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Replacement Window that is. Walls are 2x4 sheathed in 7/16 OSB, not a shred of wrap or tar paper from what I've seen. Plan is to pull back a minimal amount of siding, remove old window and install new, add PVC trim and replace siding. Initial thought was to use 9-12" vycor flashing tape on...

Saw a post here a while back about standing seam panels (from Menards IIRC) and it caught my eye. Looking for similar material, off the shelf standing seam panels, in the eastern US and it just doesn't appear to be a thing... Got a quote yesterday, just over a hundred bucks (looking at a small...

The listed ones of course! Have a piece of 14/2 ending at a barn light that will need to be extended a few feet inside a new roof. Would rather not have to pull back to the next junction.

Pulled down a 2x4 framed wall, insulation came out perfectly clean and got gently put aside New wall is 2x6. Thinking about stuffing some 2" XPS foam in the cavity, against the exterior sheathing, sealing with canned foam and then putting the batt back in. Paper facing would need to be...

Anyone have a pic of an "eyebrow" framed above a single door on a 2 car wide garage? I have a drive out basement with a single door on the left. Recently did some work and got to thinking how this would look. Can't find anything representative so far.

I know we can ignore specific people, but is there anyway to ignore or hide a whole thread? Sometimes there are topics, like a long dead thread bumped back with no substantial new activity, that get old seeing them in the "recent activity" view.

Looking for some recommendations on budget friendly LED "down" lights for a deck. Need 6-12 along the fascia, another 8 on the stairs. I'd also like to do 2 through a short retaining wall block. Having some room to expand down the road could be nice. Not looking for high end, but also don't...

Possibly dumb question, but how hot should a belt drive compressor head get? Starts OK, seems to struggle to build pressure, but gage may be bad. Fiddled with the regulator and got 90psi but wasn't climbing. Heads were too hot for me to touch. Total run time was less then 10 minutes Am I...

What "hacks" have you seen that are so obvious after the fact, but you would have never thought of them? Just saw this:

Used these for a few years until I swapped the whole panel. Hate to see them go to waste but no plans for a QO setup here. Make an offer. Buyer pays shipping from VT.

Framing questions (shop is in the basement, so garage related). Stairs were obviously reconfigured on the fly and there's some less then ideal framing and lally columns (some loose) House has a 56' beam down the center of the basement made from tripled up 2x10x16' staggered 8' with a lally...

Needed a 2 gang old work box today and wasn't looking forward to the limited, floppy options at the orange box. Pleasant surprise, they had GB boxes marked down to $0.53/ea. They aren't the heavy duty fiber reinforced nylon, but they also aren't the cheap flimsy blue ones. Grabbed 6 for my...

Picked up 3 vises a couple years back and 2 have just been gathering dust. Cleaning up the shop this morning and want to put the small one where is belongs. Stolen Internet pic, exact vise but mines got silver spray paint all over: Is the proper color green? I'm not doing a restoration...

Looking for some screw/small hardware organizers that won't cost he hundreds of dollars. Years ago I picked up 3 Stanley sort master bins. I had a small shelf built and slid them in like drawers. If I needed screws, I could take that bin and go wherever. Have another one setup with crimp...

Noticed last week my gas oven seemed to be slow and sort of had a gas smell. Used it a few times since with no issues. Used it this morning at 300F, went to bump it to 350F and it seemed like food was taking forever. Bumped it to 400F and went into the other room, came back and it was stalled...

So I think I know the answer, but figured I'd ask... Door is manual (no opener) and has reduced clearance hinges at the top. How can I increase the down force from the top, or increase how the door presses against the header? I suspect that I can't without an opener, which leads me to last...

Need some help plumbing condensate lines for Furnace and on demand water heater. Furnace used to dump into a garden hose snaked across basement. I added a neutralizer and pump, which has a small check valve, clear tubing in a loop and then a barb fitting into a piece of 1" PVC that daylights...

So I treat my bernzomatic pretty poorly.... In the winter I use it to start the wood stove. In the summer I use it for campfires, and it inadvertently gets let outside or is rolling around in the camping gear. Cleaning out some cobwebs (literally) and the clicker is no longer clicking....what...

So noticed a few things not working suddenly: -quotes no longer bold format -reply window font seems... different -can't click to change font, color, smilies, pics etc (I have an example but can't post it!)

A recent post about grounding made me think of this. Propane tank feeds regulator at house via plastic coated copper, then all piping is black iron. This is not bonded/grounded anywhere. I assume it needs to be? Never thought about it when I replaced the corroded, uncoated copper that went...