iannis
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Vinen
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I'm 4 months into mine.
Fucking inspections.
Holy fuck inspections.
I thought my contractor was lying then I went to the inspection office to chat with them and they confirmed what he said. Slow - as - fuck
Inspections should be done on Tuesday and then the walls go up and so does everything else.
Go some sick ass soapstone countertops.
Lanx
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wife said she didn't want air freshener in the car and wanted a "neutral" smell, so i bought one of those super ozone machines.
jesus fuck, i opened my car doors and almost vomited with one breath. not a putrid smell, just the ozone does something funny, anyway after blasting the car for 1hr and then airing it out, it does smell like... nothing.
so i'll probably try this in the basement, my sump pump area smells not nasty, just "lingering"
jesus fuck, i opened my car doors and almost vomited with one breath. not a putrid smell, just the ozone does something funny, anyway after blasting the car for 1hr and then airing it out, it does smell like... nothing.
so i'll probably try this in the basement, my sump pump area smells not nasty, just "lingering"
Careful with those things in enclosed spaces. Ozone is toxic and those machines can create 5-10x the levels deemed hazardous.
Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners | US EPA
Ozone generators that are sold as air cleaners intentionally produce the gas ozone.
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Nope. You just gotta do them one at a time. Sorry, buddy. It's shitty work, but you know when it's done. 
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I had a whole house full of that shit to pull out when I bought my current house. I had 6 friends come over, asked them to spend one hour pulling staples out of the floor, then I'd feed them unbelievably good bbq. You would be amazed how much the seven of us got done in an hour. virtually the whole house. And all it cost me was a brisket and some burgers.
This is something I have wanted to ask folks here - do you have support dudes to help you? I have a pretty big group of guys who swap labour with me frequently. When one of us has a big plumbing job to do, we all show up and get it done in an afternoon. When someone is framing something, we all show up and get it done. This coming weekend I'm helping with a friend's install of under floor radiant heat. I have no question that the next time I have a big job to do I'll have as much help as I need.
Is this common? Or am I a lucky fuck for having handy friends?
This is something I have wanted to ask folks here - do you have support dudes to help you? I have a pretty big group of guys who swap labour with me frequently. When one of us has a big plumbing job to do, we all show up and get it done in an afternoon. When someone is framing something, we all show up and get it done. This coming weekend I'm helping with a friend's install of under floor radiant heat. I have no question that the next time I have a big job to do I'll have as much help as I need.
Is this common? Or am I a lucky fuck for having handy friends?
Vinen
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Agreed. My friends are more useless than my wife and I when it comes to this type of work. Thats pretty goddam useless.
We just throw money at the problem until it goes away. I'd much prefer your method as it sounds fun.
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It is more fun. And we get more and more talented as the beer gets consumed when we're together...
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BrutulTM
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I have a pretty good network for that stuff as well. I have a brother and a cousin who are electricians, a cousin who is a civil engineer and pretty experienced with concrete, a cousin and a friend who are welders (I can weld pretty well also but not a professional). We also have a friend who is a finish carpenter and a sheetrock taper. My sister is dating a plumber so we might bring that into the fold. We need to recruit a painter.
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bought this thing, its awesome
mulching bag is practically worthless with the amount of leaves coming off a tree. This makes it so i don't have to stop and dump every 5mins. i stated elsewhere, i just set my blower/mulcher on the driver floor turn it on, and then use the gas blower to blow all leaves towards it
mulching bag is practically worthless with the amount of leaves coming off a tree. This makes it so i don't have to stop and dump every 5mins. i stated elsewhere, i just set my blower/mulcher on the driver floor turn it on, and then use the gas blower to blow all leaves towards it
iannis
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A rake and an old blanket or sheet accomplishes the same thing!
Granted, you don't get to play with a leafblower that way.
If you feel like scaring your neighbors get a metal trash can, fill it up with leaves, and light that shit on fire. Everyone within half a mile will think their house is burning down. Put a grate on top so that you don't accidentally your own house.
Granted, you don't get to play with a leafblower that way.
If you feel like scaring your neighbors get a metal trash can, fill it up with leaves, and light that shit on fire. Everyone within half a mile will think their house is burning down. Put a grate on top so that you don't accidentally your own house.
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What is this? Amateur hour? I put my leaves in a burn barrel with some speed holes and a leaf blower sized duct at the bottom. The flames reach a glorious 20 feet for a brief few blissful moments.
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