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Thanks! Yeah, I want to help this kid anyway I can, other than bringing him wood to kiln and paying for his service. He is facing an uphill battle in a business like this with narrow margins, but it is obvious he loves it and he deserves to be successful. I plan on getting the word out in as...

I have been running the sawmill strong for a couple of weeks and I got a nice pallet load of shelves that I need to get to the kiln. Luckily I found a kiln 7 minutes from where I work. The guy who runs it is named CJ, I talked to him a couple times over the phone to get some info seemed like a...

Ok!! Cut an 11 lb belly in half and followed the recipe linked on the first page with the nice calculator. Taking the skin off kinda sucks, but whatcha gonna do? Should be ready to smoke Sunday afternoon!! Stay tuned.

Our last manual vehicle was our 2017 Jeep Renegade. My wife insisted on getting a manual. When that got totalled in an accident about a year ago it just didn't make sense to get another manual vehicle. Very hard to find nowadays.

WOW! That is crazy!! 10"!!!

@ArlyA is 130" good for this time of the year? Seems like it is turning out to be a decent year.

It's Louisiana, it will be melted in 2 days. Enjoy this momentous occasion. And you're in the south, so make sure you have your bread and milk.

Thanks @ponytug This is a pallet of shelves that I am going to bring to the kiln Thursday. White oak, black walnut and the boxelder in 2", 1.75" and 1.5 inch thicknesses. They will be floating shelves in our newly remodeled house.

I think I'm going to do clovers dry rub on 5#s and follow the recipe posted on the first page with the other 5. Where does one find this prague powder? Grocery store or an online thing?

I got REALLY lucky and scored a nice haul of flame box elder. A lot of the flame is in the last 4 inches of the log but if you slice it up right you get some beautiful boards.

IT ON!!!!! Time to look re read this thread!!

There is NO DOUBT in my mind that this is true.

I'm gonna have my wife buy a pork belly next time she is at Costco. I gotta try this!!!!

Yes, I think this is the best option. I might chunk it into 3-4' sections for them for easier loading. But yes, I think the rule might have to be no one runs a saw except me. 15-20 was a bit of an overestimate, I just counted only 11. But still @ponytug thanks for the feedback I did not...

Reflections of a fledgeling sawmiller. Things are really ramping up nicely at the mill. My first goal is to mill shelves for the house. I want lots of nice chunky floating shelves. So far we have 2x12 red oak slabs, and some 1.5x11.5 black walnut slabs cut. This week have 2 nice white oak...

Only rode a snowmobile once outside of Breckenridge,CO on a tour. WHAT A HOOT!! Sadly most of my adult life took me in the opposite direction of the snow. But I can easily see how fun it would be to spend a day out on the trails with good buddies, using the sled to haul firewood out of the...

That is ASWESOME!! Moms do a lot of handy things, that would not be one I would expect.

I have tried that for $h!ts and giggles one time. Chips do indeed make excellent fire starters.

I am a school teacher. To start my wood stove I use old worksheets and some dry kindling, leave the door cracked for 10 minutes instant fire. If I am making an outdoor fire at home or on the property I always have a mix of drain oil and old diesel in a 1 gallon jug. I use the propane torch...

No, that would be cool though. It is a Bahco I picked up online.

Housing starts are BOOMING in and around SE Tennessee. Haven't really slowed down in years. I think part of it is we were behind the national average when it came to housing and home prices, well, we have caught up quickly. Just got done with a big addition and Reno on my house. Yes, it was...

All good!! Loving the furniture inspo!! One of these days I will have more time to do such things, and the plan for this mill is to stock material for such projects. I have made a few things I am proud of. I made this table out of local cedar from my buddy's saw mill. And I have made nice...

Yeah, Yeah I got it! I have just never heard it called that.

What wonderful memories!! That is some amazing work you have there, gorgeous!! Some day when I have more time I would LOVE to get into woodturning. I really appreciate how woodturning produces a product that is the perfect combination of beauty and function. So cool!!

Well I am not taking any chances, nor do I have the time to air dry this round, so I will have it kiln dried. I hope to have a solar kiln built by the summer and I will no longer have to transport it to the kiln.

For interior use? Maybe in New Mexico where there in low humidity and fewer moisture loving bugs. And that is still a maybe.

BEAUTIFUL WORK! @JPRambo Try to buy oak to build something like your coat rack area. A mill like this will pay for itself very quickly. I have never ending projects, it will be nice to have wood to use for them. I hope to make a solar kiln very soon. I am not looking forward to hauling to...

