Scope creep is real.

8 feet, yikes. Now that it's out, set up a 3-4x/yr subscription for this: ...

For a 9" diameter hole that's like 60 1/4" holes. That'll be tedious.

That said, for facade brick I agree that coring is overkill. I wouldn't trust most of those guys not to damage the studs.

Define "cheap." I get concrete coring done all the time on work projects, it's usually $100-150 for a 12" hole. This might be more since it's up on a wall and a one-hole job, but probably no that...

Nice toaster oven. Such an underrated appliance.

What's the best place to score a big sheet of stainless like that? How'd you hang it?

Honest question, what do you like about the copper sink? My in-laws lived at a place that had a copper sink and unless you had just polished it it looked like crap.

I have that beat. Twice a year you can pile shit up 10 ft high on the curb and the city comes through with 10-wheelers and a loader and hauls it all off free. Almost all household waste is accepted,...

The laws around this vary massively by state and I would not take advice from anyone that does not do it professionally in your state. I do it professionally in another state and am not qualified to...

To be fair, it's a $1600 range that's 50% off. Looking at specs against that one and more expensive models...

Any thoughts on this induction range? Been wanting to get on the induction program for a while and this seems like a solid deal.
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Yes, I was going to suggest proper cam buckle or ratchet tie-down straps. Rope and knots is playing with fire and/or guaranteed to be a PITA to undo the knots. Also, tighten the straps really well,...

While replacing my water heater last year it was discovered that my PRV had gone bad. Was close to a grand for a new PRV.

Heh. I once found the wife vacuuming stairs bottom to top and politely suggested she should do it the other direction. I was given some serious stink eye for the mere suggestion that there was a...

Huh. I had it for a while years ago then dropped it. I must have been getting shafted because it dropped my escrow payment by a lot. I remember doing a refi with InspectorGadget and he even...

Yeah, that's worth it. Standard 20% deductible? On the Wasatch Front it's more like $300/mo, so I'm on Bandini's plan.

Looks great!

Lifetime warranty, FWIW: https://www.usasuperior.com/window-warranty/

They're already on the verge of going to shit. They're not original aluminum windows or anything, but they are low-ish end vinyl windows that are coming up on two decades old. On really cold days...

900 ft2 of attic space. 10 windows ranging in size from 4x8 to 2x2, plus the sliding patio door. The $12k cost is pretty heavily subsidized by rebates. Even if the full energy savings estimate holds...

Anyone have experience or opinions regarding WeatherBrite windows? I had a sales rep come by my house yesterday. My house qualifies for an energy conservation rebate program and they said they can...

Asbestos risks are mostly way, way overblown, especially for basic homeowners who are not exposed occupationally. There are basically two forms of asbestos, chrysotile and amphiboles. Amphiboles...

FLIR camera on a cold day will find those intrusion points in a snap.

Update: I pulled the trigger on this and it got installed yesterday. Looks good, the truck fits fine, and the install crew were real pros. Would definitely recommend the product.

I found these guys today: https://carportsandmore.com/

$1,860+tax for a 10x20x8 A-frame roof (looks much cleaner than the standard roof) delivered and installed seems like a solid deal.

My main concern is the supports along the "walls" interfering with opening the doors. I did some measurements and it seems like it should be OK if you park at just the right spot, but some...

Bump.

Still pondering this. I'd like to think prices may come down but that's probably not realistic. Even at $2k never cleaning frost and snow off my truck again feels worth it. Also, I only...

Any recommendations or general advice for free-standing metal carport kits?

What does something from HD/Lowes lack compared to, say VersaTube? On paper there seems to be little to no difference...

I'd replace them. The permanent 10-year batteries in the new ones make it worth the cost. You can't put a price on no more 3:00 am beeping. Maybe wait a bit to see if they go on sale.

Maybe. As noted, I didn't just get the water heater done. The sewer line cleanout hadn't been opened in 20+ years and was so seized he had to cut it out and replace it. Also, with an active leak that...

Same guy installed my old HWH 15 years ago and it cost under $800 IIRC. Seems unlikely he's turned into a crook since then. Parts are way more than $1k these days. Also, remember, the $4k included...

Given that the HWH is 15 years old (albeit very well maintained) and an unknown amount of water had leaked onto the outside of the tank causing an unknown amount of corrosion to the unprotected...

Imagine going back in time and telling those guys that these days people sometimes pay extra for a "distressed" finish.

I'm particularly concerned about question #2 and whether I now need to replace the whole water heater.

The corrosion around the shut off valve above the leak, while not dripping or damp, also has...

Found the leak. Looks like it's right at the end of "bell" where the ribbed section was slip-fit onto the straight pipe. An identical connection on the hot side looks great.
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I just discovered that there's a pinhole leak in the inlet piping to my hot water heater. It appears to be originating near the top of the ribbed piping below the yellow valve in the pic below, but...

Absolutely, and chrysotile is only marginally more dangerous at most than normal construction dust or tgapp's concrete grinding dust. It's the amphibole category (crocidolite, tremolite,...

Asbestos wasn't banned until 1989, and even that is a limited ban that only bans new uses of asbestos in certain products...

This cannot be over-emphasized.

Hah, whoops, math is hard. Yeah, more like $100/hr, totally reasonable.

Well, I just re-read SorryBro's post and the $3500 was just for labor so not the bargain that it initially struck me as. Still, assuming a 2-day/2-man job that's ~$200/hr. That's a good bit more...

I built a 16x14 deck myself and just the materials cost me $3k...14 years ago.

Maybe this doesn't apply to bamboo, but I was under the impression (quite likely wrong) that wood flooring is a bad idea on a basement slab. Or, at least it's a bad idea on an old basement slab...

At the very least I'd "dry" run this idea by taking the trash can you have in mind, filling it with water outside, and seeing if you can dump the water out in a semi-controlled manner and without...

Assuming you're using 50 lb bags, five bags plus water is pushing 300 lbs....

Very tiny I'm sure. Shit, most people probably don't even change their furnace filters. But, still worth mentioning. Mine's 14 years old now, it's on its third anode rod and gets flushed every...

Bothering to flush it annually and replace the anode rod periodically will extend the life significantly.

Rootskier has convinced me that cork is the cheap flooring of choice. I haven't actually put any in my house yet, but he's convinced me.

For seano, absolutely. I'm just mildly shocked how cheap those guys are working. Fred would have charged $1,000 to hang those doors.

$30/man-hour before expenses, wow.

Triangles seem to be the most common shape, but these guys will make them custom in just about any shape/dimension and the price is pretty reasonable: https://colourtreeusa.com/