Home Improvement: If you had a dollar for every major issue the inspection missed, how many times could you have paid off your new house? |
- If you had a dollar for every major issue the inspection missed, how many times could you have paid off your new house?
- What is this alien growth coming through my ceiling?
- How do I fix this?
- New Patio Advice
- How to keep bugs coming in through air vents?
- Installing vent fan in bathroom.
- Murphy Bed + Live Climbing load on Interior Wall
- Fastening dishwasher to quartz?
- Insulating above a drop ceiling?
- Bamboo flooring or Luxury Vinyl Flooring for the kitchen?
- How do I cut and replace diagonal plank subfloor? After cutting, the remaining plank subfloor will be unsupported by the joist.
- New home warranty ending - House Check Up
- Air Quality monitor suggestions? Looking for and accurate device that will measure indoor air quality constantly, includes NDIR CO2, and doesn't require internet/cloud connection.
- My home has a shallow crawlspace, what's the estimated cost to dig it deeper but NOT to a full basement?
- Why are there plants growing under my kitchen sink on my new built home?
- How to hang curtains on angled windows?
- Help me turn a carport into a kickass woodshop
- What would you do to create more privacy with the stairs in the attached pic? Could I put up a wall easily?
- Gap between countertop and new stove
- Is it worth it to install a charcoal filter hood vent until I redo my kitchen (which I'll include an externally vented hood). I currently have no hood vent in my kitchen.
- How the hell do I take off this shower head?
- Why is code R-60 for normal attics but R-31 for cathedral ceilings? (Ontario)
- Is there a reason to not do white walls?
- Basement drain backed up
- Where can I find someone to draft blueprints for small home addition?
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:16 AM PDT I bought a flipped house, none of the following issues were caught by the inspector.
There are, of course, a million other smaller issues like the wrong paint being used for touchups, leading to dozens of slightly off color patches all over, a light fixture flickering, shoddily painted trim, no cabinet/drawer hardware in the entire house, counter tops having up to 1.5 in gaps between them and the wall (nothing an inspector should notice). What about your poor inspections, reddit? [link] [comments] |
| What is this alien growth coming through my ceiling? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:04 PM PDT There is this weird bumpy surface above my kitchen cabinets. This ceiling is between the main and top floor. It backs up to a brick wall. And I have no clue what this is... House was built in ~1946. I think the bathroom is above this, could it be iron from old pipes seeping down?... https://imgur.com/a/gair1mN [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2020 10:49 PM PDT Hello all, This subreddit has been a great help to me since becoming a new home owner. Just browsing has helped me tackle projects I would not thought confident enough to attempt. I am here to ask for some help with my front step. The stones on the corner have come dislodged. I am guessing I need some type of polymeric sand. Chip away at the loose morter and reapply sand and wet down? Another concern is that I am in the Midwest and temperature is getting cooler. Can I do this now or should I wait until spring? I have attached some pictures. Thank you all for this wonderful community and I appreciate any advice you could give. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:20 PM PDT I am looking to have a concrete 10x10 patio poured in my backyard. I am wanting posts to hang planters from and cute string lights. Is it possible to have the posts attached to the concrete? Are there cons to that? I plan to have a contractor do it but I'm not sure what even to ask for. I've seen plenty of DIY posts on Pinterest of how to anchor posts in cement within planters, but thinking putting the posts in concrete will give me more space on my patio. Thank you for any advice. [link] [comments] |
| How to keep bugs coming in through air vents? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:15 PM PDT I live in a condo in the Southwest and every time it rains "water bugs" (aka American Cockroaches) find their way inside my place. I've been able to reduce occurrences significantly by sealing and caulking, and have also gotten professionals to spray. I keep the place super clean. I still see dead ones outside my two air vents on the floor from time to time, and when I opened it, I found two dead ones inside. There is a filter that I replace in the air handler base, but I want to add additional filters to the grilles so that the bugs don't get into my apartment. I can't find a grille with a filter holder that will fit that space. Can I buy the cut-to size filter and if I do, should I also still use the other filter in the air handler base? Edit: Title should say "how to keep bugs FROM coming in through air vents?" [link] [comments] |
