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As the title says, looking for feedback on the Moasure measuring device. It looks like it might be handy for site prep and material volume calculation. It's a bit on the pricey side for the Pro 2 kit @ $899, but if it saves over ordering a truck or two of material it could pay for itself. My son...

I share a driveway with our neighbor that is about 1000 feet long in combined length and 10 feet in width. The drive is on flat ground and has a solid base of 2" stone covered with asphalt millings. The millings are beginning to deteriorate and we are contemplating having the drive topped with...

This is a bit of a how to explanation along with some reserved disbelief on how people sometimes do shoddy home improvement projects. This all started about three weeks ago when my SIL was removing some long ago applied vinyl wall covering that was on top of 1/4" wood paneling in their 1970's...

I thought you guys' might like to see what is involved changing a truss from an attic to scissor when it's an engineered solution: Attic to scissor truss conversion I'm quite certain changing from a standard truss to a scissor would involve similar tactictics.

The fit on this pair is almost perfect. Adding the Packout panel keeps impacts and batteries / charger handy at all times without taking up space in the cart. I think this will be great. I just drilled and tapped the cart legs for M6 x 1.25 and used 4 socket head cap screws to secure the Packout...

I'm considering a flail mower to replace my current rotary cutter. I have about 3 acres of grass field that I let grow taller and mow every three - four weeks. The 5' rotary cutter does not do well along the tree and fence lines due to tracking directly behind the tractor. I'm looking at flails'...

Here is my scenario, I have approximately 160 ft of conduit to run from my house to my new shop. 125 Amp breaker in the house service panel feeding 1/0 aluminum power conductors and 4 ga aluminum ground to a 125 amp subpanel at the shop. I could not easily locate 1-1/2" 90 PVC degree sweeps...

Well, since my last name is Barber, I thought that should be a good name for my new shop. I have been procrastinating the purchase because of costs for a few months, but about 7 weeks ago I pulled the trigger. Pretty clear costs are not falling soon. It's post type construction, 32' x 48' with...

I'm going to install some porch and stair railings in holes that are core drilled through the pavers into the concrete substrate. Does anyone have any recommendations on what type of grout to use to secure the aluminum posts? I was thinking something like Quikrete FastSet Non-Shrink Grout? Also...

So... I had a storage building delivered a few weeks ago to serve as temporary storage for my fun car and zero turn mower. Being winter time in TN, the area leading to the shed has been perpetually wet and muddy. This has left me very reluctant to try to drive the car up the ramps, as I can...

I have recently begun an inground pool project. Permit application process simply had me sign an affidavit that I would not hold the county responsible for any septic issues. The only drawing I had of the septic lines was a crude sketch attached to the finial septic approval document with hardly...

I'm going to install a 20kw generator and automatic transfer switch at my house. I already have the permit and homeowners are allowed to do this work in TN, where I live. I'm seeing that the permit requires a "rough-in" and a "final" inspection. I'm wondering what the difference in those two...

I thought I would start a thread to document the building of a 16 x 32 liner style inground pool in Middle TN (Nashville area). I really wanted fiberglass, but costs on pools in this are have gone crazy. Shotcrete / gunite is out of the question in this region. First material arrived about a...

<Rant on> Grrr, something's just piss me off. New home (spec build), washing machine supply lines and drain are inside the west facing outside wall of the house. Latest cold snap has the drain pipe frozen. Of course you don't know this until you run a load of clothes. Stupid place to put a...

Just so happens that Costlyco has the exact same cabinets I've had for the last 4 years on sale for $2499. I pulled the trigger on a Red 10 piece set with stainless top, I really wanted Black to match my other tool boxes', but that was out of stock and this price was to good to turn down, same...

Anyone have any price references for seal coating a driveway recently? My drive is about 6000 sq ft and I've got one bid for $2500 including repairing a couple of cracks. I'll likely get another price or two, just wondered if anyone has any input?

I had just completed a 16 mile run to town and back. Everything felt fine until the last couple of turns coming home. I suspected I was down a bit on air pressure possibly and I'd get a warning light soon enough. A bit later I was taking the trash cans to the street when I looked down at the...

Looks like we're going to buy a house near Nashville that will need a driveway installed. It's new construction with a shared access drive which I don't think will work long term so I want to plan on installing a dedicated driveway. I'm estimating 800' - 850'. Anyone have recent costs for...

Does anyone have any experience with a cordless reel mower they would like to share? I've got a very small patch of Bermuda to keep trimmed and I just can't see needing a big mower. The grass is about 8' x 40' on an hill and I'm old enough not to want to push a real reel mower to mow this area...

I know this fits in the "Wild *** Guess" category, but I'm thinking of building a shop on our property that is just north east of San Diego. I would handle all the sight prep separately. I would want concrete footers, 4" slab, framing, stucco to match the house, concrete tile roofing to match...