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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    What tv are you thinking you will buy after this one falls?
     
  2. texasraider

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    Just make sure no young children ever walk within 10 feet of it
     
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  3. Imurhuckleberry

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    Dry wall anchors are rated for 110lbs and it’s more like why not with them. If the tv dies will cry a bit then get the next size down.
     
  4. Name P. Redacted

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    How about you just give me the $3000 and go to the next size down
     
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  5. ned's head

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    Huckles taking that drywall anchor to the max

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  6. Lip

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    Drywall anchors and mounts are like “expiration” dates on food

    they are merely suggestions for the weakest among us
     
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  7. southlick

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    Give me a stud or give me death
     
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  8. tigr2ndbase

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    Lot was cleared last week. Time to get things moving.
     
  9. Kevintensity

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    Just punch a couple holes in your ceiling above and add a couple ratchet straps going around the TV and trusses above it and be done with it
     
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  10. ned's head

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    Folks if anyone wants a keypad deadbolt, my home depot has the kwikset power bolt 250 on sale for $40. Got to the register and it was actually $20. That was truly one of life's magical moments
     
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  11. Tommy Jefferson

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    I hope you guys are as busy today at work as I am. My dishwasher is doing just fine but I watched a 30 minute video on dishwasher tips. Actually pretty cool stuff.


     
  12. Carl Brutananadilewski

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    we always take a small piece of plywood and put a bunch of screws into studs then put the tv mount on to the ply wood. If you want to get fancy with it paint it first, but if the tv is tight to the wall you barely even see the wood with a big screen TV and you know it’s secure
     
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  13. Carl Brutananadilewski

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    Along the lines of this:


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  14. Duck70

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    Anyone got a Consumer Reports for dishwashers?
     
  15. a.tramp

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    blind dog can get you it as soon as he is done sleeping one off. My guess is in about 3 hours.
     
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  16. ButchCassidy

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  18. Duck70

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  19. Name P. Redacted

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    I’ve linked that video in this very thread. It’s good.
     
  20. Goose

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    After a little over a year of ownership I’m having my first NIMBY moment over this graffiti. The picture doesn’t really do it justice. The wooded area is a big park with walking trails and the bridge is a bike/walking path. View is from my bay window in my kitchen.

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  21. Nug

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    Are you upset that you don't get a clearer view of it?

    Those limbs should be relatively easy to clear.
     
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  22. ButchCassidy

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    Or is it normally covered with foliage?
     
  23. PAHokie

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    There’s a factor of safety on it. Likely 4+, but for sure 2.
     
  24. Lyrtch

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    im upset it looks like mid graffiti
     
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  25. Goose

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    A service request has been submitted via the city’s 311 app. Unfortunately for the culprits this isn’t the PNW and their graffiti should be removed in short order.

    Had no idea it existed until my dad, apparently the neighborhood narc, informed me.
     
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  26. Name P. Redacted

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    Karen
     
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  27. Snakes

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    Feel like the second spring hits you won’t see it. If that stuff bothered me I probably wouldn’t live right behind an overpass.
     
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  28. bigred77

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    I think you are way over assuming how factor of safety works.

    Commercial airplane industry has the highest factor of safety in any manufacturing and it is set at 2
     
  29. NoNatty

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    House is coming along. Builder is busting his ass trying to get it done, but there is no way it’s going to be warm enough to pour concrete for awhile.

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  30. Name P. Redacted

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  31. BigReff73

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    Interesting take here, trying to correct a structural engineer on different factors of safety.
     
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  32. Goose

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    It’s not an interstate. It’s a park with a walking path.

    The leaves just fell off a week or so back and I could see it. Them falling off has made me hate it even more
     
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  33. angus

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    Plus it's likely made in China where they just kinda eyeball it.
     
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  34. NoNatty

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    it’s going to have railing. Ideally my children will never be up there, but I am sure they will find a way.
     
  35. Name P. Redacted

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    Oh I’m saying I would drop things on people
     
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  36. texasraider

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    Maybe even drop children on people
     
  37. NoNatty

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  38. Name P. Redacted

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    I absolutely would have stacked up 2-3 mattresses and tossed my younger brothers
     
  39. Duck70

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    Same. This is the sort of thing where my parents would walk in from a kid free night out, only to find one of my younger brothers injured.
     
  40. Nug

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  41. bruce bowen

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  42. Duck70

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    Anyone on here used an interior designer before?

    We have about a 2 week gap from closing on the new house and selling the current place where I would like to do some painting and stuff. Only issue is we are going from a 100 year old Craftsman Bungalow to a 1960's Mid Century so I have no fucking clue on paint colors, design, etc. They are vastly different styles.

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  43. bigred77

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    Mechanical engineer here
    Just telling it how I was taught
     
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  44. Name P. Redacted

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    Electrician here
    What’s a safety factor
     
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  45. NoNatty

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    yeah the place was already framed/insulated. We just got to do all the finishes. We switched the main house from a cabin style to more modern. They are going to complete the build from foundation to close though in 8ish months. The builder has had stuff lined up like crazy so there is no gaps in wait times.

    yeah we are using one right now out of Salem because we were in a similar boat and they were able to do it on short notice. Despite my frustration with the process overall (not the interior designer) they have been super helpful and not too expensive.

    My business partner used one who was high end on their complete remodel in Portland and spent a TON of money. Not sure that was worth but to each their own.
     
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  46. Lip

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    he’s prob keeping an eye on Corch (who lives under the overpass)
     
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  47. angus

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    Rubber gloves
     
  48. One Two

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  49. WillySaliba

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    How does he take his house on tour?
     
  50. One Two

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    He’s a comedian
     
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