DWB

46 minutes ago, rico said:

Got the barrels sealed and back to the lake.  Started on the shed addition but my time was limited as I had a couple of friends working on my Massey(tractor).

 

 

What kind of roof you planning? Shed roof?  Gable @ 90° to existing shed?

8 minutes ago, Drroogh said:

Well at least the hole is sealed, don’t look to close though.😜

 

Did you have to replace any of the framing? It didn't look too bad in the 1st pic.

35 minutes ago, rico said:

Well they make these blue things called "Tapcons" and the permit is in the window of my house.  Nice try.

Tapcons are great, but I thought code was the  ½" anchor bolts pertruding thru the concrete. Ramsets work great too. Much easier to install IMO.

Just bustin' your chops Rico on the "building inspector". As much DIY stuff as you do, I had no doubt you had every base covered ! (but I was kind of hoping you'd ask "What's a building permit?") lol

Building inspector here....

Uh-oh...I don't see any anchor bolts coming up from the concrete pad to secure your bottom plate. That will be a $1000 fine. And where is your building permit? It doesn't appear to be posted. That's another $1000 fine. (I take cash only)

Just heard a report from the CDC where they admitted that only 6% of the deaths attributed to corona virus were actually the sole cause of death.

94% of the "labeled" corona virus deaths were from people with multiple pre-existing conditions, and very old.

So of the 160,000 deaths attributed to corona virus, over 150,000 were actually from people with severe health issues prior to contracting the virus. "Only" 9600 were from the virus itself. That's ¼-th the amount of a flu season.

So why are we still in lock down? Hmmm?

2 hours ago, rico said:

Got Tammy's shoe rack done y-day.  Now I can get back to important stuff.

Wish my wife only had 10 pairs of shoes by the back door....

1 hour ago, HoosierJax said:

Got the engine tore down and cleaned,put back together and painted...looks better then the previous picture 

And it looks like...."No parts left over !!"

Get a chance to crank 'er up yet?

8 hours ago, Leathernecks said:

Blowing my timeline out of the water!

I'm glad I got good siding that should last for decades. I don’t enjoy this!

You're doing a great job, so don't get discouraged, especially if you're doing it as a "one man band". You've got most of the hard stuff out of the way. All the cut outs for your mechanicals, and the trim pieces are up.

You're probably already doing this, but if not, you might want to snap 2-3 rows of chalk line to make it easier to line up the siding, as you go up.

Looks like about 36'+ run. Wood grain Hardy Board?

14 hours ago, HoosierJax said:

Made some progress today!

Sure hope you had an engine puller, or hoist of some sort. My back is sore just looking at this !

Did you ever get it started?

14 hours ago, Reacher said:

Made some good progress on Seawall. Built up 2  solid layers. Have one more to go than backfill. Out fishing now. Have a sore back ;(

Sure hope you had a front loader to move those around. They are HEAVY !!

Looks good though. Just don't kill yourself lugging those around...

On 7/8/2020 at 1:50 AM, FKIM01 said:

 As I understand, the 4 (5?) year permits are now free but I would always recommend spending the money and getting the lifetime permit unless you're past 70.

Hey Boy...don't rain on us old farts that are 70 or so. My mind is still in as good a shape as when I was 40. (My body?...not so much) But the doc says I got another 15+ years ahead of me, and both of my parents lived to 90. So take it easy on us. We're not as feeble as  you might think!! 

And I'm still a pretty good shot...so is the wife.

On 7/2/2020 at 10:26 PM, mrflynn03 said:

On 7/16/2020 at 8:04 PM, mrflynn03 said:

Wife informed me today we are keeping 1 kitten. 

This one.  Anyone have any ideas for a name?

 

FUBAR

12 minutes ago, HoosierJax said:

This will be a first DIY project of this type for me..restoring a 1965 Allis Chalmers garden tractor 

Are you going to tear 'er down, and rebuild/refurb it a piece at a time? Parts should be a challenge. Does it run now?

5 hours ago, rico said:

Put the upstairs windows in last year.  Got to trimming the exterior out yesterday.  I still have the interior to do...oh, and it looks like Tammy needs to clean the siding.

 

Window trim looks really good ! Never thought red trim would look that good.

But...based on your "I hired it done" concrete job, I'm a little skeptical that you're actually doing the work ! (just kidding...🤪) I know I sure the hell wouldn't get up on a ladder that high at my age. (but you're still a pup!)

 

 

 

 

Wonder if Penske will cancel the race. He said "No fans...no race" before. Guess we'll see.

18 hours ago, rico said:

8 yards poured this morning....

