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Best place as any for this... What's the best, longest lasting deck stain out there now? Deck is fresh PT, installed earlier this summer and clearly drying out now. Quick look at the box store this morning and I think Olympic semi-transparent oil based seemed to be their best option. I'm...

My power bill seems to have crept up, this last month to $170. Based on historical usage, I'm worried I might have some sort of issue, but it's also convoluted by some changes. 1300sqft, single occupancy, all LED lighting. H2O, stove and furnace are gas. Dehumidifier in basement. What's...

I know Romex has shot up in price, and for some reason this situation had me laughing for a minute this morning. I typically buy 250' rolls, knowing I'll use it somewhere. Well yesterday I used up the last of my 14/2 running some new porch lights, and came up about 12' short. Looked at prices...

Dipping my toes into some IoT/home automation shortly and really want to have these isolated from the rest of my network. What's the easiest way to reduce the security risks of random made in china electronics hooked to my WiFi?

Porch is 8'x56' and currently has 2 globe fixtures mounted approximately 20' apart along the outer edge. Would replacing with 7 4" or 6" wafer LED spaced 8' along the center be overkill, or not enough light? Haven't picked the exact lights yet, but they won't be anything fancy.

Holy ****, how can something so simple be so expensive? This is for the house. Current intake venting is 56' of 12" vented soffit on front side, ~450sqft of the same as the porch ceiling on the opposite side. Roof has a passive Gable, powered Gable and 2 powered roof vents. GAF guide calls for...

So about a week ago I was looking at my dehumidifier next to the shop sink (short hose drains into sink) thinking man, that's getting kind of old.... This one is coming up on 8yrs, a GE I bought spur of the moment to deal with humidity when I started renovations. I bought a second unit, maybe...

Are users still required to have 5 posts in order to post a classified?

Quoting some of my posts from over in the HVAC sub forum as it's purely electrical:

Check my plan for wiring a Mr. Cool 18k unit, as I think I'm wrong/their chart *****: 12-2 NM-B 20A breaker Non-fused disconnect

Been thinking about getting a small blower to clean off the deck (have a backpack blower for the yard). Saw an almost new 40v Ryobi pop up on marketplace for $100 this morning. But, all my batteries are red, and 18v. Spending hundreds on an 18v blower seems foolish. What about the knockoffs...

What's your go-to speed square? I've got a few cheap (harbor freight?) aluminum ones that were so far out I touched them up on the sander. They're fine for quick layouts at the weld table. I have a Swanson orange nylon square, no idea when or why I bought it but I've framed plenty of projects...

Working on fixing my deck a bit. When built, they didn't use hangers, so the joist has pulled away slightly in spots. It was suggested I use structural screws (i.e. ledgerlok) to **** everything back together instead of adding hangers. I've got a plan in mind already, curious what everyone...

I just posted 3 links to Amazon, using the same method. First one works fine, next 2 fail to open. Frequently other people's links fail as well. Appears to be an insecure connection: https:// myckdom .com (Spaces added to break hyperlink)

@Ryan Got this the other day, and several times today

Ok, I lied. Need to drill about 10 holes to retrofit post bases into deck piers, then a few more holes to epoxy some rebar into a slab. Whatever I get I'll have to order it for to no local stores. What's a good deal in rotary hammer drills these days? I tend not to buy anything electric from HF.

I notice (and report) what seems like a post a week from new users who are clearly just keyword searching and spamming links onto old threads. How come 1 post users are allowed to add hyperlinks?

Started seeing ads in the "watched threads" area today and also when scrolling new posts. Is this normal/correct? Seems new, so wasn't sure.

Just saw a neighbor post their Pioneer mini split up for sale, 1 year old. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you have to vacuum/recover and then properly recharge the new install? Price is OK, compared to what they paid last year, but I'm betting once you factor in an HVAC technician it's...

Finally getting to fixing up the porch this spring, a few structural repairs and then correcting 40yrs of cosmetic neglect. Current "ceiling" is vented vinyl soffit. Looked like hell, dirty sagging and just installed wavy. Currently looking at plywood headboard, T&G beadboard and tin. Any...