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Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 17th 2020, 11:05 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Did get my first reasonably sized apricots this year. :)
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Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 24th 2017, 5:46 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Just noticed some extreme drill bits if you have a major job on.
40% more life in concrete and rebar than competitive carbide bits
Bosch Bulldog Xtreme 1/2 in. x 4 in. x 6 in. SDS-plus Carbide...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 14th 2017, 1:54 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Sounds like we grew up in the same part of the country. The water did change a bit when they stopped using the spring water and used reservoir water. It used to take me a little while to get use to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 11:58 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

The PNW allows zero phosphates in dishwasher and laundry detergents, not sure about the UK and Europe.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 10:12 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

In the UK dishwashers have a salt compartment to make the water softer. I have never seen US dishwashers with this option.
...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 6:40 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Arborists are so expensive around here. I wish I was more confident, but anything above 20ft I pay someone.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 6:08 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Oops, my mistake I didn't know about free labor, I always factor in my time as labor costs. Time is money as they say.

I was also assuming baffles may have been damaged and need to be...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 5:26 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Might be easier and cheaper to get a smartvent installed

GAF | Cobra IntakePro (http://www.gaf.com/roofing/residential/products/roof_vents/cobra_intakepro)
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 5:18 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

I feel I am now an expert on roof ventilation and materials. The contractor also hasn't put in enough eave/soffit vents for the newer standards. I feel I have to learn a trade each time I hire a...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 13th 2017, 1:43 am
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

OK, as I get told I make bad decisions. Typical problem, having new roof, contractor cant read instructions. They used regular staples instead of plastic capped staples on the deck protection.
...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 12th 2017, 2:25 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Hopefully new roof should be complete by end of the week. I wish the contractors hadn't thrown all the gutter guards in the trash. That's another $300 or so to spend out.

They did pull a fair...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 5th 2017, 10:28 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

We paid just under $6k for a heat pump 3 tonnes, I think, installed. That included running electrics, coil and running the line. It also included 10 years parts and labor. Also the first year we had...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 5th 2017, 8:49 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

We had yard guys that killed most of our weeds and now we just have mud patches :( I fired the yard guys.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 21st 2016, 1:16 am
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Use a glass cutter and score the glass , and remove it in bits. The other option use a drill attach a piece of ply with toggle bolts , then cut the mirror out. But it sounds liek you have the problem...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 20th 2016, 4:28 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

Does he not have access to youtube? How long did it take him to remove the tap?
I wish there weren't so many styles of cartridges, I always have to get mine mail order. Homedepot and Lowes are...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 14th 2016, 6:26 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

The return period was 30 days, unfortunately that has now gone. Now it's wait for it to explode and get it repaired or replaced. Now I wish I had bought a cheaper washer.

I am thinking there may...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 14th 2016, 6:04 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

I saw that recommendation , which I was OK with until I read the follwoing complaint.

my wife put a small load of laundry in to the Samsung washer. After a few minutes, she felt what she explained...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Oct 14th 2016, 5:16 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

We have one of these washers, not sure what to do with it. It's 4 months old.



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Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 27th 2016, 10:04 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

I always take a spare flashlight when in the crawl space just in case the batteries fail. One of the failures of lithium batteries is they just stop working instead of slowly getting weaker.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 27th 2016, 9:06 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

It this really necessary if he is sending his wife down?

Just buy her a tyvek suit
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 27th 2016, 9:05 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

You can also sometimes use the circuit breaker detective to follow the wiring in the walls until you find the break.

Just another thought if this was at the end of the circuit, maybe the wire has...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 27th 2016, 8:47 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

My crawlspace is 6'6" in some places, almost like having a basement.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 27th 2016, 8:42 pm
Replies: 2,257
Views: 206,392
Posted By mrken30

Re: Home and garden projects

I had one socket where the wiring on the outlet wasn't secure and for whatever reason it stopped working. I took the outlet attached the wire and all was fine. Lucky I didn't have a fire.

Also US...
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