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This has been my experience as well. When I walk in to our local HF usually someone asks if they can help me find something. The last time I bought a tool chest (26" double stack) they went and got it with a hand truck while I was paying then wheeled it out to the van and loaded both boxes in...

Started long over due brakes on the truck. Back shoes look great even after my son drove about 60 miles with the parking brake on. Front shoes? Not so good. Apparently it had been longer than I thought since they had changed. They were completely worn into the drums with a nice pair of deep...

I will be replacing the master cylinder, booster and proportioning valve. :thumbup:

That's COOL. We have a batch truck here locally that will mix it as it comes out the chute. Very handy for less than 10 yards as it only mixes what you need.

Thanks guys. The barn was originally an old milking parlor and now that it has a full concrete floor we are very happy. Now I can move the mill, lathe, welder, compressor, band saw, etc. out of where they've been crammed into areas where they will be ready to use. I truck is a 70 "Custom...

Parked the truck in the barn on concrete for the first time. Now it is time to move the equipment to their proper places and do something with all the sheet goods that have accumulated in the alleyway.

Concrete is cured enough to drive on so I brought in the truck for brake work. NOW I can start putting my stuff away so it can be useful again.

Replaced the overhead lighting in the loft.

There is a full length hay loft above that already had lights but I was less than comfortable with them. So I replaced them with keyed fixtures and LED bulbs. My Dear Wife really likes the difference.

Stress relief cuts were made this morning.

Concrete floor for the rest of the barn.

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Tuesday they came by with trucks and pumps and such. And now the back 36 feet of the barn has a concrete floor. Now the REALLY hard part will be waiting for a good cure.

The house we purchased included a 500 gal tank date stamped 1949! We bought a new 1000 gal tank for the house from a dealer and asked if they would move the 500 to my shop. They checked it to see if it would hold pressure and then said "Sure". Owning the tank is the only way to go for me. When...

Gravel truck showed up Thursday night. They will grade and lay the gravel Friday morning.

My concrete guy tells me middle of next week for the rest of the floor. Then I need to get the electrician out to upgrade the house panel to install a 200amp disconnect to feed the current house panel, the new panel for the addition and the panel for the shop.

High desert here in this part of Idaho so no rot to speak of. The barn was resided with aluminum a few years ago. It also had a bit of a 'lean' to it so diagonal bracing was nailed to the wall studs. I pulled it straight and started adding OSB sheathing to the inside to stiffen it up. The metal...

Yes, the tractor is diesel 4wd. It has been very helpful and I like others wonder why I waited so long to get it. The house has excellent bones and we are excited to retain the look of it. I have a couple of large poplars that need to come out and I am thinking of chipping a lot of it for the...

Concrete guys still haven't shown up so I decided to transplant a few trees for "The Park" I have a friend with a 36" tree spade who also has too many trees so he dug a few up for me and loaded them on the trailer. We stuck with fir trees under 8 foot so they would have a better chance of...

The scraped area in front of the barn/shop is about 3/4 acre and my dear wife has decided this is to be a park for the grandkids, complete with grass, play equipment, picnic tables, fire ring, etc. Bringing in some good sized pines will be fun. I have a friend with several that he'd like to...

Your profile does not list what part of the country but if you have snow I would definitely go out front with a new gable so the snow doesn't shed down in the driveway. The other reasons cited already (both ways) are good. How do you plan to use the additional space?