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The pavers look like crap though that’s the issue. I’ve built decks in other parts of the garden and they look great but they had more clearance than I have for this one and not built one on sleepers before. I’ve thought about just pulling up the pavers and pouring a concrete pad too but that...

These are just quasi legal loan sharks. The guy in the small engine shop is probably a great mechanic and poor businessman/poor at finances but he didn’t deserve to be prayed upon by these ********.

Ahhh…looks like I can do something similar to this….plus I could even try to screw a few sleepers into the pavers. It’s going to be a fair bit of shimming but should work. https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/how-to-build-a-deck-over-a-concrete-patio/ 2x4 x12 for sleepers and then I could...

These pavers are in rough shape too. I was hoping a low level floating deck would just cover everything up and look good and negate the need to do a ton of hauling and lifting. There are Tuffblock deck footings that are low profile but even those would mean a deck that is 6.5” above grade...

I have deck tiles now. I tried to level things out with gravel on top of parts of the pavers but that didn’t work so well. Looks good though.

Next project. I’d like to build a ground level deck that has an uneven shape with a few different angles etc over a set of uneven pavers. The problem is that I can only really have this deck just under 4” in overall height as there’s a door threshold that I need to tie in to. How can I frame...

Not sure. I trusted the guys that came up with the drawings and the engineers to do it right but I know what you mean. If you look at the extension lines of the roof to do it that way it would be a bit more complex than what has been done though. I know there were issues with the relative...

I sent the drone up. I think it's looking pretty good so far. Guys shingled both roofs in about 4h. Installed ridge vents etc. Cleaned everything up. Just the siding and soffit etc to do now. The tie in to the main roof looks great. They had some very weird angles to work with. Sent from my...

I get the Helinox ones when they are on a 30% sale or Big Agnes make a decent one too. The Helinox are by far the lightest and strongest though. My side bag always has a Helinox stool and mini table in as they weigh nothing and take up very little space and I figure I can make a coffee on the...

I think the Elon factor has attributed to that valuation. I can’t see the value to this extent in this company. Other countries have their own launch systems that are sovereign systems in this weird political climate. Ariane rockets are still launching (launched a bunch of Amazon satellites...

GP have generally been good to me and occasionally excellent. One time I rode 2h for a pre arranged service that required a special tool. After waiting an hour I was told they didn’t have the tool and they couldn’t do the service. Jerry apologised profusely and arranged to have my bike picked...

Metric ton of rotten wood removed and replaced. Roof framed and reframed until the building company was happy. They wanted the tie in to the existing roof done a slightly different way so had the framers redo some bits. Really appreciated this as I wouldn’t have known any difference. Sheathed...

Rode from Kingston to Pakenham today. Didn’t do many of the classics but Perth Rd the whole way (Scotch Line) was fine from Perth to Kingston and that’s always a fun road. The stone bridge at Pakenham is indeed closed for repairs now and is a bit of a mess so I didn’t take pics. If you needed...

I have a Seal Doctor in my side bag on the KTM. I also fitted these to keep out dust and they work very well and are cheap protection https://fortnine.ca/en/pro-x-neoprene-fork-protectors-40-fsp3604450

The most common liner in a motorcycle helmet is EPS foam, the same used in bicycle helmets. A study of bicycle helmets, some up to 26 years old, showed no significant differences in performance to mitigate shock with age of the helmet...

I’ve bought 6 helmets online from the US and the Netherlands and Germany with zero issues.

I’m not an expert but what I learned was….putting up a tent and tearing it down just for one night was a real pain, so I’ll just stay longer. Headroom in a tent is luxury. First time I went I had an ultralight tent that worked fine but was claustrophobic and didn’t make putting boots on in the...

I can cut Slot a lot of slack. He lost our new Italian defense signing (who looked awesome on his debut) to injury on his first game out, Isak already was unfit coming in and then gets a broken leg, Bradley out with a serious injury, Frimpong on and off the injury list, same with Ekitike...

Roof day. There’s a team with hard hats clattering about on top of the house. Won’t get much work done today. For a small peaked roof there sure was a lot of timber that arrived this morning. My idea of how they were framing a new peaked roof was obviously less structurally rigid than theirs...

BMW has been infected by Harleydavidsonitis https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-news/bmw-unveils-vision-k18-bagger-without-bags/