Good competition for the air bnb 3 doors down. Bylaw enforcement is there regularly all summer.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Did your neighbour ever sell his garage queen?
Yes. I was really surprised that he got $12,500 for it. No test ride, as is, didn't even start it. I'm glad he got rid of it. It scared him.
What I learned about ratchet straps.
I used them to store a canoe strapped to the garage ceiling. Great going up but coming down I failed to realize that once there are next to no wraps on the drum it becomes a free fall. Fortunately no injuries or serious damage.
I used them to store a canoe strapped to the garage ceiling. Great going up but coming down I failed to realize that once there are next to no wraps on the drum it becomes a free fall. Fortunately no injuries or serious damage.
Wife and I had a fun chat…
‘So you’re done with Reno for the year, you have to sheds, it’s time to organize the garage.’
The garage…
‘So you’re done with Reno for the year, you have to sheds, it’s time to organize the garage.’
The garage…
That table saw on the bottom is the 'donor' of the electric motor to my proper saw. Same exact model with a working motor, but everything else is broken.
My saw has everything working, except the motor...
Good winter project.
Getting ready to close in the exterior side door at my in-laws. Will pull casing and frame it up, insulation, vapour barrier, drywall on inside. What is needed on the exterior side starting at insulation level (it will be bricked which I haven’t done before either).
Agree. We have one lady in the neighbourhood that lives alone. Her entire garage is full almost floor to ceiling. She opens the doors occasionally and there is barely room to get into the pile. As that is full, she stores the rest of her crap in her driveway. She seems to have a lot of good intentions and crap follow through. She'll get skids of small trees dropped in her driveway, leave them there for a few months to die and then plant the dead trees. I suspect her garage has similar issues. Full of stuff that she has no use for but is not capable of dealing with.
Plywood, TYVEK, and then the brick (with support into the plywood (depending on type of insulation).
Get a nice grinder with a brick blade and you can cut them to fit super easy (it's how we cut our thin brick).
We have a few of those in our area also. In comparison to theirs...my garage is sparking clean. But it still needs work, and I'm hoping to get started on it today with organization b/w sheds and the garage also.
I'll have to go back as I want to build a 'deck' above where the motorcycle currently sits placed on 4x4s for additional storage above it.
Seen a guy do it in a neighbouring street, and it was on 4 4x4 posts, with enough space underneath to fit a car. I believe there are examples of such builds earlier in the thread, and I'll need to revisit those ideas.
I would seriously consider industrial racking. Some used stuff, a spray bomb and some plywood and you are good to go.
Tall 4x4 legs should really be anchored at the base and you will always have concerns with racking (collapsing as a four bar linkage) as you don't want cross braces installed as they impede access.
@Hardwrkr13 as you need such a small amount of TYVEK, let me know as I have a bunch left.
No point buying a large roll for such a small footprint. Mississauga / Mavis if you’re ever out this way.
No point buying a large roll for such a small footprint. Mississauga / Mavis if you’re ever out this way.
A few YouTube videos makes it doable. First timers can do a good job but they take a lot longer.
Can you find matching brick and how invisible do you want to make the job?
If you can find a sample a good supplier can suggest a decent replacement.
The pattern could be stretcher bond and if you want it to blend in as much as possible you will need to chip out a lot of half bricks.
I'm not particularly good at it but I find masonry work satisfying. It might have to do with the permanency of a stone wall.
Doesn't have to match at all. the space there is only about a few feet wide and then there's a tall fence (it's the tight side between two houses). Would poly vapour barrier work instead of tyvek on the outside over the plywood? I don't have any tyvek but do have a bunch of poly leftover from a job. Trying to scrounge instead of buying if possible.
Short answer is no. If you have poly on the cold side (outside) you will get condensation problems.
My understanding is the TYVEK allows the wall to breathe going out.
The poly is simply a blocker of any condensation.
Same issue I had for my wall exteriors. I used the rigid insulation that allows for humidity to pass…just slows it down.
If I screwed that up…let’s just say my house will be up for sale soon.
Ok, sounds fair. I'll try to scrounge some around here.
Motor swap shouldn't take you a the winter to do. A couple of Tyskie and you should be done.
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