Welcome to Tony's little website! https://tonydiethelm.life/ 2026-07-09T17:05:03+00:00 https://tonydiethelm.life/ https://tonydiethelm.life/_media/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-04-15T00:20:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/about?rev=1776212443&do=diff Hi! I'm Tony. :) The short version I'm a big nerd I make stuff I code web apps I fixed big fancy machines for Intel for 25 years My spouse and kids are awesome I love learning new things I want to be a good and kind human being ---------- text/html 2026-04-28T20:09:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/bathroom?rev=1777406985&do=diff * I want to be able to get to shower plumbing from the back. No showers against outer walls please. Good website for bathroom considerations. See link above for 6'x6' corner shower half bath. I love it for second bathrooms. Ah! but it's hard to put against outer walls, I want to be able to access shower plumbing from the back. text/html 2026-04-14T19:23:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/budget?rev=1776194586&do=diff We have $180,000 Permits are going to be about $30k? Foundation is going to be about $15k? We need to fix the belly in the plumbing line, and add a riser to the new house. Cost? Here's a spreadsheet with rough guesstimate math. text/html 2026-06-13T18:49:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/building_an_affordable_house?rev=1781376588&do=diff By Fernando Pages Ruiz I'm taking notes as I read it. He's very wordy, it's kind of annoying. Chapter 2, design. * Weird shapes are hard to build, KISS, squares are good for cost/sqft. * Architects tend to overdesign. * put large openings on non load bearing walls, so you don't need big headers. I disagree, headers aren't that hard to do. text/html 2026-06-14T18:56:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/design?rev=1781463376&do=diff Note: The underlying design idea MUST be “Design to our building ability”. Don't design something we can't build! K.I.S.S. Overall notes Aline hates mold. No mold. Keep all the cold bits away from moisture so we don't get condensation. No ducts to move cold air and get water condensing on them. text/html 2026-04-20T04:41:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/dice?rev=1776660067&do=diff Hi! I wanted a silly API to pull from when testing different frameworks and such, and I play a bit of D&D and it's nice to have a dice roller, so... Visit <http://tonydiethelm.life/dice/api/x/y> to generate X dice with Y sides. It's an express BE running via Docker and behind a Caddy reverse proxy. * text/html 2026-04-15T00:14:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/dice_api?rev=1776212073&do=diff Hi! I wanted a silly API to pull from when testing different frameworks and such, and I play a bit of D&D and it's nice to have a dice roller, so... Visit tonydiethelm/dice/api/x/y to generate X dice with Y sides. It's an express BE running via Docker and behind a text/html 2026-05-03T01:05:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/electrician?rev=1777770339&do=diff Safety * I have decades of experience working safely with electrical, mechanical, pressurized chemical delivery, etc systems. I'm familiar with Lock out Tag Out (LOTO), PPE, best practices to make things safe. * I know that it's in MY best interest to go home with all my fingers and eyeballs. I know it's ALSO in an employer's best interest to have me go home with all my fingers and eyeballs. A safe workplace attracts good people. An unsafe workplace attracts the kinds of people that cover … text/html 2026-04-10T00:10:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/guesstimate_math?rev=1775779850&do=diff Do all calcs in linear feet for ease of math. These prices were checked in April of 2026 * 2×4's are ~ $0.50/lf * 2×6's are ~ $1.00/lf * Zip sheathing 4×8 is ~ $78. standard wall framing 16“ OC. 6 studs * 8' length = 48lf 8' top plate. 8' bottom plate. 16lf text/html 2026-06-19T17:17:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/headphones?rev=1781889425&do=diff I hate how headphone bands always break, because they're made out of shitty plastic with completely unnecessary swivel bits that break easily. So I took the guts of a bluetooth headset that was broken and jammed it into my favorite PPE. I couldn't get the buttons to work with the different clamshell, so I just hot glued the electronics to the outside. Ugly? Yes. Also? No, DIY is always beautiful. :D text/html 2026-06-19T17:14:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/lawn_chairs?rev=1781889257&do=diff I hate those plastic lawn chairs. Hate 'em. :D So I made new lawn chairs! They sit up for paying attention to people, they lean WAY back for lounging, and I made them in ROYGBIV colors because the color spectrum is awesome and and it was June (Pride Month). text/html 2026-06-24T23:36:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/maine?rev=1782344208&do=diff Diethelm property near Round Pond in Plymouth, ME map Town of Plymouth,County of Penobscot, State of Maine, What the deal is Aramee and Tony Diethelm inherited this property when our father died. We live on the west coast and don't have any use for this property. text/html 2026-04-15T00:44:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/minecraft?rev=1776213882&do=diff My daughters asked me for Minecraft servers, so here we go! Our servers are Java Edition. One of these days I'll get around to using the Geyser/Floodgate plugins that should allow Bedrock players to join, but it hasn't been high priority yet. General politeness rules apply. Don't be a jerk, don't break anyone's stuff, etc. text/html 2026-06-26T23:51:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/newhouseproject?rev=1782517904&do=diff This is the page for our house project. Please put all TODOs in the timeline. What we think is important resources budget timeline(TODOs) Permit Design