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Hello GJ friends, It's time to re-treat the house surroundings with termite chemicals. I live in GA, my home is ~10 years old, and we currently have zero termite issues. In looking at the quotes, it's: ~$1,000 to treat (and the treatment lasts 10 years) and + another ~$150 per year for...

Hello GJer's, I'm looking to put up a murphy bed in the home office as we need a secondary bed when we have more than one set of overnight guests. Given the number of projects I have going on, I need to go ahead and get something "nearly finished" that I just bolt together - I won't have time...

Hello GJ'ers! Looking for some ideas. I'm in the process of building a shed, and I've framed an opening for a standard 72" wide, 80" tall door (plus a couple extra inches in width and height to drop in a pre-built double door). Most recently, I've been thinking about doing a double sliding...

Hello GJ'er's, Currently in the process of building my shed and wanted to know if others' on here space out their OSB sheathing on the walls and roof? For example, by using a couple of small nails between sheet edges as spacers, which would allow for slight expansion due to humidity and reduce...

Anyone else notice the price of insulation has doubled recently? At the beginning of the year I was looking at some R19 batts (about 100 sq ft per pack) and they used to be at about $55 a pack. Now I see that they're at $99 a pack only 5 months later?

Hello everyone, I recently rented the Mud Mixer to pour a small concrete pad (10' x 12') and thought I'd give a brief review since I think there's only a few threads on here regarding it. To start, the Mud Mixer is basically a chute with an auger and two small water jets (fed by your garden...

Hello friends, Looking for some advice on what base to put under a concrete pad for a small 10x12' garden storage shed I want to build. I have a little bit of a slope that I need to fill in, perhaps with maybe only 1 or 2 yds of fill. So I'm curious to know what you think is better for the...

Hello GJ'ers, The gardening tools and lawn mower are taking up too much space in my garage, so it's time to build a small shed and get this stuff out! Originally I was planning on building a smaller 8x12' on a slight hill, and I was going to build it like a deck on piers. But after thinking...

Hello GJ, I had something strange happen a couple weeks go and wanted to get your opinion. I live in GA, where snow and ice are a super rare occurrence. Well this year we received a 3" accumulation of snow followed by a 1/2" a week later. The 3" one was a big a deal for this area, as the...

Hello friends, I assembled a new outdoor playground set (tower, swings, slides, etc) but haven't decided on what surface to put down around it. It's currently just raked up grass and raw dirt. What options have you used that have worked well? We are considering: 1) Regular wood-based mulch...

Hello everyone, This is an Ekena Millwork architectural gable bracket made out of PVC (it's actually 4 pieces of 1" PVC glued together and then cut on a waterjet). I originally bought this as a "test run" before buying 3 of them, but the test run revealed we didn't like the look...

Hello GJ! Every so often I wonder if I'm just off my rocker and not thinking logically. I was looking to re-do my back porch ceiling since it's currently sagging vinyl across a 12 x 24' span. It sags so much that I had to put a couple screws in one of the end sections because it was falling...

Hello GJ, Pretty sure I know the answer to this one, but decided to ask anyway. Our master closet is long and sits somewhat in the roof, kinda like a bonus room. It's always the hottest and coldest room in the house, which I originally attributed to the fact that the backside of the 3 walls...

Hello GJ! I've been adding some trim pieces around the house to the existing window and door trim to dress up the flat-wood "cheap craftsman" stock trim. Cutting out the old trim and starting completely over was definitely not an option. Anyway I've got some good things going on but would...

Hello GJ, We recently purchased a small water fountain (water feature) to go in the garden. It runs off a simple water pump (120v, 3 prong). I want to put this on a timer so we can have it run on certain days during certain times. I originally purchased an in-wall single gang digital timer...

Hello GJ, Looking to patch up some major areas of the yard, as well as do a lot of overseeding this spring and summer to rejuvanate the entire yard (along with aeration, fertilizers, leveling, watering, etc). Given that bermuda seed is one of the more expensive seeds out there, are there any...

Hello everyone, Need some advice. Doing some work in our backyard and we need to level the land some via bringing in some dirt. After thinking about this, I don't think that I want a dump truck (multiple ones) coming down the driveway and potentially significantly cracking the driveway. The...

Hello everyone, Need some advice on where to put the backyard fence. We have a triangular shaped lot (in a cul-de-sac). The back 1/3 of the lot is an undeveloped, slightly hilly, wooded area with trees, vines, possibly some snakes and other small wildlife, etc. We want to put in a fence to...

Hello guys, Some leftover parts from my door conversions as well as some drywall stilts. Willing to ship most items (depending on shipping costs), with exception of the garage door openers. Located in 30290. Two sets of door springs, drums, and cables for standard height residential doors...

Hello folks! :beer: In the attic, is it worth putting in those 1/4" bubble foil reflective panels between the roof joists? We have the standard setup inside our house - sheetrock on the ceiling in the living space, then blown in insulation on top of that in the attic, and some plywood in...