There’s a rubber gasket which I think it supposed to keep the metal ring/cover in place. Worried about water getting behind the wall and messing up drywall or causing a leak. Should I silicone caulk the ring to the shower wall?
Thank you!
Hello,
Hoping I can get some guidance on how to best approach.
I live in an area at the top of a hill in the Highland Park area. Recently my catalytic converter was stolen and the night after, my neighbor had confront two individuals trying to break into cars on our street with a glass breaker. In the last 12 months, we've had other adjacent neighbors also get their cat converters stolen and in another instance, had a whole car stolen.
Our neighborhood/hill has an overlook that is also popular with people coming by to watch the sunset and hang out after sundown and late at night. We have no problem with people enjoying the view but its results in a lot of litter, mainly being beer cans and whippet stuff (i.e., gas tanks and balloon). We come together as a neighborhood to clean up but it's getting a bit overwhelming.
Is there any way I can request an increase in patrol, specifically later in the evening and early morning hours? Also open to any other suggestions.
Thank you!
My older Camry got the CC stolen last night. The guys did it in about a minute. I’m very salty but also very impressed…
I am looking to see if anyone had a recommendation on what type of guard or shield works best for older Camry’s.
I appreciate any and all feedback, thank you!
Curious if others got hit too.
Hi there LAPD,
My friend's Toyota tailgate was stolen. Fortunately we were able to very easily track because he had put an airtag in it. We have it tracked to a house in Southgate and it's showing that it's sitting in this person's garage.
What is the best way to approach this? Is there a process we need to look into so LAPD can help us get our tailgate back?
Thank you!
Just bought and moved in the last month to a 2 story townhome in the los angeles area. we live on a hillside and have two crawl spaces. One under a portion of the upper story, one under a portion of the lower story.
the place checked all the boxes but did have some ongoing moisture and mold issues. one was related to old copper pipes with pinhole leaks and a small gap in the porch allowing water into crawlspace. Both have been addressed (repiping of whole home, addressed gap), mold remediation occurred, and mold inspector gave the clear.
Due to the past moisture and mold issues, i've been hypersensitive to anything moisture related. I've been in and out of the crawlspaces checking for pipe leaks and all seems okay however i am unsure of humidity in the home and crawlspace.
Indoors, our humidity swings between 40-65% throughout the day. Most of the day, humidity is around 40-55% however during overnight into morning when the HVAC is turned off and windows are closed, it can hit as high as 65%. It seems to be worse downstairs.
In the crawlspace, humidity has been hovering between upper 50's to mid 60's. some spikes as high as 68%. It's a vented crawlspace, not encapsulated, and i'm assuming humidity is affected by outdoor humidity. with June gloom the last two weeks, the average high humidity has been 77%, the average low humidity has been 41%.
although our crawlspace was remediated, i'm concerned about mold coming back and even feel like i'm starting to see little patches here and there.
Is this all fine or do I need to take action? if i need to take action, what would that action be? am i just overreacting being a new home owner? My wife thinks i am going crazy...
Thank you in advance!
Looking to go watch a movie there but would like to ride my bike over. There's a few racks out front but concerned about theft. Anyone else regularly lock up there? Any issues?
Hey there,
My neighbor is from Mexico City. He and I were chatting yesterday and he mentioned that as long as he's been in LA, he has not had good tacos de canasta and seems to be having trouble finding rajas con queso tamales.
Can anyone recommend spots for these two things?
TIA!
I posted below on another sub and not getting much advice. After thinking it through, maybe ultimately I would need a mini split. Could any HVAC folks provide some guidance? Will the combination of exterior shades, window film, and double pane windows help keep my place cool or would it be marginal and ultimately will require a mini split?
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovement/comments/1u0bo2l/need_advice_short_term_and_long_term_solutions/
We recently bought a townhome and I can tell heat will get brutal in the upcoming months. I have some solutions but looking to see if others can also provide guidance.
Context:
Two story townhouse on a hillside that faces WEST. We are located in Los Angeles CA so we will have hot summers. We enter the home on the upper floor. Living and dining areas are on the upper floor and also face WEST. On WEST side of home, we have two large windows (~6'x6.5') and two medium sized windows (~3.5'x5'). All windows are SINGLE PANE.
