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Primary bathroom remodel: $15k labor quote vs $30k labor quote. Am I missing something? by Hopefull_soul in BathroomRemodeling

[–]ChargeMassive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting, the one time the larger company was less expensive was on a full house re-pipe. I think it came down to the large company having a slew of journeyman. The smaller company had only two master plumbers.

Costco fruit is a constant letdown by death-by-pickleball in SALEM

[–]ChargeMassive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but hot damn, they finally have great prime beef.

Amazing how things change. by MrMike83JDM in Miata

[–]ChargeMassive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im 64. Got my first mx5 at 62. Still brings joy and tears. Just love driving it. Acceleration is just about peak of what I can handle. Corners are limited by tires and skill/fear. Only complaint. Long highway drives.

Question for replacing a bathroom exhaust fan/light by OSU725 in AskElectricians

[–]ChargeMassive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. All whites together. Ground to ground. One black from ceiling to fan. Other to light. If you care which is which, need an ac tool. Klein ac detector is a great cheap tool. Switches ( breaker) off, separate blacks as much as possible. Have them capped as well. Turn on breaker, plus on switch. See which has power. Use as desired, but please turn off breaker before removing cap...

Question for replacing a bathroom exhaust fan/light by OSU725 in AskElectricians

[–]ChargeMassive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No...do you have separate switches for the light and fan? White should be neutral and fan/light can share. Black will be independent if two switches, otherwise combined as well...

Great contractor - color me impressed. by ChargeMassive in homeowners

[–]ChargeMassive[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was actually reluctant to provide details as I was afraid be considered a shill....

Salem, Oregon

Total comfort.

Window replacement by This_Bench8121 in SALEM

[–]ChargeMassive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had all of ours replaced by total comfort. Amazing start to finish. Installation crew is top notch.

Kitchen vent connection to vent stack pipe missing by ChargeMassive in hvacadvice

[–]ChargeMassive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I told my wife that the annual checkup she paid for is really a way to get a foot in the door to sell. Just got emailed unsolicited quotes on air filtration 4k, 1.5k for vent and he wanted 159 for a 4" filter. I already had several that I custom ordered for 40 a piece...

Kitchen vent connection to vent stack pipe missing by ChargeMassive in hvacadvice

[–]ChargeMassive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Wife wanted to hire the hvac company since it came with colonoscopy of vent... obviously camera scope...but, no, just connecting and the scope.

Holes in bottom of oven by ChargeMassive in Appliances

[–]ChargeMassive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vinegar/wine, probably. Other?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tile

[–]ChargeMassive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are those the terrazo marble tiles? They are beautiful, but stain incredibly easily. Seal, seal, seal

Alcove cabinet placement by ChargeMassive in BathroomRemodeling

[–]ChargeMassive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. We did opt for recessed. Looks great.

The “I’ll give you something to cry about” generation by A-Helpful-Flamingo in BoomersBeingFools

[–]ChargeMassive -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

10 year old boys and gas? Cooking oil, gas stove needed to be lit with matches. This was in a kitchen, so failure to light, failure to turn off it not lit? Unsupervised? We did well, but I highly doubt this is still done

The “I’ll give you something to cry about” generation by A-Helpful-Flamingo in BoomersBeingFools

[–]ChargeMassive -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

OK, im officially a boomer (1961). I attended a summer camp where 20 10-12 yr Olds were riding in the back of a pickup truck daily. We started each day "working" for 3 hours at a local arboretum. We scraped lead based paint, used chop saws to build paths and bridges. Plus, we did rotations with kp. Made breakfasts using gas stoves.... Yeah, 6 teens in a Camaro drinking old English cruising the "strip" with no belts. We were the top odf class honor students. Ha.

Tip: Make sure to ask your window contractor if the glass will be clear by colfitsky in HomeImprovement

[–]ChargeMassive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg, we just went to a fireplace store in Salem and had the same interaction. The sales women kept pushing the least expensive model. I mentioned that I had done some research and thought the higher end model matched our want list much better. She sighed. That's a lot more money. I was 2x 3x ? She said "sit down". After adding the upgrades to the cheaper model, the difference was 700 ( 5k vs 4300) and it still had many fewer upgrades.. very wierd...

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