Recent content by bob87633

Brewed this past weekend. This is my current brewing rig on the back porch (garage auxiliary): It yields 10 gallons of beer. I split the batch into two fermenters. Each in a mini-fridge: The wire connects a temperature sensor in the fermenter to a controller that the mini-fridge plugs...

Thanks. The green keeps the garage bright. Bolted the Starrett vice to the workbench: The bench steel top has 1.5" thick hardwood boards backing it. Easy to mount the vice. Feels secure. Need to prime that wall board in the corner.

Yeah, still a "small-town" vibe around here. More relaxed than the mainland. The drawer slides use detents to hold the drawers closed. I don't need them for a stationary bench. Found a tip somewhere on how to remove the detent: One good squeeze with the knipex is all it takes. My retired...

Workbench arrived: This is the "7FT 24 Drawer Midnight Pro Series Workbench" from Dragon Fire Tools. https://dragonfiretools.com/ The top is 2mm thickness steel. The drawers and drawer fronts are 1.5mm thickness. Very sturdy. Nice paint job. The welds are tack welds. I did not see any...

Had the water heater replaced. That and the toilets were done in the first few days of moving in. Non-rusty hot water and good flushing toilets make a home. The blue line runs cold water to a faucet in the garage. The copper line running up into PVC is hot water running through the attic to a...

There was no insulation above the garage. Blown in cellulose insulation above the rest of the house. Mostly compacted, only a few inches deep, sparse in spots. Local company came in, vacuumed up the old insulation, ran a smoke test on the ducts and fixed leaks, and blew in new pink fiberglass...

Replaced the attic ladder a few weeks ago: The old ladder was wooden and falling apart. The new ladder is made by Werner. Aluminum. Insulated door. The pneumatic pistons are nicer than the springs on the old ladder. Trimmed the opening with 1x4 pre-primed mdf baseboard: And primed the door...

Sorry, neither Packers or Norwich City FC. Although if RaceDeck wants to make tiles with those emblems, I will definitely install both. We have only been here for 2 years. Previously from Boulder CO area. Living beachside is nice. Best to avoid the traffic on the mainland. Had the man door...

Thanks for the comments! Had this hurricane rated garage door installed 2 years ago. Steel channels reinforce the panels. Roller brackets are doubled up. Left and right jambs are anchored to the concrete block every 12 inches. Insulated. It has been through a few hurricanes already. The...

18 ft x 18 ft sized garage. A little too small so have to make some tough choices. Here is a picture with the recently installed RaceDeck flooring: Light Green CircleTrac in the middle. Yellow CircleTrac stripe. Light Green Free-Flow around the edges. RaceDeck was great. Easy to work with...

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