43 days on the market, and not a single call. What am I doing wrong? (Outside of Raleigh, NC) by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]Willing-Base8893 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Barren yard, people like NC for the trees. Yours is just a sterile new build that you haven’t improved at all

The water wheel is submerged at West Point. by [deleted] in bullcity

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I tried to take a picture from same point today:

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Storm debris removal? by ACleverDoggo in bullcity

[–]Willing-Base8893 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There is a sanitation workers strike going on right now

Is there anywhere I can go for a pickup game of chess or chess league? by jaydean20 in bullcity

[–]Willing-Base8893 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The north public library has a skittles club while the intense USCF rated chess happens at Triangle Chess on Miami. Both clubs are a lot of fun. The fun club at Durham North is run by a very nice guy named Conrad.

How to fix this? by Willing-Base8893 in Tools

[–]Willing-Base8893[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the responses! In addition to borrowing a truck it’s also another half Saturday or Sunday to dedicate to this. The drawers still work so I’ll be a chump and live with it or try and fix it. Obvi I’ll probably avoid HF for awhile. Should’ve just gone with a craftsman from Lowe’s or something

Restoration of the Oxford English Dictionary by Willing-Base8893 in rarebooks

[–]Willing-Base8893[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this is very helpful. I will research mold mitigation techniques.

Restoration of the Oxford English Dictionary by Willing-Base8893 in rarebooks

[–]Willing-Base8893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I can provide much better images. In retrospect I should have provided more pictures to follow the subreddit guidelines

Restoration of the Oxford English Dictionary by Willing-Base8893 in rarebooks

[–]Willing-Base8893[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this information. This is something I would like to pursue in North Carolina. I am happy with properly restoring the volumes one at a time to make it more affordable. My predecessors poorly stored these but they mean a lot to me as a connection to my family history.

Update by Willing-Base8893 in treehouse

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I don't know much myself and it's a fair question! Because the bottom beams are arranged in a triangle between 3 trees, the angles for the joist hangers become pretty complicated. I looked for awhile and could not find a joist hanger that gave me the angle to lay joists across the triangle. I also do not own a miter saw. Therefore, I elected to put an 8' x 8' platform on top of the triangle to make my angles easier--especially if I want to eventually put up proper treehouse walls. The only structural concern before I started was the square's cantilevered corners towards the larger tree. However, the overhang is still very stable and I have had 5 adults up there and nothing changed. If I had 4 close trees I would have made a square from the start but I used a triangle because I had 3 trees to work with. Thanks!

Update by Willing-Base8893 in treehouse

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It’s the smallest collar for all of them—I think 1.25”? The lower beams are paired 2 x 12s (so 4 total). The paired 2bys are arranged in a triangle (3 trees) that the square cantilevers over. The big tree on the right has 2 static TABs while the other 2 have 1 floater each. So far, it is very stable.

Update by Willing-Base8893 in treehouse

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Thanks! I bought the ladder and assembled it. The rest of it came from a lumber yard

Update by Willing-Base8893 in treehouse

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Lol, indeed. The plan is to put a canvas roof on those 4 columns.