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

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  1. Duck70

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    anybody have rec's for canless LED recessed lighting? Im looking for something with simplicity.
     
  2. Duck70

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  3. DrTomOsbourne

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    Whats the best way to go for 20k in home improvement? We owe 231 and the home is valued at 249 so I don't think we can get an equity line. We've been here a year a half and have a few projects we want to do. Once the neighborhood is done in about a year I feel like values are going to be in a real good spot and I'd like to be updated when it's the right time to upgrade.
     
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    It's a tad risky and maybe not the best, but I'm using an 18 month interest-free credit card to finance my project. Went with Chase, who I have a long relationship with, and they gave me a $25K credit limit on an interest-free card. So, essentially, it's a 0% loan with an 18 month term. Of course, if you don't pay it off in that timeframe the rates go to 20+%.
     
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  5. CF3234

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    They all do pretty much the same thing. Just get the one that has the aesthetic you want
     
  6. Pharm

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    I haven't read this in a while. Was quoted 3.25 with 5k closing cost. Does that seem reasonable?
     
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  7. comrade static

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    yes.
     
  8. comrade static

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    Call around to some local banks. We found one that would go up to 100% loan to value on a heloc. We are using ours to buy rental properties. Wish we had more equity so we could do a full master bath remodel, oh well.
     
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  9. Pharm

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    Why is my own mortgage company offering a lower rate? Scared I might go somewhere else?
     
  10. comrade static

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    without knowing more, I can’t say. They could have points included in closing costs to get the rate down. I’d have to look at the loan estimate to see the difference.
     
  11. NineteenNine

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    did you just buy it?
     
  12. Pharm

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    I mean I'm going from a 4.75 to 3.25 so I'm not too worried about the why's right now
     
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  13. DrTomOsbourne

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    1.5 years ago
     
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  14. Snakes

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    you can get a home improvement loan. we got one for $15k on my last house through Suntrust and it was a 4.9% rate. not great but i paid it off pretty early.
     
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  15. Duck70

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    I guess I am just unsure of how to best wire some of them up. Some have a separate ballast, some the ballast is built in and other seem to be wired in series.
     
  16. comrade static

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    i guess I’m confused. I thought you were comparing two different refi offers. Are you talking about your current mortgage company reaching out to you to refinance? If so, they are doing that because rates are insanely low and want you to refi with them before you call someone else. Pretty normal.
     
  17. DrTomOsbourne

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    Yeah i thought about this. We were dumb four years ago and bought two new cars at once. Those are paid in April which would let us pay off any personal loans pretty quickly.
     
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  18. Pharm

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    Yeah that was what I was confused about. And what I figured would be why.
     
  19. pperc

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    Do you have existing cans? May be easier to get retrofit LEDs
     
  20. HuskerInMiami

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    Thanks but link isn’t working.
     
  21. CF3234

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    Removed my reducer. Massive difference in water pressure.
     
  22. HuskerInMiami

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    This is what I have. A decent drill with a carbide tip. It easily drilled the first two holes then it wouldn’t go deeper than 1/4”.
     
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  23. BasementCrew22

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    Gah our water pressure sucks. I am really intrigued by this but can’t really find what they were talking about.
     
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  24. texasraider

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    I have a makita plug in and a makita cordless.

    the plug in one is about a billion times better. Drills through brick like butter


    8 Amp 1 in. Corded SDS-Plus Concrete/Masonry AVT (Anti-Vibration Technology) Rotary Hammer Drill with Handle Hard Case

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/206040966
     
  25. bigred77

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    Have you tried another hole?
     
  26. HuskerInMiami

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    I bought a bidet a couple months ago and I got it and installed a week ago. I tried using it and I was violated. It doesn’t seem like there’s any way to turn down the pressure of it. Anyone had this issue? Fortunately I installed it in the room/bathroom designated for my wife to keep all her clutter, but it’s basically a waste right now.
     
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  27. Lip

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    doesn’t seem like a waste if she gonna keep that booty clean?
     
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  28. bigred77

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    texasraider
     
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  29. HuskerInMiami

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    What do you mean? I tried drilling a few different holes hoping that I was just hitting a hard part of the rock (if that’s a thing) and it didn’t do shit.
     
  30. HuskerInMiami

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    It’s so high pressure it’s dangerous. I had internal pain after it.
     
  31. NineteenNine

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    :roll:
     
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  33. goblue31602

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    If you haven't taken a high powered bidet to the dickhole, you haven't lived.
     
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  34. Rusty Shackleford

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    Rent an impact hammer for 40 bucks from HomeDepot and call it a day. It will be significantly easier and quicker.
     
  35. bigred77

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    Thats exactly what I mean
    My next guess is your drill bit is shot, and you are probably using a regular drill with a hammer drill bit which will yield short life of the bit
     
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  37. CF3234

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    Google the model of your shower head and remove reducer. That’s what I did
     
  38. CF3234

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    The cut for the 4 water lines and air bubble hose for tub A9DF3964-A58C-4C5E-A974-DECAF4AA06FE.jpeg
     
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  39. Jorts

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    What's the best DYI home security option... Nest? Ring? SimpleSafe?
     
  40. milquetoast

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    This made me so incredibly happy
     
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  41. milquetoast

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    When I learned of this a few years ago it was one of the happiest days of my very happy life. And every time I step in the shower, I'm reminded of my happiness. No one deserves to suffer through suggested water pressure.
     
  42. milquetoast

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    You get used to it.
     
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  43. PAHokie

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    I am eyeing Blink, but I also don’t care about Alexa or Siri integration.
     
  44. Where Eagles Dare

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    My house came with simplesafe. I wanted Google nest tho
     
  45. milquetoast

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    Is it a toilet bowl attachment or an actual separate bowl? As an attachment there should be some adjustment possibilities in the installation guide. If it's separate and there's a different valve than the toilet then just tighten that valve to lessen the water flow
     
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  46. Jorts

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    I'm in the infancy stages & trying to figure out how/where I should start with smart-home integration. Interested in the following:
    • Thermometer
    • Home Security - door sensors, motion sensors, smoke detection,
    • Lighting/Camera - Outdoor / Indoor
    • Garage Door
    We are pretty Apple centric, so HomeKit might make sense, but open to whatever
     
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    Thermometer-Nest
    Indoor lighting-lutron
    Garage door-chamberlain adapter.
     
  48. CF3234

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    I’m removing all of them from everything going into the master shower.
     
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    lutron caseta is awesome
     
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  50. HuskerInMiami

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    It’s an attachment. When you go to turn the knob it starts on full anal blast. If you want a gentle douche you gotta turn the knob and power through the anal blast 1000 first. Tbh I installed it and didn’t really care bc I never use that bathroom, but this thread made me think about it and how my wife is scared to use the bidet.
     
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