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Yeah man. Me, the wife 2 kids and dog have been living at my mothers 800 sq ft. I feel I’m lucky to have that. The kids are begging to go home. I actually dug the foundation, so it also extended the basement. The price difference between extending with a slab and just blowing out the foundation...

Are we on the same schedule? I have a little more rough plumbing to do. Aside from the major structural improvements, I thought the spray foam and windows were the best moves I’ve made.

For the most part, yes. I didn’t want to GC this job, but the prices I had from 3 contractors I had lined up increased between 85k-115k and that price was only good for 7 days. So I had to go it alone. I’ve had some friends and coworkers helping out. My wife has been a trooper too when we’ve...

I was lucky I bought all my copper pipe and wiring early. Prices of that stuff has doubled around here. I did get hammered on the 8/3 wire I needed for the electric wall oven. $430 for 125 feet. I was also without a roof when lumber peaked. Ended up paying $130 each for 37 26’ 2X10’s and $85 per...

Sheetrock delivery on Monday. Going to Sheetrock, paint, drop the prefinished floors and move back in. The family is going nuts. Gotta get them back home.

A lot of framing, siding and spray foam insulation

I hoisted them up from the second floor while my wife pushed them in place with a 2X4. Leveled it up and put in joist hangers

Prep the joists. The chainsaw was way faster than a sawzall even with having to stop to sharpen when I hit nails

Lots of fun getting them in the house myself

On to the first floor, removed the old sagging load bearer that ran the span of the house and installed steel. 2 17’ 8” web ibeams with 3 4X4 steel columns.

Radiant heat in the basement tied into 4 radiators upstairs

Well, I was hoping this job would take me 3 months. Just finishing up my 4th month now, not counting curing time for the foundation. My house was a DIY job built in 1950. Needed to update a lot. First was a French drain in the basement

This right here is a case study in a simple analogy I have. Its not 1 magic cheeseburger and you’re 400 pounds. You’re 400 pounds because of a series of cheeseburgers among other bad decisions. When things happen that result in stuff like fatalities, serious injury, federal investigations, it...

I think the biggest problem with the cubby is that bottle jacks don’t like being stored on their sides. Even the ones we have at work for rescue applications, manufacturers recommend that we keep them upright. Experience seems to show that bottle jacks are as inconsistent as it gets. Those that...

So, this is my first summer with the NEX. With the top off and the NEX hit with direct sunlight, it keeps re-booting, so it’s like not having a radio at all. This is just when I’m in FM mode. I haven’t had it in Bluetooth mode or direct connect to my phone with the top off, but I’m assuming it...

Pretty much what you’ve mentioned. Canned food, dried foods, trail mixes. The canned stuff is loaded with sodium, even the reduced sodium labels, but it’s not like you’re eating like that all the time. Get a dehydrator and make your own jerky. 1/4 the price, make it to your tastes and you know...

Pioneer NEX as well. Very happy. Got it second hand off a guy who leased a wrangler and put his stock back in for return. So it was already had the wire harness. Right now I’m just trying to get it to work with the stock mic since he forgot the aftermarket in his lease. I’d also like to set it...

Started on my extension. Poured the foundation back in January. Going to start building in April. Not gonna lie guys, material is insane right now. Any of you in the business have an idea how much the exterior gypsum boards cost? Plywood here is up to $54 per sheet and expected to go up again...

P38 Lightning is gorgeous. Just remember, the A10 designers had her in mind when they had to build a plane around a gun and a “bath tub”. The A10 Warthog and the Marines Harrier were best CAS fixed wing ever. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE

I brought my wife on a trail when she was 8 months pregnant with my son. I’ll just say she was happy to get out and spot. I brought my son for the first time when he was around 1 1/2. It’s one of my favorite videos, seeing the smile on his face and hearing him laugh. I turned around early cuz I...