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so i want to make my own cypress shutters and mount them to the walls, there are already holes in the walls for my existing plastic shutters. I was thinking of using french cleats or hangman brackets but i nee to space them away from the wall a bit because its vinyl siding. Should i use a spacer...

Installing a easy steer 5 degree rake kit and the front fork tubes need to be extended with pieces that come with the kit. It takes a lot of torque and my only 19mm hex bit sure enough popped. I tried welding a nut to it to no avail. Ended up at harbor freight to get an impact rated set. Breaker...

So last Thursday we had a severe thunderstorm in the area. It shook my house twice in the evening. Well I started to get alarm calls . Next morning I had to go reset a bunch of breakers and found our part of our fire alarm system was fried. Wasn’t sure what caused it at first but we found out...

Does anyone have first hand experience with these rocking chairs made of plastic or poly wood. They are fairly cheap to fairly expensive and look pretty decent. They are all over Amazon on sale and I want to replace my wooden rocking chairs on My front porch.

I have an older Craftsmen generator, it cranks up on choke and I turn the choke off and it only runs for about 10 seconds and stalls . I can crank it right back up and does the same. I know it’s carburetor related but but any first thing I should look at? Any ideas or tips would be appreciated...

I am thinking of wrapping my vinyl porch posts and make shutters out of wood. The first choice that pops up is Cedar but I’m not sure if there may be some better choices like cypress or even pine… I’m looking for advice and recommendations. Also for sealers & stains. Picture of the porch and...

I made my first knife block. I copied the idea to be transparent. I enjoyed making this , the clamping was a bit challenging and tricky but it was good. it’s not perfect . I made it for my granddaughter for her new apartment.

I saw a video about some guy installing vinyl siding with a nail gun and commented about not wanting that guy installing mine and I got flamed… I just think installing it by hammer n nail is better. I a nail gun this adjustable that it will leave a piece of vinyl enough slack to move?

I have seen these on Ebay and wondered if anyone has used them. I need to retire a enclosed area in a trailer that will be covered by carpet.

I want to install VCT on my bare concrete floor. 20 years old plain concrete. It’s clean and smooth, I’m going to fill the cracks and a few holes that has happened over the years. Should I use a notched trowel to put the glue down or do I use the smooth side then go over it with the notched...

Made my first charcuterie board for some dear friends for a housewarming gift. Not done yet, still need to fine sand, drill a hole in the handle, do a little straightening and oil it down to deliver this Sunday I hope. Have a little spot I need to fill in with some CA titebond.

It gets decent reviews and I just need a basic welder in the shop. I don’t want to spend tons of money on a welder , I was considering a basicArc stick welder but I think the Flux core wire will be more flexible.

I think since I had such a good experience with Scotty on my shop floor the first time, I am going to go with the Polyurea 600 square feet kit for my attached garage...I need to paint my walls first and my ceilings... Looks like the easiest product to apply. I will prep and coat with their...

18 years old 3 ton single stage unit, a/c was running and all of a sudden I’m outside and all I hear is a whining noise fan isn’t running but smells bad like something is overheating or burning turned it off for about 20 minutes at the panel...turn back on same thing , cooling fan turns freely...

Did my new shop floor 4 years ago with a etched acid color and clear on top. Love it but in my attached 24x24 garage that is 18 years old, I want a standard grey or beige epoxy with flakes and anti skid in the clear topcoat. I know I need to acid etch the floor, clean neutralize before starting...

if I want to see responses from posts that I recently posted in, is the only way to do that by “subscribing “ to that post? I haven’t seen a “recent post” or anything like that, am I missing something?

Friend of mine has a gas water heater that quit working... The pilot light won't stay on, and now won't even light. They changed the thermo couple twice thinking it may have been a bad one. No go. It will light but won't stay on. Any ideas on what to look at next. Gas tank was just refilled...

I know the basic difference on them but is there a disadvantage to putting replacement windows instead of re-installing new construction? My house is 17 years old and I can't get replacement screens anymore and I am thinking of getting crank out casement windows or at least double hung and...

$5076.00 includes 10kw heat strips and air handler. This is using my existing ducts...Dealer includes a 2 year labor in the deal. It is almost the same price as Arcoair and Goodman. I thought this is very reasonable.

I forgot to switch the drain tube from one side to the Other so it would be on the same side as my copper lines. So be sure to not screw up like me and read all the instructions closely.