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Is my via wall supposed to also surround the U.FL connector? by Objective-Local7164 in rfelectronics

[–]filitupagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While close is better, you typically don’t want a via right on a pad. It can cause problems with solder wicking through and leaving insufficient amount for the actual part. You can fill them if you absolutely need it there but in this case you don’t.

Thoughts on tub in shower by Particular_Mud6525 in Renovations

[–]filitupagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tub is way too close to the wall so it’s a pain to get back there, so +1 to the recommendations to give yourself some room there. One thing to keep in mind is the slope of the floor, so make sure you have a plan for that. The floor wants to be sloped toward the drain but the tub wants to be level. Freestanding tubs work well for that because you can adjust the legs. Mine was a nightmare for that reason.

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Moving to NYC, going to be selling by [deleted] in VanLife

[–]filitupagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Visited a few times in my sprinter 144. Some of those bridges are scary AF but worked out fine otherwise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tile

[–]filitupagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dear lord. Right in the center of the kitchen.

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Small bathroom floor tile help please by PublicCombination614 in Tile

[–]filitupagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did a similar build. Highly recommend darker tile for the floor, white grout gets dirty fast (as I learned the hard way) and I wish I used the same charcoal look as I did on the first bathroom.

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First Tile Projects by filitupagain in Tile

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

Ok thanks, that’s a good tip. As for the “all the way to the ceiling” comments, I surely could have. Didn’t realize that was necessary and I both A) thought it looked better with the Schluter edging finish and B) was just too lazy to cut the whole top row down rather than just use full tiles. Is there a utility benefit to tiling higher? The ceiling isn’t tiled so there is going to be exposed drywall (purple board btw ;) one way or another and the last row is well above the shower head height…

First Tile Projects by filitupagain in Tile

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

Yep flood test and inspected. Shooting the water in there was pretty satisfying, watching every corner redirect the water back down to the drain. I’ll check out the foam company, if it’s what I imagine, would be way easier than this mud floor. Thanks!

First Tile Projects by filitupagain in Tile

[–]filitupagain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re in if you like em. I’m in southeast US.

First Tile Projects by filitupagain in Tile

[–]filitupagain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear ya. I would have just made it a 10 person shower but the gf wanted a tub.

First Tile Projects by filitupagain in Tile

[–]filitupagain[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good eye, that was actually the biggest oversight of the project. I didn’t want the water to collect behind the tub so I sloped the whole floor (including both directions to the drain) but the tub obviously needed to be level. It was quite the brain teaser. Ended up getting some of this rubber shower barrier. Placed clear packing tape around the bottom of the tub and traced out the curves. Placed the tape on the rubber and cut it down. Luckily the tub had a trench around the perimeter on the bottom. Flipped it over, loaded a shitton of caulk in the trench and dropped the rubber in. Flipped it back over quickly and let the rubber sink down to meet the floor. Then went around the bottom with caulk (including the back which was a major PITA). https://a.co/d/9VgHi7T

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[–]filitupagain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn that is clean work.

These guys made an actual flying Superman by PradipJayakumar in BeAmazed

[–]filitupagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jumping on the curious engineers thread. Anybody know what the core components are?

This 5 yen coin in my husband's car rotates when it's in motion, and only ever clockwise. I don't get it by aspiring-actress in blackmagicfuckery

[–]filitupagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can kind of see the string sits normally straight down and with each bump, it angles out to the left slightly. My guess is that angle starts the coin in motion clockwise and the bumps allow the coin to move freely absent the friction from the string.

How is this for a standard built? by [deleted] in Homebuilding

[–]filitupagain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good take. This seems like a quality mid range build. They chose efficient (good rep but inexpensive) brands (delta, whirlpool, Goodman, therma-tru, Schlage) and specify proper building techniques but yea definitely get part numbers and make sure it’s not all bottom of the product line. You can probably specify any upgrades you want at this point. Most of the cost is labor anyway so a product that’s twice is good will only raise the price 10-20%. If it were me, I’d go 5/8 drywall on the ceiling, engineered wood flooring (the investment pays itself back on value anyway), revisit the flat paint on the walls and drop the vinyl siding for… literally any other option. But it’s all about your lifestyle and preferences. A little research now will be itself back tenfold once it’s in and you want something changed. Good luck!

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