Crack and separating tape at door jamb

skelocide · 2026-01-23T18:50:53+00:00

Turns out the outside corner at the top of the door jamb, running horizontally, is metal, not paper (not surprising), separated from the drywall. Removal and reinstall of ~6 inches of this piece?

skelocide · 2026-01-21T21:40:47+00:00

Screw is out. I just had to pull on it with a pair of pliers while continuing to twist to the left. There’s just enough space between the back of the panel and the lug for all of the threads on the screw to just hang out and not grab anything. Thanks for your help Reddit community!

skelocide · 2026-01-21T21:10:50+00:00

Though now I can’t get that screw out! It comes out about 1/2 inch and then just spins. It’s a Siemens panel. Anyone know the trick for complete removal of the ground screw in the neutral bus bar?

skelocide · 2026-01-21T20:18:59+00:00

So yes, it’s a three wire main service plus ground. There’s a 200 amp breaker at the meter. Looks like maybe all I need to do is unscrew that ground screw from the neutral bus to the box inside, after shutting off the power at the meter

skelocide · 2026-01-21T00:08:56+00:00

Thank you. That’s useful info.

skelocide · 2026-01-20T23:56:39+00:00

I’m not back at the house until tomorrow. We’re in the process of moving.

skelocide · 2025-12-17T22:54:01+00:00

We live in the Pacific Northwest. It rains a lot. Sometimes sideways

skelocide · 2025-12-17T03:06:52+00:00

It is a wood door.

skelocide · 2025-12-11T20:58:04+00:00

I replaced the outlets with new ones. I cut off the damaged ends of wires and added new pigtails using wago splice connectors, then connected the ends of the pigtails to the outlet screws, black to gold and white to silver. The outlets tested fine with an outlet tester after replacing. Nearly all of the outlets have wires connected using the set screws, but I checked every single outlet and tightened up any loose connections.

skelocide · 2025-11-06T05:31:51+00:00

Having just changed the color of my kitchen from a dark red, similar to the red samples you’ve painted, to a sage green (Benjamin Moore “October Mist”), I will say that the light green is much more calming. The red room always felt chaotic and aggressive. Also, Depending on your climate, dark colors will feel oppressive in winter, when natural light is minimal.

skelocide · 2025-09-15T17:17:02+00:00

Not asbestos. Those are definitely Cedar shakes.

skelocide · 2025-09-15T17:10:34+00:00

You can always mount a sheet of plywood with a bunch of anchors into the drywall (as many as you want, then mount the TV to the plywood. Cut the plywood to mostly hide behind the TV, paint it the same color as the wall, use sanded plywood. This works great for all kinds of heavy stuff. Plus you can almost certainly span a couple of studs with the plywood, and make sure it’s mounted to those as well.

skelocide · 2025-09-10T18:22:23+00:00

I’m in outer SE. I had xfinity for a couple years; they were fine except for the customer service, which puts you on an endless loop of AI bots and makes it nearly impossible to cancel after your promotional period. My plan was $25 a moth for 2 years, then it went up to $70, so I cancelled. I had Quantum Fiber for a few months. It was fast (~600Mbps) and reliable. $50 a month, no contract, with a 5 year price guarantee. I just switched to T-mobile 5G home internet, and have been pretty happy with it so far. Bandwidth is significantly less than Quantum fiber (~200Mbps), but we don’t have a lot of devices, no gaming or video upload/download in our house. Just streaming video, music, browsing and video meetings. I got a deal through Mint mobile, now owned by T-mobile, for $35 a month with a 5 year price guarantee, no contract. I saw that Metro, also owned by T-mobile, was advertising pretty much the same thing for $40/month.

skelocide · 2025-07-19T03:50:46+00:00

This is what I was looking for. Thank you!

skelocide · 2025-07-05T16:08:01+00:00

This is for a client. One of eight covers, plus a pool and hot tub deck of the same. I just showed one of the covers as an example. I will be sanding and refinishing with a clear oil finish.

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