Recent content by CraigStu

I agree. When we were laying out the kitchen cabinets for our house I had a discussion w/ the cabinet guy. The frig is to the left of the counter top end and has cabinets above it which connect to the cabinets above the counter. He wanted to build a wall on the left side of the fridge so the...

Wow, one never knows when one will learn something on GJ. We have a 'garage ready' frig in the basement. I chose it because it was the largest for the least $. I figured they did that thinking that no one needs bells and whistles on a frig in the garage. Who knew there was more to it than that...

I have been away from boats for 15 yrs so no longer remember internet resources but it might be worth an hour of your time on the web. Many of their boat deck and especially hull paints are specifically made for brush or roller since they have such a large area to cover and can't deal w/ the...

What does a 1 ton truck weigh?

I have often used a small dab of UltraGrey sealer globbed onto the bolt head and carb body.

How about a 1x8 PVC board on the bottom of the wall laying on the new concrete. Then standard J channel on the block to finish off the trimmed siding. I think I'd glue the J to the block since it would be a real pain to get fasteners in behind the siding.

Thanks Firebrick43.

Why would there be a scissor truss on the end wall. Seems like a standard truss matching the roof line and a standard wall would be a he11 of a lot easier.

Dang we both have electric tooth brushes. I sure hope the next gen batteries beyond Li-Ion don't have the burn down your house capability.

In our last house we had a 3 yr old SimplySafe system w/ a CO detector in the basement where the natural gas heat and water heater were. One day my wife called me and set it was sounding. I was 60 min away. I said open all windows and doors in the basement, and make sure cats and dogs stay...

I like the drywall idea as it is readily available. And I can work out ways to handle it one sheet at a time. At this point I am thinking that plus paint it w/ the fire retarding paint will be a good addition to the room in the basement. In the garage I need a metal cabinet/safe for the battery...

At one point I picked up a heavy something at the truck depot. They guys there obviously had the equipment and they happened to be very helpful. I would rent a trailer and a truck if needed from Uhaul. Having it on a trailer only maybe 18" off the ground makes the unloading at your home a lot...

Yes the fire hazard w/ an attached is there for sure. The ways I have tried to mitigate that are; - I have the tool battery charger on a 60 second timer so it only charges for an hour and shuts off. I am now going to look into a steel box to put the charger and all the batteries in. - 2 fire...

I have been thinking of that too. We will see what the sizes and prices are then decide.

Logan B I saw the 1/2" fire drywall listed. It comes in doubles but help at L or HD to get it in the trailer and then moving just singles at home would probably be workable. No Code needed. The house is 7 yrs old and of course built to code. Anything else I do is above and beyond. We have 2...