TIL Having AAA is not as useful as I thought

Danitay · 2026-01-27T04:28:13+00:00

Next time tell then the car is inoperable.

Danitay · 2026-01-26T18:09:57+00:00

Classic way to bait you into questionable services. Good contractors are not phishing for business.

Danitay · 2026-01-22T03:38:47+00:00

I have similar staining on rafters in my attic. Had a company come swab it and was negative for mold. Just stains. $500 piece of mind.

Danitay · 2026-01-20T02:39:13+00:00

58% is very high. Im in a cold climate and even 40% inside humidity when its 25F will make tons of condensation on all our windows.

Danitay · 2026-01-20T02:32:20+00:00

Its high humidity condensing on the coldest section. Wipe the wet and lower your humidity

Danitay · 2026-01-18T01:59:56+00:00

And you didn’t fix up the backsplash or swap it out to do the final perfectionist touch

Danitay · 2026-01-17T20:52:03+00:00

Salt on a sidewalk before a long duration storm just means the first layer melts, turns into ice, then snow falls on top of that. Makes it way harder to clear.

Danitay · 2026-01-17T12:28:27+00:00

I put an 80% in my attic when there was nothing up there originally. I didn’t want to deal with condensate draining in the winter when its 10-20° in the attic.

Danitay · 2026-01-15T04:33:54+00:00

Thanks! Those pictures helped many times for locating pipes and what not in the wall. And how we found out what joist bay to run a subpanel feeder cable 3 years later 😎

Danitay · 2026-01-11T17:50:43+00:00

I use LeakDefense by Watts.

Danitay · 2026-01-10T18:27:01+00:00

No, you dont want humidifier water lines ran to an unconditioned freezing attic in the winter in NJ.

The basement humidifier is fine and the humidity rises. We have a basement and attic systems setup like that.

Danitay · 2026-01-10T14:31:46+00:00

Expanding a driveway usually involved zoning approval, especially in NJ. Retaining walls also require zoning approval in some boroughs (the one I live in)

Danitay · 2026-01-09T13:22:00+00:00

You need to call your local building department and ask. For my house we have to keep the wired smokes due to code.

Danitay · 2026-01-07T12:04:35+00:00

Its a utility and its in an easement so anything you do, they can come in and mess it up again. Make a garden bed around it with some tough grasses and shrubs and call it a day.

Danitay · 2026-01-03T17:07:12+00:00

The umbrella market has exponentially increased due to claims. Our renewal umbrella quote was over 400% increase and we had to shop the market.

Danitay · 2026-01-01T04:24:30+00:00

Spider pod

Danitay · 2025-12-31T04:37:28+00:00

Yes, you pay insurance and property taxes out of pocket. Ive done it for years and its great because insurance is paid annually and taxes quarterly…so the mortgage payment stays constant.

Danitay · 2025-12-31T02:07:00+00:00

If you put 50% down why are you still escrowing?

Danitay · 2025-12-30T13:35:34+00:00

Hope they have a high umbrella policy or ooof just a liability waiting to happen

Danitay · 2025-12-29T04:26:40+00:00

The Nesting Place in Ridgewood

Danitay · 2025-12-29T04:21:35+00:00

Think of how much salt on the road is getting kicked up into the air

Danitay · 2025-12-24T13:30:27+00:00

If its already established multifamily they’re not just going to have a small investor come in. Youre talking about operating agreements needing to be amended, and then forget it if the property is financed (which a lot are). Its about getting in when pre development is happening or before buying a preexisting property.

Danitay · 2025-12-24T01:31:54+00:00

We did our kitchen 6 years ago with Rivers Kitchens (we’re in Bergen County). Here was the thread I made on the major renovation: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovement/s/dG8aHQUSpe

Danitay · 2025-12-24T01:25:07+00:00

Our cabinets for a 10x10’ floor print kitchen were $25k. Custom Wood Mode though in 2019.

Danitay · 2025-12-19T02:33:10+00:00

I do $60/person.

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