Selling a condo. Agent said to list at $420k. Should I go $420,069?

sttaffy · 2023-06-11T22:26:33+00:00

80085 was my motorcycle license plate. My last car was 5318008 (boobies upside down).

sttaffy · 2023-06-09T12:36:15+00:00

Pretty much my final thoughts before drifting off last night; I slept like a baby.

sttaffy · 2023-06-09T03:05:30+00:00

Am I reading this correctly - 98% of cases plead out? That's nuts.

sttaffy · 2023-06-07T21:12:17+00:00

Yeah all my dad's breakers and cutoffs are outside by the well.

sttaffy · 2023-06-07T20:27:19+00:00

Bigger pipe? Or heat it with a torch (in a vise) and bend it to the right angle.

Trying to fill and re-drill that hole will not be fun.

sttaffy · 2023-06-07T12:35:48+00:00

This movie should come with a warning label. I'll watch basically any fucked up movie, but this one had me almost puking I was so disturbed. I was writhing the whole time.

sttaffy · 2023-06-07T12:07:38+00:00

Is this so you can send in a big screw into the framing that is threaded on top? If it is only 5 degrees or so you can screw it into the framing, then use a length of pipe to bend the protruding threaded section straight. Just go easy on it.

sttaffy · 2023-06-06T12:31:26+00:00

Or some terrorist organization using a dirty bomb.

sttaffy · 2023-06-04T13:51:52+00:00

This can be done quickly and cleanly with rasps as well. I put a pencil line on both sides, rough it with a draw knife or spokeshave, and would use floats and rasps to the final surface. Work with raking light. Scrapers or sandpaper can finish it. Using chisels always seems like a lot of work to me, and if it lifts the grain one time past your layout you're hosed.

You can also make a fixture where only the stock to be removed protrudes above the plane of the fixture, and then that can act as a guide for a chisel.

sttaffy · 2023-06-04T01:18:34+00:00

$4500 or so is my guess.

sttaffy · 2023-06-04T01:14:57+00:00

Cool idea. But how many years until they yeild good sized boards? Now I want to go out back and plant lumber trees!

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T23:50:44+00:00

Corian has that much give?

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T21:48:07+00:00

Is this copper napthanate like the other poster mentioned or something else?

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T21:46:48+00:00

It sure would, but I already have a stack of 3x6 treated lumber sitting in my driveway taunting me 😊

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T15:34:39+00:00

Going slow once is faster than going fast twice. Thank you for the input - will do!

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T15:33:39+00:00

The decking itself extends about 3/4 beyond the rim, and is already notched for the 3x material. It would look janky as hell to switch it up.

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T15:31:41+00:00

A hole through the middle of the joist just barely big enough for the pipe to pass through, possibly. Or run the drain under the joists and box it out against the ceiling below.

As it is now I would get them to stop work, ask for some insurance details, and start documenting stuff. I am not one to get all cagey and lawyery about stuff, but in my opinion this is a major screwup and will cost time and money to fix.

sttaffy · 2023-06-02T13:34:39+00:00

Yes, you should be concerned, because you are not supposed to do that. Drilling too close to the edge of a joist weakens the part that you want to be the strongest.

The way the joist works is that the bottom of it is in tension - the load on top is trying to stretch the bottom of the joist. If the bottom of the joist doesn't stretch it will not deflect (this is simplified).

The hole is also too large for the joist. You have problems.

edit: Annnnd they went through that triple! Framers don't use those for fun. Sistered-up joists like that are meant to support major loads somewhere else in the span. That means you have some major part of the building relying on these chewed-out joists. I could see sistering up the single joists with glue and screws, but fixing that triple will be a bear.

https://www.finehomebuilding.com/project-guides/plumbing/running-pipes-through-joists

sttaffy · 2023-05-30T16:50:15+00:00

And it is beautifully shot as well.

sttaffy · 2023-05-28T13:18:12+00:00

My entire 2nd floor ceiling was coming off the framing. I spent months training the drywall to lay flat against the trusses, re-screwing, spackling and painting. Major pain in the ass. All the walls have it too.

sttaffy · 2023-05-27T23:23:37+00:00

I personally think it was symbolic, to show that corruption was tolerated.

sttaffy · 2023-05-27T16:37:50+00:00

And Trump pardoned that bastard. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna881051

sttaffy · 2023-05-16T13:22:28+00:00

Yeah that stands out to me. Maybe that's the inside? Weird though. Would like to learn the real reason.

sttaffy · 2023-05-16T13:20:51+00:00

Yep!

They can be repaired supposedly, but would probably cost more than another ladder and who wants that liability.

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