The Super Official Homeowners Thread

[Sully]

I'm super interested in multi ply cookware but I had my eye on that space saving stuff for our wedding registry too (before Costco started carrying it). I also liked that you could get a non stick set and a stainless set and they'd kind of match. I'm OCD like that but very interested in this discussion

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[Evan]

No, my knives are Shun I think.

You better be taking care of those

[.RJ]

No, my knives are Shun I think.

You better be taking care of those

[BLINGMW]

If you're looking for a good line of LED bulbs, I'm very happy with these Feit Enhance bulbs. I've just re-lamped most all of our fixtures to these at 3000k, which as long as you don't have a 2700k next to it, still looks "warm", but the higher color temp and CRI makes everything look better. I haven't tried them with a dimmer, but these don't have any flicker to them, which I'm apparently pretty sensitive to. 

https://www.feit.com/product-category/enhance/


Ordered from Home Depot, ours didn't stock them.

[HAULN-SS]

So I figure most of ya’ll saw the pics between facebook and the chat of the mower doing its job. We had 15” of heavy, wet, snow here, which is at the very top end/possibly more than, this mower is made to handle. My driveway slopes downhill from the house to the road, and it did really good downhill, it wouldn’t do much uphill though. Once I got an initial cut down the middle I was able to make passes with the blade angled and multiple passes in each direction managed to clear the entire driveway. This was with a 42” blade.

About 3/4 done my neighbor showed up with his sons mower, a X758, 4wd, 3 cylinder diesel, with a hydraulic controlled 54” blade. He made quick work of what few parts my little GT225 wouldn’t move. Overall I’m happy. Me and JB (neighbor) proceeded to plow most of the driveways on our road (about 10), before calling it quits. Plowing show with a riding mower, even when it’s deeper than the mower should be able to handle, is absolute hillbilly heaven. I wish we could get weekly snow so I could use this thing!

Just to get into the fun here, we got about 10" in Great Falls. My driveway is about 100 feet with a parking/garage pullout area. I have an X390, and I put the plow and chains on. Tons of fun to plow the driveway. It's also a downhill slope. Just start at the top, and push downhill and then into the ditch. It was real nice to hit the places where the street plow piled up. Hydraulic lift on the blade so it's easy to operate. I have a snow blower too, but it wasn't enough to justify it because I hit it once yesterday and once this morning. Kind of wish I had let it finish and used that. My only regret is it does not have the limited slip pedal. The chains were a kind of pain in the ass to get on right..but I guess it's only once a year. I bought the mower a year old off my parents when they got an X7xx. I might upgrade to an X5xx next year. Nothing like spending a pile of money to avoid having kevin(10-ish?) down the street shovel it for 40 bucks (last year's option)..though I do have a big lot to mow too and it has taken a lot of time off that with the 54" cut.

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holler if you want a hand

I think I'm doing the backsplash next weekend. You got any tips for cutting out around sockets? At one time you said you have a tile saw maybe? Not sure if I should use that tile saw, or get a tile blade for the oscillating saw? It's a mosaic tile sheet operation. You free? Still might not be happening, but if you've got time and expertise...

[WRXtranceformed]

Haven't had to mow my lawn in I think 3 months now? Bermuda has a lot of disadvantages, but this is definitely not one of them

[JPolen01]

I would go with a tile saw for the back splash. You'll likely have more cuts than just outlets. Will be tough to keep it straight with an oscillating saw.

Just take your time and make sure you have some extra tile. You'll make mistakes like any project.

[ScottyB]

our top basket in our dishwasher started rusting out because of course it would.  one thing after the other.  anyway, i saw a new complete basket was like $120 to which i said, surely you jest good sir.  so we patched it up with some goop.

literally...this stuff is called Uber Goop.


cut out the cancer with a dremel grinding disc

observe the goopage.  gotta move, dries super fast

had to address 3 different areas.  our goop was not a great match but whatever

add the plastic nubs, with reservior tip for her pleasure


so far so good.  if any areas begin to rust in the future, hitting them with this stuff early should stop any further rust progress.  not bad for a couple bucks.

[ViPER1313]

I approve of this repair.

[Sully]

So I figure most of ya’ll saw the pics between facebook and the chat of the mower doing its job. We had 15” of heavy, wet, snow here, which is at the very top end/possibly more than, this mower is made to handle. My driveway slopes downhill from the house to the road, and it did really good downhill, it wouldn’t do much uphill though. Once I got an initial cut down the middle I was able to make passes with the blade angled and multiple passes in each direction managed to clear the entire driveway. This was with a 42” blade.

About 3/4 done my neighbor showed up with his sons mower, a X758, 4wd, 3 cylinder diesel, with a hydraulic controlled 54” blade. He made quick work of what few parts my little GT225 wouldn’t move. Overall I’m happy. Me and JB (neighbor) proceeded to plow most of the driveways on our road (about 10), before calling it quits. Plowing show with a riding mower, even when it’s deeper than the mower should be able to handle, is absolute hillbilly heaven. I wish we could get weekly snow so I could use this thing!

