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

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  1. Tommy Jefferson

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    Finish nailer.
     
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  2. bigred77

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    This
     
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  3. Baron

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    B/c wife
     
  4. bigred77

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    Fucking Chip and Joanna
     
  5. Simon Templar

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    Yep. Had to do an accent shiplap wall in the powder room several years ago because of those bastards.
     
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  6. Baron

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    Would you say a finish nailer could be more universally used around the house? i.e. baseboards, trim, etc? I guess I'm not really sure what the difference between Brad and Finish is.
     
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  7. Bruce Bowen

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    Wife got Joannas cookbook. Think it will bring me much more joy than her home inspirations.
     
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  8. Russellin4885

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    I have no idea if it's technically the proper tool but I use the shit out of my brad nailer for baseboard, trim, and lots of other projects. Haven't had any problems yet.
     
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  9. Baron

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    Which one do you have?
     
  10. Pharm

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    Can you just Renail baseboards that are separating from the wall or is that gonna be a replacement job.
     
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  11. goblue31602

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    I have an 18GA brad nailer and it crushed my last trim project. Nothing has fallen off the wall yet so I assume the hold is decent. Brad nails will leave a smaller hole to fill, but finish nails have a stronger hold.
     
  12. bigred77

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    Probably depends on why they are coming off
     
  13. goblue31602

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    Sounds like you just need to make sure you nail into the studs and re caulk. Did the original nails just hold it to the drywall? I've seen that before.
     
  14. goblue31602

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  15. Pharm

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    Was told it was because of the house settling and shitty contractors who prolly didn’t put enough nails in. Also could be walls not being square. Guess these new builds in my area have had some issues. But hey value of my house is nuts right now
     
  16. goblue31602

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    $10 says they shot nails into the drywall only and figured caulk would hold it long enough until it wasn't their problem.

    Assuming the trim is in ok shape, just mark your studs and ensure your nails are going into wood, then caulk and you're done.
     
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  17. Pharm

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    Trim is fine. It’s two years old. But yeah ill do that and see how it goes
     
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  18. Tommy Jefferson

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    I agree. Both tools will work, especially if your adding clue on the back side. I said finish nailer because it gives you more freedom for larger nails, therefore more heavy duty projects. If you’re see yourself doing more molding/trim then maybe a Brad nailer would be better.
     
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  19. bigred77

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    I named my finish nailer Brad just to confuse people
     
  20. AptosDuck

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    I recommend replacing the trim with a 4x12, it won't go anywhere
     
  21. goblue31602

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    Both are very useful and will get the job done but I totally agree, just consider potential future use
     
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  22. Lyrtch

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    Where you all buying
     
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  23. pianoman

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    My wife has both of hers. Pretty much every recipe we’ve tried out of there has been meh.
     
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  24. Bruce Bowen

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  25. bigred77

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    Artesian pizza wood fired over shiplap sounds delightful
     
  26. texasraider

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    shiplap plank grilled salmon with farmhouse asparagus
     
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  27. WillySaliba

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    I just want to know more because of this excellent gif usage. Tell me more.
     
  28. Baron

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    Gaine's Farm raised basalmic glazed chicken, tossed in pasta with fresh basil and grape tomatoes directly from Joanna's garden
     
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  29. Brewtus

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    How long did you find yourself without a usable kitchen? I'm getting my kitchen redone and not looking forward to being without it and the nearby laundry room (also getting redone).
     
  30. Bruce Bowen

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    If the paint situation didn't happen it would have been 3 weeks. I feel like my contractor operates a bit different than most I've heard of. It's him and his 2 guys. They were there every day M-F approximately 7:45 AM - 4 PM. The subs he did have come in (electrical, plumbing) were there prompt when he needed them. We also got lucky with counters and initially were supposed to be 4 weeks out but they had a cancellation and we got them installed pretty much as soon as we were ready.
     
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  31. Imurhuckleberry

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    I sent a some really basic inspection objections back. Fix some holes in vinyl siding, fix garage door opener. Was hoping for 500$ off or something. Seller came back and offered a 5k price reduction!

    Excited now but definitely could have bid lower initially. 20k under appraisal now. Nice buying off someone who inherited the property and is just trying to divest and begin travelling the world.
     
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  32. One Two

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    If you find a light fixture with enough Edison bulbs you can grill the chicken by holding close to the fixture with tongs. That way you can save the ship lap for more accent walls. I know this bc I have a light fixture with a shit load of Edison bulbs.
     
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  33. Imurhuckleberry

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    Anyone have any experience with mud jacking or using foam to raise sunken slabs?
     
  34. Bruce Bowen

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    Lol just replaced my fixture that had 14 I think
     
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  36. bigred77

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    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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  39. WillySaliba

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  40. Boom TittyMilk

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    Looks like a loft
     
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  41. Lyrtch

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    I get most here have kids but that's way too much house

    Just an empty half a house
     
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    Limestone just like campus too
     
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  43. ned's head

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    That seems like it would be a nightmare if you had any kids under 5. And this is just imo, but I'll never own a place over 3500 sq ft again

    Nice house, though. That would be 2x the price here in dallas
     
  44. PAHokie

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    $124/sq ft, fuck I need to live somewhere else.
     
  45. Funshot Residue

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    Wait for package deal and buy both Brad and finish nailer. Bostitch makes serviceable, economical units. Not top of the line, but they'll get the job done. Recommend angle style finish nailer for better utility of use. And for God's sake be careful. I use them a lot and have had to pull several pneumatic driven fasteners from my fingers.
     
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  46. bigred77

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    I only ever nailed my finger to a counter top one time
     
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  47. Funshot Residue

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    I sort of feel like if you shoot 50000 nails, one is gonna find you at some point. I've gotten framing nails and finish nails both. Unpleasant to say the least.
     
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  48. Baron

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    I was going to go battery powered. So was looking at ones that went that route. Is the air compressor route an advantage other than having an air compressor?
     
  49. Funshot Residue

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    Zero experience with new battery powered. Idea is great, not sure about execution. Used Paslodes for a while, which were hoseless butane fired. Handy as hell but not super reliable. A small compressor is handy af, not expensive, and not super loud. If you get a battery powered one, post up with a review, I'm intrigued.
     
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  50. Boom TittyMilk

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    Fucking dishwasher has decided to stop to working. Now i find myself watching the Braves while trouble shooting via YouTube videos
     
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