new house for mikemike

[M4wdFab]

nice!  Metal fish tape is the way to go!   1/2" PVC meh probably would have got a 500' coil of 3/4" pex


pull lube might also help, or a second hand lol 

[mr.mindless]

Shop air to push worked way better than pulling it with a vacuum.
I had a slight neck down at the pull box that gave me issue.

Shorted myself on ground conductor to the shed, i was working off a partial 100’ for that and i guess i was about 5’ short of my run. Didn’t have a spotter/second hand and that screwed me. Have a pull string back through that one after not succeeding in pulling only one back to fix it.

Network needs to be punched down in the shop, otherwise that one is done.

Baby cat is doing real well.

[mr.mindless]

Got water lines in the ground for the raised beds tonight. Need to turn down the garden hose fittings a sneeze to fit properly and take a PEX clamp ring. I got 1/2” hose barb ones cheap. Hopefully I did it right enough that I can grow to auto-water more beds after next year easily enough. I think I did. 

Plan to pick up compost/topsoil mix tomorrow to fill them. Do still wish I had a tiller, would love to plant some berry bushes and bulbs elsewhere, and reclaim the front garden from overgrowth.

[Wingman]

Heat up the PEX to slip over?

[mr.mindless]

No problem at all. But the crimp collar won’t fit over after doing so. I guess I could spend hose clamps instead of machine time?

[mr.mindless]

Power to pole done (now less extension needed to run a saw at the stables to fix the roof)
Lights work (preexisting, now on a switch on the pole)
Raised beds filled.
2 Cotter pins installed to fix roadside Radio Flier wagon. I told Sarah I’d tell everyone I made her cart two yards of dirt in it. I didn’t get the truck stuck.

[mr.mindless]

Ready for shingles on the bad side. Has tar paper down and hopefully will be happy through tomorrow’s rain. I don’t think I feel like shingling overnight. I think I’ve done enough of that. If the paper blows off, it’ll dry out. I put the drip edge over the paper (cardinal sin!!), so it has a fighting chance. I took the easy road on the rotten rafters and just sistered about 3’ of fresh 2x4 next to them with half a dozen screws in the good part. Isolated good from rotten with a tab of a shingle. Good enough for a shed.

[Wingman]

Gud 'nuf!

[mr.mindless]

Have been enjoying the basement for big screen plus wood stove lately. has me looking at the previously planned lighting changes and some other things. I'm surprised that I'm not finding cheap Chinese dimmers/lighting controls for LED can lights. Just for stupid stick on LED strips.

Looks like Lutron and other name-brands still have a lock on that.

It seems silly to me to have a transformer at every fixture instead of one per X watts in a zone.

I just want to avoid running a bunch of extra copper to way too many switches (top and bottom of stairs, and a second entry door) when I want 3 or 4 lighting zones in a room. Doesn't seem like THAT much to ask for. Seems like I would need to run literally the same gear we put in a classroom to have a single button panel at 3 locations to control those 3-4 zones at pushing a grand in cost. Stupid.

Best alternative I found in chinesuim is tacky wireless remotes controlling 120v relays, so no dimming without smart bulbs. The cheap ones of which definitely suck.

[mr.mindless]

Naked side of the stable got shingles after work. North side will probably wait till spring. Could be done in one warm day but not looking like that’s soon. And later ground will probably be too soft for the ram. Gus is a small target to strip into.



No after pics. Pitch dark when done. Imagine it dark gray.

Secondhand shingles off fbm at 1/2 retail. Everything i need and aaaallllmost all matching fir $250 instead of $430-460

Will likely have 2 sealed bundles leftover when done.

[M4wdFab]

score!

roofing is one of the things i have no concept of cost

[M]

Whats the purpose of those stables for now? storage?

[mr.mindless]

I think cost is way higher than when I didn’t the roofing at Norman. I think I’ve got a spreadsheet pricing that out. It’s ballpark $1/sqft for the shingles alone. Troy hooked me up on other leftovers.

Garden storage. Will need to redo doors/ wall/ floor to make better use. But now neither building should be falling down or rotting away anytime soon

[mr.mindless]

New resident is also doing well. He has 4? names.

Pett Cat
Tygger (danish for chewer)
Bub
Scoop
Murder Rat

He and Rosie are besties. Not so much with Titan.

[mr.mindless]

Running the floor loop right now and burning propane.
The oil furnace seems to have an issue with the flame sensor right now. Replacement is on its way, $20 new on Ebay for Honeywell brand.
Behavior changed when I disconnected it, hopefully it's the cause. It ignites and shuts off immediately and the flame sense light isn't coming on. If I disconnect it, it lights for 2-3 seconds instead of half a second.