OT-What are you buying right now?

DoubleEgger

Acn said:

So I’m not buying it now, but this has my name on it.  I’ll pick it up this weekend.

Congrats! 

Wolfpack

@Acn

SCORE!!!!

dgordon2nc

19 helical piers 

lousubcap

@Acn Better to be lucky than good any day.  I have had (bought) the PVW offerings thru the 20 year and found the 15 to be my favorite.  I don't know who you know or who you ...but congrats!

pgprescott

@Acn don’t forget I’ve got a partial bottle of that Pikesville I could trade? 😂 

enjoy. 

ColtsFan

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

Been there done that about 6 years ago at the condo. 22k back then, I feel for you.

We had a Karst feature form about 25 ft away and things started sloping that way. Luckily the limestone bedrock is substantial around here

dgordon2nc

It was actually about 19k so not too bad considering the scope of the work. Fortunately I was referred to someone at the last minute before signing a contract with a much more expensive company. After a lot of due diligence I’m very happy with the work 

DoubleEgger

ColtsFan said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

Been there done that about 6 years ago at the condo. 22k back then, I feel for you.

We had a Karst feature form about 25 ft away and things started sloping that way. Luckily the limestone bedrock is substantial around here

Learned something new today 
https://igws.indiana.edu/Bedrock/Karst

Gulfcoastguy

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

dgordon2nc

Gulfcoastguy said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

I wish it was for an addition!  It’s to fix foundation issues unfortunately 

caliking

@Botch I have that same one. Bought it after 2 cheaper ones went tits up in 5 years. Could never toast both sides of bread evenly. 

The Breville  is really a mini oven. A 9.5” x 13” sheet pan fits perfectly. We use it for all kinds of things, like roasting veg for sides. You can fit a whole chicken in there. The Big Clock is used even less since we got it. 

speed51133

I just picked up antibiotics myself....

GATraveller

Braces for the twins.

SonVolt

dgordon2nc said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

I wish it was for an addition!  It’s to fix foundation issues unfortunately 

Will Sink Hole insurance cover something like this? I added that to my policy a few years back just in case. 

dgordon2nc

SonVolt said:

dgordon2nc said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

I wish it was for an addition!  It’s to fix foundation issues unfortunately 

Will Sink Hole insurance cover something like this? I added that to my policy a few years back just in case. 

I don’t think so as this is just natural due to the clay soil we have around here and how it expands in the winter time and contracts in the summer.  And poor construction. I wish insurance covered it.

nolaegghead

dgordon2nc said:

SonVolt said:

dgordon2nc said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

I wish it was for an addition!  It’s to fix foundation issues unfortunately 

Will Sink Hole insurance cover something like this? I added that to my policy a few years back just in case. 

I don’t think so as this is just natural due to the clay soil we have around here and how it expands in the winter time and contracts in the summer.  And poor construction. I wish insurance covered it.

https://www.usinsuranceonline.com/home-insurance/policy-types/foundation-insurance

milesvdustin

Steel gun targets 

1911Man

Just ordered up some more end mills (1/2" and 1/4") plus some 'cool blocks' for the new to me band saw. Also ordered a milling vise stop (for piece positioning). Friday ETA for all of it. 

Gulfcoastguy

dgordon2nc said:

SonVolt said:

dgordon2nc said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

I wish it was for an addition!  It’s to fix foundation issues unfortunately 

Will Sink Hole insurance cover something like this? I added that to my policy a few years back just in case. 

I don’t think so as this is just natural due to the clay soil we have around here and how it expands in the winter time and contracts in the summer.  And poor construction. I wish insurance covered it.

We have that sort of clay in a broad area around our state capital. Yazoo clay it is called or highly expansive clay. It swells with extra water and shrinks when it dries up. Most successful houses are built above ground with piling foundations or they float on a rigid concrete foundation that looks like a waffle from underneath. I don't know how to deal with a basement unless you excavate several feet to the sides of the basement and underneath the basement using a sandier soil for backfill and drain lines.

nolaegghead

Foundation soil physical properties should be enforced by building codes or you get legions of property owners dealing with expensive property damage in perpetuity.   I've seen this in San Antonio and here , last two places I've lived.  My mom spent a fortune on her slab house until she sold it.