Yessir! I tell you what, it ain't easy. I am only 50 and in decent shape, but a couple of logs and I knew I was doing work. The cuts come out amazingly smooth, 1 or 2 quick planer runs and it is ready to go. Can't wait to see what this thing can do.

Driving home to in-laws for Christmas I saw numerous idiots driving on the interstate without lights on at essentially dark:30. I lane changed in front of one way to close for comfort because I assumed anyone driving at 75 miles an hour down the interstate at dark would have their lights on.

Nope. But now it's on like Donkey Kong!!

I wish!

I bought this sawmill March of last year. Got it reasonably set up but then got extremely busy on my 850 sqft. addition/reno of our house, so the mill went on the back burner. Well we are back in the house and while it is not done, it is almost there. TIME TO GET ON THE MILL!!! My goal is...

JAZZ CABBAGE? :ROFLMAO:

I believe you are referring to a stump bucket. Do a search using those keywords, I remember commenting on a discussion not too long ago about that very same topic.

Haven't even thought about next years garden yet but 2024 garden is still providing. We have some arugula and broccoli still rocking. We have a good cold snap coming that might knock it out. Some years I get kale or brussels to over winter and by the spring they are HUGE. I usually harvest...

Yep, dark chocolate in my chili here too. Need to add some sweet to cut down on the acidity of the tomatoes anyways, might as well make it interesting.

I could see that adding some depth and complexity to the gravy, sounds good. I too add coffee to my chili for the same reason. Depth and complexity

I understand you don't like being cold. But I find in our Southern climate unless the day is REALLY REALLY FRIGID cold most coveralls are too warm to work in. Once you get going and working in 30 degree weather they are all just too hot. Now if you are just standing around maybe, but once you...

It's going to be a Christmas Miracle!!!!

Yep, makes sense to me. Thanks for that info.

Great to hear you are using them AND enjoying it!! I have the 3M Worktunes and I have the same complaint. Could be a little louder, especially when running a machine. But I think you are right. it is a safety issue. I worked with a buddy of mine this summer framing my addition. He used...

Hmmm, good question. I am not sure. It has been 5 or 6 years.

My vote is useful. Would be FAR more difficult and annoying to gauge level without it. They seem a bit on the fragile side but I cannot remember an incident where I have gotten close to screwing it up.

You can always rinse a little early. I think I left mine with the brine too long if I had to venture a guess on what I did wrong.

That is an excellent point!! Doesn't seem worth it in the case of a what if situation like that. As often as we need it (almost never) maybe just rolling it out and plugging it in is the better play.

Yeah I was thinking about that. The porch is exterior but the crawlspace encompasses that entire half of the house. I was also thinking about sound and possibly might need to create a sound deadening housing for it. Then I would definitely need a fan to introduce cooling and combustion air.

Good idea? Bad Idea? I understand there would have to be some special concessions made for this to work right, but I think it is possible. I understand the exhaust will have to be piped outside the block wall. Maybe a fan to help move air over the engine to help with cooling I have a larger...

I tried a few years back, came out REALLY salty. Not quite sure what I did wrong. It was still good chopped up and added into dishes, too salty to eat on its own. @CloverKnollFarms that looks phenomenal!!

Another new twist on this story is the potential upending of the migrant/undocumented workers system that are the true backbone of our agricultural machine. Not trying to get political here, but it is a thing that we will have to watch over the next 4 years.

I think Hay Dude hit the nail on the head. It would be hard to pass the payout for a lifetime of hard work.

I have one of these RIGID tire inflators, had it for a couple years and use it all the time because my tractor tire has a slow leak. Works great!

There is a MeatEater podcast about this exact same subject. I have not listened to it but here is the link to the Youtube video of it. Let us know what you learned! BTW discussion of Quail doesn't start until 25 mins in

Huh, I hadn't thought about that. Didn't notice the different tones, but the background noise was such that I couldn't even really hear the buzzing.

So a week in with our induction cooktop and I think I am really liking it. I have only cooked a few things, but so far so good. We went with the LG 6.3 Smart Induction range. The bigger one with 5 eyes. I really like the adjustability of it. These observations come after using an older...

Every father hopes they can say the same thing about their growing boy someday! Sounds like he is turning out to be a fine man and a great soldier, you have every right to be proud of him. Good job!

