DIY Projects

[AussieBear]

My buddy and me are replacing my ac unit and furnace this week. I like doing this stuff. Water heater is next with a different buddy. Spread the work around.

handy as **** u's are... good skillz to have..

 

[The Hawk]

My buddy and me are replacing my ac unit and furnace this week. I like doing this stuff. Water heater is next with a different buddy. Spread the work around.

My oldest son is in the business. He did it for me this spring. Big HOT job.

 

[Burque]

I spent Sunday, and the end part of Monday doing a massive yard cleanup on my half acre. Hired some kid to help (He busted some ass) and we filled a 40 yard dumpster over half full in a day and a half.

Now that it is knocked down I am seriously thinking about getting it rocked before any weeds have a chance to come back. The weeds hit hard and fast this year in mid August.

Also considering knocking out my second bathroom, since I have the dumpster for 2 more weeks. I have a guy that will reinstall it all, but I figured it would be nice to get rid of the stuff into a dumpster that someone else is going to haul away.

 

[Burque]

Instead of the bathroom we tore out the carpet last weekend. It was very old crappy carpet but we found a nice little gem underneath!! We knew there was wood under, just weren't sure of the condition. Looking good though! Little bit of touch up and should be finished.

Here are some pictures.

 

[Burque]

Also here is a couple of pictures of the desert willow in my front yard, you can also see a couple of the ponderosa pines hanging out in the background too.

This is before we cleaned up the yard two weekends ago.

 

[Urblock]

Just picked up the water heater. It's in the van but will be installed in a few days. See if my buddy next door will help me unload it tonight. I love doing this stuff.

 

[Burque]

Just picked up the water heater. It's in the van but will be installed in a few days. See if my buddy next door will help me unload it tonight. I love doing this stuff.

I want a tank less one, one day. I need to have my well working before that though, because 40 gallons of stored water is a rather important commodity.

 

[Tater]

Also here is a couple of pictures of the desert willow in my front yard, you can also see a couple of the ponderosa pines hanging out in the background too.

This is before we cleaned up the yard two weekends ago.

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Cool pics. I love the scenery/terrain there.

 

[winos5]

That desert willow looks an awful lot like a mesquite tree. Had desert landscaping when I lived on Davis-Montham AFB base housing. Yard work done in 15 minutes. Had some grass off the back patio, rest was gravel, rocks and native plants.

 

[AussieBear]

Instead of the bathroom we tore out the carpet last weekend. It was very old crappy carpet but we found a nice little gem underneath!! We knew there was wood under, just weren't sure of the condition. Looking good though! Little bit of touch up and should be finished.

Here are some pictures.

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its nice pulling up carpet to find decent wood eh.

 

[Burque]

That desert willow looks an awful lot like a mesquite tree. Had desert landscaping when I lived on Davis-Montham AFB base housing. Yard work done in 15 minutes. Had some grass off the back patio, rest was gravel, rocks and native plants.

They look similar. The desert willow puts out these awesome purple flowers for about a month and a half a year in late spring. I have two of them in the yard, that one and a younger one that is not nearly as cool.

No mowing with the xeriscape!

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[AussieBear]

finally got my backyard in order and built a cheap temporary greenhouse and beds that i hope to last a season or two before building a permanent structure.

set up an indoor greenhouse seed station.. heat pad, led lights..

had an electrician in to add some power points and move others around. it let me finally mount the main tv on the wall in the lounge.. have to do drywall today for those empty power points and stuff we ripped out..

painting the rest of the house soon and then im installing some floating floors in the kitchen, hallway and the small 2nd living room... tired of the 90s linoleum the prior owners had.. i checked underneath it and prayers were answered... it will pull up easy and i wont have to scrape for a week.. they did selective gluing.

after that gonna do something with the kitchen.. then touch up the garage (paint/floor coating)

 

[Burque]

finally got my backyard in order and built a cheap temporary greenhouse and beds that i hope to last a season or two before building a permanent structure.

set up an indoor greenhouse seed station.. heat pad, led lights..

had an electrician in to add some power points and move others around. it let me finally mount the main tv on the wall in the lounge.. have to do drywall today for those empty power points and stuff we ripped out..

painting the rest of the house soon and then im installing some floating floors in the kitchen, hallway and the small 2nd living room... tired of the 90s linoleum the prior owners had.. i checked underneath it and prayers were answered... it will pull up easy and i wont have to scrape for a week.. they did selective gluing.

after that gonna do something with the kitchen.. then touch up the garage (paint/floor coating)

How do those LED lights do for growing veggies?

I know when they first came out they had trouble getting the spectrum right, but curious how they have come along.

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[AussieBear]

How do those LED lights do for growing veggies?

I know when they first came out they had trouble getting the spectrum right, but curious how they have come along.

