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

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  1. REGGNECK

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    Maybe he wants that frameless life.
     
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  2. arrdub

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    Is that a floor layout done in Excel? :lovelove: Truly a man after my own heart

    fyi - If you start joining together rectangles into groups to make to scale furniture shapes and such you might have a problem
     
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  3. triceratops

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    It looks like a lot of money to make it slightly better and a pain in the ass to plumb it.

    I would just keep the current configuration and put in a shower where the tub is located. I have done that at it made a master bath in a condo look much better. Retile the floor and put in a new vanity, mirrors, fixtures, etc.

    I say all that looking and no pictures of current bathroom and just some blocks of the proposed design.
     
  4. Duck70

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    Um yeah, use SketchUp for your amatuer designs. It's really easy to get the hang of.
     
  5. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    I built that without touching my mouse in excel so there.
     
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  6. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    Lol yeah it’s not the best. The problem is the shower/tub as drawn is super narrow and would make bathroom secs quite difficult.

    If I dig up the plumbing (in the slab) I’ll just murder it all since it’s only like 100 sq ft. I don’t think the plumbing will be all that difficult.

    We are debating between a layout change and just a complete cosmetic gut. I just hate the layout. I understand it will never be a 20x20 bathroom but I think it could be more workable.
     
  7. lechnerd

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    This is a post I made back in November of last year. I'm still of the same mindset (wait and see mode). I think there will be a lot of movement in the next couple of years on this front so best to wait at this point.

     
  8. triceratops

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    Are you living here long term? If you are looking to sell what are the comps and how much are you putting in the bath?

    The layout clearly sucks, but if you are going to sell do the cosmetic and live with it until you sell it. If you are living there longer-term then a redo that makes the bath more functional for your needs might be the way to go. Depends on the scope of work, but to me demoing the entire bath, walls, floor including the slab, redoing the plumbing seems like taking a bite out of the apple that you will never get back, so you are doing it for you at that point.
     
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  9. NDfanPSUgrad

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    I would probably try to put the new shower on the wall where the door to the master bath is. You can then use the plumbing from the current vanity for the shower and maybe not have to remove that part of the wall. Where the tub is, maybe put a double vanity on that wall...possibly between the windows so you can use the tub plumbing and have space for a full mirror. Still have some room on both sides for a small towel closet. Keep the existing entry by the toilet or possibly shift it left.

    We just built our home and once we had an idea how it might layout you should shop for the tub and shower door to make sure it’ll fit. Luckily we found it early enough and had to add a few inches to our bathroom in construction to make it work.

    Good luck.
     
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  10. Name P. Redacted

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    Die
     
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  11. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    Well that’s rude
     
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  12. Festus McBadass

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    My house is 2200 sq ft and I just painted the whole interior myself. Pay them whatever they quote you. It fucking sucks.
     
  13. Festus McBadass

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    They are coming out tomorrow to take pictures of my house. Hitting the market on Thursday. Listing for $349,000. I paid $210,000 in September 2013.
     
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  14. Druce

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    We ended up getting 4 quotes, guy I liked the best was of course the highest, originally quoted us $5k, talked him down to $4k so I’m pretty happy with it.
     
  15. buy_dont_lease

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    I feel validated that you’re paying within the range I told you to expect.
     
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  16. NDfanPSUgrad

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    Painting my 700 sq for bonus rooms right now by myself. Can’t wait to spend that money on something else.
     
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  17. The Banks

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    When you guys paint do you roll everything or spray it then backroll?
     
  18. gilstein21

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  19. texasraider

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    I roll and then after the first 30 minutes or so I try to kill myself
     
  20. Funshot Residue

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    These questions are typically an economy of scale. If the bathroom had unfinished space with easy access and no drain conflicts underneath it, no big deal. On a slab.....you are blowing through money before you ever get started with the "fun" part, and could potentially tear up that concrete and not be able to put the fixtures where you want. Shit doesn't flow uphill, after all. They do make maserator pumps, but that is more money, and they are relatively loud. I am not saying it can't be done, or that you shouldn't, but it is going to be expensive just to get the logistics right. Be prepared. In terms of ROI, it varies somewhat by region, but the best projects are kitchens, outdoor spaces, bathrooms, and finishing interior spaces (basements/attics/lofts), in that order, for us.
     
  21. thunderstruck

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    Roll.

