The Home Improvement Thread

[Oswego]

One pile of pavers used up. One more pile to go. Was going to use pt 6x6's I had left over for this bench but this was much quicker. The pt 2x6's suck cause its left over warped and knotted junk from other projects that failed my qc, but free is for me for sitting my ass/landscaping. Pretty dam stable for stacked bricks so I'm not going to glue it like I was thinking it would need.

 

[Oswego]

Mo beta. I hated those marble chips. Rocks are still dirty, let the rain take care of that. I was washing them but it's a pita

Just in time to enjoy the view.

 

[CowboyTaco]

With all your attention to detail, does the different height of the fence not hurt your head?

 

[Oswego]

With a irregular lot that's got a 5 foot grade differential from front to back and 3' side to side what should be done differently?

That posts missing a cap but every post is cut 4" higher than the highest top horizontal. All 50+ posts are symmetrical

What hurts my head is its height being limited to 6' and the fact I cant electrify it

 

[PSU Taco85]

With a irregular lot that's got a 5 foot grade differential from front to back and 3' side to side what should be done differently?

That posts missing a cap but every post is cut 4" higher than the highest top horizontal. All 50+ posts are symmetrical

What hurts my head is its height being limited to 6' and the fact I cant electrify it

who said you can’t electrify. I know wood doesn’t conduct well but there’s things you can add, just turn it on after hours to keep the prying eyes in check

 

[Silverback]

Needed to go buy a 1x12 today.. picked up a single 1x12x8... $29!

 

[balakay]

Needed to go buy a 1x12 today.. picked up a single 1x12x8... $29!

I bought a 2x8x8 for $12 yesterday. A 2x12x12 right beside it was $37. Glad I didn't need one of those. Don't know why the 2x8 was so cheap compared to everything else.

 

[Silverback]

A good friend of mine is in the pallet industry, he sells and services large pallet machines and saw lines. Anyhow, one of his customers in California has a pallet company and a wood company, he will sell you the wood to make pallets. He normally sells a semi full of wood (stuff for pallets) for about $11-13k. Sold one this week for $49k and he said he didn't see it getting any better for a while.

 

[Oswego]

Why I want acerage with timber. In my "retirement" I'd love to own a mill for development and alternative income

 

[CowboyTaco]

Why I want acerage with timber. In my "retirement" I'd love to own a mill for development and alternative income

our resident Eustace Conway.

 

[Anathollo]

I got all of the old floor tiles up and out of the upstairs with the exception of the shower floors. I am beat

 

[Oswego]

Last item I can take care of so i can get the new fence in and beds done is off my list. Now just praying the neihbor gets off his lazy ass and unstacks the piles of shit on his side. Leaf clean up is the 16th. If it's not done by then I'm going to lose it on him. I already offered free help over a week ago.


And in that root hole is the last of my scrap slate...shshsh

 

[Silverback]

Just light that shit on fire... problem solved.

 

[Taco Loco]

Last item I can take care of so i can get the new fence in and beds done is off my list. Now just praying the neihbor gets off his lazy ass and unstacks the piles of shit on his side. Leaf clean up is the 16th. If it's not done by then I'm going to lose it on him. I already offered free help over a week ago.


And in that root hole is the last of my scrap slate...shshsh
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Just tear it down and build, why wait on the neighbor?!? you can build everything from your side of property anyways, correct?

 

[Oswego]

Just light that shit on fire... problem solved.

Already on it

Just tear it down and build, why wait on the neighbor?!? you can build everything from your side of property anyways, correct?

Prob what I'll start doing this week. I'm a moron if I think one talk is going to change his ways. Guys got shit stacked against my fence and shit attached to it. Not looking for a war, but I'm not apposed to one now that I want out of here. If I need to clean his shit off my property line it wont be good. I'll be throwing it all into the middle of his yard or dragging it to the curb. Got my fence months ago and been slow playing installing it so moron could clean his shit up. Mr nice guy going to turn into mr asshole

 

[Silverback]

It would be a shame if an ember of that fire pit set off the lighter fluid you soaked that fence line in? Just saying.

 

[Oswego]

So close now a fire would delay me getting out. About a year back would of been great. Could of had subs do all the work through insurance, not me out of pocket

 

[Taco Loco]

Property tax protests are due by 5/15, been working on this shit all evening, what a PITA, 28% increase and crock of shit, I'm really thinking just a plain boring barndo build for the property, the yearly taxes there are $252 land, $280 trailer trash/shed/carport.

 

[Silverback]

Our prop tax went up $77k this year.. we fought it. Still went up $40k. Cocksuckers... how about you spend some cash and make some fucking roads!

 

[Taco Loco]

Our prop tax went up $77k this year.. we fought it. Still went up $40k. Cocksuckers... how about you spend some cash and make some fucking roads!

Roads ?!?,

A lot of our county roads really suck!!!