RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
Just a quick question, what does O.S.B. stand for? thanks Al -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of clifford Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:55 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Dear Dan: We always put O. S. B. down, with the long sides crossing at right angles, the joists. The short sides were broken on the center of a joist and screwed at one foot intervals. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson Ps. By the way, I prefer the O. S. B. as a sub-floor. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: Blind Handyman List Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 5:03 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Does it matter which way you lay down OSB board on the floor joists? Does the long edge have to run parallel to the joists, or doesn't it matter? I laid out the joists with the idea that the short edges would run parallel to the joists, but before I start screwing things down, I want to make sure I don't screw them up. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4989 (20100331) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4989 (20100331) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
Al, O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns. The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if exposed to moisture after it is cut. Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
Does OSB have advantages over plywood? Jennifer - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:58 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Al, O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns. The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if exposed to moisture after it is cut. Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
The main advantage of OSB over plywood is that it is usually cheaper. I think plywood is probably a bit better structurally. Also, some OSB is made without formaldehyde based glues, so can be considered greener than plywood. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
Hi Dan, Your description is the very reason I do not use OSB. We live in a world that you can not stop moisture or water. You can not control it either. All a home owner can do is channel it. Now that being said, I would think any paint should close it off and reduce the effects of moisture. Dave A. P.s. I am a purest, I prefer using the materials that God made, not the things that man makes. Real wood help together by nature elects is always better than glues. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Al, O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns. The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if exposed to moisture after it is cut. Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Hay dan, I like the webbing idea. I think I will try that myself. Great job! Dave A. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:48 AM To: Blind Handyman List Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber. Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Vita Mix
hi does anyone have the address or web site for vita mix? i have one of there blenders from the early 70s and they say it has a life time garentee on them so i would like to get it worked over. i wonder if they still are all metal construction? this thing is built like a tank in Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
If you are using this over a basement floor and moisture can be an issue, I would exchange it for the plywood you ordered originally. Why get into sealing the OSB and still have an issue with moisture? From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Al, O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns. The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if exposed to moisture after it is cut. Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Vita Mix
Jim, Here you go. That's great the one you got has a lifetime warranty. I just ordered the 5200 model and it came with a 7 year parts service warranty. Let me know how you make out. www.vitamix.com -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of jim Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:36 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Vita Mix hi does anyone have the address or web site for vita mix? i have one of there blenders from the early 70s and they say it has a life time garentee on them so i would like to get it worked over. i wonder if they still are all metal construction? this thing is built like a tank in Minnesota [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Vita Mix
reply hey thanks jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
In many older homes that stuff was used for flooring. that is why say back in the 70's when a mobile home was new it smelled so bad. I used to pick the dumps back then and a moble home plant was nearby and they dumped off sections of that over glued board. brought home the stuff to make shelves. it was tougher to cut with a saw blade and I think we ujsed the twisted skinny nails to put some downon a floor which was a big mistake. I am like others here would prefer to use regular wood. Lee On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 08:43:00AM -0500, Dave Andrus wrote: Hi Dan, Your description is the very reason I do not use OSB. We live in a world that you can not stop moisture or water. You can not control it either. All a home owner can do is channel it. Now that being said, I would think any paint should close it off and reduce the effects of moisture. Dave A. P.s. I am a purest, I prefer using the materials that God made, not the things that man makes. Real wood help together by nature elects is always better than glues. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Al, O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns. The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if exposed to moisture after it is cut. Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 -- CHUBBY CHECKER just had a CHICKEN SANDWICH in downtown DULUTH!
Re: [BlindHandyMan] orientification
also there was a book written by a Doctor Alfred Zamm who talked about sick homes . It is moisture and heat which brings out the fumes more in that artificial boarding. If someone has allergies it might be best to leave that material at the stores. Lee On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 01:13:18PM -0400, Lee A. Stone wrote: In many older homes that stuff was used for flooring. that is why say back in the 70's when a mobile home was new it smelled so bad. I used to pick the dumps back then and a moble home plant was nearby and they dumped off sections of that over glued board. brought home the stuff to make shelves. it was tougher to cut with a saw blade and I think we ujsed the twisted skinny nails to put some downon a floor which was a big mistake. I am like others here would prefer to use regular wood. Lee On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 08:43:00AM -0500, Dave Andrus wrote: Hi Dan, Your description is the very reason I do not use OSB. We live in a world that you can not stop moisture or water. You can not control it either. All a home owner can do is channel it. Now that being said, I would think any paint should close it off and reduce the effects of moisture. Dave A. P.s. I am a purest, I prefer using the materials that God made, not the things that man makes. Real wood help together by nature elects is always better than glues. Working together, sharing the light of salvation seen through the cross of Jesus Rev. Dave Andrus, Director Lutheran Blind Mission 888 215 2455 HTTP://WWW.BLINDMISSION.ORG -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:59 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] orientification Al, O S B is oriented Strand Board. It seems to be a cross between plywood and particle board. It is made up of long strands of wood, but rather than being randomly glued together, the strands are aligned in specific patterns. The How Stuff Works article claims that plywood and OSB are pretty similar in strength and durability, but that OSB is susceptible to swelling if exposed to moisture after it is cut. Does anyone know how to seal cut ends of OSB? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 -- CHUBBY CHECKER just had a CHICKEN SANDWICH in downtown DULUTH! -- CHUBBY CHECKER just had a CHICKEN SANDWICH in downtown DULUTH!
