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The correct answer will probably depend on your local soil conditions, issues with freeze and ground heave, etc.

It seems such things are becoming the norm with residential construction crews doing smaller jobs. I just had a 9 ft section of exterior wall torn out and rebuilt which including removing 2 windows, replacing with them with 1 and replacing a door last month. This small project turned into a 3...

Looking good, although I would be concerned about those LED light strips over the water, as water and electricity don't often mix well. Ike

I will say this about my plug in electric mower, it does work good on the grass that grows around my blackberry bushes, which sometimes gets a bit on the high side, not knee deep, but close. These are narrow strips between the thornless blackberry plants where the riding mower will not fit so...

I did check and mine is a 20 inch 12 amp, 12 amps at 120V is about the expected draw of a 1HP electric motor, maybe 1.25HP. As a rule of thumb for things like air compressors, etc. you need twice the HP when running with a gasoline motor vs an electric motor. Either way mine has worked for...

I have always found the battery compatibility game to be a losing game, the companies change up battery styles every couple of years then charge more for a replacement battery than the cost of the tool

I bought a plug in electric push mower to get into those spaces the big riding mower will not fit around the house, it works great but does need a good quality 12 or 14 gauge power cord, not one of those cheap 16 gauge 100 ft cords. Mine is a Greenworks brand, bought from Amazon, I think the...

I need to get a good modern portable detector, I have a small pocketable basic Russian made modern geiger counter (single LED that blinks), along with several more vintage handhelds, some of which work, including a vintage 1957 Sears Tower geiger counter I bought at a flea market about 15 years...

I have thought about taking radiation detectors with us on vacations to the western states, and probably will if we end up buying an RV (currently shopping for a small Class A). Just not sure what to bring, that debate of sensitivity vs fragility. For example did you know the reduced air...

We have more than mud, we also have sand, some surface gravel :) also in the area where I live about 250 feet above sea level there are a whole lot of pine trees and slow rolling hills, although with all the rain the last couple of weeks there seems to certainly be plenty of mud. There is even...

To tell the truth I have only casually looked up the Radon information, since I live in Louisiana the chance of Radon exposure is trivially low. Louisiana is the only state in the US where the entire state is considered level 3 (low risk) on the EPA Radon risk map, and when I looked up the...

If I remember correctly Polystyrene works as a beta scintillator and the first two Raydon daughters are products of alpha decay, however I think the next 4 are beta decay.

Ooh, now I need get a sealed bag of Brazil nuts and see if I can detect any increase in radioactivity over time, either that or keep an eye out on ebay for a alpha scintillator. Ike

If this is not close to a walking path I might suggest sugarcane, it should be ideal for your climate, grows fast, and you can get all sorts of interesting colors, particularly in the heirloom varieties. Starter plants can be bought on ebay from $5 to $40 each depending on type. (starter...

There are lots of factors when it comes to picking the right projector, don't get too hung up on the lumens, as the number does not tell the whole tale when it comes to brightness, contrast plays an important role also, unfortunately so many contrast numbers you find are really dynamic contrast...

I just heard a few hours ago that we had an incident near here (20 miles away) where a father and his two sons drowned in the Sabine River on Sunday, swimming has been banned there for a number of years due to all too frequent drownings, shallow water, moderate current and lots of debris, but...

All sorts of strange accidents happen, I had a cousin that died from a bathroom slip and fall, he was not all that old when it happened either (probably in his 50's). Last year a man I vaguely knew from here died getting out of bed, he had just had hip replacement surgery (he was about 70), was...

Re: You know your addicted to TFP when... Matt: Just wait until she catches you doing it on a cruise with pay by the minute internet

Thanks I will add them to the places to check out

My wife and I are taking a vacation in a few weeks, we are flying do Denver, visiting some relatives there, then renting a car and planning on making a 6 or 7 day loop through the mountains, probably into Wyoming then back around to Denver before flying home. Anyway I was wondering if anyone...

Prince - Kiss (the don't have to be rich to be my girl song) was playing on the radio when I got out of the car a few minutes ago

It is good, but I think the one from last summer was better

No we hardly ever come here and post messages.... Casey, is that your new summer picture?

Re: All inclusive trip to Florida (Disney World) It has been about 10-12 years since I was last at Disney world (stayed at the Contemporary Hotel on a business trip), we were there in late September and the place was EMPTY, no lines for anything, the downside was a few of the rides were...

There are several different types of water well setups, can you post a photo or two of what you have, and maybe brands and model numbers also. Ooops missed the last message, that is what I get for walking off after loading the message and not reloading before typing the reply (getting ready...

Where I live it is simple economics that often favors wood, as the price for the synthetic stuff is typically 5x the price of wood or more, and wood tends to have a 10-15+ year outdoor life around here on decks.

Most cleared, about 40 acres are wooded with a creek going through the middle, the rest has cattle on it (family land), and we have a ranch manager that is a few years younger than I am that has worked on it off and on since he was 13 years old, I guess he is in his 40's now, he also has a shift...

kimkats, try 350

Am I the only one that feels like they are spending too much time working on pool, garden and house projects to actually use the pool? Today's project is re-wall paper the pool house bathroom (the old wall paper was shot, delaminating, but it was also 30+ years old), the new stuff is some...

Mine dropped down to 78 yesterday, had been running a steady 82 with solar heat, but the controller knob is acting up and it suddenly changed its set point to 75 degrees :( and of course we have clouds, rain and cooler weather today, so it may be the weekend before it gets back into the 80's...