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Hey Guys, I built a treehouse for my boys and I'm having a hard time finding a decent used roofing nailer. Any thoughts on just using my narrow crown stapler? Rentals here are like $30 a day and I don't really plan on getting it all done in a day, it's very much a mornings and weekends...

Hi All, We've recently put on a pretty substantial addition to our house and it's time to update the HVAC to match. Currently we have a 60k BTU single stage carrier, with a 2.5ton AC. House is in Minnesota, roughly 4200sq ft, 2700sq ft above ground. Current duct work is a tad undersized but is...

Hi Guys, I have an old plugin Bosch hammer drill that is about as useful as a regular drill when it comes to drilling concrete so I'm looking to upgrade to an SDS that I can also chisel with. I don't have any immediate massive needs so I'm considering just going with the cordless version so I...

TLDR; Need a paint sprayer, Graco Pro x17, Graco X7, or Titan Pro 1900? Budget of roughly $500. We're on the home stretch of a substantial home addition and I'm thinking I'm going to end up tackling the painting myself to try and stay a bit more in budget. I've got 2 closets, a bathroom, a...

Hey Guys, Was hoping to maybe snag a black friday/cyber Monday deal on some floor tiles. I have a new 3rd stall that's going to be about 760sq ft. The front will be parking for my truck in Minnesota winters, so I'd like a draining tile like garageflow or something similar. But, what can I put...

I have a Carrier 60k BTU furnace that is short cycling with a 31 code. This is low pressure switch not closing after 5 minutes of run time so it's just running 5 minutes every 20. This translates to condensate drain blockage or vent issues. The catch is that we just put an addition on our...

Smoking meter socket question for the sparkies in the group. We're putting an addition on our house and recently had a new meter socket installed a few weeks ago. Everything has been working great, including AC and heavy loads during construction running compressors, etc. Last night at about...

I've recently added on a 26x30 3rd stall and am looking at eventually heating it. I got a screaming deal on 4" used roof foam that I put around the interior of the frost walls. Should I do the slab too? Or would poly be enough? Budget is getting tight wondering if I'll ever make that $1500 back.

I'm waterproofing my new basement in a week or so and I'm struggling with the foamboard and dimpleboard detail. I feel like, ideally it should go on the outside of the foam, JLC isn't much help as it shows it both ways. The problem is that the biggest powder actuated fasteners get is 3", which...

Anyone happen to know rough siding labor cost per square for LP Smartside? A mix of both BnB and lap. We're building an addition and I'm doing some of the work myself. I sided my garage myself and was planning on doing that as well, but I'm starting to think I might be cramped for time and not...

Hey Guys, We're breaking ground on a 24x32 addition over a full basement that I'm GCing and doing some of the work for on my own. The budget is pretty tight with the HELOC we have to work with for the next year or so, so I'm looking to be frugal where I can be. That said, we are adding to the...

Hi All, I'm looking to add a small lean-to to my thickened edge floating slab. I think the city required it to be 18" edges, of which about 12" is below grade. What is the proper footing detail for a post framed lean-to? I probably don't want to do 36" but I also don't want it to rip off during...

Hi Guys, Looking at alternative wall paneling to save on install time, finishing, and added durability, etc. Trusscore seems to be about perfect but I'm having a hard time finding any pricing on it. If it's more expensive than it would cost to just hire someone to drywall and paint it, then...

Hey All, My house was built in 1987 and the ductwork is mostly original. We do have a new air handler, furnace and AC in the last few years. Our master bedroom is on the 2nd floor and it's honestly brutal up there in the summer so I'm trying my best to think of little tweaks that will help it...

We're replacing our 1987 200 series Anderson's with Marvin Elevate(formerly Integrity) and going with a black exterior and white interior. My question is around the weatherstrip package. The choices are black, white, or beige. The problem is that the jamb liner/weatherstripping is visible on...

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Hey All, I've been busting my tail getting my garage finished before Winter and I finally had a chance on Saturday to build my firewood storage from scrap lumber. It's a 10x5x6 lean-to built mostly out of good solid 2x6 lumber. I tried to stain it yesterday but it was way too cold and my...

I saw someone post about water softeners here and figured I'd check in with you guys to see if anyone's used an electronic descaler before. We're on city water and I think it clocks in at like 14 gpg, which I don't believe is all that terribly hard. The only problems we have is limestone scale...

That is the question. I'm building some carriage doors for a 6ft door in my new garage and I'm wondering if I should use some minwax helmsman Spar urethane on them in addition to the Cabot Gold exterior stain I've already got on them. The doors are framed with some LP 5/4 trim I had leftover...

I'm building a 16x32 workshop, slab on grade, in my backyard, that WON'T have a driveway too it, but it's going to need a little ramp built to get my tractor and other things comfortably in the doors. You can see the build thread here if you're curious...