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    Driveway Camera

    The Ring doorbell camera is also an option, depending where your front door is relative to your driveway.
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    Driveway Camera

    I second the Ring camera..wireless, sends motion alerts to your phone and records video of all movement and stores it in the cloud
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    Can I apply Crabgrass Preventer Twice?

    One more thing...true lawn nuts generally don't apply a preemergent combined with fertilizer...the time to apply preemergent is a little different than the time your lawn needs nitrogen ( up North, at least). Preemergent first, nitrogen a few weeks to months later. A great site is...
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    Can I apply Crabgrass Preventer Twice?

    Don't apply pre emergent now. Plants germinate based on soil temps, not air temps. A typical indicator is when the forsythia (yellow flowered shrub) blooms. Yes, you can apply a preemergent more than once a season..but it really depends on how long the active ingredient is effective. Some only...
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    Attic moisture???

    404 has it right...seal all air leaks into the attic. Above my master bath the snow on the roof always seemed to melt faster...went up into the attic and found that fan was poorly sealed to the ceiling and the common wall between my 2 baths had a nice 1/2" by 8' long gap between the sheetrock...
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    What is this oddity in basement

    yeah, 'bar' was my first thought...?
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    anyone else seen this in their garage?

    Yep, I get the same thing in my garage every winter, too. (Yours is a lot fuzzier, though). Winter snow with salt melting off the cars and soaking into the expansion joints. I've always wondered if there was a way to neutralize it with some vinegar or other acid? Kind of like the products...
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    Makita Lithium-ion batteries

    I was in the same boat, 9 yr old 1.5 AH batteries that were getting weak. I just bought another kit with drill driver and 2 new batteries at HD for $169..problem solved.
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Doing things our way. 50x100 house/shop

    Morio..keep those pictures coming! Love the place!
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    Finishing Butcher Block

    I've found poly to be pretty forgiving...if it gets too hacked up you just scuff up the top coat with a random orbital sander and add some new coats. Looks like new.
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    Shed Build Construction

    Great pics so far! How are you planning to secure the shed to the ground..or will just the weight of the shed be enough to keep it in place with high winds?
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    Starting with Light Bulbs!?!

    I also installed a few of these...about $15 each from Amazon...and you almost need to wear your sunglasses in the garage!
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    strengthen / stiffen garage door?

    I did a search and didn't see anything....we had a big storm blow through here last night (60-70mph winds) and a few garage doors in the neighborhood were buckled inward. The neighborhood is about 7-10 years old...all doors seem to be raised panel, insulated doors. Most are 3 stall garages with...
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    I this a reason for a customer to be mad?

    wow, I wouldn't expect or even want a shop to change any of my settings! For every 1 customer who might want their clock changed you'd probably have 10 who don't want anything changed. To ding you on the survey for that is nuts...
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    Want to insulate and finish concrete garage walls - what would be the best here?

    a great site to read up on the most current / cutting edge information regarding insualting is www.buildingscience.com
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