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Looking for feedback from members who have used a leak detection company to locate a leak possibly under the slab or in a block wall. Did they find it? How accurate where they? How confident where they that they had "the spot"? Here's the back story. While at the family weekend house over the...

I am working on fine tuning my blast cabinet. So I am trying different medias, different size medias, air pressure, nozzle size, and air orifice size. I have it pretty well tuned and have blasted various pieces and parts I have laying around to see how it works. It handles rust, corrosion and...

Eventually in the fall I am going to remodel our laundry room which will require gutting it to the studs. Its the only fully interior room in the house and thinking about beefing it up to make a storm room. Its about 9 x 14. One wall is concrete block, the opposite wall is shared with a bathroom...

I need to replace a couple short gangway's on a floating dock. The current ones I built out of pressure treated less than 10 years ago have rotted out at one end. Over the past 5 years the tides seem to be getting higher and the one end that is attached to the seawall is under water way more...

I have a couple of specific questions about some of the mods done to the HF floor blast cabinet. I have read thru the sticky at the top and wasnt sure if I should start a new thread or add to the existing. If this needs moved, delete it and I can post there. First question is regarding the...

So the Andersen window thread got me thinking..... How do they typically replace windows with a brick facade on the outside? My house is typical wood framing and sheeting. The best I can tell the windows went in next with a nailing flange. Then a full size brick veneer wall was set. So you cant...

I recently acquired a used basic import computer wheel balancer. It looks like most share a lot of parts and are sold under various names (atlas,mayflower,etc). I am working out some problems with it to see if its serviceable. One part that is broken, is the plastic arm that is connected to the...

Has anyone bought or built a duck head adapter for use on there manual HF style manual tire changer? Wondering how well it works and if it made a big difference on removing and installing the tire vs the standard bar or other spoons. Also how well does the bead breaker work as this is usually...

Possible project coming up. Have a steel building that the ends of the metal roofing sheets are rusted thru at the very edge in spots. The rest of the panel is good. I have some spare sheets of the same metal roofing leftover from the build. One solution I was thinking about was to cut the...

Anyone have experience with the Coats 850? Been looking around for a balancer for home use and ran across a used one. Not sure what to look for and how to check it out to see if it works correctly. Any real world experience with or recommendations would be great.

I may be getting a used metal carport that is green in color. I am going to have to dissemble it and move it to my property and put it next to my building for parking, outdoor work, etc. My shop is red and tan and the green just isnt going to work. I thought while I have the panels off and on...

Looking for some advice. My shop is 30x50. I have 2 rows of (4) 8ft 2 tube fluorescent fixtures that I replaced with 65w 5000k led tubes running the 50’ length evenly spaced and evenly dividing the 30’ length. They are at about 13’ off the floor and provide good lighting. I went over to a...

Hi All, Looking for recommendations for paver sealer. I figured its a kind of floor so it should be ok in this forum. I have a pool deck I built about 5+ years ago that I never sealed. Its looking faded and harder to keep clean. I am looking for something with the "wet" look as that is supposed...

The a/c at work seemed to not be cooling well for a couple of weeks and then got to the point of very marginal cooling. Checked over the normal stuff like filters, made sure indoor and outdoor fans where operating and compressor was running. Even cleaned the coil on the indoor unit and blew out...

I am looking at a used vehicle located in the Myrtle Beach area and need a recommendation for a auto shop that could do an inspection for me. Its a newer car with low mileage. I am basically looking for someone that could put it up on a lift and check underneath for any damage, rust, etc. The...

In my research for a/c options, my budget and use has pointed toward window a/c units. I have a 30x50 building with 12' wall heights and 16' at the peak. I have it insulated with 3/4" foam board insulation with radiant barrier on the roof and walls. My plan is to install two 24000 btu window...

I am looking to connect my shop bathroom to the septic system of my house. When I poured the slab years ago, I put in 4" plumbing for a toilet and sink. I did some measuring and its 169 feet connection point to connection point with a total drop of 53". I think the pitch is ok at 5/16" per foot...

I am attaching a floating dock to a concrete seawall and looking for recomendations for anchors. The brackets have 3/8" holes and it attaches to the top of the seawall cap which is similiar to a sidewalk. I want something easy to use, low cost, and forgiving if the hole is a little off. My plan...

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Let me preface my write up by saying that everybody has there own opinions on what's the best product, preparation, and application. I spent some time researching different products and made my decision based on what I felt was the best value for me. I have a new 1400 sq.ft hobby shop that I do...