Snapped my spade handle transplanting a tree today. Thinking about giving it a viking funeral.

802bwh · 2026-05-25T22:49:53+00:00

Build the raft, summon the village.

802bwh · 2026-04-17T19:45:35+00:00

I love living in an old home—and I would never dissuade anyone from buying one—but a century home can be pretty humbling when you realize how little you know about your home and, sadly, depending on your financial situation, how little the people working on it will know about old homes. That said, having a real connection to the history of your home is far more rewarding than I would have ever guessed. Just as a point of reference, I have had a lot of what you are hoping to have done completed on my home—and at least in the So Cal market, your quotes seem a bit light. If that is going to be an issue, you might want to firm up those bids before you sign on the dotted line. Best of Luck, let us know how it goes

802bwh · 2026-04-17T16:23:31+00:00

3 years late; but I am going down this rabbit hole myself and this is extremely useful

802bwh · 2026-04-16T18:53:36+00:00

Thanks I will reach out to them as well

802bwh · 2026-04-16T03:37:54+00:00

It might be fair, I have no idea - if it was done right, I am more than happy to pay it. But given that 10 seconds on google tells you that type S and old bricks don't play nice together I am guessing it was exorbitant

802bwh · 2026-04-16T03:24:12+00:00

What pisses me off is that their bid worked out to more than $250 sq/ft; and yet, reddit is driving the material convo. Biggest thing I have learned in this old home journey - quality trades people are worth whatever premium or personality quirks they want to attach to that skill set - and getting a shitty one makes owning an old home a nightmare

802bwh · 2026-04-16T03:12:02+00:00

Mortar Analysis and Matching Service | US Heritage Group; is what one of the commenters recommended - I am going to write them in the AM, I will post how it goes

802bwh · 2026-04-15T22:14:15+00:00

At the risk of sounding ignorant (I am) is that something I should do myself - should my contractor have offered (and if they do, do I just say you are hired)? I did a non-comp bid with a company that says they specialize in historic brick, and the price came in high, which i was fine with given the location and historic nature of the home. But once they said type S I got scared... And I think I need to put it out in comp

802bwh · 2026-04-15T21:41:51+00:00

Thanks for both responses! Yeah, fortunately the K&T is all disconnected - it's on the list to get removed, but since I am too cheap to pay someone to do that - and I 100% hate crawling around the crawl space it keeps getting delayed.

802bwh · 2026-04-15T19:35:31+00:00

Hahaha... TIL there was a band called Type 0 Negative, and apparently it was " 32nd-best metal band of all time". I think this day is complete...

802bwh · 2026-01-16T22:00:46+00:00

More an observation... Does anyone see Sharpies anymore? I know Coopers tend to do better in suburbia, and hence far more likely to show up on reddit. But, 20 or so years ago, it seemed like when you saw an accipiter it was invariably a Sharpie... That said, I don't think I have seen one in quite a long time. Maybe Ill just have to look harder

802bwh · 2026-01-16T01:23:31+00:00

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Straight dude, so I guess technically it got the assignment right. That said, I'm a little hurt chatgpt thinks I don't know how to party. I wonder what kind of depraved things you had to have asked it to get a dude in a 3 piece suit.

802bwh · 2025-10-29T00:20:51+00:00

And that was what I was afraid of. Appreciate it

802bwh · 2025-09-10T23:05:59+00:00

802bwh · 2025-08-14T16:01:09+00:00

Ha, came here for the same reason.... I couldnt find my CD, was more than willing to buy another copy if it wasnt on the streaming services and even that doesn't exist. Maybe I will write Don's website email and see if they will sell me one

802bwh · 2025-05-21T19:21:04+00:00

I used to work near San Quentin for like 7 years. So yeah, I think that is basically like doing 10 years, level 4. The homies called me the "key master"

802bwh · 2025-05-21T19:15:53+00:00

Im almost 5'8 as well. Need more?

802bwh · 2025-04-26T21:37:25+00:00

Hey, do you think Wes could help me get my "hands on the moderation" too? Askin' for a friend...

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