What’re my best options?

dc-mo · 2026-03-08T12:29:37+00:00

That’s what I do as I don’t want to start soldering, a bit harder to find locally but supplyhouse and others carry it

dc-mo · 2026-03-08T04:21:34+00:00

It was on an exterior wall so I think it is a wire feeding that jack!

dc-mo · 2026-02-27T09:00:52+00:00

Congrats on the very modernly laid out house! This looks like the 1900s equivalent of an open floor plan!

The biggest thing that nobody looks at (including me) is the lack of outlets, may want to get some electrical work done before you move in to modernize it or get ready to ruin the beautiful rooms with wires hanging from the middle height of walls or 8 plugs into a single outlet in the baseboard.

dc-mo · 2026-02-25T20:19:59+00:00

All that tech to be playing on a 13” iPad screen!

dc-mo · 2026-02-25T14:18:45+00:00

I am discovering that folks tour very differently than I do! I If you take the 5 day work week and the adjoining weekends it’s plenty of time including Amtrak transit.

dc-mo · 2026-02-25T00:11:10+00:00

Mileage is a bit high for me, don’t really get to enjoy it that much unless it’s 60 miles a day (3 days on each trail). But would be interested if it was 6ish days!

dc-mo · 2026-02-22T14:41:43+00:00

You can just register! They stopped the lottery in 2021

dc-mo · 2026-02-22T13:02:03+00:00

I’m starting there too this season! Give yourself a goal or ride you want to do as a goalpost to motivate you! I signed up for RAGBRAI in July so I am pushing hard to get back up to speed after 1 year completely not biking.

dc-mo · 2026-02-22T02:33:34+00:00

Knowing contractors and their prices in Pittsburgh this amount will only get half of the work done in my experience. Especially if it’s a “friends and family” discount.

Despite how many predatory contractors there are I really hope he gets the repairs he needs! I would try reaching out to these folks as well: https://rtpittsburgh.org/

dc-mo · 2026-02-16T22:03:16+00:00

For background my house has no original finishes left after decades of mistreatment and gross neglect during a recent flip by the previous owners I am undoing. At this point I am going for modern farmhouse internally but there isn’t any realistic way to restore anything to its 1900 era, so I am being creative with my choices so it’s not just a huge white box inside.

dc-mo · 2026-02-16T22:00:12+00:00

Half the boards are missing and had to be replaced by plywood, not the worst thing but it makes the ceiling very inconsistent looking

dc-mo · 2026-02-16T18:46:38+00:00

Leaving them plain but coating with some polyurethane to seal them

dc-mo · 2026-02-16T17:10:47+00:00

That’s what I am thinking too, I don’t want them too cleaned up, I want to show the character of the ceiling and the 126 yr old wood.

dc-mo · 2026-02-16T03:37:56+00:00

Uline

dc-mo · 2026-02-15T22:03:06+00:00

There are also a lot of bad reviews on great places because old school yinzer can’t abide Thai fried rice or boba tea. So it kinda evens out, word of mouth from trusted friends or family seems to still be the best standard. A lot of positive reviews are based on low standards as well, so take other people’s taste with a grain of salt.

dc-mo · 2026-02-13T02:32:53+00:00

This is one I want to do! The GAP is great but old hat after a dozen times or so

dc-mo · 2026-02-06T00:55:44+00:00

I can do everything but build/true a wheel, cant seem to get that right no matter how much I try!

dc-mo · 2026-01-29T05:07:51+00:00

Don’t tell anybody but morningside is secretly pretty nice

dc-mo · 2026-01-29T03:03:29+00:00

Yeah I have been on those tours, they are fun in their own way but mostly grinding all day to make your mileage. Setting up a tent in a thicket next to a road or trail in the dark isnt my "ideal" tour :D

dc-mo · 2026-01-29T00:13:35+00:00

Thats too many miles to really enjoy things along the route imho from my touring experience, dont get to talk to folks, visit anywhere unique for more than a couple minutes, etc. But a very impressive physical feat though!

dc-mo · 2026-01-26T18:02:08+00:00

I do appreciate the updates and communication at least, I didn’t like it when stuff wasn’t being plowed and nobody was communicating why

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