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Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by Hotdog, Jul 28, 2008.

  1. Mar 24, 2020 at 4:20 AM
    unclejunk

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    Is there a basement below that floor? If so, just pull the ABS pipe and put that trap adapter down below the floor/in the basement ceiling.. no floor damage necessary. I'm guessing you're on a slab maybe though being in CA..?

    I might be more willing to cut 1/2" off the bottom of that trap adapter instead and mock it up to see if it's good enough.. but that wouldn't be 'code' at all.. however, if the brass is going to slip down past the joint anyway.. whats the big deal really.
     
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  2. Mar 24, 2020 at 6:26 AM
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    Deeper in the South…….
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    going to be fun!
    Yes indeed....

    My Aunt and Uncle live on a 200 acre parcel in Dahlonega GA and have several of these throughout the property deep in the woods and rumor is they're burial mounds and they do find gold in the creeks and washes that run from the hills every so often
     
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  3. Mar 24, 2020 at 6:28 AM
    IPNPULZ

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    going to be fun!
    You a Mad Scientist of some kind?
     
  4. Mar 24, 2020 at 9:18 AM
    theredofshaw

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    Got the flower bed all cleaned up. Planted a whole lot of lilies on the left since my wife loves them.

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  5. Mar 24, 2020 at 11:34 AM
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    He's making scented hand sanitizer.
     
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  6. Mar 24, 2020 at 2:10 PM
    IPNPULZ

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    going to be fun!
    :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
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  7. Mar 24, 2020 at 8:19 PM
    RyanTacoMC

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    That part of the house is not a slab, but 1' - 1.5' crawl space at the top of a sloping hillside that I have to shimmy under pipes and ducts for 20' or so. Plus, part of my "subfloor" is horizontal 2x12s running the length of the house (so my floor thickness is 1 1/2" + 3/4" ply + hardybacker + thinset + marble tile).

    I went with the "no one's going to see this anyway" route. I'll probably fill the corners with white caulk or something and get a cover to fit.
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  8. Mar 24, 2020 at 8:21 PM
    RyanTacoMC

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    My wife keeps bees and that's her mead and cider...
     
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  9. Mar 24, 2020 at 8:26 PM
    wilcam47

    wilcam47 Keep on keeping on!

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    I was gonna say mead!
     
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  10. Mar 24, 2020 at 9:23 PM
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    OZ-T I hate my neighbour

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    Corrugated metal goes on tomorrow



     
  11. Mar 24, 2020 at 10:00 PM
    scocar

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    Dining room across the wide hall from the kitchen? And Arizona, but you put the kitchen far away from the patio or any outdoor dining area?

    As other said, that is a shitload of hallways wasting valuable SF.

    Gargantuan bedrooms, but only 2 of them?

    Exercise room and library do not have closets, so they can't be used as 2 more bedrooms?

    Three doors to get from the master bath into the master closet? Including a common space hallway and in view of the front entry?

    Laundry nowhere near any exterior door or the hot tub or garage?

    Mechanical room at the core of the house?

    Two entry doors wasting wall space inside the garage?

    Your design is retarded in many ways. You are either a troll or an imbecile. Given that you have been permabanned, I'm guessing the former. IMHO.
     
  12. Mar 24, 2020 at 10:01 PM
    scocar

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    Slick.
     
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  13. Mar 25, 2020 at 9:10 AM
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    Got a small project knocked out over the weekend. (I know, I still need bushes)
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  14. Mar 25, 2020 at 9:16 AM
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    wilcam47 Keep on keeping on!

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    Looks nice!
     
  15. Mar 25, 2020 at 9:48 AM
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    Thanks!
     
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  16. Mar 25, 2020 at 10:09 AM
    Toyko Joe

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    I can't 100% tell the slope of the ground and your weed block. So this goes with a grain of salt... I would make sure you're slopping away from the house for surface drainage not towards the house. Otherwise you're going to be looking for trouble with your slab or foundation down the road.
     
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  17. Mar 25, 2020 at 10:13 AM
    Lawfarin

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    where do you think all that water goes that’s in the soil, around the foundation anyway. The slight slope you’d be able to give that garden bed isn’t going to change how much water is around the foundation.
     
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  18. Mar 25, 2020 at 10:35 AM
    zpcrowson42

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    You are correct! My yard does slope slightly towards my house. The yard and driveway though were designed to channel any runoff away from the house and I've never had any issues. I did build up the area along the house there slightly to minimize any puddling. Thanks for looking out!
     
  19. Mar 25, 2020 at 10:50 AM
    imjustabill1970

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    Does anyone have any experience using foam for fence posts? Products like this: https://www.acehardware.com/departm...ZBRC5qoljsbXjtai8BhoCmjgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

    Was wondering if this could also be used similar to concrete in the sense that I would like to anchor a bolt in it rather than put a post in it. Fill the hole with the foam, level off the top and use a bolt to anchor in a post bracket and then the post goes in the bracket. In the event that I have to remove the fence (we're installing one around our HVACs), I don't want the post all the way in the ground.

    Thoughts?
     
  20. Mar 25, 2020 at 10:56 AM
    cop414

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    0792BA44-90BF-476C-BC1F-44E896A041D6.jpg I researched that stuff last year when I put in my flagpole, some of the reviews had it “floating” out of the ground so I went with sakrete quick set concrete. Went well with that.
     

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