Recent content by dave_dj1

Next time order pickled and oiled steel

Scroll down and form your own opinion, I have 44 years experience building houses, page 15 I think https://www.bbrsd.org/cms/lib/MA01907488/Centricity/Domain/250/Framing%20a%20Roof.pdf

Can you find a good carpenter that can do the job on site for you? I would never trust having them done off measurements. Another thing is the new doors aren't necessarily sized the same as the old doors. What I do is (first of all I have the Porter Cable hinge mortising jig) is make a story...

I wouldn't hesitate to cut them out of my way. The sheathing on the roof and the natural design of the roof load will prevent any sagging or pushing. In order for walls to push out the roof would have to come down. The sheathing on the roof and the load being transferred to the corners via hip...

I had a torsion spring break on my 9x8 door, no big deal, I hooked it to my overhead hoist via cable and used that to open and close it until I could find a replacement spring. Try one of these doors!

I have bluetooth Work Tunes and love them, from grinding, mowing to chainsaw work and running the log splitter. Listen to my music while working, they have excellent and great noise reduction (24db I think)

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Or just go with a portable two post lift

why not just use the pvc? put a fitting/reducer on each end.

I have an older Eagle 15K four post lift I am never going to get to use. I bought it from a friend that sold his house with the plan to build a new shop but that's not going to happen. $2500 and I have equipment here to load it on your trailer. I'm at 12873 Local (ish) delivery is possible I'll...

I'LL TOSS in my .02 worth I installed two mini splits in my ranch home this past summer, I did them primarily for the AC but figured for a few bucks more why not get them with heat pumps too. So far I am very happy with them, on AC (installed in upstate NY in August) they work fantastic and are...

If it's a legitimate roofing contractor they are paying 50% workers comp fees and are in business to make a profit.

Look into hanger style doors, you could diy them and match the siding if it's metal.

'OP I know you are set on Makita but, I own two Ryobi 1/2" impacts and about all they get used for is removing/replacing lug nuts, I have never had an issue, I do double check them most of the time with a breaker bar. I was so impressed with the first one that I purchased the second one just to...

and you probably couldn't find another contractor that wasn't busy or who would even come in on a half started job. It happens, fix it an dmove on, it's not going to be a big expense. As a contractor I've seen stuff like this happen many times, we fix it and move on, We once hit an underground...