Recent comments in /f/LifeProTips
myrevenge_IS_urkarma t1_jd6xymn wrote
Reply to comment by scaleofthought in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
I have an outlet upstairs that only works if a certain outlet downstairs has something plugged in. No idea why and I neglected to get good ceiling pictures from downstairs.
YuuHikari t1_jd6xwqu wrote
Reply to LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden
I don't but everyone around me does, and it's making life more stressful for me
myrevenge_IS_urkarma t1_jd6xtkh wrote
Reply to comment by cwagdev in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Or given to you
myrevenge_IS_urkarma t1_jd6xqlz wrote
Reply to comment by EarlyProperty199 in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Just go on the weekend or holiday if possible, but none of the subcontractors working on my house gave two shits that I was there. One even got me to help him because he was working alone and was tired of going up and down the stairs. Also, I have at least one cable box that they never trimmed out and I wouldn't have known if I didn't have the pictures. I didn't get to pick the locations, I bought too late and couldn't deviate from their plans.
myrevenge_IS_urkarma t1_jd6xdc5 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
You will use them many many times. You cannot have too many. Go in a logical order that makes sense to you and get walls, ceilings, floors, everything. Cover wiring, ducts, water lines, gas lines, sewer lines, light switches, and plugs. Pre wre some ethernet if you can, it's invaluable. Just take it to cable boxes or phone line boxes if nothing else. Run ducts from a few spots to the attic is handy also in case you might do ethernet or similar later.
boodlesgalore t1_jd6win3 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
... pppfffffttttt BAHAHAHAHAHA! buy a house? Woooweee! That was a good joke. I needed a laugh. Thank you.
sunbro2000 t1_jd6wbbx wrote
Reply to comment by cwagdev in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
If your going to do this do it when the trades have gone home for the day.
shelf_caribou t1_jd6w24s wrote
Reply to LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden
Never attribute to malice what can be reasonably explained by incompetence.
HorrorHyzer t1_jd6v359 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
and honestly, the drywall anchor that is held in by duct work is probably the strongest drywall anchor in the house. I used powder to see if it caused a leak and have noticed no air movement around the anchor.
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cwagdev t1_jd6uj3m wrote
Reply to comment by landob in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Contractors do weird shit. Your blueprints won’t always be accurate.
KamahlYrgybly t1_jd6uhvx wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
My folder full of blueprints for our house disagrees. Only need it once every few years, but without it certain repairs or alterations would be impossible.
cwagdev t1_jd6uf2a wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Videos. Slowly walk around the construction site at various stages and take high definition videos panning across every wall and narrating what you’re looking at. I have many videos and photos of our house being built and wish I had more video and wish I had narrated them.
kagoolx t1_jd6tvnd wrote
Reply to comment by TarondorIX in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Yeah I was surprised to discover this isn’t a standard thing.
Maybe there should be a standard documentation format and basically if your house has a certified up to date one of those there’s a standard way to evidence that when you sell it, to add value to the house.
No up to date documentation and it’s a black mark on the valuation survey thing. Whenever you get significant work done you can pay a small amount extra to update the document.
IDK just something like that maybe
Health_Returns t1_jd6tv04 wrote
Reply to LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden
I hate when "live love laugh" posts appear so often here.
KarlWhale t1_jd6swqw wrote
Reply to LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
You can also ask the company that's building the house whether they've already done this.
When I bought my place, they sent my a ton of pictures
MadJackAPirate t1_jd6sqy0 wrote
Reply to LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden
Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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Late-Jicama5012 t1_jd6rtpj wrote
I used to get a lot of texts from same woman but different number.
One day i was bored and told her to fuck off. Person started an argument with me and told me she would send me 100 texts while I’m a sleep. Two minutes later I got texts from 5 different phone numbers.
I sent 3 random pics of gay dudes fucking and blowing each other to every text I received.
It has been over two weeks and I haven’t received a single text from her, who was pretending not knowing my name but has my phone number.
When I get a scam call, which is rare. I answer it and clearly state out lout: “speak the fuck up, what do you want?” 100% of the time they hang up.
[deleted] t1_jd6q2q9 wrote
Reply to comment by Alcoraiden in LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden
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OutAndABoot t1_jd6q20o wrote
Reply to comment by labadimp in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Clearly wording it better is a waste of time. =P
labadimp t1_jd6p9yz wrote
Reply to comment by OutAndABoot in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Fair enough. I think most peope will make the connection that you didnt but I coulda worded it better. Cheers.
OutAndABoot t1_jd6ok30 wrote
Reply to comment by labadimp in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
>My point is that it is not a waste of time to take pictures
Well then why did you make an entirely different point? Haha. Just write what you think the first time my dude
scaleofthought t1_jd6odfi wrote
Reply to comment by auvovo in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
I wish I had this...
I just got finished mapping all my breakers, outlets, and switches..... Omg I have no idea why a breaker is turning off a bathroom fan, bathroom light, a socket in bedroom 2 rooms down the hallway, and the pot lights in the living room
Its not like there's a shortage of breakers or anything. I have 10 slots still open. WHY. WHY! And where the F are these wires!
willy--wanka t1_jd6y170 wrote
Reply to LPT: don't assume dishonesty or malice. You and others' lives will be much happier. by Alcoraiden
Don't mistake ignorance for maliciousness.