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I HATE HOA's!!!! and Karen's for that matter. I mostly hate city planning too. I am generally against other people telling me what I can do on my property, but this is the reason why HOA's and city planning exist. I might could get over the finishes (obviously, its not done, so I don't know...

Reading this makes me so glad I did my own last fall. My brother did most of the technical installation stuff (I was the helper) because he worked as a technician for a few years between high school and military. I studied up on correct installation, and I am 100% happy with it. It runs so...

Don't know if it is rated for it or not, but if you go that route, you better make sure it has 100% contact with the mortar/thinset. That's a big tile for any load, much less a point load like a jack.

That’s exactly what I did and I love them. I bought the tombstones off Amazon and installed them in fluorescent fixtures. Mine aren’t fancy but put off good light.

My understanding, you will pull the amps needed to operate that motor at a specified rpm. You may have a little wasted due to it being oversized, but essentially, you have an overbuilt 5 hp motor. I love the idea of vfd's, but in this case, I would probably just stick with less is more. 5hp...

I have bought some really nice tools that I wanted but would have never paid full price for in the past 3-4 years. I think I only sent back one item that came damaged. Then about 6 months ago, it turned into more bad than good. Plus, like you say, the really good discounts don’t seem as common.

I think that is an awesome idea. I have a few cracks in my floor, but mine doesn’t seem as bad as your description suggests. I also have like 2200 ft^2. 12x16 seems pretty manageable to put a layer of 1/4” steel plate on. I would grind any high spots, maybe caulk any cracks, 1/4-1/2” layer...

I was buying a good bit of Amazon warehouse deals there for a while. Mostly good stuff with damaged packaging. Last 3-4 items have been duds. I bought a couple of used like new 1-1/4” drill bits about a month ago. Someone had burned them up and then took a grinder to them. I sent them back...

I took apart a Quincy that had been in an auto shop. They evidently were running detergent oil in it, and it was nasty on the inside. Most of the compressors I have taken apart before and after then really haven’t been that dirty. Run the non detergent oil if at all possible.

A lot of permits where I live in Alabama are only a money grab. They don’t really care except for a handful of safety concerns, such as the porch above. I do outdoor construction. I have pulled countless permits only for the fee and tax implications. They don’t care on most of it, so no...

I like the makita variable speed. I have one that is pretty old (probably 12-13 years old) and abused. My newer one (probably 4-5 years old) started acting up the other day. They have cut concrete(wet and dry) stone, rock, steal, aluminum, etc. Before I used the makitas, I would go through...

I am going to preface my statement as completely from the hip, but I bet you have to roll the curve into the metal before you corrugate it. My guess order of operation would be cut to desired section size/length , roll metal, then corrugate it.

I see this comment A LOT. What does quality installation include? Proper duct size? Properly sealed up duct work? My system at my house has all kinds of installation problems, but I would like to know what all to look for to correct

Probably could sell the square tubing and buy 1/2” or 3/4” metal pipe, and be ahead time wise.

I live in the dirty south. Every time I pull out concrete, it’s either got thin spots or grossly too thick spots. I am the only person I know that pulls a string out on top of a form board and gets a fairly consistent pour with a minimum of whatever I spec out. Unless you saw it/ measured it...

What are you some kind of neat freak? I definitely see some floor in there. I like the ceiling art.

I am 40 and I think about this. I have already seen 3 estates that were a chore to clean up after. I told my wife to give my tools to my two brothers that are a good bit younger than me if something happened to me. She has life insurance. I told my brothers that it’s all theirs, but they...

I have seen several of your posts, but what is it you are building? If it’s just a shop on trusses with a metal roof, could you use 2x4’s/6’s as furring strips and no decking. If it was shingles, I wouldn’t worry about 7/16 osb, but I could see a problem with screws loosening over time as...

I have recently been convinced to always shop lumber yard. I am a contractor, but I don’t normally touch lumber (mostly masonry). I needed some 20’ 2x6’s for my shop roof. Not available at hd or lowes. Those two usually do pretty good on prices if you talk to the pro desk which usually...