Home chat 1.0

[golftdibrad1]

Fucking hell.
So what are you gonna do, tear it down and rebuild it or just replace the deck itself? Are the joists and posts ok?

I mean I don’t care if it rots away. It’s currently pooling water which drains against the foundation of the house. Foundation is stone and mortar so it’s just destroying that.

I’ll try and devise some sort of drain system I think. Like shower drains, or maybe slots, with PVC underneath to at least give the water somewhere else to go. Path of least resistance. And tar over the ledger board.

why not just jack up the edge and cut an inch or whatever you need to get the correct slope out of the supports?

[golftdibrad1]

Drain line not cracked as far back as initially thought, so thats good news. hopefully inside is not corroding and they dont have to cut back as far.

[golftdibrad1]

Work complete on the sewer, just have to fix celling / walls. Came in less than expected too.

[Johnny_P]

I mean I don’t care if it rots away. It’s currently pooling water which drains against the foundation of the house. Foundation is stone and mortar so it’s just destroying that.

I’ll try and devise some sort of drain system I think. Like shower drains, or maybe slots, with PVC underneath to at least give the water somewhere else to go. Path of least resistance. And tar over the ledger board.

why not just jack up the edge and cut an inch or whatever you need to get the correct slope out of the supports?

Because it’s bolted to the foundation on one side. Water is already coming in from the bolt holes so that would make it worse.

I’ll probably redo the surface decking and go back to a gapped board construction. And put a poly barrier underneath the deck on the ground with a slope to pull water away from the house. All the deck surface boards are warping anyway.

[golftdibrad1]

why not just jack up the edge and cut an inch or whatever you need to get the correct slope out of the supports?

Because it’s bolted to the foundation on one side. Water is already coming in from the bolt holes so that would make it worse.

I’ll probably redo the surface decking and go back to a gapped board construction. And put a poly barrier underneath the deck on the ground with a slope to pull water away from the house. All the deck surface boards are warping anyway.

i mean on the front or opposite side, so it drains away. You are overthinking this unless its a very unusual shape and in that case some pics might help us help you.

[SAWCE]

Home warranty service request just submitted. Had 17 items, from windows/door that don’t quite latch right and squeaky floors, to cracked drywall and deteriorated/missing grout and caulk. Hope these bitches don’t put up a fight and try to deny anything.

[Johnny_P]

Home warranty service request just submitted. Had 17 items, from windows/door that don’t quite latch right and squeaky floors, to cracked drywall and deteriorated/missing grout and caulk. Hope these bitches don’t put up a fight and try to deny anything.

Good luck. Every single claim we have made has been denied.

[golftdibrad1]

Drywall in rental restored this weekend for about 150 in materials. Had some light bulbs and a fixture that needed replacing in that figure too.

[golftdibrad1]

Jonny's pluming woes are traveling through the series of tubes. Different plumbing problem in the rental now. Sigh.

[SAWCE]

Jonny's pluming woes are traveling through the series of tubes. Different plumbing problem in the rental now. Sigh.

“Accidentally” leave a tub of Metamucil behind next time you’re there.

[golftdibrad1]

Jonny's pluming woes are traveling through the series of tubes. Different plumbing problem in the rental now. Sigh.

“Accidentally” leave a tub of Metamucil behind next time you’re there.

Another sewer pump failure. due to shit being in the sump that dont belong. toothpaste tube. wipes. soap bottle. I'm calmly livid.

[SAWCE]

“Accidentally” leave a tub of Metamucil behind next time you’re there.

Another sewer pump failure. due to shit being in the sump that dont belong. toothpaste tube. wipes. soap bottle. I'm calmly livid.

Put a clause in the next rental agreement that any repairs that are necessary due to the tenants actions will be added to their next month’s rent.

[golftdibrad1]

Another sewer pump failure. due to shit being in the sump that dont belong. toothpaste tube. wipes. soap bottle. I'm calmly livid.

Put a clause in the next rental agreement that any repairs that are necessary due to the tenants actions will be added to their next month’s rent.

I did. the issue is I have no way to prove it was the current tenants, a situation I have to rectify in the future.

[SAWCE]

Put a clause in the next rental agreement that any repairs that are necessary due to the tenants actions will be added to their next month’s rent.

I did. the issue is I have no way to prove it was the current tenants, a situation I have to rectify in the future.

Yeah I’d be in your shoes.

[SAWCE]

Drywall guy is coming out on Monday to get those issues taken care of. Haven’t heard from anyone else yet.

Warranty company did reach out to me with the offer to extend our home warranty.. can lock in a rate of $50/month for the next three years. Anyone do this with theirs, or do you just move on to fixing things yourself/hitting up your insurance company for bigger things?

[golftdibrad1]

3rd pluming issue in three weeks...sigh. At least this one was easy, kitchen sink strainer basket. Had to go to HD twice because the fucking one on the sink turned out to be stripped....prob why it started leaking to begin with.

anyway...houses. hopefully the pipes stop being assholes for a minute.

