I don't understand why you are doing 35 drops at all. IMO what you are doing is way over kill. Finally from a cabling perspective you could Cat4 and that is more than adequate for what you are trying to accomplish. Edit: I really don't think there is requirement for more than possibly 3 Ethernet cables in any home at this point. Two for access points and one for you primary media area, ie.... gaming. Outside of that, if you get good equipment, you can accomplish whatever you need now and in the future. Additionally, solid networking gear eliminates the need for a lot of hubs. At this point you can buy enterprise grade equipment that you could not bog down and any combination of smart home devices. That being said, I get why you want a hub or could use a hub, just coming at it from a cabling perspective. Cables are dumb.
Definitely overkill but you get one opportunity to run wire cheap and easy. I have lots of wants not needs: 6-8 ip cams, video intercom/access control which requires 4 separate cat6 runs, tvs, sonos amp, etc. I want to keep my wireless network open to only devices that move. Also planning for multiple potential access point locations as its sort of difficult right now for me to know the best combination of APs for wifi coverage given that I have some interior walls that are masonry.
What’s the best spray to kill grass/weeds/anything growing in areas I dot want it? Backyard has some mulch areas and there’s a bunch of grass and clover type things popping up all the time now that the weather is warm and it’s raining. Hoping to just spray all over the mulch and get it under control.
My buddy who is in landscape design swears by Ranger. Ranger Pro 41% Glyposate Generic 2.5 Gallons 735754
So apparently my new HoA is broke. Seems like my neighborhood of about 150 homes shares an HoA with a bunch of other smaller communities and it's a complete mess. 10% of homes are delinquent on their HoA fees by more than 6 months and what not. Was talking to my cousin who lives in the neighborhood and jokingly brought up pulling a Sansa and seceding from the HoA to have one that's just our smaller neighborhood. Anyone have experience in that?
It would require a vote of some sort I imagine. Unless you and your neighbors want to get into a legal battle
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in roundup, so the generic. If you do any level of spraying it's the best route since it's a lot cheaper.
On the note of weed control, I am planting a bunch of vina minor in a small shaded section of my yard. Until the vinca is established is there anyway to prevent weeds from popping up with preventing the vinca from spreading?
Just go check them every couple days. Every visit after the first one will take like 90 seconds. I did this when i planted ajuga and creeping phlox and now those things are unstoppable forces of nature.
hello, hi, i just purchased a house, excited to join all you old men and talk shop and mow lawns with my shirt tucked into my jean shorts.
Should make him sit at the little kids table during family get together's until he removes those stumps.
I’m about to rewire my kitchen and figure it’s a good time for new can lights. What LED can lights would you guys do? I see some can less ones for $30/each at HD
Have we decided upon a pressure washer as a board? I was thinking about either the stanley 2150 vs the sun joe spx3000. Think I want to go electric
Imo it’s a scam. You don’t really sell it to the local power company. You get a credit for the power you provide to the grid. You still end up paying way too much money when you combine your power bill and the cost to lease the cells.
So you wanna run an extension cord out to the same place you are running the water hose and soak everything in water?
I have a sun joe I use for washing the cars and pressure washing our very short driveway. It puts out good pressure, but like has already been said, if you're doing any kind of big project where you'll be moving it a lot, you don't want to deal with that extension cord.
Closing next month and checking out all the appliance sales this weekend. Hate that HD won’t let me put x amount down then finance the rest after closing. Waiting to hear back if Lowe’s will and if not, then check some of the local places. I was able to do it with my furniture so I hope we can find a place that will for the appliances.
I would consider the integrated LED pucks. The Lithonia ones on amazon are cheap and get great reviews (on amazon but also on electrician forums I've read). If you want a traditional can then I'd look at the globe electric retrofit models that use the gu10 bulbs. I am doing a combination of both of these in my house.
Look around to smaller guys. They will help you, have better customer service and they need to work with you.
This post made me finally unbox my sunjoe I got on a lightning deal. It worked extremely well with my trex deck. The instant gratification is so refreshing and it’s very quiet.
will be reaching out to get quotes from some mom and pop places this week. having fun price matching HD v. Costco v. Best Buy, v. Monark v. Brandsmart right now. Between Kitchenaid, and Samsung. I know, I know. Samsung is the WOAT, but that family hub and wifi double oven...
