Home Improvement

  • Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!



    Go here and give us your nominations!
    Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Intrinsic

Intrinsic

Person of Whiteness
<Gold Donor>
15,268
13,664
Previous owners of our house obviously had some issues in the downstairs half bath with the toilet paper holder. When we repainted we pulled it off and behind it was just hole after hole in the drywall where it had been constantly pulled out and they moved it just enough to cover the old hole and “anchor” a new screw.
 
  • 1Solidarity
Reactions: 1 user
Lanx

Lanx

<Prior Amod>
66,044
150,541
Intrinsic said:
Previous owners of our house obviously had some issues in the downstairs half bath with the toilet paper holder. When we repainted we pulled it off and behind it was just hole after hole in the drywall where it had been constantly pulled out and they moved it just enough to cover the old hole and “anchor” a new screw.
Click to expand...
thats still better than the freak that had my house where there were like 16 screw holes in a line trying to find the stud, actually cuz of july4th i checked on the flag mount (front door) i'm sure it was installed by him, i noticed the mount was hanging!, turns out he used machine screws, the mount was only held in b/c the screws were like 3in long heh
 
Daidraco

Daidraco

Avatar of War Slayer
10,395
10,851
Lanx said:
thats still better than the freak that had my house where there were like 16 screw holes in a line trying to find the stud, actually cuz of july4th i checked on the flag mount (front door) i'm sure it was installed by him, i noticed the mount was hanging!, turns out he used machine screws, the mount was only held in b/c the screws were like 3in long heh
Click to expand...
Lol, one of the Condo's I rent out had this behind the old Range Hood. We took that off and it was just hole after hole after hole. Like you fucking retard, you could have at least knocked on the wall and got close to the stud by sound.

Decorative backboards fix a lot of the issues you guys have, or using a recessed toilet roll holder.
 
  • 1Like
Reactions: 1 user
Lanx

Lanx

<Prior Amod>
66,044
150,541
Daidraco said:
Lol, one of the Condo's I rent out had this behind the old Range Hood. We took that off and it was just hole after hole after hole. Like you fucking retard, you could have at least knocked on the wall and got close to the stud by sound.

Decorative backboards fix a lot of the issues you guys have, or using a recessed toilet roll holder.
Click to expand...
heres the pic i dug up (this was all b4 i touched anything)
f81a3204647c24b735e6d37f17115689.jpg


it's not like this was hanging anything either, he left the lowes kobalt rails (which i put somewhere else, and i actually like) so i have no idea what he was doing.
 
  • 3Worf
  • 1Wow!
  • 1WTF
Reactions: 4 users
Intrinsic

Intrinsic

Person of Whiteness
<Gold Donor>
15,268
13,664
There's no way he didn't mean to do that, I mean to basically randomly start at the closest point outside of the stud, pick the wrong direction, and continue the whole way in between. That's hilarious. To be honest I've screwed it up enough I'm finally comfortable enough to eyeball it or if I really need go grab some magnets or the actual cheapo stud finder.
 
Lanx

Lanx

<Prior Amod>
66,044
150,541
Intrinsic said:
There's no way he didn't mean to do that, I mean to basically randomly start at the closest point outside of the stud, pick the wrong direction, and continue the whole way in between. That's hilarious. To be honest I've screwed it up enough I'm finally comfortable enough to eyeball it or if I really need go grab some magnets or the actual cheapo stud finder.
Click to expand...
whats scary as shit is all the screw holes above the electrical box, thats where all the wires come down to
 
TheNozz

TheNozz

Bronze Baron of the Realm
8,115
42,366
Captain Suave said:
I just installed a few of the Rainbird. The YouTube handyman space seems to think that the green versions from your big box store are lower quality and it's worth springing for the upgrade. Bought mine from here at a discount compared to Home Depot.

www.sprinklerwarehouse.com

Rain Bird ASVF Anti-Siphon Valve with Flow Control 3/4 in. FPT | 075-ASVF

Rain Bird ASVF Anti-Siphon Valve with Flow Control 3/4 in. FPT | 075-ASVF | Valves parts and supplies from Rain Bird. Shop online with Sprinkler Warehouse.
www.sprinklerwarehouse.com www.sprinklerwarehouse.com

I future-proofed mine a bit by installing removable risers underneath the valves. I find the idea of having to cut back the fixed PVC line every time you replace the valve to be viscerally offensive. It was worth a couple extra bucks to satisfy my OCD.

www.instructables.com

Irrigation Valve Riser Saver

Irrigation Valve Riser Saver: A problem with most anti-siphon plastic irrigation valve installations on PVC risers is that if the valve fails, one is usually forced to cut off pieces of the plastic pipes to cement new fittings on so that the new valve can be installed, or the va…
www.instructables.com www.instructables.com
Click to expand...
Update: yeah I went with Rainbird valves

I also installed a Rachio smart sprinkler controller. I can program it with my phone and it even taps into weather updates to turn off if it rains

Tested and everything but a handful of heads seems to work

There was really no need to future proof: to be blunt, I did this for my grandma who’s 92
 
  • 1Like
Reactions: 1 user
Goatface

Goatface

Avatar of War Slayer
10,084
16,515
a new challenger has entered the yard

giphy.gif


been walking a lot and kept seeing a groundhog in several people yards. in the neighbors yard 1 house up, it would run and dive in a hole that goes to buried drain. few more houses up, it was going under several different out buildings. many houses up the road, saw it run from me and go on their porch and just start chilling. then one day the house about 5 houses up saw 2 of them running around.
my outbuilding has a dirt/gravel floored storage room for lawn mowers etc. go to take the trash to the bin, see the little fucker has tunneled under one of the doors. go in look around, looks like it just tunneled in and had not set up house yet. i blocked the hole. that evening see it running around the yard, when it sees me it runs under stack of wood that is sitting on pallets.
it has been near 90 even near sunset so not even tried to deal with it yet. just know it has probably dug out a subway system behind the building.

one thing that sucks living near the river, when it gets hot and dry everything starts moving closer to it.
 
