Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

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timtune said:
Funny. In the ReStore most of those corner units that come in are destined for the scrap bin. Tastes have changed. Brown furniture (antiques) sits quite awhile. Teak stuff and mid century modern moves ok. Kids today seem fine with the flat pack future waste from ikea
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I'm looking for a solid oak dining room table to come up cheap at Restore. The top will get cut into slats for the "free" cast iron garden bench ends I picked out of someone's trash, not realizing the wood and stuff to restore the thing was going to cost me $250. I thought of skid lumber but if it's hardwood it doesn't usually come apart easily. Busted knuckles and tools can take a big bite out of the savings.

S-P-F from Home Depot could work if it was old growth. The new stuff is little better than balsa.
 
mimico_polak said:
Wife wants something like this that she's searching on FBMP....

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Any recommendations on how to strap this thing / lay it down on the pickup truck bed...or trailer...so that it doesn't blow the windows out from the vibration?

Ideally it should stand up IMO, but I don't think that's overly possible on the trailer as it'll come down on a hard turn.
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Check the weather... remove the doors (unscrew the hinge from the cabinet side), put the doors in the vehicle. Lay it down, protect it and cover it. Strap it if you are worried about it moving around and/or tailgate is open...

Depending on the quality of the cabinet removing the glass and leaving the doors may not be easily done. Better quality ones will not have clips holding the glass, instead there will be trim holding the glass in from the inside, around glass. PITA to remove for any reason other than replacing broken glass.
 
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backmarkerducati said:
Check the weather... remove the doors (unscrew the hinge from the cabinet side), put the doors in the vehicle. Lay it down, protect it and cover it. Strap it if you are worried about it moving around and/or tailgate is open...

Depending on the quality of the cabinet removing the glass and leaving the doors may not be easily done. Better quality ones will not have clips holding the glass, instead there will be trim holding the glass in from the inside, around glass. PITA to remove for any reason other than replacing broken glass.
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If you're super duper unlucky it may have glaziers putty on there too.
 
The cabinet won’t fit into the odyssey with the kids, or the Maverick so will need to be open air transport.

Well hold off as I don’t want to have it damaged by snow / rain on the way (even with tarp) so the search continues.
 
timtune said:
Funny. In the ReStore most of those corner units that come in are destined for the scrap bin. Tastes have changed. Brown furniture (antiques) sits quite awhile. Teak stuff and mid century modern moves ok. Kids today seem fine with the flat pack future waste from ikea
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When our daughter was transitioning from crib to bed we looked at some private sale used stuff. One was an almost but not right buy and going cheap. As I waffled the lady said "At any price?" She just wanted it gone.

When the elderly family next door had to move into a senior's home, they tried giving their good furniture to charities that would pass them onto the poor or immigrants. Some charities wanted to be paid for appraisals before coming to decide what they would take. It was good quality, good condition (no smoking or pets). but it was brown.

A lowball beats a no ball and that pays for a truck rental.
 
crankcall said:
I just finished my backyard Trex deck ahead of the snow , ninety percent of back yard is now deck, remaining is Astro turf for the dogs. Zero maintenance for the next decade at minimum.


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Pro tip: put one of these signs on your deck.

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timtune said:
He's not wrong. The point load from a heavy gal in stilettos is just about a bad as it gets.
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In more ways than one...
 
timtune said:
He's not wrong. The point load from a heavy gal in stilettos is just about a bad as it gets.
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Well said by a fella who likes to ride heavy GaLs
 
Actually the generation four Trex , which this is , is a vinyl encapsulation product and extremely hard to damage . The gen 1 and two scratched quite easy , this is hard to mark with a hammer blow .
But a big gal in four inch heels is a big compression load .


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crankcall said:
I just finished my backyard Trex deck ahead of the snow , ninety percent of back yard is now deck, remaining is Astro turf for the dogs. Zero maintenance for the next decade at minimum.


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In our last home we had turf for the dogs, it was fantastic.
Foam canon with some dawn dish soap a few times a year kept the stink away.
We also used a large shop vac to pick up all the little bits (twigs, leaves etc.)
And very easy to keep clear during the winter.
 
Spent a few nights with friends and the hot tub at their place….wife has started asking about a hot tub 🤦🏻‍♂️

Fact that my sis just got one doesn’t help either lol.
 
timtune said:
I want one! Sadly the Squeeze hates the idea......
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There was a dude on the site that dealt with used hot tubs...haven't seen him post in a while but will reach out when we make a decision.

First thing's first, got a 60A cable in the laundry that needs running through the remainder of the room so that may be a project, and installation of a sub-panel (use my old 100A panel that's left over from our 200A upgrade).
 
Squeeze figures their just a hot pool of other peoples filth.

She gives me a very long leash. There's no need to tug on it. ( does your wife let you have a garage full of motorcycles while the car sit outside all winter? does she sometimes suggest you should get a new one?)
 
crankcall said:
Actually the generation four Trex , which this is , is a vinyl encapsulation product and extremely hard to damage . The gen 1 and two scratched quite easy , this is hard to mark with a hammer blow .
But a big gal in four inch heels is a big compression load .


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Mathematically 1/4" X 1/4" = 1/16 Square inches. 150 pounds coming down on that is 2400 PSI. Who needs a jackhammer?
 
Scuba Steve said:
We used our for the first few years now it just sucks money to keep warm.

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Our kids use ours a lot in the summer when I have it at 100. In the winter I put the temp up so it soothes the old bones and the air is cold enough that you don't feel like puking.

I use it in waves. If I pushed hard skiing (and especially if I crashed), it is nice. I may go out tonight, first snowy tub of the year is a good time.
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