Recent content by KenC

LOTS less.Many available on ebay. Some as low 5 bucks.

Yesterday afternoon the temp in the house started creeping up, Found A/C not running. Called for service. Scheduling for Monday! Not good as the heat index is forecast to be 105+ for the next several days Took a look at the unit. Condenser fan not running and hotter than hell to the...

In my world the drawings are minimum sizing for concrete. It is nearly impossible to size a trench footing exactly, dirt is not a precision material. I'd expect 2" to be really good. And, the customer pays for the concrete to fill the hole, not the prints.

Looking at the pic of the separation, I'm not sure it is separating. May well be just the original cut was a little short so they spaced it to the needed length. Would fit the overall DIY workmanship..

My Dad was in a federal government training program for veteran farmers/ranchers right after WWII. For years I had his text books from some of the classes. One was on self-built farm buildings. It included mixing concrete and building trusses just like that. Size of the gussets, nail...

Local Lowes now sells gravel and sand in what look to be 1 cuyd containers. Really, a 3x3x3 what looks like woven plastic fabric. They load on your trailer or truck with a fork lift. Really handy, but expensive. About twice what the same amount would be from a bulk yard but loaded loose...

Wow! Local lowes has it at 9.98 for 10'. Even considering Canadian dollar to USD that's a huge difference.

Can't speak to Mits or other premium brands, but can tell you I've been satisfied with Pioneer units. When the first one failed due to a bad blower motor in the head unit, they shipped a replacement immediately, even though it was an owner self install. After a couple of years I decided to...

Senco. good tools. good service. good warranty.

I once owned an old building, original electrical equipment circa 1916 was a panel with copper bolts/studs and knife switches, no overcurrent protection. All mounted a slate backing, about 16x24 and a little of an inch thick. There were no receptacles at all, just a lot of lighting. I...

Sorry for the delay. Horizontally.

Agree with that assessment. The original install was never properly bedded into the thinset. Either it was too dry when it was placed or not enough setting pressure applied. Cleaning all the stuff off is the hardest part. I'd use a sanding disk on drill or sander to do that, really...

I would screw or nail a 2xsomething to both top plates and the vertical gable 2xs. Then put a temp brace at the center of that added 2x to the floor, probably 2 2x4s in a tee. The something above could be a 2x6 IMO but use larger if it makes you feel safer.

Irwin speedbore. Goog compromise bit and can drill at an angle

Just be sure all metal parts are bonded to whatever is grounded.