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House in Illinois had drywall in the garage. I eventually had to replace the lower sheets along one wall because of moisture damage fron snowmelt that dropped off the car. I ran surface mount emt when I needed more outlets. Az louse has drywall, and, again, surface mount conduit to avoid...

No. ALI is the certification issuing outfit. They aren’t in the inspection business. If you want a lift to be certified, you document the performance vs the performance criteria, send your paperwork in, along with the fee, and get the certification certificate. It’s not much differe in...

Don’t think it will matter since I’m painting (well, actually my wife is) over OSB. It’s sort of a love / hate relationship with OSB. On one hand it goes up fast and is easy to hang things on , although adding a reinforcing board on the surface is best, as fasteners can’t otherwise hold much...

I have a 32x54 plus a 48x75 at the Michigan house, but a 20x20 at our snowbird house in Arizona. The 20x20 has a small alcove by the door into the house For me, the 20x20 works out ok, considering it’s a seasonal house for us. I got rid of my four door Ram and bought a Maverick, and my...

My shop has osb wall covering for the lower 8’, with steel for the upper 8 feet. When I bought the place around 12 years ago, my wife graciously offered to repaint the osb, but I declined since we were rehabbing a project house at the time and I knew that if I diverted from that task, it would...

$16.99 now.

I did mine the same way, but per the discussions last year, that doesn’t make it right, as it ignores the potential spalling / cone shaped breakout issue that can occur If you drill to breakthrough.

Best I can do is keep most of them, especially partial sets, in a clear plastic shoe box. I’ve given up sorting them. Keep a cheap micrometer or even a vernier caliper nearby. Life’s too short to sort drill bits. Edit: That said, I do have a metal box that has slots for perhaps twenty or...

Other manufacturers specifically tell you to not drill all the way trough, because the breakout spalls a reverse cone at the bottom of the slab, reducing the effective slab thickness at the hole. Best to follow the instructions for your particular lift. There was an extensive thread on this...

College classes started last week, and the boxes my wife keeps returnable cans In was full, so, since she needed a couple of birthday cards an other miscellaneous stuff, we threw them in the back seat of the truck and headed to Walmart. There were a couple of down and out individuals with...

That would be the BendPak spec for a rework. The callout is much less severe for existing slabs in good condition, just like ECRIM says. From memory it’s 4”, but I have a feeble memory, and mine’s been up for around ten years.

They had one in the store last week, on clearance. I was underwhelmed, so I passed. I see where some might jump on that deal, though.

This. Once the municipality runs sewer lines in the neighborhood, they won’t issue permits for new or replacement septic systems. They may grandfather your systems, but what I have seen, grandpa dies three to ten years after municipal sewers become available, or whenever the system fails...

Not until he’s proven guilty, which on face value, appears likely. We don’t do lynchings here anymore. There are process to go through in civilized countries.

I was in the Marquette, Mi Menards store yesterday (Saturday). They were clearancing the display boards for the bathroom accessories, ie towel bar, washcloth loop, tp hanger, and clothes hook for $1.00 per board. One lady had a whole shopping cart full. I presume she either had rentals or was...