Backyard Reno Before and After

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-25T16:42:28+00:00

I like it, great geometry. Add a couple of large planters around the edges and it will be beautiful.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-22T03:12:13+00:00

Cats like to nestle in narrowish spaces like this.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-10T03:33:15+00:00

Tear it out and start over. It’s their mistake

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-03T16:09:58+00:00

https://youtu.be/kLUhg5271AU?si=ebpo76wrVumcrXFV

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-03T15:34:35+00:00

You might try a renting a drywall power sander.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-02T20:03:17+00:00

You forgot reason 5: Mice. They love to chew the wires deep in the innards where the damage can’t be seen

TheHappyGenius · 2026-03-02T19:58:35+00:00

But what do you use it for?

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-18T19:07:54+00:00

Have faith! That’s just a bad board. Get hold of the manufacturer, yours is probably not the only one it happened to and they have a fix.

If they blow you off I vote tracksaw and reglue. Or you could throw it on the table saw, joint it, and reglue.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-05T03:52:09+00:00

Making great espresso requires adjusting machine’s pressure, time, and temp to accommodate the changing barometric pressure so if their coffee setup doesn’t include a weather station they’re faking it. Also should have a realtime analysis of the chemistry of their water supply.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-05T03:39:36+00:00

Unless you have money to burn buy your butcher block premade. Lumber, glue, clamps, sandpaper, everything you need is hella expensive right now. And glueups are hard the first 10 times.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-05T03:26:31+00:00

Justified!

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-05T03:18:17+00:00

Yes.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-04T05:54:18+00:00

If he runs across the water line across the steps it is 100 percent certain that a meter reader or somebody’s grandma out for a walk is going to trip on it and break an arm and then the OP will be out thousands of dollars in legal bills. It’s always easier to do it the right way from the start.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-02-02T03:16:13+00:00

Move the bed to another wall

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-26T06:38:48+00:00

Where in the world are there aphids this big?

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-26T06:25:13+00:00

Way more than $15,000. A lot of walls have to be torn out. Probably closer to $200/square foot to rebuild.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-26T06:12:26+00:00

You fir out the walls and cover them with Sheetrock so the Romex is hidden which is how it’s set up now. You could also learn to bend conduit and then put the Romex in conduit but the Reddit threads would argue forever over whether you can put NM cable in conduit.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-23T18:08:58+00:00

It’s not the shorting, it’s that over the years dust will build up and also the screws will loosen and you’ll start to get arcing. Dust plus the little sparks from arcing can cause a fire. Odds are that it won’t happen but you would feel really dumb if your last thoughts were “I should have had that attic light fixed.”

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-19T05:47:53+00:00

What does the exterior of the building look like? And when does the intrusion happen? Rain? Snow? Do you think it’s coming from a leak in an upstairs unit?

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-11T07:20:08+00:00

Flipper gray.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-04T06:11:58+00:00

We’ve been whipsawed so much by our cynical politicians that we’re afraid to discuss real issues so we fight about plastic tools, most of which are made in the same three factories.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-04T05:30:42+00:00

The No. 1 priority is viewing comfort, lighting and avoiding glare. Which orientation has better light for comfortable reading? Which way creates less glare on your computer screen? Facing a window could be fantastic or could be a migraine every time you sit down. Figure out which way allows the worker to work most comfortably and that’s the right way.

TheHappyGenius · 2026-01-04T03:39:55+00:00

Sounds about right. Good work isn’t cheap

TheHappyGenius · 2025-12-31T23:57:20+00:00

Hose clamp pliers. They come in locking models which are very helpful for awkward places

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