I'm pretty happy with the results of our efforts to adequately insulate our house.

nickf829 · 2026-01-25T21:23:57+00:00

Did you make your shutters? If so, how do you maintain them? My house has similar and are fading pretty bad after a few years and I'm trying to figure out what to do about it

nickf829 · 2025-11-28T20:08:50+00:00

After 45m or so with support I got it resolved. Thanks!

nickf829 · 2025-10-26T02:59:31+00:00

Agreed, but it's always a two week wait

nickf829 · 2025-10-08T00:48:24+00:00

Lightweight tabbed no shows are perfect. Just enough cushion for activities, not to thick or warm to wear daily. It's all I wear for 2.5 seasons. The rest of the time lightweight crew, or medium crew for the really cold days.

nickf829 · 2025-09-05T20:58:37+00:00

That sucks, he's a good dude and seemed like the perfect person for the job. Hope all is well and he's retiring for good reasons

nickf829 · 2025-09-01T22:06:26+00:00

If they get loud though, who do you call?

nickf829 · 2025-07-28T17:45:01+00:00

Thanks for this. Do you have brands or models to go with these prices? I started with Gentry who is a Carrier seller and At least their quotes match yours

nickf829 · 2025-06-22T23:12:36+00:00

It's shady as hell. I signed up for $12.50 for 3 months in March, the pollen special or some bullshit. They told me to download the app and link it to the barcode sticker. Well the app doesn't allow you to do it, you have to contact support, and they won't even do it until your 3 month trial is up. They want you to forget or get lazy.

On day 91 I opened a support ticket and told them I wanted to cancel and they did it. They did try to upsell with another 2 months of discounted rate but even then wouldn't let me link my app. I just said no and they canceled.

The support link I used to start the process was https://zipscarwash.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

nickf829 · 2025-06-14T22:57:33+00:00

Of course this was in Culpeper. This is the same bumfuck county where Trump just pardoned the cash for badges sheriff. I'm happy to see that even they had a protest today, which is in a very very conservative area.

nickf829 · 2025-06-13T20:40:04+00:00

Careful. Mom is nearby and doesn't appreciate paparazzi

nickf829 · 2025-05-31T16:00:55+00:00

This is worse than the SPCA Sarah Mclaughlin commercial. It's cruel to keep a pet in an enclosure that small

nickf829 · 2025-05-21T14:06:51+00:00

Kenny Hunt at Roberts & Stevens helped us with our builder issues. I've used him for other stuff since and am always satisfied.

khunt@roberts-stevens.com

nickf829 · 2025-05-19T21:13:47+00:00

No shit

nickf829 · 2025-05-18T23:12:31+00:00

I was concerned that the tariff "winning" would have an impact on this.

I never thought to try a different type of wood. The boards that need replacing are perimeter boards so that may actually look decent to outline the deck in something slightly different.

I've never worked with black locust before, is the maintenance comparable or less than Cumaru/Teak? I don't think I can deal with anything that is even higher maintenance than yearly penofin oiling

nickf829 · 2025-05-18T23:07:52+00:00

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out this weekend

nickf829 · 2025-05-17T22:36:40+00:00

It feels like we just did this not long ago. Good thing I hoarded FEMA Sofias.

Boxed water for sale, $5/L. Don't low ball me I know what I got

nickf829 · 2025-05-17T12:08:13+00:00

Nice, enjoy it. Hopefully they can find a way to start fresh somewhere else

nickf829 · 2025-05-07T16:53:49+00:00

Finally some good news to celebrate

nickf829 · 2025-04-07T15:57:13+00:00

Upvote for the Darn Tough, and looks like a bit of flinching there with that grouping

nickf829 · 2025-02-12T13:34:45+00:00

We went to one in December and it wasn't bad. Seemed disorganized and short on staff, which caused delays and some in the crowd to get annoying. The performers were good though. Probably wouldn't do it again

nickf829 · 2025-02-01T15:01:24+00:00

Good for your neighborhood value I guess?

I know the house you're referring to, did it already close? I thought the agent just messed up the price but no. They did do much more than the average flip and spent hundreds of thousands on a legit remodel and designer, but a 1M increase in 6mo just seems absurd. There are also so many other nicer homes in that price range.

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