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hit a speed bump a touch too fast and all my warning lights lit up immediately (in my defense I was staring at the mess outside Public Lands)

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General reminder, seal up your doors and windows. 1/8 crack around a door is similar to cutting a 5-1/2” diameter hole in the wall.

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if at first you don’t adhere, glue, glue again. if it’s still not staying, drive a couple nails in it.

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I told you that I think a lot about sequence. I think I’ve also mentioned I’m teaching a seminar at the local architecture school (where I went for undergrad). Today’s class was all about sequence. We had the group work through the design and construction of a corner of a shower. Half the time was focused on construction: framing a floor, locating a drain, setting backerboard, cutting tile. The other half was about thinking through the elements that need to considered, anticipating problems, and designing with intention and consideration for construction (there’s nothing wrong with making things complicated if you mean to, but I feel very strongly that a designer should know when they are choosing to forgo standards)

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and that’s all that’s left. we decided not have the stump ground because our reach goal is to put an addition right around there. so now that stump will be a daily reminder to lock in.

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## trim all the way down Trim, or moulding, has a long history in classical architecture. And like it or not, domestic and civic architecture in western cultures still heavily references its classical roots. In renaissance Italy, trim provided an economical way to bring in the classical orders without the full expense of so many stone pillars. The original profiles were a cross section of column bases and capitals extruded along walls and ceilings. To some extent we still see some of those same profiles in modern trim. Today, trim is used to cover the joint between 2 dissimilar materials. Why? Every material moves in a slightly different way which makes it difficult to plan for and control. If you don't account for movement, you will end up with a crack. Cracks look bad and allow air/moisture migration that can lead to other problems. PS, when cracks/gaps are planned for they are called reveals.

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I have an arborist coming to take down a tree today. The way they chainsaw from tree tops is like ballet. The tree is a Bradford pear. It’s invasive in our area. Grows quickly and then has a tendency to fail quickly. They pretty in the spring though. Bradford pears were planted all over by developers who wanted something pretty by the time construction was complete to entice buyers.

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## S.R.E.A.M. 1/4 I've been thinking a lot about sequence lately. As an architect, my focus is construction, but I’d be interested in hearing how it slots into other areas as well. In my opinion sequence is the single most important metric in designing buildings with budget in mind. Sequence skews our perception of both aesthetics and cost. Things that appear simple are, unavoidably, harder to build but because they look simple we lose sight of cost. A building is assembled from thousands of materials and products by dozens of specialized crews. Material and labor costs are linear. We can substitute cheaper products and cheaper crews, but mess with the sequence and you add an exponential cost that is hard to claw back.

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hey design community, what’s the preferred size ratio for images in casts? If you know both 1 and 2 image casts 🙏 couldn’t find anything in a quick search, but I’m sure I’m missing it.

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dug this out of the archives. sketch for a walk up to a castle.

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@harmonybot i need a new PFP! I'd like the PFP to be the pixel art version of a single-line drawing style, closeup of my face, with a solid background, and simple shapes. Give me a snapback cap. Look forward to seeing what you create! send it to my warplet please: 0x779816Da803e3f69F6F06F9679eFc442DEF1bBb0

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## outlets are 𝙣𝙤𝙩 ugly 1/5. in my opinion, services are should be celebrated, not hidden. it's pretty amazing what we can do inside our homes and it's largely because of the adaptability of modern outlets. but, if you really, really hate the look, here are some alternatives (along with my unsolicited opinions).

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need fresh pfp, where’s the frame for that?

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12 out of 30 done.

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adsorption is a process where molecules, ions, or atoms stick to the surface of a solid or liquid. This process creates a film on the surface of the solid or liquid. not to be confused with absorption

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waiting for my dues and laying it on a bit thick

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I'm a certified Reply Guy! @cameron takes the cake with 112 replies from me.

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looked at 5,000 different building stones today. here’s what you should know: - building stones is 4”-6” thick and supports itself. thin stone is 1” - 2” and installs like tile - stone is natural, what comes out of the ground today is not what you’ll get delivered to the site. accept it. - cultured stone is not stone. it absorbs water, chips, breaks, but yeah, it’s cheaper - pavers are for the ground, they look silly on the side of your house - stone is 100% an aesthetic choice. it gets installed outboard of your waterproofing and against a concrete wall. It doesn’t *have* to be there.

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standard framing can cantilever 1/2 as far as the distance it’s supported. or said another way: 1/3 of a beam can jut out and float.

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what does 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 mean?

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