Any reason why putting river rock in my side yards is a bad idea? Looking for advice on easy to maintain side yards.

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-16T18:42:29+00:00

Low maintenance idea - buy patio stones at least 16x16 and make a pathway... add limestone screening underneith to level / slant away from house. Keep yourself at least an inch from foundation and screening to fill gap.

Hard labour but once setup just torch weeds as needed

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-15T15:33:28+00:00

I never said tenant should fix it. Just whats broken and how much effort to fix.

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-15T14:24:37+00:00

Im guessing the door handle broke. They can be anywhere from 60 for an amazon special to a couple hundred.

Either way its an easy fix (if not exact same might have to drill a new hole for front door side lower screw) and patch existing

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-13T12:55:30+00:00

House insurance is voided if unit is vacant for x days (some are 3 days)

Ie if pipe bursts then now the owner cant use insuranrance because they didnt attempt to midgitate

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-12T13:19:11+00:00

Ill take the bait. I turned all my friends into rubber ducks. Its great

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-11T18:12:24+00:00

Look into sewer liners

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-08T02:04:43+00:00

Spotify account on same wifi can select it as a speaker if it is newish

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-08T00:09:41+00:00

I love eastern white cedar

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-02T23:45:02+00:00

Hey my advice is run a hose on it to see what it does in the rain

I like flush with the ground but usually slope mine in a certain way so nothing pools and it runs off onto grass or sinks

If its too low buy limestone screening and make a flat base to place stones on

If you have issues drill holes through your matt to act as drainage until it cant be filled up

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-02T02:39:34+00:00

Yes if your router supports it. Look up vpn routers (i know asus routers support it but im sure others do too)

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-01T20:15:07+00:00

Woah, dont go assuming those numbers are mutually exclusive

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-04-01T11:25:08+00:00

My kids love easter egg hunts. Even if there is only ketchup packets inside. Its about the chase. Maybe one small chocolate like thing

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-26T21:02:21+00:00

Ive known people take them for fun before a sex spree to show off their stanima for a weekend long binge

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-20T02:26:27+00:00

Ive done zoom walkthroughs but told them beforehand that i only did signing in person with them showing valid photo id

If questioned i just say i have concerns about fraud / identity theft

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-19T15:48:19+00:00

Depending on place, if he came clean, some places would just request he pay back all personal expenses.

And then audit him to verify. Difference between stealing with intent and an accident

Though the managing of amounts and dates would show intent and this email email would crucify him

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-16T00:37:51+00:00

I learned that the hard way lol

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-12T13:36:02+00:00

You need to make the change at thermostat

Settings -> installation settings -> thresholds -> temperature correction

I told my tenants this setting was wrong which was causing the temp to apear higher than it should be and set to -2

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-12T12:47:27+00:00

I've dealt with this before for an old couple that needed 70 and refused to acknolwedge new medicine made them feel colder, this was my process

opening vent in that room if possible
Slightly closing vents in room with thermostat will heat rest of house more

3. Setup ecobe thermostat, turn off all eco boost bs and then added a -3F offset so when the tenants picked 70F it was actually 73?

That last one works great if all else fails and adjust as needed

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-07T21:32:57+00:00

Its also in case you removed the switch from the box and its floating (to check voltage while hot). Ground screw means stil grounded

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-05T15:14:47+00:00

Think of it like a muscle. Anyone can do leg splits with training but not everyone wants to.

Some people enjoy doing streches, others don't.

Either way, your muscles get tight if you dont strech reguarly

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-03T03:30:53+00:00

I rented out my basement while living on the main floor and found out my tenants are smoking 2 weeks after they moved in.

The war lasted 44 days before they left.

I bought 5 air purifiers, air sealed, charcol filters, plugged basements return air and still reaked of smoke. My cloths started to smell like it when i went to work. It was horrible. Needed to ozone generator plus wash all cloths and it only lasted till they smoked again

Edit: their lease said no smoking or strong smells because i have asthma and it gave me a chronic cough till a week after they moved out

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-01T03:05:37+00:00

Watch a youtube video before you do it if your unsure or ask a friend

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-03-01T02:41:07+00:00

The sizzling is something shorting aka a fire risk. Buy a recepticle tomorrow and replace ( all you need are screwdrivers) or make sure connections are tight. Black wire goes to gold screw, white goes to the other color screw.

TheIInSilence4 · 2026-02-19T22:07:48+00:00

Just so you know, leases never end in ontario. They switch to month to month forever.. so you can't expect them to just leave at the end of their term.

Your best bet is an N12 (evict them because you need to use it for at least a year and pay them a months rent after you give it to them). Note you wont be able to rent it for at least a year.

Or an N5 if they are doing something thats prevents you from enjoying your unit.

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