When I took my CDL physical a 15 years ago the urine test for the physical was not drug related, I think it had to do with testing blood sugar levels. I know this because a friend of mine was the doctor that gave and signed off on these physicals.

And that is with a tankless WITH or WITHOUT a recirc pump?

We all make our beds and we have to lay in them. No one forced you to live like that. Is there a better solution than driving 1/2 mile to get buckets of water? It's called a generator. I don't want to lay in a bed where I have to wait 60 seconds to wash my hands in warm water. First world...

@WinterDeere https://www.totalhomesupply.com/p/aquamotion-amh3k-7n-on-demand-under-sink-hot-water-recirculation-pump-kit?gad_source=4&gclid=CjwKCAiA9bq6BhAKEiwAH6bqoBfRCOD5F3AwATWUzSxxzGq4Y1X9eQQ-fpjzYHgeP8TtfpyJa4GwyRoCLO0QAvD_BwE

https://www.totalhomesupply.com/p/aquamotion-amh3k-7-under-sink-hot-water-recirculation-pump-kit-with-timer?gad_source=4&gclid=CjwKCAiA9bq6BhAKEiwAH6bqoMUzJaezAZzm6-uxdqxcWPnKMOGkxc-rQsAyomaS1GA0vT7GiU7e2RoClJ4QAvD_BwE Yes, I will be adding insulation to all of my hot water pipes as well.

Yessir! Installed at furthest faucet.

Anyway to the OP take this is consideration. Our house is not very big and this time to tap is an issue. If you live in a big house or in a colder climate it could get much worse. I have since installing mine done more digging and lots of people have it much worse than we do. These things...

I feel like there has to be something not setup right causing this. Even the sink that is literally 4 feet from the heater takes 40 seconds to get hot. So I am hoping we can figure out the issue and make it hit the taps in less time.

There is a valve in the pump that senses temperature in the line. The pump turns on at 85 deg and turns off at 105 degrees. The excess water is pumped back into cold supply line. Yes, that is what I was thinking, if the tank/tanks were centralized this would help that. I have to figure out...

I mean this system is no different than turning the hot water tap on and sitting there for 50 seconds until the hot water gets to that tap, washing your hands and then shutting it off. I do that 20 times a day already, how is this different? Sometimes I turn on the hot water tap to wash my...

This sounds good, I would like to hear more about this. The main disadvantage about this over a recirc system is that it only works for the master bath, not at any of the rest of the taps. This is the issue I fear with the recirc system. There are 2 types of recirc systems though. The one I...

Installed a tankless water heater for our addition/remodel. We just moved in and I am having a hard time dealing with the wait times for hot water. A hot water tap about 15 feet from the hot water heater takes 40 seconds to get hot water, that is unacceptable in my opinion. I am going to have...

Here it comes huh Arly?

Well La-Di-Da!!!

On top of getting hte ducts cleaned I am going to put a dehumidifier down in this crawl space with a fan to move that dry air around. I am going to put an air filter on the fan to help remove particulate in the crawl space. That's gotta help.

The rubberized coating is just on the interior insulated main trunk line. Not in the ducts. As far as odors, I am hoping they have figured that out already. There are times when you have to put your faith in industry professionals, most times that works out for the best. Yes he scoped the...

Hahaha, love it!! I have done a bit more reading on the matter, the more I read the more I feel like I am making the right decision. They say it is a good idea if: -You have floor grates✔️ -you have pets that shed✔️ -your house is older✔️ (60 years old and more than likely never cleaned) -you...

Sorry I didn't read all of the posts in this thread. But coming from someone that just poured a 32 bag slab this past sunday. A 50 bag slab would be absolutely no fun!! You would need at least 1 other strong backed individual or better yet 2 helpers to make this anything less than absolutely...

Well he came today to take a look and I think I am doing it. $1600 out the door with the cleaning, which uses mostly strong air and air whips in a highly negative pressure environment. Meaning, they suck it all out with a huge vacuum while they dust it. Then they will spray a liquid rubber...

Not only that but look at all of the scammers trying to take advantage of the industry. I have watched a few youtube videos so I know what to look for and I 100% plan on being there when he does to to shadow his every move. We will see what kind of game the guy talks today. They have...

That is kind of where I am at. I have owned this house for 9 years, but who knows what happened before then. In the middle of the summer there is a bit of a musty smell right when the a/c kicks on. Which leads me to believe we might have a bit of a mold problem in there. The cleaning is only...

