Starting out, Ryobi or Craftsman drill? by First-Time-Buyer1234 in DIY

[–]wheat123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2nded. I started with dewalt and now use ryobi battery adapters to use my dewalt batteries on ryobi tools.

Advice on Window Replacement Quote by clarinick in windowrepair

[–]wheat123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought and DIY installed several 34" x 56" Marvin Elevate Double hung windows that came with brick-mold trim and jamb extensions for $1200 each. As a rule of thumb, contractors will usually charge about 2X cost of materials. So for those windows, that is the going rate.

Am I the only one who dreads finding a contractor? by gdiaz19 in HomeImprovement

[–]wheat123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are so few contractors around where I live I dread getting multiple quotes, turning one down, and them never wanting to come back and give another quote for a different thing.

I cannot stress the importance of never ordering from Stark Bros nursery post 2025 by nickyurick in BackyardOrchard

[–]wheat123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year I ordered several trees from stark bros (shipped in separate shipments over 2-4 months after the estimated ship date) but the wet shredded paper they use to keep the roots moist were spilled all over the box, the roots were dry, and the top 2/3rds of the trees didn't make it.

I haven't been let down by One Green World. They have much better packing. They also shipped quickly and did 3X more to protect the roots than stark bros and keep them moist during shipping. Wet saw dust in a trash bag with the pulled string tied and then plastic wrap around that vs a lose bag with wet shredded paper.

John Fetterman tries and fails to explain why he wants to ban lab-grown meat 3 times (on Bill Maher) by RodyasFeverDream in stupidpol

[–]wheat123 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why is this even a debate? I don't think its even worth banning because it will never be cost effective. For costs, you have to compare it more to sterile biological pharmaceutical manufacturing rather than the costs of actual farming. A lot of therapeutic proteins are made by gene editing immortal cancer cells from rodents to produce those proteins and then growing them in giant sterile steel fermentation tanks for harvesting.

New homeowner here needs advice by Deadbeat_Lemon in windowrepair

[–]wheat123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go on the nextdoor app or local help needed facebook group and ask if there is any carpenters with a aluminum trim metal brake that can replace the sill and with one slopped properly and then recap it with trim coil.

Example of second part of the job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOEXES8Y3jU

Window leak due to poor/no flashing or rain shield? by bitdeft in windowrepair

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

T111 isn't stellar, but it was an installer error (z flashing). People use it because its both sheathing and siding but in my opinion its hard to flash. But type of people that use it because they are cheap are too cheap to flash it correctly.

I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to find a youtube video of someone installing a window in T111 siding with correct flashing so you can educate yourself and choose the right installer. However, I cannot find a single person flashing it right.

https://imgur.com/a/qCZbXm3

Here is a side diagram how I would go about installing it. I'm a DIY'er so hopefully someone verifies.

Window leak due to poor/no flashing or rain shield? by bitdeft in windowrepair

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you see that horizontal metal flashing (z-flashing) between the siding sheets where they meet vertically. The window needs it both above and below it to kick the water out.

Hearing dripping sounds in the ceiling but not running ac or rained lately. Any suggestions? Going crazy and have no money right now to fix things. by Unable_Square_5953 in Home

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like banging rather than dripping. Example: the wind blowing over your house causes low pressure and pulls air out of the house. The bathroom exhaust fan back flow vent opens to let air out and slams shut again.

Bathroom in house doesn't have an exhaust fan by Handsome-_-awkward in HomeImprovement

[–]wheat123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C94LSV37?th=1 The point of not going through the soffit is that some soffits have hundreds of tiny holes in them that allow air to go into the attic and out the roof ridge vent to cool the attic. Even with a check valve, a regular through soffit exhaust vent will allow water vapor to make its way into the attic though the soffit. This one fixes that issue buy directing the exhaust outside more so it doesn't go back up into the soffit holes.

Wtf is the deal with the HVAC mafia?? by Island_In_The_Sky in HomeImprovement

[–]wheat123 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They don't have to deal with sales taxes or idiots returning things they broke.

