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Good stuff today: I was able to borrow a friends enclosed trailer and haul home some material. Included with that material was some 12 foot purple board that I will be able to hang this weekend. Between now and then, I will be working on the reinforcement with the wood that I am hanging...

That is a fantastic point: I have seen how some address the reinforcement of steel stud to put cabinets in. While I have the ‘opportunity’ i will toss some reinforcement in the mix to put some shelves in the area.

Last weekend, I was able to knock out the 12 foot run of studs for this wall. This is the first time that I worked with metal stud but once I was able to get moving along things were not all that tough. Next step will be to insulate with rockwoll and then I will skin it with drywall and some...

We’re breaking ground on another fun project. This one has a decent scope, and will be a bit of a challenge. This will involve waste and supply plumbing, as well as gas and exhaust action. …If you’ve read this far and are still curious: we’re moving the laundry machines into the basement, and...

Moving right along; we have a big project coming, so I am chipping away at the ‘smaller’ ones to get things “off the list” so that I can focus my efforts. The MTB has a FOX 34 stepcast on her, and FOX recommends service after some number of hours on the fork that would be less than a season...

@manbike26 - thank you for stopping by and thank you for the compliments. The SPOT is head and shoulders above any other bike I have owned in my near 46 years on the planet. This is in terms of precision on the trail, ability to handle top-end sprints and handling rocky/rooted *********...

Dope space, man! Lots of bike **** here to come, I am sure. I like the Alchemy - she looks like a ********* rig to tackle the hard-core. I also like that Park wheel tool (thank you for reminding me that I need one). Curious about the sealant type you use. I’ve had great success with Stans...

Holy short!! Bob; you retired at 50?!!!?! That is pretty incredible (I will be turning 46 soon, and do not see myself retiring for at least 20 years, especially with the youngster now at 16 months). I will agree that seeing lift from a different perspective is a good way to bring a reality...

Madison! You aught to take advantage of the Thursday specials! Anyhow, I would not really have any brand preference until having experienced “better” window brands. At our old house, I installed a 12 foot patio door, as well as a French door that was the biggest that Andersen made at the time...

Bob — thank you for making a regular appearance in my little GJ post. Regulars get free fish fry and half off brewskis on Thursday nights here! Anyhow - I am sure that Jeldwen makes a “super high end“ version of the doors and windows that were used here - but the builder grade quality version...

Happy thanksgiving y’all. I knocked that door project out earlier this week. I suppose that it was satisfying to finally put the finishing touches on this project, because this thing was in rough shape, and has been on “the list” for what seems like since we moved in the house back in 2016...

Thank you guys for stopping by! Good stuff! @madison069 — curb weight of the ranger is around 4400lb. I have put on a bit more weight; with the addition of a bakflip and a bedliner and such, but that is all trivial at this point, I suppose when thinking about towing. Speaking of towing: I do...

Madison069: thank you for dropping by! I am not so sure that I would set up notifications for my little thread, but that is kind of cool to hear someone did so. The Ford Ranger is offering a turbo 4cyl in their base model, which is what my rig has. I believe that they offer a slightly larger...

Moving right along, we had a “small“ project that needed to be knocked out. I did a small paver pad for where we put the garbage can and recycle can last weekend. All in, I knocked this job out in 3 hours. You will see that what was there originally was a mess of pea-pebble (drainage against...

Wow. I thought that I was the only one who really had a distaste for presta valves. …just a dumb thing that bikes had to adapt. That said, I suppose that I can control the amount of pressure more easily with the way that you can let air out and also check with the little pressure gage. SO...

Here is a little more of a ‘clear’ picture of the sika concrete seal, where a failed expansion joint used to be. I know it ain’t much, but getting some of the failed expansion joint was a task that involved a sawsall blade that was tossed in the trash afterward. I’ve also added a picture of...

Then, after all of that mess was cleaned and done with (… and a project that I am not sure that I am going to share because I am a bit embarrassed of the results) —- I had “doods only weekend” —- where my wife went on a *much deserved* vacation and I had the youngster solo for a 4 day weekend...

The summer is quickly coming toward the end, and this has been an interesting one, that’s for sure. The little guy turned 1, and he is walking now, and keeping mommy and daddy on their toes to be sure he doesn’t hurt himself during this critical learning time. The number of projects around...

That is a fantastic space to “start” with. …I love the plate collection, and see some plates from the EU (Germany, I believe) — any story about the plate collection?

Summer time is my favorite season of the year. Michigan is all over the map when it comes to weather during the transitional seasons, and there is always a 3-4 week straight period of grey where it’s too warm to snowboard, too cold and sloppy to ride or play ball - those weeks make me really...