As we wrap up our addition and house remodel I am seriously considering getting the ducts cleaned. My neighbor who is an HVAC guy swears it is snake oil and he says as long as you change your filters regularly it is not necessary. The HVAC guy who put my mini splits in says it is a good idea...

Thank you gentlemen. Probably not a good idea then.

I was just wondering if old school PTO driven sickle bar mowers cut in the folded up position. Found a good looking one for $400 and I was thinking if they cut in the up position it would be a good way to keep the sides of my overgrown woods road cleared.

AND I'm done!!! PHEW! Glad to put that behind me! 32 bag pour mixed with an electric mixer. Supposed to rain Tuesday, excited to see it in action. Eventually when everything else on this project slows down I will make a deck that will allow us to walk straight into the house without a step.

Oh that is a great idea! I will look that up.

Yeah, I want mine on the top for sure.

Our house definitely has an exterior vented range hood, I couldn't live without it. I don't know how people have kitchens without them, just makes no sense. I will be adding 3 more bathroom vents to the house and the new addition is much tighter than the old. But the old space has been...

Looks pretty slick! I have been looking for a easy solution to add lights to my ROP. You selling these?

Timely post. I am about to do something similar, but for a different reason. We are installing a steam shower in our new addition and the only real place for it is in the unfinished crawl space below our bathroom. This is SE Tennessee so 90% of the time my crawl space stays above freezing...

I have a really nice camp stove and grill. I ain't going hungry in a power outage.

Ok, now that we have established induction cooking this the way of the future give me some tips on cooking with them! This is what I have gathered thus far. -I like the tip earlier about the settings being consistent every time, that is good info. -Don't walk away from a pan on fast boil -I...

I love my cast iron! My wife not so much. I plan to flatten and polish the bottom of my 2 or 3 most used cast iron pans to use on the induction top. Some things I have read says it helps. I also plan on doing a full re-seasoning of them. But my wife has never really got proficient at...

Yeah, I think you posted this in another thread and that might have been why I started doing research on it. And I am glad I did. My wife has respiratory issues, we have a child, etc. It just doesn't seem like the risk is worth the reward. Also it sounds like an induction stove is superior...

At least ass came last in the order. Maybe teeth should have come first though. Kinda gross washing your teeth after your behind.:sick:

That looks like I really slick setup. Excellent job!!

Yeah we have been needing new pots and pans. Do you use cast iron on yours? @FullMetalBucket I am leaning towards the LG. CR rates them very high and a lot of people seem to like them. Also I like the manual knobs. LOTS of induction ranges have a touch control that I am not super excited...

We had our heart set on gas for our new addition. Been doing some reading on gas stoves and it seems to me the risk doesn't really outweigh the reward. (maybe it's just leftist propaganda, who knows) It sounds like induction (once you get used to cooking with it) beats gas on many measures...

Anyone have an induction stove? How do you like it? What make? Do you like it and why? Has it been reliable?

Yep I have 2 Ace's equidistance from the house. One is a nice 10 minute drive into the country the other is into the city (I live right on the outskirts). I normally go to the the one into the country . They are owned by 2 different outfits. The country store has bulk gravel, feed, screws by...

Well pouring a 3" transition would change the drainage. I am fine with a " step up for now. If it ever becomes an issue I could easily make a ramp along the side of the house coming in from the right of the picture. That would be less messy and be out of the way of the water, driveway and...

I do have a laser. They are great! I would love to have zero steps. But that concrete curb I just poured has to be there to direct the water to the catch basin. So that little 3" step up from the driveway will have to remain for now. That being said, at some point we will repave the...

Yes, I had thought about using the composite decking. I like the colors and the lack of maintenance will be a plus. As far as a step, there will probably be a small 3" up onto the deck and then basically straight into the house. A ramp could be added very easily from the side if it ever...

@Rmart30 Congrats! Isn't it a great feeling to shoot the bird to the energy overlords and just take care of business yourself!?!? It really isn't hard AT ALL to do a small scale system like this. I have a similar setup to this at my property, just not quite as large. But I have the panels...

Well I am getting closer to closing this hole up and putting this behind me. I formed and poured the curb that will catch all the water coming from that side of the property and send it into the catch basin and into the backyard via the 6" pipe. Still a few things to do but this is a BIG step...

