what did you do around the house today?

[AndyL]

But neighbors appreciate the no cat crap in their yard.please continue.

[spikerS]

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Catio's have got to be the ghetto-est thing you can do to a house?

this one? yeah, it's ghetto. I put it together with function over form in mind and wanted it done quickly. If they use it a lot this summer, I will build something a lot more aesthetically pleasing over the winter and build it with better materials. This is strictly a proof of concept right now.

[ExtraSlow]

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Catio's have got to be the ghetto-est thing you can do to a house?

Don't make @spikerS angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

[eglove]

I'm sure he'll spice it up after, I've seen some pretty nice looking ones in Victoria.

[AndyL]

Lol, it's baygirl we need to worry about. ��

[blitz]

Make it a cat sunroom, a fish tank epoxied to the window itself. Year round access.

My hot water tank started leaking last Sunday, decided to replace it myself instead of waiting on a plumber. Went very smoothly, hardest part was getting the 160lb tank down the basement stairs with no help and no appliance dolly. You don't need friends when you have physics on your side!

[88CRX]

Sideyard completed, actually everything is finally completed. All in we shoveled and wheel barreled 11 yards of rundle rock, glad its all done finally. Need to get some soil in the boxes for next spring garden and we'll do some deck railings next year.

[bjstare]

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Catio's have got to be the ghetto-est thing you can do to a house?

One of my neighbors has a cat that shits in my flowerbeds. I'd much rather have them build one of those monstrosities and keep their cat on their property.

[Brent.ff]

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One of my neighbors has a cat that shits in my flowerbeds. I'd much rather have them build one of those monstrosities and keep their cat on their property.

Cats should be inside (or in ghetto-catios) anyway as they're ecological terrors.. this coming from a cat owner.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Yeah catios are a great idea and the fewer free-range cats the better. Who gives a shit what a catio in somebody's back yard looks like.

Installed the new dishwasher and range today, waiting for Purolator to deliver my replacement range hood so I can finish the project off.

[hurrdurr]

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Catio's have got to be the ghetto-est thing you can do to a house?

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Sideyard completed, actually everything is finally completed. All in we shoveled and wheel barreled 11 yards of rundle rock, glad its all done finally. Need to get some soil in the boxes for next spring garden and we'll do some deck railings next year.

Wow - I'd love to come by and take a look in person Ryan, that looks amazing

[lasimmon]

Seems like a lot of space for rock. Does that side get zero sun? Just looks a little off IMO being so wide with no grass.

[ExtraSlow]

Fish tank filter pump - custom vibration damper.

[raceman6135]

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My hot water tank started leaking last Sunday, decided to replace it myself instead of waiting on a plumber. Went very smoothly, hardest part was getting the 160lb tank down the basement stairs with no help and no appliance dolly. You don't need friends when you have physics on your side!

If you don't mind sharing, where did you buy your water heater?

My income property (rental house) was built in 1999 and has the original 40 gallon natural gas water heater, so I won't be surprised if my tenants call to report it leaking at some point. Thinking about replacing it as a preventative maintenance measure.

Lowe's (Whirlpool) and Home Depot (Rheem) have 6-year warranty models listed for $629, and Rona has a Gemco for $599. Is there a better deal to be had for us non-trades people?

[88CRX]

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Seems like a lot of space for rock. Does that side get zero sun? Just looks a little off IMO being so wide with no grass.

It’s gets a pile of sun. Once that columnar spruce tree and the lilac shrubs behind it grow out there will be 4’ ish between them and the planters. Everything is small right now. In the foreground (where you can’t really see) will be a small shed eventually. And w didn’t want to deal with another patch of grass.

[nzwasp]

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If you don't mind sharing, where did you buy your water heater?

My income property (rental house) was built in 1999 and has the original 40 gallon natural gas water heater, so I won't be surprised if my tenants call to report it leaking at some point. Thinking about replacing it as a preventative maintenance measure.

Lowe's (Whirlpool) and Home Depot (Rheem) have 6-year warranty models listed for $629, and Rona has a Gemco for $599. Is there a better deal to be had for us non-trades people?

When my tank went a couple of years ago I bought a rheem from Home Depot for $700 and had them install it for $200. Way cheaper than Pete the plumber and all those type of companies.

[firebane]

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Catio's have got to be the ghetto-est thing you can do to a house?

Dunno man.. parking a truck on the front lawn seems more ghetto.

[schurchill39]

Continued to clean out the basement and marked down the layout of the future development with tape. Reworked it a few times to fit my gun safes and expanded the bathroom a bit. I found walking around my house and measuring hallways, bathrooms etc really helped with visualizing the size of things because everything looks so tiny laid out on the floor.

I need to keep moving the pile of shit we have out of the basement and hopefully get it started sooner than later.

[suntan]

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When my tank went a couple of years ago I bought a rheem from Home Depot for $700 and had them install it for $200. Way cheaper than Pete the plumber and all those type of companies.

I had Pete the Plumber install a Rheem hot water tank for $850.

[Mitsu3000gt]

We just replaced our hot water tank and the cheapest I was able to find was $950 installed - it is a higher end tank made in Quebec but I don't remember the brand off the top of my head (the installer had a serious hate on for the John Wood tank that failed).

What pissed me off the most was that every single plumbing company I called refused to quote me over the phone, and refused to tell me what the price of the tank was (standard 40gal) until AFTER I paid for the $200+ service call. They wouldn't even give me a ballpark. I went with the first company that was willing to give me a price, and it took a LONG time to find someone who would. After the weekend, a bunch of the plumbing companies I turned down called me again to harass me even more. I had no idea it would be such an ordeal to get a simple hot water tank swapped.