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Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Dunno why I keep thinking the PO of my house knew his ass from a hole in the ground.
He evidently thought that he could replace the rotted threshold for the double door in the back with two single door thresholds and kinda half-ass the hole for the lower locking pin in between the two.
Couldn't find a non-Pella part replacement for it, so I had to make my own. Hickory with poly, single piece, held in by the fasteners that I could extract without breaking. It's 57 3/4"x1 1/2"x1/2", so to make it from the rough lumber, I got to use the jointer (put a true edge on), planer (cut the parallel edges to true and then plane to thickness), table saw (rip to 1 1/2" wide), miter saw (chop to length), router table (roundover), drill press (holes and countersink), and chisel (escutcheon plate for the locking pin).
I'm happy with it, the door closes better now, and the bottom of the door actually seals. Original two are on the right, lol.
He evidently thought that he could replace the rotted threshold for the double door in the back with two single door thresholds and kinda half-ass the hole for the lower locking pin in between the two.
Couldn't find a non-Pella part replacement for it, so I had to make my own. Hickory with poly, single piece, held in by the fasteners that I could extract without breaking. It's 57 3/4"x1 1/2"x1/2", so to make it from the rough lumber, I got to use the jointer (put a true edge on), planer (cut the parallel edges to true and then plane to thickness), table saw (rip to 1 1/2" wide), miter saw (chop to length), router table (roundover), drill press (holes and countersink), and chisel (escutcheon plate for the locking pin).
I'm happy with it, the door closes better now, and the bottom of the door actually seals. Original two are on the right, lol.
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eileenbunny
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You also don't have to do hood shit everyday. What time is it, can I get a cigarette, do you know whoever. Its like playing million ways to die just walking 50 ft.
I mean you know.
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Been getting HVAC quotes lately to swap out the piece of shit oil furnace furnace for a heat pump of some kind. I've got two fuckoff quotes of close to $50,000 for a 1600 ft² house, and have a couple more estimates that I hope are in the reasonable realm. I really don't want to DIY this one.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
For reference, I had the highest efficiency gas furnace available (98.x%) and 22 SEER AC installed in may of 2020 for $25k.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
i have a bad habit of reading the first half of sentences and the rest blurring out... so no, clearly I did not read it.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
It actually sounds around average for here. Higher end of average but there's a reason alot of people just put in minisplits.
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Dude, you can just buy those with pre-vacuumed linesets for a couple grand a pop.
yeah, im really trying not to be myself and DIY this one.
Also, we need 6 heads, and that gets out of DIY range pretty quick. Apparently the multi-head systems are kinda a nightmare to work with.