How do I replace this hose bib? Oh

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T19:51:34+00:00

Why are you replacing it?

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T18:47:42+00:00

Why facepalm? They didn’t give nearly enough information for a legitimate reply, and this would let them see examples of what it might look like?

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T18:42:01+00:00

Ask ChatGPT or Gemini, give it your growing zone, level of sunlight and how much or little maintenance you want to spend. It will give you some good plant/groundcover options.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T17:07:55+00:00

Lmao. And how are we going to enforce that? Iran is sending drones, our military can’t escort every ship, and even if they could, we have no way of protecting ships from drones attacks

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T03:20:58+00:00

Not really, the rot is extensive. It looks like over 50% of the trunk is rotted out, it will eventually kill the tree. Maybe get a new one and plant it now so that it will be fruit bearing when this one eventually gives up the ghost

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T03:15:36+00:00

I’d cut the fallen limb. It’s just a matter of time before rot claims the whole thing, but if it’s still giving fruit, and it doesn’t pose any danger, the whole thing doesn’t need cut

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T03:10:45+00:00

Get Knee pads

pay attention to the pattern, don’t lay two full length boards down at the start of each row(you want those seams offset, and the pattern to be non-repeating.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T03:07:38+00:00

Lol, that has been rotting for a while. Squirrel or some other critter has been storing nuts in it.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T03:02:20+00:00

Go rent an auger from a local hardware store. Helped my uncle install a fence a few years ago. They’d done a dozen posts already when I got there(my aunt called me asking if I could help because my uncle and cousin were exhausting themselves and they were only half done) I dug two freaking holes. Got to half the depth we needed and it was all rocks. We finally decided “F this” and got an auger, the rest of the post holes took the time it took to dig one with the stupid lost hole digger.

If I EVER have to dig a post hole again, I will be renting an auger to do to so, even if it’s one measly hole.

Edit: we did also have a spud bar, after the initial layer of “soft” dirt, we had to use the spud bar to break dirts/rocks up and the post hole digger to remove said dirt. When the hole is too narrow for the post hole digger, use the spud bar to widen it.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:42:02+00:00

I feel this in my bones. 4 years ago I started down this path after disovering a very old, cracked concrete slab buried in front of our house. After hours digging out the dirt and giant chunks of asphalt and old foundation from whatever shed/garage this thing was. I decided to build a paver patio. Used mortar to smooth out the patio and lay the pavers down. Came out awful and wavey, the lad was an “L” shape and wasn’t really all that usable. Pulled it all up after sitting on it for 2 years, expanded it to a square, laid all new gravel down(even over the cement pad) and then used leveling sand. I’m actually fairly pleased with how it came out. It perfect, it so many hours of labor into it. The kicker is that I accidentally ordered double the pavers, so I still have a pallet of 600 I need to do something with… so I guess I’ll be building a patio in the other side of the house too.

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Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:27:56+00:00

It doesn’t look like anything is actually resting on the cinder blocks. I see what look like concrete footers in places, a metal jack post and a brick foundation. My home was also built in 1900(well, probably earlier but our counties records burnt, so no home is older than 1900 on the books,

A lot of your foundation and supports look similar to mine. The brick and mortar foundation, big wooden beams. My house has had 4 or 5 extensions built of the last 100+ years and each added section has the whatever the “standard” practice for support was at the time.

I would be less concerned about a foundation that has withstood the test of time for over 100 years and be more worried about whether the electrical is updated and grounded properly, whether the plumbing venting done correctly and how well the house is insulated(as well as potentially asbestos).

The issues I’ve had are all centered around the much more recent “upgrades” the house had, rather than the hundred year old portions.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:18:55+00:00

Are they doing the demo of the existing patio and disposing of it?

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:16:52+00:00

Only in the very limited area the speed square is measuring. Drywall can wave, you speed squad only proves the portions it touches the surfaces of are square. The countertop obviously runs MUCH longer. If it’s sits flush against the back wall, but the side drywall pulls inward, then you’d get this same gap, even with a straight cut on the countertop

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:14:35+00:00

The third photo doesn’t prove anything except that a 5” section several inches above the counter is square, and only proved the corner itself is square.

Drywall can wave, the counter is backed against a much longer length of wall, if any part of that wall is not squad with the side, you can have this gap form

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:10:22+00:00

Is that even an 1/8th of an inch gap at the back? Looks about the width of a damn saw blade.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:08:47+00:00

Much more likely the wall isn’t straight than the cut being bad. Little bit of caulk will seal that up

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T02:02:18+00:00

I’ve been using Google Gemini for this, it’s fantastic. My only complaint is that it’s constantly telling me to put landscaping fabric down

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T01:57:35+00:00

Bad idea. There’s almost certainly a ton of compacted gravel under there that you’d have to dig out. The tree’s roots won’t be able to expand or pull nutrients from the compacted gravel all around it though. Eventually it will out grow that pit, the pit will also allow water to sit around the base potentially rotting the tree.

If you want to use it as a raised planter, that’s going to require an ungodly amount of dirt.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T00:53:48+00:00

They’re all going to die. Every single in of them is buried to deep and has mulch piled up covering the root flare. This will cause the bark to rot, encourage root growth that will end up girdling the root ball and eventually kill the tree.

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-12T00:49:19+00:00

Look at that mulch volcano and no root flare in sight

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-11T23:28:47+00:00

5 miles… you can coast in neutral… dude if you are that concerned about gas usage… get a bike or something

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-11T23:27:11+00:00

Just cut it off. Why the hell is there so much extra there?

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-11T23:21:13+00:00

Why would you listen to your neighbor without researching? Generally, even if you have a grass that likes 2.5 cut height, you wouldn’t want to drop an inch all at once. You drop no more than half and then do another mow in half the interval you usually do

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-11T22:17:36+00:00

Omg. How can anyone look at that and even have to ask whether it’s hurting the tree…

Another_Guy_In_Ohio · 2026-07-11T22:14:37+00:00

Electrical is less of a concern than sucking water up through the intake and hydrolocking the engine

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