Giff wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:56 pm
Seems a weird thing to waste your time coming out to our house to do.
Do they know it’s really high up?
Cuz if they need to paint with some type of bucket scaffolding thing, that’ll drive the cost up. That’s probably the issue.
Wasn't an issue for the other guy, but yeah they're pretty high. But a big ladder would get to it.
I'm at least going to post on our neighborhood page for people not to waste their time with this particular business cause I think this notice went out to a lot of houses since they're all around the same age.
There's an awful lot of grift in these tradesman-type jobs.
We are looking to do a "heavy up" in our house, we we had 5 different electricians come in and submit estimates. 4 of the 5 were all variations on the same basic quote, depending on whether we want to do the outlets and some other ancillary things.
Last dude comes in and doubles everyone else's estimate (unknowingly) and says we have to do all this crazy shit due to "county code." Which, like, either these other guys were fly-by-night hustlers (unlikely) or this guy was trying to massively inflate the job estimate.
The problem for dudes who pull that shit is most folks do what we did and researched the job we are asking them to do and know going in what to expect. And in our neighborhood, if you get a bad reputation, you are literally pissing money away. (The reverse is true... if you get a good reputation with one of about 2 dozen folks/families, you are on a very good list to be on.)
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
What kind of shutters do you have. If you have the ones with the diagonal slats id charge you a bunch too. Might have to take it off. Remove paint. Brush paint. Reinstall. We had some plantation shutters I tried to paint and gave up after destroying only one.
P.D.X. wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 5:03 pm
Possible he is in cahoots with someone on the board?
Not the board, no. But I guess it could be someone from the management company who does the actual review of the properties. Kelli said she just put out a request from a quote on some webpage, so it wasn't like a bunch of people were reported and someone recommended these guys.
HaulCitgo wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 5:07 pm
What kind of shutters do you have. If you have the ones with the diagonal slats id charge you a bunch too. Might have to take it off. Remove paint. Brush paint. Reinstall. We had some plantation shutters I tried to paint and gave up after destroying only one.
Couldn't you just spray them?
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Anyone use the Washer/Dryer combo units? The washer seems to have bit the dust. Got 14+ Years on it so I can't be too mad. The prices have come down on the combo units (meaning one machine, does washing and drying in one load, not like the ones mounted on one another) but I don't know if it's because they don't sell, break a lot or just the market being weird.
I do the washing in the fam (Mrs. AB does all the dishes. It works for us.) so this is mainly a benefit to me, but I am intrigued by less switching, and it isn't like buying two saves me money.
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A_B wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:40 am
Anyone use the Washer/Dryer combo units? The washer seems to have bit the dust. Got 14+ Years on it so I can't be too mad. The prices have come down on the combo units (meaning one machine, does washing and drying in one load, not like the ones mounted on one another) but I don't know if it's because they don't sell, break a lot or just the market being weird.
I do the washing in the fam (Mrs. AB does all the dishes. It works for us.) so this is mainly a benefit to me, but I am intrigued by less switching, and it isn't like buying two saves me money.
It just doesn't feel Kosher to me, like mixing meat and dairy. Drying in the same unit as you wash doesn't feel like it would work well, but I've never looked into it.
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-Pruitt
Well, to that point, I've never found a dishwasher that actually fully dries the dishes. Might just be my bad luck, but I wouldn't trust the drying part of that equation.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
mister d wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:57 am
Yeah, conceptually I don't like it. Would be like having a single unit that washes and dries your dishes or something.
Ha, that’s hilarious. Didn’t even think about that. Clothes are different than dishes though. My drier has a few settings like Wrinkle Away, Steam Sanitize and Refresh that sprays water during the drying cycle, and it always comes out wet.
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-Pruitt
I do agree, something about the washer being the dryer doesn't seem right to me because I think of washers as still being wet and kinda gross (... ... ...) after the process so the move to the dryer is necessary.
A_B wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:54 pmand henceforth I imagine I’ll be Old …we…t spot AB.
I think the newer machines use so little water its less of an issue. I've used those wrinkle and refresh settings and they definitely leave more moisture.
A simple "no, I don't have one, can't help you" would have sufficed, fellas. now i'm in crisis.
One milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them.
I'm sure I've commented on here before about this, but we are in love with our basic ass Speed Queen washer and dryer. No frills, just like the laundromat models, nothing breaks, American made, etc.
Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.
A_B wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:20 am
I think the newer machines use so little water its less of an issue. I've used those wrinkle and refresh settings and they definitely leave more moisture.
A simple "no, I don't have one, can't help you" would have sufficed, fellas. now i'm in crisis.
At least we didn’t go with the “let me Google that for you” link. Lots of research there, only reading the headlines makes it seem like they take much longer to dry.
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-Pruitt
I'm with basic queen here. Older tech is the more reliable tech in this area. I am on the third set of washer/dryers actually dryer 2 and washer 3 since 2011.
Anyone replaced the seal on the underside of the sink bowl above the drain pipe? Been leaking for months but we've got side by side bowls so it's been easier to dump a Tupperware dish in the under cabinet than fix but had a cleanup incident last week and id better fix it
If its a half-bathroom sink, I've learned its best to tell yourself you're going to eventually replace the entire thing and keep that tin foil pan below. It evaporates quicker than it can fill up.
