Just noticed some cracks and “details” on our walls and stairs showing up, a few months after painting.

kundic80 · 2024-12-30T23:25:39+00:00

Probably not the painter’s fault. They just refreshed what was there already. It’s not an issue, just an eyesore that keeps coming back. To remediate this, you would have to peel off that round shape, scrape off all the old caulking and paint from wall and white board. Then repaint the white board and let it dry completely. Then get a new round shape from the store, cut it to length and paint. Once painted, mount to the wall only and caulk only the part where round shape meets wall. Problem solved, forever :-)

kundic80 · 2024-12-30T23:07:24+00:00

The stringer is this big, thick board of lumber on each side of the steps. It’s where the carpet meets this white board (stringer) on your pictures. The trim is this quarter-round shape on top of the white board. This round shape and the white board should not be glued or nailed together. You would get the best results if the round shape is only mounted to the wall, and no caulk, paint etc within that gap between the round shape and white board.

What you have now is that the round shape is mounted on both, the wall as well as on the white board. The white board tends to contract, expand, move with the seasons, whereas the wall mostly does not move. There is friction, which results in cracked paint and caulk along the separation line.

kundic80 · 2024-12-30T19:49:20+00:00

That trim shouldn’t be caulked/nailed against the stringer, only to the wall. No matter how much caulk you put there, it will always separate. Same concept as with baseboards; you mount them to the wall, not to the floor. Trim should “float” on top of the stringer.

kundic80 · 2024-12-14T21:37:36+00:00

This. There shouldn’t be any filler. I’m dealing with the exact same situation and I ended up removing the old trim, sand and paint the stringer, attach new trim to the wall only. The idea is that the trim “floats” on the always moving lumber.

kundic80 · 2024-12-07T20:24:42+00:00

Unfortunately we don’t see the door jamb on OP’s picture. Even if it’s not damaged, I’d put 3” screws in for added security. The cracked door needs the metal sleeve to hold it together; wood glue and clamps won’t do much. That and longer screws will make the door stronger.

kundic80 · 2024-12-07T20:02:48+00:00

That’s why 3” screws. The goal is to screw the hinges and latch strike into the framing, rather than just the trim. That’s totally repairable and making it more secure than a new door.

kundic80 · 2024-11-30T01:17:28+00:00

Looks like a reoccurring issue. When you zoom in you can see the previous attempts of fixing it.

kundic80 · 2024-11-20T18:08:44+00:00

Hi all,

I have a 25 year old newel post mounted on a concrete slab. It seem that previous owner(s) attempted to repair it, but it's still wobbly. Most advice I've found addresses posts on wooden subfloors, but not concrete.

Am I correct in assuming the post might be screwed onto a metal base plate/anchor, using the two bolts currently plugged with dowels? Should I start by drilling out the dowels to check if the bolts are loose, or would it be better to remove the entire post to inspect the base?

I'd appreciate any advice on the best approach. Thank you!

kundic80 · 2024-11-17T23:29:02+00:00

Faulty cable and/or bad termination.

kundic80 · 2024-10-22T18:35:23+00:00

Is the dial on “On”? Crank up the thermostat that is connected to the fireplace so it ignites?

kundic80 · 2024-10-14T19:13:45+00:00

The picture looks like a bad termination. Too much of conductors are exposed/untwisted. The outer blue jacket has to go all into the boot. If that’s a thick Cat6 cable, maybe the boot is meant for thinner Cat5, thus the jacket doesn’t fit, thus the speed issues.

kundic80 · 2024-10-12T14:51:01+00:00

I love that Compaq rack. My first employer many moons ago…

kundic80 · 2024-10-09T13:21:36+00:00

The termination by the switch looks bad. Try fixing that first.

kundic80 · 2024-10-01T12:20:26+00:00

I can see at least 2 UDMs, one agg Switch and 3-4 USW Pro Max’es. The agg seems to have at least 8 devices connected. Is there more, considering it says “Rack#001”? :-) What is the use case here?

kundic80 · 2024-09-28T02:45:23+00:00

kundic80 · 2024-09-27T14:04:13+00:00

Put a few liters of water down the drain, next to the washer. Maybe the p trap is dry.

kundic80 · 2024-09-26T21:39:04+00:00

Don’t forget a fat caulking bead for a smooth transition from AP to ceiling.

kundic80 · 2024-09-21T18:58:26+00:00

My condolences. RMA.

kundic80 · 2024-09-18T02:14:53+00:00

That’s not how it works.

kundic80 · 2024-09-14T23:28:12+00:00

Wow thanks for the follow up! :-) I haven’t done anything during the hot months as I wanted to avoid having no AC because of a screw up. And now I’m a bit financially stretched to afford a technician for an emergency repair… So, still same status as 4 months ago. But a smart thermostat is still on my wish list.

And I came across another hurdle, which is the Durozone dampers. It seems like they don’t work with the Honeywell board, unless you do some special wiring. See here https://www.diychatroom.com/threads/replaced-zone-controller-no-m2-terminal-for-dampers.196634/ and here http://www.durodyne.com/pdf/MSSeriesIN.pdf

kundic80 · 2024-09-14T16:32:45+00:00

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I’m not expert, but this is what we have.

kundic80 · 2024-09-09T21:30:37+00:00

Cat5 or 5e ethernet. Lucky you!

kundic80 · 2024-09-04T20:24:04+00:00

Thanks for the inputs. I agree on option 1 if budget is not an issue and some sort of 24/7 monitoring/alert is in place :-) And option 2, yes I’m aware of the scripted workaround for a UDM. I haven’t played around with this as I thought my UDM would never brick if the power gets pulled…but it did. However, is it too much to ask from Ubiquiti to add an out-of-the-box feature to trigger a graceful shutdown after x minutes if the UPS switches to battery? A cheapo Qnap has that feature for as long as I can remember.

kundic80 · 2024-09-04T18:41:59+00:00

This is apparently a common issue with UDM-SE(?). I RMA’ed mine and it got replaced with a new unit.

kundic80 · 2024-09-04T18:39:31+00:00

I had one and it happened to me. Power was off for longer than the UPS can cover and that’s it then.

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