#disasterremodeling — Public Fediverse posts
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@platypus @SRLevine If you search for #plumbingdisaster or #disasterremodeling I posted a lot of tips and experience on our disaster (entire house). The biggest advice I'd actually give is (depending on how much water is involved) get your house dried out RIGHT AWAY. Mold is bad news. Had a family member with an infection in the ER a few days later here, life threatening, due to the moisture. Insurance company probably has contractors on call to do the removal of drywall/removal of carpet/water removal/ drying of the house, which is what I did (because they will approve those contractors immediately without going through a lot of fighting with you later on who you picked).
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@platypus @SRLevine If you search for #plumbingdisaster or #disasterremodeling I posted a lot of tips and experience on our disaster (entire house). The biggest advice I'd actually give is (depending on how much water is involved) get your house dried out RIGHT AWAY. Mold is bad news. Had a family member with an infection in the ER a few days later here, life threatening, due to the moisture. Insurance company probably has contractors on call to do the removal of drywall/removal of carpet/water removal/ drying of the house, which is what I did (because they will approve those contractors immediately without going through a lot of fighting with you later on who you picked).
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@platypus @SRLevine If you search for #plumbingdisaster or #disasterremodeling I posted a lot of tips and experience on our disaster (entire house). The biggest advice I'd actually give is (depending on how much water is involved) get your house dried out RIGHT AWAY. Mold is bad news. Had a family member with an infection in the ER a few days later here, life threatening, due to the moisture. Insurance company probably has contractors on call to do the removal of drywall/removal of carpet/water removal/ drying of the house, which is what I did (because they will approve those contractors immediately without going through a lot of fighting with you later on who you picked).
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@platypus @SRLevine If you search for #plumbingdisaster or #disasterremodeling I posted a lot of tips and experience on our disaster (entire house). The biggest advice I'd actually give is (depending on how much water is involved) get your house dried out RIGHT AWAY. Mold is bad news. Had a family member with an infection in the ER a few days later here, life threatening, due to the moisture. Insurance company probably has contractors on call to do the removal of drywall/removal of carpet/water removal/ drying of the house, which is what I did (because they will approve those contractors immediately without going through a lot of fighting with you later on who you picked).
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@platypus @SRLevine If you search for #plumbingdisaster or #disasterremodeling I posted a lot of tips and experience on our disaster (entire house). The biggest advice I'd actually give is (depending on how much water is involved) get your house dried out RIGHT AWAY. Mold is bad news. Had a family member with an infection in the ER a few days later here, life threatening, due to the moisture. Insurance company probably has contractors on call to do the removal of drywall/removal of carpet/water removal/ drying of the house, which is what I did (because they will approve those contractors immediately without going through a lot of fighting with you later on who you picked).
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Drat. Kitchen sink has a leak now. I wonder if it's because they loosed everything up but did not remove it. Think I'll fix this one myself, because:
A. doesn't leak unless you fill the non-disposal side of the sink
B. It's just one seal (tightened the P-trap and no issues there now)
C. The plumber charges more per hour than my own hourly rate writing software (!).
D. I will learn plumbing just to avoid the annoyance of dealing with caustic/flakey/expensive plumbers, in this case (easy to avoid this leak - not use that sink until it's fixed). Non-pressurized side of the plumbing system. -
Drat. Kitchen sink has a leak now. I wonder if it's because they loosed everything up but did not remove it. Think I'll fix this one myself, because:
A. doesn't leak unless you fill the non-disposal side of the sink
B. It's just one seal (tightened the P-trap and no issues there now)
C. The plumber charges more per hour than my own hourly rate writing software (!).
D. I will learn plumbing just to avoid the annoyance of dealing with caustic/flakey/expensive plumbers, in this case (easy to avoid this leak - not use that sink until it's fixed). Non-pressurized side of the plumbing system. -
Drat. Kitchen sink has a leak now. I wonder if it's because they loosed everything up but did not remove it. Think I'll fix this one myself, because:
