Recent content by firetruck41

Some of the label makers have an "extra adhesive" label that they offer, I have used this on textured surfaces on our fire engines and they last quite a while, they might do the trick. I also always clean off the area with alcohol before placing labels.

Looks like a type of bowstring truss, those are a deadly truss for firefighters, catastrophic collapse expected in fire. We only have a couple in our district, we generally don't expect to go in them if there is a fire, unless there is a known victim.

The smart panel siding is fine, basically it's not much different than an osb sheathing as far as strength (it just had a nicer finish that can be painted. The lap siding over osb doesn't really do anything for "strength" IMHO, do you probably have just as strong a build with smart siding vs...

Do not caulk the **** joints of the siding, it might look good for a few months, but will eventually crack and the paint over the caulk will start to look different and the joint will actually stand out visually, much more than if you don't caulk it. If you drive around neighborhoods that are...

This!^^^ Exactly what I did on my house. Solid! And looks good.

Thanks for the info on my situation, I will take a closer look at the tankless unit we have, and see if it can serve us a little better.

Just to clarify, I do understand that. It's not a long wait, and it's a short run from heater to kitchen and bathroom. The issue is the volume of water to get it to kick on is enough that I can't turn the temp down to "warm" at the faucet or it just stops delivering any heated water

We have had a tankless water heater at the fire station for about the last 10 years, where I live about a third of my life. No problem getting hot water, as much as I want for however long I want. The only problem that would keep me from getting it for my home (and this could just be our...

The guys afraid to build a10' wall? That would worry me.

I am very interested in this thread. Keep us updated!

In the pictures, the damage to the cardboard box (the picture is of the back) was where the damage to the tool box occurred, I think there was also one area of damage on one side of the box. The damage to the cardboard box doesn't look very significant, but I think the "forks" of a fork lift...

I replied to you in the tool box thread, in the general forum.

I've got one, and I'm in the Vancouver (WA, not BC) area. I have the 41" chest and upper box. I have not seen anything that compares to it at Costco, Home Depot, Lowes, Harbor Freight, or Sears (except for one Professional Craftsman box, that must be special ordered for big $$$). If you are...

I have a small flat panel, I haven't purchased a mount for it yet, since I haven't finalized where it will be placed, but I will probably buy a mount from www.monoprice.com I have purchased a couple of HDMI and optical cables from them, for about 10-20% of the cheapest stuff at the big box...

Ordered 1 week ago today. Freight delivery company just scheduled delivery for Thurs morn, about as quick as I could hope for. Shipping weight for both boxes combined is 450lbs.