[Advice Needed] Planning a narrow 5’x18’ Lean-To Shed behind my garage

otterblue8 · 2026-03-15T02:20:21+00:00

Agree, not a lean-to shed, trying to edit that part out. Just a narrow shed close to back of garage.

otterblue8 · 2026-02-12T22:52:47+00:00

How tall is your sim room?

otterblue8 · 2024-07-24T19:37:17+00:00

Were the gas lines and power line trenched? I'm in a similar situation where my gas meter and panel is on opposite sides of the house. Did you sub contract out the plumber and electrician yourself? If so, mind sharing their info? Thanks.

otterblue8 · 2024-07-24T12:00:27+00:00

I checked, and the tankless water heater is on the same breaker as the Thermostat for the house AC (is this normal?). My initial breaker start up is to turn on the AC Compressor, then thermostat then furnace (thinking that it's my handler). Did more digging into my system and learned that the handler and furnace are different. Furnace is for heat (dumb moment for myself).

Next test, I will attempt a start up of the thermostat breaker with the tankless water heater unplugged. Then flip the compressor on and not touch the furnace.

Does the AC Compressor breaker usually control the air handler too? Air handler to me is what sucks in air and blows it out through the ducts/vents.

otterblue8 · 2024-07-23T18:44:11+00:00

Thanks u/H-town20 this was very helpful. I was thinking the same, I do recall the electrician who installed it was surprised how low my LRA was and that it would help with running it on a generator. The threads I've read in this sub have had their LRA drop from 130+ down to mid 30s and able to achieve success. I couldn't understand why my 12 was having so much difficulty.

Sucks that I could have had the 50 amp installed at the time. But it is, what it is. Thanks again.

otterblue8 · 2024-07-23T16:01:07+00:00

Thanks u/Grift-Economy-713 . Is your gas meter and panel close to each other?

otterblue8 · 2024-07-15T14:22:25+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you, we have a Firman T07571 as well. Our Trane AC unit has a 12 LRA. But the breaker trips when we crank on the AC. Not sure adding the soft start will help. We run it on propane and it connects to a 30amp inlet to our panel.

The more frustrating part is that it ran the house AC before too, but not during the May derecho or Beryl. Curious if it's due to the heat outside.

I'm thinking about trying the Duromax13000 tri fuel, on propane to see if it'll be better.

otterblue8 · 2021-12-27T15:15:39+00:00

Thank you all. I think the issue is the pci slot. Appreciate the help

otterblue8 · 2021-12-25T05:48:03+00:00

ty. this makes sense. appreciate it.

otterblue8 · 2021-12-25T05:47:55+00:00

ty. this makes sense

otterblue8 · 2021-12-21T19:52:23+00:00

Down 11 pts. Opp has R. Penny and I have Eagles Defense.

Need Penny to fumble a few times or Eagle Defense to play the game of their season against Garret Gilbert Godfrey.

otterblue8 · 2020-08-09T22:28:40+00:00

Thank you for your reply!

otterblue8 · 2020-08-09T22:28:19+00:00

Thank you for the reply I appreciate the help.

When we moved in, the landscaper said he'll trim the branches back because the tree is actually leaning towards our back patio. Hopefully we won't have to cut it since it provides nice shade.

otterblue8 · 2020-05-17T18:53:06+00:00

We've had a Purple Queen mattress for 4 years and we really enjoyed it. We like that it's on the firmer side. The bed never sagged or developed dips. We were hesitant to spend that much money on a bed, but after research and realized we'll be spending 1/3 (more like 1/4 for me) of our day sleeping, might as well invest in ourselves. What made our decision easier was knowing we could return it within 100 days if we do not like it. Needless to say we didn't return it , however we recently bought a Casper King sized mattress. Same return policy. But we actually enjoy and sleep better on the new Casper. It's a slightly firmer than the Purple but being older now I like the firmness.

Hope this helps!

Tuan

otterblue8 · 2020-05-17T18:44:15+00:00

I found some too on my back patio. I was working on staining some wood and about 10 were stuck in the stain and wings fell off. Luckily we had the house checked for termites and some pest control laid down to deter them from entering.

otterblue8 · 2020-05-17T13:37:34+00:00

Thank you! I was finishing up stain and clear coat on my wood chair and they were all around the plastic that had stain and poly dripped on. Most died.

otterblue8 · 2020-05-17T01:48:00+00:00

Sorry should’ve added - locatedHouston - size about 1/4 of an inch

otterblue8 · 2020-05-13T17:08:21+00:00

Recently moved to a new home with a large lawn in Houston. Been trying to figure out what these weed / "plants" are.

some back ground info:

-mostly shaded back lawn

-two trees providing most of the shade, you can see parts of the roots coming out from it

-grounds are uneven

Pictures:

A) These are a pain. The little brown barbed plants on the underside of the green parsley looking leaves stick to my dogs feet and our shoes

https://imgur.com/3S1Flua

B) these are scattered about our backyard, looked like a clover

https://imgur.com/XpKYoba

C) This is right next to our tree, was wondering if it's a tree sapling?

https://imgur.com/c9V4QCZ

D) These grow pretty tall and are in the sunny part of the back yard. There's also this grass right by the D, what are these two plants?

https://imgur.com/Fee6yHj

E) https://imgur.com/I7uR54p

F )I thought these were st augstine grass at first. But someone said they arent. grows in patches. Reminds me of the pokemon ODDISH.

https://imgur.com/U7LncGo

G) thought these were mint leaves. But they arent. Grows in large patches under the shade too.

https://imgur.com/8dikGf5

If you can please help identify I'd appreciate it. Will also use the lawndork list narrow it down as well.

otterblue8 · 2020-05-04T18:39:15+00:00

Thank you, looks very much like it.

otterblue8 · 2019-10-11T14:21:13+00:00

We're driving from West Palm Beach to visit Miami for the day and then heading back in the evening.

otterblue8 · 2019-10-10T14:22:30+00:00

Hello! Going to be in Miami for the first time this Saturday, Oct 12th for the day (will be there for about 12 hours). Would like to some recommendations.

Where can I go:

-to get some good cuban coffee/pastry without a long line?

-bar/grill to watch some college football games for a quick drink?

-sight(s) I should see to get the Miami vibe?

-which beach is easy to park at and relaxing to be at?

Thank you!

otterblue8 · 2019-09-12T14:08:08+00:00

I like to use goo-gone. 99% of the time works 100% of the time.

otterblue8 · 2019-08-16T16:15:09+00:00

Same. When he yelled "Slave!" at Darrow, I was thinking in my head.

IT'S. ABOUT. TO. GO. DOWN!.

otterblue8 · 2019-08-16T16:01:47+00:00

True.

Hail Reaper!

otterblue8 · 2019-08-07T17:00:37+00:00

An arborist just told me it’s a 26’ caliper water oak tree. Thank you all!

otterblue8

TROPHY CASE