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This is a great place for breakfast, you name the time and date.
50's Themed Restaurant ? Peoria, IL - The 50's Diner
50's Themed Restaurant ? Peoria, IL - The 50's Diner
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From: La La Land
Not unusual. LOTS of places claim to have been visited by The Camero, but haven't.
I've been in some that have, and some that just claim to have been.
Not much difference in the food, mostly good!
Can't beat the locals!
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I've been in some that have, and some that just claim to have been.
Not much difference in the food, mostly good!
Can't beat the locals!
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From: La La Land
Some locals here, some on our cross-countrys.
Lots of places along Route 66 would like to let folks think they've been visited, but not all have. Those guys are doing anything to eeek out a living!
That's not to say that there aren't a lot of FINE places known to the locals only, and those are the kinds of places we like to find, TV show or not.
Think Del's in Tucumcari, or Rock Cafe in Stroud, OK. Wish I could remember the catfish place in Arkansas! Never been able to find it again.
Aannnddd.... avoid Sam's, north of Lexington, KY!
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Lots of places along Route 66 would like to let folks think they've been visited, but not all have. Those guys are doing anything to eeek out a living!
That's not to say that there aren't a lot of FINE places known to the locals only, and those are the kinds of places we like to find, TV show or not.
Think Del's in Tucumcari, or Rock Cafe in Stroud, OK. Wish I could remember the catfish place in Arkansas! Never been able to find it again.
Aannnddd.... avoid Sam's, north of Lexington, KY!
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11 years ago when we moved the closet furnace upstairs to the attic I made an access opening to the attic for ease of changing filters etc. it's been working fine and dandy with a plywood door. Now I need to put in a fire-rated door. Here's one that could work. I need something that opens inward rather than outward because of a rafter in front of the opening. Looking for ideas. The opening is 34" square.
Can a custom-made door be 1hr fire rated (that won't break the bank)? A few pics to make it easier to visualize.
Can a custom-made door be 1hr fire rated (that won't break the bank)? A few pics to make it easier to visualize.
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Did the buyers inspection snag you on that?
I don't know the code details. But makes me wonder why our house is okay. Our furnace is in the attic (horizontal flow, looks pretty much just like yours) and the access panel is just the normal piece of plywood that drops into the ceiling in a hallway. Push it up, over to the side, and climb the ladder into the attic. Nothing fire rated about it. Not even plywood actually, I think it is OSB.
Just a guess, but seems like you could buy a solid core pre-hung door in the correct width, and cut the whole thing down in height to fit that opening. Find one with the fire rating tag on the upper end, because you'll be cutting the bottom end off.
Did you ask your RE agent for advice?
I don't know the code details. But makes me wonder why our house is okay. Our furnace is in the attic (horizontal flow, looks pretty much just like yours) and the access panel is just the normal piece of plywood that drops into the ceiling in a hallway. Push it up, over to the side, and climb the ladder into the attic. Nothing fire rated about it. Not even plywood actually, I think it is OSB.
Just a guess, but seems like you could buy a solid core pre-hung door in the correct width, and cut the whole thing down in height to fit that opening. Find one with the fire rating tag on the upper end, because you'll be cutting the bottom end off.
Did you ask your RE agent for advice?
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One other thought. You might deal with that rafter clearance by raising the bottom of the door opening. I don't think anything says it has to be flush with the floor, although there may be minimum access dimensions required. It is a much bigger opening already than most I have seen.
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Lotta BS, 'to be professionally' installed.
We have the same old school attic access from the master bedroom closet, but it's a pain to traverse the length of the house crouched over.
Thx for the ideas.
The agent is
