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If you weren't on a hill would you want to build 2 floors? I thought about what you're talking about, but decided I didn't want to throw all that money in it. I didn't want fill for compaction reasons, so I dug down as far as I had to (6 ft on the high side) in order to get a level pad. I...

I used the screws...2 on each side. They are rated highly for uplift, not so great at lateral support, but I handled that another way. As mentioned, pretty easy to install with the jig and an impact. There are different positions you can install them, each with different uplift and lateral...

Removing an old fireplace. I'm chipping most of the mortar off and going to try selling the bricks. I could simply dig a hole with the backhoe and put the mortar in it, but are there other ideas? Has anyone used old broken mortar on a driveway and then put rock over it? I'm gonna half...

Guys around here like the old stuff. I started a thread about a cheap broken fridge I bought to try to fix to save 1000 kw per year. I got **** on for 3 pages. They ended up being right though. I got too scared to put a compressor in it and potentially waste money, so I sold it for about a...

Maybe I missed it, but is this a 7 ft door on a house or a 14 ft high door on a larger shop? I chose windows that (I believe) are 8"x12"...I don't think anyone could get through that and I don't have the pull cords. I put my windows one per panel on the outside edge on panels 3, 4, and 5 on my...

Re: plywood craziness 2x4 16 ft was $20 the other day at the local lumberyard. Menards was like $15-16 with their 11% off. I don't remember for sure, but seems like they were $5-6 before

I was talking to a guy last fall about lumber pricing. He said the futures at that time were showing the price should decline in February 2021...doesn't look like that was an accurate way to forecast.

I needed a replacement for my car about a year ago, so I did research as you're doing. I ended up buying a Super Start from O'Reilly. Make sure and look at the stickers and get a newish one. Now I need one for my truck, so I'll look more into Duracell/Super Start being the same.

another option for inside my be a pallet stacker. I've thought about getting one, but I also have a large all terrain 5x10 battery scissor lift. I think I'll make some forks for it to pick up stuff and it can turn very sharp...but I'll still try to take straight shots

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074ZKGVQN/?tag=atomicindus08-20 My work truck w/ a v10 died one day and I borrowed one of these from a mechanic to jump start it. Worked like a charm. I'm not sure if he had the 8 or 12,000 mah, but for the extra $8 the 12k might be the best bet(they're out of stock...

I have some experience with this also. I bought a Cat Towmotor pneumatic tired, propane 6k lift forklift. As mentioned, to lift 6k, it has to have a large counterweight and the machine weighs 10k-11k. The rollback driver said it was one of the heaviest, most concentrated loads he had hauled...

I struggled with this is also. I ended up using metal flashing behind the **** joint, but obviously over the top of the siding panel below. I plan to paint the metal and it should blend in better.

Wow! I have a 32" diameter oak tree about 20 ft from my house. I had the top taken down 4 years ago, but left 14' of the truck so I can possibly get something carved. The patio has a crack that looks like the roots go right under it and the same crack goes into the house under the floor. We...

I'm in the process of putting LP smartside on the front of my shop. Brick veneer on the bottom 4' around the 12x14 doors and then smartside all the way up. Metal panel siding on the rest. They discontinued the smartside with the groove cut out in the back for aligning the laps, so maybe you...

Easy and fun depends on height also. I did 18' walls and let me tell you...with 2 guys it was exciting, but not easy or fun. 3 years since I started dirt work. 2 years today since the concrete was poured. I'm beginning to install the last bit of siding on the front - but I've had help from...

If this is a pole barn (6x6's), I see no reason to replace the whole stud. I'd simply cut the bottom of that stud off (and the board in front of it) and slap in a ft or so of treated. You might have to pull the metal loose a bit, but that's better than removing it all. The metal below the...

A lot of things are part art and part science, but you'll never learn anything if you don't try. I've done pavers w/ mortar over brick steps, replaced bricks, and done a tile backsplash, but none were as bad as this. I got a different type s mortar mix (didn't have lime at the store or I was...

I'm putting brick veneer on the front of my shop for the 32" sections around my doors (only 4 ft up). I've watched videos, and got it about half done, but I've spent an ungodly amount of hours. The bricks that are on there don't move and I can't pull them off, but I'm literally getting about 4...

Not defending it, but the higher price will keep some from buying the lumber because their project isn't worth it. That will help supply come back faster. Imagine supply stayed the same...lets say your store can get 1000 2x4's a week. If the price is kept the same as it was before pandemic...

Yeah. Think about it:. A filter has holes essentially that the oil or whatever flows through. As it catches debris, the debris blocks a portion of the holes. What catches more debris a big hole or a relatively smaller one. The trade off is flow. The smaller holes/more clogged filter will...