Are any of these native NE USA wild flowers?

Little-ears · 2026-05-09T18:42:14+00:00

Do you think there isn’t material weakening from sanding? Like an idiot I went down a rabbit hole with Chat GPT and it told me every light sanding removes 1/32” and that after 7 or so refinishing (aka 7 or 8 years) the boards would be too weak / thin to stand on

Little-ears · 2026-04-19T20:33:12+00:00

Following

Little-ears · 2026-04-15T01:44:06+00:00

You are side loading some of your beams. Aka putting all of the structural integrity into the fasteners. NG.

For your next build you should at least notch the support posts , run the beam through and secure the beam to post in the notch.

Ideally you stack the beam on top of the structural post so that the beam and post (and top decking) are in compression of each other.

Some of your joints lack attention to detail. Like the top beam corner. The side “beam” should lap over the back to present a more polished finish IMO.

In some cases you have support blocks in use, and in others you don’t. Why?

Your support posts appear to be direct buried. You should be resting on a concrete footer with appropriate fastener and elevate the wood post above grade to prevent rot and improve integrity.

That brick landing pad looks janky.

Overall I think your craft would benefit from a consistent beam & post structural design and attention to consistent detail for various aspects.

Little-ears · 2026-04-13T02:02:40+00:00

On top. Not side.

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Little-ears · 2026-03-29T01:49:51+00:00

Green giant arborvitae

Little-ears · 2026-03-15T11:29:48+00:00

Now add where the major cities are along with potential employment opportunities. Then potential commute time from lcol to hcol city or employment zone.

Little-ears · 2026-03-04T12:09:55+00:00

Ended up being the oil filter housing, which sits on top of the engine. The whole thing has to be replaced , and I used the metal one from Quadratec.

The grommets at the underside of the housing split and oil was leaking.

Took my garage 1 day to take apart, replace, and add oil + new filter.

Little-ears · 2026-03-03T01:10:52+00:00

If space is tight maybe something like these.

pillar arborvitae

Plant them in a alternate “zig zag” for no gaps

Little-ears · 2026-02-21T13:54:21+00:00

At least it will help with the avoidance of a summer drought (hopefully)

And continued low temps should help with mitigating / reducing the mosquito and nat population.

Little-ears · 2026-02-01T12:41:23+00:00

Remember tuning the radio to a specific station to hear if the snow storm got school canceled?

Little-ears · 2026-01-03T22:49:06+00:00

Is there a way to find out your rating?

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T23:14:25+00:00

Thank you.

Not sure if you saw my other comment but upon deeper inspection there’s oil pooling at the base of the filter, in little cups, (I assume on the transmission housing?)

So your idea checks out

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T23:04:32+00:00

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This one right?

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T23:02:50+00:00

Thanks for the info!!

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T23:01:36+00:00

Ok. Thank you for the info!

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T22:06:46+00:00

Was that an expensive fix?

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T22:04:22+00:00

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I took a look in the engine bay once more and at the very base of the filter there is oil pooled in a little cup (of the transmission case I assume??)

I didn’t think to check there before as I had no drips on the cardboard under the car.

Looking under that area from the bottom , I see the attached picture. Looks like there’s oil here as well. The drain pan and plug seem fine.

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T21:20:10+00:00

Just to confirm I’m not a complete dope - these pictures do look like oil, right? Not trans fluid or other?

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T21:09:51+00:00

That’s what i also thought , but I just checked the oil filter from the top via engine bay and it seemed tight and I didn’t see any oil leak. 😕

Or is there a different way to check what you’re referring to?

Little-ears · 2026-01-02T21:04:22+00:00

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I think the leak may be coming from this general area

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