Home Projects (upkeep/repair/mods/cool sh*t/advice/question)

[Punisher]

. They charged me $2,900 to replace the railings and posts and wrap it all in plastic.

Wrapped in plastic? It's fantastic!!

[Kraken]

. They charged me $2,900 to replace the railings and posts and wrap it all in plastic.

Wrapped in plastic? It's fantastic!!

I don't like the look of plastic porches or fences and I'm even less enthused about putting more plastic out there, but I do appreciate no maintenance. There's still wood under the shell that traps water. But it looks spiffy and I'll be safely dead before the drawbacks win out.

[Jaymon]

They are here installing my new heater/AC. Its a two day process, fortunately they can carry everything through the attic access and don't need to cut any holes.

In related news, there is an unexpected cold snap, its supposed to get below freezing tonight, good thing I scheduled this for mid April, well past the last expected cold weather.

[Default]

Put in the tankless water heater yesterday. Found out the unit I got has 1/2 inch adapters to go over whatever metric thread it has. None of the valve kits were 1/2", all were 3/4. I just love the 19 plumbing systems that are all available, while the most reliable and durable solution (copper and brass compression fittings) aren't available locally. I need one elbow to finish the job, and then I can call the electrician to install the sub panel I want.

Freed up a lot of floorspace though.

[em2nought]

Freed up a lot of floorspace though.

Makes a nice spot for the vacuum cleaner or a dehumidifier.

[Isgrimnur]

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Sometime between the completing the work at noon and my wife using the sink at 6, the coupling popped.

[em2nought]

I guess you can't expect much for $7500?

[Blackhawk]

You used 6,948 gals?

What a jerk.

[Isgrimnur]

Nonono, that’s how many gallons ran down my driveway, down the street, and into the storm drain.

[Blackhawk]

Let's ask those innocent gals whether I should trust you.

[Isgrimnur]

We won’t talk about that .60 gal.

[Blackhawk]

Nah, no need to kink shame.

[em2nought]

If you tell the water utility it was a leak from work you just paid $7,500.00 for they might take something off your bill.

[Carpet_pissr]

If you tell the water utility it was a leak from work you just paid $7,500.00 for they might take something off your bill.

Yep. My father did the same recently.