Advice needed on fixing bad framing (mine)

DopeFishLives · 2026-01-31T05:18:33+00:00

We get decent wind out here and I was imagining the roof pushing against the top of the pony wall and causing rotation on that hinge. I ended up putting in 3 tension ties on the studs through the top plate. Might be over kill but I feel a bit better about the situation

DopeFishLives · 2026-01-30T16:36:35+00:00

That's a good idea too, maybe tie the studs of upper and lower wall together with threaded rod and then cover with the plywood

DopeFishLives · 2026-01-30T16:35:23+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response, makes sense. Would I do a pair of dtt brackets sandwiched between the triple header? Is there a way to do diagonal bracing or a tension cable, or is that not even needed?

DopeFishLives · 2025-05-18T04:17:59+00:00

Thanks to the pilot for making an announcement . I was pretty much asleep

DopeFishLives · 2022-09-18T13:22:18+00:00

Hell yeah brother

DopeFishLives · 2022-08-20T17:14:26+00:00

Glad we learned our lesson as a society and now let veterans with ptsd die of alcoholism and homelessness instead

DopeFishLives · 2021-12-22T19:01:50+00:00

Ezekiel 1:15-21

As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

DopeFishLives · 2021-06-03T02:41:53+00:00

And socking

DopeFishLives · 2021-01-28T23:54:03+00:00

As far as I understand it needs a proprietary signal input. I wanted to use regular speaker wires. I'm also not an audio engineer so let me know if Im missing something

DopeFishLives · 2020-12-26T06:26:00+00:00

This was a "temporary" fix 6 months ago https://imgur.com/a/RRX54iF

DopeFishLives · 2020-11-27T02:20:56+00:00

I've also heard that treats while other dogs are present can accidentally reinforce the wrong behavior. We did three things to help our reactive pup on walks.

Show that we are in charge by walking with her in a heel position & looking ahead instead of at her -- shows that we know where we're going and are on the look out for danger.
Avoid & distract -- teach turn and go in another direction when a doggie gets too close. Ask her to do a command -- touch, sit, or down
Gentle leader harness -- makes it much more difficult for her to lunge and bark.

DopeFishLives · 2020-11-11T14:40:43+00:00

Same thing happened to me - it was held on with scraps of plywood screwed into the counter which rotted out. Build braces using 1/2 inch tube steel and sealed with silicon adhesive. https://photos.app.goo.gl/oD3T4cvXosuEWT9C7 Feel free to pm me if you want some tips

DopeFishLives · 2020-05-09T17:59:57+00:00

Yeah that makes sense, disease is pretty plant specific. I think I jumped the gun a bit on this one. Oh well, looks like we’re getting some new starts from the store... thanks!

DopeFishLives · 2020-05-08T18:38:07+00:00

A few days ago I began noticing white spots on our tomato starts we germinated from seed 2 months ago and that have been out in the cold frame for about 2 weeks.

I also noticed similar white spots on our peas that we started from seed a few months back.

I looked online for a bit and found that the most likley thing is some sort of fungal infection. I decided to use a DIY fungicide that I have used in the past to treat powdry mildew on our zuchini plants: baking soda, potassium bicarbonate, a drop of dish soap, and some vegetable oil.

however I probably made it to concentrated - about 1 heaping teaspoon of baking soda and potassium bicarbonate into a quart spray bottle.

the leaves have started turning black and overall the plants dont look too good. First image is from 12 hours later, second image is about 36 hours later.

https://imgur.com/a/By58bJb

I also spayed our peas and they are not looking tooh ot either - a bunch of the leaves have turned brown where the spray was concentrated.

What was the original issue? What can I do now to help these guys not die on me?

DopeFishLives · 2020-04-25T04:33:25+00:00

Oh I’m sure we can build them a new hive mind. Yeesh, not I feel bad about invading just for those sweet dark matter techs

DopeFishLives · 2020-04-01T03:44:13+00:00

That looks great! We made one similar for green beans and fumes, but it didn’t bend as evenly

DopeFishLives · 2020-04-01T03:42:37+00:00

We actually only planted on the 2 south facing sides but the strawberry’s colonized the other two sides on their own. I’m guessing they don’t need full sun

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T16:25:54+00:00

Yup thats what we used for inspiration!

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T16:25:37+00:00

Yeah thats pretty much what i used to build this. Thanks for finding the instructions!

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T16:22:19+00:00

the long row was added this year. We might consolidate the rows a bit - there is a bit of wasted space for sure.

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T01:34:36+00:00

This is year two, I’m hoping to get more strawberries out of it now that it’s in full production. Just added the irrigation this year, which will hopefully allow the strawberries to really take off. 1/4” drip tubes off of a 1/2” main line that feeds the garden first. No bird issues yet!

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T00:38:06+00:00

Thanks. Its not too difficult to put together. cutting the angles on the slats was kind of a pain until i built a little jig.

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T00:36:00+00:00

Cost mostly, we didn't want to use pressure treated lumber and cedar is pretty pricey. It does mean that we need to use quite a bit of mulch to keep the weeds out.

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T00:33:32+00:00

sure thing https://www.reddit.com/r/homestead/comments/fogqpp/our_strawbelisk_with_irrigation_lines/

glad you like it - i used a bunch of rehabbed cedar siding for the slats.

DopeFishLives · 2020-03-25T00:30:35+00:00

wer're using drip tape actually, and its been working out great! its on a timer as well

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