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[grizzly_]

It's a 1920s house, it's going to handle humidity much different than a new home.

This video talks about how houses "breath" today compared to several decades ago.

 

[Irrelevant]

Kind of need to adjust for outdoor air temp too. Indoor relative humidity drops significantly when air is heated (without adding some moisture).

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100%. But why would that be different in the midwest compared to the west?

 

[more_cowbell]

Then why not some incentives for people who lease vehicles, or borrow money for education and then feel like they shouldn't have to pay the full amount back?

No way I'm going down this rabbit hole of incentives for EVs (don't buy a Tesla if you're a Dem, except for AOC), the price of gas and student loan debt forgiveness (art history and philosophy majors rejoice).

 

[DouglasR]

Guy who spent $5k on a bike with wireless brakes giving someone a hard time about a $9 wrench

Keep posting bout the car you’re not driving, the dice you’re not tossing, the cash you ain’t spending and the ice you’re not flossing.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Annywaayy...discussion of the various painful DIY projects was way more fun.

Back on topic… fixing a 3 ft hole in my fieldstone foundation that a previous owner made to insulate the crawl space.

Take a swing at it?

Put small door to access that part of the crawl space?

Hire someone?

 

[Treeshark]

Hang a poster.

 

[Gellar]

Back on topic… fixing a 3 ft hole in my fieldstone foundation that a previous owner made to insulate the crawl space.

Take a swing at it?

Put small door to access that part of the crawl space?

Hire someone?

Door to access. Crawl spaces are good habitats for snakes! Big, long, creepy crawly snakes.

 

[noharleyyet]

Hang a poster.

Listen to this man...

 

[seeth07]

Back on topic… fixing a 3 ft hole in my fieldstone foundation that a previous owner made to insulate the crawl space.

Take a swing at it?

Put small door to access that part of the crawl space?

Hire someone?

Similar project except I did the hole punching and then adding stone back in. Had to reroute my sewer pipe and decided to have it leave the house to the pit in a more direct path

 

[Derek44]

So is reading and participating in live hunt reports but apparently I suck at that? @wllm New house problems > @seeth07 hunt

Maybe you and OH can make your own award thread. Quit being a whiner. For real. It’s unappealing. We all validate and appreciate you. It’s okay.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Just remember that the rate yu pay a contractor to fix your screwups is often times far greater than the rate to do it right the first time.

#homeownereconomics101

 

[Addicting]

Back on topic… fixing a 3 ft hole in my fieldstone foundation that a previous owner made to insulate the crawl space.

Take a swing at it?

Put small door to access that part of the crawl space?

Hire someone?

Easy to fix, just need one Halloween skeleton, some old clothes, a few rocks, and a bag of mortar.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Keep posting bout the car you’re not driving, the dice you’re not tossing, the cash you ain’t spending and the ice you’re not flossing.

 

[WildWill]

Listen to this man...
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With a new kid it'll turn into a escape tunnel just like the movie. Trust me don't loose your kid in the crawl space.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Easy to fix, just need one Halloween skeleton, some old clothes, a few rocks, and a bag of mortar.

Really want to freak someone out I could sous vide an entire bear minus the paws and skull and leave it in there

 

[Deleted member 52098]

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great movie

 

[Addicting]

Really want to freak someone out I could sous vide an entire bear minus the paws and skull and leave it in there

Nah just put some lime over the carcass. It won’t stink and make it look more authentic.

 

[bowhuntmontana]

@wllm , if you haven't watched The Money Pit, do it. It is oddly cathartic.

We bought a home from 1967 and have had to redo about every major system and cosmetic thing in it over the past few years. Current fun project is figuring out how to get an overall electrical shutoff to the house because it doesn't have one and I need to change out my panel so my house doesn't burn down. Also have some fun plumbing noises coming from the hall bathroom shower anytime someone is in there and a toilet flushes elsewhere in the house. I kind of hate it. I feel like I am always holding my breath for the next thing to go wrong. I can't imagine what you are dealing with on a home that old.

 

[SAJ-99]

@wllm , if you haven't watched The Money Pit, do it. It is oddly cathartic.

We bought a home from 1967 and have had to redo about every major system and cosmetic thing in it over the past few years. Current fun project is figuring out how to get an overall electrical shutoff to the house because it doesn't have one and I need to change out my panel so my house doesn't burn down. Also have some fun plumbing noises coming from the hall bathroom shower anytime someone is in there and a toilet flushes elsewhere in the house. I kind of hate it. I feel like I am always holding my breath for the next thing to go wrong. I can't imagine what you are dealing with on a home that old.

Some of that sounds like you might have ghosts. Find an expert exorcist.

 

[JDH]

Here is the current old furnace it has one. Doesn’t look like it’s been plugged in at least 3-4 year.

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Does anyone in your house have dry skin/psoriasis? Here in Indiana, my buddy had one installed and it really helped with his kids dry skin. Heck, he said his hands were cracking less in the winter.