tatersalad can I pick your realtor brain? I am having trouble deciding what to ask for to be repaired after the home inspection. Like trying to gauge what I think is major vs what is actually major.
KWIM?
Not tatersalad but we asked for lots of stuff like professional furnace cleaning, window replacement in a bedroom, and shingle repair for a few spots on the roof...the sellers were basically like "lolno" to all of it, but we did get an extra $750 back at closing to "cover repairs".
Tl;dr the worst they can say is no, I'd ask for any (reasonable) repairs:)
Speaking of wine there is a wine festival here In April and I am contemplating going. I have never gone because I know I would just get hammered and I don't want a hangover. I know the proper way is to spit the wine out but who wants to do that. Decisions I tell ya. My friends always go and I always say no. I think this might be my year to try it. And then probably never drink wine again in my life
We have a wine fest here and the lines are so long for tastes that it's impossible to catch a buzz. I still go sometimes though. My friends figured out that it's easier to just buy bottles and camp out on the grass getting hammered. Yay for national wine day. I need to pick up some nice bottles of Rioja. The cheap stuff I cracked open yesterday wasn't very good, even through the aerator spout.
We have several wine festivals here (cause we have like 50 wineries in our town) and go wine tasting for birthdays and special occasions often. It's always a good time. No spitting out wine, ever.
The one I am really grappling with is the sliding doors in the basement to the backyard. The vacuum seal is broken so they are all foggy. The wood trim surrounding the door is also rotted near the ground...I planned on asking them just to replace the glass in the doors. But now I am wondering should I ask for them to replace the wood trim, too? It definitely needs to be done soon.
The other things I am definitely asking for have to do with electrical issues and a leaky sink & leaky faucet.
That's what was wrong with the window we asked to be replaced...it was foggy. The windows ended up being under lifetime warranty so it got replaced at no cost. We did not have the rot issue though...I would make sure that has no lasting imprint on the rest of the foundation and what not. I would ask them to replace it, or to give you a credit at closing for the cost of getting it fixed if they don't want to do it before you move in.
tatersalad can I pick your realtor brain? I am having trouble deciding what to ask for to be repaired after the home inspection. Like trying to gauge what I think is major vs what is actually major.
KWIM?
Sure. If you want to private message me I can send you my email.
The one I am really grappling with is the sliding doors in the basement to the backyard. The vacuum seal is broken so they are all foggy. The wood trim surrounding the door is also rotted near the ground...I planned on asking them just to replace the glass in the doors. But now I am wondering should I ask for them to replace the wood trim, too? It definitely needs to be done soon.
The other things I am definitely asking for have to do with electrical issues and a leaky sink & leaky faucet.
I would ask for trim and doors as well as the electrical and faucet. Sellers are expected to repair any major issues and electrical usually qualifies even though standards change every year so electrical always comes up on inspection reports. By expected I mean if they won't make repairs, you have the right to terminate the contract and retain the earnest money.
ETA: Take what we told you to your realtor and make them earn that commission, girl!
The one I am really grappling with is the sliding doors in the basement to the backyard. The vacuum seal is broken so they are all foggy. The wood trim surrounding the door is also rotted near the ground...I planned on asking them just to replace the glass in the doors. But now I am wondering should I ask for them to replace the wood trim, too? It definitely needs to be done soon.
The other things I am definitely asking for have to do with electrical issues and a leaky sink & leaky faucet.
I would ask them to replace the whole doors, frame and trim included.
The previous owners replaced the glass in a window at our house and didn't do a good job and it's all foggy and ugly. We talked to the glass guy who came and did our shower door and he recommended replacing the whole thing.
Also, my H's uncle has a door shop, H used to help out with installations and I know he'd recommend replacing the whole thing to get it done right.
My friend road her bike off into a ditch on a wine tasting bike tour in CA. Why TF would you want to ride a bike while you're drinking?
Probably to avoid a drunk driving charge
You can actually get a ticket for riding your bike under the influence (at least here).
Anecdote: On the second day of a wine festival we decided to ride bikes from our house since we're like a mile away from the wineries. We died after the second winery. We barely made it up one hill and I threw up. Biking and wine tasting is a horrible idea, especially when you were already drinking the whole previous day.
