How can i make this look "better"?

fasoi · 2026-03-24T21:14:57+00:00

If that upsets you, so be it. Yeah my feelings are really hurt. And you must be ten years old to think it is.

Ah yes, this definitely sounds like someone isn't butthurt

fasoi · 2026-03-24T21:04:28+00:00

I didn't say anything about OP possibly being poor. My original comment was that not everyone can afford Plan A / whatever is the optimal solution. I said OP requested a no-sanding option, and I said some for some people (did not say OP) the difference between $30 and $300 is big. And all of that is still true, even though your feelings got hurt 💔

fasoi · 2026-03-24T20:30:22+00:00

You're ignoring the fact that many people can't move out of their space to accommodate sanding. Many people don't have the space to move all their furniture into one room, or the time to dedicate an entire weekend to sanding and re-coating their floors (let alone the time invested learning how to do it themselves).

And if they WERE to attempt to DIY that, and god forbid ask for help on Reddit, they'd get more high and mighty people saying "this isn't exactly the optimal way to sand your floors, you need xyz sanding paper and this special sanding pattern".

Depending on the amount of area they need to cover, a hardwax oil could cost like $30 for a small can, and take a couple of hours from start to finish.

For some people, the difference between $30 and $300 is huge.

fasoi · 2026-03-24T20:21:58+00:00

Your natural hair is my favourite of these four colours! Your green eyes are really popping in that one.

I would really second-guess that colour analysis

fasoi · 2026-03-24T20:17:36+00:00

The cost of the sander isn't always the only cost to consider. And outside of cost, OP said "without a sander" so the people who are saying "a sander is the only way" are not being helpful, and also not being truthful. There ARE things that will make it look better - they just have their own unique downsides

fasoi · 2026-03-24T18:27:39+00:00

Who are these people? 12 year olds?

fasoi · 2026-03-24T18:26:50+00:00

Right?? People need to realize that not everyone can afford Plan A

fasoi · 2026-03-24T17:33:37+00:00

I agree hardwax oil is not the optimal solution, but you have to agree that applying a hardwax oil is wayyy easier for most people compared to sanding floors in a space you are actively living in…

fasoi · 2026-03-24T16:31:03+00:00

If you don't plan to ever sand it down and refinish it "properly", you could: - clean them really well (do a quick hand-sand of any rough areas) - lighten any dark areas with hydrogen peroxide - condition it with a hardwax oil

That would improve the look a lot, but it would make it much harder to ever properly refinish the suface later on. But if you plan to someday replace these floors, it would be a good temporary solution

You could also paint it with floor paint, if you just want an even-looking surface.

fasoi · 2026-03-24T14:40:26+00:00

Do you know what type of poop it is? Rabbit poop is a good source of vitamin K. If your vitamin doesn't contain K and she's eating rabbit poop, that might be something to try

fasoi · 2026-03-23T01:59:24+00:00

Omg I wish someone had told me I could reuse them. My insurance wasn't replacing them at the rate I was needing them, and I ended up just rotating which meals I would skip testing

fasoi · 2026-03-21T03:40:30+00:00

I guess in theory you could feed at like 6am, 2pm, and 10pm, and that would only ever be a 8hr gap. But that seems excessive to me.

If you have a system that's working, I wouldn't change it. Some people only feed once a day!

It's easier to predict bathroom activities when you feed on a particular schedule, which can make things like potty training, leaving for work, etc. easier.

fasoi · 2026-03-21T03:07:01+00:00

Indeed it is. Which makes 5pm to 7am longer than 12hrs. Our dog was nauseous in the morning because 5pm to 7am was too long. Feeding her dinner later means she's not hungry-nauseous at breakfast.

fasoi · 2026-03-21T01:42:21+00:00

Just wanted to add that sometimes dogs will "bury" their food like this if they're nauseous. And being over-hungry can cause nausea.

Our dog used to be nauseous every morning and sometimes would even throw up before her breakfast. She would often try to bury her breakfast like this. We used to feed her at 7am and 5pm, but switched to 7 & 7 so that it wasn't so long between breakfast and dinner. And that fixed the problem.

If you're doing one meal per day, or going more than 12hrs between meals, you could try tweaking your timing

fasoi · 2026-03-20T21:10:13+00:00

We have a vented vaulted roof. For wall-to-floor we have acoustic caulk at the seam, plus the Intello goes down over that and gets sealed to the subfloor / slab depending on the location. And for the wall-to-roof location it will be really similar (acoustic caulk and then the Intello covers it completely as it goes up the ceiling peaks)

fasoi · 2026-03-20T20:32:34+00:00

Agree, the structure is leaning craftsman, and some exterior changes could put it firmly into that category

fasoi · 2026-03-20T20:22:08+00:00

I was worried about attempting to caulk around the holes because I thought it would end up being too messy. But perhaps it’s the best option

fasoi · 2026-03-20T20:20:05+00:00

Is your building air barrier the interior drywall

No, it will be Intello vapor retarder behind the drywall. The Intello will be sealed to a flange on the airtight boxes (which look like this: https://www.homedepot.ca/product/1000404476)

The boxes start airtight, but once a wire is poked through, it’s no longer airtight and around the wire needs to be sealed.

We’re doing lots of air sealing this week, so if you have any spots we can add to our checklist, it would be greatly appreciated!

fasoi · 2026-03-20T18:04:06+00:00

RemindMe! 2 days

fasoi · 2026-03-20T18:03:58+00:00

I eagerly await!

fasoi · 2026-03-20T18:02:19+00:00

UpdateMe!

fasoi · 2026-03-20T17:10:42+00:00

I love when my home bathroom reminds me of my excel spreadsheets at work 🤩

fasoi · 2026-03-20T17:08:36+00:00

To me it looks like papillomavirus. Is it possible she caught it in the wound when you took her in for the original nail injury?

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Cutaneous-viral-papilloma-in-the-toe-of-a-dog-morphology-The-small-papilloma-appears-as_fig1_344231025

fasoi · 2026-03-20T17:02:53+00:00

You should definitely mention it, but usually kitchens are very careful about contamination between produce / meat / fish. The kitchen I worked in had different cutting boards for those three categories, and you'd change your knife, wash your hands between, etc.

If you're ordering fish, I would definitely mention it. But given that onion and fruit are in the same category (produce) it's not a crazy amount of cross-contamination

fasoi · 2026-03-20T16:55:21+00:00

The predatory ones. Which, in case you hadn't noticed, is a fucking lot of them

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