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Number of posts needed?
Instead of a giant earthworks project, consider making raised beds instead. Raised bed gardening becomes more and more attractive with the passing years because there's less bending and stooping ...
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Number of posts needed?
To answer the actual question: you need as many posts as you need. Your pallet is, what, 4’ long, so your posts are a little less than 4’ apart. Typically, posts with ground contact are made of ...
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Is my wooden deck salvageable? Repair tips and Stain vs Paint questions
Wood naturally will gray out like that. The sun and rain do that. If you want it to not do that as fast, that's where water sealer can extend the life of your deck.
The board in the middle of your ...
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Is my wooden deck salvageable? Repair tips and Stain vs Paint questions
As a variant opinion, go underneath and look for deterioration in the structure supporting the decking. If that's showing significant issues (i.e. edges rotting off) then expect to replace the whole ...
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How to fill this hole between balcony deck and brick wall?
Looks like some bricks fell out (or in?). A mason or a DIY mason could put the bricks back in, perhaps.
A possibility: Try taking out the schmutz X'd out here:
Then see about either adding bricks ...
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Is my wooden deck salvageable? Repair tips and Stain vs Paint questions
I've worked on many decks that look just like that. Get a pressure cleaner/washer and go over the entire deck. You'll be surprised at how that cleans up the deck. Don't use a 4500 PSI (31 MPa) washer, ...
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Is my wooden deck salvageable? Repair tips and Stain vs Paint questions
It appears to be somewhat weathered, but overall solid.
You can do as much or as little as you like to it, from there. It's a deck, not a living room floor. If it's not structurally compromised (and ...
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Dark marks on 45-degree oak chamfer: causes and solutions?
Those are burn marks. In your picture the majority of the marks are vertical, across the grain of the wood in a line. This is where the router bit was not going fast enough to maintain proper chip ...
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Dark marks on 45-degree oak chamfer: causes and solutions?
Burn marks are a common defect when using routers (and saws) and usually involve dull cutter teeth, failure to keep moving, or both. The bit being loaded with deposits that should be cleaned off is ...
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Which lumber size to use for towel rod mount?
For decades those type of towel bars have been mounted into drywall.
To do so the bars usually come with plastic anchors that go into the drywall and then screws are fastened through plates into the ...
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Which lumber size to use for towel rod mount?
A 1x4 or 1x5 will probably be enough if screwing it into studs.
Depending on what you like, but maybe stain it with some brass screws to hold it or paint to match the wall.
A 1x will be about 3/4 inch ...
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Best ways to prevent the house from termites
So you used the word "Protect". I don't know if you have a current infestation. If you do, you will need to get a treatment, and midigate any severe damage. If you simply want to prevent ...
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Best ways to prevent the house from termites
Professional treatment isn't that expensive, is a lot better controlled than this would be, and avoids having to handle toxic chemicals myself.
Points for creativity, though...
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Best ways to prevent the house from termites
The pros bury bait traps every couple of feet in a ring around the property. They look a lot like pop-up sprinkler heads.
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What type of 4" wooden board is selected for siding trim?
Wood siding and trim can be of several common species:
Fir
Cedar
Redwood
I've listed these in order of ascending rarity (and therefore cost). Cedar and redwood contain natural tannins which resist ...
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What type of 4" wooden board is selected for siding trim?
Hard to say with such a photo, but a big box or a real lumberyard will have a range of possibilities.
First, it probably shouldn’t be pressure treated, as those don’t paint particularly well. PT is ...
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What type of 4" wooden board is selected for siding trim?
It's called a trim board. Take a tape measure, get the dimensions and go to your local hardware store.
If you go to Home Depot or other similar store and ask for a trim board, they will point to the ...
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Weird odor in my living room and kitchen
Since you did not give us enough information to pinpoint the problem, let's list the possible sources and fixes.
Starting with kitchen sink drain.
It might be clogged (not draining well)
The p-trap ...
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How to attach cat shelves to cement wall that already has nail heads
"keyhole hangers" will attach wood to nail heads
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Will 5/4 decking span 26" for a dock?
A 2x10’s maximum span at 24” on center is 11’5”, assuming it’s Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) (Western Red Cedar is 8’8”). Assuming you’re using PT SYP 5/4” boards, understand, for composite decking, ...
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Attaching a steel angle three-hole to a 2x4 red cedar joist
Wood screws or lags.... really it depends on which wood screws or lags you have, the main figure of merit is obviously pull strength but if you don't have access to that measuring the volume of ...
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Attaching a steel angle three-hole to a 2x4 red cedar joist
To compare like for like is difficult, The strength mostly depends on the thickness of the screws and the thread size and material.
All things being equal, one could argue that since lag screws do ...
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Wooden garden house infested with small white mites
If there are no plants close and if you're careful not to get any in your pond (if you have fish or water plants)... You can add a small amount of Dawn dish soap with water in a spray bottle to kill ...
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Kitchen sink border rotting
I had a similar problem of spongy wood, but no visible mold.I found a product called PC-Petrifier which was around $20. I first made some small holes for the liquid and used a paint brush to ensure it ...
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Kitchen sink border rotting
I understand that you can't afford a new counter - if possible you might find a new-to-you counter at a Habitat restore or construction recycling store. You're going to need to replace it before it ...
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Kitchen sink border rotting
The countertop need to be replaced. Period. There is no repair that is not anything other than a waste of time and money.
The cabinetry may need replacing as well.
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Building flip up seat - correct hinge
This page shows how it is constructed and how it works, whether expired or not. This was in the search results of trying to find the hinge or see how to make one.
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