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Looking good. On the gas drip tee should be in a change of a direction, but who really cares never causes issues. Inspector would hit me on that.
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Looking good. On the gas drip tee should be in a change of a direction, but who really cares never causes issues. Inspector would hit me on that.
Could that be a composite filling device?
Dental field friend called it a "light curing unit'. Its in the x-ray room on a table next to this expensive looking unit.
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We want to put on a whole house filter.
Any thoughts on just a straight filter vs filter/softener?
Our water is only moderately hard. The chloramine is pretty strong.
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I would call Aqua Sauna and talk with them. I know nothing about water filtration. I do know chloramine is different than chlorine when filtering. Believe chloramine plugs up filters quicker. Our municipality uses chlorine (we called and asked). My wife talked a aqua sauna rep who helped us pick out what we need. I just installed. Thats the extent I know. Sorry Im not more help.
That being said I am 100 percent happy with ours. Our water tastes great and we no longer have the chlorine smell when running a shower or bath. Only tip if you do install throw away the 3/4" to 1" plastic screw adapters and use a metal 3/4" to 1" reducer. I craked the plastic ones when installing.
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Equal time for the workin' ladies.
How Strong are Twisted Ratchet Straps?
Published on Apr 25, 2021I'm testing the myth that a twisted ratchet strap loses 50 percent of its load capacity by putting a twist in it. So I build a test rig to find out the truth. I test everything from 1 twist to 10 twists. I even test knots and water soaked straps. Exploding them produced some pretty shocking results!
Lol made my night
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Lumber is money!
cant get permits after 30 days in some townships!
Drawings submitted at high pace!
Its getting to crazy levels!
Cheap/Fast/Good no longer a factor???
cant get permits after 30 days in some townships!
Drawings submitted at high pace!
Its getting to crazy levels!
Cheap/Fast/Good no longer a factor???
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I don't tie down heavy equipment very often, but will never again leave a knot even in my trashy 1" harbor freight strap to "hold down a dresser to get it home load".
Good informative vid.
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Was working with a guy and we started talking about my ebay selling HVAC business. He picked up the phone and made a call. Well his best friend works for a large corporation that is cleaning out all their old stock HVAC parts. Here is the first U hall full. Word has spread like wild fire that I buy extra HVAC parts and they are coming in from everywhere. New shelving going up in the basement and started a LLC. Might have found something here.
Everything below was going to go into the trash compactor. They already threw away more than this. Next month they will have another load.
Everything below was going to go into the trash compactor. They already threw away more than this. Next month they will have another load.
Wow great work Davy. Wishing you the best.
"Hey boss, im willing to work overtime with the right crew......no I mean im REALLY WILLING! Desperate even!
Must be a million dollar lumber pile.
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Portable, handheld X-ray unit. The thick glass ring helps stop back scatter.
How many of you guys went to work with your dad? My dad intentionally made me ride with him in the log truck multiple times growing up.
These pictures remind me of that—seeing other guy’s professions is interesting.
I just came back from Lowes.
A 4x8 sheet of OSB is $60!!!
A 4x8 sheet of OSB is $60!!!
Thats pure insanity.
I saw 1/2 cabinet ply at home cheapo a few weeks ago for $26 a sheet.
Pops would take me with him often going from job to job. He owned a big construction firm. Built bridges, roads, tore stuff down. He had a pyrotechnics license and would implement dynamite sometimes. Can still smell and taste that. Meet many fine people. And some real jerks too.
While tearing down a mill brick by brick, one of the plumbers working there was telling me repeatedly how his grandson would kick my ass. I must had been 11 years old at the time cause Dad died when I was 12. No telling what this guy was thinking. People can be that way sometimes. Pops pulls up on the job and I ran over to him to get some money for the roach coach. That plumber must have seen that because the rest of the day he spent apologising to me and telling me he was only kidding.
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Last fall I bought 10 3/4 advantech sheets at $55.
Just out of curiosity checked yesterday & they are $76.00
On craigslist, people are listing used plywood for sale that should have gone into the burn pile.
(It's ok though because I heard on the radio that mortgage rates are at an all time low.)
Seriously, though this shit has me worried.
Attn @davycoppitt hvac discussion. Tuned in during UV purification. Big Clive is the guy I know on the chat.
Edit: talking HEPA filtration now. They were talking the above
In reference to COVID
Edit: talking HEPA filtration now. They were talking the above
In reference to COVID
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We are doing all that crap at work. Just this past Friday I put all merv 13 filters in an empty building. $1300 worth. I'm sure nobody will be in there by the next time I change them. They are also so restrictive they speed the VFDs up and most likely will crack the heat exchangers.
Put a Austin Air Heppa filter in our house for the wife. It made her happy. Also landed a new ERV (air exhanger) for the house last week. Paid $200 on K-bid. We not worried about covid more just want fresher air inside the house.
Been listing like crazy. Landed another load of HVAC parts this week.
We are doing all that crap at work. Just this past Friday I put all merv 13 filters in an empty building. $1300 worth. I'm sure nobody will be in there by the next time I change them. They are also so restrictive they speed the VFDs up and most likely will crack the heat exchangers.
