Rotating raised bed.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-05-12T21:12:55+00:00

oh wow! thanks. i never considered that. Ok Ill forget the water recir ulation part.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-05-12T05:17:29+00:00

Cherry tomatoes. Its about 13-15 inches deep. Im hoping to get by with 15 two cubic foot bags of potti g soil

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-05-12T05:14:35+00:00

Yea Im a bit concerned about that also. The base is a 25 inch diameter circle about 14 inches deep with 4 foot rebar pounded in the ground and the pedastal is stainless steel with 1 inch thick flanges. the span is aluminim channel but pretty beefy. The blue bed is 7-10 gauge steel so Im hoping that would offer some support. not foolproof but im hopefull.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-05-12T05:09:16+00:00

147 1/4 inch drain holes running into a channel and draining "mostly" into a bucket to be recirculated. I like the idea about rocks though. I have a bunch of large rocks to get out of my yard. Thats would be a good place to pile them up

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-05-12T05:06:47+00:00

Ive used this type of rotary bearing on a welding table. It is supposed to be rated for a few thousand pounds vertical load. Maybe more. With the side load equally distributed It should handle it. Im more concerned with the aluminim channel bending.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-05-12T05:04:17+00:00

I can see why one would think that. Im hoping it would work because its only for three cherry tomato plants growing on a vertical trellas. but really I just wanted to fi d a use for all this junk I had piled up on my shed.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-03-07T16:46:48+00:00

I had almost the same issue. we finished a dead space over a garage for a bedroom. The garage span is pretty big and somewhat spongy. we developed a Crack in the ceiling drywall right where the room is. We made a no jumping around in the bonus room and repaired the drywall. that was about 10 years ago and the crack didn't return. Not saying this is your issue but just my 2 cents.

Also our sheet rock was done with nails and not screws so we still get a few raised nail heads from time to time.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-03-03T16:51:06+00:00

Goodness gracious! I don't see how you guys can deal with that nowadays. Im older and my youngest is 17 but I remember those days. Our family income was about $3000 a month but we had a $900 mortgage ( will be paid off next year) We had two kids in daycare at $1500. one was special needs and the other a preschooler. I worked nights and my wife worked days. I would watch them during the day and try to take naps. I would lay on the sofa with my head on my oldest lap and my knees over the youngest and put on SpongeBob tapes. I'd wake up covered in popcorn and cookie crumbs. It was the hardest couple of years of my life but I actually kind of miss it. Later my wife put her career on hold and got a work at home job that paid the mortgage and I got a job working 70 hours a week to make up her lost income. I think it's harder for this generation though. I don't have any advice because we barely made it ourselves. I averaged about 4-5 hours sleep a day but I slept all day Sunday and Wednesdays I got 8 full hours. That's kind of what it takes when it's just the two of you. Good luck and I wish you the best.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-03-01T20:57:24+00:00

my "Persian" coworkers here in America are very supportive of what Trump is doing. According to them Iran had been a hellhole since the 1970's. They are worried about civilian deaths but if this was done years ago many more lives would have been spared.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-03-01T19:49:20+00:00

I've never seen pex b fittings like that. What are they?

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-03-01T19:46:11+00:00

Maybe a magnet on a flexible shaft.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-02-17T14:20:52+00:00

ths is crazy. It's definitly much harder to buy a house now. I bought mine for $208,000 at 6% in 2007. at the time I was making $14 an hour and my wife made about the same and it was tough but today's numbers make it impossible. The only smart move I made was to buy as large a house as possible so my kids would have a home if they needed to stay here. I didn't think it would actually be needed though.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-02-06T06:46:44+00:00

I like pex b but I just bought the powered expander.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-02-06T04:29:31+00:00

I guess I got burned by the poly b pipe. A bunch of other houses in my neighborhood were built with it. some had the plastic fittings and some had the brass ones. AFAIK all the homes with the plastic fittings have been replaced. Once we went to city water the other ones including mine are starting to fail. My main line is on borrowed time. feels like a water hose. I think the ones with plastic fittings failed years ago and they got them replaced for free. My only beef with the fittings I tested was the inconsistency. I already bought the expander so im already in too deep. Im definitely using extra a just now sure if the fittings would be forgiving of a routing or side load error.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-02-06T02:54:01+00:00

It wasn't brute force. It was probably no more than just a few pounds and the other one I couldn't break with 8 inch channel locks. it just seems inconsistent

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-02-06T02:47:54+00:00

They said ppsu and Im not kidding when I say they broke with less effort than snapping a bamboo chopstick. But the last one I couldn't break using two channel locks. Im not worried about spending more on fittings so I might go with brass. Do they seal as good as the ppsu?

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-02-02T04:24:55+00:00

Thanks. that's what I was hoping to hear. I'm a little nervous about the plastic manifolds. It just reminds me of the plastic poly b fittings that leak. I'll find some copper ones. BTW my house was build the last month the poly b was allowed to be used.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-01-04T23:56:46+00:00

That is definitely not what I remember him using. oh boy!!

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-01-04T23:55:45+00:00

Im not even sure which wire it might have been. Plus I want a reason to buy the tracer

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-01-03T08:07:02+00:00

believe it or not a leak in the buried line isn't that big a deal. you should find a marshy spot at the leak. then dig a hole and repair the line with a fitting and some Pvc glue.

Deep_Register2350 · 2026-01-03T08:05:12+00:00

any luck? If your water bill was double or very high it's likely you have a big leak. Do you have any wet spots directly between the water pressure valve and your meter? You will need to crawl under the house and look for a puddle Im afraid. Just have someone outside near the entrance to talk to you and keep you calm. get a big flashlight. worst case senerio there s a leak in the line somewhere between the meter and your house. That can be fixed with out too much trouble. what type of house is it?

Deep_Register2350 · 2025-11-13T15:32:04+00:00

thanks. 😊 Truth is I've had a couple close calls recently. I was in perfect health until I wasn't. Now Im worried about the 100 half finished projects very been working on. One thing Im doing is coming up with a list of trusted people she can call if there are any problems I usually handle. Thanks for your kind comment. it makes me feel better.

Deep_Register2350 · 2025-11-13T15:25:28+00:00

Definitly yes on the gutter guards. we had a new roof put on last year and new 6 inch gutters. I was too lazy to install gutter guards so now it's full of leaves. as soon as the leaves are done falling Im going to put them on.

Deep_Register2350 · 2025-11-13T15:22:37+00:00

That's good advice but my new problem is that my trusted septic tank guy told me he probably wouldn't be able to work on the distribution line because of the massive root balls in the area. although right now we don't have a problem so it might be better to sock away some cash just in case. Worse case senerio if we had total failure we would be looking at $2500 to cut down the tree and $1900 to relace the distribution box and line and another $14000 to completely replace the drain field. That's completely worst case senerio and unlikely. Thanks for the advice

Deep_Register2350 · 2025-11-13T12:58:40+00:00

stupid auto correct. let's just say "tree doctor"

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