newadventure

I like that idea - I was thinking of using the wood to build a farmhouse table. I thought that i would have to wait a couple of years before it was seasoned and usable, so decided against it though

Pulaski

I am sure Boiler would agree with your decision - I think you made the wrong one!

Pulaski

So it's time to replace the screen mesh on the old-fashioned wooden screen door. First step: remove the trim strips, and the screen mesh .... and strip out all the staples holding everything in place .... all 166 of them! .... plus another 38 from a prior replacement that would prevent a neat repair!!!

WEBlue

Ta for reminding me about replacing our couple of ripped window screens. Don't know whether it was birds or tree branches blown about in a windstorm, but suddenly we have two slashed screens.

Our window screens are metal so no staples needed (I think) but I need to buy some mesh & get going on that....

Pulaski

You'll likely need spline, and a spline wheel (tool).

WEBlue

True. I've seen a spline wheel at our local hardware store (I think $7). Looks like a double ended pizza cutter.

The YouTube video I watched said sometimes you can reuse the old spline if it's still flexible enough, but I may buy more spline just to have on hand.

Pulaski

It might be possible to reuse it, and I reuse and repurpose as many things as I can, but spline is dirt cheap. ..... If buying ahead, be sure to check what diameter of spline you need, there are at least two, if not three.

tom169

Closing on a house soon and looking at getting a home security system. So far CPI seem the best. Any other suggestions?

Pulaski

Frontpoint. ..... Very easy DIY installation. Zero system-generated* false alarms in 2¼ years. The system is wifi indoors, so no cables to install, and communicates with the monitoring center over a cell phone connection, so no wires for a burglar to snip. Very responsive customer service. Recommended to me by a tech boffin I know who is an IT director of a fairly major marketing technology company.

The basic recommendation is for door and motion sensors, however many of each you need, but there are other options such as smashed glass audio detectors. The system can be hooked up to video cameras, but they need power and a cable internet connection. Needless to say it is all connected to an internet interface, so you can arm and disarm the system remotely.

Let me know if you're interested and if I refer you we both get a free month of service - they seem to have some other deals too, so it's fine if you can get a better deal on your own.

* Ol' fumble - fingers has accidentally triggered it a couple of times.

tom169

Thanks. I hadn't heard of them so will bare then in mind. At least they have their prices listed online.

I'll give you a shout for the free month nearer time. Looks like their other deal is $40 off, but monthly cost looks around $50 and so the free month would win.

We close on the house at the end of this month and I've said that as part of my home insurance I'll get an alarm system, so can't leave it too long.

username.exe

Struck up a conversation with one of my neighbors who ended up giving me a tour of his back yard over the weekend. I traded half a bag of fruit-fertilizer for a ton of plumeria cuttings. They now each in their own pots, and starting to come out of dormancy already.

This weekend I also grafted two varities of blood orange (Sanguinelli and Tarocco) to a mandarin root stock I had. Looking forward to seeing how that turns out

Gardening is my newest hobby.

Pulaski

You're new to gardening and have been grafting citrus fruits?

I need to sharpen my ride on mower blades and complete my first pass of the lawns weeds. . I then need to get the weed and feed down, after a quick refurbishment of the drop spreader which needs a scrub with a wire brush, a rust treatment, and a couple of coats of spray paint. Luckily I have lots of spare time.

ddsrph

Has anyone seen the Netflix series called "Grand Designs"? It's British and shows several unique house build projects and what you can do with a million or so. Some impressive builds.

Pulaski

You mean like this one that was in the news a few days ago?

ddsrph

I wonder if he did that project himself or hired some contractor who didn't know what he was doing?
On the program one project was in London and the owner bought a very small odd shaped lot and excavated the entire lot for a mainly underground home. It required a whole lot of cooperation from the adjoining property owners.
The lot alone was over 500k in dollars.