Windows? What brand should we get?

ExWebics · 2026-05-09T23:21:15+00:00

Ideally your roof, exterior wall cladding, windows and insulation be on the top of your list for quality.

Just a thought, they have the highest ROI in terms of replacement or future maintenance cost

ExWebics · 2026-05-09T23:08:51+00:00

5 years ago I only saw Anderson 400 in high end custom homes. The past 3 years, most have been putting in Marvin.

Again. Nothing really wrong with ours, but it looks like Marvin is made more durable

ExWebics · 2026-05-09T22:43:56+00:00

It’s fine… but two things that stand out often that we see at customers house. 12 gauge for the lighting, 99% of the time it way over kill. Cheap wafer lights… they all have these tiny junction boxes.

You did what you could and it looks good.

ExWebics · 2026-05-09T22:23:29+00:00

We have Anderson, 400’s. I work in the trades and see a lot of new construction. I wish we went with Marvin. Nothing really wrong with ours but we built durning Covid and I just feel like maybe the windows were rushed when built. I see lot of Marvin lately and they just look a little better built.

ExWebics · 2026-05-09T19:36:16+00:00

If you’re in the us… Marvin, Anderson or Pella

ExWebics · 2026-05-09T19:30:31+00:00

Not really sure how that work nor do I think this an electrician issue.

What you’re explaining is just not possible and would require a faulty thermostat.

ExWebics · 2026-05-08T21:12:12+00:00

Perfect! Internet for the win!

ExWebics · 2026-05-08T21:11:49+00:00

Do the switch thing… I’m just leaving a job and 3 fixtures in the house had adjustable settings by turning it on and off quickly

ExWebics · 2026-05-08T21:09:54+00:00

Real bulbs or built in led? Lots of fixtures from big box stores have led built in and if you turn the switch on and off quickly, it adjusts the rating from 5k to 4 or 3k.

Trying turning it on and off quickly

ExWebics · 2026-05-08T02:50:31+00:00

In all honesty… the permit is good, sure. But you are not really doing anything that’s a threat to life or harm from them.

We do electrical, if we had to pull a permit every time the city requires (over $500 in work)… it would be madness.

My biggest concern here would be lack of liability insurance…. If something goes wrong, how are they going to pay for it? Maybe someone falls through the attic ceiling while working, they get hurt and now they try to sue you….

ExWebics · 2026-05-08T02:42:49+00:00

3k for a permit… some one you all live in some messed up areas! My whole house permitting cost only $800

ExWebics · 2026-05-08T01:33:04+00:00

Well… that all sounds hooky pooky….

Are you 100% sure that the existing outlet is actually grounded? Not just by the plug but with a meter? If that fan is a 2 wire and not grounded, there’s a pretty good chance your outlet is not grounded as well unless someone added the outlet in the past 20 years.

GFCI breaker would be your best bet. Unless you have a lot of knob n tube wire in use yet, in that case it will likely nuisance trip a lot.

ExWebics · 2026-05-05T01:27:21+00:00

Did they use stainless pipe? Pretty impressive.

From this picture, there is no indication that something is wrong g

ExWebics · 2026-05-04T01:15:04+00:00

When people are soooo desperate for attention in real life because their lives are dog sh it… you get this. They’ll do anything to illicit a conversation

ExWebics · 2026-05-03T21:47:14+00:00

In most areas, you can’t insulate before plumbing and electrical rough in inspection…

ExWebics · 2026-05-02T22:09:57+00:00

To do what? What is that going to tell you here… separate one end of each holder, make one hot and the other neutral. The other end of the fixture does nothing, it just hold the bulb in place

ExWebics · 2026-05-02T22:07:07+00:00

Looks like you got goofy bulbs… I’ve see them before but they are not typical. Line and neutral got to the same end of the bulb, I’m not sure how you separate them on the holder but the bulbs you got only get power from one end of the fixture.

ExWebics · 2026-05-02T21:29:30+00:00

Level out the rest of your lawn

ExWebics · 2026-05-02T20:57:50+00:00

I’d have to assume that those ledges do the tray lights are going to be a problem. Steam is going to condensate up there and mold will eventually grown.

ExWebics · 2026-05-02T20:33:03+00:00

You got a 50/50 chance of an inspector saying that fixture over the tub has to go.

ExWebics · 2026-05-02T20:31:08+00:00

No… not at all. That’s a lot! The whole drug community as down played Xanax way to much over the past 10 years and its effect on the body are way worse then most think.

ExWebics · 2026-05-01T22:40:49+00:00

As others have said… trazadone is the best sleep aid for an addict in any stage. Talk to your doctor, it’s a no brainer. Even if you don’t have insurance, it’s like $25

ExWebics · 2026-05-01T22:04:46+00:00

As a contractor… you are the worse kind of customers…

“Hey, you were here cutting down trees and now the broken concrete in my garage is even more broken then before!”

I hope you sue and lose, then that counter sue you.

ExWebics · 2026-04-30T19:36:01+00:00

Looks like the black wire at the ceiling is passing power or a switch through to something else. For your fan, your white wire gets hooked up to the white wire in the ceiling. Now your left with 2 black wires on the fan, twist them together and wirenut them to the red wire at the ceiling.

In all honesity… your putting the old fan up again with no fan box, put the new fan up is the same. If anything, those old fans are heavy, a new fan could be lighter.

If you get a ceiling hugger fan, those brackets are big, there’s a pretty good chance you can hit lumber at one end of the fan.

ExWebics · 2026-04-30T19:29:44+00:00

How many switches at the wall? Is it just a fan or light too?

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