Ice storms in our area make it possible to loose power for a few days each winter in the burbs. 30-50% of my neighbors have back up generators and nearly all of them use a regular gas generator that plugs into a 220 outlet they have outside the house opposite of the fuse box. It would only cost you a hundred-two hundred dollar electrician bill on top of what a normal generator costs and you can still use the generator for normal generator purposes. I may get around to it someday.
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Another thing I need to get around to doing too. It's really no different than cutting any other hole, the vent attachment on the outside will skirt the hole to hide any irregularities. You can foam insulate around the vent pipe. You can keep the half cabinets either way, you just may or may not have a vent pipe taking up cabinet space depending on what was there previously.
Uruk-Hai
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I put one in a few years ago that runs on propane. My house isn't huge, so it wasn't that much more to get one that runs the whole house as opposed to one that just runs the basics. I think I paid around $9-10k, with upsizing to whole-house about $1k of that. I had to get tanks, since we don't have natural gas available where I live and there were no propane tanks on the property already. Mine runs the self-check mattyl mentioned above once a week.
ghostguy123
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9-10 grand seems pricey. I see 20,000 watt units for between $4,000-4,500 (Kohler, Generac) and have read up that they are maybe 2 grand to install. Also, the installation is actually cheaper if you get a whole house unit because then you don't have to have the electrician wire separately, and instead it is just one main switch.
Then again, there are probably factors I am overlooking that will increase cost.
Then again, there are probably factors I am overlooking that will increase cost.
Yes, but I didn't cut those! Probably get a professional to install.
Need to decide on a hood first, looks like there are about 10000 manufacturers. It needs to be thin to fit under cabinets (6 in) and still have decent clearance above stove.
Uruk-Hai
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I got 4 prices and didn't take either the lowest or the highest. I also had to buy tanks and had to have the lines installed.
ghostguy123
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I can see the tanks being pricey.
I got 4 prices and didn't take either the lowest or the highest. I also had to buy tanks and had to have the lines installed.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
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Beef Ravioli
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I have a 1300 sq foot home built in 68. It has 100 amp electrical box. A realtor friend said if I upgraded to 200 amp it would be good for resale.
Is that a major job? Big money? Would you agree on the resale?
Is that a major job? Big money? Would you agree on the resale?
Nugget
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STEADYMOBBIN 22
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Thanks. That sounds beyond reasonable. I'm thinking of doing sone regrading of the back acre.
Are you renting Bobcat to move all that dirt around?
Henry Ford
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Yeah, also really interested. I need to build up my backyard after a lot of lost dirt from rains over the past few years, and also need to install a french drain or two and completely redo my lawn.
Figure "all at once" is probably the way to go. Not looking forward to spreading and grading several tons of dirt, though.
doowain
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Finishing up building a 5.5-6' foot high 25x20 deck off the back of our house (new construction -- closed at end of December). Did every single bit myself :flex: Lots of long days and plenty of beer.
Next up on the project list is a paver walkway to a circular firepit section off the deck stairs.
Finishing up building a 5.5-6' foot high 25x20 deck off the back of our house (new construction -- closed at end of December). Did every single bit myself :flex: Lots of long days and plenty of beer.
Next up on the project list is a paver walkway to a circular firepit section off the deck stairs.
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matttyl
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How did you build it that deep? My deck is 16 feet deep, but with a header after 14' and 2' of cantilever (both of which I think are max for code).
matttyl
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Yeah, asked before I went to the other thread and saw. Amazing looking deck, very nice. Love the railing kits and lighting - what kits are those?
doowain
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Thank you. Luckily I'm finishing up before it gets too hot.
Everything is TimberTech. Railing and lights. I did custom rail packs because I did the square metal balusters. Kind of a pain in the ### with the first one (because you have to drill the holes yourself for the balusters), but it's a breeze after you know how to do it.
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Quez
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wilked
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This guy has no idea what he is doing, I would have him stop immediately and find someone else
Dan Lambskin
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Repair dryer
Building some shelves
stair skirt
more shelves
partition basement
more shelves
hang cabinets
Building some shelves
stair skirt
more shelves
partition basement
more shelves
hang cabinets
Cliff Clavin
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Nothing more rewarding than grilling yourself a nice steak and having a beer on your new deck.
Fat Nick
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Thanks for the concern all - he's not doing anything wrong. He's well inside the wall perimeter. It looks like it was footing thickness, but it's not the footing. he finally got through at 22". What we think happened is this: the area he was digging in is an octagonal shaped area under our breakfast nook. it seems that area was either the dumping ground for extra concrete or they just poured the whole area at footer depth. We were way off the nearest wall and it was still that thick. I know the whole basement isn't that thick because they put a condensation drain in a while ago and it wasn't like that. This area just seemed to be one giant, thick pad.
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Cold Dead Hands
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It could have been intended in the plans as a column support. Those have to be footer depth. If plans change during construction, a lot of times it is after the footers are poured.Fat Nick said:
Cold Dead Hands
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the moops
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Definitely not indefinitely, but you should be good for a while. One issue is if the joists have been cut, the cut ends are not really protected, so they can start rotting in from that direction.
But you should lay down deck boards soon anyway. Who the hell wants a deck that you can't walk on?
But you should lay down deck boards soon anyway. Who the hell wants a deck that you can't walk on?
ragincajun
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Grade backyard - possible french drain. Was quote 4K. I will rent a bobcat and do it myself.
gutters - guy coming to quote today after all of the terrible thins I have read about box store gutters.
BBQ exhaust - need to install a good over my BBQ grill. Cool a fatty cut and you he smoked out.
Oscilating Fan - install wall mount in patio.
Install drip irrigation in garden. Complete.
gutters - guy coming to quote today after all of the terrible thins I have read about box store gutters.
BBQ exhaust - need to install a good over my BBQ grill. Cool a fatty cut and you he smoked out.
Oscilating Fan - install wall mount in patio.
Install drip irrigation in garden. Complete.
the moops
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msommer
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Johnny Rock
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Fix tilt on boat I/O.
Need to take down two big trees that fell during storm.
Need to rent a stump grinder for a bunch of stumps left over from last year.
Overseed lawn and fertilize.
Fall - harvest beans and plow.
Seed eroding waterways in fields this fall after plowing.
Send back new gauge cluster for tractor that failed pos.
Troubleshoot tractor electrical charging system.
Need to install goose fence by the lake. :X
Grade driveway again.
Get granite delivered for driveway.
Mow ditches.
Borrow BILs skid loader to remove two big rocks I got out of a field with a chain.
Level out a few dips in the backyard by fall so the NiceRink is fairly level before pouring water.
Figure out what's wrong wth the water softener.
Add pressure to the geothermal loop field.
Sell extra vehicles that are losing value.
That's a good start to a list.
FUBAR
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Organize the garage better
Figure out how to get my dogs to stop scratching the screen on our porch. They tore through two screens already. I bought the supposed pet safe screens which they haven't torn yet but I'm not confident in those. I wanted to put a storm door grill on, but the gap is 40" on both sides of the door (screened in back porch).
Change a light fixture my wife dislikes in the kitchen.
Build or buy a shed. Tricky part is our lawn (about a half acre) slopes, not too bad at the back but still somewhat.
Figure out how to get my dogs to stop scratching the screen on our porch. They tore through two screens already. I bought the supposed pet safe screens which they haven't torn yet but I'm not confident in those. I wanted to put a storm door grill on, but the gap is 40" on both sides of the door (screened in back porch).
Change a light fixture my wife dislikes in the kitchen.
Build or buy a shed. Tricky part is our lawn (about a half acre) slopes, not too bad at the back but still somewhat.
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