A_B wrote: Mon Mar 31, 2025 2:54 pmand henceforth I imagine I’ll be Old …we…t spot AB.
HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:38 am
Anyone replaced the seal on the underside of the sink bowl above the drain pipe? Been leaking for months but we've got side by side bowls so it's been easier to dump a Tupperware dish in the under cabinet than fix but had a cleanup incident last week and id better fix it
I mean, I've replaced my garbage disposal and at some point had to replace THAT seal. Pretty straight forward DIY project that was only made slightly difficult due to the angle of things I had to wrench/screw.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
mister d wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:44 am
If its a half-bathroom sink, I've learned its best to tell yourself you're going to eventually replace the entire thing and keep that tin foil pan below. It evaporates quicker than it can fill up.
I took this approach. Eventually had to replace the pipe. Plumber was nice enough to show me the wrench I needed to buy, as there wasn’t enough room with a normal wrench.
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-Pruitt
HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:35 am
I'm with basic queen here. Older tech is the more reliable tech in this area. I am on the third set of washer/dryers actually dryer 2 and washer 3 since 2011.
I've had two washers and two dryers in 24 years, so I've done pretty well. The drying time doesn't bother me because a full cycle on mine takes 2 hours from wash to dry and I rarely rush straight up there to take it out. I'll be fine.
One milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them.
HaulCitgo wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:38 am
Anyone replaced the seal on the underside of the sink bowl above the drain pipe? Been leaking for months but we've got side by side bowls so it's been easier to dump a Tupperware dish in the under cabinet than fix but had a cleanup incident last week and id better fix it
As mentioned, they're shockingly easy to replace if you have the tools - which you may not have needed if you were strong like bull and not a basic queen. It's quite literally unscrewing a couple of things, cutting or pulling the old gasket off and replacing it. It may be universal, but I'd recommend taking the gasket off when you go to get the part so you can see if it's roughly the right size. Your pipe underneath probably has its diameter on it and everything.
One milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them.
We've used those combo washer-dryers in Europe. Though it' s been a few years, they really suck at drying.
On a hot muggy Kentucky day, the clothes might never dry. And if they do, it'll be because you are running a dryer for a lot longer, and putting more warm air out that your AC has to deal with.
Unless you really have a space crunch, I'd go with separate units.
Edit: Plus, what if you want to wash and dry more than one load? You would have to wait for the first load to dry (see above) to even start the second load.
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Very solid point. We tend to do our laundry on Sat/Sun, with me doing the bulk of folding while we watch the last night's SNL or CBS Sunday Morning. Not being able to run concurrent stuff would be annoying af.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
I've used those combo units a bunch when we've stayed in the UK. They're relatively small (although maybe you can get bigger), and they take like 4 hours to get your clothes hot and damp. We found it's best to just concede that they won't really dry all the way and plan to hang the clothes up once it's run for a bit.
Another weird thing is that the ones I've used don't have a lint filter. No idea where that stuff goes.
Shirley wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:10 pm
I've used those combo units a bunch when we've stayed in the UK. They're relatively small (although maybe you can get bigger), and they take like 4 hours to get your clothes hot and damp. We found it's best to just concede that they won't really dry all the way and plan to hang the clothes up once it's run for a bit.
Another weird thing is that the ones I've used don't have a lint filter. No idea where that stuff goes.
The ones I looked at had pictures of where it is. Both running at the same time doesn't matter to me. We are two people. Can't generate THAT much laundry in a week. Shoot, half the time I end up going out of the house and doing something while it runs. I'm not ruling anything out, but I have more food for thought. Thanks to several of you.
One milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them.
Not sure if this falls under "Home Repairs"...but we spent a decent chunk of money to a landscaping company to do a bunch of work in our backyard, including laying down a bunch of sod.
Yesterday morning, I went out to water it, and found that the corners of the sod squares had been peeled up by some damn raccoons.
So now I have to go to Lowe's to get some bird wire to stake over the sod to try and keep the racoons out.
DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:48 pm
Not sure if this falls under "Home Repairs"...but we spent a decent chunk of money to a landscaping company to do a bunch of work in our backyard, including laying down a bunch of sod.
Yesterday morning, I went out to water it, and found that the corners of the sod squares had been peeled up by some damn raccoons.
So now I have to go to Lowe's to get some bird wire to stake over the sod to try and keep the racoons out.
I have a fox you can borrow.
An honest to God cult of personality - formed around a failed steak salesman.
-Pruitt
DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:48 pm
Not sure if this falls under "Home Repairs"...but we spent a decent chunk of money to a landscaping company to do a bunch of work in our backyard, including laying down a bunch of sod.
Yesterday morning, I went out to water it, and found that the corners of the sod squares had been peeled up by some damn raccoons.
So now I have to go to Lowe's to get some bird wire to stake over the sod to try and keep the racoons out.
I have a fox you can borrow.
I'm thinking of standing watch like Tony Soprano...
