what did you do around the house today?

[Rocket1k78]

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$800 at Costco. Wanted something huge as we roast on our deck at night so got this massive 10'x10' umbrella. Expensive but its fucking huge and tilts/twists in every direction.

So realistically its going to cost me at minimum $1000.00, nobody ever goes to costco and gets just one item lol Lets hope costco still has some

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So realistically its going to cost me at minimum $1000.00, nobody ever goes to costco and gets just one item lol Lets hope costco still has some

https://www.costco.ca/seasons-sentry...100696275.html

11 left. This will save you at least $100 compared to going in store.

[ThePenIsMightier]

Not worth new thread since so so many threads about towel bars...
How do I fix this fucking nightmare? It makes me wanna hang myself. Who's the delicate genius that tried to do a chin up on this shit?!



I know the solution of putting the painted wood behind it so it's biting into something better than drywall, but I'd prefer an alternative.
The other end of it is in the stud.

Thanks!

[TomcoPDR]

Try the grip it brand of wall anchors (HD or amazon have em), since you’ll have to enlarge the hole, and it spreads wings on the backside. Now please tell us you’re taller than the towel rack.

[firebane]

Got some bench space setup but now I need more plywood

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Try the grip it brand of wall anchors (HD or amazon have em), since you’ll have to enlarge the hole, and it spreads wings on the backside. Now please tell us you’re taller than the towel rack.

Much taller! I checked and my belly button is above this towel bar.
I bought a pack of red (because that's all they had) and I'll give it a shot. Looks like massive overkill, but whatever makes this issue fuck off and die makes me happy.
Thanks for the tip!

[cet]

Finished up the back end of the yard for now.



Also finished building some speakers

[flipstah]

Nice speakers @cet !

This weekend was restoring a solid wood MCM sideboard + cabling through the wall



Does anyone know if it’s possible to get a key made for the drawer?

[suntan]

Absolutely. Or you could get a whole new cylinder put in (probably more reliable).

[cyra1ax]

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If you want flexibility with your privacy this is what we're making a fence with. Adjustable louvres, it uses a couple of extra boards. However you need an extra post or two because I wouldn't span it more than 6' horizontally.

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I put these in last year. Make sure you get the Pylex kit that's made of metal which is the one I have. There's a plastic kit that's floating around that I personally wouldn't trust at all.
Good choice with not doing 6' length, mine are 5' wide each and I've got a few boards that are warped, maybe 4' is the sweet spot for these to prevent warped boards. I will say that there's not alot of forgiveness in the kit, you've basically got about 1/4" worth of give in terms of board length so your measurements/cuts have to be bang on.

You do have to do a tiny bit of maintenance on these, you basically need to tighten the pivot screws every month or two or else they won't stay open when it gets windy.

[nismodrifter]

Top dressed/levelled my back yard.

[Tik-Tok]

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I put these in last year. Make sure you get the Pylex kit that's made of metal which is the one I have. There's a plastic kit that's floating around that I personally wouldn't trust at all.
Good choice with not doing 6' length, mine are 5' wide each and I've got a few boards that are warped, maybe 4' is the sweet spot for these to prevent warped boards.

Yeah, I bought the Flexfence kit at first, and didn't like the fact it was plastic. Did you use normal fence boards or 5/4"?

[cyra1ax]

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Yeah, I bought the Flexfence kit at first, and didn't like the fact it was plastic. Did you use normal fence boards or 5/4"?

I used fence boards. 5/4" would resist warping better though I think.
It's a pain in the ass but I'd predrill all the little screws that go into the boards/blinds, I had a few crack even though the screws are only like 3/8".

[Tik-Tok]

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I used fence boards. 5/4" would resist warping better though I think.
It's a pain in the ass but I'd predrill all the little screws that go into the boards/blinds, I had a few crack even though the screws are only like 3/8".

I've got 5/4" so should be ok I think at 5' spacing. Always a good call on pre-drilling though in our dry ass city. My wife is skeptical of the whole thing, but like I told her, if it doesn't work out well I can always remove the mechanisms and re-use the boards to make it solid.

I just like the idea because our basement will get direct sunlight with angled boards, and so will the garden against that fence.

[mo_money2supe]

Put in a firepit this weekend to go along with the concrete that we poured last fall. I know, just in time for the rain; at least I got one inaugural fire in on Saturday. Here's the "after" or more like "current" state. Still a heck of a lot more things to do yet.



Started work on the yard last September. Been in this house for coming on 11 years this summer. Figured we'd do some landscaping/hardscaping finally.

How it started (neighbour sitting there contemplating how to best use my money):


Concrete area formed and end-of-season-sale metal pergola installed:


Had to pull the little guy out of daycare that day just to watch the concrete truck:


He was so happy that day and is still talking about it to this day:

[Rocket1k78]

^^^ Very nice yard and money well spent. We got a fire pit last year and its the best thing of my new place lol

[firebane]

Got the up/down blinds installed

[pheoxs]

Speaking of privacy walls, any advice for what I can add to one length of fence for privacy? There's one chunk of fence that likes up with my neighbors window I'd like to hide. The rest of the fence is fine as the garage is just to the right and blocks the rest.

With the height of the deck dropping off I really only need 12-18" of something on top to be plenty. Any suggestions? Preferably doesn't look like shit or is going to blow away in the wind.

[Doozer]

Nolan, that spot looks perfect for some medium sized bushes, or small trees, that just stick over the fence. I'm no garden planner, but I was just looking at some Moonglow Junipers today actually, which are dirt cheap (like $30 each for 5' tall). They keep their foliage through the winter and seem pretty resilient for the Calgary winter (better than cedars which have similar leaves). You could try a few along that spot and worst case, you're only out like a hundred bucks.

[Buster]

grow some giant afghanistan style weeeeed bushes.