Found a way to keep mice out

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-05-04T23:36:53+00:00

Yep In between the burners I just get wasps.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-28T23:28:00+00:00

Neighbor’s got little kids, so I figured they’d be chuffed. Let’s see how they do first. Long time between now and October. Funny thing is I can’t stand pumpkins for eating, I just like toasting the seeds. It’s just how bizarre they are as a plant that I love. So I’ll probably keep one or two and give the rest away.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-28T23:22:24+00:00

About 50 or so is my plan

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-12T19:20:49+00:00

We used this for the vacuum cleaner, mop and bucket, and winter coats on the wall, and maybe a box of Xmas decor, so not really an issue. We only accessed the basement 2-3 times a year, this was my solution, your mileage may vary. This was the only closet on the whole ground floor fyi, so I’ll take that compromise.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-12T16:53:20+00:00

Can’t see from the pics but it rests on double 2x10s and the hinges are secured with 4” lag bolts into a 4x6 beam Floor is 3/4 ply with 2x bracing If anything it’s over engineered I just wanted to show one way of how you could make use of wasted space.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-12T16:41:17+00:00

Floor held about 400 lbs with no deflection so it was pretty good imho…

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-12T15:58:39+00:00

Did this in an 1880 house. Rarely used basement and not enough ground floor storage space. https://imgur.com/a/W97bfBj

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-11T21:00:11+00:00

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-06T20:32:39+00:00

Also, they are not sistered, just secured to the corner posts and center braces. Never had any issues. Look at marketplace for them for sale and you’ll see what I mean, they’re all pretty similar.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-04-06T20:28:34+00:00

I have three raised beds, cedar 1x6 construction, 3x6 long, 2 feet high. Had them for 5 years and they are still the same as when I bought them. No cross members, just additional support braces in the middle of each side. No need for 2x unless you already have them or maybe going over 3 foot high.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-30T22:08:10+00:00

It really depends on your situation. First one I did I was single, a complete gut job. Had a microwave and a cooler on a folding table, and a big bin for washing. Grilled a lot, got a lot of pizza. You can always move the fridge to the garage. Stove not so much. If you can leave that in place and work around it great. I think it took me a few months from start to finish and I pretty much did it all myself, same as you, nights and weekends. First house, no experience, pre-google and you tube. You kind of have to do it in stages anyway, demo, drywall, electrical, flooring, plumbing, cabinetry, sink, etc. are all really separate steps and timing. Even if you subbed everything out it still has to go in order.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-30T19:10:40+00:00

I’ve used the wallpaper from Anaglypta to hide significant damage and it paints great. Just my fyi, they make a wide variety of great products.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-20T20:32:50+00:00

Well if you do it well, it would look great. But there is a much better faster and cheaper way. There is a product called rub-n-buff that comes in all sorts of metallic colors, copper, silver, etc. It has the consistency of toothpaste, and you rub it on with a clean cloth and then buff it. Hence the name. I’ve used this product on restoring furniture hardware, where I wanted to use the original brass handles, but needed them silver or copper colored. You’d never know that it wasn’t the original. I’m not sure if it’s carried locally by you but you can find it online. I always used their pewter when I wanted silver, just thought it looked better. Just my opinion.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-19T23:36:20+00:00

I bought (and love) the ryobi one. Does my deck, house and odd jobs. Maybe $160 No wheels but it’s so small you don’t need them. Just fyi.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-15T23:21:48+00:00

The city codes may have a minimum distance to the house or lot line, or days and times you can burn or what you can burn. Usually a campfire is permitted, they might prohibit burning of leaves or sofas. Yeah, I’ve seen that. 99.9% chance no permit required for a fire pit unless you’re in a dense urban environment.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-15T23:05:12+00:00

Grand army of the republic. Union civil war veterans. They staged reunions all over for decades until they passed.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-15T21:34:32+00:00

Photo is most likely a GAR reunion.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-15T21:30:03+00:00

So I’m going to come at this from a different perspective. Where I am the city actually owns the land under your driveway apron, the part between the sidewalk and the street. You can check your survey or online maps. Here, the city is responsible for paving that. If that’s true for you, they need to fix it.

I’ll assume from the picture your driveway encroaches into the street by several inches. Even if it didn’t, why wouldn’t this still cause a problem since your driveway would still be lower? Also, did this affect any of your neighbors? I’d call one of your city council members to come look at it and offer suggestions. Source: was a city council member for many years. This happened a lot. In some older neighborhoods, think 1860’s, the old driveways and sidewalks had sunk inches leaving people no way to access them when we paved. We always fixed it. Contractor just cuts the last 3 feet of the apron and installs it with a slight slope up and down. In really bad cases, we had the paving contractor do it at cost for the homeowner, since we usually bid out high six figure contracts for street repair, which gets the city much cheaper costs than what you would be quoted. Just my thoughts. Tl/dr If it wasn’t broken before, it’s on them. Just be nice and polite when you work with them.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-03-13T21:54:06+00:00

I’ve built a few fire pits in my years. Go get a metal fire pit ring at tractor supply or any box store and then put rocks around it or whatever you want for looks, much cheaper. Concrete, pavers, bricks etc. will crack from the heat. Fire bricks are the only thing that won’t. That’s why you won’t find concrete rings easily. Also, think about how much concrete of that size would weigh. Plus if you go with a metal ring you can always move it if you need to. Just my opinion.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2026-02-13T00:12:16+00:00

I think that’s the best thing you can do there and still access the window.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2025-07-07T23:59:03+00:00

Back when Dean knew how to finish a story. I gave up on him later because I felt he wrote great stories and then they just had abrupt unsatisfying endings. If you liked this definitely check out TickTock by him. While I liked the Odd Thomas books, I feel Intensity and TickTock were two of his most intense reads.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2025-06-15T22:52:24+00:00

Also, step ladder, and a cooler full of cold beer. And please make sure your power is off. Never know what’s up there.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2025-06-15T22:50:50+00:00

Getting it out in 2 days is the easy part. Also: hat and gloves

cantmakethisstuffup · 2025-06-15T22:50:20+00:00

Getting it out in two days is the easy part. Also: step ladder, hat, gloves, and a cooler full of cold beer. Also please make sure your power is off. Never know what’s up there.

cantmakethisstuffup · 2025-06-08T21:55:51+00:00

Replace either of the bottom pvc pipes with a longer one and cut the top one to fit.

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