I bought a shade sail a couple weeks ago, hopefully works well enough. Found ideas for and will build a couple of 'planter box/shade sail pole' for the non house side
So I bought some second hand 55 gallon plastic barrels for rain water collection a week ago or so. I had some time after work to cut in the downspout diverters today, and holy titballs do those barrels fill up quickly. I have 2 right now and I will probably get another 2-4 and connect them in parallel to really maximize the run off of my roof. I’m shocked at how quickly they fill up.
Edit: my original intent on buying them was to still keep my gardens watered if and when water restrictions kick in, and if there aren’t restrictions, well yay free water.
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Eakins wasn't a bad coach, the team just had 2 bad years, they should've been more patient.
Yeah, if I was building a house I'd throw in a cistern for sure. Barrels are just such an insignificant amount.
I figure they’ll be good enough for keeping a small garden well watered but there’s no way it will be enough for the lawn. It would be pretty sweet though having a buried cistern and a pump system.
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Eakins wasn't a bad coach, the team just had 2 bad years, they should've been more patient.
I figure they’ll be good enough for keeping a small garden well watered but there’s no way it will be enough for the lawn. It would be pretty sweet though having a buried cistern and a pump system.
When you say small garden do you mean a vegetable garden?
From what I understand you are not supposed to use the rain barrel water for a vegetable garden.
When you say small garden do you mean a vegetable garden?
From what I understand you are not supposed to use the rain barrel water for a vegetable garden.
Yeah it’s a veggie garden, from the cities website they don’t recommend using rain barrels for food based gardens but that washing all your vegetables in a mild soap before eating them is advised if you do so. I’m no expert on this but we’ll be giving all our produce a soapy rinse, more so for my young boy.
The barrels also have filters to prevent mosquitoes and other small critters from getting in.
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I've recently bought a property with a 12 yr old heat pump that is toast. I've replaced gas furances / AC but am shell shocked with how much more heat pumps cost (~$15K for the HP, and $5K for the air handler - BC pricing). The old air handler is working fine.
I'm hoping an HVAC expert here can answer this for me - is it a must that I replace the air handler at the same time?
I'm getting mixed messages from installers - some say it's a must, whereas some say they can make the old one work. Not sure who to believe. The old air handler is a Goodman if that matters. I have no doubt that an all new system would work better - but with the costs involved, sure wouldn't mind saving $5K.
What do you guys think about wallpapering my garage? It's got unfinished drywall in it and I was quoted 4500 for mudding/sanding/painting. I'm not going to pay that much for my garage and thought wallpaper might be a cheaper and easier option than doing it myself (I won't).
What do you guys think about wallpapering my garage? It's got unfinished drywall in it and I was quoted 4500 for mudding/sanding/painting. I'm not going to pay that much for my garage and thought wallpaper might be a cheaper and easier option than doing it myself (I won't).
Wallpaper over bare drywall will ruin the drywall on removal(been there!). That might not mater to you. But it sucks if you think you ever decide to peel it.
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What do you guys think about wallpapering my garage? It's got unfinished drywall in it and I was quoted 4500 for mudding/sanding/painting. I'm not going to pay that much for my garage and thought wallpaper might be a cheaper and easier option than doing it myself (I won't).
Terrible idea.
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