Home Buyin/Maintenance Thread - Where most of us are 30ish but act 47. Oh, and fuck home inspectors

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  1. PAHokie

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    I have had an August for 2 years and like it, don’t use the front door a lot so it mainly gets used during football season when I have a lot of people staying with me.

    If I got another one I would probably get one that also has a keypad on it though.
     
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  2. kentucky_dawg

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    Did you end up going with this solution?
     
  3. Arkadin

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    I haven't had time or the desire(read: it's hot as fuck) to build anything yet. I've cleared the area I want it of some surface level shit that was in the way and picked up the stone for the fire pit last weekend. Slowly working on it but I'm not lighting a fire here for like 4 months so it's a process

    How's your research
     
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  4. kentucky_dawg

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    It looks pretty convenient. Was thinking about pulling the trigger, but none seem to be in stock around me, so I'm either going to have to wait for it to ship, or just say fuck it and do it the normal way.

    It's pretty hot here as well, so probably wont start excavating until the fall anyway.
     
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  5. Beachy Toast

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    August lock looks like it's the simplest one to install.
     
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  6. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    I have a Schlage. No complaints. One works over BT the other over Z wave.

    We have the z wave and have it hooked into our home automation. Various people that come by have their own codes and I can unlock remotely using wink which i use for most things.
     
  7. bigred77

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    I kinda like the idea of the smart lock, but sometimes I have seen in laws on the doorbell camera when nobody is home, that I am fine with leaving locked out, that I am sure the wife would let in
     
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  8. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    your in laws pop by unannounced, while you aren't there?

    Separately - you could set up and not add your wife or share your login w/ her. My wife doesn't have the nest login info - not because I won't share, but because genuinely doesn't' care to have it.
     
  9. bigred77

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    Yea, when I met my wife she lived in the epicenter of a family that puts on a 300+ person family reunion every single year

    We moved about 30 minutes away, thinking that would be enough, but unfortunately the city between us has kind of exploded so they all travel toward us to shop, etc.
    They know my wife doesn't work so many of them just "stop by" because they are nearby
     
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  10. Bruce Wayne

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    Very well. AC Infinity Airtap T4

    Its thermometer setting is backward since it’s supposed to supplement the AC, so you have to set it to kick on once it senses air moving below a certain temp.
     
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  11. The Hebrew Husker

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    Was waiting to hear back on this, definitely ordering one for my bedroom.
     
  12. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    I'm a newlywed, so in law life is new. With that said, I'm glad mine ask ahead of time. We moved ~8 minutes away from them, so for some, that would be a disaster.
     
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  13. buy_dont_lease

    buy_dont_lease Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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    New roof installed, new insurance forthcoming. No trouble getting coverage and no outrageous rates. I was upfront on the situation when obtaining quotes to ensure no surprises.

    Doing this.
     
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  14. ned's head

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    Halp. Finishing up the t8 led retrofit, and the green ground screw isn't threading into the metal fixture. Is there some workaround, like maybe a thicker ground screw? I only saw one size at home depot
     
  15. goblue31602

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    A lazy fuck such as myself would thread the ground wire through the screw hole and wrap the wire back around itself and electrical tape it. Same thing as touching the screw.

    Edit: Just make sure if your ground wire is green jacketed that bare ground wire is touching the metal screw hole.
     
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  16. Pharm

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    Anyone ever dealt with a lightning strike and insurance?
     
  17. buy_dont_lease

    buy_dont_lease Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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    Shouldn't be any different than any other peril, unless your policy excluded coverage for lighting strikes (which would be uncommon, but I suppose is possible).
     
  18. Pharm

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    5 grand worth of damage not including the hot water heater that may be fried. Fuck
     
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  19. buy_dont_lease

    buy_dont_lease Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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    Sorry to hear that. Other than the water heater, what is the nature of the other damage? Fire/burns, fried electrical components, or something else?
     
  20. PAHokie

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    Pretty good chance when lightening hits you lose a lot of your electronics.
     
  21. billdozer

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    Had a lightning strike take out a garage door opener, air handler, dehumidifier, and an air fryer.
     
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  22. goblue31602

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    Damn, that sucks. My parents' house got hit when I was in high school, I was in the kitchen when it hit the roof right above me. It fried almost everything that was plugged in and caused a old battery powered sound machine toy of mine to start making noise until we went up into my bedroom and took the batteries out. It shot some of their shingles a few hundred feet into neighbors yards, but luckily the house didn't catch on fire.
     
