iman29
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I would at least call insurance company see what they say - after your deductible they may cover at least some of it.
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ekuhn
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Depends on your deductible. You can always open the claim and then retract if the amount it less than almost your deductible.
THATmanMANNY
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A neighbor (contractor) is going to come look. No signs of water in the wash room. This is a crawl space.
ugly!
looks like the subfloor floor was replaced at some point? the water damage is below the the toe plate of the wall?
Easy peasy - cut the copper back, run some pex to a new washing machine outlet... ignore the water damage.
did you poke it with a screwdriver to see if it is all soft? what about the next joist bay on either side?
Karate Monkey
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Found G-pa's dividers while I was cleaning. The tip was fractured on the one side (they're hardened), and there was a bit of surface rust (luckily not in the bottom drawer of the machinists toolbox...It didn't survive). Bound it together tightly, and re-pointed it, then gave it a thorough polishing/waxed it.
I have two Bailey-type planes that I need to clean/polish, and one jack.
iman29
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thats a crazy looking dishwasher...how does the glassware stay intact 😁
iman29
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Nothing special but after i called the grill manufacturer and asked about replacement parts they sent me a link to an aftermarket part that was $15 EACH (I needed 5 of them )
Went right to Jeffbezos.com and got these for $19.99 plus these are stainless steel and the original ones were that stupid coated porcelain crap. They disintegrated after 1.5 years.
Went right to Jeffbezos.com and got these for $19.99 plus these are stainless steel and the original ones were that stupid coated porcelain crap. They disintegrated after 1.5 years.
Had a guy come in asking about how to make the profile on the ends of this pergola. A jigsaw would be obvious but seems kind of wide for a jigsaw blade. You would likely have to sand it. If you were going to sand it just use a recip saw then finish it off with a belt. I tend to think a dozen ways to do things but dont have a professional opinion.
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qclabrat
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I used a jig saw with 5/4 deck planks. Looks fine and less weight helps the overall structure imoHad a guy come in asking about how to make the profile on the ends of this pergola. A jigsaw would be obvious but seems kind of wide for a jigsaw blade. You would likely have to sand it. If you were going to sand it just use a recip saw then finish it off with a belt. I tend to think a dozen ways to do things but dont have a professional opinion.
Had a guy come in asking about how to make the profile on the ends of this pergola. A jigsaw would be obvious but seems kind of wide for a jigsaw blade. You would likely have to sand it. If you were going to sand it just use a recip saw then finish it off with a belt. I tend to think a dozen ways to do things but dont have a professional opinion.
rough cut with jigsaw then finish with router with a straight bit and a repeatable pattern. Use a guide bushing or top bearing bit.
Can't do a hard inside corner with it tho
iman29
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Question for the group. Could this be water percolating up from under the slab?
My house is on a slab with French drain. When it rains like this I typically hear the sump pump doing it’s job very well and I always check on it.
This morning before I left for my ride event I had a moment of panic when I saw water on the floor. I was nearly sure my ride day was over before it started and I moved all the stuff out of the way and noticed a puddle of water only about 24” in diameter centered on this spot of the floor.
I checked the furnace and the hot water tank, and the built in humidistat water and drain lines and nothing was wet anywhere near this spot. Hot water tank has a 3”
spill pan under it and a drain into the French drain even if it did leak.
When I got home this afternoon the towels I left there were obviously still wet. I put a new dry one down to see if it happens again.
Never had any issues like this before we’ve had much more rain then the last 24 hours.
Thoughts welcome and I wouldn’t even know who to call to come look at it ? Mason? Foundation guy ?
Totally baffled.
My house is on a slab with French drain. When it rains like this I typically hear the sump pump doing it’s job very well and I always check on it.
This morning before I left for my ride event I had a moment of panic when I saw water on the floor. I was nearly sure my ride day was over before it started and I moved all the stuff out of the way and noticed a puddle of water only about 24” in diameter centered on this spot of the floor.
I checked the furnace and the hot water tank, and the built in humidistat water and drain lines and nothing was wet anywhere near this spot. Hot water tank has a 3”
spill pan under it and a drain into the French drain even if it did leak.
When I got home this afternoon the towels I left there were obviously still wet. I put a new dry one down to see if it happens again.
Never had any issues like this before we’ve had much more rain then the last 24 hours.
Thoughts welcome and I wouldn’t even know who to call to come look at it ? Mason? Foundation guy ?
Totally baffled.
yes. it pushed up through the slab.
iman29
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This is what I thought but what do I do about it ?
Any chance your gutters are overflowing? Clogged pipes that take water away from the house?
I have interior and exterior perimeter drains and still get water pushing up during extended rain events.
iman29
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Will have to check that especially the one on the deck closest to that side of the house.
serviceguy
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Is there any chance that is some cases a hole is left intentionally in the slab to let water get pass the slab and into the basement? I guess to prevent the slab from cracking? When I lived in Clifton we got the basement flooded during Sandy, turned out all the water came through this single hole in the middle of the slab that kept pouring, supposedly from drawing water from the raised water table underneath…
perhaps it was meant to be a drain?
maybe someone stuck a log in it, to walk on when it was muddy? 😉
iman29
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If you’re referring to my picture above I have Been living here since 2001 never had this happen