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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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08-20-2019, 11:32 AM #1176
I'm not buying Dewalt. Too many stories plus personal experience of batteries failing quickly and motors burning.
I suggest choosing between Makita and Milwaukee. If you want a third add Porter Cable. Honestly, you can't go wrong with either of the first two. Just make sure it's brushless.
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08-20-2019, 02:51 PM #1177
Buy hilti if your dentist dollars allow. I have an impact and sawzall and they cannot be beat.
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08-20-2019, 03:08 PM #1178Banned
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Bro in law does Hilti for nail guns and some other tools too. Also has a sweet DeWalt battery operated mitre/chop saw with a nice stand. 2 big batteries. Lots of job sites don't have power or easy access/hassle with gennies batteries work for lots but he said the framing nailers aren't there yet.
Side note I bought one of those battery op blowers for easy quick cleanups. Works nice and the Ryobi has a bunch of other garden type tools.
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08-20-2019, 04:51 PM #1179Registered User
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Haven’t read all thru the thread but noticed trex. We just got a quote of $55k for a full replacement for our wood deck on a newly purchased but not new home. The deck is 10-15 yo.
That was a spit take quote. The contractor must have seen the nitrous tank and assumed I was a dentist.
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08-20-2019, 04:55 PM #1180
I own all Makita. I have no issues with their products for homeowner use. I bought them originally because I got a driver / drill combo on sale. Since then I have picked up a bunch of other pieces (hedge trimmer, string trimmer, blower, sawzall, etc...) and have been happy with everything.
At work, my carpenters and laborers use Dewalt. That’s because we have a national account at Whitecap and Whitecap sells yellow stuff. My guys will burn through a dewalt driver in about 2 years, if it doesn’t get stolen in those two years... Which is 1000s of hours of real use. Dewalt is fine for a homeowner, in 10 years you won’t come close to driving the amount of 3” #10s my guys do in a year... don’t read to much into the Dewalt hate, their stuff is fine. Most of the industry runs Dewalt because of Whitecap and Grainger.
Milwaukee is nicer but it’s overkill for homeowner use. Only buy it if it’s a good deal.
Hilti is WAY overkill for homeowner use. Their shit is awesome though. Check out their torque wrench power pack for the driver, cool shit.
Honestly, the discount big box brands like Ryobi and Rigid are what we should all be buying as homeowners. Yes, they are not built for industry use. But for the amount you actually use the thing the price savings is worth it. You might be able to get a few more pieces for the same money...
Also, I buy unbranded batteries from amazon for 1/2 price of the name brand.... maybe one day my garage will burn down but for now I saved $60.
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08-20-2019, 05:29 PM #1181
In case anyone still isn't familiar with AVE/BOLTR
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08-20-2019, 06:04 PM #1182Funky But Chic
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08-20-2019, 06:18 PM #1184Funky But Chic
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08-20-2019, 06:20 PM #1185
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“I have a responsibility to not be intimidated and bullied by low life losers who abuse what little power is granted to them as ski patrollers.”
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08-20-2019, 06:34 PM #1186
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08-20-2019, 06:35 PM #1187Funky But Chic
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yeah but snoqpass^^^ probably doesn't want to watch the festool ones.
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08-20-2019, 07:09 PM #1188
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Have you watched any of Colin Furze’s vidoes? The guy makes some really cool shit. The thermite launcher could be in t gondola thread
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JEoqrjFX1yI“I have a responsibility to not be intimidated and bullied by low life losers who abuse what little power is granted to them as ski patrollers.”
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08-20-2019, 07:23 PM #1189
I have always used drills but recently discovered the benefit of impact drivers. Ordered both a makita 12v impact and a hex drill driver. Is this totally redundant or is it nice to have a smoother more adjustable hex drill in addition to the impact?
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08-20-2019, 07:27 PM #1190Funky But Chic
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08-20-2019, 09:38 PM #1191
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08-20-2019, 09:52 PM #1192
If one has a standard chuck drill is impact driver and hex drill driver redundant?
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08-20-2019, 10:04 PM #1193
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Sometimes you have to do some drilling
Sometimes you have to do some driving
Sometimes you have to do a bit of both
Like the other guy said 12v isn’t worth it anymore“I have a responsibility to not be intimidated and bullied by low life losers who abuse what little power is granted to them as ski patrollers.”
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08-21-2019, 06:47 AM #1194
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08-22-2019, 07:57 PM #1195
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08-22-2019, 09:48 PM #1196
Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
My laundry room gets hot as fuck. Probably 15deg hotter than the rest of the house. Combination of three issues best I can tell:
1) There is a large window that faces west and gets blasted by sun in the afternoon. Any advice on insulating shades? (cellular shades, solar shades, etc...). Are they worth a damn?
2) The water heater is in there, naked. I wonder if I frame it in, rigid insulation, make it look like a cabinet.... would that make a difference? I think the window is more of the issue...
3) Washer / dryer heatin it up. Nothing really I can do there. I think the issues above are more the cause...
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08-22-2019, 09:55 PM #1197
If the laundry room window is inconspicuous from the outside hang cheap roller shades from the underside of the eaves, if available. We have some bamboo shades that have held up surprisingly well, although we get zero rain in the summer. In a situation where you don't need to be raising and lowering constantly and where appearance is not an issue, shades outside the window are more effective.
How old is the water heater. If not recent either put a blanket around it or replace it. The new ones are already well insulated.
I assume the dryer is properly vented to the outside.
Wash with cold water.
And the most important thing--spend as little time as possible in the laundry room and the heat won't bother you.
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08-23-2019, 10:25 AM #1198Registered User
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Does it matter what R13 batt I buy? Johns Manville, Owens Corning, etc? Cheaper to buy uncut rolls or really not worth some savings for my time to cut everything? I have maybe 25 batts i need to cut or buy pre-cut.
I'm installing in bare framing (16" studs) with no drywall on either sides.
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