Recent content by Rusted Nut

I’ve had very good luck with Lehigh Valley Abrasives.

Do you use that knife to clean fish? Seems like it would be pretty easy to pierce the guts with that tanto blade.

Cedar is very seldomly used as structural lumber. Fence posts yes, deck post or beams probably not. Ask contractor to show the span tables in the building code that allows this.

I beleive the OP spoke with the building inspector, not the building official. There's a difference in most cases.

I’d really urge the OP to go speak with the local building official.

I really like the partially serrated blade; super useful to saw through all kinds of tuff stuff, especially old poly rope and similar things. Having the serrated edge allows you saw stuff without dulling your finer cutting edge.

Benchmade Mini Griptillion. It just works really well.

When you’re changing out a set of shocks, you’ll sure miss having a set deeps.

What’s the U rating of the old window? If it’s like .47 or something; go talk to the building official. You’re upgrading the energy efficiency, what’s another .3 U-factor really going to gain. Certainly worth a try.

Are you repalcing an existing bay window? If so, you may be able to use a weighted average for that particular wall (R503.1.1.1) Possible if you have the wall torn apart, you could upgrade wall insulation to bring average R factor up. If you're replacing a flat window with a bay unit, probably...

I have a M12 Milwaukee that works well for most things up to 2 1/4” #8 screws. Larger than that I go with the M18 1/4” impact.

How a ground/polished slab turns out, is entirely dependent how the slab was poured and finished. Also, sometimes the grout will etch the concrete, and the old grount lines will show on the polished slab. I put up a steel building on an old loading dock a few years ago. We ground and polished...

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If they used a wet diamind saw, the black stuff is dark grey slurry. Let everything cure, then dig it out and seal joint.

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