Project Update Thursday - 2013/05/16 – Conversation in Home Improvement

Conversation started May 16, 2013 at 19:00.

BMitch

May 16, 2013 19:00

Welcome to Project Update Thursday

Tester101

@BMitch A Bank appraiser?

Chris Cudmore

Although, they may have checked records with the local utility and seen the shut off order.

shirlock homes

what a bunch of old grumpies, closing that poor guy's question!!! lamo

BMitch

@Tester101 realestate appraiser, a lot of stuff for VA loans because they have higher standards

Chris Cudmore

Off Topic, but I laid sod on the front lawn last saturday.

Tester101

May 16, 2013 19:01

Q: Can I remove a wall stud to install a pet door?

We only have one option for a wall that the pet door would go in. After measuring we found that the door would have to go right in the middle of a stud. Is it safe to cut through the stud?

pet-door

lsiunsuex

when we bought the house we had fuses - only 1 insurance company would insure me - first thing i did was have an electrician redo the whole thing with proper breakers - that insurance company is still the cheapest for some reason

shirlock homes

Who is sod??? lol

Chris Cudmore

It's a pretty easy job. Green Side Up.

shirlock homes

the house won't fall down with one stud gone. cut the damn thing off!!!

Aaron

@Tester101 sometimes they do drive-bys for appraisals sometiems

shirlock homes

May 16, 2013 19:07

if it is a full appraisal they will walk through the house and take pics. for refi's they often do a drive by appraisal, and base on tax records and square footage

any pressing issues today boys??? gonna go out and play on my tractor for awhile..

Chris Cudmore

None.

@shirlockhomes Enjoy your hawg time.

BMitch

@shirlockhomes so did Aarthi run off to go cruising on the black pearl with you?

Nothing pressing from me, planning stages of a kitchen gut/remodel

lsiunsuex

more stone to move tonight

Chris Cudmore

It says PUT ends in 9 min. Are we down to half an hour?

lsiunsuex

you guys are all lazy f's - nothing to talk about

Aaron

May 16, 2013 19:23

we're having the bathroom redone

Chris Cudmore

I'm busy fighting with the wife.

Aaron

he took out ~hundred pounds of concrete that the tile floor was set in

Chris Cudmore

Need to replace my front porch railings. I want vinyl clad or aluminum. She wants wood.

Aaron

I'm a big proponent of no outside wood

lsiunsuex

tell her wood requires maintenance == more money == less purses / shoes for her

Chris Cudmore

May 16, 2013 19:24

But If I go with wood, I've got to sand, prime, paint ......

Each and every stile.

Sorry, my wife remembers Poland in the 80's. She doesn't spend if she doesn't have to.

My dad and I are both "blessed" with frugal wives. Real pain in the ass sometimes.

I'm a cheap bastard myself, but I do appreciate quality, and am willing to pay for it.

lsiunsuex

yeah no - she finds deals and if theres a coupon and we don't use it, she flips her shit - but she can spend it faster than i can make it

Chris Cudmore

That's why I'm a cheap bastard... so I can afford quality.

back in a bit.

Tester101

"But if I spend $500, I get 10% off!".

lsiunsuex

@Tester101 that.

Tester101

<wife> "If I buy 3, I get one free!".

<me> "But... You only need 1?"

lsiunsuex

May 16, 2013 19:33

i'm assuming you shop at BJ's or Sam's club often @Tester101

f' 3 pack of axe deodorant - 1 of them expired before i got through 2 of them

Tester101

I plan to start. I've never needed that much of anything at one time, but I'm going to be needing lots of diapers soon.

lsiunsuex

diapers and stuff is good there (not that i have kids) but like 5lb of french roast starbucks coffee - sorry, i'll vomit if i have french roast everyday for the next 6 months

can't beat 5lb of mike & ike candy or licorice. surprised i'm not a diabetic sometimes...

Tester101

Yes, I do need 60oz of mustard.

lsiunsuex

oh oh - 2 Lays (doritios, tostitos, sun chips, etc...) for the price of 1 - solid

Aaron

@lsiunsuex who cares if deodorant expires?

BMitch

May 16, 2013 19:48

@Aaron I don't like the taste of expired deodorant.

Aaron

^does not taste like a buttery nipple

Tester101

Could probably use this in bulk too.

@RoryAlsop Do you guys have retail warehouse clubs in the UK?

Rory Alsop

@Tester101 not sure what you mean - like Costco?

if so, then yes

Tester101

Or is it only fat Americans who like to buy large quantities of things?

Rory Alsop

We have Costco, Makro etc etc etc

They make membership annoying though - I am only a member of Costco because my wife qualifies by being a nurse

Tester101

May 16, 2013 20:02

Ah yes, I forgot about Costco.

Rory Alsop

@Tester101 I like buying large quantities of things, but I am neither fat nor American :-)

HerrBag

May 16, 2013 20:17

my PUT has been a hip resurface. Just got ok from dr to be full weight bearing.

Chris Cudmore

Apparently their entire corporate profit is memberships. All operating profit goes to running the business.

Aaron

May 16, 2013 20:43

Is the water company responsibility typically to the water meter or is it to the property line?

Chris Cudmore

Here, it's to the cut-off, buried somewhere in your front lawn.

Aaron

are the water meter and cutoff typically co-located?

BMitch

I believe so, it's usually in the public right of way near the street, under a small manhole cover

Chris Cudmore

No. The meter is in my basement. But they have some sort of call home technology, so no one ever reads it any more.

BMitch

older homes had the meters in the house

and that may also have to do with living further north where there's a lot of snow

Chris Cudmore

May 16, 2013 20:47

Could be. You want water lines at -4' here.

BMitch

Yeah, when they opened up the covers to work on them here, it was maybe 2' down, long reach, but we don't get a crazy canadian winter.

Chris Cudmore

Hey. @Tester101 and @lsiunsuex get much worse winters than I do. And we're not even talking about the north-west states.

BMitch

All I know is that my Canadian friends were talking about snow a month ago while I'm in shorts and a t-shirt right now. :)

Thanks for joining us for this week's PUT

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