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roy @corhocysen4/27/2023, 6:49 PM

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roy @corhocysen4/27/2023, 8:40 AM

happy king's birthday

fuck the king, long live the republic, etc.

but it IS a day off so guess i'll go to the house in a bit.

unfortunately i'm slightly worried about some of the false wall panels containing asbestos. so i've decided i want to get an inventory done after all. might push back the schedule by several months, depending how long it takes to get an appointment, and what they find.

(the panels are not in great shape so they might have to go entirely even if they're not asbestos)

today though, i think i'm gonna attempt to 1) do/redo a bunch of caulking in the kitchen and windows, and 2) open up a bit of the second story floor to see what's going on in there (will need to open it up to do wiring).

#hoMEOWner #diy

roy @corhocysen4/27/2023, 6:49 PM

check this shit out

found this when i decided to remove the light fixture i kept hitting my head on. second picture is after removing the tape

#hoMEOWner #diy #crimes against NEN 1010: Low-voltage electrical installations

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@secrets4/27/2023, 3:57 PM

Thinking back to the multiple repairmen when we first got our house who informed us, with the wisdom of the ages, that there's not asbestos behind that panel if you don't open it.

Handstands @handstandsonthecatastrophecurve4/27/2023, 4:30 PM

The small toddler and dog school of mitigation, if you can't see it, it isn't there, and more importantly, in this case, can't be held legally responsible if it does turn out to be asbestos.

@secrets4/27/2023, 7:52 PM

Liability and also, it's not radium; as long as you leave it alone and sealed up it's not going to hurt you, it's once you disturb it that it becomes a problem. Like the layer of lead paint under the more modern coat the geniuses next door freaked out about and decided to attack with a sander.

Handstands @handstandsonthecatastrophecurve4/27/2023, 7:58 PM

Very true

roy @corhocysen4/27/2023, 8:06 PM

yeah the problem here is i want to redo most of the wiring which requires me to, at the very least, remove the panels to run conduit, cut holes in them for outlets, etc.

and it's kinda starting to look like the false walls might have been built shitty and i'd be better off replacing them with regular dry wall?

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cool ranch davidian @kuffs4/27/2023, 7:09 PM

glad your house was still around for you to take ownership of it

Montrith @montrith4/27/2023, 7:15 PM

Glad you could pay for the house and take possession before it literally went up in flames.

roy @corhocysen4/27/2023, 7:19 PM

oh i don't think there was much of a fire hazard. definitely an electrocution hazard though. looks like all that was stopping the metal outside of the light from having mains voltage on it was the dang label sticker.

@secrets4/27/2023, 7:56 PM

it's the alternating color-coding that really takes this from inept DIY home improvement to a work of art imo

kyle @-pegasus4/27/2023, 9:20 PM

dutch household wiring is always such a delight*

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