I enjoy cooking as well, and I am darn good at it. I started really young and then cultivated my experience by cooking in restaurants as a younger man. I was also raised by 2 women (mom and grandmother) who are excellent cooks, so I am sure that helped. When I am not as busy as I am right now...

Send me the code!

I am in the same boat looking for all appliances, and let me tell you it is a scary place to be. Most of them are crap is the information I am gathering from my research, total crap shoot on whether you get a good one or a lemon. There are some things you can to help, but there are no...

I feel your pain!! I was filling hydraulic fluid into my branson and had a hose on the end of my funnel. The hose fell into the rear housing of the tractor. Yep, I almost pooped my pants. I was able to use a LONG forceps to finally grab it an pull it out. It was touch and go for a minute...

I agree, I have a Tactacam camera and you cannot make out a license plate in most light conditions. You can order a hi-res image to be sent to you for easier ID. I tried that a couple of months ago when I had a guy I didn't know at my gate, I never received my high res image. I never...

I VERY seldom smell skunk here in the south, and hardly ever see them dead on the road. I guess they are not that prevalent in the south or maybe the armadillo hoards moving north are pushing them out. I am not complaining, because I know my crackhead dog would have been sprayed by now if they...

I will shorten the downspout to pour right into the catch basin.

Been a good couple days. Got a lot accomplished and I feel really good about it. Laid my first block wall. Went well, mixed the perfect amount of mud and got it done before the mud went bad. I was going to do Quikwall but they had me running across town to find it. So I said screw it, let's...

Excellent info @Snobdds! I guess that is why there is such thing as a catch basin huh? A place for water to accumulate as it is moved out. A gutter drain is a great idea but there is one snafu. I will eventually resurface my driveway, and when I do the level of it will raise by 4-6 inches...

Yessir! The T that is to the right of the cinderblock will be accessible, that is where I plan on putting a clean out. As far as the vertical to the horizontal I will easily be able to reach my arm down there to make that turn. I am not super worried about that underground section clogging at...

Yeah, I totally get it. I can get rigid 6". But that stuff is EXPENSIVE as are the T's. I think they are $70 just for a T. But that might be a better way to do this. And I don't need a ton of it. I feel like with the strainer and the short underground run clogs won't be as much of an...

Well I will have a strainer on the end. But really not that much will come that way. The water moves in sheets and doesn't bring a lot of material with it. What does come that way will be caught by the stainer. I will walk by that strainer numerous times a day so when it gets leaves in it I...

Oh yeah, also I was thinking of using concrete to fill the closed end of the T I am not using. It is hard to see from the pic but the 90 I am using to turn the vertical to horizontal has that closed end of the T pointed down allowing a place for water to pool. I plan on filling that void with...

Yeah, I see your point. But that is all I could find locally for 6" corrugated. Luckily the upstream intake end will allow easy access to the underground short run. And there will be ample slope to all of it, I am hoping that will keep there from being too many clogging issues.

Unfortunately the 6" is corrugated. I already had it, and I am not sure where to get the smooth walled corrugated locally. Can you tell me the disadvantage of using corrugated?

So I have one more drainage task I need to get done before the winter rains arrive in the southeast. I need to backfill around the back door of my addition. This is a special challenge because LOTS of water, comes to this point. Essentially the entire half of our lot to the right of the...

I am more of a "one man's trash is another man's treasure" kind of guy. But yeah, I ain't too proud to "Make do" or "live the poor ways." Here in the US of A we have a REALLY bad habit of thinking we need the newest and shiniest of everything, it's bad for the earth and it is bad for the...

I have been sitting on this 10x20 carport for a year or 2 finally had a need to get some stuff moved out of another location so I erected it. $100 street score!!! I saw some guys taking it down at a house they were renovating and asked them if they wanted to sell it. Boom! Sold! Had a few...

Man, if you can ever get that pond to fill in you will have a beautiful spot. I love the look of a pasture with decent tree cover but little undergrowth.

HAHAHAHA! Dam autocorrect!! I guess I cuss too much! ;)

How deep is it there in that picture? How much more are you wanting it to fill up? Can we have a picture towards the damn?

I have freinds who live in Hudson, FL north of Tampa. 12 months ago Hurricane Idalia hit them hard and put 3' of water through their house, AWFUL! My buddy spent 11 month totally redoing their house, it looked gorgeous! 2 months ago they moved back in with their 2 small children. Well then...

