Recent content by Jlbc212

You can do it. However you should attach the bottom brackets on the bottom door section before you begin stacking the panels. You should also read this discussion about using a bullet heater in an enclosed or partially enclosed space...

Carbon Dioxide, CO2, contrary to common belief is not toxic. Humans exhale CO2 when they breathe. Any gas, even a non toxic gas, that displaces oxygen, O2, in the air humans breathe can cause harm as humans need a sufficient quantity of O2 for normal function. Carbon monoxide, CO, is toxic. It...

Walker mower with vacuum ***** and mulches all the leaves. https://www.walker.com/model-s Price has gone way up. There are older ones available on Craigslist or facebook marketplace.

As long as the door clears the cable drums it doesn’t matter. The cable length will have to be shortened which is no big deal.

Use roofing brackets, staging planks and a safety harness. I find steep roofs even easier to do than mid range pitches, like an 8/12.

I have insurance with a $10K deductible. In 50 years of home and garage ownership I’ve never made a single claim against it. I wouldn’t be surprised if I did have to make a claim, the insurance company would find a reason not to pay. Insurance is just another form of legalized gambling with the...

If there’s no contractor licensing who’s to say a general contractor would be any more qualified than you to build the structure? What are you concerned about that you would even need insurance? Fires can be prevented and a well-built structure should be able to withstand every weather event...

Years ago I read a story of an all steel building insulated with denim insulation. The building was destroyed by a smoldering fire involving the denim insulation. I found the story believable as I served for 37 years as a full-time firefighter in an old mill city in MA. Most of the housing...

Years ago I had an old snowblower with an 8hp Tecumseh engine. The carburetor adjustment screw for the main jet would turn itself from the engine vibration. A new spring may have fixed the problem, but it was easy enough just to reach down and readjust the screw.

As a shade tree mechanic I have very few Snap-On tools, but I do have the Snap-On ball joint press kit and extra adapters. I have no regrets.

The capped pipe behind the 4” stack is where the previous owner placed his stash of cash.

You can, but you most likely need to replace the top and bottom fixtures on the door.

Twenty feet is a long span for 3” x 8” native lumber joists. It should have a bearing wall approximately near the center of the span (give or take 3 feet) to decrease the span length of the joists. Walls and supporting beams do not have to be directly under each other, but should be fairly...

Assuming it is a load bearing wall and the location for the new wall is appropriate for carrying the loads it will be supporting and the new wall has adequate support beneath, I wouldn’t remove the old wall until I had the new wall built in place.

An old Baldor door --- the springs are wound with the door in the up position, just one turn should be sufficient to keep the door in the position. A door mechanic would lock the door in the up position with a pair of vice grips, then wind the cable onto the cable spool until the cable is tight...