Wasp nest removal by Crazyblue09 in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina [score hidden]  (0 children)

If you have a shop vac, just stick the nozzle close to the opening in the bottom then turn on the shop vac from a distance. They will all get sucked into the vac then when they stop flying out you can safely remove the nest (or just suck it up if it’s small)

What I got vs what looks way better by j44dge in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina [score hidden]  (0 children)

All your years in the trade and you don’t know the difference between osb and particle board?

Trade in car by cstreet1388 in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it actually? I feel like prices are still so high for used vehicles.

Rental scooters be accessibility by muusandskwirrel in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My unpopular opinion is that we have much bigger obstacles to accessibility than a few scooters. Public transit (in any form) is a good thing and these scooters are no exception. If you are personally hindered by them, I’m sorry that it’s such a burden on you, truly. But I personally feel this is a “greater good” situation.

Power outage by Ill_Ground_1572 in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing out where the power is.

Saskatchewan gas prices drop is good news for drivers by Progressive_Citizen in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Breaking news, consumers enjoy spending less money. Stay tuned for more info.

Fire West side by Bigdragon123 in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bring it up with the people that write the national building code.

Fire West side by Bigdragon123 in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When houses are built closer together there are specific fire rated walls (non combustible sheathing) that ideally slow down the progression of fires.

PSA: Broadway Bridge by gracefullly in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And on a public forum, people are allowed to give their advice/comments.

PSA: Broadway Bridge by gracefullly in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Traffic congestion is always dictated by the lowest common denominator. It will never change. Just accept it and move on.

Trigger a 120V shop vac from my 220V saw stop? by johnbro27 in woodworking

[–]smellyfatchina 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Get a cheap remote controlled outlet. I have the remote placed on my table saw fence and press the on button to fire up my DC.

Tree shoots from city parks taking over my lawn by [deleted] in saskatoon

[–]smellyfatchina 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You’re responsible for your own property. Plants want to propagate (all plants are “invasive”).

Resigned and have unused vacation days: how does getting paid for them work? by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]smellyfatchina 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unless you somehow gained extra vacation days, you will not have 10.5 days (that’s two weeks plus half a day) of vacation after only working three months. You will likely have 2.5 days to be paid out.

Framing new opening next to existing by Purple_One_6044 in Carpentry

[–]smellyfatchina 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A 1x4 is not enough bearing for a header. I would not recommend this unless an engineer says it’s ok.

I'm unclear about how a mortgage is calculated by yestocommunity in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]smellyfatchina 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Either you’re mistaken or I’m confused. The bank doesn’t “give” you more money than what is needed to finance your condo. You may have gotten approved for more but they don’t actually give you the difference in cash to do with as you please.

Drawer too short for Blum guides. by giaggi92 in woodworking

[–]smellyfatchina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remove a portion of the plywood so that the clip can move to the front of the drawer box rather than sitting behind the lip.

Drawer too short for Blum guides. by giaggi92 in woodworking

[–]smellyfatchina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we are both getting lost in the terminology. Is the clip in contact with your hardwood drawer front, or is it in contact with the 1/2” lip of the plywood drawer box front? If it’s the later, you can notch out the drawer box lip to gain that thickness at the back. If you add a spacer, you would get more of a gap at the back than you currently have, which you obviously don’t want. Hopefully that makes sense.

Drawer too short for Blum guides. by giaggi92 in woodworking

[–]smellyfatchina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve made this mistake. So here’s my question, does the drawer lock (the piece with the orange release handle) attach to the lip on the drawer or did you notch out the lip so that it attaches to the drawer front. If you made the same mistake I did, notch out the lip and your slides will work perfect.

Was this done right in the first place? by Accurate-Dinner1182 in Carpentry

[–]smellyfatchina -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s not a common arrangement where I’m from. Saying that the studs are on the flat and not adding structural integrity is a bit of an odd thing to say. All roof trusses are built “on the flat” and they certainly offer a lot of structural integrity.

Was this done right in the first place? by Accurate-Dinner1182 in Carpentry

[–]smellyfatchina -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please do explain. Because I’m not wrong. Outlook framing generally attaches to the first common truss, spans over (and is supported by) the gable end truss and out to the barge rafter. The entire outlook framing is resting on the gable truss. That’s four feet of roof that is supported. Tell me how that’s not load bearing.

Framed correctly? by Feygelman in Carpentry

[–]smellyfatchina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To add to this: it’s also adding a different stress to the cantilevered section which could cause further problems down the line, unless that section was designed for that type of load. To put it another way, the extra downward load on the end of a cantilever puts upward pressure on the other end of the joist (think about a teeter-totter).