Recent content by farmerpsv

Hey all, been awhile, busy building the house. i am putting a two level wrap around porch on my house. I would like the unroofed upper deck to serve as a roof for the lower, which means it needs to be water tight/proof. have been looking high and low for a 'system'. i want to be able to put a...

hey all, am looking for a used post hole auger for my tractor, any suggestions on where to find used stuff? already tried ebay, no luck so far. thanks

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hey all, getting ready to install 1000 sq ft of 3/4 tongue & groove flooring. would like to have a pneumatic nailer, running at around $480 at the big boxers. checked online and found nailers on the www.grizzly.com site for $200. much better. any experience with these? thanks paul

Hey all, i confess i've read, awhile back, some threads about sharpening chain saw blades. for some reason, my eyes (and brain for that matter) glaze over and i'm lost. kinda like my college algebra class. i was one of those kids that just took things apart to learn how they work...guess i'm a...

Hey all, it never ceases to amaze me at the amount of info and expertise given in such a friendly way on this site. way to go Muhammad!! am finishing up the new house and am going to install about 1000sqft of solid wood floor. havn't decided on whether 1/2" or 3/4" yet. the air nail guns for...

hey all, just bought a porter cable framing nail gun on my way into work this morning. this rounds out my collection of nail guns. have two bostich finish nailers and a hitachi roofing nailer. any opinions on framing nailers? porter cable seems decent and they were cheapest. don't use these...

Hey all, thought this might be of interest to some. just got a news letter from my friendly electric co-op supplying power for the new house am building. they're in the process of providing BPL to their customer service area. BPL is Broadband over Power Lines. cool, eh? this is the first i've...

i get electricity at my new house next monday...yea!!! been so many set backs my head is spinning. anyway, i have my 3rd floor wired and need to install switches and outlets. i have 12g wire with 20A breakers, so i'm assuming i need to put 20A switches and outlets in. which, by the way, have...

well is being installed today on our new house and just got a call from my wife that a "wire for the pressure shut off switch" needs to be run. can anybody clue me in on this? this is a submersible pump, have always had above ground pumps with electric going directly to the pump. does a circuit...

am building the final resting place and using hardi plank. it's a modular and the company trimed the house with composite trim. i really expected hardi trim to go with the plank, but they say this is great stuff and hardi trim is just to hard to work with. well, i tore it off and am getting...

I have to trench 2000 feet @36"x6"wide for electrical service to my new house. electric co-op is not making it easy. they want to set the cable but it have to trench and go behind them and bury the cable as they lay it. they won't let me use a vibrating plow. any advice on how to do this? is...

hey all, have a 3rd floor living space that i want to insulate...floor is already done. knee walls are 5', the cathedral ceiling is 4' 6'' on each side and the ceiling is 9' 6" across. room is 38' long. was thinking of using the reflective bubble insualation between all the joists along with...

Hey all, picked up my 2005.5 vw jetta TDI yesterday. y'all gotta get one of these. i clocked 52.6 mpg on my way into work today. they have this little computer screen that kinda mesmerizes you, it constantly monitors and updates your mpg, what a hoot watching it keep going up. just traded an suv...

Hey all, wife has a 94 plymouth grand voyager that is blowing oil out the top of the valve cover where a hose comes in. our mechanic at the local ford dealership says that means something pretty major is wrong but said to take it to the chrysler guys and they'd be better able to diagnose it. i...