Last edited:
Intrinsic

Intrinsic

Person of Whiteness
<Gold Donor>
15,268
13,664
Thoughts on replacing this flange? I’d prefer not to since I’ve got everything else to drop the new toilet in there. Save me a trip.

IMG_6619.jpeg
 
Intrinsic

Intrinsic

Person of Whiteness
<Gold Donor>
15,268
13,664
Palum said:
Is it broken anywhere the bolts hold or something? I wouldn't bother otherwise.
Click to expand...
That’s what I was looking for. The bolts seem to hold fine. I’ll let it roll. 😃

EZ-PZ No Leaky

1720835945505.png
 
Last edited:
  • 3Like
Reactions: 2 users
Kajiimagi

Kajiimagi

<Aristocrat╭ರ_•́>
2,662
5,026
First house I owned. I wanted to paint the master bathroom so I took the tank off the toilet to paint behind it and set it in the tub. It proceeds to slide , and shatter. Finish painting , go get new toilet. Somehow (years, beers, and brain surgery) I forget exactly how but I broke the fucking flange almost even with the floor. Say all my cuss words , then go to the plumbing supply house. They had a toilet flange that glued INSIDE the floor pipe so I didn't have to take the floor up too. Yeah it restricts the flow a little bit but I never noticed.

Another story : This fucking light is solid brass , custom made and cost 10K a pop.

stonelake.jpg




Thing is , they didn't send all the hardware to assemble it. We're out at night when the clubhouse is closed, all my guys are on OT, and we're at a dead stop. Everyone scrounges for hardware so this fixture right here, it's held together with toilet flange bolts. I smile every time I think about it.

And yes I'm well aware it's gaudy as hell. This is Las Vegas after all.
 
  • 3Like
  • 1Quality Calories
Reactions: 3 users
Daidraco

Daidraco

Avatar of War Slayer
10,395
10,851
Kajiimagi said:
First house I owned. I wanted to paint the master bathroom so I took the tank off the toilet to paint behind it and set it in the tub. It proceeds to slide , and shatter. Finish painting , go get new toilet. Somehow (years, beers, and brain surgery) I forget exactly how but I broke the fucking flange almost even with the floor. Say all my cuss words , then go to the plumbing supply house. They had a toilet flange that glued INSIDE the floor pipe so I didn't have to take the floor up too. Yeah it restricts the flow a little bit but I never noticed.

Another story : This fucking light is solid brass , custom made and cost 10K a pop.

View attachment 536355



Thing is , they didn't send all the hardware to assemble it. We're out at night when the clubhouse is closed, all my guys are on OT, and we're at a dead stop. Everyone scrounges for hardware so this fixture right here, it's held together with toilet flange bolts. I smile every time I think about it.

And yes I'm well aware it's gaudy as hell. This is Las Vegas after all.
Click to expand...
Was remodeling a house and trying to save a buck by doing the LVP myself. Took the toilet up and the flange and all are just cracked and broken all to pieces. Somehow the wax ring was still intact and nothing was leaking. Never could figure out why it was busted like that, unless the old owner had a fat ass wife or something and she had to scoot all around to take a shit properly. Or some kids jumping on it? fuck, who knows. But to get that shit right, I had to get my guy (who which would have normally done the floor :rolleyes: ) to come in and jack hammer the concrete all around the base, because it wouldnt fucking come away from the pipe by cutting the inside. That shit should be against building codes to pour cement around that section, but whatever.

In other news - if that toilet fucks up for whatever reason and you have to take it back/get a replacement (doubtful) - but get one of those 1 and 2, toilets. Replaced the toilet nearest to my living room a couple years ago with one and since its the most trafficked restroom, I can visibly tell the difference in water usage.
 
Kajiimagi

Kajiimagi

<Aristocrat╭ರ_•́>
2,662
5,026
Daidraco said:
Was remodeling a house and trying to save a buck by doing the LVP myself. Took the toilet up and the flange and all are just cracked and broken all to pieces. Somehow the wax ring was still intact and nothing was leaking. Never could figure out why it was busted like that, unless the old owner had a fat ass wife or something and she had to scoot all around to take a shit properly. Or some kids jumping on it? fuck, who knows. But to get that shit right, I had to get my guy (who which would have normally done the floor :rolleyes: ) to come in and jack hammer the concrete all around the base, because it wouldnt fucking come away from the pipe by cutting the inside. That shit should be against building codes to pour cement around that section, but whatever.

In other news - if that toilet fucks up for whatever reason and you have to take it back/get a replacement (doubtful) - but get one of those 1 and 2, toilets. Replaced the toilet nearest to my living room a couple years ago with one and since its the most trafficked restroom, I can visibly tell the difference in water usage.
Click to expand...
We have the 1 and 2 toilets in our recent remodel of both bathrooms but that was because my wife liked the way they looked. I'm on my well and my septic so I could give a fuck about water usage.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.