did any of the stuff in the cabinets break? we have a floating cabinet over our island that is only attached on 2/4 sides my wife loaded that bad boy up with all of our heavier dishes and it looked like it was starting to sag from ceiling before a disaster occurred, we now only have the dishes in there that the two of us use on a weekly basis
Luckily nothing broke, there were a couple of taller glasses on the shelf below it that caught the shelf and kept it from tipping everything out
I’m trying to replace some light fixtures in my bathroom but the current fixtures have these for the wire connectors. I’ve only used the kind where you can twist on and off for the connection. Any ideas? I’ve only changed a couple lights so not too experienced Spoiler
If there are multiple lights on the current fixture, those in your hand might have been installed by the light fixture manufacturer. The orange twist offs still in the electrical box, behind the metal plate, would be what you would remove and add your new fixture wire to it.
Maybe this is already common knowledge (I'm sure a.tramp gave a tutorial at some point), but I finally found an easy way to remove my pool filter cover after years of struggling with it every time I had to clean it.
Also, for your new fixture, make sure to attach the copper ground wire to the green screw on the metal plate.
I have no clue really. Have not been involved in chemical maintenance in about 15 years. Zack Zedalis though is in the pool chemical industry.
Does anyone have experience with moving underground sprinklers? I’ve done some landscaping so a few heads are hidden behind trees and just in spots that don’t make sense now. I assume the lines are buried 12” below grade so digging the trenches will suck but is there something that complicates this?
Anybody else like not ever clean the lights by the front door and just hope nobody ever looks up at em? Yea, me neither
We got something like 5" of rain in 72 hours earlier in the week. This modular block retaining wall was part of a local commercial site, thankfully not one we were working on. Big news in a small(ish) town. From what I can tell, the geogrid was installed at the right heights, but it appears that there wasn't enough aggregate backfill or inadequate consolidation. The live video showed a hole that existed behind the wall prior to the collapse. There's several other places in town with similar or even taller walls. I bet there are some increased inspections as a result.
We eventually ended up agreeing to give a credit for our septic tank replacement, even though we are not 100% sure that it needs to be replaced (long story). They then asked for a couple other things even though all inspections were done, which we said no. On Thursday they told us we needed to pump the septic tank still. Told them sure, but we’re giving them $500 less on the credit, because the quote to replace the septic included pumping. Their realtor thew a fit but eventually agreed. Last night they sent a sent an addendum to take possession of the house immediately after closing. We’re out, but the initial contract says we have 3-days of possession after close. Am I dick to not sign the addendum and make them wait?
If you're out and aren't impacted either way? Yes imo. I've dealt with a shitty buyer and it sucks. But you have to remember that a house is everyone's biggest purchase and can be incredibly stressful, especially for a first timer.
You should just find other fun ways to annoy them. Like you could take all of the lightbulbs with you. My shittiest buyers were in this house that was zoned to have an ecobee in most rooms for some reason. It took everything in me not to reprogram the schedules to some extreme temp in the middle of the night for each
buyers also have to deal with shitty sellers and builders have to deal with shitty buyers there’s a common element in all of these stories
Forgive me if I don’t give the benefit of the doubt to the guy whose claim to fame on here is being a therapist who argued vigorously in support of laws that allow police to arrest unhoused people for the crime of existing
the septic tank wasn’t overflowing. It’s debatable whether it is leaking to any degree, but even if it is it’s still perfectly operable.
The first part of this story sounds like standard negotiations. One side asks for something and the other can agree to pay the price or not. Both sides have money involved so the decision for each party rests on how much they want to pay and how much they really want to do to get the deal finalized. It shouldn’t hurt your feelings they are asking for things, you can say yes or no. The addendum doesn’t sound like it’s going to cost you a dime. It sounds like you’re already out of the house and it’s sitting empty. If this is the case, just be a decent person and sign it. It’s not going to cost you anything more than the positive vibes you’re putting into the universe.
These buyers didn’t do anything wrong and you got your way in the negotiation. You’re being a petty whiner. It’s pathetic.
I don’t think I said they did anything wrong, just been frustrated because I (apparently stupidly) just expected that us giving them a 10k price reduction (they couldn’t sell their house despite having other offers at the outset) at the outset would be taken into account later.