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Dan, with all due respect, when I read of your trials; I hate your house. On Thu, 1 Apr 2010, Dan Rossi wrote: Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Dan, a few years back, you remove something from your basement. Was it a feul tank or boiler? Once you got it out of the basement, how did you get rid of it? Another words, how did you get it down to the street level? Pprobably to late now, but if I was in your perdictument, I'd have some kind of rigging that I could layout over those stairs and use a little motorized tugger to pull them upp the stairs providing it's a straight shot. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4989 (20100331) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
[BlindHandyMan] room addition
Well folks, When the contractor works he gets things done. It isn't just the weather slowing this project. Anyway the wooden foundation is in the ground drain tile and gravel over. This is piped to a sump if a pump becomes needed. Some backfilling has been done, Still needs to remove a bunch of dirt out of the crawl space. I installed batt fiberglass insulation in the stud voids in the foundation and will add some between the trusses of the floor when they get put in. The floor and roof trusses were delivered this morning. Of course he took the holiday to visit in Nebraska. Rain predicted tonight and next Tuesday. And he thinks the roof will be on by next Friday. Boy it sucks having to hire anyone to do stuff for you. I spent some time cutting through the rim joist of the old house to access duct work to extend into the room. I removed a ceiling register in a downstairs bath room and made enough of a access in the ceiling to make the hookup there. The other register was a wall one, still fed through a finished ceiling of the basement office. . By cutting the rim joist and removing sheathing behind it I was able to remove that ducting without busting up any drywall in the dining room. The dryer vent I just removed the cover and pulled about 2 foot of excess dryer hose out into the outside. All three of these have to feed through the first truss that goes against the side of the house. Hopefully we will not cut a lot to get the hoses through it. I am going to use the insulated flex duct.. The existing duct is 5 inch round. Not a easy size to find. The two floor boots are still backordered.. Anyway that is where we are at for now. Ron
[BlindHandyMan] O T. new voice chat room
Hi list, this will be a one time only off topic post.from time, too time, rather than typing our messages, folks, want to get together, and bat things around. blind like me, List member Peggy Fain, has generously given us a voice chat room to use on her talk shop teleconference line. This room can be used, any time, 24/ 7, if groups of us want to meet there and talk. You all just get together and set up times, a night of the week, are something, here on list, too talk. I am posting this announcement, too the three list, so maybe we the three groups, can all use the room when we want to voice chat. Any one in the states, with either cell phone minutes, are unlimited phone lines, and with skype out, could call in. The info to call in to the brand new blind like me room follows. the number for the conference is: (724) 444-3592. When the call is answered, press one, then two, then 8, then pound to reach the blind like me conference. chat room number which is room eight. Lets get together and voice chat. Talk later. Don [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Dan! When you bought your castle in the clouds, did you give any consideration to all the future sweat and physical discomfort that you were letting yourself in for? Jewel - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi d...@andrew.cmu.edu To: Blind Handyman List BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 1:48 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber. Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4993 (20100401) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
[BlindHandyMan] Smith and Wesson Ratcheting Screwdriver
Hi Lee; After playing with the ratcheting screwdriver I found that there is an adaptor that slides into the screwdriver and has a ¼ inch connector so sockets can be attach and used with the ratcheting screwdriver. Also, there is an adaptor that snaps on the little ratchet that allows the screwdriver bits to be used with the ratchet. It is definitely a nice little set. Take care. Mike, It's tax time! Remember folks, if you add, IRS to the word, the, you get T H E I R S . That spells THEIRS!
