The Home Improvement Thread

[ghost]

I always assumed this thread was about the show.

nearly 1400 posts discussing the zany life of Tim the Toolman Taylor

Don’t forget Al

And the Tool Time Girls.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Just had our AC units serviced today. Should be good for the rest of the summer. It's so fucking hot

[96583UP]

i had a condenser stop working a couple weeks ago. fortunately they came and fixed it for $150. the one that broke is nearing 20 yrs old. gonna see how much longer i can ride this puppy

[E.H. Ruddock]

Had to do some downspout repair today. That stuff is not as pliable as you would think

[E.H. Ruddock]

Bump

[knee tunes]

Had to do some downspout repair today. That stuff is not as pliable as you would think

Did you cut yourself at all?

What tools did you have to use to do the bending?

Did you have to saw at all?

I have a dryer vent that needs to be way-shortened on the inside.

Because I have to borrow a metal cutter saw thing, it puts that task in the to-do priority category of Probably Will Never Happen

[96583UP]

i remember trying to cut a downspout once and being shocked at how stubborn it was

[lennytheweedwhacker]

should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now

[ghost]

should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now

But LVP is so hot right now.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now

But LVP is so hot right now.

i honestly don't know the pluses/minuses of either...i just want something cheap, durable, and is the color i like (which i should be able to find no matter the type)...anything is better than my crappy carpet

[ghost]

should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now

But LVP is so hot right now.

what is that

Luxury Vinyl Plank. It's...luxurious.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

should i go with laminate flooring? lowe's has some really good prices right now

But LVP is so hot right now.

what is that

Luxury Vinyl Plank. It's...luxurious.

sry i'm sleepy...is that in your new house?

[ghost]

Not yet, but we're having a couple of contractors come out to show samples/do estimates this week. LVP seems like the best bang for the buck but I don't really know.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Not yet, but we're having a couple of contractors come out to show samples/do estimates this week. LVP seems like the best bang for the buck but I don't really know.

i know a guy who owns a business that does insurance based home repairs...he was trying to sell me on engineered hardwood, and said he could probably get me a deal and someone to install it on the cheap...even if it's a good deal it may be more than i'd want to spend

[ghost]

Is your house like 3500 sf?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Is your house like 3500 sf?

around 1500...it's all carpet and ceramic tile with probably about 1000 sf being carpet

i'll probably keep the tile and at least do the rest of the downstairs in hardwood/laminate/whatever...pretty sure i'll do the upstairs too

[tragabigzanda]

Found the main valve for the manifold that feeds our irrigation system. I tell the guy on the phone "When I opened it a quarter turn, the pressure felt pretty intense. How much should I open this thing to feed the system?"

"All the way."

"Seriously? You're not worried it's going to split the manifold?"

"No, it should be fine."

I open it all the way. Immediately hear a tremendous gushing sound. Run-crawl across the width of our crawl space, up the hatch, and outside to see the -- gasp! -- manifold split and water spewing all over the place. Run back in, get my floor all muddy, down through the hatch, turn the thing off. Called the professionals.

Fixed! Don’t have to water with the hose no more.

Now if I could talk my wife into getting one of doug’s bidet attachments...

[96583UP]

congrats

i have a sprinkler system in the back but never developed the courage to turn it on

the previous owner had a tendency to run everything down to fully depreciated / malfunctioned state

i need to have a sprinkler guy come and try it one day

some day

[96583UP]

i think my water heater might be 20 years old actually

anyone have tankless?

tinkering with the idea

[E.H. Ruddock]

Our sprinklers are on a well, so it's free irrigation. It's great