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just posting a solution for any with the same issue. Have a Liftmaster 3280M from about 12 years ago. Security company added a camera outside it about 20' away and it worked fine, they added a second one nearer the garage to get a blind spot after someone stole a catalytic converter from the...

have a 10 x 12 Tuff shed about 20+ years old. Probably time to re-roof it soon. The floor is not sagged and it is sitting on a thick concrete pad. I notice that the roof line is high at the gables but dips in towards the center. Trying to decide if this is by design or if the trusses have...

have a couple 3/4" ball gate valves used to control the sprinkler systems. They are about 25 years old, and replacing them would be a PITA because they would have to be cut out and sweated back in rather than just unscrewed and replaced due to being close to the main line so they can't be...

working on this and found that the plastic tee that a water hammer arrestor goes into broke so i will rewrite this

Have a cube frame with netting stapled to it to put over some blueberry plants to keep birds out. It is about a 6 - 7 feet cube. First year I made it from big box store 1 x 2. The wood was junk and fell apart The second time I made it from some 3/4" artificial wood like used in landscaping...

Any tips? needed to cut some plugs to fill drill holes. Bought a set of plug cutters from the big box store. Mostly sawdust is all I get - the plug is going into redwood and it just fragments. I tried several different grains, colors of wood and each did it. I found going into the end grain at...

Unusual situation. Front yard is sloped so when the water is turned off after each cycle the vacuum break allows the water in the lines to drain out. Due to water use restrictions we use special sprinklers on the lawns. They throw a fine stream in a circle while they spin. The older style...

I am building a large redwood gate from 2x4's. The frame is 90 degree non-mitered corners. The wood is on the 4" plane meaning that the 2" sides join in a **** joint. Normally I would lay it out on a large table or something, clamp to the table and then drill and countersink the pieces as I...

have a unique situation. 30 year old 4x4 redwood post in a vinyl sleeve in a retaining wall. We pulled 9 out today using a pair of jacks but one is binding and broke, Right now I have drilled a 2 9/16" hole into the center about 14" down and have about that much more to go. I thought I would...