I’ve never dealt with plumbing before. If I would’ve been able to figure it out then I would’ve missed out on the opportunity of this guy trying to sell me some $2,000+ water softener
Plastic line. For future reference, they make these push to connect fittings that will work with copper or plastic supply line. Like this only just a 90 degree. https://www.menards.com/main/plumbi...lve/lf4750-101006/p-1489044347045-c-12709.htm
I expected some bullshit based off the fact the 4 other plumbers called were completely slammed and all couldn’t come out until next week and they had appointments available the same day (yesterday). Going out of town for a long weekend so didn’t want to wait. It’s whatever. Glad it’s fixed and I’ll probably try harder next time.
this is why I just hand my dad a list of shit to fix whenever he visits much cheaper; highly recommend
Yeah that's not something you want to risk if you're not going to be around to monitor. A flooded house is expensive to clean up.
See that’s the problem. We live about a mile from each other but he’s in Florida for the next few months and that’s where I’m heading this weekend.
my dad's been dead for 14 years and I still catch myself picking up the phone to call him when I have a question on something he failed to teach me
Got my kids a small bounce house for the backyard. Blower noise can be pretty annoying. Found this but I ain't spending $250 Thinking about just getting these and sticking them to a three sided cardboard box. I'll leave the open side facing my neighbor's backyard
Steel fencing is stupid expensive. Three quotes back at $65+ per linear foot. Not sure if I want to bite the bullet now or do ag fencing and then redo steel down the line.
My dad died in late November of 2007, our last convo that that Oregon was actually going to win the national title after beating top 5 USC and ASU (lol) back to back. *spoiler* Dennis Dixon immediately shredded a knee, and pops never lived long enough to get hit with “NO NATTY” taunts. /throws wet fish into threads lap
I just did this with a brick retaining wall. 3.5' tall x 60' long for $36,000 Looks like my back is going to fucking hate me this summer.
I’m considering putting an 8 foot tall wall along the back length of my yard that abuts an alley Rather, I should say I was considering it until I got a couple of quotes, one of which was near six figures
steel is about to absolutely take off this year too. these tariffs are going to get construction costs higher than they ever were during Covid.
Yeah, I'm worried about this. We use a lot of steel and concrete. Steel material prices are going to shoot up and concrete labor prices are going to go up, too. Not going to be good for the bottom line.
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My dad was a 30+ year member of the IBEW. Were he still with us, this is how I imagine him reacting after landing on the show while channel surfing.
So I have cracks in my concrete that are allowing water in and flooding the fuck out of my basement. There’s a drain right beside it and I’m worried maybe the drain has damage as well and is allowing water to seep out. what product would you recommend to treat the cracks and waterproof it? They aren’t huge. But there’s quite a few. I’ve looked at Drylok, waterstop cement and that foam spray. Any suggestions?
You say there’s a drain near the leaks. What kind of drain are you talking about? Is this a full basement, or just a crawlspace?
I’ll try to take a picture. We had a major flood here Saturday and then it snowed last night. So it’s a mess. Full basement with multiple rooms. There’s a decline leading from the upper part, but we have a lip that keeps most of the water in the driveway from flowing down this way. I circled the ridge that keeps a lot of the water from the driveway from coming down. Blue square on the bottom is where the drain is. We used Drylok on the brick all around the base of that brick. Water comes in directly on the other side of the wall where the shovel is located. Tommy Jefferson bigred77 angus Born Again Lefty
Assuming block walls? What shape is the crack (vertical/horizontal/step)? As someone suggested, best step is fixing from outside-in. Gutters and grading will lower the amount making its way in. From there, by rank of expense and difficulty, you can: 1) Dig down on the outside and cement up the crack, that will refuse the water entry. I had a better video from when I was researching this a few months ago, but you want to do this but extend down into the ground: 2) Fill the crack from the inside: From what I’ve read and experienced, Drylock isn’t going to do much from a crack/water penetration perspective. It’s beneficial from preventing general moisture but it wont stop actual water. I applied a can to the walls of an old house and changed to general concrete paint as I realized it’s just thicker paint at double the cost and half the coverage.
buy one of those $20 usb powered snake cameras. It will connect to your phone via bluetooth. the one I bought has multiple brightness settings and actually 2 cameras, forward and side facing. If the run is long you might have to buy a nicer or specialty one. Will probably still be cheaper than a site visit from a plumber to diagnose. arsenal
Last May had a storm blow through with wind and hail. Tore some shingles off, collapsed my garage door inwards, and left hail damage on my roof and gutters. Insurance adjuster “came out” and reported no damage to the insurance company even though I sent them pictures, when filing the claim and after they said there was no damage, and asked if they went to the right house because I never saw him and he said he would let me know when on the way so I could be there. They replied back that if I had damage from a different storm on a different date I could file a new claim. I had a lot going on then and didn’t have the bandwidth to deal with it so I secured the roof and filed it away to deal with later. Fast forward to last week, a contractor was in the neighborhood and saw my roof patches and asked if I’d like a free inspection and I said sure. He inspected and filed a new claim with my insurance. Insurance called me to confirm and asked me why I filed with that date as there was no storm on the date the claim was filed for and she saw where I had a previous claim that the adjuster reported no damage on. I told her this is the same instance, my contractor initiated the claim, and that if she went back and checked the records, I had sent pictures and questioned if they had went to the correct house because the report minimally did not match up with what one could see with an untrained eye. And that I was subsequently asked deflecting questions of whether I had a new claim to file from a different date. She said she would do some research and get back to me. Saturday she called and said she researched it and if my house still has a frog on a tricycle on the front porch and I said yes and she said yeah, the adjuster went to the wrong house. Adjuster and contractor just left, adjuster is advising I need a new roof, gutters, garage door, and even entire fence re-stained. So now I wait and see again. This is all very weird though because my house was literally the only house on the street with any damage from that storm.
I have no idea, the adjuster is the one that brought it up so we will see. I did not even report fence issues.
Last hail claim I had the fence repairs and stain was covered. They even replaced my solo stove which I didn't even think about or expect it to be replaced if I had thought about it