Gulfcoastguy

Yep, my soils professor back in university made a killing doing expert witness testimony in legal cases about this problem. Most single family buildings do not have foundations designed by an engineer. Nor, in most cases, were soil borings to obtain the needed information done.
 I've built buildings for the government and you wouldn't believe the extra effort devoted to foundations, walls, and roof. I built a rest area in Wiggins once early in the 2000's. In case you get by a hurricane and can't evacuate further, ride it out in the men's room or the ladies room. No windows, walls are brick exterior with concrete filled masonry block with reinforcing steel run from the foundation to the roof. The roof had thick plywood covered completely by peel and stick underlayment, then covered with commercial grade standing seam metal roofing. I inspected and tested every item that went into building it. 

nolaegghead

Gulfcoastguy said:

Yep, my soils professor back in university made a killing doing expert witness testimony in legal cases about this problem. Most single family buildings do not have foundations designed by an engineer. Nor, in most cases, were soil borings to obtain the needed information done.
 I've built buildings for the government and you wouldn't believe the extra effort devoted to foundations, walls, and roof. I built a rest area in Wiggins once early in the 2000's. In case you get by a hurricane and can't evacuate further, ride it out in the men's room or the ladies room. No windows, walls are brick exterior with concrete filled masonry block with reinforcing steel run from the foundation to the roof. The roof had thick plywood covered completely by peel and stick underlayment, then covered with commercial grade standing seam metal roofing. I inspected and tested every item that went into building it. 

Good advice, thanks. 

Obviously we have a serious problem if soil characterization is not integrated into single family dwelling homes.  I'm not suggesting testing each site insofar as a good first step would be applying existing geological survey data to permitting. But the cost of actual testing would save money if there is any question about the foundation soil.

billt01

nolaegghead said:

1911Man said:

nolaegghead said:

1000' of cat6 cable

In the hunt for a PoE video surveillance system.

Why not cat7??? 

Because I don't need 40 Gbit/sec and I already have the male connectors for cat 5e/6, and I can terminate one of those cables in about 2 minutes.

568/A or 568/B or go old school, USOC

For the record, Cat5E will meet your needs and a hell of a lot easier to terminate..

TWO MINUTES!!!!.... rookie...

dgordon2nc

nolaegghead said:

dgordon2nc said:

SonVolt said:

dgordon2nc said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

dgordon2nc said:

19 helical piers 

To fix the house foundation or for an addition?

I wish it was for an addition!  It’s to fix foundation issues unfortunately 

Will Sink Hole insurance cover something like this? I added that to my policy a few years back just in case. 

I don’t think so as this is just natural due to the clay soil we have around here and how it expands in the winter time and contracts in the summer.  And poor construction. I wish insurance covered it.

https://www.usinsuranceonline.com/home-insurance/policy-types/foundation-insurance

Now you tell me!

nolaegghead

This is a great pepper grinder.  Ceramic mill.

nolaegghead

Reviews are great

https://www.amazon.com/PepperMate-Traditional-Pepper-Mill-723-Turnkey-High-Volume-Salt-and-Gourmet-Peppercorn-Grinder-White/dp/B00W4QQS1S/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=peppermate&qid=1582228175&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzSzhVNjFEM1hSMUhKJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDIyODMzUkpaRDJWVUZaNTIzJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNTYzOTJNUjlROTRIUlRZSiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=#customerReviews

ugly, but works superbly.  I've gone through many crappy mills.

Legume

Bluetooth?

milesvdustin

Glock g34 gen5 MOS. Had to order it, I get it next week 

GrateEggspectations

@nolaegghead

A battery-operated pepper grater we were gifted many years ago. Works pretty well. Has a light too. It also came in turquoise and purple varieties, which, given its size and shape, leave more than ample room for it to be mistaken for other household devices. 

lkapigian

Going down the fermented sausage rabbit hole, picked up a couple mini fridges on sale so I can have one ferment ant one cure chamber, both fridges can go either way, will be outfitting them next week