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01-24-2024, 12:52 PM
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I’ve built 3 house three different ways-...
I’ve built 3 house three different ways- design/build, architect with builder on board from the start, and then most recently working with an architect to get a full set of plans and then getting...
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04-19-2023, 03:26 PM
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Silly, only the wife is on the swing.
Silly, only the wife is on the swing.
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02-16-2023, 08:13 PM
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Well they were probably drunk.
Well they were probably drunk.
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09-26-2022, 09:08 PM
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Can you repeat the question in English, please?...
Can you repeat the question in English, please? Not sure what you're asking.
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08-06-2022, 03:24 PM
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^^ One of the many uses of a maul.
^^ One of the many uses of a maul.
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07-30-2022, 08:42 PM
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Seriously though. It takes someone special to...
Seriously though.
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05-06-2022, 02:38 PM
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@fatnslow: But is an addition a remodel? To me...
@fatnslow: But is an addition a remodel? To me they're different things. As to whether additions pay back better than remodels, I would definitely guess yes, but I don't have any data either way.
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05-06-2022, 12:49 PM
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Well just go on Zillow and look at the sold...
Well just go on Zillow and look at the sold properties in your area that would match your renovated house most closely and that should give you a ballpark on the value if completed as desired. It's...
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03-31-2022, 09:31 PM
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Fred apparently sativa'd when he shoulda indica'd.
Fred apparently sativa'd when he shoulda indica'd.
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03-28-2022, 07:17 AM
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Maybe there used to be a gutter above and it goes...
Maybe there used to be a gutter above and it goes to a french drain? Gutter seems fancy for that thing but maybe to get water away so it wouldn't be muddy for the horses?
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11-12-2021, 08:52 PM
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It's probably good to know what's in every...
It's probably good to know what's in every direction.
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11-08-2021, 09:41 PM
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It's good to see Glade back in form, isn't it?
It's good to see Glade back in form, isn't it?
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10-24-2021, 09:07 PM
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re: Mustonen's place: What a weird way to build...
re: Mustonen's place: What a weird way to build that chimney. What did they use to make the joint, that lighter-colored stuff? Is that mortar?
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09-23-2021, 06:11 PM
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Good god, why?
Good god, why?
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09-07-2021, 09:08 PM
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evdog maybe try a torch on it.
evdog maybe try a torch on it.
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09-05-2021, 10:16 PM
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Your quads must be jacked from carrying shit up...
Your quads must be jacked from carrying shit up that hill.
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09-05-2021, 07:06 AM
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How about a little text with that ^^ please?...
How about a little text with that ^^ please? Obviously you've done a lot of work but the pics are so different it's a little hard to tell exactly what's going on.
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08-10-2021, 04:02 PM
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Looks like it'd be a lot better for hoops if the...
Looks like it'd be a lot better for hoops if the backboard was over the garage door.
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08-09-2021, 09:19 PM
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it's fine. unless skidog has gone full upstate...
it's fine. unless skidog has gone full upstate and that car doesn't run and lives there.
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08-09-2021, 08:18 PM
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Place is looking good. Somewhere I read that an...
Place is looking good. Somewhere I read that an average full-grown oak tree has 750,000 leaves. Something to think about as fall approaches.
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08-03-2021, 04:25 PM
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Cool project, B. Is there any heat/plumbing etc.?...
Cool project, B. Is there any heat/plumbing etc.? Anything for power? Just curious.
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07-27-2021, 04:23 PM
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She has a good friend who's an interior...
She has a good friend who's an interior decorator, the two of them ganged up on me on some stuff. It came out nice, it just cost a lot for some stuff of questionable value. But the roof and the...
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07-27-2021, 03:58 PM
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The biggest one would be the metal roof. I loved...
The biggest one would be the metal roof. I loved how it looked but now there's solar panels all over the south side, which is where the driveway brings you. Asphalt shingles would have lasted as long...
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07-26-2021, 09:14 PM
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Well, those people are wack.
Well, those people are wack.
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07-26-2021, 08:34 PM
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It's whatever floats your boat, man. People value...
It's whatever floats your boat, man. People value things their own ways. I'm not gonna try to sell it to you but we built this house and there's other money I'd rather have back first.
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07-26-2021, 08:01 PM
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In new construction it's generally not that...