| Installing vent fan in bathroom. Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:58 PM PDT How expensive is it to install a vent fan in a first floor bathroom of a 2 story home? I need it to vent outside thru the wall or up out of the attic. [link] [comments] |
| Murphy Bed + Live Climbing load on Interior Wall Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:16 PM PDT I'm looking at adding a Murphy bed to my tiny office to host guests in one day and would build the frame using a kit like this one https://easydiymurphybed.com/product/vertical-queen-size-kit/. Looking at how much non-functional space the Murphy beds take when not in use, I had a crazy idea to turn the outside panel under the bed into a climbing/bouldering wall when upright. I've looked into building an attached climbing wall much like this before and thought this could provide the double benefit. I would of course add heavy duty locking mechanisms to keep the bed from opening up while climbing, and maybe use the bed hinge mechanism to make an adjustable wall (supported by pulleys and cables like this https://i.stack.imgur.com/drbzz.jpg) My question is regarding the live load capacity of the anchoring wall. I would anchor to an interior non-load bearing wall. In addition to the typical stresses of a climbing wall, it would also have all the weight of a bed. Any thoughts on this? Am I overlooking an obvious detail that would result in my crushing death under a queen size bed frame? [link] [comments] |
| Fastening dishwasher to quartz? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:02 AM PDT We got a new countertop and I realized that the dishwasher is not fastened anymore so it's loose beneath the countertop like so. Any thoughts on the most painless way to fasten this? [link] [comments] |
| Insulating above a drop ceiling? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 06:53 PM PDT I'm finishing off my basement and I'm putting in a drop ceiling. I'm seeing a lot of pros and cons for batt insulation, but can I just use the pink panther roll out and staple up stuff? [link] [comments] |
| Bamboo flooring or Luxury Vinyl Flooring for the kitchen? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 09:01 PM PDT I'm between Lifeproof LVF or bamboo. The floor specialist said bamboo can take better water damage and will last a long time. Lifeproof LVF is 7mm thick and is a top of the line LVF. Obviously, the kitchen is to susceptible to water and oil on the floor. The long term plan is to rent the house out next year. Can someone give me some advice with this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:51 AM PDT The brown lines are the joists. The red line is a saw cut. The red line is just for visual purposes. You'll see that some planks will be unsupported by the joists after the cut. Is installing solid blocking underneath the only way? The joists are cupped will make it difficult to cut and install the blocking. On the top of the picture, under the cardboard is existing hardwood flooring that I want to keep [link] [comments] |
| New home warranty ending - House Check Up Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:31 PM PDT We are 2 months away from our home warranty ending. We are thinking of having an inspector come out to see if he spots anything we missed that we could get fixed for free under the warranty. Any other suggestions? Is a home inspector the right choice? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:02 AM PDT nice to have: data output via USB or wifi for logging. Multiple sensors with central unit. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 05:53 PM PDT Title pretty much explains it all. There are parts of our crawlspace that are inaccessible because there's maybe a 4in clearance from floor to dirt. All the information online estimates the cost north of $60k / 1000sqft , but these are all estimates for finished basements. So does anyone know about what it might cost to dig out the crawlspace to 18in? Is that something the house needs to be braced/lifted for? If it helps we're in rural northern Oregon. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Why are there plants growing under my kitchen sink on my new built home? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 05:51 PM PDT Here are some pictures from under my sink that are weird. First, there's vines or something growing under my kitchen sink. Then I saw this piece taped with black tape and zip ties?? Anyone has any idea how to fix this mess? We just moved in two weeks ago and this is frustrating. [link] [comments] |