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they are okay i suppose, i got 4 15w chinamen ebay specials (similar to this model) and they are feeding enough light for my seedlings. the plant true leaves are out and about, looking healthy green. you need to find the right distance to hang them for sure. my seedlings started to get leggy fairly quick and i had to adjust. fixed that issues but then a couple of the seedlings got led burn (from light, not heat. the ones i have put off zero heat, thus the need for a heat mat) from being too close to the lights.

as far as the spectrum, im not sure for flowering etc... but the 4-5 weeks ive had mine running from seed germination to true leaves, i havent had any issues. in the process of hardening them off now before moving them into the greenhouse.. so for what im trying to accomplish, they are working fine.

in the future id probably buy my own strips to customize the layout.. id prefer to have narrow long strips for a future garage project

 

[AussieBear]

oh idk if youd need a heat mat or not. i know those desert temps can drop at night..

i needed one to help with germination of a variety of eggplants and bell/banana peppers.. my set up is in a backroom we dont heat and it drops to 45-55 at night in there and around 60-65 in the day (end of winter, start of spring here). everything else germinated fine at that temp though.. the heat pad keeps those trays around 75-85

i also have my trays in a mini dome inside a mini green house. the plants that can easily take cooler temps took off in those

 

[Burque]

oh idk if youd need a heat mat or not. i know those desert temps can drop at night..

i needed one to help with germination of a variety of eggplants and bell/banana peppers.. my set up is in a backroom we dont heat and it drops to 45-55 at night in there and around 60-65 in the day (end of winter, start of spring here). everything else germinated fine at that temp though.. the heat pad keeps those trays around 75-85

i also have my trays in a mini dome inside a mini green house. the plants that can easily take cooler temps took off in those

Trying to decide if it's worth it with the LED's I have a small spot I could do some veggies indoors during the winter, but I am not sure it is worth the hassle.

Also thinking that if/when I move I am going to have a basement at my next house and would like to use some solar to power LED lights for growing in the winter time. The stupid prepper in me. I also want one of those Elon Musk whole home batteries specifically for that. But again, rather pipe dream stuff right now. I just didn't know anyone that has had actual experience growing with LED lights.

 

[AussieBear]

Trying to decide if it's worth it with the LED's I have a small spot I could do some veggies indoors during the winter, but I am not sure it is worth the hassle.

Also thinking that if/when I move I am going to have a basement at my next house and would like to use some solar to power LED lights for growing in the winter time. The stupid prepper in me. I also want one of those Elon Musk whole home batteries specifically for that. But again, rather pipe dream stuff right now. I just didn't know anyone that has had actual experience growing with LED lights.

they basically cost nothing to run. well the low watt ones i have dont.. my 60w system probably costs $2-4 (?? most of its ran on offpeak too) a month to run 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. i mean if youre just using it during winter that really isnt much of an expense. if its sunny, i move my plants and probably only run my lights 6 hours for the day

i had a late start since we moved up here in winter, so my set up basically turned into a veg seed station... come next winter id like to have greens and salad leaf going during winter if my outdoor greenhouse cant keep them.. no heat to it, thought about building a heatsink but since its a temp structure, im not trying to do too much to it.

im sure you could power low watts off a solar system... i have that pipe dream too.. im headed that way in the future and the permanent greenhouse, but thats years away

idk anything about leds and those exotic sticky plants..

 

[Burque]

they basically cost nothing to run. well the low watt ones i have dont.. my 60w system probably costs $2-4 (?? most of its ran on offpeak too) a month to run 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. i mean if youre just using it during winter that really isnt much of an expense. if its sunny, i move my plants and probably only run my lights 6 hours for the day

i had a late start since we moved up here in winter, so my set up basically turned into a veg seed station... come next winter id like to have greens and salad leaf going during winter if my outdoor greenhouse cant keep them.. no heat to it, thought about building a heatsink but since its a temp structure, im not trying to do too much to it.

im sure you could power low watts off a solar system... i have that pipe dream too.. im headed that way in the future and the permanent greenhouse, but thats years away

idk anything about leds and those exotic sticky plants..

IDK anything about growing the sticky plants either.

I was thinking more for lettuce, jalapenos and other chile peppers, and stuff like that. Wouldn't mind growing some herbs like basil etc, but this is all functional edible stuff I am referring to. Wouldn't waste my time on the other thing unless it was legal, then maybe just for fun because it was legal.

It would be nice though to not have the heat concerns in the house that come with normal lights. I wouldn't worry in the winter because it is within a heated space and in the summer wouldn't hurt my cooling bill.

 

[Urblock]

Good stuff guys.

 

[AussieBear]

IDK anything about growing the sticky plants either.

I was thinking more for lettuce, jalapenos and other chile peppers, and stuff like that. Wouldn't mind growing some herbs like basil etc, but this is all functional edible stuff I am referring to. Wouldn't waste my time on the other thing unless it was legal, then maybe just for fun because it was legal.

It would be nice though to not have the heat concerns in the house that come with normal lights. I wouldn't worry in the winter because it is within a heated space and in the summer wouldn't hurt my cooling bill.

if you got the space... give them a try.. order a cheap test light off ebay... germinate some seeds.. by the time those seeds start your light should be at the front door.