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"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 10/02/2016 at 18:47 • Filed to: fuck you too ants

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Hmmm

This is gonna be a long day

shop-teacher > gmctavish needs more space 10/02/2016 at 18:52

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That suuuuuuuucks!

What the heck is going on with that window? Is it just a piece of plate glass that dives right into a perpendicular wall?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 10/02/2016 at 18:57

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The studs that frame in one of my garage windows are completely rotted. I just use that corner to store large objects and pretty much block it out of my sight and mind...

gmctavish needs more space > shop-teacher 10/02/2016 at 18:57

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Yeah, some kind of hack job double pane situation. There’s some sort of frame for the three sides, and then two plates sandwiching that and up against the wall

shop-teacher > gmctavish needs more space 10/02/2016 at 19:04

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Very weird.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/02/2016 at 19:04

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Problem solved!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 10/02/2016 at 19:06

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Garage is unfortunately not worth sinking money into. Maybe right before I sell it depending on things.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/02/2016 at 19:11

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My garage was in terrible shape. I had to sink about $5k into it a couple years ago, because it was either that or tear it down and build a new one. I couldn’t afford that, so a new roof, new 18' door, new facias and soffits it was. Unfortunately the floor is still garbage, it’s slowly turning itself back into gravel.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 10/02/2016 at 19:14

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In spite of everything I’ve said about my home, it was still a bargain, and I regret nothing. But man, I need improve my DIY skills or make more money ASAP.

f86sabre > gmctavish needs more space 10/02/2016 at 19:17

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Feels. I spent all afternoon fixing a water damaged soffit on the second floor of the house. About 3 ft rotted. Now I need to figure out how the water is getting in.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/02/2016 at 19:18

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I totally understand. My house was far and away the best deal in town, but man we’ve had to put a looooot of money into it, and we aren’t nearly done yet. My DIY skills are pretty strong, but materials aren’t free and time is hard to come by while raising two little ones.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > f86sabre 10/02/2016 at 19:19

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Finding water leaks is very frustrating. I usually resort to blind and hopeful patching.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 10/02/2016 at 19:20

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Well.. uh... I have a puppy. That’s my excuse.

[Opens beer]

Good dog. Stay.

f86sabre > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/02/2016 at 19:23

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It is adjacent to the chimney, so a good bit of tar will be going up.

gmctavish needs more space > f86sabre 10/02/2016 at 19:25

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Balls, that was our whole attic at our old house. Landlords wouldn’t replace the roof, but would pay for tar and tarpaper to put down everywhere over the dead shingles.

That stopped it from dripping in through the living room and kitchen for the most part, but the walls were soaked. That house got torn down after mold started coming through the walls

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > f86sabre 10/02/2016 at 19:26

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I’ve been tarring my parents roof for 13 years. They have one of those flat one piece roofs, so you can scout for cracks and seams and just slap the tar on. They REALLY need to replace it though...

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/02/2016 at 19:31

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Nice try :)

So what do you do? You’re in the industry somehow, given all the construction in progress photos you’ve posted.

Also, would you like me to shame you with my schedule for remodeling our second floor before kids?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > shop-teacher 10/02/2016 at 19:39

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I don’t do anything close to what people suspect on here. I am not an inspector, agent, or an appraiser; nor am I a plumber, carpenter, or a mason/stone/tile guy. I do stuff in places that pay the bills is pretty much how I’d describe it :D

Also, you can’t shame me -- I own a 1 bedroom house. I don’t even know what a “second st0re-E” is!

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/02/2016 at 19:59

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Salesman, or cleaning guy?

That’s not a house, that’s a cottage :)

Before kids, I gutted our second floor to the studs and remodeled it nearly by myself. I’d get home around 4:30, change into grubby clothes, and head upstairs and get working. I’d work until whenever my wife came home and made dinner, which was usually somewhere between 8-9. Then I’d shower and pass out. Repeat five days a week, and put another 12 hours or so in on the weekend.

NJAnon > gmctavish needs more space 10/02/2016 at 20:06

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welcome to anywhere you mean. :P

gmctavish needs more space > NJAnon 10/02/2016 at 20:40

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Well the ants, yeah probably. But I imagine Arizona or California have less rot issues

SirDrivesAlot (now with hybrid powerrrr) > gmctavish needs more space 10/02/2016 at 21:03

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We have lots of “dry rot” and termite issues in California- I recently spent many $$ getting the front stairs and landing to my house replaced. And they were only about 10 years old. Pressure treated lumber this time!

gmctavish needs more space > SirDrivesAlot (now with hybrid powerrrr) 10/02/2016 at 23:08

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Oh damn, I didn’t know that. That really sucks

TheRealBicycleBuck > gmctavish needs more space 10/03/2016 at 06:34

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Over 50 days since the flood and a friend of ours still can’t start reconstruction because the moisture level is too high. They finally listened and popped a tile off the the floor. Standing water trapped between the tile and the slab. It was all we could do not to say “told you so”.

gmctavish needs more space > TheRealBicycleBuck 10/03/2016 at 14:55

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Oh geez, that doesn’t sound fun to deal with