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    Torsion Spring broke, now what?

    I just had mine replaced on my double garage door. Left the service guy a check and man door unlocked, when I came home everything was fixed. $240 well spent. He replaced both sides.
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    Garage Insulation Help

    I live in the quad cities and have a pretty good reasonable insulation guy that does a great job with spray foam. Shoot me a pm if you’d like details.
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    Building Lean-to for boat storage, need ideas....

    Half built threads are the worst.
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    Sidewalk trip hazard repair

    Lol, just a can of spray paint and a tripping hazard. 6” angle grinder with a removable shield is a great tool to fix that problem.
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    Mrcool diy Mini split sizing

    I live in Iowa, 4 seasons. I’d like it to heat in the winter, which is the most important, but figured if I was dropping money on a heater might as well do a mini split and get cooling also. The shop will be mainly wood working and general tinkering.
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    Mrcool diy Mini split sizing

    I’ve searched around a bit, but was looking for some real world experience. I’m refinishing an old hog shed. It’s 18x30 with an average of a 10ft ceiling. I’m going to spray foam the entire interior with closed cell foam. The 18k mrcool diy says it covers up to 700 sq ft which I would fall...
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    What is this weird liquid seeping up from my garage floor. HELP

    Did it just start happening? What’s the history?
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    Horrific new slab pour, PROPER corrective action advise needed!

    I’d be pissed about the whole thing, but I really like your get sh*t done attitude!
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    Stihl backpack blower

    I kind of forget about the harness because I usually don’t bother buckling it up. The harness on the br800 is vastly superior and can distribute weight to your hips and shoulder. I assume the br800x is the same but haven’t seen one. Think hiking backpack vs school backpack.
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    Stihl backpack blower

    2 things: 1. The pull cord is an easy start recoil, when it’s cold outside and the blower is cold I wish I could just rip on the cord a couple times, but that’s not how it works. They have to have the assisted recoil though with the side start. 2. If the blower sits for a little bit it...
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    Stihl backpack blower

    I own all 3 blowers. I wholeheartedly disagree. The 700 is noticeably stronger than the 600s in a pile of damp leaves. The 800 is quite a bit more powerful yet, but heavier. I’ve got the 800 with the side pull, the blower is great, but the side pull is a love/hate relationship.
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    Installers & Credit cards

    They’re probably just not really set up for it. Kind of a dumb way to say you don’t want to take a card though.
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    Stihl backpack blower

    I stand corrected, they are “tuned” to different rpm specs.
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    Stihl backpack blower

    I’m sure it didn’t rev higher, the br550-700 all have the same engine. They all have different fan and arm setups though. Maybe the magnum was the equivalent of the br700 before it came out. The br600 is a nice blower, but the br700 built on the same frame is noticeably more powerful. The...
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    Stihl backpack blower

    I believe there is only one br600 whether it has a magnum sticker or not. I’ve owned several of them. The br700 is quite a bit stronger and the br800 is a whole different beast.
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    Negotiating construction costs?

    I had a guy recently ask for the friends and family discount. I told him everyone gets the friends and family discount. He laughed. Told another guy his add on was $500. He said how about $450, come on make me feel good about it. I said, ok, how about $550, but I’ll do it for $500. He...
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    floating slab with no footers

    Seems like an odd time to be asking about how to do the concrete.
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    New addition not uniform with old roof

    It does kind of look that way
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    New addition not uniform with old roof

    I don’t know **** about framing, but it clearly isn’t going to look like the rendering they provided. What’s the point of creating the image if that’s not what it’s going to look like. Can they make a drawing of the existing options so you can see what it will look like? I’d prefer the idea...
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    Shipping Weight of a Triumph C7000 Lift - Guesses?

    A trailer with a gate and some dollies might work. Or ask if they have a way to load them, and you can figure out unloading.
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