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Lanx said:
only you and probably the home inspector would notice it anyway.

i mean how bad is it, not like this
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just take a pic, we'll judge
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Whoever did that needs to be slapped. I'm going to get it all ready to go and lay the tiles in place and I'll post pictures.

Also, this:

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Captain Suave said:
If you wanted a ceramic adventure you could try to take the old tiles under where your new pantry will be and move them.
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I already harvested all the tiles I can from other places where I'm moving things. Not enough to cover it because the new pantry is not as deep, but much wider. No whole tiles under there to take up. I did take them up from under the newly located stove and dishwasher, though.
 
Srathor

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Throw a rug/pad over it. Hell get a laminate of one of your kids drawings and put over it as a humble/brag/distraction.
 
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Just bought a new house a few weeks ago and am getting to experience the joy of swimming pool ownership for the first time. Today I visited Lowe’s three times, changed 150lbs of filter sand, sheered off a rusted out filter pressure gauge, and discovered epoxy putty.

I’m sure it’ll all be worth it when I can go for a swim, but it’s hard to remind myself of that after hour five or six of asking myself “why did I think this would be a quick project?”
 
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Dandai said:
Just bought a new house a few weeks ago and am getting to experience the joy of swimming pool ownership for the first time. Today I visited Lowe’s three times, changed 150lbs of filter sand, sheered off a rusted out filter pressure gauge, and discovered epoxy putty.

I’m sure it’ll all be worth it when I can go for a swim, but it’s hard to remind myself of that after hour five or six of asking myself “why did I think this would be a quick project?”
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After living in SoCal with a pool for nearly a decade I can honestly say I would rather pay for a annual sub to a water-park than have a pool that or get a friend with a pool nearby.

Congrats on the pool, friend! You live in Texas right? Right? RIGHT!?!?
 
Lanx

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GuardianX said:
After living in SoCal with a pool for nearly a decade I can honestly say I would rather pay for a annual sub to a water-park than have a pool that or get a friend with a pool nearby.

Congrats on the pool, friend! You live in Texas right? Right? RIGHT!?!?
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was that before the invention of cool robots?
 
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So far the putty (see above) has held up. I should've done some before/after pictures, but the when I moved in, the pool was deep algae green with pine needles and detritus matted to the floor. Now it's damn near crystal clear to the point that I can see individual pine needles in the middle of the pool's floor while standing on the deck. My wife's best friend works at a call center for a pool chemical company and she guided us through each step. I was extremely skeptical that I wouldn't have to drain the pool and fill it with fresh water, but the results speak for themselves.
 
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Question about back patio shade covers. We just bought a new construction in southern California last year and now that it's warming up we want to work on finishing the backyard. Currently we have a concrete patio with furniture plus some grass and a BBQ pad , but during the summer we probably aren't going to enjoy it without some shade.

Is Alumawood the best option? That's what all our neighbors are getting, and it seems like the standard around here, but I just wanted to get more opinions before I pull the trigger. We want it covered (not just slats, but an actual roof), with a fan and lighting + electrical so we can add speakers etc. Something along these lines:

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We've gotten a few quotes and the cost seems to range from $2-5k. I haven't yet looked into whether a permit is required here.
 
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Pescador said:
Question about back patio shade covers. We just bought a new construction in southern California last year and now that it's warming up we want to work on finishing the backyard. Currently we have a concrete patio with furniture plus some grass and a BBQ pad , but during the summer we probably aren't going to enjoy it without some shade.

Is Alumawood the best option? That's what all our neighbors are getting, and it seems like the standard around here, but I just wanted to get more opinions before I pull the trigger. We want it covered (not just slats, but an actual roof), with a fan and lighting + electrical so we can add speakers etc. Something along these lines:

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We've gotten a few quotes and the cost seems to range from $2-5k. I haven't yet looked into whether a permit is required here.
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I wouldn't think a permit would be required. That looks good to me. What are your concerns?
 
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No concerns except I haven't done a ton of research and I wanted to know if there's any good reason not to just go for it. Most of my reasoning is that "everyone has them, so it must be the right choice." I usually spend more time doing my homework but I really just want to get this done.
 
iannis

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Seems like it would be nice to have, really. Covered porches ain't bad. That's not the same thing, but it's the california version seems like.
 
Lanx

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Pescador said:
No concerns except I haven't done a ton of research and I wanted to know if there's any good reason not to just go for it. Most of my reasoning is that "everyone has them, so it must be the right choice." I usually spend more time doing my homework but I really just want to get this done.
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or it could be, "neighbor A has it, so i'll just get the same, fuck research" one time i was helping my buddy install the overhead garage storage
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The next time i visited him 6months later, every neighbor had the same exact brand. why? cuz they his garage open up, thought it was cool and it just kept on spreading to the whole block.

keep on asking around, imo neighbor choices wouldn't be my first point of reference.
 
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Pescador said:
Question about back patio shade covers.
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In my experience, this kind of thing doesn't work very well, especially if you tend to be on the patio in the evenings. The low angle of the sun means it's still shining in your eyes despite the roof. I've had much better results buying a nice 10-12 foot canvas, collapsible, angle-adjustable patio umbrella on a big, heavy cement base with casters. With that setup you can always have the shade mechanism perpendicular to the sun, and put it wherever you need to have shade in the right spot, regardless of season or time of day.

If you're out there at noon, just get however many you need. Each unit is about $200 total.
 
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GuardianX said:
After living in SoCal with a pool for nearly a decade I can honestly say I would rather pay for a annual sub to a water-park than have a pool that or get a friend with a pool nearby.

Congrats on the pool, friend! You live in Texas right? Right? RIGHT!?!?
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May I ask what troubles you have had? I have a pool, and the people who built the pool of course have a pool service, I pay like $53/week (they come weekly) and do all the water chemistry and clean out any debris on the pool. Honestly it's a little expensive but I love it, I literally do nothing but swim and they keep my pool awesome.
 
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