In new construction it's generally not that expensive, saves water and increases comfort. In renovation it would be unlikely to be worth it.
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07-26-2021, 11:31 AM
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Cool thanks fellas that gives me enough to go on.
Cool thanks fellas that gives me enough to go on.
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07-26-2021, 08:33 AM
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Never heard of radiant that wasn't closed loop...
Never heard of radiant that wasn't closed loop (except electric). Pumps fail but the loops themselves rarely do. To circle back to your well, get the pressure tank checked first, that's probably it....
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07-05-2021, 12:47 PM
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Yeah. I had to scout around a little to find one...
Yeah. I had to scout around a little to find one that carried it but it goes on just like regular tint. I hung out and waited, they got it all done in a couple of hours. Clear on the windshield and...
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07-04-2021, 08:18 PM
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Film. On the inside. edit: Just saw Hopeless...
Film. On the inside.
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07-04-2021, 12:07 PM
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I put Huper Optik nanoceramic tint in my last car...
I put Huper Optik nanoceramic tint in my last car and that shit works great. I did the windshield with their clear nanoceramic tint (i.e. no tint) but it mde a hudge difference in heat gain. I'm...
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06-25-2021, 10:23 AM
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If the poly sand sketches you out (really all you...
If the poly sand sketches you out (really all you have to do is a good job of getting it off the pavers before you get it wet, but whatever) maybe just use stone dust.
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06-24-2021, 08:58 PM
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From the Orepac catalogue to your heart:...
From the Orepac catalogue to your heart: https://www.roguevalleydoor.com/products/1501
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06-21-2021, 09:51 PM
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A little hard to tell what's going on there....
A little hard to tell what's going on there. Water's leaking out under the glass block?
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06-21-2021, 05:06 PM
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Rideski if you can get a little slope away from...
Rideski if you can get a little slope away from the house it would be good.
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06-21-2021, 05:03 PM
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Sure.
Sure.
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06-20-2021, 12:40 PM
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Rideski I think that round one isn't gonna work...
Rideski I think that round one isn't gonna work very well at all. If you're not actually punching little holes in the ground I'd be surprised, and even if it works it'll take forever. Just get a...
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06-13-2021, 09:13 PM
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Goat finally concedes the stoner challenge to fred
Goat finally concedes the stoner challenge to fred
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06-13-2021, 09:11 PM
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sfb, it looks to me like if the chair would be...
sfb, it looks to me like if the chair would be high enough the way you have it, wouldn't you want people's feet to touch the ground if they were sitting in it?
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04-21-2021, 06:58 PM
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That'll add up quick, whoa.
That'll add up quick, whoa.
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04-21-2021, 05:29 PM
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It's only T111, just let it rot.
It's only T111, just let it rot.
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04-07-2021, 10:14 PM
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The Jews have Christmas now?
The Jews have Christmas now?
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04-07-2021, 04:41 PM
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My working theory is build what you want, not...
My working theory is build what you want, not what some theoretical future buyer might want. You're the one spending the money and living there, so get it how you want it.
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04-07-2021, 04:25 PM
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I dunno we've built two houses now that don't...
I dunno we've built two houses now that don't have tubs in the master and it's been fine. The first house we sold last year and it took a while to sell but we never heard a word about the lack of...
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02-20-2021, 03:27 PM
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Well it's fine at -40 C but what if it gets to...
Well it's fine at -40 C but what if it gets to -40 F ???
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02-18-2021, 08:40 PM
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I bit:...
I bit: https://www.donsappliances.com/blog/sabbath-mode-appliances
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02-18-2021, 08:08 AM
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Hey don't be badmouthing Tegucigalpa.
Hey don't be badmouthing Tegucigalpa.
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02-10-2021, 09:01 PM
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dead mice definitely get that sour tanginess. I'd...
dead mice definitely get that sour tanginess. I'd be just as happy to not know that.
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02-08-2021, 08:40 PM
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Been waiting 3 months for an evaporator coil on a...
Been waiting 3 months for an evaporator coil on a fridge that's still under warranty. It's starting to piss me off a little.
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02-08-2021, 06:31 PM
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Nice work SFB^^ re: Appliances. Back around...
Nice work SFB^^
re: Appliances. Back around Labor Day I put in an order for a freezer (freezers have been way backordered) and they told me they had no idea how long it would be, they hade some...
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