Shan, I'm trying to figure out if this is an optical illusion or not? It appears that the bottom piece of sheetrock sticks out farther than the one above it. Or is there just a gap between the two pieces?Today I did a terrible job of hanging drywall in the kitchen, its been missing for almost a year. Since I had the mold remediation done.
It's a common mistake. Folks don't realize that drywall is slightly narrower of the 8' edges, to facilitate a smooth taped joint. Also the screws should be no more than 6" apart.Shan, I'm trying to figure out if this is an optical illusion or not? It appears that the bottom piece of sheetrock sticks out farther than the one above it. Or is there just a gap between the two pieces?
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If one sticks out more than the other, it will be impossible to get the wall smooth with tape and joint compound, however, if it's just a gap, pre-fill it with joint compound. Let it dry and then tape it.
The plumbing is also a mystery to me. Why does it come so far out of the wall and then go up? Couldn't you route it inside the wall to the level you want and then pop out of the wall? I guess it really doesn't matter much since it will be under the kitchen cabinet.
Does the P trap need to be that far out?
Also, the P Trap is turned 90 degrees.
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Be sure that fitting in the red circle goes horizontal when you reassemble everything because it is not allowable to have a rise or drop there. It seems like you could do away with that section in red and just have a straight tail pipe.
The trap has to see the vent.
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Siphons suck the water out of your trap and leave your house unprotected from sewer gas.
My mistake, it's actually 8", and when speed hanging I've used them 1ea. top & bottom and 2, 2" apart at 12" and 36".Yes, I know I have to add more screws and I will once I have actually decided on cabinets and stuff, but it was super cold on that side of the house since there wasnt drywall up (the bottom 4 feet). I'm trying to decide if I want to have the soffets and a wall removed and it would be all redone (not by me). Everything is all hooked up and in working order again and I am exhausted.
Just a curious question, re your mom.Shan, that sounds like a mess!
Yesterday or the day before I cleaned the hallway, took the trash out of the kitchen and bathrooms, swept up trash that had spilled out of kitchen trash when I was fighting to get the bag out and it got stuck and the whole can turned over. Today I did more cleaning in the kitchen. I found a round tub, cleaned it out, and used it to store stuff while I cleaned the sink. My brother had piled crap in there and there were spiders, strange bugs, etc. I had only been using one side of the sink because I couldn't keep up with his mess so I cleaned out the other side out. I don't know where to put a lot of the stuff and I need to clear the cabinets out. Cats got in there and knocked stuff out and made a mess.
Seems I recall Montana has the record 24 hour swing. I believe it was 100 degrees in 24 hours. Too lazy to look it up.This is Montucky for you...
https://weather.com/news/weather/video/montana-cities-saw-100-degree-swings-in-january
Or North Dakota. No other states eligible, at least not in modern times since none get that cold and that hot.Seems I recall Montana has the record 24 hour swing. I believe it was 100 degrees in 24 hours. Too lazy to look it up.
Don't be too hard on yourself I'd guess most of us could tell a similar "what if" story. I know I could. I was blessed to land a job with a great company that did well and was smart, or lazy, enough to keep it 37 years. I have a great retirement because the original owners actually cared about their employees and shared the success we all worked hard for. Can you imagine?Just thinking about how stupid I have been with money over the years... Getting in trouble, partying, spending it on nothing since I was a little kid... I never had money because I always spent it on nothing.
Flash forward to 2004 when I was in Iraq... I HAD money because I couldn't really spend it on anything since everything was free and I didn't have to keep the apartment back home or pay a car payment etc... I remember the ATM receipt at the Base PX saying over $15 Grand... Of course I ended up spending it on nothing.
So, yesterday I decided to figure out what I could have bought and what it would be worth... It was a good decision and a bad decision to start thinking this up...
I was thinking like a Cobra Mustang or something, but $15K wouldn't be enough in 2004... Can't buy a House, maybe a down payment but not really... Then I focused on the Stock market and figured it out...
If I spent that $15K on 15,000 shares of Apple when it was $1 at the end of 2004.... If I held it through 3 stock splits until today, that $15K would now be worth over $157 Million.
15,000 shares original
2 for 1 split = 30,000 shares
7 for 1 spilt = 210,000 shares
4 for 1 split = 840,000 shares
840,000 shares times today's stock price of $187.68
OR... Maybe I could have spent that $15 Large on a DeLorean so I could travel back in time!
Of course, me being me, I would have spent it like a madman when the value went up to $100,000... Maybe not, but the lack of discipline for finances tells me the answer.
So, from now on, I'm Mr. Frugal on everything... I'm down to eliminating some stuff I buy at the Dollar Store... It's all going in the stock market in various industries... I don't need $157 Million of course, most would go to worthy causes like Homeless Vets, but a nice nest egg in a up and coming industry might be lucrative.
I'm thinking Hydrogen might be the next big thing, just have a feeling since it aligns with the Green people that think carbon harms the air for some bizarre reason, and it also aligns with everybody else if they can figure out the affordability part.
DOH!!!
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