Where'm I gonna live? - Page 10

Trilby · 11-01-2012, 02:48 PM

Deep breathing.

One thing at a time.

First things first.

It WILL get done.

I moved ten times in seven years. it's always a bitch, but it IS doable and you are not alone nor are you expected to know each and every quirk of this house. ASK for help.

It will be okay. In two months, you'll be living just fine.

infinite monkey · 11-01-2012, 03:03 PM

Are you moved in yet? Huh, huh? Are you, huh? Well?

Let me know when the party starts!

tw · 11-01-2012, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

No water in the basement, just plenty of dampness.

Dampness is probably due to no gutters. Winter heat means dampness will be reduced. But plan on a better solution by spring.

Helpful would be a shovel. Ground at the foundation has insufficient slope. Minor regrading from the foundation five feet out would help signficantly. Even better would be a some topsoil so that shade grass can grow. You probably do not want to buy soil. But even shade grass growing in sloping sand would help.

Many in that sandy region routinely operate a dehumidifier in their basement all year. Green slime on the foundation identifies dampness has been a long standing problem from insufficient grading and no gutter .

Standard exterior door and hallways is three feet. If that wide, then no problem.

Trilby · 11-01-2012, 05:34 PM

Debbie Jellinik (homicidal black widow on the prowl) "These Addams men! Where do you find them?"

Morticia: "It has to be damp,"

I'll be Tish if you'll be Gomez.

ZenGum · 11-01-2012, 07:48 PM

One option for windows is to cover them in bubble wrap.

It is insulation, it lets light in, but blurs the image for a bit of privacy.

And it gives you something to do with all that bubble wrap you just used when you moved house.

And if you feel the urge, you can go around popping the bubbles!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-01-2012, 11:38 PM

Do you want me to take a look at the heating system?

Undertoad · 11-01-2012, 11:43 PM

Appreciate it xoB, I am going to try to figure it out over this weekend, when I go in to to the mold work. If I can't figure out what's up I'll cry for desperate help. Surely there has to be a gauge for the oil and I should be able to trace how it operates, right?

I am just freaked out right now.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-01-2012, 11:55 PM

No, there's often no oil gage, and it's filled on a time basis if you're signed up for automatic deliveries. They play it safe and fill it before it's necessary, the first few times, then when they've got your usage figured out they have a computer program that takes the weather into account to schedule deliveries.

I have a gage on the tank but it's not worth a shit, so I generally knock on the side if I'm curious, as it will sound different above and below the oil level. Or if I'm really concerned, pull the plug on top and dipstick it.

Griff · 11-02-2012, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Just tape newspaper over them.

Hmmm... will his landlord think he's making crank?

limey · 11-02-2012, 07:51 AM

I like the bubblewrap idea.

Spexxvet · 11-02-2012, 08:14 AM

The gauge should be on the tank. Is the tank inside or outside?

Undertoad · 11-02-2012, 10:22 AM

Inside, I haven't looked at it up close yet because I didn't have a flashlight.

Undertoad · 11-19-2012, 08:41 AM

The bank approved my house's short sale. As long as the buyers are still ready to buy, this completes this phase of the whole thing.

And they are giving me moving expense money - it seems people are so skint when they short-sale, that they can't even get out of dodge.

limey · 11-19-2012, 08:43 AM

Keep on keepin' in. One step at a time. X

Sent by thought transference.

glatt · 11-19-2012, 08:47 AM

gettin' those ducks in a row!

11-01-2012, 02:48 PM	#136
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Deep breathing. One thing at a time. First things first. It WILL get done. I moved ten times in seven years. it's always a bitch, but it IS doable and you are not alone nor are you expected to know each and every quirk of this house. ASK for help. It will be okay. In two months, you'll be living just fine. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-01-2012, 05:34 PM	#139
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Debbie Jellinik (homicidal black widow on the prowl) "These Addams men! Where do you find them?" Morticia: "It has to be damp," I'll be Tish if you'll be Gomez. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-01-2012, 07:48 PM	#140
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	One option for windows is to cover them in bubble wrap. It is insulation, it lets light in, but blurs the image for a bit of privacy. And it gives you something to do with all that bubble wrap you just used when you moved house. And if you feel the urge, you can go around popping the bubbles! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-01-2012, 11:38 PM	#141
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Do you want me to take a look at the heating system? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-01-2012, 11:55 PM	#143
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, there's often no oil gage, and it's filled on a time basis if you're signed up for automatic deliveries. They play it safe and fill it before it's necessary, the first few times, then when they've got your usage figured out they have a computer program that takes the weather into account to schedule deliveries. I have a gage on the tank but it's not worth a shit, so I generally knock on the side if I'm curious, as it will sound different above and below the oil level. Or if I'm really concerned, pull the plug on top and dipstick it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-01-2012, 03:03 PM	#137
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Are you moved in yet? Huh, huh? Are you, huh? Well? Let me know when the party starts!

11-01-2012, 11:43 PM	#142
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Appreciate it xoB, I am going to try to figure it out over this weekend, when I go in to to the mold work. If I can't figure out what's up I'll cry for desperate help. Surely there has to be a gauge for the oil and I should be able to trace how it operates, right? I am just freaked out right now.

11-02-2012, 07:51 AM	#145
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I like the bubblewrap idea. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-02-2012, 08:14 AM	#146
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	The gauge should be on the tank. Is the tank inside or outside? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-02-2012, 10:22 AM	#147
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Inside, I haven't looked at it up close yet because I didn't have a flashlight.

11-19-2012, 08:41 AM	#148
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The bank approved my house's short sale. As long as the buyers are still ready to buy, this completes this phase of the whole thing. And they are giving me moving expense money - it seems people are so skint when they short-sale, that they can't even get out of dodge.

11-19-2012, 08:43 AM	#149
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Keep on keepin' in. One step at a time. X Sent by thought transference. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-19-2012, 08:47 AM	#150
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	gettin' those ducks in a row!

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