I am not sure how I missed this golden comment. We (my wife) had our hearts set on black stainless appliances, she is more about aesthetics than function. Therefore, we thought well everything needs to be the same brand because all of the blcak stainlesses are different. After watching some...

I know around me surveyors have more work than they can keep up with. So I feel like they can be choosy about what sorts of projects they take on. I know if it was me I would not want to survey my swampy overgrown property, definitely not in the warmer months. My neighbor had his property...

The only thing I worry about it TOO MUCH stuff getting there and just adding to the amount of trash they have to deal with.

Whether it is right or wrong the main response I have seen to this disaster is a mostly grassroots effort. People from the surrounding areas driving in with donated goods. I live close to the affected area and know lots of people in WNC. There are DROVES of people driving from areas all around...

I see your point about unions going a little too far. But what about corporations and CEO pay scales/bonuses. The working class sees these corporations/CEOs making record breaking profits since COVID and people are sick of breaking their backs and getting ripped off to line the golden pockets...

Yep!! I love my pellet grill as well, so convenient! I have 2; a full sized one and a smaller "tailgater" size one. I have been too busy to use it a lot this summer but I have some ribs I am going to smoke next week when my brother comes to town. Looking forward to it!

Wow! That seems like a very tough decision to make, but an extremely necessary one. A decision that is best made while you still have the capabilities to get the most benefit for your future out of that decision. Too many older folks are forced into a decision by declining health or finances...

I was wondering the same thing. Sound very AI generated huh? Their other post sounds the same. Very interesting if AI is going to start jumping into the mix.

I have read that the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) called this a 1/5000 year rain event. Absolutely devastating!!

Not sure if this is the best, but it is up there. Metal dumpster at the transfer station. Got it home and it started up. But it leaked gas as you can see. Took it to my chainsaw guy and for $100 he fixed a few things, tuned it up and got it running like a top.

See!! These are the kinds of horror stories I am afraid of!!!

Great info. I am near a reasonably sized urban area so might not be an issue, but I will look into it. And yes, definitely going with a stove, fridge and Dish washer from the same manufacturer for that very reason.

Interesting you are having such issues, I wonder if it could be due to your spotty coverage at your property. When Tactacam was new on the scene about 3 or 4 years they were the best out there. The new cameras were flying off the shelves, they were hard to find. Had some really great...

Peter, thank you for another thorough and enlightening response. Don't get me wrong I AM A CHEAPSKATE. However, with this addition I am trying my best to stifle my cheapskate ways and put good quality things into the house. Bought higher end Lincoln windows, went with the architectural...

Hey you Bosch advocates. Is it worth it? Sell me on Bosch! I am seriously considering it. Gonna cost about $2000 over Frigidaire gallery. But it would be worth it to me if they are going to last longer than the other brands.

I hope that is not the case. My wife HATES to be cold and has asthma so I think she will honestly use this for 9 months out of the year. We will see!

We are planning on adding a steam shower in our master bath. This is more for the wife than for me, but low key, I am kind of excited about it. Does anyone have one? Install them? Have words or warning or advice?

So @dstig1 has talked me into the soft close metal framed variety, made by Johnson. I stopped at HD and got 3 of them at on my way home. I think I am going to instantly buy a set of extra rollers, because in my heart I know they are going to fail at some point. The 2 metal studs feel a little...

Yeah? Is it that good? The frame is so chinsy looking. But I am almost convinced.It means I need to go back to HD tomorrow.

Well I went with the wood prebuilt ones, I feel like they are stronger. And I am on a bit of a time crunch they seem easier to install. I did not go with the soft open and close. Just one more thing to screw up, although it was VERY tempting. All 3 of these doors will be in our master suite...

Well this wall is not load bearing at all. On the directions they have a 2x4 flat as the header. I was planning on using 2 on their ends. Light switch will be on other side of door.

Sorry, swinging doors just won't work for my application. I will be the one hanging any pictures, so iff that happens I have no one to blame but myself.

Nope, 2x4 is adequate, thus the need for the crazy frames.

I suppose it is an option. The only reason I don't like those is then the entire side of the wall is useless for anything else. Can't put anything on floor, can't hang anything. Aso that will definetely not work between closet and bathroom, could work in wall between BR and closet.

I am about to install 3 pocket doors in my addition. I have done this before but it has been years. There are 2 types of pocket doors readily available at the big box stores. A kit that is pre-built with wooden sides for drywall and a kit that you build in place with metal studs. The build in...

