Recent content by snowman3

I'm partial to a "build your own" made from scraps and gadgets and worn out tools that bring a smile to your face. Much better conversation piece.

Count me in. Thanks!

not sure why we are all replying to 8yo thread, but here goes.... Build a dog house along the outside wall of the garage. The back wall of the DH is your secret doggie door entrance into the garage. It won't stop critters, but the roof + walls will block weather from reaching the doggie door...

You already have the rack mounted, so go for it and see how it works. In terms of sealing off the rack and forcing air over it, where are you getting the fresh air, and where are you depositing it afterward? (Read the fun debates on attic fans) Big fans need big volumes of air. TBD how well...

Thats because you have 30 utility knives and no incentive to keep track of them. I have the same problem. :-) Was talking to a friend of mine who was always misplacing his pocket knives. Until he bought $100+ Benchmade. With some skin in the game, he watches it like a hawk and never loses it...

Looking at building a shed w/ low slope roof. Probably 2:12. Maybe 3:12 if required. Ideally a 1:12 if I could get away w/ it. (trying to keep as much headroom as possible) Not a huge size so I can put as many layers of "whatever" on the roof. But top layer needs to be 3-tab shingle so it...

Or maybe use 2x4 to brace the inside of basin and keep from buckling inward?

forgot to mention, I had a few paper printouts of the floorplan and drew some notes on where elec outlets were positioned, # of studs for each wall, etc. A few measurements on outlet locations, etc. Now the hassle is that I have a bazillion pictures and have to sift through all of them to...

That's a good idea! To the OP: do a mix of video and still pictures. I mainly use the pictures but video is easier to walk around and get many angles of the same group of studs. Take pictures at lots of different angles. Climb a ladder into the attic and take pictures looking downward on teh...

I have a metal box Ames Neverleak and like it a lot. ~$120 at the big box stores. Mine was given to me as a hand-me-down and it replaced my $20 plastic hose reel cart. The new Ames is much much nicer. Keeps the sun off the hose. Pretty easy to wind/unwind. FYI the ames has 4 metal feet, no...

YMMV. I've had cashiers at the same store handle it differently, even the same cashier depending on how busy they were. Usually I can just read it to them. But I have been asked to show them the phone and they zoomed in, read the fine print and exp date themselves, and then typed the code...

It's nice to have some kind of concrete apron near the building. How much depends on your budget. power washing and sealing asphalt near the building splashes goop on the walls. Last time we hired someone to come and re-seal we had to clean splash off the white garage doors. :sad: The...

either way. Dad leaves his tank filled with air but always throws the power disconnect so it can't kick on if there is an air leak in middle of night, etc. grandpa and I drain them after each use 'cause we only use it about once per month.

yep. Falling asleep, middle of night, or first thing in the morning (shower) when I'm thinking about past events. I saw some articles a long time ago that said those times of day are when your mind is clear from all the other stuff that you actively thing about during the day. And the little...