Finally getting rid of the shitty mini blinds I bought my house with, but damn plantation shutters are expensive.
So the other day my heat suddenly started blowing out of the wrong section of the house, basically i have a zone heating system across 3 different floors of my house. Upstairs is working fine, but the other day the main level started blowing in the basement. Every time it clicks on instead of blowing on the main floor, the basement vents are active regardless of the thermostat settings down there. any ideas before I call someone? I've tried replacing the thermostat batteries and other basics.
It's fucking 12 degrees here right now and my house sucks at keeping heat in. Thermostat down to 60, vents and doors closed in rooms I don't use, oven open and turned on lol.
Just FYI but closing vents like that is generally a bad idea, and might be making your problem worse. Here is a link that gives a pretty good, quick explanation. http://www.energyvanguard.com/blog-...e-Money-by-Closing-HVAC-Vents-in-Unused-Rooms
Our remodel was supposed to start today but got pushed back a week because the permit isn't back yet. It is probably for the best because I think we're going to be under the gun to get all of our selections made without delaying the process. We spent 6-7 hours in meetings yesterday to choose plumbing fixtures, an under cabinet refrigerator and including 3 hours to discuss cabinets with no cabinets ordered yet. I couldn't imagine how long the process would take to do a fully custom house where you're doing different fixtures, cabinets, etc throughout.
I know it sounds ghetto but when I lived in cincy, I had friends that lived in an old house that would saran wrap the windows so it would keep cold out and warm air in. The fucking heating bill up to 500 you will try anything. It works though
Welp, pending inspection and all the other joys of the closing process, I may have just purchased a house. Owned a condo previously before moving to Colorado, but this will be a whole new ball game. Excited, nervous, and overwhelmed all at the same time.
I should. Need to order this weekend but prolly won't tackle this for a few weeks. Fortunately my house isn't that large but I do have cathedral ceilings. I will report back once I begin
It has to be exciting to watch it come together. That seems like a lot to still get done in 30 days but damn is that really going to come together quickly.
fwiw-our schedule has 6 weeks from the end of drywall to expected completion. But it does seem as though our contractor errors toward underpromising on timeline.
I'm a big fan of SW and Benjamin Moore for interior. This is the Benjamin Moore (Soft Sky) color we have in our bedroom. (No, that is not our bedroom)
So the guy that sold me my house was a really bad DIYer. He attempted to expoxy the garage floor but as you will see he failed. Spoiler Finally got the floor fixed after a year of doing other items around the house. It was driving me nuts looking at that bright blue Jekyll and Hyde shit show everyday. Pics of the finished floor below. I am patching/painting the walls and installing the baseboards on the stairs this weekend to put the final touches in place. Spoiler
Anyone seeded their lawn vs buying sod? The sod down here is so bad with bugs, apparently. I am looking into buying Zoysia seed for my backyard. I need a strong grass that doesn't need much sunlight.
I am in the process of switching my lawn to zoysia. I put down some sod last summer to get it started so that I could plug off it this spring. From my research it is hard to seed zoysia in shaded areas, the stuff really loves the sun. The parts of my yard that are little more shady I'm going to plug and the fuller sun spots I'm going to seed when it warms back. Someone might know a little better than me, my zoysia is compadre.
My neighbor's yard is just like mine and it is thriving in very little sunlight. I need get grass in my backyard so bad. It's awful.
I closed on my place about a month ago. So many little expenses. It feels like I'm spending $200 every fucking day.
Been in commercial painting for years, Sherwin-Williams paint is absolutely horrible. 90% of the time, its the paint suggested on the bid packages, but the crews that use it, hate it. I usually am able to use different amanufacturer, but sometimes can't.
I think certain kinds of zoysia can do fine in the shade, I think starting from seed though is tough without better sun. That's why I was going to plug my shady areas as that's already established lawn. That is from minimal research though as I have the opposite problem. Reason why I switched to zoysia was because I was trying to grow fescue but most of the yard has 100% sun, grass was awesome till about the first heat got here and then it got cooked.
Got three different quotes and for a 400 sq ft garage with two stairs and all of the baseboards epoxied was $1870. They used an expoxy that is different and supposedly better than your normal expoxy, see in spolier for the main points. Spoiler GFC CLEARCOAT (POLYHYBRID) VS POLYUREA AND POLYASPARTIC Bonding Power Our polyhybrid is designed to penetrate into the concrete and bond to the concrete at a molecular level. Polyurea/Polyaspartic dries rapidly and may not bond sufficiently to the concrete creating future issues with hot tire, lifting, peeling and cracking. Flexibility Polyhybrid is designed to be extremely flexible allowing it to expand and contract along with our changing concrete conditions in our region. Polyurea/Polyaspartic dries hard and becomes stiff and brittle making the floor more susceptible to cracking. Strength & Durability Polyhybrid is designed to be extremely durable and able to withstand harsh use. Because Polyurea and Polyaspartic are fast drying products, they tend to be less durable over time. Clear Coat System Our clear coat system is exclusive to GFC. It is both chemically resistant and UV protected. In addition, it is as flexible as polyhybrid and as durable as polyurethane without turning yellow over time. Our clear coat is the perfect top coat for any garage floor.
I'm already dreading this. I have things lined up in my head that I want to get within the first couple months, plus some of the basic little things that are going to add up real quick. My mom is saying she will fly out to help me get settled in, which will be my time to capitalize by "allowing" her to buy some of these necessities
Do you have kids? Are radon issues common in the area? Our test was $119 (in 2013). We did it because it can happen in our area and we had a kid on the way. Our test came back fine. Now that we're doing remodeling in the basement we're adding a radon cap on our sump pump (recommended by our home inspector because that is a frequent problem area) and we are doing a radon mitigation system (~$1000) because when houses get insulated much better than they have been in the past radon can suddenly become an issue. Spoiler Our county is in the 30%-40% range. You should be able to find something like that on google for your state. But this should help.
thanks! a couple resources for the county and city both show moderate risk, majority of city tested is below national average, while 20% were above. I don't have kids, this will be my first home and the inspection is on Monday. My only real reasoning besides saving a little money is that I'm really skeptical the seller would pay for mitigation if there are levels found...I don't know that I could spring for it either, so it's like, I'm out the $$$ for the inspection/radon test, and off to look for a house with a seller who isn't an egregious douche bag - or I don't get it and potentially buy a house with unhealthy amounts of radon, haha.
Where do you live? I'm in Colorado and my realtor pretty much required me to do it. $125 here, but Colorado is in Zone 1 for radon. We ran the test and the average was 9.5, so way above the normal level. Currently went back to the seller telling them they have to put in a mitigation system because it is not safe. Waiting on what they decide, but I am expecting them to do it. Lots of homes in Colorado are susceptible to radon here because of the soil.
Virginia, sort of on the line where the mountains start (and the mountains seem to be the region with the highest rates)
Bermuda is not the best looking, but maintenance wise outside of actually cutting it, it is the best. You can do donuts in it and it'll repair itself in a few weeks.
I really wish zoysia spread a little faster. I didn't get any runners off my sod this year. I was a little late getting it down, late July. I was actually starting to worry till I saw someone say the 1st year it sleeps, second year it creeps, 3rd year it leaps. I posted a picture some pages back but I spread the sod out with the idea that it would spread a lot faster and I could stretch my money better that way getting more coverage with the pallet. Hopefully it fills in this summer.
Bermuda thrives in full sunlight and heat but struggles in shade. I think they have a hybrid bermuda that does OK in shade, but it's not your hardware store variety bermuda. If you play golf, thats why you will often see big black spolotches on the edges of greens that are shaded.