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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

I’m sort of on the same program , I’m here for a decade or more so why not have what I want , how I mostly want it . It’s only short pain till it’s paid out .
We have a guest bath I’d like to update , the tub and surround can stay , vanity and toilet need to go . My contractor buddy says if a toilet costs less than $500 don’t put it in your house , you’ll spend the next decade changing floats and fill valves . House came with 2 baths upgraded to dual flush , comfort height , so 2 more need replaced .
A nice vanity is in the 3k range for what I want , with a top . It’s partly design , but the drawer slides and hinges are really important to me . I really don’t like hinges that fall apart 3 yrs in.


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Last year there was the gypsy moth caterpillar infestation so this year the county sprayed for them and we've had none which is great, but now we have crickets. A lot of crickets. Pretty normal to hear a couple crickets chirping in the shop or hopping around but there must have been 50 in my shop last night. Wife pulled the van out of the shop and 3 got squished under the tire making a mess. Just my area or are others noticing this as well?
 
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Last year there was the gypsy moth caterpillar infestation so this year the county sprayed for them and we've had none which is great, but now we have crickets. A lot of crickets. Pretty normal to hear a couple crickets chirping in the shop or hopping around but there must have been 50 in my shop last night. Wife pulled the van out of the shop and 3 got squished under the tire making a mess. Just my area or are others noticing this as well?
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No mass spraying for gypsy moths at my house. Some people nearby sprayed and I sprayed a few trees by hand. Almost zero caterpillars. So strange. I thought the cycle would be heavy for a few more years.

Havent seen a cricket in a long time. I was at my parents on the weekend near your house and didnt see any crickets.
 
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Upgraded the home internet over the weekend.

New modem, new Asus GT-AX11000 router and service bump from Cable 250 to Cable 1000.

Speeds bumped up throughout the house and yard. Happiest is my eldest son who always struggled to get decent speed to his bedroom which is furthest away from the router.

Fyi…during the process, I discovered that my old TP-Link AC5400 has a known issue where speeds drop in half after about 30 minutes. After doing some reading, it’s been an issue for about 4 years . Became much more noticeable to me with the increase in service speed. TP-Link have been unable to fix the issue with firmware updates smh.


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crankcall said:
I’m sort of on the same program , I’m here for a decade or more so why not have what I want , how I mostly want it . It’s only short pain till it’s paid out .
We have a guest bath I’d like to update , the tub and surround can stay , vanity and toilet need to go . My contractor buddy says if a toilet costs less than $500 don’t put it in your house , you’ll spend the next decade changing floats and fill valves . House came with 2 baths upgraded to dual flush , comfort height , so 2 more need replaced .
A nice vanity is in the 3k range for what I want , with a top . It’s partly design , but the drawer slides and hinges are really important to me . I really don’t like hinges that fall apart 3 yrs in.


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I went with that advice too at our last remodel. Wife hated them (flush issues) and I did have to repair 2 of the three inside 5 years. Totos - 2 are still in my garage if you need a $500 toilet for cheap.

Switched back to the basic $150 American Standards, one of which has been maintenance & trouble-free since 1969 - just wish they still sold the 25l flush versions.
 
I guess one thing I do like about “basic” toilets, when you do have to change a flush valve , hard water thing , it’s a $21 path at the homo depot , not a $85 Kholer part that’s special order in 4 wks


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Jay Alexander said:
Whoa Sir Fancy poops over here with toilets. You're living like a king with your running water and indoor outhouses.
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When I go camping I make sure there's running water and good toilets! Hence why we love Pinery PP. Awesome park.

Not gonna lie...I've had to go in the bush a couple of times...do not recommend. Especially in the dead of winter.
 
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This end of the deck railing isn’t attached to the house but it should get some support. A collar around the end pole with a steel shaft anchor screwed into the deck would work well and I swear I’ve seen something like that but can’t find anything online. Suggestions?
 
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This end of the deck railing isn’t attached to the house but it should get some support. A collar around the end pole with a steel shaft anchor screwed into the deck would work well and I swear I’ve seen something like that but can’t find anything online. Suggestions?
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You want to come down at an angle? Should be strong but wont be pretty. How far is the fall? I might not bother with that support.

If you want to support it, I would be inclined to run a lag bolt through the post into the house. If there is a gap you are worried about, paint a piece of plastic pipe to act as a colour matched spacer. Caulk between the siding and bolt to keep water/bugs at bay. Sure, it's possible to break the lag bolt but very unlikely.
 
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Can you connect it to the house?
 
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This end of the deck railing isn’t attached to the house but it should get some support. A collar around the end pole with a steel shaft anchor screwed into the deck would work well and I swear I’ve seen something like that but can’t find anything online. Suggestions?
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I believe Home Depot sells collars but you would have to remove the railing to put it on now. I'm also thinking it is too close to the wall for a collar to fit. I may be wrong.
 
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This end of the deck railing isn’t attached to the house but it should get some support. A collar around the end pole with a steel shaft anchor screwed into the deck would work well and I swear I’ve seen something like that but can’t find anything online. Suggestions?
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Put some wood blocking under the deck just below the post and use longer screws. Paying good money for aluminium railings and half assing an ugly fix seems silly.
 
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I guess one thing I do like about “basic” toilets, when you do have to change a flush valve , hard water thing , it’s a $21 path at the homo depot , not a $85 Kholer part that’s special order in 4 wks


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Elger is one my hate list for that reason. A plastic connector broke and I had to make a new one. Fortunately I had machine shop capabilities. I called their head office in Texas to find out where I could get parts and was scolded for doing so.

We just installed an American Standard that seems to be doing it's job.
 
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Elger is one my hate list for that reason. A plastic connector broke and I had to make a new one. Fortunately I had machine shop capabilities. I called their head office in Texas to find out where I could get parts and was scolded for doing so.

We just installed an American Standard that seems to be doing it's job.
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We have toto toilets what a pita to do anything.

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This end of the deck railing isn’t attached to the house but it should get some support. A collar around the end pole with a steel shaft anchor screwed into the deck would work well and I swear I’ve seen something like that but can’t find anything online. Suggestions?
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The correct way to end a railing against a soft-sided house (aluminum, vinyl, stucco) is to have a cornerpost and 1' return.

In this case you replace the end post with a corner post, then mount the end post 1' in (or close -- find a joist), finally, you connect the two with a short section of hand and foot rail. You can also do it on the other side by setting a post into the ground -- that's more work and doesn't look quite as nice.
 
At this point with that railing I would either fabricate and L bracket to fasten to wall on outside where I didn’t have to look at it , or as Greyghost said drill through and lag bolt into house using piece of black ABS as a spacer .


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Mad Mike said:
The correct way to end a railing against a soft-sided house (aluminum, vinyl, stucco) is to have a cornerpost and 1' return.

In this case you replace the end post with a corner post, then mount the end post 1' in (or close -- find a joist), finally, you connect the two with a short section of hand and foot rail. You can also do it on the other side by setting a post into the ground -- that's more work and doesn't look quite as nice.
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On our last house I needed a strong return (tall post holding shade sail and I didnt want to tie into house at second floor). A vertical herb (or strawberry) garden hides the structure and gives you tasty food.
 
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