u/visual_cortex
Has anyone noticed the media laying the groundwork to give legitimacy to a liberal majority? It is being whitewashed through the byelections, where the outcome is all but predetermined. e.g.,
Whereas the bylections will discover only that liberal ridings continue to vote liberal, the true balance of power shift of course already happened in the prior weeks based on the floor crossings, which was when the liberals gained control of reliable conservative ri
My preschoolers love MLP and beg for episodes every night. Being preschoolers, they have combined this interest with their other passion, potty humour. As they say, if you can't beat them: join them. Please help us brainstorm new / better character names!
Reboot: My Little Poopy
Main characters we have so far:
(all MLP's have a distinctive "poopy mark", hence "poopy mark crusaders")
I have an abundance of odd jobs on a rural farmhouse reno project (in Ontario). I would love to hire a general labourer for a week here or there who I could direct on these jobs while I work on more skilled work. I get the impression this is fairly common to do, and I'm wondering if and how others here might have done this on their reno projects?
Did you approach a temp agency? Word of mouth? Just find someone on Kijiji? Unlike with contractors who are (hopefully) already insured and handle the paperwork, it seems in doing your own hiring there is a lot to know and do regarding taxes, insurance, criminal record checks that I've never done before and seems a bit overwhelming, especially sinc
Dear DIY redditors,
I am installing a wet area (bath + shower) with a linear drain. The general layout is that you step over a curb, then there is a linear drain along the curb you step over into the shower, and the floor slopes linearly up to the wall from there (bathtub against the wall, long edge parallel to the curb).
To this end I could buy the Schluter KSLT1930 tray, which is 72" wide (a little wider than my room) and 38" deep. I would then add a second tray, since my room is about 74" deep, which would allow splashes from the bath to run down the same slope (the bath legs would attach with ~1/2" shims downslope to ensure it was level).
My question is, could I do away with the schl
Is this a faux pas? For our kitchen, I have been thinking of using 1" recessed ceiling lights over our counter (plus under-cabinet lighting to avoid shadows). But the area lights in the kitchen are 4". I am able to order the lights in the same brand + color.
On the one hand I feel like this would visually distinguish the two lighting zones with the smaller ones making the counter feel like a "work zone" and avoid the feeling of larger lights being crowded against the edge of the room. My wife is also worried about overwhelming the ceiling with too many lights and I thought the smaller size might minimize the visual presence of the counter lighting. On the other hand I am worried the differe
Dear r/HomeImprovement, I am doing a reno of our old Ontario farmhouse involving a living room area on our main floor and our kids' bedrooms right above it. I wondered if I could ask for feedback about our soundproofing strategy. It is not going to be perfect but I'd like to do what we reasonably can to allow the adults to party with music and movies (and a hefty subwoofer) after bedtime while kids slumber. Footfall noise by the kids isn't a concern. The floor already has decent mass, consisting of 1" TNG boards, then perpendicular 3/4" hardwoods. I was thinking of taking the following steps to improve soundproofing:
- patching holes in the floor from below, and breaking up the wall joists
Dear ENTJ’s,
My DW (ENFP) and I (INTJ) have a toddler we are both already confident is an ENTJ. We are both very family-oriented. But it seems there is a good chance she will be less so!
I wondered, were you close with your parents or extended family? Is there warmth in your relationship with them? How do you think you would have fared, growing up with a pair of slightly mushy parents?
I was reading about Ford’s production of parking lots full of vehicles just waiting for a chip before they can be sold, thanks to chip shortages, and wondered if there might be other classes of assets that are piling up and might one day produce a glut, as a result of shortages. Can you think of any? Maybe there are shipping-related pile-ups at mining sites?
Hi FireSprinklers,
Does anyone here know of a water mist fire suppression system available for purchase in the US or Canada? All I can find is industrial stuff and home products for sale in the UK... doesn't seem to be a thing on this side of the ocean. But I'd like to install such a system in my rural home, since I don't have enough water flow off our well for a sprinkler system (7 gpm). Normally that would mean adding a holding tank + pump, but these are really expensive (at least $8k). For the price I'd rather just go in on a water mist system since the tech and benefits seem really attractive.
I live in Ontario but could import goods from the US, if it's allowed, and I'm willing to do
Dear r/Homebuilding ,
Our builder is very late on a contract for a re-construction project. They started late, tore our house open for the work making it unliveable, but eventually started showing up only once a week to put in a half day of work. We're spending a lot of money on motels and airbnb's to provide a safe and sanitary environment for our baby -- cats and other animals have taken over the kitchen because the siding isn't done, our furniture is all jammed into two unrenovated rooms making them also unusable, the garage is packed with insulation waiting for them to finish so we can reinsulate, and we don't feel we can use the house. I'm just wondering whether we have any recourse.
We hired a roofer to replace the roof of our fixer-upper farmhouse which had several small leaks and a roof at the end of its life. Our contract called for the work to be done in an estimated two weeks, notwithstanding weather delays. But the scope of the job increased verbally after the contract was signed to rebuild part of the house due to problems discovered after we demo’d walls in preparation for their work. This extra work was to be done time and materials. He advised us not to get a building permit and we acquiesced as the building had no records on file and it sounded like a possible nightmare for a 120-year old building.
We had perfect weather for a month but most days the roofer
Dear Homebuilding,
My wife and I are gutting an old farmhouse / our future forever home that had some damage due to (many) leaky appliances. The reno will involve a complete re-plumbing and we are in the planning phase. I have been considering whether it might be wise to add floor drains beneath leak-prone areas (washing machine, in front of refrigerator, under kitchen sink, near bathroom sink / toilet) that would flow into our greywater stream, but I can't seem to find anything written on this. Obviously the primary line of defense will be making sure the plumbing is properly installed, but accidents happen, equipment/materials wear out, and the idea would be for the floor drain to serve a