Home Improvement - Undoing Previous Owners "Landlord" Specials

[dxmnkd316]

Go with wood, and for the love of god, no concrete.

 

[Spartanforlife4]

Why no concrete? Pouring it seems to be an almost-consensus on other parts of the interwebs.

 

[walrus]

Why no concrete? Pouring it seems to be an almost-consensus on other parts of the interwebs.

Is it on edge of road? If so it will lean sooner or later, concrete makes it much harder to repair. I pull my 4 by 4 out once it gets bad, dig the hole again, put it back straight. Mine gets pushed by snow and by vehicles driving close to it. The road base sucks here so the gravel/dirt gets squished out after a while and makes the post lean away from road. Another reason would be frost

 

[dxmnkd316]

Is it on edge of road? If so it will lean sooner or later, concrete makes it much harder to repair. I pull my 4 by 4 out once it gets bad, dig the hole again, put it back straight. Mine gets pushed by snow and by vehicles driving close to it. The road base sucks here so the gravel/dirt gets squished out after a while and makes the post lean away from road. Another reason would be frost

This. Also, if you have like five houses with their mailboxes in a tight group, it makes repair almost impossible without disturbing others.

plus the post office doesn't recommend it anymore.

and third, it's dangerous. You want the posts to fail if a car hits one. It's going to get destroyed anyways, so you might as well prevent serious damage or worse.

 

[aparch]

You mean my grandfather's mailbox post being a 4" x 4" 3/8th steel tube, driven 8' deep, with concrete poured in the hollow, could be considered premeditated murder?

And here he did that so the county plows would stop hitting it.

 

[dxmnkd316]

No? But like, there's a tiny chance of it being a liability if someone wanted to go after him if they got into an accident

There are also plenty of snowplow-friendly options like ones that swivel. They're all over the Keweenaw.

 

[Russell Jaslow]

You mean my grandfather's mailbox post being a 4" x 4" 3/8th steel tube, driven 8' deep, with concrete poured in the hollow, could be considered premeditated murder?

When I was growing up on Long Island, the fad of whacking mailboxes with baseball bats from passing cars became a thing. My neighbor across the street did just this. The pole never got knocked over again... And just replacing the mailbox was a lot simpler.

 

[burd]

You mean my grandfather's mailbox post being a 4" x 4" 3/8th steel tube, driven 8' deep, with concrete poured in the hollow, could be considered premeditated murder?

If they went after him for that, it seems he would have a solid insanity defense.

 

[Spartanforlife4]

Is it on edge of road? If so it will lean sooner or later, concrete makes it much harder to repair. I pull my 4 by 4 out once it gets bad, dig the hole again, put it back straight. Mine gets pushed by snow and by vehicles driving close to it. The road base sucks here so the gravel/dirt gets squished out after a while and makes the post lean away from road. Another reason would be frost

Well in that case, cedar or treated pine? Sounds like cedar will look better and be better above ground for wear, but may be prone to rotting earlier in the soil versus treated.

 

[tyrone]

It’s amazing how a little effort can make a big difference. I replaced the outdated light fixtures with some stylish options from birch lane, and it instantly made the space feel more like home. Highly recommend checking them out for quality pieces that elevate your space!

 

[dxmnkd316]

So we got a eufy robo vacuum and I've got to say, I wish we had done this earlier. LIDAR and a suite of sensors for $200. Mapped two floors of the house and how we run it every few days. Helps with the everyday stuff like grinding coffee, which gets everywhere no matter how hard you try.

highly recommend.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

The roborocks are amazing

 

[dxmnkd316]

Thought about Roborock but didn't want to spend that much. We already have a nice vacuum. We just wanted something to take care of the nuisance and everyday stuff.

 

[joecct]

So we got a eufy robo vacuum and I've got to say, I wish we had done this earlier. LIDAR and a suite of sensors for $200. Mapped two floors of the house and how we run it every few days. Helps with the everyday stuff like grinding coffee, which gets everywhere no matter how hard you try.

highly recommend.

If you have a pet, is the robovac an attraction?

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Thought about Roborock but didn't want to spend that much. We already have a nice vacuum. We just wanted something to take care of the nuisance and everyday stuff.

I had a Black Friday deal or else it was hard to justify

delightful little appliance

you can name it in the app, I named mine after a local wild player down the street before he and his spouse started the worlds nastiest divorce

sometimes I still chuckle when I get a notification saying his name

 

[dxmnkd316]

If you have a pet, is the robovac an attraction?

No pet. For better or worse.

 

[walrus]

If you have a pet, is the robovac an attraction?

My dogs stay away from it, generally high up in the chair or sofa. I can tell you Golden Retriever hair plugs up an expensive Roomba and you have to clean drivetrain every use as hair is wrapped all over anything that moves.

 

[dxmnkd316]

I had a Black Friday deal or else it was hard to justify

delightful little appliance

you can name it in the app, I named mine after a local wild player down the street before he and his spouse started the worlds nastiest divorce

sometimes I still chuckle when I get a notification saying his name

Jason?

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Jason?

No, more Nordic

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

I named ours Clean Stapleton. It has already been told to stifle on a few occasions.