All Forum Posts by: John Collins

Can I just disconnect the electrical wires without the system going off?? To clarify, the system is as old as the house, 15 years old. It just hasn't been used in atleast 6 years, likely more. 

I say this because the house I currently live in... I am not subscribed to anything but the alarm (installed when house was built, had a previous owner before me) is powered on and has gone off when the power went off and came back on. 

Thank you so much for the geoarm link, that's what I was looking for. 

 Yes, the system was in the house when I purchased it and no it hasn't been used in 6+ years...  but it's powered on and you hear the door click. Control box is disgusting and old. No contract. 

"Ranger American Home Security" , when I called them they said they used to be ADT. They are a dealer/installers. 

What is protocol here in upper middle class neighborhoods with no crime? There is an existing system I want to take out but it's all hooked up and in order to do so the company is charging an arm and leg... or telling me to subscribe to their service. Is it recommended to take it out? Worth paying the monthly fee for these things? 

Yes, I have seen youtube videos of this and the process it entails. Would like to be able to do it without heavy machinery to compact soil before laying gravel. 

I am looking to install flooring in a backyard. Some ideas are above - one is a brick base, one is a slate type substance and one appears to be tile. I know porcelain tile with mortar requires a concrete slab to go on top of, but what options do I have if I do not want to install a concrete slab yet want the ground to remain fairly rigid and solid enough to have chairs, tables, etc? Not going to be a deck in addition - this will be the main sitting area. 

I have already demolished the concrete which was poorly installed and caused the tiles on top of them to move around, pop out, and generally be dangerous. 

There will be no firepit, only a sitting area!

Also noticed houses remain a bit cooler in the summer without huge slab of concrete outside. 

Thanks to everyone that replied, have all the information I need. WM in my county does not do any form of paint/toxic, and neither does Bagster. So I'm going to get the paint hardener and use bagster. 

So I got into the garage of a recently vacated property and the tenants left alot of half used paint in there. They took it upon themselves to paint each room a "wild" color without telling me. Anyways, what is the protocol for safely discarding these cans paint? I am in Texas. 

My renter screwed me out of 15k + 10k in damages , not including the hours I put in to work on the repairs I didn't contract out. Where is my puff piece as the kind but stupid landlord always taken advantage of. 

 Really? Is this universal and incapable of being bypassed? 

What is the website, I believe it was 4 letters and based in dallas, somethign like flyp, that charges a 1% fee to list and market a home you have for sale?