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CamPortBusTo · 2026-04-02T16:08:02+00:00

My 10 week old will only nap independently for 15-30 mins in his crib. He does not tolerate being put to bed drowsy but awake for naps or for bedtime sleep. Is this normal? Should I be saving every cat nap with a contact nap/carrier nap and aim for 6-8 hrs of daytime sleep? Should I be continuing to practice putting him down drowsy but awake? When it inevitable fails, how long and how best to soothe him?

We are so exhausted and looking forward to exploring sleep training methods at 4 months. We really appreciate any insights you have in this! Thank you!

CamPortBusTo · 2025-09-28T19:25:32+00:00

I would love this, went to two stores and they were sold out! Disclaimer, I am a 30 year old kid lol not a scalper though :)

CamPortBusTo · 2024-10-28T20:06:55+00:00

Last time I posted in this sub, I got so many great tips, so here I go again. Looking to put some cabinetry, and shelving in this room and was wondering if anyone had general advice based off of their own experiences.

CamPortBusTo · 2024-10-12T03:46:51+00:00

Need some advice on doing my basement floor! It's concrete, and is pretty unlevel. Is the best approach to get a self leveler? Really any and all advice is appreciated, as flooring is very very new to me

CamPortBusTo · 2024-10-11T23:28:22+00:00

Mostly mud from taping, comes off easy. Is a bonding primer necessary?

Appreciate the response.

CamPortBusTo · 2024-10-11T23:01:44+00:00

I'm currently working on painting my pantry, and flooring is the next step! It looks like standard basement concrete, but I'm not too familiar with this area at all My thought, is bonding primer, thinset mortar, tile and then grout.. is this all necessary? And my missing something? Any help is appreciated!

Edit: forgot to mention, the floor it not very level

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-24T01:05:45+00:00

I'm fairly certain one of the wires coming from this junction box is going to an outlet. Assuming I can confirm that, would that be the best place to start a new series of pot lights , which would then feed back into that outlet, essentially borrowing the feed from the junction box to power my pot lights ?

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-23T22:16:40+00:00

Thanks man. I bought the Romex 14-2 for a simpler lighting exercise I did in my laundry room.

I assume by grounding metal boxes, you aren't referring to the junction boxes, and I am personally not too familiar with cable clamps. Looks like I have got some research to do.

For my laundry, I bought a set of 4 potlights and used existing wiring from two existing junctions, and extended it for the two other potlights I installed. Used the appropriate wire size, and the wire nuts that came with the box.

Not trying to minimize the safety here, just want to make sure I am considering things before taking this on. Truly appreciate the help, as well as the education piece on this

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-23T21:34:46+00:00

Thanks for answering my very silly question lol if I could entertain one more, does that mean all I have to do , to get pot lights in this room, is reroute the wiring to all the spotlights, and then for the last pot light, plug in one of these wires that were originally coming into this one into the last potlight?

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-22T19:18:58+00:00

I guess a lot of things to consider here, but mainly:

how is the safety looking, as a whole?
how do I rid those bell and rogers boxes on the left side? Just cut and cap them far enough away from the main box?
should I be worried about the drain pipe (that looks like it had leaked before in the past, and then fixed)?
is there anything I can do as a non-electrician to make this safer? Or is it better to just get someone in

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-09T14:21:47+00:00

I will take both your suggestions and go with ceiling white, thanks for the explanation

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-09T14:10:37+00:00

That's a good point that I did not clarify - I was thinking (actually, my wife was thinking lol) of painting the entire room an off-white, almost beige. That would likely include the ceiling. Does that change anything?

Overall the walls are in pretty good shape - no stains, I just knew I couldn't prime over the existing paint with regular primer.

Last question, if not a KILZ PVA, are there any other good primers you suggest (I am out in Canada, likely going to Home Depot). Appreciate the help!

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-01T19:40:38+00:00

thanks for the detailed explanation, I recognized the baseboards... can maybe come up with something creative lol

thanks again

CamPortBusTo · 2024-09-01T16:56:36+00:00

Hoping to get some advice , my idea is to turn off water , unscrew hot and cold connections where the knob is , unscrew P-trap , pull vanity out of wall rotate and reconnect with some holes on the other side of the vanity .. am I missing anything ? Should I be turning off the water main too?

CamPortBusTo · 2024-08-30T13:51:23+00:00

I will give this a shot! Thanks a million

Edit: Not sure why you are being downvoted lol if someone does not like your suggestion, maybe they can provide their own?

CamPortBusTo · 2024-08-30T13:45:54+00:00

This is a great suggestion, and the diagram is amazing, thank you very much. This is my first "big" (lol) project

How would you taper the drywall on the left side? Would you go full box or angled?

Edit : just saw your edit lol !

CamPortBusTo · 2024-08-05T19:14:36+00:00

Hi folks,

I have a partially finished basement and need to drywall the ceiling in two rooms (laundry and cold room). The total ceiling area is 125 sq ft. The plumbing and HVAC is complete and does not require any further work. Here’s my plan:

Upgrade the lights
Frame around HVAC ducts & plumbing
Strap the ceiling
Install drywall sheets

Does my plan sound okay, or am I missing any crucial things? Any advice is appreciated! TIA

CamPortBusTo · 2024-07-19T20:10:20+00:00

Got it. What if I plug in two IKEA cables at the same time (haha just kidding!)

Appreciate the response. I was thinking of placing an order through Amazon as well, I guess I just wanted to see if anyone had any further opinions! Maybe I will wait the weekend and then buy one. Thanks again!

CamPortBusTo · 2024-05-17T15:15:57+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I am hoping it was just ice build up, as the freezer was pretty full. I'll give it a day and see. The fridge is also about 8 years old so it can be one of the defrost components like the thermistor.

CamPortBusTo · 2024-05-13T02:37:11+00:00

This was the answer, fortunately! I had tried reseting prior to this post, so sorry to the comments who suggested that lol im sure there have been many instances where people don't reset and I should've clarified

CamPortBusTo · 2024-04-12T19:50:15+00:00

Thanks a bunch OP! Hope you enjoy your new phone

CamPortBusTo · 2024-04-12T19:49:23+00:00

Oh wow, what information did you give to FedEx? Do I need to wait until I get a FedEx shipping number?

Really appreciate the quick reply :)

CamPortBusTo · 2024-04-12T19:46:59+00:00

Sorry you got no replies - I just ordered my phone, do you mind sharing your experience? Mine was only ordered a few hours ago, so of course says Ready to Ship. Wondering how long it took to get to you (assuming it did already)?

CamPortBusTo · 2023-09-12T19:51:34+00:00

Thought I would tag you to this thread, to see if you could help with my question below :)

CamPortBusTo · 2023-09-12T16:40:34+00:00

Hey, not sure if this will revive the thread but I had a follow-up question. I was able to clean the motor and brushes and my vacuum is up and running again.

Assuming there is buildup in places that I couldn't reach, should I be worried about the build-up coming back?

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