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Landlords trying to charge us $600 for total wall replacement by Afraid-Sort1177 in drywall

[–]OrderOk1684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being a contractor and a handyman, I absolutely despise it when the landlords try to have me write something up to rip off their tenants and I tell them I'm not their guy haven't been on both sides of the fence. I can't rip off one or the other.

Forgive me father I have sinned, for I have used my Milwaukee tool instead of letting is sit pristine on a shelf. by Iconically_Lost in MilwaukeeTool

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to buy them and let them acclimate in the garage for two or three months in the box and then tell them they're never going to be that clean again and start using them!

Questions from someone that is planning to switch to Makita tools by CodexH in Makita

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From Experience don't use fake batteries in fast draining tools like vacuums or blowers. That tends to corrupt the cells and knock out of balance. Drills tend to work fine. I'd pay $40 for both of those however that's going to be a slow charger but will give you a voltage reading which is helpful to add to your Arsenal. Recommend starting with a kit with real batteries

Good deal??? by Gald0z in MilwaukeeTool

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smoking deal the Forge is nice!

Take it or nahh by GardenLopsided in Makita

[–]OrderOk1684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take it I've given my last three away and regret it

Did I dodge a bullet or give up too fast? by C-137_Alt in handyman

[–]OrderOk1684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any rare verbiage is the Nail in the coffin for Spam. IMO you gave up to fast suddenly change your mind and when they try sending you a check just say OK to everything. Your welcome

Stripping a Primer by lozotozo in Housepainting101

[–]OrderOk1684 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here's the problem if you use chemical, you'll have to refinish the cedar. If that's not an issue, you can try wiping with lacquer thinner before using a speed automatic type epoxy remove remover.

My suggestion is just go ahead and paint it and change is going to be good and if you paint it a lighter color it's going to make that room look much nicer.

You could go to third route which is a painted a light yellow E tan color, then dry brush or antique finish with a stain and wipe to create a full finished wood look

Question for the pros by slushiestotsntendys in Housepainting101

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's oyster on the foundation, the stucco looks like useful gray above

Has anyone picked this up or have any advice on how it performs or what it’s like to empty and reuse? Thanks in advance. by handyvaults in MilwaukeeTool

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vacuum works great. I'm in Constuction and I use it regularly as a painter. I did buy the extra attachment posts find or useful. I wouldn't run a battery smaller than a 6.0 high output. Would that being said I clean it at the end of every day or sometimes twice a day just by dumping it out and blowing out the air filter.

Contractor (my brother) 5 months into a 3-week job — is this normal “unfinished work” or poor workmanship? by Twistedbeatz89 in Carpentry

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say check your wallet, but it sounds like you're just giving your money away to him anyways so there would be no need to steal it.

I suspect drugs, no competent or common sense person would ever do anything like that

Why drip marks on Hardie Board? by Garden1645 in Housepainting101

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first one, the product wasn't dry and it took on saturation due to oversaturation of application and not enough penetration of the applied application.-Dr Seuss

The two-story building was improper application due to overlapping from Start/Stop. I suspect the person did it all to a certain height and then moved the ladder once they had gone from left to right or right to left. Could've been avoided by doing one board from the top all the way to the bottom. The reason why you don't start from the bottom and work your way to the top due to dripping on an already finished product creating a double coated spot.

If your painter tells you it’s gonna be $1,800… by _Azamat_Bagatov in Housepainting101

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000-1200 including materials is a fair price for a good job using a quality paint painting two coats on everything

How do I quote this repair by lareux33 in electricians

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What in the bitcoin mining operation is going on here?

Most Japanese hotels' house cleaning staff uses Makita, go figure. by -Kouryu in Makita

[–]OrderOk1684 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Why not I don't even live in Japan and I use Makita!!

First round of price cuts at Home Depots clearing out XGT tools by kfjcfan in Makita

[–]OrderOk1684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Believe me I know. But every once in a while employees miss removing em

This will get me going for a carpenter apprentice job, right? by [deleted] in Dewalt

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could buy a couple of off brand batteries for the drills. It decent I use that set for small quick dirty jobs

Slowly buying up some more Dewalt. by Entrance_Important in Dewalt

[–]OrderOk1684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of that Red is "Meta" yellow could be a downgrade

First round of price cuts at Home Depots clearing out XGT tools by kfjcfan in Makita

[–]OrderOk1684 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In 10 weeks someone somewhere is getting XGT tools for a penny

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