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that $100 toilet is a consumer reports best buy: http://komonews.com/news/consumer/consumer-reports-best-picks-for-efficient-toilets like others state, might want to get a different wax ring & brass hardware though.

damn right. drywall *****, but it's something anyone can do, especially in a garage where perfection & a timeframe for completion isn't as much of a priority. just hang a few sheets per day after work. when that's done, tape & mud a few sheets. then mud, then sand, then repeat until it looks...

me; i'd prefer to put tile around it, rather than chip concrete away & risk damaging the pipe.

i actually tried the HF nailer before buying my hitachi. the HF used full-head nails, had good reviews, & got it for ~$70, but i couldn't get it to work consistently using the proper-spec'd hitachi full-head nails & took it back. it would "fire", but the nail would fall out the side of the gun...

agreed on the plastic collated being hard to find. for me, it was either wire-collated or paper collated. from what i researched, the plastic collated were the least popular & they discharged plastic bits that i didn't want to deal with & clean up.

i've used both the bostitch & hitachi guns (actually bought the hitachi). both worked great for me. the bostitch uses wire-welded nails & the hitachi uses paper-collated nails. can't go wrong with either. the wire-welded nails would probably be better if you're doing a lot of outdoor work in...

buddy of mine had it back in the day as well. not very durable either; you'd bump the back of a pool cue into it & it'd break.

i'd like to have one, but the cheapest sawstop version on amazon was $1400 for a portal one ("normal" ones of similar size sell for ~$200-$300). so paying $1000 more isn't in the cards for me. i would guess most would be willing to pay an extra $100 or so for the feature. if this article is...

yep. house down the street was a simple 50's ranch on an acre. they jacked up the basement & inserted an extra foot or two for a taller ceiling & more than doubled the square footage, but left a few walls so it's considered a remodel & not new construction (even though the who house is...

everything should be answered here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153445&highlight=harbor+freight+review

cheapie cookie-cutter houses & six figure houses all use OSB. never seen a new home use plywood for anything. i'm guessing any OSB problems could be related to early versions of it, where adhesives weren't as good?

same. always feel like bill murray cleaning his house in caddyshack when i do it though.

curious about the sliding miter saws; do they fit a need between a table saw & miter saw? are they more precise than a table saw? i just have an older CMan 10" saw that does fine for most framing. paid $200 for it 15 years ago & now can get a 12" version for the same $$$.

not from what i've seen. for such a small area, i'd do it myself; that's ~10 sheets (~$100 worth) of drywall. definitely get another bid or two if you don't want to do it yourself.

if you're a full-time student, you'll need a part-time job (especially for engineering). be nice to find a PT job that'll give you some tuition reimbursement. full-time work & part time school would obviously work too. for me, college was difficult & it would have been hard to be both a...

not buying it either, but this does give HF the opportunity to notify their customers that they're store hours are being reduced & trying to put a positive family-time spin on it. if you've been to a HF store between 8-9PM, it's generally dead & not worth staying open.

me too. buddy of mine does something similar, only he has the sink waste line going directly into the floor drain. definitely not up to code, but not worth jackhammering up the floor to put in a "proper" drain either. he's never had a problem & it's been there for 20 years.

pretty much all this. wet it down, wear a mask, & take it to the landfill. and everyone has breathed in a little asbestos today.

my old craftsman table saw (like the one pictured above) ***** & is a disaster waiting to happen. it'd be fine for ripping trimwork & small jobs, but it's very easy to tip over if you have a sheet of osb/plywood or any larger & heavy items. ideally, the rickety stand should be bolted to the...

you're in MI, so winter tree work should be cheaper. i had a 60' hackberry removed & it was $1300 during the summer. close to the house though.