Building New House - Garage Features???

donbeezy said:
nice! i have the same electrical outlet/cable hole plate. i had them run a pvc pipe inside the wall so i can drop wires down and not have to worry about fishing lines in and out
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I was wondering about that - because I was thinking of adding a sound bar to the TV. My friend has a pipe in his wall... I'm not interested in like some $18k surround sound system with tweeters made only from the silk of virgin silk worms - just a $300 Costco special.

This is an actual virgin silk worm (I'm surprised 'cause she is kinda cute):

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If there is no PVC pipe down there, is there still a way to fish wires from the TV? Or, are these systems Blue Tooth now? I don't know any of this stuff, I'm a life long renter.
 
Moving stuff in. Settlement went really smooth. First stuff I'm moving is detailing supplies. This is just the first haul. Mostly pads and towels.

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Accumulator said:
Now doesn't *that* just figure?!? Glad you have your priorities squared away :D

Also glad the settlement went OK.
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Thanks.... Nothing is worse than moving all your stuff. It's a major project. I'm wiping everything down with Pinnacle rinseless in a bucket. I already moved the ONR - but the Pinnacle is better. It really works well on furniture and around the house.






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You gonna use that Gel-Gloss?

The Cerama-Bryte might be handy for use cleaning the (inside of) the oven if you're not gonna do the self-clean cycle regularly.

I've never had good luck with the Stainless Steel products.
 
This is still one of the most interested threads in here..
Guess did to me dreaming of a house/garage
Anyone ever thought about a 1/car bay just for ceramic coating installations?
Separate washbay idea is nice
Nkw do you feel the need to build another garage for working on cars? Mechanic wise?
 
Thanks. Glad you guys like it. But wait.... Here is something pretty funny.

I never had an attic before. The other night, I was putting some cardboard up in the attic. Stupidly - I left the door open.

Now... The attic has a "cat walk" of plywood in the center - so you can store some light stuff up there in the center. But it's huge.

One of my cats ran up in the attic - and starting running on the insulation. I couldn't get to the cat, as there was no floor where he was at. So, I was freaking out thinking he was going to fall through the ceiling and get hurt.

So, I started (trying) to walk in rafters to get him. One thing lead to another, and I ended up putting my FOOT through the ceiling of my brand new house:

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The offender:

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Yes, I'll repeat that. I got the cat - but ended up putting my foot through the ceiling. Prolly the stupidest thing I have EVER done.

Luckily, the builder was able to fix it like the next day, because I was FREAKING OUT. Painter is coming out Monday.

After the repair (no paint):

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Getting the garage organized. Sneak peak I took from outside last night...

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Dunno if anyone here knows about water softeners. Of course, I know about mixed bed resin deionization (CR Spotless style) and how that produces 0 ppm water.

So, from what I gather, home water softeners use a "resin" that exchanges calcium and magnesium for sodium. The water dispensed is NaCl rich? The water softener than "regenerates" the resin by flushing it with a brine solution.

Maybe all that is correct?

Anyway, I opted out of getting the house built with a water softener. It was offered - and looking back it was prolly something I should have got.

But, I noticed the house was plumbed for one. Hook up looks pretty easy? All pipes are CPCV.

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Anyway, if it's as easy as it looks - I'm thinking of DIY'ing it. How hard is this? I haven't tested my water yet, but I'm guessing if it's similar to my old water (200 ppm) - it's only moderately hard water.

Also, unfortunately (I think it's common), the house looks plumbed so the hose faucets are off the main inlet water source - meaning the softened water wouldn't go through the hose.

Does softened water (opposed to 200ppm water) make a huge difference for car washing? I'm used to using DI water for a final rinse - and that make a big difference to me. Is getting a softener on one of the hose lines worth it??

Any input?
 
My father has a pretty nice water softening system in his house -- that is, if you like soft water. The taste is fine, but I don't like showering with it. Many, including myself, will complain about the "slimy" feeling it gives you when rinsing soap. In terms of washing your car with it, soft water -- as far as I know -- doesn't change the total dissolved substances, rather the specific dissolved substances. It probably is similar to "hard water" when it comes to dissolved substances, but perhaps the sodium fairs better than the calcium in terms of drying, but it's really the TDS that relates to spotting. Maybe the city line has a higher TDS. I suspect you'd want to stick with DI for the final rinse.

You may need less soap, however. But, I suspect you'd still be foaming and using the manufacturer's recommended dilutions.

Looking forward to the garage pics, BTW.
 
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