Depending on the heat source it can work. Mantle trips the hot air and mixes it with room air. No radiant heat from fireplace to TV as mantle blocks it all.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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I replaced the old American Standard toilet with the new water saving American Substandard. Higher seat and longer bowl makes it really feel like a throne but there's a tiny leak from the tank to the rim of the bowl.
They claim it can flush a bucket of golf balls. When I poop golf balls water consumption will be the least of my concerns.
They claim it can flush a bucket of golf balls. When I poop golf balls water consumption will be the least of my concerns.
Completed this walk-in pantry today. Not that we need more storage, but my wife wanted to move small appliances from the kitchen into there and it was just a 5x5’ room not being used. Base cabinets, a stained top, some floating shelves and some crown moulding. I also ran some electricity into it from the plugs on the opposite side of the wall.
Looks good. I would have put a lot more outlets for the proposed use.
If you have enough space you don't have enough stuff.
Four outlets total should suffice. Without doing a lot more work I was stuck staying within the 2x4’s of the two pairs of plugs on the opposite side of the wall.
Very nice work! My only concern is in the corner between the shelves doesn’t look like a lot of room height wise.
Unless you fill it with smaller things it’s dead space.
But looks awesome. Frak I’m way behind some skilled folks here.
Boss said that's where she wanted them placed. She's likely going to put something of decoration there.
Been there done that…relocated once the boss actually saw how it comes out in her exact spacing.
I didn't truly understand the sanctity of a quiet, comfortable, and relaxing bathroom until the kids are home for the whole day.Ferguson?
It is my escape, and I need to install a charger near it. Or build a third bathroom hidden away from the kids.
Is it the lighting, or is the drywall done horizontal?
I think you're seeing light spilling in from the kitchen.
Looks like the light going in through the door.
Heater is working well. I'm not directly monitoring energy usage but from electric meter it appears to be ~0.22$/hr off peak (the only time I run it now). So 250K btu of pool heat is $1.10 vs ~$6 with natural gas. Although all pool sizing guidelines said to install >100K btu heat pump, the 50K btu only runs a few hours a day to hold 85F. The test will be when trying to extend the season in the fall or heat it up in the spring. The smaller heat pump was ~$3000 cheaper so that pays for a lot of on-peak hydro if I just leave it running 24 hours a day.
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Good day: I cleaned up the bits of concrete rubble, taking them to the dump and picked up a few rolls of sod to fill in where all the junk was. Now to get rid of the composter.
Bad news: I got a price on re-shingling the roof, side split with an actual area of 1600 SF but needing a bunch to cover hips etc. It was done in 2005 for $3900. Inflation since then has been ~30% so one would think a little over $5000.
I braced for $10-12 K. Gobsmacked at $19 K plus tax, $22 K.
There's a couple of grand in vent improvements but I'm balking at all the special membranes that I've never had or needed. The shingles are heavy and come from the USA so transportation and rate of exchange affect the price.
The spec looks like something Holmes would write.
Why are there millions of houses still standing that never had all the goodies?
Bad news: I got a price on re-shingling the roof, side split with an actual area of 1600 SF but needing a bunch to cover hips etc. It was done in 2005 for $3900. Inflation since then has been ~30% so one would think a little over $5000.
I braced for $10-12 K. Gobsmacked at $19 K plus tax, $22 K.
There's a couple of grand in vent improvements but I'm balking at all the special membranes that I've never had or needed. The shingles are heavy and come from the USA so transportation and rate of exchange affect the price.
The spec looks like something Holmes would write.
Why are there millions of houses still standing that never had all the goodies?
I can ask around @nobbie48 as some friends have had their roofs done for decent pricing recently. Typically by some good Ukrainians and top notch work.
Let me know.
As for me…BIL decided to add a basketball court to their pool installation scope so I was taking apart the swing set today and loading it up. Too heavy to lift the main piece so they’ll just get the crew to load it on the trailer tomorrow with the forklift and I’ll strap it down.
Hopefully the Volt can tow it no issue as it’s gonna have a new home at the cottage.
EDIT: @nobbie48 one problem is that your area is very nice…talked to some buddies previously and nice neighbourhoods get an automatic 20-40% bump in price…because ‘the people can afford it.’
Let me know.
As for me…BIL decided to add a basketball court to their pool installation scope so I was taking apart the swing set today and loading it up. Too heavy to lift the main piece so they’ll just get the crew to load it on the trailer tomorrow with the forklift and I’ll strap it down.
Hopefully the Volt can tow it no issue as it’s gonna have a new home at the cottage.
EDIT: @nobbie48 one problem is that your area is very nice…talked to some buddies previously and nice neighbourhoods get an automatic 20-40% bump in price…because ‘the people can afford it.’
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Mad Mike
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250k btu off a 50kbtu heatpump would be 5 hrs x 2.7 kw = 13.5kwh of electricity at approx .13/kwh. $1.75. Gas is about
.01/1000 BTUs so 250k would cost $2.50.
Now the average July temp in barrie on is 68f. You need 10btus/hr/degree/sq' of surface area to maintain temp. Typical 16x32 is sound 500sq' and typical pool temp is 80. So 500sq'x10btux24hrx12degrees = 1400000btu/day. That means a 50kw heater won't turn off.
You must have a solar blanket or smaller pool.
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