A. doesn't leak unless you fill the non-disposal side of the sink
B. It's just one seal (tightened the P-trap and no issues there now)
C. The plumber charges more per hour than my own hourly rate writing software (!).
D. I will learn plumbing just to avoid the annoyance of dealing with caustic/flakey/expensive plumbers, in this case (easy to avoid this leak - not use that sink until it's fixed). Non-pressurized side of the plumbing system. -
Drat. Kitchen sink has a leak now. I wonder if it's because they loosed everything up but did not remove it. Think I'll fix this one myself, because:
A. doesn't leak unless you fill the non-disposal side of the sink
B. It's just one seal (tightened the P-trap and no issues there now)
C. The plumber charges more per hour than my own hourly rate writing software (!).
D. I will learn plumbing just to avoid the annoyance of dealing with caustic/flakey/expensive plumbers, in this case (easy to avoid this leak - not use that sink until it's fixed). Non-pressurized side of the plumbing system. -
Drat. Kitchen sink has a leak now. I wonder if it's because they loosed everything up but did not remove it. Think I'll fix this one myself, because:
A. doesn't leak unless you fill the non-disposal side of the sink
B. It's just one seal (tightened the P-trap and no issues there now)
C. The plumber charges more per hour than my own hourly rate writing software (!).
D. I will learn plumbing just to avoid the annoyance of dealing with caustic/flakey/expensive plumbers, in this case (easy to avoid this leak - not use that sink until it's fixed). Non-pressurized side of the plumbing system. -
Got my entire house moved out of containers back into the house. Boy, do we have a lot of stuff (just in general). You accumulate a lot of stuff over decades. I am going to set up a shredder and attempt to NOT keep a lot of paper, I'd love to go digital on paperwork (like the kids do nowadays, LOL... everything is a photo on their phone). #disasterremodeling #stuff
ps. free rowing machine for anyone in the Conejo Valley, if anyone wants, LOL. (just a run o the mill one, nothing special...)
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Got my entire house moved out of containers back into the house. Boy, do we have a lot of stuff (just in general). You accumulate a lot of stuff over decades. I am going to set up a shredder and attempt to NOT keep a lot of paper, I'd love to go digital on paperwork (like the kids do nowadays, LOL... everything is a photo on their phone). #disasterremodeling #stuff
ps. free rowing machine for anyone in the Conejo Valley, if anyone wants, LOL. (just a run o the mill one, nothing special...)
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Got my entire house moved out of containers back into the house. Boy, do we have a lot of stuff (just in general). You accumulate a lot of stuff over decades. I am going to set up a shredder and attempt to NOT keep a lot of paper, I'd love to go digital on paperwork (like the kids do nowadays, LOL... everything is a photo on their phone). #disasterremodeling #stuff
ps. free rowing machine for anyone in the Conejo Valley, if anyone wants, LOL. (just a run o the mill one, nothing special...)
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Got my entire house moved out of containers back into the house. Boy, do we have a lot of stuff (just in general). You accumulate a lot of stuff over decades. I am going to set up a shredder and attempt to NOT keep a lot of paper, I'd love to go digital on paperwork (like the kids do nowadays, LOL... everything is a photo on their phone). #disasterremodeling #stuff
ps. free rowing machine for anyone in the Conejo Valley, if anyone wants, LOL. (just a run o the mill one, nothing special...)
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Got my entire house moved out of containers back into the house. Boy, do we have a lot of stuff (just in general). You accumulate a lot of stuff over decades. I am going to set up a shredder and attempt to NOT keep a lot of paper, I'd love to go digital on paperwork (like the kids do nowadays, LOL... everything is a photo on their phone). #disasterremodeling #stuff
ps. free rowing machine for anyone in the Conejo Valley, if anyone wants, LOL. (just a run o the mill one, nothing special...)
