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Forget the dirt. If any dirt is used it should be of uniform depth and tamped.

I have a "radiac" saw I built over 50 years ago. I use it frequently. I decided to stop using abrasive blades due to the wear and availability factor of the 10" blades. So I switched to a metal blade. It will cut anything I can physically fit in it. I don't like the sound it makes for sure. And...

Good to see the rebar on chairs. I have demolished enough concrete to know that relying on pulling it up as you go is nuts. Might as well leave the rebar out. I have seen the statement way too many times, often by concrete contractors that concrete always cracks. Not so, if done right. I poured...

I do not have a CUT or SCUT, but an LS 160 NH SS. I use my forks a LOT! I also have a box blade I adapted. It has been used so much the vertical leading edges are worn to a considerable radius.

I put the end of the ladder in my skid steer bucket and put the bucket up so the mid point of the ladder is against the eves, then use the SS to push the ladder so it rests on the roof . I put a second ladder against the eves, climb up and get on the first one. It can't slide back with the end...

My well driver friend will install nothing but a Goulds.

I vote for Redheadheads of either type. They have tremendous holding power. I would go 3/8 or larger.

My wife and I live in the mountains of Tennessee on 8 acres. The closest neighbor is a church 100+ yards from our property line. Otherwise we are surrounded by National forest. Our closest neighbor is over a quarter mile away. We have no use whatsoever for HOA's. My well off brother lives with...

I use a broken piece of a coarse wheel to dress a good running wheel. I also hate to throw away stuff.

I ama bit slow on reporting the latest progress (busy will do that to you). We got the good crew together Thursday, and got the job done. It looks great, and we are quite confident there will be no leaks. Interestingly, at the end of the day, the most worn out guy was the youngest, the garage owner!

Maybe I should not have mentioned my age! And boy, I certainly understand the concern. I would challenge anyone to guess it by looking at me or watching me work. The amazing thing is that my wife at 80 is the same way. She can easily outwork most 60 year olds. Anyway, it is hard to supervise...

Amen^^^

A friend of mine is building a 30x40 garage himself. He did OK until it came to the roof ,he does not like heights so some of his friends volunteered. The guy who took charge claimed to know what he was doing, and the rest of the crew assumed he did. And here is the end result: more leaks than...

At 83 and counting, done much of the above one time or another. There, saved a lot of space repeating ^^^ !

Our garage is on the end of the house. Cannot see it from the street. Yes, it is a 90* turn in to the garage, but rather easy. And when we back out and turn the opposite way, or straight back into a spare spot, we will be set up to drive out forward. But of course that is best, as the driveway...

Appreciate the replies. We vacuumed and mopped the floor, started wiping down the walls. At 80 and 83 we're not as fast as when we were younger. Tom

Just finished sanding drywall in our basement. It is dusty of course, and dusting it with a drymop type tool still leaves dust. How **** do I have to be prior to painting? Tom

I did not see anyone mention the substrate. If the garage is filled 8' deep with whatever material the contractor has available, like native soil, then it better be tamped in lifts to insure the integrity of the substrate. I am assuming here the garage space was excavated in conjunction with...

Too many vices here. I gave up most of mine, smoking, drinking, wild women, etc.

I had two barns with wood floors. Parked everything from my large RV trailer to tractors on then for 20 some years with no problems. Neighbors had second story wooden floors commonly with fully loaded hay wagons on them. Never heard of any failure. These structures were old but built for the...