Yep that's how mine is.
The Home Improvement Thread
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I will get some insulation stuff ordered and report back.
Oswego
n00b
I never thought about this, but now I do...
"Since 1945, productivity in manufacturing, retail and agriculture has grown 1,500 percent, while it has barely gone up in construction, according to a McKinsey report from earlier this year."
The construction industry is short on human workers and ripe for a robotic takeover
"Since 1945, productivity in manufacturing, retail and agriculture has grown 1,500 percent, while it has barely gone up in construction, according to a McKinsey report from earlier this year."
The construction industry is short on human workers and ripe for a robotic takeover
Got a bunch of small projects finished this weekend. Basically, if it was on my bench, I worked on it until it was finished.
Installed new pulldown casters on my work table, so now it can mobile.
Bought some small parts so I can mount a little ceiling fan. I put in sunlight LED bulbs on it.
Rebuilt the front end on my lawnmower and JB welded a crack in the magnesium mower deck.
Installed new pulldown casters on my work table, so now it can mobile.
Bought some small parts so I can mount a little ceiling fan. I put in sunlight LED bulbs on it.
Rebuilt the front end on my lawnmower and JB welded a crack in the magnesium mower deck.
Rebuilt the front end on my mom's lawnboy mower (which I use). There was a huge "Y" crack in the magnesium deck, so I drilled relief holes to stop the cracking and gooped up JB weld on the outside & inside of the crack. It held up when mowing yesterday. Also sharpened the blades while the mower was apart. It felt like a brand new mower! 
All the rattling & shaking was gone and it was cutting like a champ!
All the rattling & shaking was gone and it was cutting like a champ! 
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Media room seating finally arrived... only took 9 weeks. Its kinda bright in there now so I could take the pics.. but they are comfy! I like them. The lighting underneath is not as bright as it appears.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Those look sweet, if I ever build a media room I would definitely buy some nice seating, I have a huge attic space, I bet I could have a 18 x 20 x 10h
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Do it!!
That would a big one! You could do all kinds of cool shit with a space that big. Elevated seating, lighting columns, HD projection... concession stand.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Do it!!
It all comes down to time, I would not hire out for such a project, I would have to do a set of stairs as well, probably from the garage, I can't believe the previous owner who had the home custom built did not utilize all that space, but I also think about the really hot summers and maybe that's why there is so much attic space
balakay
BabyMax
Looks really similar to what my uncle had in his media room at his house. Super nice.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
So last year I bought some LED replacement bulbs for my T8 fixtures in the garage. Well then I found out I have to rewire each fixture and I didn't want to go that BS. Well I just saw these a few weeks ago and bought a set. SUNCO 6 Pack T8 LED Tube Light 4ft 48", 18W, 5000K Kelvin Day Light, 2000 Lumens, Works WITH or without a Ballast! Fluorescent Replacement Lamp, Clear Cover, UL, DLC Plug and Play, 2 Sided Connection - - Amazon.com
No rewiring required... granted it daytime but they appear bright enough. I only bought 6 bulbs to start with but I like them enough that I bought 6 more and I'll swing by HD or Lowes and grab 2 more fixtures and put them up somewhere. Anyhow, not bad for the price and each bulb is a claimed 2000 lumens. Not the T5HO's that I wanted to do... but they will work. And save a little $ as well. I also pulled off the diffusers, they were more or less just bug catchers.
No rewiring required... granted it daytime but they appear bright enough. I only bought 6 bulbs to start with but I like them enough that I bought 6 more and I'll swing by HD or Lowes and grab 2 more fixtures and put them up somewhere. Anyhow, not bad for the price and each bulb is a claimed 2000 lumens. Not the T5HO's that I wanted to do... but they will work. And save a little $ as well. I also pulled off the diffusers, they were more or less just bug catchers.
How much were those bulbs? IIRC, the price for those bulbs was as much as buying a new LED fixture, so I just ended up doing that.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
about $7 each
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
My fixtures are already mounted to the ceiling and they didn't need to be replaced so it was better to go this route. I have several LED fixtures (4 total) but they all hang from chains and use a wall plug for power. But they are bright and I am satisfied with them.
Oh that's way cheaper than what I saw. Yeah I'd go that route as well for that price.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
More experiences with contractors who won't show up. Wife and I have been wanting a pool for a while. Backyard is big enough, want something not too big (16x32) with a spa area, water feature, tanning ledge, and a freeform shape. Out of the 3 pool builders I've contacted and had setup to come give an estimate/design plan. ONE has shown up. 33% success rate. I have one more guy coming out next Friday morning. So we'll see. About the two who no-showed... I called and texted both. Not being a dick more of like "hey maybe I got the date and time wrong but I thought we had planned to meet today at 4:00.. let me know if I'm off or you can't make it so we can reschedule. Thanks" Crickets.