Sharp, not Sanyo.

@WinterDeere Some food for thought there! Excellent info! Thanks

I agree with you a pellet stove does not seem like the right heater for your space. But I also agree with CalG those torpedo heaters put out a BUNCH of water. In most instances it is a little less than a 1:1 ratio, if you burn a gallon of propane you get about 0.8 gallons of water released...

Yep! When I installed a wood stove in my house the stove cost $600 everything else cost close to $1000.

If it was me I would caulk. It would not take too long and would probably give a better finish. When you paint things white cracks always stand out because cracks are black. The caulk would at least bridge that gap and hide the cracks. Still would not be drywall perfect but it is a barn and...

We are doing a kitchen reonvation as a part of our addition and were thinking about putting a drawer microwave in to save counter space. The results are mixed if you look at reviews and Reddits. Does anyone here have any real world experience with these things? I would be pi$$ed if I spent...

Prices on used units are coming down in my area to the point I now feel like I got screwed 3 years ago when I bought mine. :mad: That's life!

It's interesting, the website is VERY reminiscent of the Harbor Freight website. You're right, they do have a lot of stuff.

I have been wondering about it MechMaxx company that has been popping up in some ads. I think they have a logging winch if I am not mistaken.

@ponytug Excellent info. Thanks!

I couple years ago I bought 4 AGM 140Ah batteries from a guy that refurbishes data center battery banks. These batteries are over $400 new, I bought them for $70 each. I use them for things such as lights for camping, running the tailgater pellet grill while camping, running a trolling motor...

What a nightmare scenario! We had a little bedbug scare last fall. I had bedbugs found in my classroom, then my son woke up with bites on his chest. I TORE his room apart; put a case on his mattress, steam cleaned every nook and crany of his intricate bed, Used DE and CimeXA (DE on Steroids)...

Congrats!! Beautiful install!

I have used it on occasion. I do plan on putting a dusting of DE and Boric Acid inside the walls of my addition before drywall to keep future cockroaches from becoming a problem.

That is kind of where I am at with the entire situation. These subs have been working late, coming in on Saturdays and helping me out with changes and the 1000's of small decisions I have had to make. So I have not given them grief about not cleaning up after themselves. I feel the same way...

My vote is a small coyote

They are forecasting this storm to give us 3 or 4 days of much needed rain. Just got new gutters on our house. Bring on the rain!

Very cool, never knew something like that existed.

I have been noticing a disturbing trend with my contractors at my house addition. They don't clean up after themselves on a daily basis. They just leave the sawdust and drill hole chunks, ripped down drywall laying everywhere. I mean I get it, they are working hard often well past quitting...

This might be a bit overkill, but I just upped my rain day game a few months ago. I found one of these fuel handlers Mil Spec Goretex rain suits at the flea market a few months ago. I think I only paid $20, looked brand new. It is a bit overkill but if you MUST be out working in the rain, it...

Sorry to hear this. Get things locked down before the scumbags come back. Solar motion lights at the gate. GATE? Do you have a gate? Signage! Cameras help, but aren't always that clear and if you are new to town might not help you identify the perps.

I saw a lady at the gas station the other day pumping gasoline into a sizable tank( looked bigger than 55 gallons) on a small wheeled trailer pulled behind her SUV. My mind went back to numerous discussions about legalities of fuel transport on TBN. I too want to do something similar for...

I'm not hatin', I'm congratulatin'!!! I think it's great that you upped your safety game.

There are lots of times while working alone where it isn't a huge issue. But working with others it can get dangerous, or at the very least annoying. The carpenter who helped frame my addition is a stickler about safety gear, which is good. I mean he does this for a living and his hearing...

Really nice piece of equipment. And I applaud you for upping your safety game. When they make it so nice and so easy to protect yourself it is kind of a no brainer. Also, That could easily be used as a comm device as well. You would need a GMRS radio or some other device to do the sending...

Following! I sprained my ankle really bad snowboarding years ago. It bothers me sometimes with overuse, but it comes and goes. I am only 49 so I know I have a long way to go with this ankle before it is said and done. If there is any joint that I think I will need some surgical help with at...

That is almost like comparing apples and oranges. SE Tennessee is some of the cheapest, California is the second most expensive after Hawaii. We have lots of old hydroelectric thanks to the TVA.

