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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

nobbie48 said:
I manually took out a mature ash stump from a tree killed by borers. Shovel, bow saw, ax, sacrificial chain saw and a pressure washer to cut away the clay so I could see what direction the roots were going.

I thought the roots spread out like the branches, not the case. They turn back under other roots, over roots, up and down. I told a neighbour the hole was either going to be a swimming pool or my grave.
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Years ago a buddy of mine did stumps with dynamite and amfo. Way more fun than excavators and shovels.
 
mimico_polak said:
Ah the days before regulations and rules....wonder why we have them nowadays!
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You just have to be smart with your timing. Wait for a fireworks weekend. As the neighbours are doing their show, kablammo. Hopefully you had enough on top not to break all the neighbourhood windows.
 
Had a machine stuck on a site once...old days we were cool with throwing some sticks of dynamite to loosen the rock...our client at the FIFO site said no chance in hell. Would’ve been quicker than 3 guys with a drill and a jackhammer.
 
mimico_polak said:
@Hardwrkr13 we have the Hoover Spinscrub. Gets plenty of use as all our cousins use it from us.

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Those are carpet pros best friends!

Once you use a Bissel, Hoover or Home Depot DIY machine your carpet is doomed. This type of cleaning doses the carpets with cleaner, then removes about 1/2 of it thru vacuuming. The othe 1/2 stays in the carpet so the carpet cleans everything that touches it from there on.

Probably @crankcalls issue. When you get a white spot after spot cleaning, it’s usually because a previous DIY or steam clean.

It’s like tossing your $2000 Canalli suit into your Sears washer/dryer.
 
Got rid of a laundry sorter, dog run, and some chicken wire. Apparently, chicken wire is really hard to come by at this time.
 
A friend is building a playhouse for her kids. She picked up some 2x4x8's last week for $12.xx each. She needed some more and this weeks price was $15.80. Holy frack. Outside of the playhouse was going to be something like T1-11 which was <$50 last week and >$80 this week so she bought some plastic product instead.
 
GreyGhost said:
A friend is building a playhouse for her kids. She picked up some 2x4x8's last week for $12.xx each. She needed some more and this weeks price was $15.80. Holy frack. Outside of the playhouse was going to be something like T1-11 which was <$50 last week and >$80 this week so she bought some plastic product instead.
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That's insane. Wife was milling around the thought of building a green house for the garden....I think I'll hold off on that one and see if @crankcall's prediction comes true that prices will stabilize (not return) to more reasonable rates by end of year.
 
I go this from a FB click bait but the message is important. Keep your eaves troughs clean at any cost


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mimico_polak said:
That's insane. Wife was milling around the thought of building a green house for the garden....I think I'll hold off on that one and see if @crankcall's prediction comes true that prices will stabilize (not return) to more reasonable rates by end of year.
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I'm trying to figure out how many 2X4s I can get out of the two spruce trees in the back yard.

I suspect there's some tree rustling going on in the boonies.

Some friends have a cottage in PEI and go down for the summer. A couple of years ago they found out upon arrival that someone stripped out all the copper piping. Now they'll be worrying about the studs and joists.
 
GreyGhost said:
A friend is building a playhouse for her kids. She picked up some 2x4x8's last week for $12.xx each. She needed some more and this weeks price was $15.80. Holy frack. Outside of the playhouse was going to be something like T1-11 which was <$50 last week and >$80 this week so she bought some plastic product instead.
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I didn't know Louis Vuitton sold lumber.

HD near me has 8's at 10.55. I've got a project in mind but will do an accurate cutting list as i don't think I need 8 foot. If I only need sevens I'll buy 14 footers and cut them in half getting under $10 each. If it gets worse I'll see about saving the sawdust to make my own particle board.

Anyone remember finger jointed 2X4's? We may see them again.
 
Any suggestions on a good HVAC maintenance company that services Peel?

We did have Peel Heating & AC servicing our furnace and AC, but then we had a significant credit card fraud associated with their employees and are now looking for someone else. Too bad because I liked their service technicians and it was their duct cleaning crew that committed the fraud.

Any recommendations?
Thanks!
 
shanekingsley said:
Any suggestions on a good HVAC maintenance company that services Peel?

We did have Peel Heating & AC servicing our furnace and AC, but then we had a significant credit card fraud associated with their employees and are now looking for someone else. Too bad because I liked their service technicians and it was their duct cleaning crew that committed the fraud.

Any recommendations?
Thanks!
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I have always used Peatson's. Nothing bad to say about their service. They are the ones I chose probably close to 30 years ago and have used since so nothing to compare to.

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shanekingsley said:
Any suggestions on a good HVAC maintenance company that services Peel?

We did have Peel Heating & AC servicing our furnace and AC, but then we had a significant credit card fraud associated with their employees and are now looking for someone else. Too bad because I liked their service technicians and it was their duct cleaning crew that committed the fraud.

Any recommendations?
Thanks!
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DELTA heating and cooling is the only one I’ve used. Lot of friends use him and he’s been awesome each time he comes out (installation and then a line direct to the bbq). Let me know and I’ll send his number.
 
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