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Just for reference, I have an estimate to sand and refinish about 600 ft of maple flooring for $1800. It will take three days. They are going to use some super-duper vacuum system as the sand that they claim will capture 99% of the dust and they are going to put me, my wife and two cats up in a...

Kindle Fire? It has that help app.

I think you're right. It's been a while, but I do know that when I need turbo mode, I scan the page with my hands and read top to bottom more than left to right like the wiki article describes.

Private school in Monterey, CA., USA. We were taught a method in the 9th grade, that would have been circa 1970. Books were all the rage back then. (I'm old). I still use it today if I need to look something up, not necessarily if I'm reading a novel, although I can devour those fairly quickly...

I was taught speed reading in HS. It was a required course. Not bullshit and very useful.

If the original contractor is still around, you need to go to the state licensing board and talk to them about him. I've found these folks to be mostly on your side and there's a good chance they will have a talk with him especially if all the homeowners get involved at once in this matter. I've...

Drill from the front, obviously, but hold, or better yet, clamp a small piece of wood to the back of the door/drawer where you expect the drill to exit and drill into it. This will keep you from blowing out the back and splintering your nice cabinets. If you don't clamp but just hold the wood...

Oscillating Multi-Tool. Everybody makes one and the blades are interchangeable between manufacturers. I have a Harbor Freight version because it was cheap and works as well as a several hundred dollar Fein I used, but it doesn't feel as nice and won't last as long. It's one of those tools of...

6ft x 3ft x 4 in = 6 cubic ft., just in case math is not your friend.

You didn't run out of gas, did you? Try loosening the fuel cap. It should be vented but sometimes the little hole will clog and the tank becomes a vacuum and not allow fuel to flow.

You were right. I have a Champion Generator made in China with a clone of a Honda engine powering it. I run it once a month so that I know it will work when I need it. That thing with its plagiarized Honda engine will start on the first pull 95% of the time. I've never had to pull the cord more...

Well I went ahead and picked this up. Fucking thing will start exactly once per day. First pull. If you shut it down to empty the bag or open the gate, you might as well quit for the day. Too bad, because the mower is slick; the engine is shit. I took it back and went elsewhere and bought a...

The package says to seed spring or fall for probably that reason. I'm new to where I live now so I'm going to try now, and if the summer kills off the seedlings, I'll try again in the fall. This is all new to me.

Lowes has 50% off on Scott's EZ Seed product line right now. It gets mixed reviews but I'll go get some and see.

I believe Arris bought the modem line from Motorola. My Surfboard SB6141 had a Motorola logo and an Arris logo on the box, but only the Arris logo on the modem itself.

I've got a similar situation. Older folks let everything go. I haven't de-thatched the worst parts yet, but overall it looks pretty bad. Some of the ugly is because we just came out of winter. I mowed it yesterday. Today I'm going to apply some sort of weed n' feed and absolutely follow the...

You need an attorney.

That came out great!

I'm going to get this one when it goes on sale. Toro SmartStow Mower The way this stores just makes sense.

Well I went ahead and bought an SB6141 modem and an ASUS RT-AC68U router and that solved my problem. I don't need the extender and I get a strong signal everywhere in the house now.

I'm assuming you're watching TV with the soundbar when the neighbors complain. I'm curious because if that's the case, I don't see you moving the speakers away from the TV. What I mean is, watching someone's lips move on TV and having the sound come from any location other than the center is...

I don't know anything about the Dollar Shave Club stuff, but Cella has been around for over 100 years. It is the gold standard by which other cr?mes are measured and a tub of it will run you under 10 bucks and last months.

I'm using CableOne for internet only. 50Mbps for $50/month. Since I'm wireless, I'm very rarely at 50. Some young lady came to my door on Friday trying to get me to switch to Centurylink for $38/month for 40Mbps. She said it was some sort of new "fiber" deal. I tried to look up on line what...

OK, so I have 50Mbps service from CableOne, and through an Ethernet cable, it's very close to that, sometimes better. But, using their Arris modem/router, I will be at 35Mbps tops to 4-5Mbps not 12 feet away. Upstairs I'll be at 1-4Mbps routinely with a poor signal strength. I have a Netgear...

A long time ago, I decided I would build a playset for my daughter. It wasn't as elaborate as the Costco one, but I did use large timbers and included two swings, a small "fort" you accessed by a wooden ladder and a slide for an exit. It was very impressive with concrete footings and since I...

It's too bad you tore the cabinet bottom out before you just let it dry out. Perhaps you had to. IDK, not having seen it. That said, floods in homes happen all the time and usually wet wood will dry over time with no damage other than some staining (even particle board) and even that can be...

The saw motor usually hangs down too far. Most wet saws are meant to cut tile which is thin. I've never seen a wet brick saw, but I imagine they exist. I use a wet saw when I do paver work because I have one for tile work. Most companies I've seen lay pavers use a gas powered 14" dry saw. It's a...

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You're nuts if you think you're going to cut pavers into some pattern. They're 4" thick and made out of concrete. Even if you had a 10" wet saw, you'd have to make a cut, flip the brick over and make a second pass. It makes a muddy mess just cutting what you need for edging. If you're dry...

The neat thing about pavers vs. concrete, stamped or otherwise, is that the finished slab won't crack. Don't skip the sand. That's how you get a level finished slab. Your excavation will never be smooth and level, but put two inches of sand down on top of the lumpy dirt, screed it with a long...

I don't know about Oregon, but here in AZ setting bricks (pavers) for a backyard is very common. You do it like you described. Most pavers are about 4" so excavate about 6", tamp and lay 2" of sand. Screed the sand to the level of your concrete patio and slope it away at the same time so water...

These are the blades I've been using for the past year or so. Crystals/Isreali Personna I shave everyday and I'll get 5 or 6 very smooth shaves from each blade. I don't use canned foam, but instead whip up a bowl of something every morning and I think that makes a difference. The canned...

Thanks, guys. I'm 1000 miles and 5 days from home, so I'll see what happens when I get back.

I just moved and my new cable provider is Cable One. They are supposed to give me 50 Mbps, but using speedtest.net, the best I've seen is around 40. 90% of the time it's 20 or less and very often, it's under 5. It's just me online using their supplied all-in-one modem/wireless router, and I'm...

Not a waste of money. Find out who among you thinks it's OK to spit on a wall and fire that pig.

What is the output of a small HD antenna? Is it HDMI or RG6 coax? TIA

I just found this site: http://www.couchtuner.eu/ Using IE and ADBlocker plus, it seems to work well on the three or four different shows I tried. I suppose with a Chromecast, I could get these to my TV without running an HDMI cable, but I know next to nothing about Chromecast for Firesticks.

You can certainly buy a non hardening caulk that you can remove later, maybe something like a rope caulk that you can roll between your hands like playdoh and then open the window and close it against a bead of that stuff or just push it into the cracks and gaps. Then consider something like...

^ Correct. Whether you spend $600 or $30, if it plugs into a wall outlet, it's going to be 1500 watts max and put out around 5200 BTU. You will spend more for features and aesthetics. I have one in my master that is about 4" thick, hangs on the wall and sorta looks like a log fire. It uses no...