Recent content by DaChev

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...

I have felt pads under my freshly painted pallet racks. But, I am moving in very slow in an effort to keep things clean. Right now, my storage stuff is pretty empty or still being built.

I will admit that running a buffer with a diamond impregnated polishing pad is significantly more of a workout than polishing wax on VCT. There may have been some beers drank, but not while running the buffer for sure. 😂

This is interesting. I noticed that applying the Coval Concrete created a texture. I wonder if that is part of how it changes the gloss to satin/mat. So far so good on the slipperiness. Short update, I spilled Alkyd paint on the coating. A lot. It cleaned up easily with water. No...

You do not need to do that. You can put Coval on plain trowel finished concrete. I had to remove the Formula 137 to get the Coval to stick (allegedly, it probably would have stuck to the 137). I spent hundreds of hours in the Marine Corps running a buffer polishing VCT for Uncle Sam. When...

Did you use the gloss or the satin or matt? My concrete was very slick before I applied the spray, but it gained texture after it was applied. I am not sure if some of that will wear or not. RIght now, it is no concern even in wet crocs. 😁