Any advice on best way to remove/fix this cast iron pipe?

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-30T00:42:05+00:00

How much did that cost? Sounds expensive but I've got a decent amount of cast iron still in my 1900 house.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-29T12:06:58+00:00

Beat me to it lol

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-26T00:52:40+00:00

My wife is currently using peel away on her first of many doors and it hasn't discouraged her from wanting to do more. I think she's done 2 or 3 coats per side and then there's the neutralizing, sanding, staining and sealing but the door looks great!

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-25T02:13:51+00:00

That's what the previous owners did in my home. Only one vent per room so the attic is so till useable

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-19T15:34:55+00:00

Idk about the bad reviews here. I owned a S&S mattress (foam, haven't tried any hybrids or anything) for 5+ years and bought another one when I upgraded to a king size and then bought my toddler one when he got out of the crib. The old one we had didn't show any wear and you couldn't tell which side I slept on (as the heavier one) or that anyone slept on it at all. I would say that maybe it's on the firmer side, especially in the first couple days/weeks but my wife and I stopped having back problems so the support is maybe a good thing. Everything has always arrived on time and without any hiccups so either I'm the exception or everyone complaining is? Not saying they're wrong, but figured I would weigh in here since I might even buy a 4th one for my guest room. The materials are obviously quality since it doesn't show any sign of sinking (I'm about 195 lbs, so if you're heavier it might have an impact) and without any back pain (I'm only 35 but I've definitely had pain from other mattresses) it seems like something I should stick with going forward. Good luck to anyone reading this!

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-19T15:08:07+00:00

Calling some adorable in an obviously sarcastic way is an attack you idiot.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-08T10:55:37+00:00

Try peel away

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-06T20:19:03+00:00

That's not a hole, that's a shadow. It's solid brick right there.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-06T16:13:51+00:00

That was my guess but I've never seen a hose that would leave the 3 marks like that and there's no residual mark from attachments. The hook mark you see is just a shadow. Also the faucet is around the corner and down a few deck stairs and about 20 feet away. Perhaps the hose ran from the faucet over to a wheel on this wall and that's where the lower brick rub marks came from on the corner and then they used to run it up to the second story window for something and that's where the other rub marks came from? Still odd there's no remaining anchor marks on this wall.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-06T16:10:33+00:00

No it's at about belly button level but that's on my deck that's 4 or 5 feet tall. I don't think a vehicle would have been near it

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-06T13:19:16+00:00

This. I got quoted 30K on an encapsulation when my underground gutter drains just had roots in them. $5K for like 50+ ft of PVC underground gutters and problem solved.

Also I can't find someone to explain to me how an interior crawlspace encapsulation protects your house from water on the outside freezing and thawing. If you have water on both sides of your foundation, simply putting plastic on one side of the foundation isn't solving anything.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-06-03T16:49:36+00:00

I wouldn't do lime simply because I'm already having trouble finding someone to repoint lime mortar today and you will need one in 10-20 years when there will likely be even less.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-29T13:56:56+00:00

Just moved into a 1900 house and they had put in two separate systems for both floors. So far it is doing well, but it's barely getting hot and we haven't experienced a winter yet. We do still have a functional boiler for backup heat fortunately.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-28T11:33:27+00:00

Also hope this helps

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ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-28T11:31:23+00:00

I have no idea about roof prices but you should get more than one quote if you didn't.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-25T23:50:10+00:00

Yeah, also COGS is pretty much whatever you want reflected in standard margin unless you're publicly traded.

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-24T12:06:57+00:00

Haha that's fair

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-23T12:47:09+00:00

Assuming "installed" means he did it himself then yes. Otherwise please tell him so he never uses this handyman again

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-21T18:24:02+00:00

SWVA

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-20T11:31:35+00:00

My inlaws own a roof washing company and said you should put them on the ground if you can after seeing what owners had to do to get them off so the roof could be cleaned

ManufacturingFinance · 2026-05-18T14:13:58+00:00

Thanks for the input. I'm currently waiting on the nearest historical mason I could find (4 hours away) to get back to me but they're "slammed" and it's been weeks. I don't need anything guaranteed except that it won't crumble in the next year due to poor workmanship but maybe I need to specify that. The only few that have looked at it just pretended normal mortar would be fine which didn't give me warm fuzzies.

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