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Depends on the client ..depends on the contract. In our proposals we have scope of work and once that work is completed the client must come out and initial it's satisfied. If they refuse to come out then in that proposal there is a charge. Many times they want MORE done so we write in an...

Ended up doing a chute and lined it with plastic. We tried to use a large culvert pipe but it wasn't long enough. The old gilson one yard mixed it faster than we could smooth it! Don't really do photos on job sites :D

Nah, when the house was built we brought 220 volvos up there carrying bags and slowly dumping concrete into the ICF. We should have done the slab in the basement but covid hit and the client stopped progress. This year they want it done.. we thought about building a troth lined with PVC and it...

I have about 7 yards of concrete that I need to get inside a basement. I have a walk in basement and I'm trying to think of the best way to fill the basement. The house is on a hill and in a remote area... trucks and pumpers are out of the question. We ended up moving a concrete plant on...

Hey all, been sawing wood for 11 years and figured with the amount of hardwood I have drying I would try and make things with it. So I made a few cutting boards and butcher block tables, charcuterie boards. A lot of people will tell me that I'm a rip off or $100 cutting board is a joke.. My...

Happens, my own house I started laying rock wool for the full basement and at $100 a bag easy 10K. I'm grateful I bought about 2000ft of oxygen pex years ago, on demand heater and other things. Hoping to finish this year! 2018 rockwool per bag was $28! Check different states.. you might find...

Dry straw, compacted/compressed at 5-6mm you're looking around 1.7-2 per inch. Something much thicker 25mm (1") R4-6 easy. I personally wouldn't do that much because you will always get some rot and you'll get some settle. If you run a 6" slab with 1/2" stick then I wouldn't mind it as much.

There's nothing wrong with doing it this way, straw is an amazing product. Laying plastic down as a vapor barrier is pretty common, putting 5-6mm of straw on top of that followed by another sheet of plastic and compacted p-stone is cheaper alternative than laying foam and or...

I would insulate, I don't think it would cost that much. If your into natural building you could lay plastic down and straw then plastic and pea stone on top of that. Shouldn't be more than 1K to get that done and local farmers can sell straw for cheap. I've seen people take cardboard and lay...

Anyone have experience with just putting thinset on a wall and troweling? Thin set is just portland, clay, lime and polymer for binding to substrates. Reason I ask is I usually use lime but the only place close is canada and the cost is super crazy now. Let me know, we use hardie backer in...

Yeah, sounds like I need to garage sale. I think I just need more shelving units.. some things I can part with. I have some vintage things that I still use and they just do a job that you can get from china. A lot of my old wrenches probably can be sold.. might be time to make things happen...

Yeah, I have a few gladiator cabinets but those become a dumping ground. Years ago I use to keep an SK 1/2" set and it had a blow mold. I still have that entire set intact because it has a spot for each socket. I have tools that don't really have a spot and I just end up putting them in a...

Hey all, I have a bunch of tools and a small budget. I have a few tool boxes but some reason my shop get so messy that my carts are over filling and most if not all the tools end up on the floor. I have accumulated quite a bit and I'm at the point where I think I need some help. I hired a few...

Yeah there is no breaker panel, there will be a main and a sub in this home. The stuff is literally 5 months out so I have about 40 MC terminations hanging where the main panel will be. The lights are here and the owner wants them installed but these lights have a setting on them and it has to...

Running wiring for a new home and the owner wants to see the lights.. problem is this home is 100% solar and the main panels and batteries and all that stuff is months out. I thought about making a male to male and hooking up the outlet that is there.. but I've never done that and usually only...