Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

oh, this one i saw on reddit is a hell of a ride




Their landlord claims that its just the building boiler working overtime above them. Their ceiling is hot enough to boil water on.

I bet theres electric in that ceiling too, and romex completely derates at 194F. Id be amazed if that building isnt on fire yet. And if the ceiling below the boiler room is 210 degrees, how the fuck hot is the boiler room.


 
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oh, this one i saw on reddit is a hell of a ride




Their landlord claims that its just the building boiler working overtime above them. Their ceiling is hot enough to boil water on.

I bet theres electric in that ceiling too, and romex completely derates at 194F. Id be amazed if that building isnt on fire yet. And if the ceiling below the boiler room is 210 degrees, how the fuck hot is the boiler room.



my mom's apartment just burned down the other day 🙃 after complaining for months about electrical problems. all of my stuff that she still had, along with her pretty decent record collection, and, you know, everything she owns is gone. she wasn't there, she was out trying to get a truck to load all her shit into because she was moving into a storage pod because he was trying to evict her for not paying (bc he refused to fix or address the electrical issues - yes, I know you can't just withhold rent, it's something like if you want to go that route you're supposed to get someone in to repair and you can deduct the cost of repair from rent, just relaying what happened).
 
my mom's apartment just burned down the other day 🙃 after complaining for months about electrical problems. all of my stuff that she still had, along with her pretty decent record collection, and, you know, everything she owns is gone. she wasn't there, she was out trying to get a truck to load all her shit into because she was moving into a storage pod because he was trying to evict her for not paying (bc he refused to fix or address the electrical issues - yes, I know you can't just withhold rent, it's something like if you want to go that route you're supposed to get someone in to repair and you can deduct the cost of repair from rent, just relaying what happened).
So sorry. That really sucks.
 
my mom's apartment just burned down the other day 🙃 after complaining for months about electrical problems. all of my stuff that she still had, along with her pretty decent record collection, and, you know, everything she owns is gone. she wasn't there, she was out trying to get a truck to load all her shit into because she was moving into a storage pod because he was trying to evict her for not paying (bc he refused to fix or address the electrical issues - yes, I know you can't just withhold rent, it's something like if you want to go that route you're supposed to get someone in to repair and you can deduct the cost of repair from rent, just relaying what happened).
well fuck. Renters insurance?
 
well fuck. Renters insurance?
nope. I already lost most of my childhood stuff when they let the house I grew up in get foreclosed on/locked out without giving me any warning so I could get my stuff, so at this point anything I lost I probably haven't seen for at least 15 years, so for me it's whatever. idk what she's gonna do. she's staying with a friend for now.
 
Got this shit in my office. They're fine'ish. The shelves are made out of particle board and I've had to put little L brackets to support them.

I think I'd like to recut the shelves for the right and left sides out of 3/4" plywood and add a hardwood lip to the front.

Then somehow figure out how to get the gigantic receiver I have into one of the cabinets. It's a few inches too deep.

And my 50" TV would go in the middle, with a center channel speaker. And out a left and right speaker in the appropriate spots.

Move the desk to the opposite wall.

Also the paint job is bullshit. They sprayed it, too heavy. I know this because they didn't bother to cover up the internals of the recessed lighting. There are little drippy spots and shit. :waw:

And take all the junk out. :fly:

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What a fuckin mess. Mount the TV on top of it all.
 
nope. I already lost most of my childhood stuff when they let the house I grew up in get foreclosed on/locked out without giving me any warning so I could get my stuff, so at this point anything I lost I probably haven't seen for at least 15 years, so for me it's whatever. idk what she's gonna do. she's staying with a friend for now.

When you first posted that I thought it was a repost or quote from the other story for some reason. Didn't realize it was actually you and your mom.
That's terrible.
 
When you first posted that I thought it was a repost or quote from the other story for some reason. Didn't realize it was actually you and your mom.
That's terrible.
yeah this this just happened this past week. it just seemed like an appropriate thing to mention with the video @Domon posted. I'm glad she wasn't inside - she had been saying for months that the electrical was fucked up, and sending me messages about what to do when she dies, I just figured she was being overdramatic. I didnt tell her that, and luckily she wasn't in the place when it burned so I don't have to do any of that.

she has now been asking me questions about the size of my property that I have been trying my best to deflect because I'm worried she's trying to angle for moving in here and I can't deal with that.
 
yeah this this just happened this past week. it just seemed like an appropriate thing to mention with the video @Domon posted. I'm glad she wasn't inside - she had been saying for months that the electrical was fucked up, and sending me messages about what to do when she dies, I just figured she was being overdramatic. I didnt tell her that, and luckily she wasn't in the place when it burned so I don't have to do any of that.

she has now been asking me questions about the size of my property that I have been trying my best to deflect because I'm worried she's trying to angle for moving in here and I can't deal with that.


Just tell her rent is $Eleventybillion a month
 
Use that and drive some 7” screws right through the TV, screw the duct tape. As long as all that crap on the shelves is hidden. Anything is an improvement. Jeez. Respect thyself. At least my hovel ain’t cluttered like Fred Sanford’s front yard.