Recent content by DaChev

People generally don't go with the DIY spray foam because it doesn't work well and is very expensive. Once you look at getting a professional crew out to seal the cracks you will likely find that having them spray 2" layer on all surfaces is close enough in price and then you don't really need...

I think even dark grey is an improvement. I have dark grey semi-gloss and the only place I am lacking light is the under cars on the lift. If you think black shows dust, white will show way more. that is ultimately why I went for an alternate.

Ohh it is time for an update. This one is on oil resistance and some scuff resistance. Oil resistance is great, plenty of opportunity and no stains from that. I went ahead and turned it up to 11. The truck I am working on belched a lot of brake fluid onto the floor while I was out of town...

Penetrating sealer is pretty poor at sealing. It is more of a repellent than a sealer. Put down the densifier as it is every bit as much of a sealer as penetrating "sealer" is, then you will be prepared for a true coating to prevent staining. If you decide to put down a penetrating...

Laminate is a gold mine for installers. They only have to make one trip. They charge the same or more to install the wood. In 3 years the homeowners find out that they need new floors because the cheap **** they installed swelled up from a dog that peed on the floor and they can sell a whole...

Go jacks would not fit on my Corvette, so I ended up with a set of these. I get the car close, put it on these and I can move the car to get it in the perfect spot for the lift. Still a pain, but I have a set of 2x10 ramps for the same purpose and if the car is 1" too far to the right the day...

I had the concrete crew cut the control joints into the drains. The natural low spot of the control joint works well as a "gutter" leading to the drains. I also found that Stainless Steel wool pads for cleaning teak work well as bug and rodent prevention. I put one at the drain inlet on the...

I think at home smaller is better. I use one of these Uline cart It is tall, comes with 4 swivel casters, will carry the tools I need for the job I am doing and requires me to put tools away that are not in use. I use the top shelf for my phone, safety glasses, and keys in a little bin in...

For $250, I would look at a window unit. Remove the humidity and even 80°F will feel good in there.

I paid up to have plugs installed in my shop so that if my Barrina lights failed at 5 years, I could throw them away and replace them with a new version. I have 14 8' lights installed since 2023. Fingers crossed.

Ask them about how they mask things off. When I had mine done they told me "we'll get you taken care of" apparently that means they would cover absolutely everything in spray foam overspray. Spray foam overspray will not come off. Have that discussion and make sure they understand your...

My garage door installer got the track kits from a 12' door for the 10' tall doors I have. He combined that with the standard 10' spring. Garage doors are like Legos. There are not that many parts, they just get put together in different ways.

I used small foam blocks to keep an air gap between the door and the foam board. The air gap significantly increase the effective R-value. This is pretty important because adding additional weight can cause issues with the spring.

I would not buy a lift on the ground. I would only buy a lift that you can try out and either take apart yourself, or pay a company to take it apart and move it. I cannot imagine trying to figure out what is missing from a pile of parts. I think they best post is: Do you want a project...

Because if you can get your Ring to arm when the thermostat recognizes that you are away and disarm when you return your life gets just a little bit cooler. I had that through IFFT until there was some fight between Nest and someone and now that functionality went away. I might look into a...