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Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Thu July 23, 2020 7:56 pm
by ghost
wease wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:Mickey wrote:I always assumed this thread was about the show.
nearly 1400 posts discussing the zany life of Tim the Toolman Taylor
Don’t forget Al
And the Tool Time Girls.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Fri July 24, 2020 11:34 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Just had our AC units serviced today. Should be good for the rest of the summer. It's so fucking hot
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Fri July 24, 2020 11:44 pm
by 96583UP
i had a condenser stop working a couple weeks ago. fortunately they came and fixed it for $150. the one that broke is nearing 20 yrs old. gonna see how much longer i can ride this puppy
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Sun July 26, 2020 7:39 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Had to do some downspout repair today. That stuff is not as pliable as you would think
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 12:54 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Bump
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 1:15 am
by knee tunes
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Had to do some downspout repair today. That stuff is not as pliable as you would think
Did you cut yourself at all?
What tools did you have to use to do the bending?
Did you have to saw at all?
I have a dryer vent that needs to be way-shortened on the inside.
Because I have to borrow a metal cutter saw thing, it puts that task in the to-do priority category of Probably Will Never Happen
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 2:08 am
by 96583UP
i remember trying to cut a downspout once and being shocked at how stubborn it was
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 2:09 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:31 am
by ghost
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now
But LVP is so hot right now.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:33 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
ghost wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now
But LVP is so hot right now.
i honestly don't know the pluses/minuses of either...i just want something cheap, durable, and is the color i like (which i should be able to find no matter the type)...anything is better than my crappy carpet
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:35 am
by ghost
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:ghost wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now
But LVP is so hot right now.
what is that
Luxury Vinyl Plank. It's...luxurious.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:36 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
ghost wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:ghost wrote:lennytheweedwhacker wrote:should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now
But LVP is so hot right now.
what is that
Luxury Vinyl Plank. It's...luxurious.
sry i'm sleepy...is that in your new house?
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:39 am
by ghost
Not yet, but we're having a couple of contractors come out to show samples/do estimates this week. LVP seems like the best bang for the buck but I don't really know.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:41 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
ghost wrote:Not yet, but we're having a couple of contractors come out to show samples/do estimates this week. LVP seems like the best bang for the buck but I don't really know.
i know a guy who owns a business that does insurance based home repairs...he was trying to sell me on engineered hardwood, and said he could probably get me a deal and someone to install it on the cheap...even if it's a good deal it may be more than i'd want to spend
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:45 am
by ghost
Is your house like 3500 sf?
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Mon July 27, 2020 3:49 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
ghost wrote:Is your house like 3500 sf?
around 1500...it's all carpet and ceramic tile with probably about 1000 sf being carpet
i'll probably keep the tile and at least do the rest of the downstairs in hardwood/laminate/whatever...pretty sure i'll do the upstairs too
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue July 28, 2020 2:14 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue July 28, 2020 2:28 am
by 96583UP
congrats
i have a sprinkler system in the back but never developed the courage to turn it on
the previous owner had a tendency to run everything down to fully depreciated / malfunctioned state
i need to have a sprinkler guy come and try it one day
some day
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue July 28, 2020 2:30 am
by 96583UP
i think my water heater might be 20 years old actually
anyone have tankless?
tinkering with the idea
Re: The Home Improvement Thread
Posted: Tue July 28, 2020 3:52 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Our sprinklers are on a well, so it's free irrigation. It's great