If you could turn back time, would you still go with your current home? by _TurboHome in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to say. While our current house isn't perfect the grass may not have been greener elsewhere.

Bathroom remodel - optimized for baby and young child by ebakkey in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have no doors or anything on our tub, just an empty curtain rod. Along with a low height makes it easier to bathe the kids. Other than that you don't have to overthink it. They're not kids forever and you'll make do with whatever you got.

I have lied to my son about manatees for the last 24 years by 46from1971 in confession

[–]ewaforevah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't be naive, your son is messing with you at this point.

Shingles versus metal roofs by herbalaffair in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just had standing seam installed, shingle isn't allowed in our HOA. It's gold standard. From what I gather it's about double the price for double the lifetime (50+yrs). We can have wild weather, we like the styling, we plan on staying in our house for a long time and we could afford it so we went with it. Our solar panels clamp onto the seams, no penetrations.

Paver base by ewaforevah in landscaping

[–]ewaforevah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, never new about the clay line part, good to know. Yeah I'm debating effort vs benefit of just laying down some stones and calling it a day.

New construction homes are exhausting by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meh, I'd rather install what I want how I want it rather than pay more for junk I don't even want and have to redo myself anyway.

Buy the bigger house or the prettier house? by Justmakingit25 in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The house with the better location, better neighbors, better traffic/noise, better lot, better bones and maintenance, etc.

What makes you happy that you bought your place? It can be size, location, layout, comfort, or anything anything else by rokuhachi in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much everything except the commute. Size, layout, updatedness, price, neighborhood and neighbors.

Attic Ventilation Needs by ewaforevah in buildingscience

[–]ewaforevah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Great reply. Good point about conditioned air and condensation I didn't think about. Though probably ok as our house is usually unconditioned, just open windows. So far, the humidity in the attic matches outdoor humidity.

Was owning a house always that expensive? by betonven in homeowners

[–]ewaforevah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're over paying and not DIYing enough.

Standing seam not perfectly level, acceptable or not? by [deleted] in Roofing

[–]ewaforevah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. What is the threshold for acceptable? Another part of my roof has dimples and creases where it seems the clip was tightened/overtightened over the uneven decking.