CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
Ok, something else for me to look into....
The Home Improvement Thread
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Oswego
n00b
Ive also heard similar when someone else maintains the property on the other side of the fence it can become theirs. Luckily both of my fences are on the line. I have a 4' chain link then a 6' wood fence. Previous owners decided to put up the wood fence behind the chain link so now anyone outside has an easy step to jump over the wood fence 
I mow my neighbors front yard half the time because he's a lazy crack head so I don't need to worry about him absorbing my driveway
I mow my neighbors front yard half the time because he's a lazy crack head so I don't need to worry about him absorbing my driveway
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
In talking with folks in Georgia, it sounds like the fence doesn't matter. The property stakes are the ruling and prevailing force....no matter what.
Oswego
n00b
Good!
I spent almost 2 years disputing lots let alone their boundaries when I helped sell my moms marina last year. Based off that experience here are my top recommendations for anyone buying or selling:
1) Hire ONLY atop notch survey company. Cutting costs here can cost you 10x that down the road.
2) Be onsite when the survey takes place. Ask questions. Get answers.
3) Always keep a copy of your survey handy (safety deposit box/electronic/etc.)
4) Always triple check that the taxes you pay are for your actual lot # (if you pay the taxes for a lot that is not yours it can become yours - same can happen if your neighbor pays your taxes. In each instance the town sent the bill for the wrong lot out, but claims no liability for the mix up - this took months of meetings w/my real estate lawyer + multiple monthly town meetings to get fixed).
5) Drink a cold beer.
In the end do not trust the gubment to do the right thing. They are FUBAR 90% of the time at best.
I spent almost 2 years disputing lots let alone their boundaries when I helped sell my moms marina last year. Based off that experience here are my top recommendations for anyone buying or selling:
1) Hire ONLY atop notch survey company. Cutting costs here can cost you 10x that down the road.
2) Be onsite when the survey takes place. Ask questions. Get answers.
3) Always keep a copy of your survey handy (safety deposit box/electronic/etc.)
4) Always triple check that the taxes you pay are for your actual lot # (if you pay the taxes for a lot that is not yours it can become yours - same can happen if your neighbor pays your taxes. In each instance the town sent the bill for the wrong lot out, but claims no liability for the mix up - this took months of meetings w/my real estate lawyer + multiple monthly town meetings to get fixed).
5) Drink a cold beer.
In the end do not trust the gubment to do the right thing. They are FUBAR 90% of the time at best.
achirdo
2WD FTW
Fact.
Oswego
n00b
Whenever you think you are overpaying for work at your house....
I just charged a customer $825 to have set this mirror into some mastic on a millworkers frame. I had the mirror left over from a job so that was free. My guy spent 20 minutes cutting it and another 45 minutes delivering and installing it.
The mill-worker is charging more than 1k to make and hang the frame. So you are looking at a mirror that cost almost 2k at the end of the day and is 27" x 88"
I just charged a customer $825 to have set this mirror into some mastic on a millworkers frame. I had the mirror left over from a job so that was free. My guy spent 20 minutes cutting it and another 45 minutes delivering and installing it.
The mill-worker is charging more than 1k to make and hang the frame. So you are looking at a mirror that cost almost 2k at the end of the day and is 27" x 88"
tex
That's Mr Asshole to you
I have a giant mirror on the wall in my dining room that I will more than likely break and toss when I paint this part of the house. I hate it and it dates the house. I guess I should look into selling it.Whenever you think you are overpaying for work at your house....
I just charged a customer $825 to have set this mirror into some mastic on a millworkers frame. I had the mirror left over from a job so that was free. My guy spent 20 minutes cutting it and another 45 minutes delivering and installing it.
The mill-worker is charging more than 1k to make and hang the frame. So you are looking at a mirror that cost almost 2k at the end of the day and is 27" x 88"
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Oswego
n00b
Large mirrors mounted on walls are typically removed by cutting them into smaller pieces on the wall then disposing of them. If the mirror was installed properly it will be next to impossible to remove in one pc. and will damage your walls when removed
If you want to "try" and get it off in one pc I'd recommend the following tools:
*piano wire with multiple strands (this will be used to "cut" the adhesive once you sneak it behind the mirror and pull it back and forth with two people). Could take hours
*pry bar with electrical tape or similar so there is no metal/glass contact as you try and pry the mirror off the wall
*good cut resistant gloves
*something to cover the arteries in your arms should the mirror crack and fall onto them
*fearless friend who is not sue crazy to help you
*first aid kit w/blood clot powder & tourniquet
this is typical damage:
If you want to "try" and get it off in one pc I'd recommend the following tools:
*piano wire with multiple strands (this will be used to "cut" the adhesive once you sneak it behind the mirror and pull it back and forth with two people). Could take hours
*pry bar with electrical tape or similar so there is no metal/glass contact as you try and pry the mirror off the wall
*good cut resistant gloves
*something to cover the arteries in your arms should the mirror crack and fall onto them
*fearless friend who is not sue crazy to help you
*first aid kit w/blood clot powder & tourniquet
this is typical damage:
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
Made a correction above...
Oswego
n00b
that's much safer and what I would recommend
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Basically this^
my experience, tape off a tarp over the entire mirror, control where the fragments go and it makes a much easier cleanup.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
There will be beer.
achirdo
2WD FTW
Man at that point I'd just cut drywall around the perimeter of the the mirror with a Sawzall then yank that bitch off then fix the drywall.