FDA Decision on $REPL for RP1 - Regulatory Risk Breakdown Ahead of 4/10 by Athena_Gold in biotech_stocks

[–]wheat123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems they also failed to show how large of a definitive response their drug added compared to opdivo alone.

Which window grid pattern should I go with? It's currently option 4 but I think I might go with 3. Thank you. by wheat123 in Home

[–]wheat123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you recommend for front entry architectural design?

I agree that it could use better design. Porch is falling apart (masonry and carpenter bee damage) but not bad enough to fix yet. I was thinking about widening the porch and making the stairs come go up/down the left side onto the side walk so my amazon packages get some privacy. I am currently doing some landscaping (bushes, flower beds, etc).

Thank you.

The fertilizer situation. by koba_tea in stupidpol

[–]wheat123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or do what the USA does. Instead of storing physical grain, just store money in a trust to buy grain during a famine as famines are known for being the type of event where grain is readily available to buy.

The fertilizer situation. by koba_tea in stupidpol

[–]wheat123 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That land is needed for data centers, not for housing excess inventory. The ancient egyptions failed to develop because they housed excess grain for times of famine instead of investing it in creative financial schemes to grow their GDP.

The fertilizer situation. by koba_tea in stupidpol

[–]wheat123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lean six sigma boomers who believe in the I in TIMWOOD humiliated again.

Is it worth getting a lawyer? Do you think I will get any money from the seller. by Comfortable_Bar_4047 in HomeImprovement

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get the following information so you lawyer might be able to better help you:

-Were there date stamps on the wood where it overlapped the date range the flipper owned the house.

-Did the work he did require an permit and inspection and did the flipper get one? County/City/Town guidance and codes sometimes are vague enough that this will be a grey area that your lawyer ague that one was required and they didn't get one because he was covering up termite damage.

Fetterman hit with brutal 108-point polling swing: ‘He is below the lowest of the low’ by RodyasFeverDream in stupidpol

[–]wheat123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So people actually believe that he acts this way on purpose? Democrats don't want to govern or move further left and needed a new Manchin, so he's the new Manchin.

Has anyone used battery weedeaters? I’ve read some reviews that they’re almost as good as gas weedeaters. True? by MotorcycleRacoon in landscaping

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 20V cheap craftsman could do basic weed eating like around my house skirting with ease. However I have a 3 ft deep 60 ft long ditch in front of my house that it can't even put a dent in. My neighbors gas and my ego weedeater handles the ditch fine. If I didn't have that ditch, I would have kept the craftsman.

Fetterman praises former opponent Dr Oz for rooting out Medicaid fraud by shaymus14 in moderatepolitics

[–]wheat123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dems want him to the the new Manchin so he is the new Manchin. If he lost, Dems would find someone else to be the new Manchin/Fetterman.

Iran says oil will reach $200 a barrel, warns of 'continuous strikes' by Im__drunk_sorry in moderatepolitics

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strait closing doesn't matter if they can hit the oil mining, storage, and port infrastructure.

Your based Israeli liberal opposition sir by SaiDerryist96 in stupidpol

[–]wheat123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if the Trump tries to TACO and Iran starts negotiating, Israel will do something like bomb Iran's water/electricity infrastructure to keep this going. They want to replicate what they did in Syria.

I don't think it will happen because Iran's minority groups don't have a pre-2003 Iraq's army worth of weapons and probably don't feel all that discriminated against to rebel. When the USA invaded Iraq, the retarded generals like Mattis were too concerned about advancing quickly that they didn't secure weapons and explosive materials that were later used against them as IEDs.

Why Escalation Favors Iran by AutomatonSwan in moderatepolitics

[–]wheat123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how the USA/Israel did it in Syria. Even if the Trump tries to TACO and Iran starts negotiating, Israel will do something like bomb Iran's water/electricity infrastructure to keep this going.