rough houseplan actual houseplan stairs calculations bathroom ideas tree stuff Silly videos and resources setbacks Notes from Building An Affordable House Notes from Jake text/html 2026-06-24T01:25:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/notes_from_jake?rev=1782264348&do=diff Identify subcontractors or other professionals like a surveyor, engineers (structural, geotech), etc Walk you through the permit application and give you options for getting permit ready and submitting permits. I'm no construction finance expert, but I can offer what I've learned and my recommendations on what to do before you start to help manage risk. text/html 2026-06-19T17:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/pan_cello_guitar_violin?rev=1781888942&do=diff Here's a 2 string cello, a 3 string guitar thing, and a 2 string violin... All made out of scrap wood, spare parts, and stuff found in the local thrift shop pie pan section. :D These were made for Rigler Elementary, for a fundraiser. They were so fun to make! text/html 2026-06-27T00:19:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/permit?rev=1782519592&do=diff Here's a link for 15 min question appointments. Current Questions: * Can we connect with a “breezeway”, or what do you require for it to be classified as an “addition”. * Is there a website to see approximate costs of permits for different project classifications. text/html 2026-06-26T23:54:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/resources?rev=1782518070&do=diff Here's a link for estimating permit costs Here's a link for free 15 minute consultations with the city. Here's a link to the building code for single family dwellings. text/html 2026-07-06T15:38:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/rough_houseplan?rev=1783352318&do=diff Rough dimensions are... 40' by 26' Roofing Roof Trusses * How TF are we getting them up there? Winch and a ramp? second floor framing trusses again framing * Here's a link for insulation standards in Oregon. Floors R30, walls R21, ceiling R30, Windows U0.27. text/html 2026-06-05T17:09:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/setbacks?rev=1780679369&do=diff Talk to planning and zoning. Argh! I thought I was! <https://www.portland.gov/ppd/early-assistance/15-minute-question-appointments#toc-building-code-engineering-floodplain-and-erosion-control-questions> New appointment set up for jan 9th, 1330. text/html 2026-06-19T17:08:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/showoff?rev=1781888933&do=diff My weird little projects I'm just showing off my weird little projects. :D * Pan cello, guitar, violin * lawn chairs * headphones text/html 2026-06-24T23:07:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/sidebar?rev=1782342430&do=diff Links * About Tony * Minecraft for kiddos * My little dice API * Diethelm new house project * Why Tony would be good at being an electrician. * My WeIrD LiTtLe Pr0jEcTs * Maine property Tony's Private Stuff * My TODO list * My notepad Connect with Tony * LinkedIn * Github * tonydiethelm@gmail.com * Tony lives at Simply Home Community text/html 2026-05-29T17:54:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/silly?rev=1780077269&do=diff Here's some videos for Aline to watch. -T ---------- This channel has a bunch of informative short videos. ---------- medium video on the process. longer video on the whole house build. short video about foundation footers. ---------- Here's a video about vapor control. Here's a video about text/html 2026-04-28T18:45:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/stairs_calculations?rev=1777401933&do=diff Stairs are 7'8“ for a riser. Calculate how many you'll need for the vertical distance. Then do 10-11” for each tread to find out how long your stairs are. Let's assume 8' ceilings and 2' for joists. 10'. 120“. divide by 8”, is 15. So we'll have 15 steps, with the last step being the upper floor. text/html 2026-04-14T03:50:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/start?rev=1776138615&do=diff Hi! I'm Tony. :-) Welcome to my little website! This is just my little web page for when I need to put something up on the web. It's ran off an old Thinkpad in the basement, because I value DIY in all things. Also, it's kinda scary how much of the web runs off of just a few companies. text/html 2026-06-01T21:15:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/timeline?rev=1780348552&do=diff 2026 Get a survey done. -A Investigate our water line. Do a shitty survey so we can come up with a house plan. -T Come up with 2 or 3 house plans to give to a designer. -TA Find a foundation company. -T Get all the permits in order Dig a big ass hole. text/html 2026-06-01T20:46:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/tree_stuff?rev=1780346783&do=diff Taken from Portland tree code Roots over 4 inches in diameter should not be cut. root encroachment zone is one foot for every inch of diameter. See this handy pamphlet. What is the diameter of the oak tree? Circumference is ~83“. Therefore, Radius is 13.2”, Diameter is 26.4 text/html 2026-04-30T03:16:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/trusses?rev=1777519013&do=diff Google had Parr Lumber and Harbor Truss. I'm reaching out to both for a rough quote. These things are going to have to be engineered to our plan, so we gotta get our shit in order before we can order these things. text/html 2026-06-28T05:21:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://tonydiethelm.life/what_we_think_is_important?rev=1782624085&do=diff Aline Kitchen Kitchen fan on timer Kitchen and living room visable to each other so people cooking can feel included small oven just big enough to roast a chicken or back a sheet of cookies. 2 burner stove is fine. 4 is OK too. place for house plants no dining room, so eating can happen between kitchen and living room. Counter as table? Enough space for 8 people durable counters