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This sort of thing is brilliant. Folks put things inside walls a lot. When doing a bathroom repair I needed a few additional tiles that would be impossible to
by JCM9 2y ago
This sort of thing is brilliant. Folks put things inside walls a lot.
When doing a bathroom repair I needed a few additional tiles that would be impossible to find (was an old house). Guess what I found when we busted open the wall… the leftover tiles from when the house was built like 70 years prior! I could almost feel some tile layer from generations prior giving me a little smile and pat on the back.
- ghostly_s 2y agoThe customary place to put those is in the attic, where they can be easily found. https://alsyedconstruction.com/what-is-attic-stock-in-construction/ https://alsyedconstruction.com/what-is-attic-stock-in-constr...
- totoglazer 2y agoA) very cool to learn about that term. B) that page must be ChatGPT authored, right?
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoPossibly, that page has only been around since March according to the internet archive. The domain has been around since 2020 though, predating chatgpt. That said, it's a generic company website, the owners and their website building company will put a lot of general information and padded fluff on sites like this to try and increase SEO.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoWe don't have an attic, but there was some leftover floor laminate (which we used to fix bent planks due to dog accidents) and shower tiles in there. Always good to buy a bit extra for breakage and repairs.
- hex4def6 2y agoPretty sure that was laziness, not foresight on their behalf. Builders leave a lot of trash in walls. Not very useful to find once you've crushed up half the existing tiling. Breaking up the 50 year old concrete pad near my house, I found old 1970s crushed beer cans buried under the concrete (the kind that predate the attached pull-tab). Kind of a neat link through time, imagining them sweating in the same sort of heat that I was. Of course, it might also explain some of the other 'questionable' issues in the construction that I keep finding...
- User23 2y agoI think this is a case of both. For example my parents did a remodel of a 19th century house and found a bag of glass catseye marbles in the ceiling.
- monero-xmr 2y agoAfter many years of hiring contractors, my belief is many are drunk all day long. I have found empty hard liquor bottles on finished work sites many times. It could be because their bodies are in pain, but I have a good friend whose a painter who began his career at 16 in NYC and he said they always had a case of beer at 3pm.
- jaza 2y agoThey're definitely drunk and reckless in the afternoon. Here in Sydney, at least, utes (aka pickups) drive like absolute maniacs around 3pm, no doubt as they're heading to/from the pub.
- SenHeng 2y agoI often see things like this on TV and it annoys me to no end. Our main character drives up to a pub/bar/restaurant of some sort, sits by the counter and orders an alcoholic drink. Proceeds to drive elsewhere later as though DUI laws didn't exist.
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- m463 2y ago> Folks put things inside walls a lot. Makes me think of those old razor blade disposal slots. They were basically a slot you shoved used single-blade razor blades to dispose of them... into the interior of the wall. On the other hand, much nicer to the garbage men. EDIT: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=razor+blade+wall+slot&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=razor+blade+wall+slot&iax=i...
- sixthDot 2y agoLike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_bottle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_bottle. Casually found in walls.
- m463 2y agoSounds like cheap anti-evil insurance.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoThat's hilarious. I suppose it's actually a good idea though a bit dangerous if/when you open up that wall. I use something like this which is the same concept, though not integrated into my house: https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Styling-Razor-Disposal-Case/dp/B00DWGEY1K https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Styling-Razor-Disposal-Case/d...