhered straight onto board, and I keep quiet because that's how I've always seen it done (and how it is in my new bathroom). Presumably there's some good reason y'all use more than e.g. the moisture-resistant plasterboard that I've got here, but to me, any kind of membraning would be above and beyond
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Sirotan posted:I just had an electrician in to get a second quote on replacing and upgrading my service panel. Dude comes to my door with no mask on, then acts real annoyed when I ask if he has one. I just received the official quote and his email says the permit is optional. Lmao, nope nope nope
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I love the mural even more than the trap door. And I'm a man who loves a good trap door. I rented an attic apartment once that had gotten around the multiple egresses requirement by placing a trap door in the kitchen floor that went down to the second floor hallway/staircase. It was janky as hell, and a pain to use, but it was my preferred method of visiting the downstairs neighbors vs just using the stairs.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:I installed a new showerhead, and since it's considerably larger than the one I removed, it's sort of dominating the shower space. Is it safe to cut back the pipe extruding from the wall by a several inches and rethread it? And yeah, market is real weird right now. I just listed my house last Friday and had 2 offers by Monday morning, with a ton of requests for showings through the rest of the week. It's a nice enough house, but not one that should be making people go nuts. Pretty nice to only have to do 4 showings to sell the place though. Slugworth fucked around with this message at 13:11 on Aug 16, 2020 |
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BonerGhost posted:I checked the code book and couldn't find anything specific on this situation: the valves under the kitchen sink leak and they're those little oval shaped handles that cost about $7. I hate that kind. Would it be stupid/not allowed to put half turn ball valves on them instead?
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