| How to hang curtains on angled windows? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 08:03 PM PDT Hey all, I'm stuck. I'm renting an apartment with windows on one wall, and I'd love to put sheer curtains or something over them, but I cannot figure out how. There are two windows at an angle of the wall. They go right to the ceiling and there's a wall to the left, so hanging brackets beside or above the windows won't work. The ceiling is popcorn and also concrete, so I can't drill up. The blinds and angle prevent any tension rods, and the way the blinds are doesn't allow for an in-window solution like the Nono bracket. Any ideas? [link] [comments] |
| Help me turn a carport into a kickass woodshop Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:31 AM PDT I'm in the process of converting an existing carport in Georgia into a closed garage that I plan to use as woodshop. Photo of the site + Rough plans with roof not shown: https://imgur.com/a/EYuAIRu The existing slab extends about 8 feet past the back of the carport, and I'd like to wall that area in for additional storage. My questions:
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| Gap between countertop and new stove Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:59 PM PDT We're located in western Washington. We bought a new stove top to replace our broken one from the 70's, and there is a gap between the stove and counter. The two stoves are the same size, but the trim on the old one has rounded corners, the new has sharp corners, so no dice on just reusing it. The new one has no trim Edit: Oven Hole 29 7/8ths x 20 5/8ths New oven 29.38 x 20 in [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 11:31 AM PDT I moved into an older home. There is no hood vent installed. I plan on redoing my kitchen next year or the year after. When I do that I'll try to get a hood vent installed that's vented externally. For right now, Is it worth it to get a charcoal filter hood vent that just recirculates internally for now? Some of them are pretty cheap and I figured it's better than no vent. [link] [comments] |
| How the hell do I take off this shower head? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:41 PM PDT I've been trying for days and my hands are sore as hell. Here's a photo of the shower head: https://i.imgur.com/w6YvoOY.jpg It's a rain shower if that helps any. I first tried unscrewing the circular nut thing at the top which took forever, and I can't turn it anymore and I don't think that did anything at all. Then I tried unscrewing the thing right under the nut with the little rotator ball attached but I can't reach in that tiny space with anything to turn it. When I try to turn the actual shower head it just rotates along the ball. I am stumped and going crazy, please help lol. [link] [comments] |
| Why is code R-60 for normal attics but R-31 for cathedral ceilings? (Ontario) Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:38 PM PDT My house is heated by electricity. I'm trying to decide if R-28 is good enough or if I should add rigid foam on top of the rafters, thus requiring replacing fascia all the way around. Why is code R-60 in regular attics but only R-31 for cathedral ceilings? [link] [comments] |
| Is there a reason to not do white walls? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 10:35 AM PDT I wanted color, bright and garish even. My wife wanted grey/white. Omly when I lok at actual colors I don't want them. And when we look at greys they look drab. But white looks just fine. Is there any reason we shouldn't just do white? For context the house is mid-century meh, right time but no styling. We are going to do white wash vinyl flooring. And we have lots of stuff to hang up. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 19 Oct 2020 06:42 PM PDT Have an issue in the basement of my duplex. The drain in the floor that the furnace condensate line goes to isn't draining too well, we've had a bit of rain here lately so I'm thinking that has something to do with it. I'm thinking my best move is to bucket out the water until it drains enough to put some kind of cleaner down the drain and help clear it out? [link] [comments] |
| Where can I find someone to draft blueprints for small home addition? Posted: 19 Oct 2020 06:41 PM PDT So I live in a roughly 1100 sqft 2 story house with a basement. Because we have a decent size family we want to add an additional master bedroom possibly with a bathroom depending, around 300 or so square feet total. We wanted to add it on to the back of our home and have had a contractor come and look who told us it's possible but that before they could give us an estimate they had to draft up some plans and have is choose which design we wanted to go with, for 3000$. So is that a normal price for plans for that size build, and if not where can I find someone to write up plans? [link] [comments] |
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