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Figured out how the disaster remediation contractor hired by my insurance firm makes their margin. They spent a lot of time getting estimates for carpet to match the existing carpet quality ($$) approved by the insurance company, but the carpet they ended up installing is Home Depot contractor grade (yes... I knew this would be the case). This is why a lot of the folks I talked to who took the money from insurance to do their own remodel are in litigation. #disasterremodeling
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Figured out how the disaster remediation contractor hired by my insurance firm makes their margin. They spent a lot of time getting estimates for carpet to match the existing carpet quality ($$) approved by the insurance company, but the carpet they ended up installing is Home Depot contractor grade (yes... I knew this would be the case). This is why a lot of the folks I talked to who took the money from insurance to do their own remodel are in litigation. #disasterremodeling
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Figured out how the disaster remediation contractor hired by my insurance firm makes their margin. They spent a lot of time getting estimates for carpet to match the existing carpet quality ($$) approved by the insurance company, but the carpet they ended up installing is Home Depot contractor grade (yes... I knew this would be the case). This is why a lot of the folks I talked to who took the money from insurance to do their own remodel are in litigation. #disasterremodeling
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Figured out how the disaster remediation contractor hired by my insurance firm makes their margin. They spent a lot of time getting estimates for carpet to match the existing carpet quality ($$) approved by the insurance company, but the carpet they ended up installing is Home Depot contractor grade (yes... I knew this would be the case). This is why a lot of the folks I talked to who took the money from insurance to do their own remodel are in litigation. #disasterremodeling
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Figured out how the disaster remediation contractor hired by my insurance firm makes their margin. They spent a lot of time getting estimates for carpet to match the existing carpet quality ($$) approved by the insurance company, but the carpet they ended up installing is Home Depot contractor grade (yes... I knew this would be the case). This is why a lot of the folks I talked to who took the money from insurance to do their own remodel are in litigation. #disasterremodeling
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Decided to just sign the completion order but declined to provide them with any ratings or comments (If the insurance company or their QC company wants ratings/etc. I will be happy to provide them). Trying to avoid them coming back and smearing feces on the front step or something, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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Decided to just sign the completion order but declined to provide them with any ratings or comments (If the insurance company or their QC company wants ratings/etc. I will be happy to provide them). Trying to avoid them coming back and smearing feces on the front step or something, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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Decided to just sign the completion order but declined to provide them with any ratings or comments (If the insurance company or their QC company wants ratings/etc. I will be happy to provide them). Trying to avoid them coming back and smearing feces on the front step or something, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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Decided to just sign the completion order but declined to provide them with any ratings or comments (If the insurance company or their QC company wants ratings/etc. I will be happy to provide them). Trying to avoid them coming back and smearing feces on the front step or something, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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Decided to just sign the completion order but declined to provide them with any ratings or comments (If the insurance company or their QC company wants ratings/etc. I will be happy to provide them). Trying to avoid them coming back and smearing feces on the front step or something, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, I think eight gazillion loads of laundry in my future, discovering the clothing packed away during my plumbing disaster is musty as heck (I suspect it absorbed some of the moisture in our house...). Time to cross check the washer/dryer. (load tested the washer at lunch and the old pipe clamp I reused for the drain line was not tight enough, switched to a new one... may have to replace the drain line if that doesn't work... No pressure on the line, but it's ancient) #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, I think eight gazillion loads of laundry in my future, discovering the clothing packed away during my plumbing disaster is musty as heck (I suspect it absorbed some of the moisture in our house...). Time to cross check the washer/dryer. (load tested the washer at lunch and the old pipe clamp I reused for the drain line was not tight enough, switched to a new one... may have to replace the drain line if that doesn't work... No pressure on the line, but it's ancient) #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, I