In the late afternoons (currently between 4:00PM to 6:00PM), it gets pretty hot in the upstairs living and dining area (opposite side of home and lower floor is fine). HVAC system is about 8 yrs old and was recently thoroughly serviced. Thermostat is set to 72 degrees. The opposite side of home and lower floor is great and is at 72 degrees but the living and dining area get up to 79-81 degrees. Outdoor temperature lately has been pleasant around 70-75 degrees. I can only imagine how hot it will get come full blown summer.
What We've Done So Far (not much yet):
What We're Thinking of Doing:
Open to all other suggestions!
We recently bought a townhome and I can tell heat will get brutal in the upcoming months. I have some solutions but looking to see if others can also provide guidance.
Context:
Two story townhouse on a hillside that faces WEST. We are located in Los Angeles CA so we will have hot summers. We enter the home on the upper floor. Living and dining areas are on the upper floor and also face WEST. On WEST side of home, we have two large windows (~6'x6.5') and two medium sized windows (~3.5'x5'). All windows are SINGLE PANE.
In the late afternoons (currently between 4:00PM to 6:00PM), it gets pretty hot in the upstairs living and dining area (opposite side of home and lower floor is fine). HVAC system is about 8 yrs old and was recently thoroughly serviced. Thermostat is set to 72 degrees. The opposite side of home and lower floor is great and is at 72 degrees but the living and dining area get up to 79-81 degrees. Outdoor temperature lately has been pleasant around 70-75 degrees. I can only imagine how hot it will get come full blown summer.
What We've Done So Far (not much yet):
What We're Thinking of Doing:
Open to all other suggestions!
Hey there,
Earlier this month I had posted I was giving this aquarium away. It’s a Fluval Flex 32gal.
The condition at the time was that you would raise the fish that was living in it. Commenters were interested in just the tank. Unfortunately that fish has passed away.
So now reposting again for anyone interested. It’s a pretty sweet set up and easy to maintain! I will drain and move all gravel into a bucket for you before pick up.
Thank you!
Hey there,
Our twin 5 yr olds will be outta school in the upcoming weeks. Looking for someone to come babysit our kids for 3-4 hrs a day in the mornings in our home. Just hang out and play with them until they go to summer camp in the afternoon.
Thank you!
UPDATE:
Got childcare coverage through the post! thank you to everyone who reached out.
Why does my downspout look like this? It looks like water will have trouble flowing through and if there was any debris it would get caught.
Hey there,
New homeowner and I am trying to troubleshoot my HVAC system. I’m also a little concerned about something I saw.
We have a nest system Which our home inspector checked out a few weeks ago and it worked well. Today I am in my new home and I’m trying to turn the AC on and the nest is showing no power. I cannot seem to find any kind of switch on the handler. I went to check the breaker and the breaker is still on on for that specific switch. I also noticed possibly a burn mark on the handler and not sure how to approach all of this.
I plan to call an HVAC vendor on Monday however checking to see if anyone can help me here or give me some advice.
Thank you in advance!
Boys were fighting. One chucked a toy at the other and missed.
We just closed on our first home this week and plan to move in the next few weeks.
In our new kitchen, we have a cabinet like Area to put in our new fridge. The space is 24 inches deep (counter depth), 36 inches wide, 73 inches tall.
Due to the wall adjacent to the fridge area, I’m assuming I need to have a top freezer fridge with the door hinges on the left side.
I am struggling to find a fridge that can go in the space without jutting out 9 inches past the counter unless it is a counter depth fridge.
All the counter depth fridges I am seeing are around 17-18 cubic feet capacity. We are used to having a 21 cubic feet capacity fridge. We are a family of four and I like to do a lot of cooking.
Will losing 3 to 4 ft.³ drive me crazy? I do also plan to keep a secondary fridge in the garage so maybe it won’t be so bad?
New home owner here.
I was exploring in the crawlspace today and saw some old insulation falling down from the joists. I pushed them back into place and plan to go back with wire to secure but then realized I think the paper side should be facing UP towards the subfloor/living space, right?
Is there any situation where you would want the paper to be facing the ground/dirt? I am in Los Angeles CA for reference. Gets super hot during summer and will be having AC blasting soon.
TIA!
Looking to giveaway our aquarium due to move. It’s been well maintained and requesting you keep the three fish alive as well (betta, loach, and algae eater).
Saw this post in LA sub and was curious if others have also had near misses since the restriping.
The last few rides in the park on Crystal Springs, I've had near misses with drivers who are in the bike lane and not realizing (?) that it's now a bike lane. They approached me super fast from behind, slammed on their brakes, yelled at me, then realized they were in the wrong and moved over to the left (car) lane.
I can't be the only one experiencing this.