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    Boulders as pavers?

    I have a large selection of large rocks. Trying to brainstorm as to what to do with them. Wife asked If they would work as a patio surface next to the garage apron. Ground is slightly sloping, area would be about 15x15. The rocks are variable sizes, thicknesses. I'm worried about getting...
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    Changing the roof pitch; steel building frame

    "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" My new neighbor is so great, just offered me a 60x100x16 used metal building for scrap price. I think its a 2:12 pitched roofline. (my shop building is 4:12, house is 12:12) It's disassembled into a pile. Has anybody taken one of these and modified the...
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    Contractor suggests mini splits, now I'm unsure

    We bought a place last Fall with an unfinished garage and apartment structure. Framing and rough electrical and plumbing is as far as the previous owner got. We have blueprints that show a ducted a/c heat pump system to be installed. We hired a contractor to help us turn the building into an...
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    Making a floorplate type 2 post lift more stable

    History: Wanted a lift, found a used one, bought it and installed it in my pole barn. The concrete was about 4 inches thick when I drilled the holes, I don't know the concrete psi rating. The lift is a knockoff of a Worth 12000 floorplate lift. The manual calls for 4 inches of 3000 psi...
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    Compressor dropped during move, now junk?

    The compressor was in the bucket of my tractor when it toppled off onto its head on the dirt. I fixed some minor damage to the air cleaner and unloader valve but i'm worried about the tank being compromised: It must have scraped along the bucket edge on its way down and there is a gouge in the...
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