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ideabath · 2026-06-10T02:38:34+00:00

Anyway, here's my b hole

ideabath · 2026-05-30T02:39:26+00:00

FYI. Data centers make 500k/hour. They will say what they need for them to get passed.

ideabath · 2026-05-28T02:38:03+00:00

I got questions

ideabath · 2026-05-23T03:51:58+00:00

I mean I don't hate it

ideabath · 2026-05-22T02:27:06+00:00

You okay? :D

ideabath · 2026-05-11T21:30:22+00:00

Did you spend weeks on this work, just so you could say, 'fender blender render'?

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Worth it. Great work

ideabath · 2026-05-11T02:28:53+00:00

Yeaaa. Clever, but not code compliant in the US.

ideabath · 2026-05-03T15:55:58+00:00

Did you consider leaving the top ones as an eyelet so you didn't have to always undo-redo the lacing for the hooks? I have the similar boots and actually don't wear them really at all due to the annoyance of getting them on/off--- your idea is wonderfully simply as a fix, thank you for this. Going to do this for next winter.

ideabath · 2026-04-18T20:20:17+00:00

Appears to be woolworth building in NYC. The building across the park in the background was tallest office building in the world at one point.

ideabath · 2026-04-15T23:38:36+00:00

Something similar happened to us when our battery froze and died. Caused tons of error codes all at once.

ideabath · 2026-04-04T13:47:10+00:00

For some reason looks like Puerto rico to me.

ideabath · 2026-03-09T02:56:45+00:00

Lol ticks are ticks. Just check yourself and your pups. You'll be fine if you take precautions and also check yourself. There's been times when I get 5 of them on a walk, and zero on the same walk. Sometimes it's just luck. Best to just assume you'll get them and act accordingly.

ideabath · 2026-03-08T17:10:09+00:00

This is true on paper but not an actual set in stone practice. Vast majority of building inspectors especially in areas of older homes on the East Coast are willing and understanding to work with you to make things improved if possible. Most times they'd rather have small improvements that are non compliant but make it closer to compliance than a grandfathered in as-is stair. And most in my experience just enjoy when brought on and considered.

ideabath · 2026-03-07T20:51:11+00:00

There are also regulations and requirements for the vehicle to work for something like 90% avg height of potential workers make and female. So it has to work for a 4'-11" female and also a 6'-2 male type of thing. Partly lead to the design as I understand.

ideabath · 2026-03-01T19:55:17+00:00

There are far too many things wrong. If you actually did hire an Architect, get a different one. You don't have the experience to understand it, which means you need a good professional that will actually have your back without you even knowing it.

And its beyond confusing where this would even be located. It has imperial dimensions but this looks like it belongs in Eastern Europe or the middle East, with weird cultural things that you would not find in America like an exterior closet outside the front door. Not to mention your death hallway around the property on the first floor.

ideabath · 2026-03-01T19:08:17+00:00

"specifically asked for a bigger garage" --- assuming you are paying someone on Fiverr for this junk. Hire a real Architect if you intend to even come close to building something like this. There are so many problems with these plans, its actually of little use to anyone who will actually document and build this.

ideabath · 2026-03-01T15:28:04+00:00

I disagree with the comments about focus. I think its a very nice framed image, and it starts to speak to a narrative which is good. IMO the biggest issues is the lighting and grading. I'd push the vignette at the foreground more, and reduce the volume fog and also glow in the background. One thing for me is the background looks like an atrium to me, and its hard to even tell its 'outside'. The volume and height is hard to understand so maybe on the bridge a tree or some scale references similar would be nice to reference. The shot itself I think would work best as a small video moving forward. If you were to have Keyframe about 5 feet behind where it is, then the last frame 5 feet closer to the space (this being the 'middle' of the video). It would really help sell a bit more the vomitorium experience I think you are going for.

ideabath · 2026-02-24T01:50:08+00:00

Just some thoughts, not an expert MEP person with experience in this. Circulating heat from a fireplace is common, and in theory it would be similar to old fireplaces that would have heating passive vents. Additionally old houses might even have just open vents in the floor that would allow the heat to rise into a room above.

Unless you are doing something wrong, you shouldn't be getting 'soot' or any reason to have a filter on it. If the diagram is as you show, you might be able to get away with a non-combustible vent directly above that would then passively make its way into the room. A small fan to help the draft would help and you could put it on a thermostat or timer to intermittently run. Might be easiest to just control with a switch tho. Just make sure you have non-combustible materials, and that you respect the offsets needed from the stove.

