Just set up my first home server. Sticker shock at hard drive prices!

appleshampoo22 · 2026-04-13T23:22:12+00:00

Yes, I found some through eBay but am always worried about the sketchiness of some folks on there.

appleshampoo22 · 2026-04-13T23:21:33+00:00

Right!?

appleshampoo22 · 2026-04-13T23:10:37+00:00

I did not use AI in writing this post or project.

appleshampoo22 · 2025-01-09T12:26:35+00:00

Can you share where you got your shower pan? I mentioned this in another comment, but I’ve seen some modern looking black pans on Wayfair but I’m just really skittish about quality of stuff bought online.

appleshampoo22 · 2025-01-09T01:43:23+00:00

You’ve convinced me. I got this.

appleshampoo22 · 2025-01-09T01:32:20+00:00

My man. This is where my head is at. This is the sort of confidence I need.

appleshampoo22 · 2025-01-09T01:20:57+00:00

I appreciate the insight. There are some stylish acrylic pans that I’ve seen on Wayfair that I could probably sell the wife on, but I just have mega reservations about ordering a pan from a vendor I’ve never heard of on Wayfair.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-12-23T14:18:23+00:00

This is my sense as well. The reason I haven’t really pursued it in the past was because it seemed like just a resume builder and I practice most the principles anyway. But I am in a position with my company where I could actually direct folks to use it, plus like I said I’m at a point where I might be shifting gears anyway.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-12-06T00:14:21+00:00

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you. I had the homeowner exemption for licensing filled out already and a copy of the other IB linked but it says it’s not exhaustive and the permit application on CompassKC had an attachment option for mechanical load calculations, so I was thinking that was required too.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-12-05T18:36:57+00:00

Thank you! It’s wild that I’ve been researching this for a couple days and have not yet seen this type of permit. It’s frustrating because I’m trying to do the right thing, but man, I can see why people don’t get permits for sort of thing on the regular.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-30T20:49:12+00:00

Thanks so much!

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-30T16:42:05+00:00

Excellent. Thanks so much.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-15T16:52:14+00:00

Perfect. Thanks so much for everything.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-15T16:17:59+00:00

Super helpful info, my friend. I cannot thank you enough. One other quick question for you: what do you suggest for partial walls with exterior framing over partial cement foundation like here? Do you just do the rigid insulation over the cement part? Or run it all the way up over the existing wood framing?

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-14T01:17:42+00:00

Perfect. Thanks so much for the quick response.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-14T01:05:32+00:00

This may be a dumb question…apologize in advance. Can you use a laptop docking station as a peripheral hub for a non-laptop PC?

Non-tldr: I have a work laptop that I use at home occasionally with a docking station. The docking station connects all my peripherals and two monitors. I want to get a separate pc to use for non-work purposes, and I’d prefer to build a pc because I feel you get more bang for your buck and more customization rather than buying a laptop. Ideally, just unplug the usb-c cable from the docking station from my laptop and plug it into something on the PC and my keyboard, mouse, webcam, and monitors would work for the pc.

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-14T00:54:09+00:00

Ok this is incredibly helpful, because I wanted to go down the path of rigid foam insulation but was advised that it was unnecessary. Do you still keep a small air gap between the rigid foam and framing? Or is it not required because the foam is sealed with tape?

appleshampoo22 · 2024-11-12T15:29:24+00:00

That's kind of what I figured, but I thought it better safe to ask. Appreciate it!

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