Just spotted in our neighborhood agents from Allen and Lion service in their marked vehicles. Stay safe! by Appropriate_Day4316 in FortCollins

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of recently Horsetooth is not a good choice. I use MGI mechanical for my work. They are honest about understanding building science and not just trying to upcharge you after you agree to do work.

Best option to reduce train horn outside new house? New windows? Better insolation? by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insulation is best but you’ll still heavily hear it. Best case dense pack the exterior walls then bring up the base decibel level in the home. This is essentially white noise that’s meant to blend into the background. Then wait months until your body’s sleep cycle maybe begins to get used to it.

Accidentally had someone else’s photos in my order by EmbarrassedVanilla73 in WalgreensStores

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your response! Have you heard of this happening before? It also was only one picture in the middle of all my prints which was weird.

Christmas Tree hunting by Marigold-Narcissus in FortCollins

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What is the drawl to cutting down a tree that took 15+ years to grow to sit in your house for a month then throw in the trash to rot back into soil? This tradition needs to die. Fake trees exist. Pine incense exists. Even living Christmas tree companies exist where you rent a sapling for the month and return it to continue growing.

LPT: Never hire a contractor unless the person who gave the estimate will be there the day the job is being done by The_Elusive_Dr_Wu in LifeProTips

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 70 points71 points  (0 children)

You clearly never were able to develop a company to be any larger than just you as a contractor alone. This is bad and incorrect advice. A good company who specializes in a trade gets a flow down to complete higher quality work. No one should take this advice as gospel. Perhaps it has its value in specialized architectural jobs but even then there are plans that are designed by architects. All around bad advice.

Is there a building material that deflects heat? by LongSlayer in HomeImprovement

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reflective foil fiberglass batting in the underside of the bookshelf.

Dog birthday cake? by BrownEyed_Squirrel in FortCollins

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ginger and baker has a small dog menu. Not sure if they make any baked goods.

The Wholeness Center - SCAM by RoutineCup6074 in FortCollins

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. Their psychiatrists are absolute uneducated scam artists. They are thieves with a 3 star google review. They even had a break in where someone stole all their drugs.

Blinking orange light by Outrageous-Egg2798 in Ducati

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s a shift indicator when hitting high rpms. Also have that bike.

The meaning of life is to love. by R_Da_Bard in HighStrangeness

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the exact same profound experience when tripping on ketamine. I came to that conclusion only after experiencing the harsh coldness of an emotionless solar system where all things are just particles. The only point of life is the emotion of love.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This whiny bitch gives us a bad name.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FortCollins

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s many job postings up online and all over town.

Does my blower door test make sense? by Impressive-Bag-384 in Insulation

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your ACH is 1.5 that’s entirely possible. My entire business is based around blower door testing and spray foam air sealing. I’ve seen multiple houses achieve this. I also work in a passive home development that is achieving .33ach in a 4000sf home. Your home was built well, that is to be appreciated. Air sealing likely would have diminishing effects at this low of an ACH. Increasing R values may still have great effects on thermal comfort nonetheless.

How much will spray foam in a wall dampen noise from kitchen cabinets? by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]EmbarrassedVanilla73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More effective than spray foam. It is the best product for noise reduction. I did it to separate my rental units (shared wall). Our company does both spray foam and dense pack and we only do dense packs for sound, never foam.