If you buy a Samsung fridge I’m going to fly to Florida and kick you in the nuts, which will be the best experience you’ll have from that fridge.
Politely took the advice from a guy working at home Depot and waited till August when they started clearancing out appliances when I was looking for a new washer and dryer.
These replies are nonsense, respectfully. texasraider mocks the power. I have this 3000 psi electric power washer: Unless you are a contractor doing some crazy jobs, most of us every day Joes need 2000 psi tops. 3000 is MORE than enough. The analogy of electric = putting your thumb over the hose is comical. 3000 psi is literally powerful enough to slice you in half. Also the same company I posted above makes a 3500 psi electric as well. Both are comparable to gas powered power washers. bigred77 seems to imply a safety hazard with the extension cord and getting wet...First of all there is a safety mechanism that kills the power if this happens. I've used mine at least a hundred times and only had this happen once and I simply hit the "reset" button on the power cord for the power washer and it instantly restarted. I've since looped the cords around the handle when I get started and knot them to keep them off the ground and it hasn't tripped since. My electric power washers starts up every time with a flip of the switch. Its super powerful. Comes with a bunch of nozzles for a variety of projects. Its durable and reliable. Its very lightweight compared to a gas powered pressure washer. And biggest of all they are much cheaper than gas if you are into the whole saving money thing. $129 for a 3000 psi power washer is bananas. The extension cord is literally the only negative but its not like you aren't tethered with a gas powered power washer, you still have the garden hose supplying water. The pros and cons are no contest IMO.
I've mentioned them before but lifx has the coolest bulbs on the market and are well worth the extra cost. Specifically you want the BR30's for your project:
They DO have outdoor/weatherproof lights and additionally the Lifx + bulbs come with "night vision" which are great your outdoor cameras/ring doorbell cams: https://www.lifx.com/collections/outdoor
My 3000 psi electric pressure washer literally will cut through wood like a laser with the 0 nozzle. Your abdomen contains nothing even close to the density of wood. Like I said, 3000 psi pressure washer could cut you in half like a hot knife through butter. Easy.
A couple questions (I’ll preface it with I am extremely bad at handyman stuff). 1. We need to reseal/stain our decks. One on each story, about 15x9 each. Don’t have a pressure washer or anything else needed to clean the boards. Looking at materials and everything I would probably have to invest in $200-300 of stuff not including the sealer/stain. I know cost varies by region, but is this something I should do myself or just not the bullet and pay? 2. We want to plant some cypress/juniper starter trees along our fence line. Right now it’s just dirt there, no grass. Can I rototiller the dirt then add good soil in or will I need to dig individual holes by hand?
Lol, if I were you I’d take on the deck job. That’s a good litmus for you moving forward. 2. Use a shovel.
I'd use a pick axe especially if there are gonna be roots etc. Get a ten pound one, anything lighter is going to bend if you come across some tough ground. What type of soil are you planting in? If Clay amend it with garden soil to break up the matter around it, and dig the hole wider and deeper than the root ball to help the roots expand into softer dirt
1. Do this yourself. Don't be intimidated by these projects. The first time you hire someone for something like this you are going to notice they're usually not the brightest, they overcharge and often they are lazy and cut corners. To complete the project...Buy this: You will be using it on a variety of projects, its an awesome sander. Sand your deck with it. Don't worry it goes super fast, its a beast. Then hit the deck with this stuff: 2. I planted 8 cypress trees a few months ago, biggest were 12 ft. tall. You should dig your hole 2x as wide as the root ball. As One Two suggested you want to surround the root ball with soft dirt so the roots can grow easily through them. After that the roots will grow through anything. Use the same dirt you removed from the hole to fill in around the root ball. This will be a nice transition from the dirt its known its whole life (in the root ball) to its new home (your dirt/yard). The depth of your hole should be no deeper than the root ball. However if you can loosen the dirt below the bottom of the hole by 1 foot, that will help the roots as well.
Looking to put a tv on our patio. Any suggestions on a mount? I assume it would be easier to mount from the ceiling compared to the brick/mortar.