[D Griff]

Our washer and dryer live in the kitchen. isn’t the biggest fan and wanted to get a butcher block counter built over them for more work space/aesthetics but it was quoted at like $2500 when we got the other work done. I DIYed it for her for Christmas, sub $500.

[golftdibrad1]

Our washer and dryer live in the kitchen. isn’t the biggest fan and wanted to get a butcher block counter built over them for more work space/aesthetics but it was quoted at like $2500 when we got the other work done. I DIYed it for her for Christmas, sub $500.

very well done holmes

[wap]

Our washer and dryer live in the kitchen. isn’t the biggest fan and wanted to get a butcher block counter built over them for more work space/aesthetics but it was quoted at like $2500 when we got the other work done. I DIYed it for her for Christmas, sub $500.

Very and useful project!

Don't take this but how TF is a $2500 job? Can't be $2k in labor...

[D Griff]

Our washer and dryer live in the kitchen. isn’t the biggest fan and wanted to get a butcher block counter built over them for more work space/aesthetics but it was quoted at like $2500 when we got the other work done. I DIYed it for her for Christmas, sub $500.

Very and useful project!

Don't take this but how TF is a $2500 job? Can't be $2k in labor...

Right? It took me a few hours including treating the wood, driving to a friend's to use a table saw, etc. I think that people just didn't want the job (too small) and priced it as such. One of the people who quoted me was even my brother-in-law (what the hell dude). My wife's sister's hubby; her sister is a bitch though and probably told him to fleece us because we're 'rich'. Funny thing was, all I asked him was if I bought/prepped the pieces, could I drive them out to his shop and pay him to cut them for me, which I would've happily thrown down like $100-200 and it would've been a 15 minute job.

[wap]

Very and useful project!

Don't take this but how TF is a $2500 job? Can't be $2k in labor...

Right? It took me a few hours including treating the wood, driving to a friend's to use a table saw, etc. I think that people just didn't want the job (too small) and priced it as such. One of the people who quoted me was even my brother-in-law (what the hell dude). My wife's sister's hubby; her sister is a bitch though and probably told him to fleece us because we're 'rich'. Funny thing was, all I asked him was if I bought/prepped the pieces, could I drive them out to his shop and pay him to cut them for me, which I would've happily thrown down like $100-200 and it would've been a 15 minute job.

He's "family". He should've let you use his table saw for nothing.

[dubshow]

Our washer and dryer live in the kitchen. isn’t the biggest fan and wanted to get a butcher block counter built over them for more work space/aesthetics but it was quoted at like $2500 when we got the other work done. I DIYed it for her for Christmas, sub $500.

Nice work! Our jumbo gas dryer is slightly too deep for our small laundry room. The gas and vent make it stick off the wall 4". I'd like a nice solution like this but it would block the small guest bath.

[dubshow]

Our washer and dryer live in the kitchen. isn’t the biggest fan and wanted to get a butcher block counter built over them for more work space/aesthetics but it was quoted at like $2500 when we got the other work done. I DIYed it for her for Christmas, sub $500.

Very and useful project!

Don't take this but how TF is a $2500 job? Can't be $2k in labor...

i've found everything is crazy expensive. lawn care, flowerbeds, misc work. Basically, no one is showing up to your house for under $1k. There is so much work out there for good qualified people, it leaves a lot of room for shitty crackhead work to move in. I just end up DIY'ing most.

[D Griff]

Very and useful project!

Don't take this but how TF is a $2500 job? Can't be $2k in labor...

i've found everything is crazy expensive. lawn care, flowerbeds, misc work. Basically, no one is showing up to your house for under $1k. There is so much work out there for good qualified people, it leaves a lot of room for shitty crackhead work to move in. I just end up DIY'ing most.

I think this is very true for small projects. For bigger stuff, I've gotten some decent recently - got new countertops, backspash, big vent fan/bulk head thing removed, popcorn ceiling removed throughout house, recessed lighting installed for like $14K by finding individual contractors. A GC that is a 'friend' wanted $30K and 3X the time. Also got a full ~250' of pricacy fence for $5500, several yuge fallen trees removed and other trees trimmed for $2K. All super fair. But yeah, $100 to mow my yard I can DIY in 35 minutes? Nah.

[wap]

Very and useful project!

Don't take this but how TF is a $2500 job? Can't be $2k in labor...

i've found everything is crazy expensive. lawn care, flowerbeds, misc work. Basically, no one is showing up to your house for under $1k. There is so much work out there for good qualified people, it leaves a lot of room for shitty crackhead work to move in. I just end up DIY'ing most.

, unfortunately. I had some luck a couple years ago bunching a few smaller projects into one "job" for a contractor I've used previously for big jobs, ex:

Rebuild front porch stairs
Replace some rotted exterior window trim on several 2nd floor windows
Some exterior painting up high

Each job by itself probably wouldn't have been too compelling but combining them gave the guy a few G's of work.