Recent content by MatBirch

The old roof is 16x22. If it was screwed down, I'd just pull it. It nailed with the old school ring shanks with lead capped heads. Framing below is exposed and everything is pretty sound. We're high desert, and it was open until just a couple years ago, so anything that got in dried well and...

I'm thinking my standard gable end and eve trims will work fine. I have 2 metal roof suppliers within 3 blocks of me, so I can have the trim broke out in custom sizes if I need to.

My shop is a converted carport roofed with corrugated tin. 1/2 of it is close to 70 years old, the other half added about 50 years ago. It's well past time to replace. The sheets were originally installed with minimal laps, and most have now lifted due to **** in between, etc. There's no way...

Thanks guys. My home heat pump threshold is evidently at about 25 degrees, but if ambient drops below that, the auxiliary heat kicks in... the mini has a threshold of 28, but has no auxiliary heat. The mfr. told us "just don't run it when it's that cold". We get some extreme cold, but...

Hey Gang, sorry this is pretty long, but its not a typical situation. I had to make a change to the old freestanding garage which uses a mini split. Early last fall, i began converting the building into a bakery for my wife, and the mini was installed by me. It worked fabulously until it got...

Thanks guys!

I'm renovating an old garage to create a bakery for my wife's business. One upcoming project is a mini split. She's going with one of the less expensive 12k units from Amazon due to price. Trouble is, I can't find a copy of the install instructions online, and from the reviews, they're pretty...

It’s an issue... Liftmaster for one has even added heaters in some of their photo eyes to combat it, but they don’t work well and are finicky for installers and maintenance. If it’s an ongoing problem, you could think about swapping your safety devices.? Most operators won’t work without at...

Hmmm... Excellent points here! I like the idea of replacing it with pavers. Part of the renovation is to add yet more impermeable surface in the form of a 12x12 patio on the outside of the sidewalk. I was already considering building a drywell with French drain to keep the additional water that...

I’m guessing my garage was built around 1950 based on the materials used. There is a foundation wall, but somewhere along the way, some smarty installed sidewalks along the exterior at the same grade as the foundation wall. Now whenever there’s water around, it runs under the sill plate. It’s...

Plan on those stick on zip tie mounts falling off. Not if... when.

Trying to help out my folks and see if this faucet is repairable. I'm guessing it's a 2016 model year, can't find a brand name on it. Knowing the builder, I'm sure it's mid level"builder grade". If you can see, it is separating at the upper spout. It's really just a tube, as this has the pull...

I still have 9.6v stick handle drills that work fine. Since that generation of cordless though, I’ve been less than impressed with Mikita. I’ve long felt they sat back on their laurels, with the attitude of “we invented the cordless tool market, why should we improve anything?” Real world...

The most expensive tools you own are the ones that can't do the job when you need them to. Either because they're broken (warranty or not), or borrowed/missing.

I don't suppose you're shutting the machine down with the breaker while it's running?? Even so, overnight, I'd think that it would lose enough head pressure to not be an issue tomorrow...