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RE: What happens if your house isn’t finished when it’s time to switch loans?
Title: What happens if your house isn’t finished when it’s time to switch loans? Yeah, I’ve run into that with a solar setup once. Inspector didn’t care about the missing trim or half-done paint, but flagged the non-ope...
RE: Digging up the backyard: found more than just dirt
Railway ties are a headache. I tried sealing them with heavy-duty outdoor polyurethane once, thinking it’d keep the creosote in check, but after a season or two, it just peeled and cracked. Ended up having to dig them ou...
RE: No more dead zones: how I got wifi in my backyard shed
I wrestled with that too when I ran ethernet out to my shed. Ended up grounding it at the entry point just to be safe - figured with all the storms we get, better not risk frying my gear. Honestly, it probably depends on...