Recent content by FabriGator

Just to follow up, I am going to try a tricky approach with self-leveling gray and then one or two shades of 'art sand' in varying shades of gray to try and make a visual, non-shiny match with the laminate. These are to fill small rectangles around the mounting plates of some iron railing; it...

Thanks. Will try both methods. Isn't it odd that something meant to blend in with sandy/matte material dries to a mirror shine" :P

I need to fill some spaces in an interior laminate floor and self-leveling gray (concrete) caulk is the perfect stuff. I've used it before for a number of such things. However, all the brands I am familiar with dry to a shiny/gloss finish. Are there any brands or variations that dry to a matte...

The walls are mostly painted. It's ~20 feet of cutting and probably more time setting up a pan and roller than actually painting the top third of the two walls. Were it not for the vertical logistics, I could — and have — finished such work in 30-40 minutes including finding a new roller cover...

I grew up, more or less, in a theatre palace that had huge art-deco lamps (20-foot flying saucers). I loved watching them descend from the ceiling for maintenance. I think there actually are pull-down models for commercial and residential, just for this kind of thing. Maybe I will look into that...

Not really possible with this one. I might be able to remove the heavy glass undershade, but that's about it. It would be nice if it had a "disconnect" mount up at the ceiling like fans and some lamps, but this is a fingers-and-screwdriver mount. Yep. It's just past my flexibility and...

I have a Cosco adjustable ladder and (while it's awfully heavy) have used it many times for oddball situations like this. It's not nearly large enough for this job, though. I'd guess the lamp base on the ceiling is 15 feet above the center landing, and it's a tossup as to whether the up-stairs...

Thanks, all, good answers that confirm my 5-year judgment of "needs gonzo scaffolding" and "best if it's someone else's!" Paint is the minor issue here. I already painted the wall pretty well with a long roller (when I could get the fun double-expanding handle away from the kids, sigh). You can...

Okay, it's not in my garage, but I have an entry stairwell that 40 years of experience can't tell me how to paint. It's an up-down entry, small entry landing with seven stairs down and seven stairs up. On the down side is a wall that runs to a slightly vaulted ceiling, so it's probably 15 feet...

The SkyLink thingy works as advertised. A good solution for $25, and you can add other sensors (like water and regular door ones) at reasonable cost. Only two comments are... That I'd really prefer something that works along the door edge or top, with a contact switch or (as in my original...

And that's exactly the kind of solution I woul d have implemented, without a second thought, most of my home/shop owning life. Had nothing cheap, easy and reliable in a box come up, my plan was to build a sensor arm (using a hall effect sensor and a magnet, to get the mechanical problems out of...

Might work for some, and I think some openers have a similar feature (auto close after X minutes or after dark). But I think most of us have times we want the GD to stay open and not magically close when we are across the yard doing something. (Anyone else get caught by automatic relocking of a...

I'd really rather not replace the whole opener just to get such a feature. Any more than I want to marry Alexa to get colorful pop-up alerts on my smartphone that I've been stupid again. :)

Thanks, that's the only box item I've found that even comes close. The thumbs-up helps. The product writeups are abysmal, though and imply it's mostly for "Some bad guy is opening your garage door!" alert purposes. Does it simply light an LED when the door is open? (And hey, I remember you...

I am looking for a simple, effective way to remind me that my garage door is open. Yep, I've reached that dim age when I keep finding it open — sometimes in the evening, sometimes in the morning. :p I have tons of fab and electronics experience and will just build one if I can't find a...