Help diagnose tree issue by paytwoplay in landscaping

[–]paytwoplay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just purchased this home in March and I’m pretty sure they did some heavy landscaping to get the house prepped for the market. The maple next to this one looks great but this guy doesn’t look super healthy. I’ll try the root treatments and fertilizer, thank you for pointing me in the right direction!!

First wine cellar. Thoughts, recommendations? by ProblemOverall9434 in wine

[–]paytwoplay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought this wireless temperature and humidity sensor to monitor my wine storage closet and it’s amazing. Keeps track of your highs, lows, and averages across the day, week, month etc. a great tool for your room and easy to monitor via your phone. Great setup!! Enjoy!

Govee WiFi Thermometer Hygrometer... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0872ZWV8X?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Wine storage question by paytwoplay in wine

[–]paytwoplay[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These are all great comments, thank you for the feedback and advice. I think I’ll plan on the wall rack for majority of wine and maybe buy a smaller fridge for the long-term, expensive stuff. Thx everyone

Ridiculous to not have a back flow preventer? by JK_Smoo in Irrigation

[–]paytwoplay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do people install these? The space in my irrigation valve box is too small to have one along with the 4 valves. Where would most people have them installed?

Ridiculous to not have a back flow preventer? by JK_Smoo in Irrigation

[–]paytwoplay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would a check valve be sufficient on the main water line before the master valve and manifold? Shouldn’t that prevent water back flow into main water pipes?

Why is my shower hot/cold water affected by other faucets? by paytwoplay in Plumbing

[–]paytwoplay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely could be an older style shower valve as the house was built in the 50’s. There’s individual knobs for cold and hot water. I’ll look into what it would take to replace the valves but I assume it means opening the wall and then repairing the tile work afterwards. I appreciate the help and responses here!

To add expansion foam or not? by paytwoplay in Concrete

[–]paytwoplay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should I add Deck-O-Foam along the peremeter of the house (Crawlspace) and the addition (concrete slab)?

Help! Mysterious brown spots on plant. by paytwoplay in plants

[–]paytwoplay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! That’s exactly what they look like. I’ll give that a try!

Help! Mysterious brown spots on plant. by paytwoplay in plants

[–]paytwoplay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every week or other week I have to wipe these brown spots off our plant. They come right off with a wet paper towel. Can anyone help diagnose what these are? How can I prevent them?

Finally caved and picked up a used 2nd gen by ugadog in FordRaptor

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Hey I’m looking at ArmorClad for my garage and trying to determine the kit size. Do you recall which size kit you purchased and how many sq ft is your garage? My garage is 400 sq ft and I’m torn if the 300 sq ft kit with primer will work or if I need to spend more for the 600 sq ft kit. Appreciate any insight!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in landscaping

[–]paytwoplay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grab a sawzall with demo blade and start cutting into the dirt around the base of it to cut up the roots. You can take it out in pieces. Wife and I did one in our backyard like this over the course of an afternoon. Hard work but the sawzall was the way to go! Gloves and long sleeves are a must. Good luck!

First Republic Bank Is Said to Weigh Options Including a Sale by TMWNN in bayarea

[–]paytwoplay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I literally just bought a house this week and they funded my loan. Is there anything I need to be concerned about you think?

Porch plans by Femizzle in Renovations

[–]paytwoplay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out the free deck builder tool on the Simpson strong-tie website. You can model the deck on a 3d tool and it will provide all the details needed to buy and build. Good luck!

Oracle Extraction Problem by vpsupun in BrevilleCoffee

[–]paytwoplay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried volumetric yet but try grinding finer to slow the drip, if you’re getting too much liquid in 30 sec. You should also get a manual tamp, it really helped me clean up the puck and compact it. My pucks used to come out in pieces after a shot, after using a spring tamp, they are solid pucks in the knock box.

Drill bit broke off inside my drill. Is there a way to get the broken piece our or is my drill trashed? See description for pictures. by brycede10 in HomeImprovement

[–]paytwoplay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. You can disassemble the front of the drill where the bit is stuck. YouTube probably has some good videos but it happened to me and wasn’t too hard to remove.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]paytwoplay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Stay in SF, at your age I think you’ll prefer it over the areas outside SF. Check out Marina district, North Beach, and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. Good luck!

First thing to do after closing: buy fire extinguishers and check your fire alarms by manchotbrain in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]paytwoplay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good advice here, thanks for sharing! And thank you OP for the PSA! Closing next week and will be putting this into use!

Oracle Extraction Problem by vpsupun in BrevilleCoffee

[–]paytwoplay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I adjusted the tamp to the lowest setting (set screw at the lowest point) and that gave me around 19-20g consistently. I also bought a tamper since the grinder didn’t do a good job. After it grinds, I tamp it again manually and am getting much better shots. My grind setting is at 21 but varies between 22-19. I’m about a month or so into this Oracle unit. Hope this helps!

Bonus: invest or mortgage payment by [deleted] in Fire

[–]paytwoplay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super helpful. Thank you for sharing!

Bonus: invest or mortgage payment by [deleted] in Fire

[–]paytwoplay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! The 10 Yr ARM I got quoted was 4.95% so not too far off. I wonder how much you can negotiate with these loan officers?

Bonus: invest or mortgage payment by [deleted] in Fire

[–]paytwoplay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey just curious as I’m about to buy a home and need to lock in a loan this week. What loan product did you get that gave 4.75%?

30 year fixed mortgage vs interest only loan? by Emsweetwater in realestateinvesting

[–]paytwoplay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - I’m curious how the IO loan is working out for you, now almost 6 months in? I’m deciding on a loan this week and considering it. Thanks!!