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We have a detached 19x19 garage that is about 15ft away from our main living area and about 20-25ft away from any walls from our neighbors.

The garage has a concrete floor and a single layer of drywall up in its walls. The ceiling is currently open, and we have a whirlybird exhaust vent fan at the top and several soffit intake vents. We have a standard metal 2 car garage rolling door.

We will be closing off the ceiling and putting in insulation so the soffit vents and exhaust vents will be closed off from the main garage area. The existing walls however are not insulated, so at the end of it all only the ceiling will have insulation.

Also worth noting we will also be putting in a minisplit AC so hopefully that’s enough for in room ventilation.

I know actual soundproofing will be very very expensive and hard to do, but my goal is to simply reduce the sound as much as I can so that it is not noticeable or barely noticeable to my main home and my neighbors when they are inside their homes. I’m hoping that treating our house exterior garage will make the traveling sound bearable.

What are some ways to achieve this? Some ideas I had were:

- add another layer of 5/8 drywall directly ontop of the existing 5/8 drywall.

- attach the ceiling drywall to hat channels instead of directly onto joist

- use accoustic caulk to seal all corners of the room

- change our the garage door seal with a fresh new rubber garage door gasket

- put insulation panels in the empty space of the garage door

- put the drum set on a platform? Will this do anything?

I’m trying to avoid building the room within a room thing and just treat the space so that it’s tolerable when standing 20ft away from the garage when everything is closed.

Any thoughts or tips appreciated.

Looking on Yelp yields shitty results and doesn’t seem to be a popular profession… does anyone know of anyone that can do this? Looking to setup Poe cameras and keystones around our home and detached garage and would be cool to support a South Bay local business.

Seeking guidance on how I can essentially recreate my existing Ring system using Unify and have it all locally hosted but still accessible remotely. Also very interested in having my cameras record 24/7 with up to 30 days of storage. Right now through Ring we pay a subscription and none of it is 24/7 recording and the image quality kinda sucks tbh.

This is what I have now with Ring:

- 1 Doorbell cam
- 1 solar powered battery operated outdoor camera with flood light
- 1 solar powered battery operated outdoor camera
- 1 camera with flood light
- 5 regular stick cameras for indoors

As you know all of these are Wi-Fi. I’m happy to invest in PoE with unify where it matters most like the outdoor stuff but I’d also need to figure out how to route Ethernet to those locations which I currently don’t have.

Right now my network setup is this:

- Verizon 5g home internet gateway > TpLink deco be11000 mesh router

That’s it, no switches or anything at the moment.

What will I need to buy to fully setup exactly what I’m looking for that will replace my existing camera setup but with room for some expansions for like 3 more cameras. Also my house has no Ethernet drops but I can invest in that too if it makes sense but again I’m a total networking noob so not even sure where to start there.

Thanks all.

We are about to pull the trigger on a solar system for our home through a fairly young business but they have really solid reviews and the customer service has been great so far and they will be installing 19 REC panels and Enphase inverters. Price is good and all that.

My wife and I had our shingles redone 7 years ago and are paranoid about something bad happening to our roof due to installation. Our home was built in the 50s and we live in Los Angeles but when they came out to inspect the roof and inside the attic for structure, they said everything looks really great and solid. We just have trust issues because we think of course a solar company will say everything looks good because their incentive is to install solar.

Our biggest worry is that since we don’t know much about installation process besides the fact that mounting brackets must be drilled into the roof, we don’t know how to ensure the work is being done properly and everything will be weather sealed…etc.

Questions for y’all:

Is there any questions we can ask them prior to installation that will help with peace of mind?

How can we ensure things are done properly and leak tested…etc?

Do solar companies insure their work so if anything does happen to the roof, they will come and fix it?

Thanks all.

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We have this quote from a local company for a 19-panel system for our 1614sqft home in Gardena, CA. We have LADWP and are opting for no batteries.

We were told REC is a high quality panel, and the system they are offering is sized based on our current usage (I sent them our historic LADWP electric bill) + more for future proofing for when we add a mini split AC in our garage.

They seem like an honest small company that is offering what I understand to be good equipment at a fair price but I'm a noob for this stuff so I wanted to double check here.

From what I know, no dealer cost here. We'd likely try and finance that 22k through WPCCU at 6.49% for 12 years which comes out to $220/mo, which is less than our current monthly average through LADWP.

In about 6 years, id likely just pay off the entire loan.

Any thoughts on this from solar experts here? Or should I keep shopping around?

I bought a compact Electric Kala 5-string U-bass purely for recording purposes. But I'm running into this weird tuning where I can't get the E string (4th string) to sound properly tuned, either in E or drop D. I'm having a hard time explaining this... let me try:

So I currently have it set up so that the 4th string is in D for a drop D song I'm trying to record. When I plug into Logic and Neural DSP plugin tuner, it reads it as D but it sounds nowhere close to D, and I verify that by comparing it to how it sounds with the high D string.

On the tuner, it shows as like C sharp or whatever else when i adjust it to actually SOUND like its in tune.

But other than that, when I play that string, it just straight up sounds like shit anyways and i can't seem to get the tuning right.

Is this an intonation issue or something else?

Some guidance would be helpful here. Like... do I try to intonate that string based on standard tuning (E) or can I intonate it for D? Is it even an intonation issue? Why is my tuner showing as tuned correctly but in reality sounds completely off?

Thanks all.

Currently on tirz 6mg/week subq purchased from lavender sky. It’s worked great and I’ve lost almost 30 lbs but I’ve been stuck here for the past 2 months. I’m interested in trying Reta but not sure if I just hop directly to 6mg/week also on the new med or I need to start low again and titrate up?