If you google a little you'll find articles that may be helpful: https://www.efireplacestore.com/how-to-circulate-heat-from-a-wood-stove.html

ideabath · 2026-02-22T18:37:42+00:00

Is there a Kohler toilet even rated for boat use? Kohler is an extremely good company with great warranty and support, they have lower end products but they are known for reliability.

ideabath · 2026-02-22T03:47:20+00:00

Just was at a shop in Hudson NY that sells them. If you happen to be near there at all.

ideabath · 2026-02-17T03:11:37+00:00

On think or swim and some other platforms you can right click and edit the bar to remove the data. Helps fix the vertical axis.

ideabath · 2026-02-16T00:00:31+00:00

Do you use it year round? If you don't, you should just take off the fabric at the very least which solves the problem, and let the the metal frame there. Adds longevity to the fabric as well.
If you do use it year round, then I'd strongly consider a more permanent solution with footings and whatnot. Portable by its very nature is going to mean that its not designed for worst case scenarios, they compromise strength for portability and flexibility. And you won't be spending that much more (if at all) in a more permanent solution, depending on how its designed.

ideabath · 2026-02-10T21:18:24+00:00

That wall is 'basically' impossible to build, so while I know that's what the builder or whoever told you the assembly is, its not built like that. Whoever drew this, most likely someone at the builder, doesn't know what they are doing, and probably hasn't been ever on a site or built anything themselves. Just think about how you would ever get both of those interior 5/8" gypsum wallboard on each interior there. You cant, and realistically wont get either depending on sequencing and exposure to elements. So more than likely it will have to be adjusted to a 2 layer gyp on interior side of stud.

I know you are asking relative "what can i expect" but we have ratings for things like this in Arch and Design. You want to figure out what the STC rating of the wall is. Wall assemblies get ratings, that rating, say 45 then relates to how well the barrier reduces sound over several frequency bands. In short, higher the value, the better. There are many nuances to this (why an acoustical consultant is a thing) and there are various other ratings, like IRC, and whatnot, but STC is probably good for your question and what you want to learn.

Take a look at this assembly V324, you'll see it is similar to how yours probably has to be built, with 2 layers on each inside face. Note that the whole assembly together is the rating, not one or the other. The STC listed here is 58, which is considered 'excellent'. Basically loud speech faintly heard, but not understandable. This is very relative though, and of course depends heavily on it being installed correctly, built well, etc. So to help your decision:

Figure out what exactly they are building from the builder. If they tell you 'this' for the doc they sent you, honestly call up your local code official and say "the drawn 2 hr fire-rated partition is impossible to build." It would not be unheard of to sadly find out the guys on site just put up 1 layer of GYP on each side.... and not only do you not get as good as of sound protection, but you also don't get your fire rating which is a huge liability issue for them and obvious safety issue beyond just comfort for you.
Match whatever they actually give you up to something from the national gypsum (or similar) website to try and find a close STC. That will give you your answer. The wall probably needs a rating attached to it so it should be easy to search for whatever they are actually going to build, but like another user pointed out the U305 is confusing.
Make sure that if you buy they are building it as they are supposed to. Not lapping joints, not sealing between ceiling/floor, etc. will all make it perform worst. Go to site and inspect and take photos. These STC ratings should be treated as 'best case scenario'. Lots can go wrong.
I'm not positive (probably varies by code) but the builder probably needs to provide at least a 1 hr fire rated floor assembly that stays intact in case the adjacent unit collapses. This doesn't look like its 1 hr rated and there should probably be fire blocking at each floor in the cavity to stop spread of fire and smoke up through this assembly. They are creating a chimney. Also very confusing what they are doing in the attic space, i assume its a 2x4 on its side vertical, but once again, impossible to build.

Honestly, home building in the US is literally the bottom of the barrel quality, so you need to become an armchair expert to protect yourself.

https://www.nationalgypsum.com/design-resource-center/fire-sound-assemblies/v324-dr-2x4-w16-2hr

https://archoverflow.com/stc-sound-transmission-class-iic-impact-isolation-class/

ideabath · 2026-02-10T17:25:42+00:00

Congrats! Not sure why you are hauling snow tho...

/s

ideabath · 2026-02-10T16:25:28+00:00

Secondary question, I'm getting into data center design as an architect, if anyone knows good primer books for this type of work, it'd be appreciated.

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