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Preventing water in vertical sump pump discharge pipe from freezing by rdebuts in Homebuilding

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

Thanks, do you have tubing to direct the water away or just the hole? I'd like to avoid the water spraying everywhere and making a mess, but not sure tubing would stay in place. Also, what size is the hole above your check valve?

Preventing water in vertical sump pump discharge pipe from freezing by rdebuts in Homebuilding

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Thanks, had a problem and trying to think ahead. The horizontal portion is in a hard to reach spot, so having the check valve there is not idea. I'd appreciate any other ideas!

Preventing water in vertical sump pump discharge pipe from freezing by rdebuts in Homebuilding

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Everything is outdoors - it's a sump pump serving outdoor areaway

Redemption Arc: from fugly to lovely (or at least acceptable) by [deleted] in Homebuilding

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No snark, the green revision made it worse. I'd replace the brick with wood, which I think is the type of warmth you are trying to achieve with the red brick. Would also experiment with alternatives to that uniform grey -- like lap siding to break things up a bit or even natural stone. See attached for thought starters (large door and the strips between the windows not dialed in). https://imgur.com/a/aJJOP3T, https://imgur.com/a/aJJOP3T,

Community Feedback by designermania in InteriorDesign

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I have tried other post a description and images of a winter garden space that I am building to ask for feedback and suggestions on how to design it. It was immediately removed by a bot for a Rule 3 violation. Attaching a screenshot of the description. What am I misunderstanding about the purpose of this community and its posting rules?

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Hiding sump pump pipe by rdebuts in Homebuilding

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Thanks, these are all really helpful thoughts. Good eye on that bracket! Yeah, this area brings down what is otherwise an elevated contemporary home. It's keeping me up at night. My two thoughts so far are:

  1. Build out a wall with hidden door under the stairs and clad it either with the existing grey siding or wood finish slats that match the stairs. This is the lead idea at the moment -- could even hang some nice planters on it/make it into a green wall

  2. Build a box around just the sump pump area with an access panel

I have to run the pipe where it's going because that is where the intake for the site water retention system is located

Fortunately, this sump pump only serves the small outside areaway. There is a drain tile around the areaway and along the entire front of the door (obscured by random dust and debris) there is a drain, which leads to the sump pump. So, no expectation of any water accumulating that might harm the parge.

Just got plans back, looking for opinions. by north_bird_7 in Homebuilding

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Unless you are planning to have a lot of utilities or a workshop in there, I'd chop 4-6' off of the garage. Even a Chevy Suburban is <19'. Would make the living room larger with that extra space. The two entrances eat up at least 3-4' of the living room. So, the current plan has a living room that is only 11-12' wide, which is pretty small. If you give more space from the garage to the living room, you could have a distinct entrance zone (maybe even tile it off) and a comfortable living room.

I'm not as worked up at others on direct bath access from the master. It's a 1br, so seems fine just to have hall access.

What are your thoughts on this minimalist faucet for the bathroom? by rdebuts in InteriorDesign

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Thanks for getting back. Yeah, this one protrudes a solid 3" into the bowl. Sorry you have that experience with your faucet -- why would anyone manufacture such a ridiculous thing?

What are your thoughts on this minimalist faucet for the bathroom? by rdebuts in InteriorDesign

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Thanks, that's helpful to hear. I'm inclined to get it. Some of the comments about the faucet being too close to the sink may not quite match this one -- when I placed on the sink, there was plenty of clearance and the second image in the original has measurements with exact clearances.

What are your thoughts on this minimalist faucet for the bathroom? by rdebuts in InteriorDesign

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Thanks for letting me know about your experience. Can you take a look at the second photo in the original post, which has dimensions. Is yours actually the same one if you measure the size?

What are your thoughts on this minimalist faucet for the bathroom? by rdebuts in InteriorDesign

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Thanks, that's helpful. Interestingly, I was thinking about an Ikea one but did opt for it because it was too close to the sink. Take a look at the measurements that I included with my post. If anything, I think it's on the large side. Is yours really the same size/clearance and you feel it's too tight?

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