How do you like to mount door stops? We have all these solid wood doors and they are heavy. My GC wants to use floor-mounted door stops. I believe it's to keep the hinge from getting too stressed. I am worried it will be a trip hazard and a toe-grabber. What do you think?
Any reason not to use floor-mounted door stops? Does anyone have one design they like over another?
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What do you wish your partner would do or say to support you as you manage lifestyle changes? We eat a lot of fresh fruit and veg - could the fruit sugar be causing a high LDL? That is our battle right now.
We are spending about 8% of our build cost on hardscaping and drip irrigation. Massive mounts of dirt has been moved and loads of rockwalls now surround our home. I feel like the hardscaping has become a bit of a runaway train but admittedly it looks amazing. What are people spending on landscaping for their custom homes? We've just about exhausted our budget but I'm wondering if we should do the final upgrades (carport, hot tub) or just live with it and stay under budget.
Shirt brothers, I am out of Kalita 185 and I'm trying to find a new roaster to buy filters and a bag of beans. Medici says they offer free shipping right now so they are top of my list. Brandywine is on there too but I want to branch out. Does anyone have a rec from Medici?
Does anyone know how to get the LED panel to turn off? The lights on the control stay on indefinitely in turn a feature on unless I open the app and turn them off. It’s awful.
The UppaBaby version is a lot less than the Nuna. I had a Nuna for my last baby, loaned it out and never saw it again. NBD. Now I'm wondering if the UppaBaby would work just as well. I just need a portable crib for when we travel.
I replaced the pilot assembly 5 months ago. It worked so well for five months and now the pilot light is going out about once every 72 hours. This is a AO Smith 38 gallon water heater. I thought replacing the pilot assembly would solve all my problems. I really don’t want to replace the whole burner assembly and I also don’t want to pay for a whole new heater and install.
Anyone using the Stryd power meter? I've very tempted to try it although I'm also 32 weeks so how much sense does it really make for me right now? I can't believe how much I paid for a cycling power meter 16 years ago compared to this.
Besides Magnesium is anyone taking a pregnancy-safe sleep aid? I'm so tired of waking up *in the middle of the night* hungry. *My hunger is not allowing me to sleep through the night. Annoyed!"
Does anyone have cabinet hardware they love? We were looking at cups but my mom pointed out we won’t be able to hang any towels from them. We have very plain drawers mostly and soapstone countertop. Thanks for suggestions in advance!
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Do you usually mitre inside corners on cove base or do you cope? How? I feel like mitre makes the most sense if you don't have a specific inside corner piece.
My first baby was so terrible at sleep and napping. I never had the sleepy newborn stage and I was so envious of moms whose newborns would just snooze at the coffee shop or at the mommy meetups. I am looking into one of those crazy expensive bassinets to soothe baby and potentially have a less traumatic first year. I know my fitness is going to slide in that first year but I would love for it to not slide too much and a lot of that is tied to how much sleep I can manage.
Is there much of a difference? If you recently chose one over the other please let me know how you decided. Thanks!
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We are buying (building) a second home soon so we will be closer to a neighbourhood we love. We could sell our current townhome or keep it as a rental. It will cashflow about $1350 after cost of ownership (existing mortgage, property tax, HOA.) We live in a tourist town and the townhome is near the very cutesy downtown strip. We bought before the pandemic and we cannot STR.
My partner grew up in California and has the belief that you should never sell real estate if you can help it. He is keen to try keeping the townhome and renting it out. Has anyone been in a similar spot?
Details. Couple aged 46 and 53. Total NW 4.1M with 2.5M in retirement, 500k Taxable Accounts, 1.1 M in real estate and college funds. Ages 46 and 54. Single income of $160k in MCOL. Annual spend 85k includes mortgage. I "retired early" to stay home with children in 2020 after we moved from VHCOL to MCOL. I know FIRE community loves to call that geo-arbitrage right? The mods wanted more detail. I'm just looking for people who have been landlords and found it to be worthwhile or a waste of time for not much money.
We are buying (building) a second home soon so we will be closer to a neighbourhood we love. We could sell our current townhome or keep it as a rental. It will cashflow about $1350 after cost of ownership (existing mortgage, property tax, HOA.) We live in a tourist town and the townhome is near the very cutesy downtown strip. We bought before the pandemic and we cannot STR.
My partner grew up in California and has the belief that you should never sell real estate if you can help it. He is keen to try keeping the townhome and renting it out. Has anyone been in a similar spot?