Put a Austin Air Heppa filter in our house for the wife. It made her happy. Also landed a new ERV (air exhanger) for the house last week. Paid $200 on K-bid. We not worried about covid more just want fresher air inside the house.
Been listing like crazy. Landed another load of HVAC parts this week.
Roofing
ON THE JOBA Concave Metal Roof
By Wade PaquinDOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF THIS ARTICLE. (3.08 MB)
On a recent house build, we were confronted with a detail typical to the coastal, Shingle-style homes we are known for—a small, pop-out roof to protect the garage door opening from weather. The architect had originally drawn this as a straight-hip roof that would be shingled with wood. On this particular home, however, we were using an Eastern-white-cedar sidewall shingle that couldn’t be carried over the roof. (In the past, we’d done this with Port Orford cedar shingles that performed well on a roof exposure.) To overcome the problem, I gently suggested to the architect that we install a flared, standing-seam-metal roof instead. He embraced the idea, pitched it to the client, and we set to work.
Framing and Trim
We began by building a 2x8 substructure (ledger, blocking, and subfascia) that we affixed to the wall with SDS screws. To define the stepped soffits, we capped this framing with Versatex cellular PVC on the bottom and top. The top provided a base for attaching curved ribs built from two layers of 3/4-inch CDX plywood. The concave roof surface was made with 2x4 furring strips running horizontally over the ribs. Making this segmented surface proved much faster than bending multiple layers of 1/4-inch plywood (which we have done in the past) and resulted in a sturdier structure. We finished out the rake ends and fascias with Versatex, as well, bringing it right up to the top edge of the furring strips so the metal roofing would cap the top edge of this trim.Forming Concave Standing-Seam Metal Roofing
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Underlayment
On the coastal homes we build, peel-and-stick ice membrane is our go-to underlayment for most roofs. However, because metal roofing conducts heat so efficiently, ordinary ice membrane is at risk of melting in direct sun. This can create a dripping mess—a callback we can’t afford to have. Instead, we installed a high-temperature underlayment rated to withstand roof temperatures up to 260°F.Curved Standing-Seam Metal
At this point, we turned the task of forming the concave standing-seam-metal roofing over to Kyle Ouellette of Liberty Building Envelope. Using lead-coated copper, he and Kory Demello began with the rake drip edges—the hardest and most time-consuming part of the job. Making these two rake pieces for each side of the roof easily consumed about 70% of their time. To illustrate the process, we did a full mock-up in Kyle’s shop to photograph for this article. For the actual job, the rake pieces and curved pans were cut and formed in his shop, but all the seaming work was done in the field. Ordinarily, the pans would be installed in the field beginning at the center and working out in both directions to each rake end.
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Wade PaquinWade Paquin runs WKP Construction, a custom home building and renovation firm based in Newport, R.I. Follow on Instagram @wkp_construction.
A Concave Metal Roof
Learn the details needed to frame, fabricate, and install a flared standing-seam metal roof.
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Misty, that looks like a "skate ramp" for snow !!
Just about done.....just need some more flowers and some decorative rock
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Got almost everything listed. Made $1300 (after fees) worth off the Honeywell parts already. 1/5 of my way to in the profit. Most of the stuff wont start selling until winter.
Already running out of room and I got another load coming in a month.
Already running out of room and I got another load coming in a month.
Shipping must be a PITA. How do you get them out, USPS, FED-UPS?
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Easy as can be. I ran a warehouse for a few years back in the day, so I learned all the tricks of the trade there. All labels are printed right on ebay. I can package, print a label, and have it ready to go in under 5 min. I ship USPS, UPS, and Fedex. All have drop off locations within 5 min of home. If I need to ship a pallet I just go to a friend and he lets me use his warehouse and account. He owns a large HVAC company and lets me ship everyting at cost. I'm actually meeting up with him in the next few weeks to buy all his old inventory he doesn't want. He was thinking 20% of his cost on the items and will let me pick and choose, so I don't get stuck with stuff I will never sell.
Everyone I know saves boxes and packaging material for me, so I spend nothing on that. Tape I buy in bulk when they have a big sale at Menards. Few times a year they have tape for next to nothing, so I load up for the year.
Got my dad running around during the week picking up stuff for me. He is retired just loves doing this. Gives him a chance to get out and talk with people.
Wife and I are looking to sell our house and find a location with a large barn or out building I can turn into my warehouse. Wont cost me much to climate control the thing since I can do all the work myself. Trick to make all this work is to keep operation costs at near zero, which is possible. Next goal is to get amazon figured out. Im taking over the HVAC maitenance at one of their
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One of my daughters and her husband are doing a bay store. They will go pick up stuff on clearance, post it at BIN, and I'm surprised at how much or even what sells. They too have the storage issue. Wall to wall in their tiny house. She makes trips to the P.O. almost daily. As you know, getting the product out to the costumer is as important as making the sale.
I bet that's where the silber is hidden.
Hmmm....
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no no its just the poop knife
Poop knife?