hurronnicane Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 The never-ending project of firewood management. My son helped me split some wood a couple of weekends ago, and the ongoing process of cleaning up from last year’s ice storm will keep me in firewood for a few years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AustinBike Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I am jealous. I had essentially a half cord to 3/4 cord of firewood this year from the storms in my yard. Then I started to get really trashy. Huge oak limb in the street down by the corner during the storm last year. Johnny Chainsaw to the rescue. Neighbors were happy that I helped clear the street for them. Most of it went into my SUV. Large oak limb dropped in the park. After 2 months of it sitting there, Johnny Chainsaw back in action, car filled up, more firewood. Neighbors had branches come down. I was very helpful in chopping things up so that they only had to deal with the little stuff. I have finally started running out. But there are a few more cold days coming up. You know that deadfall that used to be near the Shoal Creek Hike and Bike trail? Don't go looking for it. I highly recommend the Black and Decker electric chainsaws. They use the same battery as my leaf blower and trimmers. Also, an electric pole saw is a right of mid life passage for men. What a great tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 We heat our home almost entirely with the wood stove in this picture. It was a huge plus during last year’s Snowpocaalypse/power outage! With ten acres of brush and trouble we always have potential firewood, it is just a matter of cutting it, splitting some of it, storing it, and bringing enough into the barn before prolonged cold and wet spells. We had an epic ice storm the year we moved out here (1997) which prompted me to buy my first chainsaw, a 14 inch Echo. On the same day my dad bought an almost identical Echo which eventually became mine when he passed. Last year after that ice storm my wife bought a Black and Decker cordless chainsaw, and just a few weeks ago I got the Black and Decker pole saw. I was skeptical of the battery powered chainsaw, but have found it really helpful for my private trail network on a neighbor’s property. I lust after a slightly larger and much newer gas chainsaw but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Made some more progress on project GTFO with the addition of a new fence. Price was right for what we got, and they did 40ft in a couple hours. Pretty impressive. Now have to do some refinishing work on the exterior, new countertop for the wetbar and flooring in the master bathroom and study. Edited February 26, 2022 by ATXZJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1971 Fender Precision Bass. Badly abused before it ever came into my possession in the late 1980's. In late 1980's I restored it as much as I could, but never touched the metal. Spent this crappy weather fixing a few things. Next week I go after the electronics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) Our front yard project is 90% done. We need to have a mason fix some things, trees are getting air spaded soon, and we'll plant some more native plants in some spots. Before: Intermediate: (the trees show how high dirt, mulch. leaves were piled up, someone thought aluminum flashing would protect the house from conducive conditions. That aluminum was completely rotted, and you can see how high the dirt was against the house). I estimated we dug and moved 45-50 wheelbarrow loads of dirt from near the house to behind the new retaining wall or the backyard.) Halfway through the retainer wall build, staged material (gravel, sand, 3-4" river rock and limestone blocks). Today: A big driver for this work is to fix water flooding into our porch. Someone had just put a PVC pipe that emptied into the garden bed on one side, but with no output. We put in a French drain going all the way across on the other side instead. We also had to divert water/dirt away from the A/C unit. In a highly sloping yard, dirt is always migrating: The side is maybe 70% done. We decided to focus on finishing the front and have not progressed on the side. The big issue is basically a creek flowing during rainstorms, eroding the dirt, etc. I got the idea of the concept from my airbnb in Bella Vista, AR. For those of you that follow me on Strava, if you have seen my post a strength/weight session, it was all this stuff. Those blocks made for some pretty good deadlifting. Who needs crossfit? Edited February 27, 2022 by AntonioGG missing a picture 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 It hadn’t occurred to me that going from a 32 to a 34 fork meant I needed to grind down another socket. I also went ahead and made myself a tool for pushing the innards out. And to work on suspension service I must have a clean bench. Did this while watching Kurne Brussels Kurne (thanks to Austinbike’s old appletv which works well with my 16yo 1080i Sony.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) Made some more progress on project GTFO, and got the front patio stained this week. Going to have the guy back out for some touch up issues and cleaning, but happy overall. Edited March 30, 2022 by ATXZJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Put some lipstick on the wall of beige that is my home. Going to remove 40+ years of coaxial and phone cables and do some painting next 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 1:55 PM, ATXZJ said: Going to remove 40+ years of coaxial and phone cables and do some painting next One of the best things I did on my current (33yo) and previous (53yo) homes before getting them painted was clean up the coax and phone. Looks so much better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 The disarray continues. Replacing 1970s marble countertop with butcher block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Out with the 70s flooring for the old girl. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 (edited) Refinishing and staining our butcher block countertops. Thanks to @Chief for recommending using Danish oil to stain/seal them. Admittedly I'm looking forward to these "projects" coming to an end😖 Edited April 17, 2022 by ATXZJ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 5:40 PM, ATXZJ said: Good job there. Carpeted bathrooms are wicked gross. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Barry said: Carpeted bathrooms are wicked gross. Dude.....100% Admittedly it was tile but the P.O. carpeted it. The builders had originally laid ceramic tile over plywood on 2nd floor and it was cracking. Ugh Edited April 18, 2022 by ATXZJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlikesbikes Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Anyone around here with COA Development Services? I'd like to start a project but need an off the record consult for a couple questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 4/23/2021 at 4:03 PM, notyal said: Not DIY, but here is my current backyard project. I forgot to update this. The pool was done a few months ago. Current DIY project is building a deck around the backside of the pool. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Is that a tie-dye flag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 31 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: Is that a tie-dye flag? No, it's a pretty faded Texas Tech flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Finished the wetbar and floating kitchen island (that i was using as a garage workbench). Glad to have it done. For comparisons sake. 1970s mode: Edited April 22, 2022 by ATXZJ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Looking really nice. With TravicCAD's latest valuations you'll do well when you decide to punch out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) Cause there ain't no party like a 70s house party. We had some condensation issues and discovered the refrigerant lines tucked very tightly into the ceiling of our 2nd floor unit were sweating and dripping. Thankfully, my wife is super-small and was able to shimmy up there and replace the insulation on the lines. I would've for sure gotten stuck, and the fire department would've had to come cut my dumbass out🤣 Edited May 8, 2022 by ATXZJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 11:59 AM, ATXZJ said: Cause there ain't no party like a 70s house party. We had some condensation issues and discovered the refrigerant lines tucked very tightly into the ceiling of our 2nd floor unit were sweating and dripping. Thankfully, my wife is super-small and was able to shimmy up there and replace the insulation on the lines. I would've for sure gotten stuck, and the fire department would've had to come cut my dumbass out🤣 Hope y'all got up at 6am to do that! I can't imagine what going up there during the day right now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 11 hours ago, AntonioGG said: Hope y'all got up at 6am to do that! I can't imagine what going up there during the day right now! Hah...I wish man. 4-5 pm last Thursday after she got home from work. Sure she wasn't too stoked LoL Had to get it done before going out of town for weekend.Typical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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