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Hey folks. Home Depot has a few decent Milwaukee/DeWalt/Ryobi/Rigid deals in their "Special Buy Of The Day" today. I'm pretty stocked up with M12 stuff, but the Rocket light with two 6.0 batteries for $179 has me tempted...

Hey folks. Home Depot has a few decent Milwaukee/DeWalt/Ryobi/Rigid deals in their "Special Buy Of The Day" today. I figured I'd post this here as well as the Hot Deals forum because this one seems to be more active. I'm pretty stocked up with M12 stuff, but the Rocket light with two 6.0...

Wow. Huge change. Amazing you were able to do all that in a year. I can only imagine what your local tax person thinks the improvements are worth. Keep the garage doors closed next time they come around for an assessment...

I usually use a cheap Ryobi 1/2" cordless impact wrench for wheel duty. It's got three settings, and I've found that tightening lugs on setting 1 doesn't over torque them, regardless of how long you hammer. I'm guessing they're probably tightened to around 50 pounds. Once all the lugs are on, I...

I'd get the Ingersoll Rand 119MAX long barrell. $159 for the kit on Amazon at the moment. I bought the 118MAX a couple of years ago and I'm amazed at how hard it hits, even on a small compressor. I had a crappy air chisel before and it was pretty much worthless. The IR, on the other hand, is...

I would definitely use 1/2" plywood. As far as fastening the plywood to your framing, I think you're going to need nails longer than an inch and a half. When I'm attaching 1/2" plywood to framing, I normally use 8d framing nails, which are 2-3/8". I always use ring shank nails, as they are far...

Looks really good. Fellow New Jersey guy here, but my garage is unfinished and unheated, so I have to admit I feel a little tinge of jealousy when I see places like yours (especially now that the weather is cold). Enjoy it- you've built a great space.

Don't remove the siding. You have an intact building (with a heavy roof) that looks to be in good shape. The last thing you want to do is take it apart. If you want to insulate, you can do that from the inside. If you're looking to air-seal the wall cavities before you insulate, use 1/2" foam...

Viper- For your own sake, DO NOT dump in the street. You're talking a lot of material. Get it as close to its final destination as possible while it's still in the truck. You don't want to be moving dirt any more than necessary. I installed a septic system on a property I own and had to do some...

Hi Bill. My experience is that vertical siding is leak prone. Granted, anything can be made to work (with enough caulk, sealant, rubber membranes, etc.), but I'm a big believer in the KISS principle. Also, shingle and shake siding is considered horizontal siding. I have painted cedar shakes on...

As long as the material accommodates it (which housewrap does), everything should be installed shingle style, horizontally. The main exceptions to this rule would be metal roofing panels, or vertical siding (which I would never choose). As the old saying goes, think like a raindrop. Horizontal...

The Milwaukee mid torque with one battery is $220 on homedepot.com. I don't understand why someone would spend $380 more to buy it off a truck. That extra battery certainly doesn't justify the extra cost. I'm guessing it's the weekly payment plan the truck offered. This is exactly how people get...

I've had a corded Bosch for years. I also have two M12 Milwaukees- the non-Fuel and the Fuel version. I rarely use the Bosch anymore. Of the two Milwaukees, the non-Fuel version vibrates much slower on the lowest speed setting, which can be a good thing when you're trying to make a really...

I get a kick out of the ratchet debates. I grew up with Craftsman ratchets in the 80s and 90s, and they got the job done just fine. Today, I mostly use Pittsburgh Pros. The Pittsburghs have a nicer feel than the Craftsmans, they're cheap, and I haven't broken one yet. Granted, I'd be happy to...

If you can fit 2x12s, go with 2x12s. Headers and beams over large openings are one thing you should be generous with. Even if 2x10s might be "sufficient", what happens if you get a nasty crack in one (or both) of them as they dry out? Are they still "sufficient"? Go with 2x12s if you're working...

I use the plugs Wal-Mart sells. Never had a problem with one. I also use rubber cement when I install them (Wal-Mart sells that too). To each their own I guess.

I'm curious why you're using clips on the plywood floor. The only time I use them is on roof sheathing. If you want to unify adjacent rows of plywood (that aren't tongue and groove) you can just screw pieces of blocking to the bottom of the outside edge of the row you're installing. Put half the...

Your shingles are fine. They staggered the bottom and "zippered" the top. Both techniques offset the courses like they're supposed to. On re-roofs, the main thing you want to look at is if they properly flashed the intersections- wherever a roof meets a vertical wall or a vertical piece of trim...

Snap-On makes a lot of good stuff. It is expensive. What to do?... As a DIY guy, I bought my flare nut wrenches and my Flank Drive Plus combo wrenches off Ebay. Those are the two things I feel Snap-On does best, and are worth paying more for (I live in a rusty climate). In terms of ratchets and...

+1 on the Astro low profile sockets and the ratcheting wrench they make to go with them. If you don't want to buy the Astro wrench, you can put a small rubber band around the hex shaped part of the the Astro socket and it'll hold the socket pretty securely in the box end of whatever wrench...