So I asked my staff development person the other day why my teaching certificate hadn't been updated when I've done all the necessary steps. He told me who to contact. Then I forgot about the conversation. He stops in my class today to ask me if I'd gotten any answers. I had to tell him I'd forgotten to do anything which made me feel like a stupid girl. Then I found the email from the certification people explaining that I won't see any updates until March. Now I feel reeeeeeally stupid. This is why maternity leave needs to be longer...because I obviously can't function yet in the real world.
Also, wine festivals are fantastic. We took a picnic lunch and just bought bottles to drink. We also took frozen grapes to put into our white wines so they'd be cold. Mmm. Wine.
Everyone, L just initiated a game of Peekaboo with her Daddy! He had a muslin on his lap and she picked it up and hid her eyes with it. He gasped and said, "Where's Laura gone?" She put the cloth down and giggled at him, then did it three or four more times. It was so unbearably cute. And it makes her seem so grown up, to be initiating games.
purple G has been doing peekaboo all of the time too, it's so sweet! She did it a lot with my little 8 year old cousin this past weekend and it was just so fun to watch them together!
The Moms in DSs Little Gym class are so lame. I loved the Mom interaction in DDs class but this group is a real dud. Example I made an inadvertent ball joke and no one laughed. They were taking out balls for the kids to play with and I said "oh its Cs favorite time of class, he loves licking these dirty balls" I went to giggle and this one Mom said " oh dont worry they sanitize them I asked" and everyone else just went on about their business.
Like what kind of human are you if you dont find licking dirty balls funny?
I just somehow got convinced into buying a $6 bottle of this gross Mommy Boost juice at Whole Foods. Its okay I only slept 4 hours last night! I have this terrible tasting beet ginger apple juice!
ashbash I love the idea of a dairy bender! Can we help you plan?!
Yes! I have biscuits and gravy, donuts, and fancy mac and cheese from a local restaurant on the menu so far. The timing of this and bathing suit season are unfortunate
ashbash I love the idea of a dairy bender! Can we help you plan?!
Yes! I have biscuits and gravy, donuts, and fancy mac and cheese from a local restaurant on the menu so far. The timing of this and bathing suit season are unfortunate
This reminds me that I haven't made my Mema's biscuits in a long time. Might have to make some with supper tonight. Too bad I suck at gravy.
Post by holliberry28 on Feb 18, 2016 13:57:53 GMT -5
I want to go on Fixer Upper or Property Brothers.
Had my annual gyno appointment yesterday. Although it did seem a little soon considering I was there 6 months ago. One word: Kegel. I shall spare the details.
+1 for loving our small group of women here and also feeling protective for the J15 ladies. I don't think I would do well on the parenting boards. Definitely wouldn't keep up.
My phone just started playing TLC's Creep. Just like, out of nowhere and I couldn't get it to stop. It's not even on my playlist or anything, it was like an advertisement. WTF.
ashbash I love the idea of a dairy bender! Can we help you plan?!
Yes! I have biscuits and gravy, donuts, and fancy mac and cheese from a local restaurant on the menu so far. The timing of this and bathing suit season are unfortunate
Grilled cheese sandwich Ice cream Coffee with real cream Cereal with real milk ALL the chocolate
ashbash you got me thinking about what a dairy bender would look like if I were you. My list is very long. And you deserve lots of high fives for going dairy free. I dont think I could do it!
I did it for three weeks back in September, both fortunately and unfortunately it did nothing to improve baby's fussiness.
Everyone, L just initiated a game of Peekaboo with her Daddy! He had a muslin on his lap and she picked it up and hid her eyes with it. He gasped and said, "Where's Laura gone?" She put the cloth down and giggled at him, then did it three or four more times. It was so unbearably cute. And it makes her seem so grown up, to be initiating games.
Also, H is home and our weekend has started :-)
Aw love this! DD has been huge into waving lately and it's like, she aggressively means it haha! She napped on my chest this morning and when she woke up she rubbed her eyes, looked around, realized my face was like half a foot from hers and she scrunched her nose and waved as fast as she could like 'woah! Fancy seeing you here mom it's been awhile!'
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