Also, is my understanding correct here?
I buy a 10mg powder, mix it with 1ml of bac water, and that yields me two 5mg injections if I plan to inject 5mg per week?

Would it be better to mix 20mg powder with 2ml bac water and just use that for the month before mixing a new vial?

And lastly, are y’all just doing Reddit research and hopping on this without a consultation? Genuinely curious as I want to try it but also I don’t really care to get some official consultation about it lol.

Thanks all.

We live in Los Angeles and have a detached garage that we would like to transform into a space that will be our home office + home gym (something compact like a Tonal and Treadmill). It will also have a garage fridge.

Right now, my garage slopes down towards the garage door, and we are already getting some flooding in the left corner when it rains. So I already am interested leveling out the floor and making everything nice and flat and HOPEFULLY that also helps with the flooding that happens.

Is this advisable? If so, how can we do it? And if its not something we should do ourselves... who do I even call to help do this? A concrete or garage person?

Any guidance appreciated. Thank you.

Hi all, below is my draft itinerary for a trip from LA to Japan, leaving LA on Thursday Aug 20 and returning Wed Aug 26

Core Goals:

• Nature & Photography: Hiking, walking, and exploring.
• Guitar Mission: Buying a "Made in Japan" Fender at the flagship store or other guitar shops in Tokyo.
• Solo Vibes: Looking for unique experiences (solo-dining, high-fidelity jazz cafes, maybe sleeping pod thing).
• Avoid: Theme parks/Disneyland and typical tourist traps.

Proposed Itinerary:

• Day 1 (Aug 21): Depart LAX 1:15AM > 4:45AM HND, then 2hr layover, then HND > CTS Arrive in Sapporo (8:05 AM) via LAX/Haneda. Spend the day resting and exploring the local food scene. I'm counting this as a full day pretty much.
• Day 2–3 (Aug 22–23): Full days in Hokkaido (Sapporo/surrounding nature).
• Day 4 (Aug 24): Final morning/afternoon in Hokkaido. Fly from CTS to Haneda at 6:00 PM. Arrive in Tokyo by 7:35 PM. Spend the evening relaxing, getting dinner, night walking..etc.
• Day 5 (Aug 25): Full day in Tokyo for gear hunting, guitar shopping, and urban exploring.
• Day 6 (Aug 26): Get breakfast, then head to airport. Depart Tokyo (2:35 PM) to arrive back at LAX (8:55 AM).
• Note: I plan on flying business from LAX to HND, then business again from NRT to LAX on the way home. Also, I've been to Tokyo already twice in the past, which is why I'm spending such little time there.

My Questions for you:

1. Is ~3.5 days enough to get a meaningful "nature/hiking" experience in Hokkaido, or will this feel too rushed?
2. Given my interest in guitar shops and solo exploration, does this split between Sapporo and Tokyo feel balanced?
3. Are there specific nature spots near Sapporo that are accessible for a solo traveler with only a few days?

I can squeeze in 1 extra day if needed, but trying to see if this 6 day proposal sounds reasonable or if I'm just signing up for a bad time.

Any guidance or "must-do" recommendations for a solo traveler in these areas would be appreciated!

This is just my first draft and I’m honestly open to ANYTHING. I’m having my second kid in December and this will be the last time for a while where I’ll an opportunity to travel by myself. I’ve always wanted to do Japan solo since I’ve an actually been twice already (in 2016 and 2025) but it was never alone. Both previous trips were the standard first time Japan routes with Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka.

For this solo trip, I’m happy to do Tokyo again because my goal is to buy a made in Japan guitar from the fender shop and bring it home to LA. But other than that I want to do 1 more city and minimize the amount of time I spend traveling.

Itinerary:

Day 1
Red eye from LAX to Sapporo or Hokkaido
Hang out here

Day 2-3
Hang out in Sapporo or Hokkaido

Day 4-6
Fly to Tokyo
Hang out in Tokyo

Day 7
Fly back to LAX from Tokyo

I know there isn’t much detail here yet but I need feedback on the amount of time I’m blocking off for each major area (Sapporo and Tokyo)

Also open to NOT doing Sapporo if there’s other recommended areas to spend a few days on such a short trip.

In terms of my top interest and what I like to do:
- I love to walk so taking steps, exploring and photographing is ideal
- Nature and hiking
- Eating
- Guitar shops
- live music
- Cafes and coffee
- Museums
- nice hotels but also down to do pod hotel
- Very unique Japan only experiences (I.e. sleeper train, sleep pods, or whatever else that is a unique cultural thing they only do there and not in the US)
- Going places meant for solo people to eat or grab a drink

What I’m not interested in
- Theme parks or Disneyland (I already did this on both my previous trips)
- typical touristy landmarks

Any guidance appreciated.

Thank you.

I live right next to a 5g mmWave Antenna and was trying to take advantage of that by using a netgear mr6500 and modding it so that it uses my iPhone 12 imei and a modded a TTL with visible and just use that with my home internet. I have confirmed that the antenna near my house is Verizon owned so that’s why I’m trying to go the visible route.

However, it seems impossible for me to mod this mr6500 so I’m looking at other options instead of trying to brute force my way into this cell modem.

Is the GL-X3000 a good alternative and will I need to do extensive modding for what I’m trying to achieve? Or are there better options out there that support mmWave and don’t require crazy modding.

Fwiw I want to do this because my current Verizon 5g home internet is giving me like 70mb upload, but when I test my visible sim on my iPhone 12 I’m getting almost 500mb upload and I really need that upload speed.

My setup would be:
5g antenna outside ——> mr6500 or gl-x3000 > orbi mesh router for my home

Any suggestions appreciated here.

Thank you.