The Super Official Homeowners Thread

[Apoc]

Carb was leaking

Sorry, I stopped reading at carb .

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 so I don't have to go to Lowes

You *are* aware of this thing called the internet, right?

...but, yeah, sharpening oneself is super easy.

[Kaan]

Carb was leaking

Sorry, I stopped reading at carb .

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 so I don't have to go to Lowes

You *are* aware of this thing called the internet, right?

...but, yeah, sharpening oneself is super easy.

when I am in "need" the internet doesn't deliver fast enough ... I'm away from the house 14 hours a day Monday - Friday... I have to execute Saturday and Sunday, not wait for stuff.

[Apoc]

My leaf blower was delivered on a Monday while I was at work and I'll execute with it this weekend. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Apoc]

If you've been following along, you know I don't use many of the lawn chemicals out there on account of their link to neurological disorders. So, what does a west coast hippy do to control unwanted greenery around the house? Turns out you can spend entirely too much money on an iron-based solution that kills broad leaf weeds and moss - the two things that are a pain in the ass in this part of the country. This stuff is organic-compliant, which means you can use it and still seek/retain the organic designation.

All the pictures below are at the 72 hour mark of a solution consisting of 5 oz. to 1 gallon of water. I used a half gallon of the diluted solution to treat 80% off what I needed; the other 20% was waiting until I see if it actually killed weeds and not the grass. So, while it's pretty expensive, I think the 1 gallon container I got will last me a few summers. You can see there's one type of weed that is a bit heartier than the others, but overall the results are fairly positive. The third pic is dead chickweed and grass that didn't die - hoorah. The last pic is moss that always grows in that spot, no matter what you do. The good news is the stuff was dead 24 hours after application. The bad news is if you want a perfect looking lawn you're raking that dead shit out. 

https://www.rockymountainbioag.com/produ...turf-lawns

[D_Eclipse9916]

Interesting, did you try bleach on the moss first? My rental has a bunch of moss growing on the front steps.

[Apoc]

I think bleach is non-discriminant in what it kills, so I haven't tried it since most of our moss is in the backyard. White vinegar and salt supposedly works on everything, but I haven't tried it yet for the grass growing in sidewalk cracks. That's the one downside of iron - it's not killing grass in places you don't want grass.

[JustinG]

White vinegar, salt, and a little dish soap will kill most things.

[D_Eclipse9916]

White vinegar, salt, and a little dish soap will kill most things.

Guess that's what I am trying next week.

[Sully]

My dad tried bleach on his moss once. Didn't do anything if I recall. What are the steps made of? Brick? Get a long propane torch from harbor freight? I have no experience if this works but sounds like it could be fun

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[Kaan]

we have moss on the roof. the "old" trick is to use copper sheet near the top and the down spouts. the oxidation of copper apparently kills moss and inhibits growth. I'm not sure if you have the ability to do that or how you would do that... but my project this early summer is to get up on the roof and get my sheets laid just under my shingles.

[ScottyB]

what primer are you using?   Most of my primer-ing woes ended when I switched to Zinsser 1-2-3

that's what i used on the bottom of the teardrop camper. really easy going on, simple cleanup, i think 2 coats and you're probably in great shape coverage wise.

[Senor_Taylor]

we have moss on the roof. the "old" trick is to use copper sheet near the top and the down spouts. the oxidation of copper apparently kills moss and inhibits growth. I'm not sure if you have the ability to do that or how you would do that... but my project this early summer is to get up on the roof and get my sheets laid just under my shingles.

Yup, copper kills lots of stuff.

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[Apoc]

I sprayed this weed with the iron solution. You can see what it does to moss after only one hour. Crazy how well this stuff works on summer things... but I will will admit there are certain weeds that require two applications.

[D_Eclipse9916]

I tried the vinegar/water/salt solution. Let you know when I go back in 2 weeks to check on it.

[.RJ]

Now that my main level remodel is done, I could turn my attention and budget to the garage. Everything about it was shit, shit old unpainted drywall, single light bulb, etc. Lots of work... paint, lights, storage, getting everything off the floor, a place to work on shit, etc, etc. But its done and pretty happy with it. I dont plan on putting a car in there but its possible as long as its miata-sized in a pinch.

Before, with the new lights added





After

[Sully]

Had a similar problem with lighting in my garage. And it actually appears brighter in picture then it was. Here's my temporary solution until I finish my garage but that'll require insulation (because they drywall but don't insulate which makes perfect sense) then sanding and second coat of mud and paint and was thinking of doing some recessed lights but maybe just the led tubes. We'll see. Could actually do 4 of those cheap single bulb sockets like the one they have me and these ufo lights. One is plenty bright.



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[ScottyB]

RJ is that racedeck?

love it, looks awesome and organized. needs bigger speakerz though.

[.RJ]

Its from garage deck, I think, similar but cheaper. Good product.

I dont think I would do recessed lights, not enough light output - the LED light fixtures were cheap ($16 ea, I think?) and the bulbs also cheap. I used 6 fixtures for a 1-car and I could have even gone with more.

Editz - I wish I had room for more storage above the garage door, its kind of wasted space otherwise. I think I have less than 12" between the door and the ceiling.

[Sully]

I was hoping to get more but the drivetrain for the door sits higher than the tracks which I wasn't expecting. Was fighting for every inch and even tried to level the drive track because it wasn't and realized it wasn't because the door will hit the track if the front isn't 2 inches higher than the rear.

That ufo light is rated at like 12000 lumens which I think is close to our more than the Costco shop lights. And yeah I thought the lumens on recessed was too low. Might still do them under the shelf above door just because anything super bright might be kind of low and in your face....

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[JustinG]

Knabbed some more fast track to hang the yakima gear on.



Thoughts on not doing the finish mud/tape/sand and just send it and paint the garage.

How bad would that look?