Yeah, when I splice it, I’ll be adding a bit of pvc sheathing.
To start I put sand outside the hole so I can get a sense of what varmint I’m working with.
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To start I put sand outside the hole so I can get a sense of what varmint I’m working with.
rick81721
Lothar
Rabbits and/or rats are the usual suspects
that brick floor is killer! Nicely done.
ekuhn
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Nice work man. Bricks look great! Excellent repurpose.
Just get the tan gator dust sweep in and hose down.
Thanks!
Put down polymeric sand that I'd bought for some other purpose a while back. Went around tamping, sweeping, tamping, sweeping until the joints weren't accepting more sand. Then swept up the excess, removed some with a leaf blower (that was fun in an enclosed space), and then my wife carefully vacuumed each brick to reduce the chances of staining caused by residual sand on the surface. She likes these kinds of incredibly tedious tasks so...sure. Had to water with a watering can because it would have otherwise required linking about three hoses together. This weekend we'll probably patch some holes in the blocks and paint and then it will be finally suitable for the lawnmower and rakes.
Picked up a couple more of these from Horror Freight
Not scientific levels of precision, but at $2 per, just fine for taking the guesswork out of sizing bike parts, and cheap enough to have a few throughout the workspace.
Not scientific levels of precision, but at $2 per, just fine for taking the guesswork out of sizing bike parts, and cheap enough to have a few throughout the workspace.
THATmanMANNY
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rlb
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Floor looks good, bonus for getting the Mrs to do some labor (that's a no go in my house).
jackx
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Perhaps Mrs.@rlb needs a pair of her own demolition gloves.
This weekend, my wife and I just started removing old carpeting and padding and are prepping the subfloor before we install pre-finished oak hardwood (5" planks x 3/4 in. thick). We went to Home Depot and got her a new pair of demo gloves and some SPAX construction screws for securing squeaking/creaking areas of the subfloor.
She puts in at least as much labor into household stuff as I do, although she's more focused on landscaping type stuff. She painted the interior. Not sure what color would look "good" for concrete blocks so I guess I'm fine with the yellow. Finally put in a rack for winter tire storage. Seems like I'm now committed to putting in some kind of baseboard trim to cover the concrete footing that juts out. Trim...shed interior... priorities...
For laughs, here's the "before".
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make a cool profile (meaning a simple arc) out of plywood, and do a mortar/plaster molding in-place, then paint it!!!
Really coming along nicely.
A Potted Plant
Honorary Sod
You can search for air frame service stations. Hell, Solberg may have one in the woods.
They can usually be repaired, unless quiet mangled - also the fuel tank is in there, and it is leaded fuel.
So desk size would be the last couple of ribs?
just questioning the idea "top of desk" - wings are not flat, and many have rivets all over the place - but if trying to have a bit of fun,
it would be a blast to mount it to a wall so it floated!
rick81721
Lothar
Fun fact - the townhouse we bought 2 years ago was owned by a national guard pilot. He had an airplane wing as a counter top for the basement bar. Wifey insisted he take it out before closing.
iman29
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Question for yous with electrical experience.
I need to replace what appears to be a faulty outlet receptacle in one of the kids rooms. When we bought this house in 2003 we had all the devices (outlets, switches) replaced and remediated by an electrician with proper "pigtails" due to aluminum wiring. Since then I have not had to do any work on any of these devices.
Would this be a safe replacement device since its indicated for CO/ALR applications? Or do I need to call someone in to make sure its done legit?
I am more than capable to replace a light switch or an outlet device and all the breakers are labeled properly since we also upgraded the service to 200AMP when we moved in.
It's the one thing about this house that I would change if I could (i.e. rip and replace all wiring) but it's just not practical.
@Patrick
@MadisonDan
Thanks gents.
I need to replace what appears to be a faulty outlet receptacle in one of the kids rooms. When we bought this house in 2003 we had all the devices (outlets, switches) replaced and remediated by an electrician with proper "pigtails" due to aluminum wiring. Since then I have not had to do any work on any of these devices.
Would this be a safe replacement device since its indicated for CO/ALR applications? Or do I need to call someone in to make sure its done legit?
I am more than capable to replace a light switch or an outlet device and all the breakers are labeled properly since we also upgraded the service to 200AMP when we moved in.
It's the one thing about this house that I would change if I could (i.e. rip and replace all wiring) but it's just not practical.
@Patrick
@MadisonDan
Thanks gents.
serviceguy
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I am not daring to provide advise but just trying to understand correctly. What did the 2003 remediation consist of ? Wiring a copper wire pigtail to the outlet/switch connectors and then join said pigtail to the aluminum wires (which I'm assuming are solid) with wire nuts? Is the faulted outlet still available on the market, why not just replace it with the same item?