The Home Improvement Thread

[puffnstuff]

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

[PaperBagger'14]

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.

[Bill Bumface]

Yeah, if I was building a house I'd throw in a cistern for sure. Barrels are just such an insignificant amount.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

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.

[photon]

Ok I just learned that flapperless toilets are a thing. Tell me if you have them and if they're any good. I hope they're good SO MUCH.

[justkidding]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

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.

[Muta]

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[Shazam]

Originally Posted by photon

Ok I just learned that flapperless toilets are a thing. Tell me if you have them and if they're any good. I hope they're good SO MUCH.

Buy a commercial toilet? They all work via gravity assist like the flapperless.

Thinking about it, the way that residential toilets function is dumb.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by justkidding

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.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Buy a commercial toilet? They all work via gravity assist like the flapperless.

Thinking about it, the way that residential toilets function is dumb.

My sister had one of these in her old house. It was pretty awesome:

https://www.flushmate.com/blog/what-...u-install-them