What home improvement work did you do today?

Clean.. Nice Job

 

Poured a lil slab over the weekend for a monster AC condenser. It was slow to dry because it wasn’t very warm and a little bit humid, pulled the forms today.

 

American standard, same same. It’s a 17 seer dual stage condenser, the bottle brush condenser design is supposed to be the best at rejecting heat.

 

Lament flooring in the mud room today. New house came with linoleum. it’s night and day I love the way it turned out.$80 on sale at Costco for the materials and about 3 hours of labor for me. Still need to recaulk the baseboards


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also got my buck mounted on the wall couple weeks ago finally after a mini war with the wife(says “it doesn’t go with the theme of the house”)whatever that means. I think it looks great.

 

My driveway is approx 650 feet long and trash/recycle days can be a challenge at times so I installed a nifty trash receptacle hauler bracket on my lawn tractor.
https://www.garbagecommander.com/

 

How many kw is your system? Looks great!

 

Nice Job with the floor bud!

Love LVP.. tore out all my carpet & hardwood & replaced it all with LVP. I did change it up & used tile in Kitchen, Bath, Laundry & Mudroom.

Your better half is correct... you know..
The dead head is not fitting.

Although, I don’t have an issue with hunting,

I whole heartily feel that displaying a kill.. weather it be a head or even a photo..

Dis-respects the honor of an animal who gave it’s life for you & your families consumption.

We should always thank & honor them.

..Slayer

 

Now that is some good ol' redneck engineering at its finest!

 

The bungee cord (I added) is only for stabilizing when not pulling a receptacle but I'm glad you recognize quality not found in Orange County.

 

Thanks!

It is 15.2 kW DC on a 10 kW AC inverter.
It will clip some in the middle of the day on perfect sunny days, but it should be minimal because the roof faces East-West instead of South.

I was limited to a 10 kW inverter because of the net metering policy in MA. If I went larger than a 10 kW inverter I would have taken a big hit on the value of the net metering credits. The SolarEdge 10 kW inverter I used has a maximum DC input rating of 15.5 kW so I'm just under that.

 

Shit that's a beast....I've got a little 2.5kw system that came from the builder.

 

I’m on grid AC power, but gorilla off grid solar DC, no body is getting any of my jiggawatts!!
Last winter I finished a simple 2panel 100w series bank, to 20a charge controller to a g31 battery, that powers 4usbs, 18v milwaukee 12v plug in charger, and a pretty decent 12v 10” radiator fan that exhausts heat from the garage. I’m wanting to add a flatulence fan to the system as well. And if no one is around to give me a jump, I can always tie into that big agm and fire up!

 

Yeah, this system should offset about 100% of our annual electricity usage. We pay around $0.22/kWh so our bills run over $300/month.

With all the incentives factored in, it should pay for itself in 4-5 years. Then free energy for the next 20+ years.

 

Thats sooooooooo short of a break even

 

Would be if electricity offset were the only incentive.

With state and federal tax credits and other state level incentives, it will be a 4-5 year payback.

 

Built these shelve for my wife , they are all rough cut live edge cut on a circular saw mill , blue stain sugar pine , I sanded them lightly to retain the circular saw marks and put 10 coats of flat clear varathane on them . Then used black pipe and floor flanges and pipe caps for the shelf supports . Did not do this today but it’s one of my most recent projects .

 

Couple more pics close up .

 

I really dig that. Way cool.

 

Had a complete HVAC system installed including ductwork since my previous heating was baseboard electric. Since I took off to hang around the house for the 2 day install I built a dinning room bench with storage. Still needs paint but that's my wife's job. Building a table next.

 

Made some wall art for my garage, I’ve had this sign off the local dam for 20+ years. Scuffed it down and put a few coats of automotive clear on it to preserve a little. Then I built a frame out of some angle iron from Tractor Supply. I need to paint it now.

 

I get the same shit from my wife about my deer. Lol

 

Really like the sign.

 

Re-stained front door this past weekend, first time too!

 

Wow, looks great!

 

Thanks!

 

Nice improvement.

 

Looks Good!

 

Looks like the house has a "I successfully hunt deer" theme. I don't know what the rest of that shit is doing in there. Your wife needs to get w/the program.

 

Definitely.its a give and take type thing. She got to decorate the house how she wanted so the mount goes where I want lol that’s my trade off. I also have a room to myself full of guitars and my personal hobbies but no vaulted ceilings so it just wouldn’t work there either. It deserves a spot in the front room.

 

Duuuuude! That’s the craziest shit! I was forced to pressure wash my roof after we purchased our first house 20 years ago because I was 1st time home owner and didn’t know moss prevention. But after that - no Fing way! Lol!!
I’m in the same area as you too.
Every Christmas (lights) I sprinkle the $10 cans of “Moss B Ware” (zing sulfate) along the peaks of the house. We have a pretty large roof, and around 8 cans does the trick, our last house was 3 cans. I try to do it when it’s just a light rain/sprinkle, not solid rain or downpour.
Over the last 19 years I have yet to notice it’s harmed anything around the house. My neighbors are dumping semi truck loads of fertilizer on their farms, 6 cans of zinc ain’t doing shit out here lol. Now I wouldn’t accidentally dump 1/2 can in a Koi Pond or my creek, but otherwise, a few cans on your roof shouldn’t hurt anything. Everyone around here has to do it - especially on the shade side of the house or if you’re in a lot of trees.