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I picked up the Milwaukee trimmer, because it came with an edger attachment. I’ve got concrete ribbons down my driveway and I want that grass to be crispy looking at the concrete.Super impressed with the edger and the trimmer. I gave my trusty Echo to my father. Order the pole saw attachment, super badass. Leaf blower may be next...
I'll lobby for the village to allow them at the next virtual town hall
I guess that's a friendly way to shame people. Maybe it's a midwest faux uppity thing "oh, you mow your own lawn - you must be poor!" I also know my job pays better than most but 1) I was raised in a family where you should know how to fix things yourself - and you're lazy if you can't figure out how to fix your own toilet2) I'm a natural saver and cheap ass3) I generally enjoy it. Manual labor is simple to me, and a chance to clear my mind from programming.
4) There's a huge overlap people with good jobs and those with the intellectual curiosity to DIY
it's fathers day on Sunday PTM, gift the old man your new trimmer
Thinking of building a bar. Anyone done this? Wouldn't add sink. But probably would convert my mini fridge into a kegerator (which if anyone has done I'd also appreciate tips)
Water tank just went. Anybody want to chime in on whether to go tankless or stick with a classic one?
Depends on how many bathrooms you have. Tankless requires one for each, IIRC.
Not true at all - as least for gas. They're rated by how many gallons per minute they can heat (from a base temp of 40f I think). I know of 4br/4ba houses with a single one in the absement.I paid to have a rinnai put in a small (1br 1ba) house back in 2005 - still going strong and endless hot water is awesome.They do make smaller electric units that can go under each sink - which is probably what you've seen.Edit: though in my current house I've got an electric tank water heater - and the new electric heat pump hybrid tank heaters are basically as efficient (annual cost wise) as tankless. So, I'm with all local promotions to remove inefficient water heaters I'm having one installed next week for only $800 (!!!), save a couple hundred in electric every year, and then I'll get a $300 federal tax credit for doing it. w00t!
This is a stupid question, but .. who installs water heaters?I remember doing this 16 years ago, and I used the yellow pages (really) and looked up Water Heater Installation.Is it just .. call up any plumber?
Yep, any plumber will do.
Just finished removing a load bearing wall in my basement and replaced with three 16’ LVL beams. Took a good bit longer than I had figured ahead of time to fully demo old wall but overall it was not that complicated of a process. I did hire a structural engineer to come by, look at the wall and provide in writing exactly what was needed. Basement is now one extremely large room. Will make an excellent TV room with a large bar.