    I’d probably hate it less if I sprayed, although I’d also have mask a little more throughly, which I also hate. And keeping the sprayer clean would also suck.

    Still not going to pay to paint interior stuff, I’ll do it and then come itt and complain.
     
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  22. bigred77

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    i really need to paint the outside of my house and have free access to a good airless paint gun, yet i still am avoiding getting it done
     
  23. Festus McBadass

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    To me, painting the outside is a hell of a lot easier.
     
  24. Arkadin

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    Samesies
     
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  25. bigred77

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    yea, but its still painting, and painting sucks
     
  26. Norm Peterson

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    :peekaboo:
    Roller shades are the most popular item in the motorized window treatments industry. Yes, they are expensive, especially if you go higher end with a company that makes a quiet motor.

    Most companies, including Hunter Douglas, use somfy motors. They are generally louder motors, but they're made to fit an industry standard roller tube. Also, you may find other companies' motors don't fit those tubes.
     
  27. Festus McBadass

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    True story
     
  28. Nantucket

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    Same, although I’m waiting for a warm weekend.
     
  29. bigred77

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    yea that was my excuse, 76 this last weekend
     
  30. texasraider

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    Bought an LG refigerator 4.5 years ago. It has blown a compressor 3 times. The compressor is always under warranty, but I have to pay labor.

    So it blew again last week. LG wanted me to do the same process again and pay for labor. Decided I'm tired of dealing with their shit.

    We have nothing but Kitchen-aid appliances in the kitchen other than that LG fridge and have loved them, so I went big and got the Kitchen-aid fridge.

    RIP my bank account

    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kitche...black-stainless-steel/4956326.p?skuId=4956326
     
  31. Arkadin

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    ive never understood the french door fridge love. but thats also because i prefer my freezer isnt a mini deep freezer
     
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  32. texasraider

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    What kind of poor doesn’t have a separate deep freezer lol
     
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  33. Arkadin

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    I ditched it for a second fridge and freezer. Much better that way
     
  34. texasraider

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    You mean like a garage fridge? Everyone has one of those too
     
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  35. Name P. Redacted

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    I’m just sitting in here with a basic ass fridge
     
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  36. a.tramp

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    Like a basic ass college fridge or a basic ass adult fridge. No judgement, just curious.
     
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  37. gilstein21

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    my deep freezer was turned into a kegerator
     
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  38. Name P. Redacted

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    I rent so it’s like a basic ass college fridge.
     
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  39. bigred77

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    I have two deep freezers and a beer fridge that has a top freezer on it
    :fancyasfuck:
     
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  40. Aaron Nevilles Pet Tick

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    Does anyone have a sonos playbase? Is the soundbar the way to go? I'm not trying to go super high end, but I definitely need a sound system in my living room.

    To the fridge comments... I have a detached garage where I put our old fridge after we replaced the one in the kitchen. It's 20+ years old and still no issues. It's a GE. I have a GE in the kitchen. I've yet to have a problem between the two of them. Not saying GE is the best, but they've been great for me.
     
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  41. Arkadin

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    Do you not just lose stuff down in two deep freezers?
     
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  42. One Two

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    Step 1. Take a dump in the toilet
    Step 2. Determine toilet water line is frozen
     
  43. Druce

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    This is why I want the french door freezer as well. My parents have the mini deep freezer and I hate it, but I'm also not a fan of the side by side.
     
  44. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    So my samsung freezer is now at 60 degrees. I have the french model with the pull out temp controlled drawer. Both the drawer and the freezer are busted, but fridge is operational. Its out of warranty. Ideas?
     
  45. MORBO!

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    When that happened to me four years ago, the line eventually unfroze and a rush of cold water come into the porcelain tank and cracked it because of the rapid temperature change. Water. Gushing. Everywhere.
     
  46. One Two

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    Are you saying I should unplug this space heater I have aimed at the wall and turn off the water to the toilet?
     
  47. REGGNECK

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    Think so ..:in-n-out:
     
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  48. bigred77

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    sometimes
     
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  49. Robert Randolph

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    Fucking Hot water pipe froze over night. Cold water is running just fine. Getting trees cut down in the backyard on Friday (more fucking $$$$) and just had my mainline replaced a few months ago. I have no fucking money whatsoever, please let this frozen pipe thaw without cracking.
     
  50. One Two

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    Ok so I'm going to fill the back of the toilet with some ice to get the temp down and continue to thaw

    Prayers are appreciated during this time
     
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