ndv Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 This completely validates my thought on builder grade homes in the 400-700k range. The only difference from a 150-200k home to a 700k home is the Sq. footage changing the price. I have walked in to some million dollar homes, and even then I'll notice fixtures, or finishes you see in 300k homes. Home Builders are the wild west. The aforemtioned builder grade practices need to be regulated. We need to lobby for good, lobby to stick to builder for once. But I am not saying everything should have to change, like for example, outlets have to be hospital grade, but it wouldn't hurt if manufactures like Lexicon had to follow new guidelines to require hospital grade outlets. I mean, some could argue that the price goes up, but personally I think this mentality to an extent is bull crap once you factor in increase in qty production. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cancelculttourist Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 Just another day on the job! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 ^^ @mr.yuck @fat ralphy My boy, is have some trouble, looks like it's the drain in the street that needs to be snaked from there, or worst case scenario, the pipe deteriorated midway and caved in? Hope you get it fixed @nicklesndimes soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Yikes. I dunno. We don't really have basements here. Also my time spent growing up in the Midwest predates any construction knowledge I have, so I'm not really even sure how the mechanics of below ground draining is even possible. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Do we have any plumbers here - is that a part of a French drain system? The fact a leaf would be in there seems to suggest its open somewhere and could be back flow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Yeah @nicklesndimesyou should be able to pick up a 50 ft snake from like harbor freight or something for cheaper than home Depot or Lowe's. I'd get a 1/2 inch snake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 I'd be surprised if it were more than $40. But that's way cheaper than a call to a plumber. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Super late on this but here is my nightmare bathroom. Dead last on shit to do if I’m even living here to do it but holy hell. I’ve taken a lot of long dumps in here and still can knit wrap my head around the why. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Whole thing needs immediate gutting like two years ago when I moved in but there are seriously so many other projects I haven’t even thought about it. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 4 hours ago, NightmareOnElmStreet said: Whole thing needs immediate gutting like two years ago when I moved in but there are seriously so many other projects I haven’t even thought about it. Holy shit man. You weren't lying. Lol. There were a whole lot of choices made in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 On 10/31/2023 at 2:59 AM, mr.yuck said: Holy shit man. You weren't lying. Lol. There were a whole lot of choices made in there. Yeah maybe also no choices at all just blind rage? Lolol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Hey. I have a question for our resident sparkies @Fist 666and @Mercer I have been working at this house for the past month. The outlet in their hall bath shit out the other day. I stuck my suicide stick in there and it was still hot so I decided I would just replace the outlet. Easy enough. So I go out to the garage and start flipping breakers to cut power to that circuit. I flipped every breaker and never lost power. I finally ended up having to hit the main breaker to the house before I was able to work on that circuit safely. WHAT THE FUCK? Is it possible that the breaker for that circuit is broken and is allowing power to flow whether the breaker is flipped on or off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1. Yes it's possible that the breaker isn't working anymore. How old is the home and/or panel? But 2. Don't trust your stick for diagnosis. Use a meter to verify its getting 120 (or 110 or 115 or whatever is standard in your locale) at the receptacle. Hot sticks are referred to as "suicide sticks" because people trust them too much, but they also (harmlessly?) give false positives that waste a shit load of time. There's a chance your ticker is telling you it's hot when it isn't more than a couple volts (which could indicate a host of other problems, or could be nothing). Buy a circuit finder if you're going to do electrical work. Or my more professional advice is, hire an electrician to do electrical work. 🙂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 @Fist 666it was built in 1986 and it looks like everything is all original to it. Another thing that struck me as odd was while I was rewiring the new outlet up, the neutral wire kept breaking on me. It was super brittle. Blue jacket 12/2. I dunno man. Im all about hiring electricians and plumbers. I told the people out of an abundance of caution to call an electrician in to figure out what the fuck is wrong with their shit if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Was inspired by @fat ralphy. Put up some temp walls yesterday to hold the weight from upstairs while I widen this pass through in a load baring wall. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 You need to button this jank up already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 @LUGR@mr.yuck it will never be completed - thats the insanity of the ooontz trap house ownership I just reached out to an architect yesterday to see about a basement conversion - probably the most affordable way I am going to turn this place into a 3 bdr 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 @fat ralphythat's the most responsible adult comment I've ever read here. Haha. Opening widened from 5 feet to 7.5 feet. I was also able to salvage some of the old framing to close up this servants entrance to the kitchen as well. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 @mr.yuckunfortunately being so close to downtown its hard to do shit on the low. My cousin got hammered recently for doing his bathrooms without permit. Some fuck that hates on his street parking called it in. My neighbors are all cool but the city runs fines daily for unpermitted shit. Opening up my kitchen was easy but the basement is completely rough and will need a bunch of work. Basically bend over now and they use lube - get caught up later and get fucked. By my estimates this basement thing will cost like 30k+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 And according to my California calculator, that 3rd bedroom will probably pick you up another $10,000,000 in equity @fat ralphy😂 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Because all my doors have different hardware, and some different paint colors, I'm in the process of removing all interior doors, sanding down to the wood, applying a coat of primer, then new paint, then new hinges and door handles. I'm about halfway through but two of the doors are sticking when I go to open them. They're not sticking too bad, and it's not marring the paint on the door or door jamb, it's just kind of annoying. I tried to rubbing wax paper on the door and jamb where where the sticking is happening but that didn't do anything. So I'm coming here to see if anyone has any ideas I could try. Thanks in advance. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Joker said: Because all my doors have different hardware, and some different paint colors, I'm in the process of removing all interior doors, sanding down to the wood, applying a coat of primer, then new paint, then new hinges and door handles. I'm about halfway through but two of the doors are sticking when I go to open them. They're not sticking too bad, and it's not marring the paint on the door or door jamb, it's just kind of annoying. I tried to rubbing wax paper on the door and jamb where where the sticking is happening but that didn't do anything. So I'm coming here to see if anyone has any ideas I could try. Thanks in advance. Dab of this should do the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Where's @CILONE/SK at?! I'd love his input on the tool brand loyalty shit. Though he might be a Festool guy and be better than all of us... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 @JokerI literally fix sticking door problems with a block of wood and a framing hammer. Put the block of wood against the door jamb and give it a good whack. See if that doesn't make enough clearance. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, nicklesndimes said: We had a user get really hurt in a deck or balcony collapse. @TreSixO……? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, nicklesndimes said: that sucks. it happened at an apartment complex in the area know for being kinda low-budget a few years ago. If I recall correctly, he got extremely fucked up from it….But, think he came out paid up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 2 hours ago, nicklesndimes said: this is what happened Rescue crews from across Millcreek Township responded to a terrace collapse Tuesday night that reportedly left at least four people injured at Granada Apartments, officials said. Two of the people were believed to have suffered serious injuries, Erie County 911 dispatchers said. Fire crews and police from Millcreek, Belle Valley, West Ridge and Kearsarge were on the scene. Millcreek Paramedic Services transported at least two people to Hamot Medical Center. Two others were described as "walking wounded," a 911 dispatcher said. The incident occurred at about 7:40 p.m. at 5957 Jodie Lane, authorities said. A third-floor outdoor terrace collapsed onto a second-floor terrace, officials said. oh wow. You are in the know on that incident, I just vaguely remember it being mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cancelculttourist Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) Soo I know y'all be talking about electrical and work and stuff on here Soo anyways I'm new to this running my own business thing and looking to get more active on social media this year for advertising, Soo far I've made a facebook and yelp... Just looking for advice for those in the know. Yallah! Edited January 12 by cancelculttourist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 @cancelculttouristwhat do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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