Just to get into the fun here, we got about 10" in Great Falls. My driveway is about 100 feet with a parking/garage pullout area. I have an X390, and I put the plow and chains on. Tons of fun to plow the driveway. It's also a downhill slope. Just start at the top, and push downhill and then into the ditch. It was real nice to hit the places where the street plow piled up. Hydraulic lift on the blade so it's easy to operate. I have a snow blower too, but it wasn't enough to justify it because I hit it once yesterday and once this morning. Kind of wish I had let it finish and used that. My only regret is it does not have the limited slip pedal. The chains were a kind of pain in the ass to get on right..but I guess it's only once a year. I bought the mower a year old off my parents when they got an X7xx. I might upgrade to an X5xx next year. Nothing like spending a pile of money to avoid having kevin(10-ish?) down the street shovel it for 40 bucks (last year's option)..though I do have a big lot to mow too and it has taken a lot of time off that with the 54" cut.

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holler if you want a hand

I think I'm doing the backsplash next weekend. You got any tips for cutting out around sockets? At one time you said you have a tile saw maybe? Not sure if I should use that tile saw, or get a tile blade for the oscillating saw? It's a mosaic tile sheet operation. You free? Still might not be happening, but if you've got time and expertise...

If you have a rotozip with the angle grinder attachment or a Dremel sawmax or ultrasaw, just get the masonary blade. Works great for like cuts. You're not really going to be able to cut those sheets on a tile saw without taking them apart (for the outlets at least). You could also get a little masonary blade for a regular Dremel if you just have a few outlets and no other means. A 4" angle grinder would do the same thing.

If you really want a tile saw, I actually borrowed and used one of the kobalt tile saws and it was pretty awesome in the $100-$200 range. Laser guide really helped with the freehand cuts but that was for a floor. Definitely don't think you need a full on wet tile saw for a backsplash. Ultrasaw can be found on sale for $100 I think and can have many other uses.

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[.RJ]

I think I'm doing the backsplash next weekend. You got any tips for cutting out around sockets? At one time you said you have a tile saw maybe? Not sure if I should use that tile saw, or get a tile blade for the oscillating saw? It's a mosaic tile sheet operation. You free? Still might not be happening, but if you've got time and expertise...

I gave away the tile saw when I moved. I did subway tile, but, getting around outlets was a little time consuming. Never did the mosaic tiles but surely there's some youtube videos for it. I should be around if you want to be heckled help.

[D_Eclipse9916]

Anybody run a whole house filter/reverse osmosis setup? Really thinking about getting one, but prices and assumptions vary wildly. We drink a lot of water and use the refrigerator filter, but that's really only a charcoal filter.

I see stuff like Aquasana that are "relatively" cheap. But really, maybe just an undersink system for our kitchen? The thought of showering without all the chlorine in tap water is tempting, but is it worth it? Curious to hear thoughts.

[Sully]

Steve or Channing did. Think it's in this thread. Sorry I can't remember which one. Want to say it was Steve though

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[JPolen01]

99% it was Steve.

[Steve85]

Yeah, I installed this with our water softener in the new house: 

https://www.whirlpoolwatersolutions.com/...on-system/

It is just a charcoal but I noticed a pretty big difference in taste and feel, some due to the softener and some to the filter. Definitely a reduction in sediment and improved overall clarity and especially taste. The kids used to hate their water bottles filled with tap water, to the point they wouldn't drink very much at practices and I didn't particularly like it much either. Now, I hardly bother using the slow refrigerator spout since the tap is just as good.

The old house had a Culligan reverse osmosis system plumbed to a separate drinking water faucet in the kitchen sink when we first moved in. It got disconnected during the renovation and we didn't even notice it wasn't reconnected. That was well water so I'm not sure what the advantage was to begin with, there was already a large passive sediment filter and there is no chlorine to remove.

[HAULN-SS]

I have the same filter for the house, with well water. It definitely lowered the amount of sediment in the water, but i still think our fridge filter clogs way too fast and i do get a little bit of residue in toilet bowls,etc. Not sure if a eater water softener might resolve one or both of those.

[Evan]

Water softener? Yeah I love rinsing my hands for 5 minutes to get the soap off.
fuck that shit.

[JPolen01]

Water softener?  Yeah I love rinsing my hands for 5 minutes to get the soap off.
fuck that shit.

Nothing drives me more insane than when I go to a hotel and feel like all of the soap is still stuck to me when I get out of the shower.

[Steve85]

Properly calibrated, not an issue.

[BLINGMW]

Properly calibrated, not an issue.

I also hate that neverending soap feeling, and sure enough, properly set up a water softener doesn't do that. The guy that installed our Kinetico says that feeling is due to a pH problem. Our softener also has a whole house sediment filter, those are pretty cheap and changing it now and then is relatively easy. 

I did have a chlorine / flouride / sediment filter installed under kitchen sink at our last house, that was something I was able to figure out myself and worked pretty well. I don't know about them for the whole house.