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bamaswallows
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Baton Rouge |
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| Number of Posts: | 1211 |
| Registered on: | 12/1/2007 |
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re: Looking for draftsman or architect recs in BR area for custom home
Posted by bamaswallows on 1/17/26 at 9:05 am to Will Cover
Highly Recommend Mark Matthews. Reputable, Honest, Attention to Detail. Tons of Experience.
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re: New Build - Centipede or St. Aug Sod?
Posted by bamaswallows on 1/17/26 at 9:01 am to GeauxTime9
I ripped out all my Centipede and laid Zoysia Palisades 6 yrs ago. It's the best, fullest, and easiest to maintain that I've ever had. In BR. You're Welcome.
re: "Tennis" elbow experience?...
Posted by bamaswallows on 1/16/26 at 9:24 pm to marcnbc
Theraband - flex bar - works / go to Amazon and get one and do it several times a day / you will wake up in a couple weeks and realize you don’t have tennis elbow anymore
Fed Reserve is spending $2.1Billion for a 1.1Million sf Renovation
Posted by bamaswallows on 1/13/26 at 8:16 am
Nothing to see here!
From LINK
What about the standard metric of cost per square foot? When the HQ upgrade is complete, the Eccles and 1951 Constitution Avenue buildings will have a total area of 1.1 million ft2, and hence upgrading these two buildings will cost about $2,300/ft2. In contrast, a premium 10-story office building in Washington DC now has a construction cost of about $600/ft2, while the construction cost for the JPMorganChase skyscraper is about $1,200/ft2—only half as much as the cost of the Fed’s HQ upgrade.
Will the Fed’s HQ upgrade produce savings over the longer run? No. Premium offices in the vicinity of the Fed’s HQ can be contracted at less than $60/ft2, and a high-end contract would allocate about 200 ft2 per employee. Thus, for the 960 Fed staff who will be working at 1951 Constitution Avenue, a comparable 30-year lease would cost about $260 million (assuming a 4% interest rate and a 2% inflation rate). In effect, a long-term lease would have cost only one-sixth as much as acquiring and upgrading this building.
From LINK
What about the standard metric of cost per square foot? When the HQ upgrade is complete, the Eccles and 1951 Constitution Avenue buildings will have a total area of 1.1 million ft2, and hence upgrading these two buildings will cost about $2,300/ft2. In contrast, a premium 10-story office building in Washington DC now has a construction cost of about $600/ft2, while the construction cost for the JPMorganChase skyscraper is about $1,200/ft2—only half as much as the cost of the Fed’s HQ upgrade.
Will the Fed’s HQ upgrade produce savings over the longer run? No. Premium offices in the vicinity of the Fed’s HQ can be contracted at less than $60/ft2, and a high-end contract would allocate about 200 ft2 per employee. Thus, for the 960 Fed staff who will be working at 1951 Constitution Avenue, a comparable 30-year lease would cost about $260 million (assuming a 4% interest rate and a 2% inflation rate). In effect, a long-term lease would have cost only one-sixth as much as acquiring and upgrading this building.
re: Is Ole Miss insecure?
Posted by bamaswallows on 1/6/26 at 8:56 am to sharkfhin
yes
re: Subdivide land
Posted by bamaswallows on 12/31/25 at 8:50 am to non nobis solum
Also go to the Assessors Website (GIS Mapping) and click on the parcel. A lot of times the original plat map will be there, along with notes about Zoning and, more importantly, Restrictions that might affect the parcel.
Some parcels have restrictions that follow the land against subdividing or mobile homes or minimum size building, etc etc. Also, a plat map would show any easements (pipeline, electric, etc) on the parcel.
If the assessor website doesn't have much, you could have an abstract pulled by any closing attorney that would search everything you need to know about the parcel. Probably cost you less than $500 for that (and you will need it anyway when you close on the land)
Some parcels have restrictions that follow the land against subdividing or mobile homes or minimum size building, etc etc. Also, a plat map would show any easements (pipeline, electric, etc) on the parcel.
