Recent content by Forgottonia

^^This. I'll bet someone just ran the hot wire out to the switch and back. Not really the way you're supposed to do it--although I know there are switches like this in my house and building. /shameful guilty look on face

You'll need a compound saw to cut a piece to length at the end of every row. Stapler for the underlayment. An air compressor to run your pneumatic flooring nailer. You might want to have a pry bar with a thin flat end and either a large ball peen or small (2 lb) sledge hammer, and a flooring...

You might think about going with a gambrel roof shape (barn roof shape) so you can have a bit more storage over the rafters. Just a thought.

I got a cheap corded hammer drill a few years back when I needed one (Masterforce). But then I don't drill in concrete very often--say, maybe once or twice a year.

I have an Altoid tin or two. Also have a handful of tobacco tins. Several years ago I decided I wanted an old timey Band-Aid tin for our medicine cabinet. It took me a couple of years to track one down. You just don't see Band-Aid tins around much anymore. (I guess I could've bought one...

A good way to get flaking paint up from concrete is by using an air compressor. It's a LOT easier than sanding/scraping.

Don't listen to any of the naysayers! Do it!!

Hey sparkys (and others knowledgeable about all thing electrical): What are some of the common electrical code violations you see in DIYer's work? What are the most dangerous ones? ============================ Every time some DIYer posts a thread about something electrical he's doing...

If you REALLY want to get a deep discount, just swing by Home Depot every so often and check out their cull pile. They sell all the returned wood at a 70% discount. Some is crooked or cracked. But about half of it has little or no defect. Menards has a similar clearance section for wood...

Why dimmers in a garage? Unless you'll be sipping wine with your lady while sitting in your convertible 1961 Corvette.

^^This. I was going to say that it wouldn't be a dirt floor if hay was stored down there. But barns generally stored hay up above and manure below. So it's likely a dirt floor. The person showing you the barn probably either didn't know what was stored down below, or didn't want to say...

Ha ha! No one would keep holding onto the thing while it was shorting out with flames like that. Definitely fake.

Most of the tools I've bought have been to work on a particular project. And that's how you end up with a hodge podge of tools. lol

I got into sharpening knives a few years back. Bought several whetstones off the eBay. I fooled around with it for a few months until I lost interest. I got to be okay at sharpening stuff. But certainly not expert level like the guys you see on YouTube. Sharpening a knife is actually...

It should work just fine for you. But if this thread goes long enough someone will caution you that it might blow the roof off your garage and possibly cause male pattern baldness.