Recent content by dfittizzi

Best bet is going to be using what you know and getting a rough idea of where the end of that pipe may fall and use some sort of probe to look for it. I would probably dig out the end of the pipe at least a foot or two, and place some large stones around the end to make it clearly visible and...

What's your insulation situation like?

In my area, North NJ, most of what you'll see if standard grout. Colored grout is definitely an option - usually in the form of "special order" per say. I used to work at a mason supply for quite a while. We never stocked anything of color. Most suppliers would only send us colored grout in...

Curbstop and/or meter pit lid access. Most utility workers, gas and water company field employees in our area have a three sided hand wrench to gain access to the curbstop valve or the outside meter pit.

Right? I can't tell you how many times we work on a service line and when we go to flush the line at the house, the bib is in front of the house, buried behind some very thick and overwhelming "bushes" - its no wonder most home owners don't use them.

This is something I'm looking into as well. I'm in construction and I come home full of dirt and mud almost every day. I'm thinking it'll be nice to have the hose to run onto the edge of the driveway and be able to hose off boots, pants, muddy rain gear etc. on a daily basis.

I don't know what I love more: the great setup you're building there, or the 75,000 rounds sitting on the bench...

I'm a laborer on water utilities crews in Northern NJ and all our power tools are Milwaukee. On a daily basis we use a sawzall and a 4.5" angle grinder, but we also use combo drill/drivers, impact drivers and impact wrenches. In my opinion, for professional use, and for the abuse we put these...

I'm surprised no one has mentioned a digging bar; whether it be a point bar or a flat tipped one. We use them every day while hand digging for utilities such as gas, water and sewer services while laying new water main. Obviously, be careful as the tool is indiscriminate and will go through any...