If the assessor website doesn't have much, you could have an abstract pulled by any closing attorney that would search everything you need to know about the parcel. Probably cost you less than $500 for that (and you will need it anyway when you close on the land)
re: Bk sucked the life out of lsu fb
Posted by bamaswallows on 12/27/25 at 8:12 pm to luciouslou
BK was as bad as Les’ last couple / three years - sucked the fun out of football
re: Golf Bag
Posted by bamaswallows on 12/12/25 at 9:56 am to kj993
Vessel is good but my zipper wore out after 3-4 years of use - I just got a Kradul - similar look and material to Vessel for $100+ less - I like it so far
re: Real Estate people with …
Posted by bamaswallows on 10/24/25 at 8:36 am to BigNastyTiger417
I've sold homes to be moved before for $1000 - $5000. But, I've also given them away as long as they handle the moving costs and clean up afterwards. Call a couple house moving companies and ask them if they want the home - try to get a buck or two - be aware, these guys are VERY DIFFICULT to deal with and they won't do it in the time frame that they promise. Get the money upfront
re: Home Architect Recommendation
Posted by bamaswallows on 10/15/25 at 11:07 am to kanibal
Mark Matthews is great - does fantastic work
re: tankless water heater
Posted by bamaswallows on 10/10/25 at 6:53 pm to bluewing
Take off the shower head and clean it - the flow may be just low enough currently that it doesn’t trigger the heater to stay on after a while - happened to me
re: Highest 2 Lowest Denzel movie on Apple
Posted by bamaswallows on 10/9/25 at 9:49 pm to Obtuse1
This movie was by far Denzel’s worst movie - spike Lee sucks
re: How much seed per acre food plot
Posted by bamaswallows on 9/4/25 at 9:08 am to lsushelly
Bag says 1 per acre. I always do 2 (give or take).
re: Company that will replace 2’x6’ broken glass lite in old wood French patio door.
Posted by bamaswallows on 8/30/25 at 8:22 am to berrycajun
T&L Forestry in Industriplex may be able to fix that - they build doors and windows and use Spanish Cedar a good bit. You likely would have to bring the door to them for them to fix. Call them and send them pics and Bao over there will let you know if they can fix.
re: Anyone gonna try and get a round in tomorrow?
Posted by bamaswallows on 7/17/25 at 10:10 pm to Snickerdiddle
That course had been closed for like 10 years I believe - pass it all the time on way to deer camp
re: Anyone here familiar with Todd Graves and other co-founder bought out early on?
Posted by bamaswallows on 7/12/25 at 8:53 am to Saunson69
Todd Graves and Craig Silvey originally founded Canes - Craig sold out and went to CA I think during the tech boom days before the tech crash. I believe he did come back eventually and work for Canes in some capacity.
re: Is it normal for a tankless water heater to have lulls when generating hot water?
Posted by bamaswallows on 6/17/25 at 8:35 am to cbree88
Happened to me, and my plumber came out and unscrewed the shower head and cleaned it out / apparently some debris had worked its way into the head and the water heater was unable to push as much hot water as it wanted to, which caused it to stop heating water for a few seconds every now and then. We haven't had issues once he cleaned it out - worth trying yourself before you call someone.
re: Number 4 at Greystone
Posted by bamaswallows on 4/6/25 at 4:44 pm to DarkDrifter
It’s one of several goofy arse holes at Greystone
re: Surround Sound Receiver Issues
Posted by bamaswallows on 3/17/25 at 11:27 am to SmoothBox
Reset the hdmi arc receiver
re: Tankless water heater / shower control
Posted by bamaswallows on 3/1/25 at 9:04 am to Will Cover
Had this issue and plumber came by and removed my shower head and cleaned it out - it had some trash in it restricting the flow - once he put it back on it worked flawlessly- cheap and easy fix to try before you go down a rabbit hole
re: Putter Suggestions
Posted by bamaswallows on 2/3/25 at 5:59 pm to ItsBernie
Just got the LAB Oz. Super solid - easy to line up - it took me a few rounds and some practice (a video on YouTube about ball placement and stroke with LAB helped). I really like it and confidence is building every round with it - it’s a better mousetrap
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