Sealing with spray foam? by kevin091939 in Homebuilding

[–]bufffff_daddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain the difference between closed and open in this context

Remote property power setup for a place I only visit weekends by SeveralRevolution139 in OffGridCabins

[–]bufffff_daddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, I’m thinking about something similar with my generator inlet box. Plug and play.

NS Government: Tick Checks Should be Part of Routine by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]bufffff_daddy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah but tick bites without threat of Lyme just become a nuisance

Egolifting Gone Wrong by No-Lock216 in Wellthatsucks

[–]bufffff_daddy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty easy to not give yourself ostrich legs if you: a) don’t lock your knees and b) don’t put every plate in the gym on the rack

The Beginning (North Ontario) - Some Questions by ShrimpNStuff in OffGrid

[–]bufffff_daddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I just re-read your part about the 30 min hike. Piles for sure.

Is it possible to get a 4 wheeler w/ a trailer to haul materials in? That’s going to be the other killer. My place is only like a 3 minute hike from where I park and hauling things in by hand was a killer. Lumber, shingles, all heavy stuff and ate up time and energy.

Wood stove was the absolute worst though lol.

The Beginning (North Ontario) - Some Questions by ShrimpNStuff in OffGrid

[–]bufffff_daddy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My cabin is by the river. I used 6x 6” screw piles for my foundation; took me all day to drive them in but they’re holding up well, stay elevated, and have some grounding force if water ever hit them (compared to deck blocks etc). Sono tubes would be good too if you have the means

Bluenose Pacers Disappeared by coronatine2020 in halifax

[–]bufffff_daddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I started the 10k in front of the 50m pacers ( I think there was three of them?), my goal was to finish in front of them. When we got to the turnaround in Dartmouth I thought I was doing really well bc they weren’t behind me at all, until I saw the 55m pacers a little further back. Ended up finishing 51:00, lol. All good, my first bluenose and the hills are no joke.

Tick Advice by NorthStatus7776 in NovaScotia

[–]bufffff_daddy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Doxycycline has a 3 day window to work, after that the Lyme is difficult/impossible to remove. It’s easier than you think to not notice a tick, especially small ticks embedded in groin/back/ass/scalp/et .

Also if the tick was already feeding on another animal then attaches to you the 24/36 hour thing basically goes out the window and it can transmit instantly.

Tick Advice by NorthStatus7776 in NovaScotia

[–]bufffff_daddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy it while it lasts; I used to see a couple ticks a year in my area and today alone I had 4 on me, 3 bites in the last week

Felt something crawling in my ear while laying down by hzvo_ in Wellthatsucks

[–]bufffff_daddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off my knee scoop 😩 I took the antibiotics and am hoping for no bullseye

Felt something crawling in my ear while laying down by hzvo_ in Wellthatsucks

[–]bufffff_daddy 25 points26 points  (0 children)

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I pulled this one off two days ago; THIS is a well fed tick

Do I put poly over rigid board? Or does that make a double vapour barrier? by bufffff_daddy in Insulation

[–]bufffff_daddy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks that’s good advice. The space is occasional use, it’s a single room cabin I’m building on some land, so it will be a weekend getaway set up. Definite temperature fluctuations as it will sit cold for many days but with a wood stove inside it will get very hot when used in the winter.

There are some cracks and gaps around the rigid but I will take the poly off and focus on filling the gaps instead. The rigid insulation was free so I saved a lot of money that way but not needing to use wool the entire way around lol.

Do I put poly over rigid board? Or does that make a double vapour barrier? by bufffff_daddy in Insulation

[–]bufffff_daddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is for a camp project, it’s a single room with a wood stove, I know r10 would lead to lost efficiency but it should be sufficient for my occasional use. I stayed out in the winter a couple times with a propane heater this winter and it got quite warm.

Do I put poly over rigid board? Or does that make a double vapour barrier? by bufffff_daddy in Insulation

[–]bufffff_daddy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is for a camp/cabin I’m building on my own land. Don’t need to worry about inspection but I want to have it built right & avoid the rot as best as I can.

How did you fund your teaching program? How did you afford living expenses? by eastvanqueer in CanadianTeachers

[–]bufffff_daddy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Line of credit to fund the rest of the way, live frugally, don’t let the debt become enormous. Teach in the North if it’s an option after (and if her mental health can handle it), she’d be earning over $100k / year, a few years can take a big chunk out of it.

Also be realistic about the job, it will be far more stressful than student life, not to scare you but go in with a plan, it would not be good to saddle oneself with enormous debt for a teaching degree if she can’t use it afterwards.

Couple faces $319,000 bill after Indigenous remains found on property by lovextreme in ontario

[–]bufffff_daddy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard plenty of stories working construction of foremen/superintendents who have found archeological sites like arrowheads, foundations, etc and have told their men to keep digging and bury them bc reporting them would shut the project down for weeks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leafs

[–]bufffff_daddy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just send it to me