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I've had a lot of luck with ServiceMagic as well. They only accept highly rated vendors into their pool. I've used them for roofers and plumbers and been very satisfied with the guys they have put in touch with me.That's exactly how I located the guy who just came by and gave me this masonry quote.
I'd be curious to see how you did it.I did this a few times. Huge pita. Makes you feel like a caveman though.
good guess...
angies list is the Hawk move'YSR said:I've had a lot of luck with ServiceMagic as well. They only accept highly rated vendors into their pool. I've used them for roofers and plumbers and been very satisfied with the guys they have put in touch with me.That's exactly how I located the guy who just came by and gave me this masonry quote.
In real estate prices, yes. in Chavo labor, no'OC Zed said:
North OC is a full 30 minutes from me with no traffic. I'll give you the Asian and Arab populations. But they're not exactly prominent(except in westminster)or looking to share their culture, they're here because they're educated and have high paying jobs and can afford it.'OC Zed said:Huge misconception here... North OC and Irvine are ridiculously diverse.ETA: You just have to dig all kinds of Asians and Persians.'DA RAIDERS said:Racist.'Otis said:The weather couldn't be better. And OC couldn't be whiter to be honest. I crave diversity from time to time. And I'll take the cheap labor.
I had to put it on a hand truck. Will post pics soon.'JerseyToughGuys said:
Video required here.
Masonary Dudes>>>>RacoonA shovel will dispatch of the racoon(s) rather quickly. Masonary Dudes aren't some kinda wet behind the ear city slicker that is terrified of a coon.
It will drive me crazy not to fix it.
Shtick?
That's all O-teets. Will video. Maybe I'll get that neighborhood cat in and have him run through it once or twice. Tanner can I borrow a cat?
Not shtick.
Oh man, this is awesome. What type of siding are you putting in? Hardy plank?Are you going to DIY the deck? That deck is pretty bad. I've been looking at TimberTech. I'm getting tired of re-staining my deck each year. It's way expensive though to get the material.
Project update: Looks like two cans will cover six shutters. Revised budget: $10.
New siding for an entire house is running me a bunch more than 5k. On the bright side, I'll actually have new siding and a railing around the roof, as opposed to painted shutters, nasty old siding, and a boarded up door.
Can someone pop this into one of those make-your-own-comic things for me:Otis: Man, this 1978 Duster really is on its last legs. Has about 250k miles on it, all the systems in it are going, and it looks hideous. I'm gonna go spend 20k on a new car.
It's clapboard vinyl siding -- this stuff. We had considered the vinyl shake, but that stuff was literally nearly double the price, and my wife didn't like the look as much anyway. It's amazing how the portions they've done already make it look like a whole new house. The siding done before was not only ugly but a crap job. For instance, on the front of the house, at the bottom of the 2nd floor siding, you can see some material just hanging down from underneath where the siding ends. So incredibly sloppy. Looks like crap, especially on the front of your house. WTF? These guys do all the details right. All the little fixtures on the outside of the house, like hose spigots etc., have special fittings around them. Just well done.
They're not actually open holes -- looks like the house was previously stucco on the outside, and those holes were intentionally made and wood plugs put in them. For all I know maybe it's these siding guys who are doing it? Maybe those are anchor spots for the siding structures? I haven't asked, just noticed them and am trying to figure out why that was done. But yeah, I don't think there is anything to "fix" -- those don't appear to be random holes, they seem to have a purpose, and they are all plugged.Finding stucco underneath was a nice surprise -- makes the house sealed and insulated even better. Between that, insulation on the inside, insulation on the outside under the siding, and then the siding itself, this house should be pretty good on heat/cooling (for an old house at least).
I would at least ask the siding guys what their thoughts are on them. I realize I am sort of setting you up for another 5K answer here, but for your own piece of mind (since you are asking us about them, you must have a doubt too) I would want to know if it were me.
I'm guessing the house used to be a huge birdhouse.
No shtick. Not even worth locking your doors if you're not going to laminate the windows... someone wants to break in, they just break the glass closest to the knob, then reach in and flip the deadbolt from the inside. It's really the minimum you should do. All windows should have laminate, but if you don't want to spend (on security, you're gonna be a cheapskate?), at least all the first-floor windows should, and at the very minimum do the ones by the front door. And make sure ADT hooks up the security monitors to those second-floor windows. Crooks know they usually just do the ground floor, and climbing up to the second floor to break in is very easy.
hmm good point, hadn't thought of that. Is this laminate stuff something I can do myself? Do I have to pay some dude 5 grand?No shtick. Not even worth locking your doors if you're not going to laminate the windows... someone wants to break in, they just break the glass closest to the knob, then reach in and flip the deadbolt from the inside. It's really the minimum you should do. All windows should have laminate, but if you don't want to spend (on security, you're gonna be a cheapskate?), at least all the first-floor windows should, and at the very minimum do the ones by the front door. And make sure ADT hooks up the security monitors to those second-floor windows. Crooks know they usually just do the ground floor, and climbing up to the second floor to break in is very easy.
Just a guess. The holes were used to blow insulation into the walls. Are they spaced about 16" apart? About 2"-3" in dia? Are the holes higher on the wall?
Actually, that would make sense. There apparently were termites some years ago -- at the foot of the house all the way around it there are a bunch of things drilled into the group, termite traps or bait or whatever. The inspector looked them over and explained that to me during the inspection (termite inspection was something I paid extra for). Basically whatever he saw in those things indicated that there were no termites anymore and haven't been for a long time. But that explanation would make sense, and I wondered about that myself.
Can you laminate existing windows? Is this a DIY project?No shtick. Not even worth locking your doors if you're not going to laminate the windows... someone wants to break in, they just break the glass closest to the knob, then reach in and flip the deadbolt from the inside. It's really the minimum you should do. All windows should have laminate, but if you don't want to spend (on security, you're gonna be a cheapskate?), at least all the first-floor windows should, and at the very minimum do the ones by the front door. And make sure ADT hooks up the security monitors to those second-floor windows. Crooks know they usually just do the ground floor, and climbing up to the second floor to break in is very easy.
That's not the least bit funny, so no.
Blog it up?
Whatever was in that bottle it's long gone. We've been killing at least a bottle a night. Becoming an expensive habit. Decided to cut back this week. I only had a glass last night, as did the wife, but then I couldn't stop myself from knocking back some of those hard iced tea deals. Tasty...
