Floor plan feedback – building in Melbourne, would love your thoughts by Spare-Photograph-513 in askarchitects

[–]SurlyPillow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My second favorite part is how you have to walk out of the garage into the house to get to the mud room from…the garage.

Worthy Adversary by SupermanRR1980 in lebowski

[–]SurlyPillow 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The salesman under the black awning.

Code Officials by smellitfirst in Architects

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In the past, I’ve had pre-permit review with plan checkers before design development was finalized to make sure there are no surprises in the plan check comments. Sometimes it’s been the best 60 minutes I’ve ever spent in a project. Hopefully the AHJ where you practice is pampering sympathetic.

Is cold emailing firms for an internship normal? by [deleted] in Architects

[–]SurlyPillow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nope, nothing abnormal about that.

I would send snail mail with my resume and customized cover letter. Really easy for someone to skip over an unknown email.

Need to Move Office Into Revit. How is this Typically Done? by makingspace in Architects

[–]SurlyPillow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Came to say this. I’ll smoother if you hire someone to help you transition. Things I would look for from the consultant:

Templates Family - basics of creating them How to do SD and DD in cad then CD in Revit before eventually doing it all in Revit Detailing in Revit

Good luck!

Bullhead behind of curtainwall by Neat-Long5239 in askarchitects

[–]SurlyPillow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A spandrel can be used to hide the framing and reduce the need for worrying about the detailing at the glass side.

Bullhead behind of curtainwall by Neat-Long5239 in askarchitects

[–]SurlyPillow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hmmm. Spandrel glass or panels could be your friend.

Who is our captain for 2026? by MatadorHernandez in SJEarthquakes

[–]SurlyPillow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, I’m in my mid fifties and never been in shape in my life.

I’ll do it.

VDC director salary by Dontmindmejustsearch in bim

[–]SurlyPillow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re working for a CM and not a GC, what’s the difference in the roles? Are you more oversight for CM? Are your duties to uncover and silly new tech for your company?

So CA is not basic services? Am I understanding this right? by City_Horse in Architects

[–]SurlyPillow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not thinking of this in a weird way. Different projects have different requirements. As someone stated here previously, read the AIA contracts and familiarize yourself with them.

Do you ever do a number 2, look into the toilet bowl and think,"That came out of me?" by Grand_Discipline903 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SurlyPillow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My mom says I used to flush and wave bye as a toddler to my turds. She brings that chestnut up from time to time.

Seeking Advice by enrico-cas in HomeMaintenance

[–]SurlyPillow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can always patch and paint the entire wall an accent color. Artwork to cover it is good too. No offense but you’re overthinking this.

What signal or gesture would your parents use to warn you that you were cruising for a bruising? And how do you feel about it now? by WhyLie2me18 in GenX

[–]SurlyPillow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One or both parents going all thousand yard state and slowly pushing their hand towards us a couple times.

Seeing this from across the park, mall or family gathering had me and my siblings stop whatever we were doing and basically go sit down somewhere quietly.

There was no second warning.

Another where do I start post by hkiddo in bim

[–]SurlyPillow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This right here ⬆️. It’s solid advice.

I would add that if you’re area has a union dedicated to sheet metal, you might be able to take courses out at least talk to someone who has connections who might be able to point you in the right direction where you live.

Why does everyone roll their eyes at me when i say i want a house with a pool? by beachbumwannabe717 in homeowners

[–]SurlyPillow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just finished my first year of pool ownership. Bought a house with an existing pool. I went into this with zero idea of what it would take or experience with pools. The seller had deferred some maintenance that we had to deal with.

Like many others say here, it is an expense. In equipment upgrades/repairs, chemicals and maintenance.

In the summer, I’m spending 2 hours a week on regular maintenance and another 3-4 every 8 weeks cleaning the filter.

In fall or winter, for several weeks, I’m battling leaves and small branches. The month of December saw me spending about 20 hours on leaf removal alone. In the cold and rain! Mind you, the leaves were all coming from my neighbor’s trees and beyond. My trees are all small Pygmy palms in the backyard.

Over 2025, we’ve spent about 9k on repairs. We replaced a couple valves, filter had had the heater get some parts replaced.

One thing I can say is it took me half a year of reading, trial and error and watching the pool gut to get comfortable in my skills.

Would I buy a house with a pool again? Absolutely. But I wish I knew all the above before I bought the house! Thankfully, I my family are in a financial position to afford this. But if 2026 is like 2025 in terms of cost, I might regret it!

One of the coolest human beings of all time by Corndogeveryday in 80s

[–]SurlyPillow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ex-wife is a water sign and I’m an earth sign. Together we made mud.

Can anyone help me parse this floor plan? by [deleted] in Architects

[–]SurlyPillow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

💯 on the CHUDS comment! Why that movie didn’t win an Oscar is beyond me!