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

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  1. DriveByBBQ

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    Professional vent cleaning. :blech:

     
  2. THF

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    This should be stickied in the original post. It can always be done. Question is how much is it worth to you.


    Almost every single time I needed to make a drop like that from the ceiling down a wall; some random framer years before I ever considered owning the house or whatever project I was starting would think to themself “you know what let’s put a 2x4 across these two studs for no fucking reason other than it’s almost impossible to drop a line between here…”
     
  3. ned's head

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    Would any of our DFW DIYers like a big ass quartz slab that went unused from a renovation? I had plans to make an outdoor table, but I have too many other projects at the new place already. Figured I'd offer here before donating to a contractor. a.tramp THF Dump #dallasites
     
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  4. a.tramp

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    Pics?
     
  5. ned's head

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    It's been in the garage, so it can use a good cleaning. It's around 29" x 64"

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  6. a.tramp

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    Yeah, lemme get that.
     
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  7. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    put me second in line for that beaut ned's head
     
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  8. a.tramp

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    If you have an immediate use for it I will let you have it. It will most likely be in my shed until the fall when I will finally have time to make the outdoor table that Ned dreamed of (for my patio).
     
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  9. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    No, no need to be skipped. That is a kind gesture, though.

    Interestingly enough, my idea is the same - a coffee table for the patio. But we are further behind than you on building that out.

    After looking at our estimates and current priorities...we punted on the entire project to the late summer/fall.
     
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  10. arrdub

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    The sharing of large slabs of rock is an exciting new development itt

    coming soon to a market near me I hope
     
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  11. ned's head

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    I could have shipped it!
     
  12. Imurhuckleberry

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    ya betcha. if it's still available.
     
  13. ned's head

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    I'm afraid it's been claimed by sir tramp. Although it's likely that I will have more abandoned projects to share in no time
     
  14. a.tramp

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    Back off thirsty biatches, that boy is mine!
     
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  15. southlick

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    Do you own an Echo Studio, an Echo Dot, or a Ring Floodlight Cam? If so, Amazon is about to introduce your device to a new type of network it calls Sidewalk, which is meant to help extend the range of its low-bandwidth devices (so that if your network goes down, for example, your Dot can piggyback on your neighbors’), and also to make location devices such as Tile more efficient.
     
  16. Bruce Bowen

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    A bit old but good reminder nonetheless. Coworker turned his off checked a few weeks later and it was back on.
     
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  17. Houndster

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    I need a smart thermostat - ecobee still the best way to go? Also, are the sensors worth it and can the dumbest person you know install it themselves?
     
  18. infected donkey

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    I love the ecobee. Sensors just put the battery in them and place them in the room. First turn them on by the main unit to pair is all. The installation was pretty simple, take picture of old unit and then it’ll match wires and tell you where they need to go.
     
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  19. Name P. Redacted

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    I’m pretty happy with the nest but the remote sensor I bought just straight up stopped working after like a year and a half. Pretty annoyed by that.
     
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  20. ned's head

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    Very easy, but I'd recommend looking at your wires and using their install faq before buying. You need to make sure you have a c wire for the easiest install. If not, you'll either have to run an extra line (that they provide), or look into a thermostat that doesn't need it
     
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  21. bigred77

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    No I don't think devine could install it
     
  22. ned's head

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    Houndster one additional thing that applies to the thermostat and the sensor. Mine are all pretty inaccurate, but you can recalibrate them. I'd recommend getting a cheap thermometer to put nearby to do that.

    That inaccuracy may apply to every other thermostat, though
     
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  23. Alshon

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    HVAC question. My upstairs return air vent is noisy af. I've accepted it for what it was and never bothered to try to fix it.

    I was changing out the air filter this morning and noticed the humming noise it usually makes went away when I took out the air filter. I played around with the air filter and the humming noise definitely starts once the air filter is placed over the vent.

