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

Japanese toilet

 

Big fan of Engineered stone. No maintenance an still looks like stone.

 

you mean mainly quartz?

 

It can look like about anything I think. My understanding is it's crushed rock and epoxy basically so it's non-porous. No re-sealling.

Edit: I think it's 25% more than quartz but haven't checked in a few years.

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/13332-engineered-stone-countertops-a-buyer-s-guide/

 

Bidet, men's urinal (the motorcycle variety, not the one extending to the floor), mirror on the ceiling, tie-down points near the bed, stripper pole, etc.

Basically this

 

Since I moved into my house in 2017 I really hated these vertical blinds that always break and look like shit. But it looked like something that would be a huge pain in the ass to remove. But then I finally watched one video and realized this whole thing was held by 4 screws. Took like 1-2 hours total to change from blinds to curtains.


that speaker is a bit of an issue but not feeling like dealing with it at the moment. We open the door constantly for our dog anyway.

 

Vertical blinds are the devil!

 

Don't care if we've moved on, but since we have a compost/yard-waste bin the city provides I just toss most of my food scraps into a "compost" container (according to Amazon) under the sink and empty it out every few days into the big bin. I've definitely noticed not running the disposal near as much at my new place.

 

Nug should definitely get an urinal and a japanese toilet

 

I did pay $59 for a month subscription to Home Designer Pro and it's pretty freaking great. Better than doom scrolling.

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This is America. We do Pittsburgh toilets around these parts

 

My buddy bought a house with an expensive toilet that plays music, does all the other fancy stuff. It was awesome until it broke and required a computer tech to fix it.

 

Why the jog in the bedroom (second pic) where the outside door is? Why not make it square and really simplify your roof in that corner.

 

That's not entirely accurate, I just haven't figured out how to do a second floor on the program. I think you're talking about the stairs, though. The upstairs is only going to be the main suite:

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I don't like the half-wall, so probably going to change this configuration a lot

 

Nevermind. If you are doing a flat roof it doesn't matter. The program was imposing phantom roof lines over the floorplan.

 

Is it tough to learn how to render with it? I struggled with SketchUp.

I am looking at designing for an addition and it would be great to lay it all out.

 

It's an easy learning curve, 15 minutes of their online videos and I was fine.

I think it's more confusing the deeper you get -- you can do specific finishings, brand-specific appliances, different countertops, etc. But I'm like you, just using it for layout and spacing. It's great so far.

 

This is quite fun - have them in the Arsenal pub I watch matches at

 

Hear me out for a second. Fireman's pole from main bedroom upstairs down to your conversation pit where it serves as a stripper pole

 

Tell me more about this. I drew my shit up in CAD but I am an amateur. This looks awesome and probably has all the shit built in and so much quicker.

 

I'm a big fan. I did a good bit of research on different programs, and Home Designer Pro was the consensus best for non-architects/people that want to DIY:
https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/products/home-designer-pro/

The other one I tried was room sketcher, but it wasn't as user-friendly. This review sold me:
https://www.homestratosphere.com/review-home-designer-software-chief-architect/

 

itt we all successfully switch our careers to being Architects.

 

Is anyone willing to endorse my LinkedIn skills? I’m updating it now.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Room Sketcher

 

Honestly, if you know how to do pretty complicated program-y things in Excel then that's a legit skill.

 

Team hire a real architect

They'll think of things you don't, and they know local code

 

Team eat my ass, I do what I want even if I ruin my new construction and lose thousands of dollars.

 

I have an architect, but it seems more efficient to layout exactly what you want, then given those plans to Ms Architect to:

 

Had a meeting this morning to go over some plans, mentioned "everyone will think I'm a swinger with the conversation pit."

Very cute early-30s architect: "and what is wrong with that?"

 

Go ahead and cross post this to the fumble thread

 

Am I costing myself money long term by devaluing my property with my own shitty diy jobs? Yes... I'm not really sure the second part but it's probably friends I made along the way.

 

Did you get his number?

 

If you do it right you’ll make Zillow gone wild

 

I just spent the better part of the afternoon fitting the new garbage disposal into place after the old one took a shit on Christmas Day. It's a smaller unit (1/2hp vs. 3/4hp) so I had to figure out how to rework the piping under the sink. Finally got it fit, no trips to Home Depot for extra parts, works great. I lift the old disposal into a box on the counter for taking out to the trash can, and as I'm lowering it in I can see into the maw of the beast where, hidden from prying eyes when installed and not obvious to prying fingers that have been clearing out the teeth for the past week, a teeny tiny measuring spoon has been bent and jammed up between the tines and the dishwasher intake port.

I'd been reading about disposal problems before buying a new one, and most sites said that one big problem was clogs/jamming. I KNEW that wasn't the problem with ours, since I'd had my hands down there on so many occasions and had cleared it out myself. The weird buzzing/humming MUST have been a motor problem.

Nope. Measuring spoon.

 

Nug becoming vindicated

 

Not really. Clearly user error.

 

Anyone ever replace a mini fridge under the counter like this?

https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai...6KAxVnq4kEHSIjC8YQwg8oAHoECAUQJw&nis=8&adurl=

Is it as simple as pulling the old one out and sliding a new one in? Or is there more involved?

I’m dumb as shit but I think I can probably handle this

 

yes, slide it out, unplug it.

 

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Shit like this kills me.

 

Good to know. Im an engineer so I know CAD basics but this seems awesome. We renovated/master addition 2 years ago and I did it in CAD myself but changes and all that took so long and what not. We eventually are going to do the other part of the house (living, kitchen, dining, pantry, office, patio, etc.) and this may be awesome to have for a month or two to draw up.

 

They are also light as shit, which is nice.

 

I am refinishing this cherry island in my new house prior to moving in. 10 hours of stripping, scraping and sanding later, finally ready to put on some finish.

Only question, is the natural color too red and should I tone it down?

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First picture would be the color un-toned down. Second picture would be closer to the color if I used a green stain to counteract the red tones.

 

the one I’m looking at seems to be about 100lbs. That’s a lot for a frail man like myself.

 

I prefer the filter on #2 but I don’t know anything

 

Are you painting the cabinents? If any case 2, but I have no sense of style and think the wood colored tones are a bit overbearing overall in the room.

 

tone it down for sure.

 

Tone everything else up