 

 

Looks good. But...ummmm...this is a "DIY" thread, not a "I hired it done" thread, and I don't see your smiling face anywhere in the pics !  You could have at least picked up a trowel and pretended you did it...

 

 

On 7/15/2020 at 5:51 PM, DWB said:

Finally finished my fencing project on Monday. 1st pic is what I had to start with. Cattle, woven wire fencing. 2nd pic is the new "no climb" wire fencing, and the 3rd pic is the finished product. Did about 400 linear feet.

Boy...am I beat! 100* heat and 100% humidity for the whole job. Only worked in the early morning hours to keep from keeling over.

Turned out OK, not perfect, but "better than your average SC contractor".

A little bit of trivia and good music...

All the music ever written, played, sung, and enjoyed consists of only 12 notes.

Go figure!

When I was young (like 7) I went to the basement and my Dad was working on Mom's old wringer washing machine. I ask him, "why don't you just call a repair guy to fix it?"

He replied: "Son, I might as well try to fix it and save myself some money, cause the repair guy isn't gonna charge me anymore if I F-it up, than if I called him in the first place."

That sage advice, has saved me Thousands of dollars over the years.

On 7/1/2020 at 10:43 AM, rico said:

An easy DIY project...filling a 6 yard dumpster.

You cheated! You used the loader in the background. Don't you know you're supposed to do this by hand !!!  😀

Wife wanted me to replace the fencing in our back yard (country setting). Can't imagine why...the only thing I did was run the tractor thru it.

Anyway I'm tearing off the cattle, woven wire fencing (lg squares pic) and replacing it with what they call "no climb". (2nd pic)

Trying to do it in the mornings, as it's 100* here right now @ 5 pm. If you don't get your work done by 11 am, you're at risk for heat exhaustion. Have about 400 linear feet to replace, and then once that's done, I have to cut all the posts to the same height to install a 2x6 rail all around the top (which wasn't in the original "plan"...but is now)

I'm too old to be doing this stuff by myself, but the job is too small for the fencing contractors to do it. So I'm doing a little bit everyday. Hope to be done by the end of the weekend. I'll post a finish pic when I'm done (if I'm not dead!)

On 6/2/2020 at 2:38 PM, Billingsley99 said:

Glad to hear all is well. He inspires me everyday to be a better person. Looking forward to that day for sure. Thank you for the kind words. I am in need of 2 new knees but insurance sucks and now they stopped covering the injections that reallyhelp.  I am moving like an 80 year old right now. Glad that you are getting some relief. .

Glad to hear Jeff is doing well after his surgery, and sorry that Billingsley99 is in a lot of pain.

FWIW, I would strongly advise against getting both knees done at the same time. (not sure if you're considering it) Many people do, but it took me a year to recover from just one knee replacement surgery. Did my PT, and still had a ton of pain, and limited motion for the better part of the year. Still have many painful nights, although not every night. Had my hip replaced 8 months earlier and that was a piece of cake. Was ready to play golf again in 4 weeks, but the knee kept me sidelined. Now I can't play at all (not that I was that good in the first place).

Have you tried replacing your insurance coverage with a different carrier? Might be worth a try if the injections helped so much. Just my 2¢.

SteveS. Looks like you did all the right things for the fix. Turned out looking really good!

Can't tell from the pics, not sure how much slope you have between the house and drive. You might want to get a couple of the flexible downspout extensions to make sure the roof water gets all the way to the driveway. Last thing you need is to get any back wash up against the house in a heavy rain.

2 hours ago, jefftheref said:

When doing home fix ups, nothing surprises me. When I removed the one piece tub shower unit earlier this year the wall behind the shower only had insulation in one cavity and it was installed incorrectly.

I use the Boy Scout Motto, "Be Prepared" for anything.

Unfortunately, there aren't very many "quality" sub-contractors out there anymore. 45 years ago when I built our first house, the quality control on a $40,000 house was outstanding. Things were "done right"

Now days, the motto among the workers (usually) is "Hell, it's better than my house, so it's good enough", or my all time favorite..."just caulk it". Sad.

That's why I was on site every day, every hour that I had subs working on any of our houses we built. Didn't yell, or scream, just being there let them know I was watching. Very few problems.

And once you find a good contractor (I know a lot of you guys are doing your own work which is great, but for future reference) ask him for references of other contractors you might need. Most of the good ones, tend to work together on larger projects.

7 hours ago, rico said:

May I suggest just painting the ceiling flat black.  Everything.  Joists, underside of sheathing, pipes, duct work, etc.  

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