think eight gazillion loads of laundry in my future, discovering the clothing packed away during my plumbing disaster is musty as heck (I suspect it absorbed some of the moisture in our house...). Time to cross check the washer/dryer. (load tested the washer at lunch and the old pipe clamp I reused for the drain line was not tight enough, switched to a new one... may have to replace the drain line if that doesn't work... No pressure on the line, but it's ancient) #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, I think eight gazillion loads of laundry in my future, discovering the clothing packed away during my plumbing disaster is musty as heck (I suspect it absorbed some of the moisture in our house...). Time to cross check the washer/dryer. (load tested the washer at lunch and the old pipe clamp I reused for the drain line was not tight enough, switched to a new one... may have to replace the drain line if that doesn't work... No pressure on the line, but it's ancient) #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, I think eight gazillion loads of laundry in my future, discovering the clothing packed away during my plumbing disaster is musty as heck (I suspect it absorbed some of the moisture in our house...). Time to cross check the washer/dryer. (load tested the washer at lunch and the old pipe clamp I reused for the drain line was not tight enough, switched to a new one... may have to replace the drain line if that doesn't work... No pressure on the line, but it's ancient) #disasterremodeling
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Aha! Have carpet and the contractors are finishing off the house, finally... time to go rekey the house! (not that house locks are not easily picked, but 🤷 ). Now, to get everything moved back into the house (and then on to sorting it all out). #disasterremodeling
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Aha! Have carpet and the contractors are finishing off the house, finally... time to go rekey the house! (not that house locks are not easily picked, but 🤷 ). Now, to get everything moved back into the house (and then on to sorting it all out). #disasterremodeling
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Aha! Have carpet and the contractors are finishing off the house, finally... time to go rekey the house! (not that house locks are not easily picked, but 🤷 ). Now, to get everything moved back into the house (and then on to sorting it all out). #disasterremodeling
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Aha! Have carpet and the contractors are finishing off the house, finally... time to go rekey the house! (not that house locks are not easily picked, but 🤷 ). Now, to get everything moved back into the house (and then on to sorting it all out). #disasterremodeling
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Aha! Have carpet and the contractors are finishing off the house, finally... time to go rekey the house! (not that house locks are not easily picked, but 🤷 ). Now, to get everything moved back into the house (and then on to sorting it all out). #disasterremodeling
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Fine, learned how to connect a natural gas dryer (yes, outgoing technology... but, still), and checked for leaks.
(Don't trust the contractors would do it correctly, and when I asked the plumber if he connects gas appliances he started bickering with me over my distrust of the not-trustworthy contractors, so I decided to do it myself).
Will have the gas company double check things (they do that as a free service) before turning it all on again.
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Fine, learned how to connect a natural gas dryer (yes, outgoing technology... but, still), and checked for leaks.
(Don't trust the contractors would do it correctly, and when I asked the plumber if he connects gas appliances he started bickering with me over my distrust of the not-trustworthy contractors, so I decided to do it myself).
Will have the gas company double check things (they do that as a free service) before turning it all on again.
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Fine, learned how to connect a natural gas dryer (yes, outgoing technology... but, still), and checked for leaks.
(Don't trust the contractors would do it correctly, and when I asked the plumber if he connects gas appliances he started bickering with me over my distrust of the not-trustworthy contractors, so I decided to do it myself).
Will have the gas company double check things (they do that as a free service) before turning it all on again.
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Fine, learned how to connect a natural gas dryer (yes, outgoing technology... but, still), and checked for leaks.
(Don't trust the contractors would do it correctly, and when I asked the plumber if he connects gas appliances he started bickering with me over my distrust of the not-trustworthy contractors, so I decided to do it myself).
Will have the gas company double check things (they do that as a free service) before turning it all on again.
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Fine, learned how to connect a natural gas dryer (yes, outgoing technology... but, still), and checked for leaks.
(Don't trust the contractors would do it correctly, and when I asked the plumber if he connects gas appliances he started bickering with me over my distrust of the not-trustworthy contractors, so I decided to do it myself).
Will have the gas company double check things (they do that as a free service) before turning it all on again.
