Recent content by demulsion

The only two garden hoses that haven’t been frustrating to use, were an old Goodyear rubber hose, and Flexzillas. In chasing a good non kink hose I’ve had a few “rubber” hoses that were still too stiff to use, or were nice and soft to the point that they kinked... So I stick with Flexzilla for...

I have asphalt/blacktop millings on my driveway and they're great. The last time I got some the local companies were delivering for just over $300 a load as I recall. I'm in the PNW and in a valley with wet/soft ground, so after the geotextile fabric I put down some 1.25" crushed rock as a base...

I've fixed some leaks this way that went 10 years or more before the roof was replaced.

Nice detailed posts with lessons learned, thank you! Looks like you're going to have quite a nice compound when you're done. I have friends not far from you who are putting in a similar water setup. I'm going to have to check with them if they've heard of the RPS solar pump.

Typical newer home garages are what they call "fire taped", just a rough coat of mud to stop any air getting through the cracks. As you can see, definitely not something you just want to slap some paint on. Finishing it really well can be a tough diy job, but just making it better might still be...

Beautiful stance on the car! I had a 2 post lift before I owned a house, so had to move it a few different times between rented/borrowed garages. It sounds silly, but get a piece of graph paper, and mark out the size of your shop on it. Then get some colored paper and cut out scale sizes of your...

Been lurking/learning/researching around these parts, but have a question or two I'll likely want to post up here soon so figured I'd start here. I'm a carpenter by day, car guy for fun, and fascinated by all manner of tools. So my garage is never big enough...