Casual glance looks like sweetgum Need some splits and better end grain for positive id
I think this is the winner
Assuming there is a cap on the top to prevent water ingress between the liner and flue tiles I’d doubt they made it in there. More likely a void...
It crossed my mind before I started. The aesthetics of pavers over stamped concrete and multiple materials just doesn’t do it for me.
What’s the tile setting on? Slab/or subfloor? I don’t like the metal repair rings especially on a slab as the wax ring leaks it’ll just rust out...
I haven’t been slacking just bouts of torrential rain and then 20’s in the temperature department. Ripped all the old brick out in 3hrs with the...
Someday I’ll find out how I went without one. GF got me a HF for Christmas and have yet to use it. Might be worth the time to check the switch...
In a nutshell yes. I think it was pushed by insurance companies after the ford-firestone battle of under inflated tire blowout roll overs in SUVs...
I had to drop a 100hp electric motor off at the repair shop in town today- that was more than the ‘09 f150 4x4 extcab wanted. 17k mile work...
To try and compare a 1981 carbureted 3/4T pickup with todays trucks in pricing is a fools errand. Your 81 most likely lacked - PW/PL, cruise,...
Looking like white oak
Here’s another picture of the post to 2x4 connection with patio grade. I think it would look cleaner with pavers bedded on mortar to support the...
Just thinking of bedding the outside perimeter to bring the patio to level where the porch posts will sit on top of them. Contemplated pouring...
Guessing hemlock
I prefer a splash of muriatic acid $7.50/gal Readily available in the pool supply area of any store. If you have rust stains vitamin C tablets in...
Glad your introduction worked well. I’ve done this several times with immediate neighbors which leads to word of mouth if you treat the property...
This front porch was added on the house 20 yrs ago. Originally there was a slab at a lower grade that had a step down off the “sidewalk to...
To do a real calculation of what size heat pump you really need it would require a building envelope calculation with wall thickness number of...
So rerunning the electric space heater cost @$0.0921/kW-hr 1.5X24X27DaysX.0921 = $89.52 cost for current period - about where you had originally...
Going down the heat pump route you really want to look at the Heating Season Performance Factor (HSPF) because most of them are sold for people...