$0.12/kWh

I saw the video of the bike vs jeep. Absolutely brutal!! It was both chest cam footage from the bike and a wide shot of the whole scene.

I have a central heat pump system in my exiting house, all heating and cooling for that portion of the house is accomplished with that system. It is pretty efficient as our electric bill is seldom greater than $150, usually closer to $80-100 and we are all electric. That is about to change as...

HAHAHA! Well when you put it that way... but I think beheadings and cock fighting are a little different. But I do get your point.

I want to add an addendum to my previous post. I am not defending cock fighting. I do not think it should be legal per se. It is indeed quite brutal and not really enjoyable to watch. But lots of cultures view things very differently than we do in the good ol US of A. What we see as brutal...

I have been to 3 different cock fights in 3 different countries on 2 continents. I was invited by my hosts and I viewed it as a way to immerse myself in their culture. Is it inhumane I suppose it is, but so is the treatment those poor chickens endured to make your chick-fil-a sandwich you ate...

I have one spot up on the roof where the 2 roofs come together that I am really going to have to keep my eye on. It is pretty close to the shingles. At least the cut edges are painted now.(y):cool:(y)

Well it is over and done. Got a $1500 discount and he jumped through a bunch of hoops to make sure I was happy with the product (other than the white elephant in the room). It's all good. Live and learn. Could have been WAY worse of a screw up. It looks good and will look way better once it...

They will allow it here in Tennessee. I just removed the whole side of the house to add the addition.

That is the only bright side here. I will more than likely re-side the 10” reveal asbestos on the old part of the house when we install new windows. When I do it would have to be 7” to match the fire side. The garage was sided 4 years ago. Hope I never have to put new siding on it.

There was no signed contract. I haven’t paid a dime yet. How does a signed contract help my negotiating power?

I am serving that role in this case. And I will live with this faux pas the rest of my life. I’m not going to ask for a 50% discount but I think a bit of reimbursement if fair. If they had to pull it all down and put it back up it would have been an extra day of labor he would have had to pay.

Big Dude daycare sounds about right. In this case whose job is it to make sure they are playing by the rules? mine? Or the guy I’m paying $10,000 to side my house?

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I agree with you 100%. I’m kicking myself for not being onsite at the outset, probably would have saved myself this grief. But you can only hover so much during the process. It is then left to the over-site of El Jefe at that point. You just hope you get one that is going to make their...

I thought so too. I would have done that. And I feel like a better crew would have as well, especially with a visually upsetting and micromanaging homeowner (me) asking for it and watching like a hawk. I will go back and make sure I hit any unpainted ends when possible. But yes not ideal.

I told him I wanted it to match the garage. Water under the bridge at this point. Maybe I did not specify well enough. For the record the main guy in this company speaks excellent English, so I don't think it was a language barrier thing. I think he just assumed we wanted it 7" revveal...

So the crew who did my roofing "also does siding" so I had them give me a quote. I was very impressed by the job they did on my roof and they came in pretty good on the siding quote so I decided to go with them. If had a few week delay on windows but I finally got them in and they started the...

Planted it for the first time this year. Our 3 plants are doing OK, but not great. If you don't pick it they get huge and woody. My son who HATES most veggies likes okra. So I will probably plant more next year. Does this mean that we can keep the ones that get too big to eat and use them...

Very well built scabbard! This is not me being critical, just giving my honest opinion. I don't love the placement. Visibility towards the front of a tractor is challenging enough without a huge chainsaw in the way. I hung mine from the ROPS behind the seat to overcome this issue. Thought I...

I'm in the 40-45:1 camp as well. My saw guy said the same thing, a bit more oil is better for saw longevity. EDIT TO ADD: I also run 90 or 93 octane non-ethanol in all my saws and 2 stroke equipment.

Yeah, I need to go mow my bottomland not excited about the prospect of hitting a ground nest. I did that 2 years ago and got zapped a handful of times.

Congrats!!! That machine will do some WORK!!

I bought some stuff at an auction this spring. Local auction house, bid online through Proxibid. It kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. One of the things was a good deal, the other was an ok deal. But by the time you pay the buyers premium and take time to drive down there and wait in line...

This is the best pic I got of it, but it is basically a metal roofed lean-to shed roof off the side of my container. Very basic but it keeps the majority of the rain and sun off of it. Really humid air will condense of the metal occasionally causing some drips but never very major.

That is the million dollar idea! Figure out how to train beavers to make their dams exactly where we want them!!