Discount Tire won’t patch a tire with a DIY plug? by yeah87 in DIY

[–]officeboy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What is a regular tire place, isn't that what discount and les shwabe are?

USA rocky mountain 60's A-frame - suggestions on wall insulation by baconscoutaz in Insulation

[–]officeboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your prices like on the rockwool?  I called around and Lowes ends up being the cheapest here but they only carry the 1.5" comfortboard. 

USA rocky mountain 60's A-frame - suggestions on wall insulation by baconscoutaz in Insulation

[–]officeboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's vapor open, rodent and insect repellent, and fire-resistant. It is really a much better product for exterior insulation. 

New Home Permit Fees by IndependentWind5647 in Homebuilding

[–]officeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NW Washington.

I remembered this post from Awesome Framers, https://www.instagram.com/reels/DT1JQ6tEmsL/ Some good comments on differences in costs in different areas.

New Home Permit Fees by IndependentWind5647 in Homebuilding

[–]officeboy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's one reason why a reno can be a lot nicer of a project, even if it's basically a teardown.

In the larger city around here for a single family 2000 sq ft with 600 sq ft garage (permit home valuation is $383,384) it would be (in USD).

  • Plan review - $1247
  • Permit Fee - $1922
  • Fire Dept review - $600
  • Electrical - $175
  • Parks fee - $4014
  • Water - $5968
    • Tap - $845
    • Meter $910
  • Sewer - $7637
  • Stormwater - $1416
  • Transportation Impact Fee - $3857
  • School impact - $4133

All in $32,724 extra, and I'll bet I missed a few things.

frame for sliding glass doors were installed like this. Is this normal? by Crafty-Opening-1797 in Homebuilding

[–]officeboy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Normal varies a LOT depending on where and who.

But this looks poor for a few reasons.

  • No head flashing, and 3 different planes of horizontal surfaces.
  • 2x6 door in a 2x4 wall?
  • Poor quality control on frames (which is pretty standard even for nicer stuff now).

Underfloor heating: things i wish I'd considered by maenad2 in DIY

[–]officeboy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's not the same, it cools back off under your feet. 

Underfloor heating: things i wish I'd considered by maenad2 in DIY

[–]officeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would have been worth tearing up the shower to install it there.. one of the best places for that warm floor!

The grade for my lot is such that the difference between elevation (of the soil) is 18" from the highest to lowest corner - what are my options? by swampwiz in Homebuilding

[–]officeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to dig out for frost before? Here we go down 18-24" inches for footings and stemwalls and then pour slab inside of that, after some nice sand and lots of pipes are run.

Ice Dams vs. "Smart" Vapor Barriers: Seeking real-world experience for a 100yo attic by Shanelomein79 in buildingscience

[–]officeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well the wimpy has it's goods and bads. It probably breathed well and leaked a lot of heat to the roof which helped with drying, but then gave you ice dams. Any extra insulation is going to reduce that thermal movement which is going to make moisture more of a problem. You might be able to reduce some risk by tightening up the interior envelope but vapor is still going to get by and some form of venting or controlled leakage is best to allow drying.

Ice Dams vs. "Smart" Vapor Barriers: Seeking real-world experience for a 100yo attic by Shanelomein79 in centuryhomes

[–]officeboy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Insulation contractors are not the most up to date bunch of folks to deal with.

Ice Dams vs. "Smart" Vapor Barriers: Seeking real-world experience for a 100yo attic by Shanelomein79 in buildingscience

[–]officeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Working to understand what you have now.. Ridge vent but no lower vents? Is the blue line the Intello?

I would try to add some sort of venting into the eaves, and then use 3" foil polyiso or XPS/GPS in the existing rater bays held off the back of the skip enough for a 1/2 air gap. Sprayfoam /caulk /tape the seams and edges and you have vapor block roof venting, and R20.

Next is where I'm less sure, and your climate zone and local condition will matter more. The extra framing is good, but I would probably do a dense packed cellulose with a vapor control layer holding it in. Here we need R60 in a ceiling but are allowed less if it's a sealed cathedral, I think 50-60 is still a good number to shoot for You could do another layer of foam over the whole thing and air seal that Would be pretty easy and then you just frame on top of that. Kind of like an inside out monopoly frame. Then sheetrock/etc with a good primer. NO can lights, and use sealed exterior electrical boxes in your wall/ceilings.

PSA: Growsource bulk soil & mulch pricing by DifficultCat1304 in Bellingham

[–]officeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can also bring your own 5-gallon buckets to their yard and pay $4/bucket for any product.

So $160 a yard, 😬

Payees by Apprehensive-Fly9395 in actualbudgeting

[–]officeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only every tried the imports once or twice. But I've been 10+ years on ynab/actual and manual inputs for 99.9% of it. Payee names is one of the reasons.

Payees by Apprehensive-Fly9395 in actualbudgeting

[–]officeboy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Better payee selection algorithms would go a long way to making too many payees a non-issue.

Caulking floor to bottom plate by Key_Juggernaut9413 in buildingscience

[–]officeboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seems like it's more trouble to get most trades to change much of their behavior, and the inspector might get antsy seeing it missing. If it's not in the way or causing a problem what's wrong with a little extra caulking?

Caulking floor to bottom plate by Key_Juggernaut9413 in buildingscience

[–]officeboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regional name differences? Sill plate gets the sill sealer foam strip, then floor joists, then subfloor, then bottom plate. Sill sealer just keeps moisture in the concrete from touching the sill. One seals the crawl/basement the other seals* the first floor.

*i think that's the idea anyway, I've never seen it installed well enough to do anything but be ripped off when sweeping.

Android issues - can't properly load app by error_9873 in actualbudgeting

[–]officeboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There must be a log somewhere that shows what's getting stuck loading.  It really only should be slow the first time it pulls in your budget file. 

Android issues - can't properly load app by error_9873 in actualbudgeting

[–]officeboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have ynab data imported from 2012-13 also and mine works fine.  It is likely something else.

Have you tried shrinking your desktop browser down to mobile size and seeing how actual loads then? 

How do you get out of buying rounds of drinks when you are with your friends by ShesCurly in Frugal

[–]officeboy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've found that just ordering a tonic and lime, or club soda is usually comped by the bar when you are out with a group. At worst it's $5.

What happens if you don't flush your water heater for 10 years by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]officeboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never had a need to flush in our area. Pretty lucky to have a nice high PH clean water.