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I am working on a 28 year old deck. Tore off all the wood decking and installing Trex. Their is some variability in the height of the joists - 1/4" over 16" so I don't think that is too bad. I am installing some new joists (2x8's resting on 2x8 cross members supported by 4x4's) as my design...

I am installing a few joist hangers and a number of stringer hangers. The metal connector specs say to use 10d nails which I think are 0.148" x 3". I am intending to use 0.148" x 1.5" metal nail connector nails in my pneumatic framing nailer. I am mounting them on 2x8's that are 1.5" thick so...

Went to start the mower today at the remote cabin and got a no crank. Spartan mower (only about 40 hours) generated a #12 error code that indicates battery issue or solenoid wiring short. Battery was just charged but jumped it just to make sure without success. Was scratching my head if it...

I have an old pole barn that has rough cut vertical wood siding with small gaps between the boards and gravel floor. The gaps are relatively small but you can see light through them from the inside. The roof is metal and seems pretty tight. I was going to run power and install a sub-panel...

I have a 12 ft wide hanging wood garage door that is suspended and rolls on an overhead track. The outside bottom of the door travels along the edge of a concrete pad which is 2" above the bottom of the door. The bottom of the door is just above the inside floor of the garage. The floor of...

Planning the condenser placement and electrical run for my cabin mini-split install. It is a one-zone, 24,000 BTU Aura HyperHeat Senville unit. Electrical input is 230V with 24.9 amp MCA and 25 amp Max Fuse. Have some questions and any comments welcome - Will install 25 amp, 2 pole breaker in...

I am intending to install a mini-split in my cabin this spring and have been looking at a Senville unit. I am going to do it DIY but Senville will not warranty it unless professionally installed. Not a show stopper for me but I have an EPA 609 MVAC cert and was considering getting an EPA 608...

My son had this chainsaw tuned up for me last Christmas and I just tried to start it for the first time. I dumped the old gas and put in fresh and cannot get it to even pop. I noticed that the spark plug wire insulation was melted and the wire could have been making contact with the edge of...

I plan on installing a mini split by next spring at my remote cabin in SE Ohio. It's about 860 sq ft on the first floor which has the MBR, bathroom, utility room and a living/dining/kitchen area with a half story above having 2 bedrooms. It is D-Log construction without wall insulation but...

I am working on double hung windows in a 100 year old house. Most of the sash cords are broken and I was considering using chain rather than rope. Any reason not to?

Just bought a used John Deere/Frontier LP1060 tow behind landplane to maintain my gravel driveway at my cabin. It weighs about 450 lbs. and plan to tow it behind my Honda Pioneer 700 SXS. I have a pretty good grade up to the cabin so hope the Honda can handle it. Does anyone have any...

I have 34 acres, most of it very wooded & hilly with a seasonal cabin. Would like to clear & maintain about 3 acres of low lying pasture which has grown up in blackberry brambles and small trees. Also want to clear and maintain trails in wooded hills. I have a Spartan Zero Turn mower I...

I have an 18"EGO Chainsaw with a 5 Amp Hour battery w/ Fuel Gauge (B2800T). Both are 5 years old. The chainsaw dies after a few minutes of use and the Fuel Gauge light flashes red. If I unplug the battery and plug it back in, it will run for another couple of minutes and the problem repeats...

I want to install a self regulating heat cable on a poly water line that runs from my cistern through an unheated crawl space beneath my seasonal cabin in SE Ohio. I drain the cpvc water distribution water lines in the crawl space and maintain some heat in the cabin when not in use but I don't...

I posted this on the tail end of a similar, older post but did not get much response so trying again..... Turned on my son's Carrier Infinity 96 Gas Furnace (Model 59TN6A) first time this season and would not fire up - code 32. Poked at it a little bit and it fired up but noticed it was...

Planning to install mini-split in seasonal cabin in SE Ohio for both supplemental heat & AC. Currently use the wood stove when I'm there but turn on several of the electric baseboard heaters in the morning until it fires up. Also set a few of the baseboard units at 55F in the living...

I am repairing cedar shingle house siding, removing bad shingles and reinstalling new ones. Was considering buying an M12 Palm Nailer. I don't want to spend the money on a pneumatic coil siding gun as I don't think I would get that much use out of it. Nail size spec on the Milwaukee is 6d...

I just purchased a 30+ year old, 1-1/2 story seasonal cabin in southeastern Ohio and going through the first winter - total area is 1200 sq ft with first floor about 900 sq ft. Walls are maybe 4-5" thick pine tongue-in-groove boards with no air space/insulation - windows do not have double...

Very versatile 12V/6V battery charger at a great price on Amazon for Cyber Monday - $81.01.

Planning to install a 60 amp subpanel in the detached garage. It's about 60 ft and would like to run it underground. What size wire? Conduit? How deep? thx