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Author Topic: DIY when fixing a house?  (Read 20222 times)

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #50 on: June 15, 2020, 06:03:13 AM »
Finished a paver patio with built in fire pit today. Elected to not mortar or liquid nail the stones for the pit in case any crack from heat. Does anyone have experience with this? Will they shift in a storm or is setting them in unnecessary

I set the blocks. After time, slight nudges, bumps from Power Wheels, wind, anything gets one block slightly off. Then another is slightly off. Then it doesn’t look as good as when you finished it.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #51 on: June 15, 2020, 11:22:00 AM »
My criteria for DIY.... if u even have to think about DIY u need to find urself a better paying job!!!
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #52 on: June 15, 2020, 07:59:28 PM »
My criteria for DIY.... if u even have to think about DIY u need to find urself a better paying job!!!

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 toilet
2) I'm a natural saver and cheap ass
3) I generally enjoy it.  Manual labor is simple to me, and a chance to clear my mind from programming.
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #53 on: June 16, 2020, 08:06:47 AM »
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 toilet
2) I'm a natural saver and cheap ass
3) I generally enjoy it.  Manual labor is simple to me, and a chance to clear my mind from programming.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #54 on: June 16, 2020, 08:26:51 AM »
I'm one of only a few that uses a push mower in my neighborhood.  Most have a rider or a service.  It takes me an hour so I'm good with that.  I get a walk and I save money.
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #55 on: June 16, 2020, 08:28:35 AM »
I'm one of only a few that uses a push mower in my neighborhood.  Most have a rider or a service.  It takes me an hour so I'm good with that.  I get a walk and I save money.

This is something I did not consider when I bought the place gotta go get one.
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #56 on: June 16, 2020, 06:35:17 PM »
This is something I did not consider when I bought the place gotta go get one.

Whatcha looking at?

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #57 on: June 16, 2020, 06:43:09 PM »
Whatcha looking at?

Depending on the size of your yard, you can look into an electric option. Our yard isn’t that big so can easily cut a few times on a full charge.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #58 on: June 16, 2020, 07:11:23 PM »
Depending on the size of your yard, you can look into an electric option. Our yard isn’t that big so can easily cut a few times on a full charge.

Yeah and see if you can swap the same battery for a trimmer, blower, etc.
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #59 on: June 16, 2020, 09:01:48 PM »
I know for a fact that an new EGO mower with 5AH battery can mow a 1/4 acre lot twice!

I've since added the brushless EGO string trimmer and hedge trimmer. I swear the hedge trimmer uses almost no battery. 2.5 AH battery still showed full after about 20 min of trimming.

As for blower, I'm not parting with my Stihl dino juice drinker.  At idle it blows about as much as an electric. Full throttle is like a hurricane.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #60 on: June 16, 2020, 09:50:20 PM »
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...

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #61 on: June 16, 2020, 10:09:52 PM »
Whatcha looking at?

Honestly nothing large enough to warrant anything fancy. I've never mowed before so I'm trying to decide between a really old school non electric non gas mower vs a cheap motorized one.
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #62 on: June 16, 2020, 10:18:48 PM »
Honestly nothing large enough to warrant anything fancy. I've never mowed before so I'm trying to decide between a really old school non electric non gas mower vs a cheap motorized one.

How much yard to cut?

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #63 on: June 16, 2020, 10:43:16 PM »
How much yard to cut?

Oh my bad. Roughly 33 x 18 in back 33 x 15 in front including the patch the town owns. Some walkway in there and bushes but those are the survey measurements minus my new fire pit and patio
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #64 on: June 17, 2020, 06:59:52 AM »
I know for a fact that an new EGO mower with 5AH battery can mow a 1/4 acre lot twice!

I've since added the brushless EGO string trimmer and hedge trimmer. I swear the hedge trimmer uses almost no battery. 2.5 AH battery still showed full after about 20 min of trimming.

As for blower, I'm not parting with my Stihl dino juice drinker.  At idle it blows about as much as an electric. Full throttle is like a hurricane.

Major negative impact to your cylinder index.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #65 on: June 17, 2020, 07:52:50 AM »
Oh my bad. Roughly 33 x 18 in back 33 x 15 in front including the patch the town owns. Some walkway in there and bushes but those are the survey measurements minus my new fire pit and patio

Yeah without any hills, you can get that done quickly with even a old fashioned non motor.  My grandfather never had a power motor and his yard was bigger than yours.
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #66 on: June 17, 2020, 08:04:04 AM »
Yeah without any hills, you can get that done quickly with even a old fashioned non motor.  My grandfather never had a power motor and his yard was bigger than yours.

Nice thanks. Hoping they come out with a mower version of a roomba vacuum
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #67 on: June 17, 2020, 08:24:21 AM »
I don't have a lot to cut, so I didn't want to spend a ton. Got a SunJoe battery mower for $170 and it's worked great so far.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #68 on: June 17, 2020, 09:59:09 AM »
Nice thanks. Hoping they come out with a mower version of a roomba vacuum

They have those but they aren't cheap.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #69 on: June 17, 2020, 10:02:07 AM »
They have those but they aren't cheap.

Really? Hilarious, I was just joking around
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #70 on: June 17, 2020, 10:04:43 AM »
Really? Hilarious, I was just joking around

Yeah, know a guy with one. It doesn’t produce great results.

Battery operated or reel mower in your situation. I’d go reel, but you’ll be cutting a fair amount of days.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #71 on: June 17, 2020, 10:52:12 AM »
Really? Hilarious, I was just joking around

It requires GPS not just to know it's boundaries but so you can track it down after your neighbor picks it up and walks off with it, lo-jack I guess.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #72 on: June 17, 2020, 03:04:52 PM »
Nice thanks. Hoping they come out with a mower version of a roomba vacuum

Those have been around for thousands of years.  They are called sheep.
Have some patience, FFS.

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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #73 on: June 17, 2020, 03:19:08 PM »
Those have been around for thousands of years.  They are called sheep.

I'll lobby for the village to allow them at the next virtual town hall
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Re: DIY when fixing a house?
« Reply #74 on: June 17, 2020, 03:21:13 PM »
Nice thanks. Hoping they come out with a mower version of a roomba vacuum

There are versions of this in the market - particularly in Europe (Husqvaarna).  It is actually quite complex to program for US sized yards.  Right now more novelty here then practical.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Husqvarna-Automower-430XH-Robotic-Lawn-Mower-with-with-GPS-Assisted-Navigation-Navigation-1-2-Acre-to-1-Acre/1000880462?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-google-_-pla-_-239-_-soselecmowers-_-1000880462-_-0&placeholder=null&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI56Lep9aJ6gIVCkqGCh07Jw2xEAQYASABEgISSfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds