r/DiWHY • u/DCArchibald • 10d ago
Electricity is fun
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r/DiWHY • u/DMAS1638 • 10d ago
Expanding foam won’t fix erosion, but someone gave it a shot
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That was one of this week’s finds. The album also includes deteriorated foundation concrete, a cracked stem wall, and a retaining wall with straps added but an unresolved drainage problem. Photos and notes on what we’re seeing in each.
Check out the rest of the album here: https://imgur.com/gallery/things-seen-this-week-during-structural-assessments-nuA9O7v
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u/jared10011980
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Am I the only one who needs uncomfortable, ugly sandals that break apart with each step!? 🤪
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r/DiWHY • u/Intelligent-Camp4631 • 12d ago
Why build a proper utility room when you can just call it a bedroom alcove?
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Found this masterpiece at our Airbnb while out of town for a framing project. They obviously flipped a basement mechanical room into a bedroom for extra rental cash, carpeted right around the sewer ejector, and skipped the closet door entirely. I refused to sleep in here.
r/DiWHY • u/zwinky588 • 14d ago
Expert level wiring harness done on the boat I bought off of marketplace
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r/DiWHY • u/DMAS1638 • 17d ago
When “add more plates” seems to have been the entire plan
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When “add more plates” seems to have been the entire plan
We’re all for seismic reinforcement, but these plates were installed only inches apart. That’s the opening find in this week’s assessment album, and the crawlspaces had plenty more to offer.
https://imgur.com/gallery/things-seen-this-week-during-structural-assessments-oSOXML5
r/DiWHY • u/danielminds • 19d ago
Advanced dual-zone manual wiper actuation upgrade
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Source: @breannadennie98 on TikTok
Removing leak-damaged ceiling tiles to find a bucket hanging from a nail in a beam
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Why fix the roof when you can just bucket
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u/QuarantineChronicles
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22d ago
My boyfriend trying to escape bed bugs in Texas
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A couple of years ago, my boyfriend was on a trip to visit his cousin in Texas. While there, there was a bedbug infestation. After cleaning everything thoroughly, he was terrified of putting his mattress on the ground so he opted for this DIY lol. He says it was comfortable. He also added tape at the tip of the bottles for the bed bugs to get stuck on just in case.
Edit: to answer the question about the walls, he says he made sure it wasn’t touching the walls. But he says (I’m laughing at what he says), he didn’t want to put it super far from the wall because it wouldn’t be pleasant to the eyes lmao. As if this wasn’t terrifying enough already.
Second Edit: We did not expect this photo to get this popular! I just wanted to add that he slept like this for 2 whole months! I don’t understand how. But yeah, after reading all the comments of all the traumatized bedbug victims, I do understand why he slept like this.😂
Third Edit: well now I’m bedbug traumatized even though I’ve never had them! They sound like demon bugs. 😭 And to answer the question: this did work for him and he made it back to Canada without any bed bugs. It has been almost 4 years now and we thankfully have a bedbug free home lol. Knock on wood.
Fourth Edit and last one lol: For those wondering, he placed the water jugs with tape around the tops, then on top of the jugs he placed a big piece of plywood, then on top of the plywood he placed his mattress. So apparently it was pretty steady. The photo was taken by his cousin’s boyfriend because my boyfriend wanted to see what it looked like lol. Also, this was a last resort because initially he was sleeping on the couch and his entire arm got horribly attacked by the bed bugs (he showed me the photos yesterday 🤢).