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

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  1. Rabid

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    Did the charges get dropped, go to court, etc? Inquiring minds want to know.
     
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  2. THF

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    He plead out. Ended up with a shit ton of community service at the animal shelter which they thought would piss him off but he loved. He loved animals but hated that fucking cat bc it scratched up his car constantly.

    Dude was hilariously lucky and a great friend. First guy I ever met with a stripper pole in his master bedroom.

    Also almost got us murdered one year using his welding generator to power the house during an ice storm. Would have been fine if he was conservative. But no he was running the Christmas lights, PlayStation, surround sound, and decorations and this was like day 4 of the neighborhood having zero power. Everyone is freezing and we are playing video games.
     
  3. Arkadin

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    I can't imagine a scenario where shooting a cat with a 22 isn't animal cruelty outside of it needing to be put down
     
  4. tigr2ndbase

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    Did he take a lot of dollars from you?
     
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  5. THF

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    Can't take from the willing.
     
  6. slogan119

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    Morewood on the fire of "everyone hates the French."
     
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  7. Irish226

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    Input appreciated.

    Got an ecobee3 thermostat and Alexia dot. What would be good wireless switches/outlets to pair it all together?

    Thanks
     
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  8. lhprop1

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    This is why I'm a proponent of slingshots for chasing off annoying French neighbors.
     
  9. Duck70

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    Have any of you had both Comcast and Direct TV?

    I currently have Comcast, I love it but it's expensive. I have a Direct TV dish on my roof from the previous owners that I have debated taking down but thought I should get some input on if I should look into switching to Direct TV before I dismantle it. Any input?
     
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  10. Arkadin

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    ive always enjoyed directv more than comcast or time warner
     
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  11. gilstein21

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    Yes, DIRECTV better. I had Comcast internet until recently, but att put fiber in my neighborhood so I switched since my Comcast promo was running out. I told them I was going to be doing research in Antarctica for a year so they'd cancel without all the bullshit and it worked.
     
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  12. Duck70

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    Welp I guess I should call Direct TV and check out their prices before I remove this dish.
     
  13. Lyrtch

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    i suspect directtv sucks here due to the weather
     
  14. NineteenNine

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    If you watch sports, DIRECTV is the best.
     
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  15. texasraider

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    Been a Directv subscriber for 20 years. That means I've given them around $30,000 :killme:
     
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  16. gilstein21

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    I can watch my dvr/live tv on my phone or ipad anywhere in the world at no extra cost with the directv app.
     
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  17. Jax Teller

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    Connor Norman how would i go about measuring my kitchen areas for a backsplash to know how much tile to get and to give the guy that wants to install an idea for pricing?
     
  18. Jax Teller

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    I'd go to DirecTV in an instant if I had ATT fiber in my neighborhood. Without that though I'm sticking to my comcast internet. It's so much fucking faster than what ATT offers in my area currently.
     
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  19. Arkadin

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    measure from counter base to cabinet base and the length of the walls of the area youre covering
     
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  20. Jax Teller

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    Man the area above my sink is going to be like 1.5 tiles high I bet.
     
  21. Boo MFer!

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    Guesstimate. Tell him it's about tree fifty.
     
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  22. Festus McBadass

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    Pretty much this. I'd guess it won't be more than 30-40 sq ft. Why aren't you installing it yourself?
     
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  23. MORBO!

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    Measure from the base to the tip. I'm guessing like 6.5''
     
  24. je ne suis pas ici

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    U old
     
  25. Jax Teller

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    Because I'm horrible with stuff like this and if I'm putting the house on the market in the next 6 months to a year I don't want to fuck it up.
     
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  26. Jax Teller

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    Yea but if you stretch its' more like 7.5
     
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  27. texasraider

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    Very
     
  28. lechnerd

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    I've been spending a bunch of time on my front yard landscaping over the last 2-3 weeks and the deer have been sabotaging my efforts feasting on my new plants. We've had a back and forth involving repellents and I've only recently got the upper hand. In the interim I've tested the limits on Wal-mart's plant return policy (1 year, no questions asked). Over the weekend I brought them the root bulb from an iris that was about 95% devoured and they refunded my money without batting an eye. I'm pretty sure I could bring them a fistful of dirt and get a refund for any purchased plant.
     
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  29. gilstein21

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    piss on the plants
     
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  30. Jax Teller

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    So the measurements for my back splash are 5" by 109.5" and 13.5" by 99"

    One guy quote me 250 to install. The other said 100.

    How do those prices sound Connor Norman
     
  31. bryix

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    so the inspection went well. this house built in 1959 had far fewer issues than the other house we were under contract on that was built in 1999 (by Georgia secretary of state -- and gubenatorial hopeful Brian Kemp)
     
  32. Festus McBadass

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    I used to charge $200-250 for install on backsplash. Go with that one even though it's more expensive. Will probably get a better end result.
     
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  33. Jax Teller

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    What all material do i need to buy besides the tile? Neither of those include materials of course.
     
  34. Festus McBadass

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    Tile, tile adhesive and grout. Assume the contractor will have everything else as far as tools.
     
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  35. a.tramp

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    My brother lives in your neck of the woods and he uses motion sensing sprinkler/spray nozzle thingies. Works quite well. Even on humans from my experience.
     
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  36. Walt Disney

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    Water pipes were frozen this morning and the wife left the kitchen sink on accidentaly so it was running all day and water got all over our floor and living room :facepalm:

    How F'd are we with mold issues
     
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  37. The Banks

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    If the pipes were frozen how was the water running?
     
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  38. Louis Holth

    Louis Holth but we also just might be those motherfuckers
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    Got the tile down and grouted. Now I've gotta tile the shower and tub back splash and baby we've got a stew going.
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  39. Walt Disney

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    well it eventually unfroze since it wasn't that cold outside in Tn

    and our sink had a cutting board blocking the drain so the sink overflowed and then went all over our hardwood floors :facepalm:

    we live on a concrete slab thankfully
     
  40. Rusty Shackleford

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    Depends on how the look when they dry out but you will probably have to refinish the floors. My parents had the ice maker leak while they were gone for the weekend and it caused the boards to warp. Had to replace a few pieces and refinish everything.
     
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  41. NineteenNine

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    This should be in the "stupid shit my wife does" thread.
     
  42. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    He discharged a firearm in a public area trying to shoot a cat? Pretty sure he deserved it.
     
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  43. Walt Disney

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    welp baseboards have to be replaced, $3-4k estimate

    #HomeOwnershipisGreat
     
  44. The Banks

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    All of them? Can't they just replace where they ruptured?
     
  45. Joe_Pesci

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    are you still friends with this person
     
  46. bigred77

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    Today i mowed the lawn (3/4 acre), weed eated, put out weed and feed, tilled the garden (20 x 20 or so) three times over, spread corn gluten on the garden and the side 1/4acre, and installed some low voltage pathway lights on the front sidewalk


    im fucking beat
     
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  47. Duck70

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    Today I started a dog house build, built two garden boxes, cut down a pear tree (with a fucking hand saw), raked up unwanted gravel and dug 8 post holes.

    I share your pain
     
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  48. a.tramp

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    Today I looked at the one side of my yard that still needs fenced, went back inside, went for a bike ride, and then had tex-mex and margaritas.

    Exhausted.
     
  49. je ne suis pas ici

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    What the fuck was wrong with the pear tree? I love pears
     
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  50. Arkadin

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    Why are you hand sawing trees Davey Crockett
     
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