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  23. Pharm

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    They have to replace all gfci, the electrical panel, and breakers and smoke detectors to be safe. He said. My sprinkler system and washer and dryer are tbd. The price was just for electrical
     
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  24. ned's head

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    Lightning used to be specifically excluded on warranties for electronics. You might want to read the policy really closely
     
  25. goblue31602

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    Warranties yes, but shouldn't be excluded from insurance replacing it.
     
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  26. bigred77

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    Coworkers house got stuck by lightning, lit the attic on fire right above his sons room
    They didn't know until the ceiling fell in
    it was the middle of the night and luckily his son was scared by the boom and had climbed into their bed with em
     
  27. Pharm

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    I guess we are lucky, as it could have been worse. Gonna get the electrician to fix it and then try to get reimbursed. I can't wait on the insurance to drag their ass around to fix it. Guy said they have great success in reimbursment claims.
     
  28. Baron

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    Waiting on results of appraisal and should be good to go.
     
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  29. buy_dont_lease

    buy_dont_lease Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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    Oh, I'm familiar. Just wondering if it caused damage beyond damage to appliances and electronics (like fire in the attic, as referenced a few posts up).
     
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  30. buy_dont_lease

    buy_dont_lease Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
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    Pharm if you had any electronics damaged that were plugged into a surge protector that offers any kind of warranty, don't forget to make use of that.
     
  31. Pharm

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    Have to see what doesnt work after the breaker is restored
     
  32. NineteenNine

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    made me lol.
     
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  33. billdozer

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    Well, I mean it was pretty unexpected. The lightning moved through the wires and took out random things that were on separate circuits. Was able to get a replacement for just shipping costs.
     
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  34. Buster Mahomes

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    Update: We had an open house Saturday and Sunday and had one person show up during those two days, largely due to the road still not being completely open. Well that person put in an offer and we accepted it on Monday.

    Inspection is this coming Monday. If all goes well we’ll close on August 16. We close on the new home July 22. For now it’s looking like our (my) gamble won’t come back and bite us in the ass. It’s been a long process for sure. I’ll be glad when it’s all said and done.
     
  35. Boo MFer!

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    House is officially closed, money is in our bank and we’re moved into our rental. Going to remove the contingency next week and start the permitting on our new build.

    :feelsgoodman:
     
  36. goblue31602

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    Good to hear, congrats!
     
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  37. Buster Mahomes

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    thanks dude

    Huge relief. Had we been stuck paying two mortgages I never would’ve heard the end of it.
     
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  38. Pharm

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    Update:

    The lightning fried my attic light wire. I have opted to disconnect the live wire from it and just cap the wire as a new wire ran would be 500 to 1000 bucks. My electrical panel, breakers, all gfci outlets and smoke detectors were replaced. ( I am not sure if this was needed, but he said it's standard procedure for lightning and for saftey reasons). I think I'll take knowing my panel is fine over the potential cost savings. All in all prolly gonna run me about 5k if the insurance doesn't cover anything (which I'm sure they will).
     
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  39. bigred77

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    What the fuck
    Wife just sent me this picture of a god damn pecan branch that just fell on my pergola
    It's not storming or even windy

    22716.jpeg 22716.jpeg
     
  40. a.tramp

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    Bro, pecans are trash trees, everyone knows that. They will drop a 20’ branch on a sunny day just to hear you cuss.

    That is why I cut my Pecan down last year...
     
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  41. bigred77

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    Shit, they are always shedding branches, just normally they are all like 1 to 2" diameter ones
    Never had one drop a branch that big outta nowhere like that
     
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  42. dump

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    congrats on the free pecans
     
  43. a.tramp

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    Well, now you have!
     
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  44. texasraider

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    I love pecans but especially pecan desserts
     
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  45. Clemson327

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    Well that’ll drive you nuts. :awesomeface:
     
  46. ned's head

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    I do not understand pergolas. Do you want shade or not?

    I have a pergola
     
  47. bigred77

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    Yea, it kinda pisses me off when its 2:30 in the afternoon and I have to move out from under the pergola because it's hot af under it
    I used to would get under the nice shade of my pecan trees
     
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  48. bigred77

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    Mine looks to have plenty of shade atm
     
  49. a.tramp

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    I was going to say, problem solved.
     
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  50. Degausser

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    Where would you rank pecans on your nut list?