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

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  1. Smuggy

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    You mean condensate buildup around the light on the shower side (aka the warm air meets the cool air, forms mold, and then works it’s way out and up)? They have humidity problems below so I’m thinking that’s a factor. They also had mold growing just outside each of their HVAC registers.
     
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  2. bigred77

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    If they have some humidity issues, then I think they are wasting time looking at your shower drain
     
  3. Smuggy

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    Yeah they’ve seen levels as high as 70-75%.
     
  4. Boo MFer!

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    Backsplash is in. Need some undercabinet lighting installed because the granite looks more cream than white.

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  5. CF3234

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    What color are your lights?
     
  6. Boo MFer!

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    In general or in the picture? There’s no power yet, so the picture is just with whatever natural light was coming through. The tops are also covered in dust and grime, so I’m sure things will look differently once everything is clean and ready to go.
     
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  7. CF3234

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    The color of the lights in your house are going to change the color your countertops appear.
     
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  8. Det. Frank Bullitt

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  9. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    Note how inaccurate it is. It has my Roomba at 2.7 gigs over the last 7 days.
     
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  10. arrdub

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    Anyone have any alternatives to manufacturer branded refrigerator water filters? Feel like $49 for the GE XWF is a rip off.

    there are plenty of sub-$15 options on amazon but have no clue on whether any of these alt brands do anything worthwhile or will instead supply my water with lots of extra mercury etc
     
  11. CF3234

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    Why are you cheaping out on the thing that will filter the water you drink every day?
     
  12. Imurhuckleberry

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    I would guess that the generic filters would work fine, assuming the manufacturing wasnt shit. I don't think fridge filters do that much to begin with honestly. We have our fridge behind a reverse osmosis system.

    https://www.consumerreports.org/ref...placement-water-filter-for-your-refrigerator/
     
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  13. arrdub

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    Not committed to going cheap on this (to your point), just on matter of principle, when I searched it on amazon saw every generic alternative was ~30% of the cost of GE, which had me feeling like I was being ripped off.

    from there I just had no concept of which generic brands might be legit, if anyone had any experience or knowledge to share

    Will check out this alternative though. Thx Imurhuckleberry

    edit: that article is illuminating my precise fear, thx for sharing
     
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  14. racer

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    Electricians (if we’ve got any on here):

    It appears that I’ve got a double pole breaker that is double tapped for my dryer and AC. Panel is full. Can I put two tandem breakers into the same spot to create separate circuits?
    Or maybe more correctly (maybe), move four singles to two tandem 120 to create room for an additional double pole?
     
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  15. Boo MFer!

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    Have you checked the specs on the endline for the rotary...girder...?
     
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  16. LeVar Burton

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    Can't wait to extend my patio with 20'x30' flagstone.
     
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  17. NineteenNine

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    And now not under contract because apparently they don’t like something in the HOA docs. :angry:
     
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  18. Matt Foley

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    Do this.
     
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  19. NineteenNine

    NineteenNine Divers are, in fact, wankers. It's science.
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    But just got a confirmed second showing. :ohshit:
     
  20. Boo MFer!

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    Selling a house is the most nerve racking thing I’ve ever done.
     
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  21. NineteenNine

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    Normally I’d ageee, but this one is about as simple as can be for us. We don’t live there, don’t have to move, don’t have deal with anything other than signing docs, basically.
     
  22. LeVar Burton

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  23. Boo MFer!

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    HOAs are a pain in the ass but they serve a purpose. Enjoy the purple house or car on blocks next to you.
     
  24. LeVar Burton

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    You know, most of my neighborhood is 47+ and they all act like it.

    :feelsgoodman:

    I do walk my dog around the block off the leash every day...yolo :beaver:
     
  25. Duck70

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    Just got done installing gutters on my patio awning. Not going to lie, kind of a pain in the ass.
     
  26. Bruce Bowen

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    I find this post to be aggressive and offensive to non HOA homeowners. I have reported it to the mods.
     
  27. Boo MFer!

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    This is equally as offensive as cars on blocks. You probably don’t pick up its shit either.
     
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  28. Boo MFer!

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    I think the word you’re looking for here is “poors.”
     
  29. Baron

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    If you don't live in an HOA you are poor??? :roll::roll::roll:
     
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  30. Boo MFer!

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    It was a joke. Easy, bud.
     
  31. LeVar Burton

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    100% I bag it up and take it back to my house to my can.
     
  32. Russellin4885

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    Which part? I just did some on a few sections of my house that didn't have them. Thought it was pretty straight forward other than one time I couldn't get an elbow to fit together.
     
  33. Boo MFer!

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    Good for you, friend.
     
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  34. jrmy

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    Just did the inspection yesterday and no major issues.

    Looking like we'll be closing a month from tomorrow.
     
  35. LeVar Burton

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    Seems like a long time but you'll be shocked at how much you got to get done in 30 days.
     
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  36. jrmy

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    We did that by design to run out the clock on our lease and the builder didn't care
     
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  37. Duck70

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    It was just a 24' straight shot but I was dealing with 10' aluminum pieces from Home Depot that I had to cut and join together.

    I found that the aluminum end caps and joint peices were easier to fit if I threw them in the oven at 250 for a few minutes.
     
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  38. Boo MFer!

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    Walked through the house today and found remnants of a fiesta in a bathroom. Perhaps this explains the sloppy grouting. :warn:

    EFB5CB6A-2515-4146-9994-580B5170C986.jpeg
     
  39. goblue31602

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    At the very least it explains the sloppy quarter round.
     
  40. bigred77

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    Or the sloppy caulking
     
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  41. Boo MFer!

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    Jesus Christ, guys. They aren’t done...
    ....drinking.
     
  42. Baron

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    SMH, now Boo MFer! trying to frame these contractors. No pun intended.
     
  43. Boo MFer!

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    Is there where one of you fucks makes a joke about the house probably already being framed poorly?!
     
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  44. jrmy

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    Yes

    *insert joke about Boo’s house being framed poorly*
     
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  45. Boo MFer!

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    Thank you, Jeremy.
     
  46. CF3234

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    There are at least 10+ more of them in your walls
     
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  47. texasraider

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    At least we know that somethings getting laid in your house (it’s the tile) boom roasted
     
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  48. bigred77

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    Just not very well
     
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  49. Bruce Bowen

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    HAHA BOOM YOUR HOUSE SUCKS!
     
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  50. dump

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    his house sucks as much as his posting
     
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