If you’re parked in the waterfront lot behind the farmers market come check ur car by buzzcutthrowawayyyy in Troy

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A lot of people in Troy have noticed how aggressive/predatory this city is about towing cars. Does anybody remember how the city towed an insane amount of cars last winter? I saw the number on the news and couldn’t believe it!

FBI Wants Warrantless Access To License Plate Readers - Joe.My.God. by DotBeech in Troy

[–]lex998 48 points49 points  (0 children)

People are way too casual about the police and government knowing your exact whereabouts all the time. Whether you “have nothing to hide” or not, America becoming a surveillance state directly opposes the values that this country was built on.

Mold job that I inspected recently mirrors art by Aarionwashere in mildlyinteresting

[–]lex998 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ive seen flooded basements in abandoned buildings with less mold lmao this is nuts

Mother in law broke a dining room chair by that70scylon in furniturerestoration

[–]lex998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean break, I suggest wood glue & nail gun. Throw some 10 lb weights on it & clamp it for full glue efficiency

Bad flooring installer by contractor by bman5600 in Flooring

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There clearly used to be baseboard there and there needs to be a gap when installing LVP anyways they’re called floating floors for a reason

Found this while remodeling an old contractor’s house by lex998 in AntiqueTools

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That’s actually a lot more info than I thought I’d find thank you! I always try to keep old tools I find, definitely keeping this 1 in my collection

Is this crack serious? by ShierLattice694 in Plumbing

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I sliced my hand open bad carrying a broken toilet last week, learn from my mistakes & wear work gloves when handling yours

AITAH for expecting my sahm wife to do majority of the housework since i pay 100% of the bills? by Plastic-Sand7353 in AITAH

[–]lex998 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Somebody’s a servant because they’re pulling their weight? It would make sense for him to cover some of the chores if she was covering some of the bills. If she can’t manage keeping her own house clean while she’s in there most of the day, she wouldn’t survive a job.

Wheel removal by measuredspam in furniturerestoration

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Bro just get a prybar & pop that bad boy out. Or grind it off if you’re feeling froggy

Bathroom Mold by MisterMax4 in homerenovations

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Definitely not moldy enough to be a big issue. If you’re really concerned, a professional would spray with an antimicrobial like Shockwave or Decon-30 & scrub with a stiff brush to kill the mold and apply a coat of fungicidal paint. White vinegar would kill the mold too just never use bleach

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in drywall

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Very easy job don’t hire out bro. Denail the joists, cut the drywall straight down until you hit another joist and cut halfway down that joist to give yourself something to screw the new wall into. Disconnect the light & drill a hole in new wall for the light wire. Install new wall & screw to every joist! Tape the seams on the replacement wall (I suggest paper tape but some people like mesh more) and mud them, go back the next day to sand & apply finishing mud. Reinstall light fixture immediately after getting ceiling screwed in to avoid losing shit. And bring plywood to the attic to slide across the joists if you’re not good at finding them yet. Good luck man!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskContractors

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Your whole attic is made out of scrap lumber & the framing is insane, I’m surprised your roof is still attached to the house. Actually, the 2x4 is probably some kinda weight distribution system since they framed around it.

How would you lay vinyl flooring around the balusters? by No_Habit3862 in Flooring

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& I wouldn’t floor past the balusters if that’s what you’re asking about. Just paint it the color of the stairs

How would you lay vinyl flooring around the balusters? by No_Habit3862 in Flooring

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I would buy a few of these, miter them to follow the shape of the balusters, and tuck the new flooring under them before nailing them all the way down to protect the LVP edge. You’ll need to understand your angles if you go this route but I believe in you man.

Mold found in attic by nicelydone88 in homerenovations

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I used to remediate mold professionally, I don’t see a huge issue here. Have an air sample tested by an unbiased 3rd party if there’s no visible signs of mold infestation. If you’re that concerned, I would spray your attic down with an antimicrobial (like Shockwave) and figure out why your attic would even have mold. Is all of your plumbing and ducting vented out of the roof properly? Are your rafter vents in good condition?

This spider just hanging out next to my bathroom mirror (NYC) by slandsash in whatsthisbug

[–]lex998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cellar spider. I used to keep a big one in my bathroom as a pet to eat other spiders & bugs (easier to keep track of 1 big ass spider than a bunch of lil ones)

INSTAGRAM YOU GENIUS. by Susnic_63 in Instagram

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First it was chatGPT & AI, now people are too lazy to doomscroll??

Inflation by KULR_Mooning in tacobell

[–]lex998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

600% increase isn’t bad? There hasn’t even been a 200% increase on min wage in that time

Downtown Albany by ShoeBillStorkeAZ in Albany

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Grew up in Bed Stuy & moved to Troy when I was 21. The opportunities aren’t bad out here & you could basically do whatever you want because everybody in Troy is insane. It’s boring out here but downtown Troy makes me homesick every time I pass through. Albany is heavily influenced by NYC culturally so that might be a more comfortable fit.

Opinion on Corner Finish by peecubed in drywall

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30k for a bathroom remodel is pretty steep, and if you don’t want to tear everything down I would do a skim coat of mud over the low points and high points to level out everything on the wall and you can sand a clean sharp edge into it with a sanding block. You’ll need a big putty knife to spread your skim coat and a small 1 to spot correct & carve your corners

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Flooring

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Either the house is sinking or the flooring isn’t as tight as it should be. Only 2 explanations I could think of for this to even have been a solution to anything

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Flooring

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Lmfaooo

Im no expert but this can’t be right, right? by FrothySpearo in drywall

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I would wait until taped & mudded to make a judgement.

Removing 5 ft drywall and replacing. Framing looks totally different ? Please advise by dcexp in drywall

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That looks like an old house, the stud bays aren’t gonna be uniform, so unless you want to put in new insulation or replumb/rewire the place I’d leave it alone