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Whee, installed a new kitchen exhaust vent. I am, however, going to put a layer of rated Shurtape 181 over that, I like that take for ducts a lot better than the standard stuff sold locally. #disasterremodeling
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Whee, installed a new kitchen exhaust vent. I am, however, going to put a layer of rated Shurtape 181 over that, I like that take for ducts a lot better than the standard stuff sold locally. #disasterremodeling
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Whee, installed a new kitchen exhaust vent. I am, however, going to put a layer of rated Shurtape 181 over that, I like that take for ducts a lot better than the standard stuff sold locally. #disasterremodeling
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Whee, installed a new kitchen exhaust vent. I am, however, going to put a layer of rated Shurtape 181 over that, I like that take for ducts a lot better than the standard stuff sold locally. #disasterremodeling
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Whee, installed a new kitchen exhaust vent. I am, however, going to put a layer of rated Shurtape 181 over that, I like that take for ducts a lot better than the standard stuff sold locally. #disasterremodeling
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It's quite the drama today at the house with the disaster remodeling (plumbing disaster 4 months ago). Aside from the gift of 💩 , I had to get them to return my box of spare kitchen hinges (long story). Now it seems the cabinet contractors (who I have never seen before) are replacing the crappy hinges the prior cabinet crew had installed with my spares (which is fine, hope they're not doing the opposite, ie removing the good hinges and putting in crappy hinges). My temporary security camera reveals all, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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It's quite the drama today at the house with the disaster remodeling (plumbing disaster 4 months ago). Aside from the gift of 💩 , I had to get them to return my box of spare kitchen hinges (long story). Now it seems the cabinet contractors (who I have never seen before) are replacing the crappy hinges the prior cabinet crew had installed with my spares (which is fine, hope they're not doing the opposite, ie removing the good hinges and putting in crappy hinges). My temporary security camera reveals all, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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It's quite the drama today at the house with the disaster remodeling (plumbing disaster 4 months ago). Aside from the gift of 💩 , I had to get them to return my box of spare kitchen hinges (long story). Now it seems the cabinet contractors (who I have never seen before) are replacing the crappy hinges the prior cabinet crew had installed with my spares (which is fine, hope they're not doing the opposite, ie removing the good hinges and putting in crappy hinges). My temporary security camera reveals all, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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It's quite the drama today at the house with the disaster remodeling (plumbing disaster 4 months ago). Aside from the gift of 💩 , I had to get them to return my box of spare kitchen hinges (long story). Now it seems the cabinet contractors (who I have never seen before) are replacing the crappy hinges the prior cabinet crew had installed with my spares (which is fine, hope they're not doing the opposite, ie removing the good hinges and putting in crappy hinges). My temporary security camera reveals all, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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It's quite the drama today at the house with the disaster remodeling (plumbing disaster 4 months ago). Aside from the gift of 💩 , I had to get them to return my box of spare kitchen hinges (long story). Now it seems the cabinet contractors (who I have never seen before) are replacing the crappy hinges the prior cabinet crew had installed with my spares (which is fine, hope they're not doing the opposite, ie removing the good hinges and putting in crappy hinges). My temporary security camera reveals all, LOL. #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, can't go back to my house for a bit, because the contractors are either going to be embarrassed or mad I emailed a photo of them clogging my toilet and leaving to their project manager (now that they have returned). 🤔
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Hmm, can't go back to my house for a bit, because the contractors are either going to be embarrassed or mad I emailed a photo of them clogging my toilet and leaving to their project manager (now that they have returned). 🤔
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Hmm, can't go back to my house for a bit, because the contractors are either going to be embarrassed or mad I emailed a photo of them clogging my toilet and leaving to their project manager (now that they have returned). 🤔
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Hmm, can't go back to my house for a bit, because the contractors are either going to be embarrassed or mad I emailed a photo of them clogging my toilet and leaving to their project manager (now that they have returned). 🤔
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Hmm, can't go back to my house for a bit, because the contractors are either going to be embarrassed or mad I emailed a photo of them clogging my toilet and leaving to their project manager (now that they have returned). 🤔
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Hmm, well, went to check on the house and the contractors left a giant dump (#2) unflushed and clogged in the toilet, if you're wondering how my remodeling is going. #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, well, went to check on the house and the contractors left a giant dump (#2) unflushed and clogged in the toilet, if you're wondering how my remodeling is going. #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, well, went to check on the house and the contractors left a giant dump (#2) unflushed and clogged in the toilet, if you're wondering how my remodeling is going. #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, well, went to check on the house and the contractors left a giant dump (#2) unflushed and clogged in the toilet, if you're wondering how my remodeling is going. #disasterremodeling
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Hmm, well, went to check on the house and the contractors left a giant dump (#2) unflushed and clogged in the toilet, if you're wondering how my remodeling is going. #disasterremodeling