    We have the cheap filters - would a different type of filter help with the noise at all? My other thought was to put in a smaller filter because there isn't any humming when the vent isn't completely covered, but I'm not sure how bad that would be for my unit. TIA.
     
  24. a.tramp

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    Long but worth the watch imo

     
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  25. NineteenNine

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    Plugging in your modem and router at your new place and having it just work is a great feeling.
     
  26. Name P. Redacted

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    :bang:
    I forgot to ask what the isp is at my new place
     
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  27. Lyrtch

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    lost fiber and was forced into xfinity at the new place

    after some hiccups getting it started it's been flawless so far, imagine part of that is we're on a very large group account but i was very nervous it'd be trash
     
  28. NineteenNine

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    T’s & P’s.
     
  29. Bruce Bowen

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    Comcast's (Xfinity) service is just fine. Their customer service however, no bueno.
     
  30. Lyrtch

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    The phone trees and automated systems are insane.
     
  31. Bruce Bowen

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    I have a "Premier" business account at work and they still treat me like dick.
     
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  32. AptosDuck

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    I know from personal experience that their online help bots don't know what a rusty cheese grater is
     
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  33. colonel_forbin

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    Amana HVAC units -- Good? Bad? Middle of the road?
     
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  34. a.tramp

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    Great IMO. Lifetime warranty is a great way to lose money if you do not have a great product.

    6 years in the brutal Texas heat without a single issue since being installed.
     
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  35. tigr2ndbase

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    We’ve decided to redo our landscaping. Started bagging mulch and digging up plants we’re chunking. After 3 garbage cans full and an additional 7 bags of mulch, I said screw this and got a dumpster delivered to the house. We were going to have someone come do all this but after talks, the money we’re saving I can put that towards an outdoor kitchen. Goal tomorrow is to get all plants and mulch cleared out and in the dumpster. Sunday will be planting new landscaping, putting edging down, laying weed sheet down, and laying mulch. Hoping to have all that done so next weekend will just be laying the pallet of sod being delivered.
     
  36. colonel_forbin

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    Hell yes, and you were the guy I was hoping would give me the thumbs up on that.
     
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  37. a.tramp

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    bigred77 knows more than me on HVAC (and probably many others that frequent this thread) but he is probably 20 beers deep and in some thread posting unsolicited feet pics.
     
  38. ned's head

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    Currently on the phone with spectrum and NOT feeling great
     
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  39. a.tramp

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    Hello head of ned, I got stuck in rain down south this morning trying to finish up jobs and did not make it to Plano today. I shall text you tomorrow to figure out when is a good time for you.
     
  40. bigred77

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    Whoa
    Whoa
    Whoa

    I'm only like 10 beers deep
     
  41. bigred77

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    Ok, maybe more like 15
     
  42. Bruce Bowen

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    “Self-install” has failed me everytime. Have needed a guy out every home.
     
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  43. MORBO!

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    Hanging a kayak rack in the garage. Was thinking I’d hang it on the cinder block wall facing the front of the house (brick).

    Is there any reason I shouldn’t go directly into the cinder blocks with the anchor+screws, or should I hang like 1x4 with concrete anchors and hang the racks on the 1x4?

    see pics
     

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  44. bigred77

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    Board with concrete anchors imo
     
  45. MORBO!

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    Boooooo
     
  46. theregionsitter

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    Met up with some friends at a brewery yesterday - they bid $300K over as is on a house yesterday and lost it. They found out while they were with us

    In Columbus Ohio...... this shit is insane
     
  47. WillySaliba

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    I think I’d be out at 30k. Tens times that is just stupid.

    I fully realize I am not in it.
     
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  48. theregionsitter

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    it was a $1.3 million house if that changes anything for you
     
  49. WillySaliba

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    That’s still 30% over the target which is pretty substantial.
     
  50. Simon Templar

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    Well I hope they at least paid for dinner with that $300k they saved!