The Home Improvement Thread

[bodysnatcher]

Turned the heat up on my hot water heater

[tommy]

Turned the heat up on my hot water heater

Good thinking. You don't want to catch legionnaires disease.

[oasisfan35]

Turned the heat up on my hot water heater

[tree_]

Power washed the shit out of everything the past couple days

[The Argonaut]

there's like a little dongle at the end of the sink hose that you screw the new faucet head onto. what is called and how do I re-install it after my dad decided to take it off and into pieces for some reason? googling is really hard to do because i don't have the right words and all the pictures and stuff i look at don't seem to match the kitchen faucet. it is all very confusing?

[tommy]

there's like a little dongle at the end of the sink hose that you screw the new faucet head onto. what is called and how do I re-install it after my dad decided to take it off and into pieces for some reason? googling is really hard to do because i don't have the right words and all the pictures and stuff i look at don't seem to match the kitchen faucet. it is all very confusing?

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[spike]

there's like a little dongle at the end of the sink hose that you screw the new faucet head onto. what is called and how do I re-install it after my dad decided to take it off and into pieces for some reason? googling is really hard to do because i don't have the right words and all the pictures and stuff i look at don't seem to match the kitchen faucet. it is all very confusing?

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he must've figured it out

[bodysnatcher]

Little guy is growing up right before our eyes

[tree_]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

[tommy]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

Send me a PM if you need any help.

[tree_]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

Send me a PM if you need any help.

Should I still paint it if I can't get all of the black and green shit off? How do you know when it's time to replace the wood?

[tommy]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

Send me a PM if you need any help.

Should I still paint it if I can't get all of the black and green shit off? How do you know when it's time to replace the wood?

That's usually ok. If you're not comfortable you could wash the deck with Simple Green and a stiff brush and rinse it again.

What type of stain are you using? If you're using solid stain you could add this stuff called M-1. It'll make the stain more resistant to mildew or mold in the future (it may work with semi-transparents as well, but I've never tried it)

[tree_]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

Send me a PM if you need any help.

Should I still paint it if I can't get all of the black and green shit off? How do you know when it's time to replace the wood?

That's usually ok. If you're not comfortable you could wash the deck with Simple Green and a stiff brush and wash it again.

What type of stain are you using? If you're using solid stain you could add this stuff called M-1. It'll make the stain more resistant to mildew or mold in the future (it may work with semi-transparents as well, but I've never tried it)

I'll save the extra work and just paint over it and see how it turns out.

I haven't yet considered which one to buy. Any other recommendations? Is everything available at walmart? Or should I go to a hardware store?

[tommy]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

Send me a PM if you need any help.

Should I still paint it if I can't get all of the black and green shit off? How do you know when it's time to replace the wood?

That's usually ok. If you're not comfortable you could wash the deck with Simple Green and a stiff brush and wash it again.

What type of stain are you using? If you're using solid stain you could add this stuff called M-1. It'll make the stain more resistant to mildew or mold in the future (it may work with semi-transparents as well, but I've never tried it)

I'll save the extra work and just paint over it and see how it turns out.

I haven't yet considered which one to buy. Any other recommendations? Is everything available at walmart? Or should I go to a hardware store?

I'd go to the Home Depot. I recently used their Deckover and really liked it. It's good if your wood is in rough shape because it's super thick (which means you'll use more too) and fills in a lot of imperfections.

Make sure you grab a decent brush, thick roller nap and a mini-roller (if you're doing spindles)

Don't cheap out on the gear too much, it makes a big difference.

Make sure it's fully dry before you start - moisture under the stain will really fuck you.

[tree_]

About to power wash my deck to prepare it for staining this weekend

Send me a PM if you need any help.

Should I still paint it if I can't get all of the black and green shit off? How do you know when it's time to replace the wood?

That's usually ok. If you're not comfortable you could wash the deck with Simple Green and a stiff brush and wash it again.

What type of stain are you using? If you're using solid stain you could add this stuff called M-1. It'll make the stain more resistant to mildew or mold in the future (it may work with semi-transparents as well, but I've never tried it)

I'll save the extra work and just paint over it and see how it turns out.

I haven't yet considered which one to buy. Any other recommendations? Is everything available at walmart? Or should I go to a hardware store?

I'd go to the Home Depot. I recently used their Deckover and really liked it. It's good if your wood is in rough shape because it's super thick (which means you'll use more too) and fills in a lot of imperfections.

Make sure you grab a decent brush, thick roller nap and a mini-roller (if you're doing spindles)

Don't cheap out on the gear too much, it makes a big difference.

Make sure it's fully dry before you start - moisture under the stain will really fuck you.

I don't have a home depot but I'll go to my local hardware store and ask where extra thick wood stain, m1 and supplies are. Thanks Tom

[tommy]

One more thing, when we do decks we typically use paint for The spindles and sides of the deck - basically anything but the surface.

Paint is just easier to work with and cheaper. Deck stain tends to be either too thick or too runny.

[tree_]

One more thing, when we do decks we typically use paint for The spindles and sides of the deck - basically anything but the surface.

Paint is just easier to work with and cheaper. Deck stain tends to be either too thick or too runny.

But how do you make sure the colors match? Seems more expensive and inconvenient to have to buy two cans of paint

[E.H. Ruddock]

In the eighties today. Pool isn’t ready for swimming and this yard work is beating me down. (About 27.5 Celsius for spike)

[blueviper]

This mega rain we have in St. Louis has revealed a clogged downspout that’s pouring water next to foundation. Sigh. Going to have to check all the downspouts when it dries up.

[spike]

In the eighties today. Pool isn’t ready for swimming and this yard work is beating me down. (About 27.5 Celsius for spike)

Thanks mate.