Recent content by wienerwater

I posted awhile back about the Behr stuff. Within 6 months I had the **** wore off from just general entering and exiting the garage with the car.It's like thick latex paint, no life to it at all, for garage floors. Actually, I don't care for any of thier products now, always some issue with...

Another story that p.....es you off to read about. Here's one thing I've learned when unsure about sales people, is to ask if "they" personally have done the same job you want to do, since many don't even own a garden hose themselves. In these parts, we have some ex-contractors working in...

Is that a normal price for you guys down there, @ $15.50 a ton? Thats nuts! At least here where I am, I get the same 15 tons for @ $65., Canuck Bucks.In my last shop project, I used 3/4" road crush, has some sand mixed in for better compaction. Best thing is to try and lay it down in 4" layers...

Well, since my neighbour works in the bush, there's always a hint of diesel in the air and as far as the fish, it doesn't last long enough to really get rank. My thoughts were the same when asking about the bucket hanging in the tree, since there was no wild odour invading the entire yard...

Here's a neat trick! It sounds stupid, but really does work well. Take a 5 gallon bucket with handle (like a paint pail), pour in about 1/2 a gallon or so of straight diesel fuel and hang it from a tree branch, any height from the ground. Use a piece of heavy wire...coat hanger etc, and skewer a...

I have a Craftsman chain drive on one side, and Chamberline belt on the other door. I have been told the belt drive is quieter, but the rolling door is the noise maker between both doors, so, no big winner there. The main thing you want is the proper size opener for your door size ie: 1/2 or 3/4...

I've done several homes myself with it, and is a good alternative. The snap together stuff is nice, since you can take an area apart if need, and replace a piece. The difference you may pay is in thickness, 6-8 mm. A 7mm thickness is plenty, and as far as cleaning, you can use a damp cloth, as...

Not trying to screw up a good thing here, but won't you start having a drop in suction power adding on extra hose lengths,especially if it is corrugated, it will have a lot of turbulance and pressure (suction loss) unless maybe smaller in diameter? Depending on the model size, would be worth...

Thats the beauty of "pay and take" cabinets, they are just made and sold. Anything when it comes to fitting a proper area with dimensions of it's own, turns into labour hours for someone to specifically make. So, at say $50 an hour, it adds up for custom made ones, let alone an independent shop...

In the warmer climates, looks like it might be ok, but I never seen the words "cold, ice or snow" mentioned, so assume it's just a southern thing. Worth checking out!

Hello Remi. I'm up here in Quesnel, and up here, tube lights are a pain. They don't like cold,and one trick you can try (that we all do here) is flick the switch fast, see if they start.It might take several tries, but they will go. The problem is the cold, they don't like it, unless your garage...

Way to go, Jimmy! It's these special moments that in a year from now, when you're sitting around one day staring at your accomplishments, you sit back and have a good laugh. I know I've had mine, and more to come...but it's always worth it in the end, and makes one proud of thier efforts.

I actually made a small unit for rinsing. It's actually an inline soap dispenser connected to the garden hose, so I fill it with dishwasher rinse aid liquid (Jet Dry). I can adjust the amount needed, as per water conditions, and it actually works great. My water here is pretty good, so if it's...

BDKS is right, don't buy wire from just any store, go to one that deals in electrical supplies (commercial/indutrial)only, as it's about 1/2 the price . Use the PVC, or borrow your neighbours new garden hose to run through. and bury.

The most important part for pouring concrete, is the base prep. Make sure the base material has been compacted several times in layers with suitable material, prefer "3/4 road crush". This has some sand in the crushed gravel, and when put down in about a 4" layer, hose it lightly to make it...