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
You're a man among men! - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: Blind Handyman List Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:48 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber. Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Oh Dan. I'm hurting just from reading your post. I think that device with the webbing is quite ingenius. I hope someone is keeping track of all these things so that Sofia will be able to truly appreciate her big strong, dedicated dad. Betsy At 02:48 AM 4/1/2010, you wrote: Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail:mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] room addition
They are the sheet metal fittings, adapters that transition the 5 inch round duct into a 4 by 10 opening that the floor register fits into. This ducting is for the heating and cooling air flow. Ron - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] room addition Aloha Ron, What are floor boots? I googled it but still don't really get it. Thanks Betsy At 10:26 AM 4/1/2010, you wrote: Well folks, When the contractor works he gets things done. It isn't just the weather slowing this project. Anyway the wooden foundation is in the ground drain tile and gravel over. This is piped to a sump if a pump becomes needed. Some backfilling has been done, Still needs to remove a bunch of dirt out of the crawl space. I installed batt fiberglass insulation in the stud voids in the foundation and will add some between the trusses of the floor when they get put in. The floor and roof trusses were delivered this morning. Of course he took the holiday to visit in Nebraska. Rain predicted tonight and next Tuesday. And he thinks the roof will be on by next Friday. Boy it sucks having to hire anyone to do stuff for you. I spent some time cutting through the rim joist of the old house to access duct work to extend into the room. I removed a ceiling register in a downstairs bath room and made enough of a access in the ceiling to make the hookup there. The other register was a wall one, still fed through a finished ceiling of the basement office. . By cutting the rim joist and removing sheathing behind it I was able to remove that ducting without busting up any drywall in the dining room. The dryer vent I just removed the cover and pulled about 2 foot of excess dryer hose out into the outside. All three of these have to feed through the first truss that goes against the side of the house. Hopefully we will not cut a lot to get the hoses through it. I am going to use the insulated flex duct.. The existing duct is 5 inch round. Not a easy size to find. The two floor boots are still backordered.. Anyway that is where we are at for now. Ron [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
He probably figured he'd get it all done while he was young and able. As a homeowner, I know it is never ending. Betsy At 12:38 PM 4/1/2010, you wrote: Dan! When you bought your castle in the clouds, did you give any consideration to all the future sweat and physical discomfort that you were letting yourself in for? Jewel - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu To: Blind Handyman List mailto:BlindHandyman%40yahoogroups.comBlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 1:48 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber. Yesterday morning, the truck carrying my lumber order showed up at the bottom of the stairs. I struck an agreement with the two guys, that they would back the truck right up to the steps, pull their ramp to the first landing, which skips the first 10 steps, then hand carry to the long landing, which is another 10 or so steps. For that, I'd give them an extra 10 bucks each. Then I would have to carry the lumber from the end of the long landing, up another 25 steps, down the courtyard, around the house, and into the basement. This not being my first time at this, I broke out my tools, a 20 foot long length of flat tubular webbing. With this, and a fist full of Ibuprofen, I can move just about anything. I don't think I can accurately describe this. I tie the webbing into a large loop. I then stack up some lumber on top of a couple of bricks. I slide one end of the boards through the loop of webbing. I then crouch down next to the lumber, with the stack of boards to my right. I pull the doubled webbing up my back and over my left shoulder, then down in front of me. I take the doubled webbing and wrap it around the stack of boards twice, leaving enough of the end for me to hold. When I stand up, all the weight of the lumber is on my shoulder, not my hands or arms. Even the free end of the webbing has very little tension on it because the friction of it against the wood holds it in place. It makes it quite easy to haul the lumber for any distance. Because I had a mix of treated and untreated lumber, it reminded me of just how damn heavy the treated boards are. Lastly, my handy dandy, brand new, panel carrier did not come in handy. I tried hauling one of the OSB sheets with it, but it was just to damn heavy. So I tried looping the webbing around my shoulder and then hooking the handle of the carrier through the loop. No joy. Still too heavy to maneuver it up the stairs. So I ended up ratchet strapping the boards to a dolly. it took a long time, but I eventually got everything up there. I'm hurtin today. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 Send any questions regarding list management to: mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_pagePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturdayhttp://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahooblindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4993 (20100401) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.comhttp://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Let's see. I probably didn't give as much thought to hauling things up to, and down from, my house when I purchased it as I should have. I can't say I hate my house, although, when I am contemplating a load of lumber, or a load of cement, I do think somewhat unfondly of it. But I do like our location, it is unique, quiet, and very pleasant. Brice, several years ago I was getting rid of one of those big, heavy as all hell, cast iron radiators. Instead of hauling it all the way down the courtyard and down the steps, then into a truck, I did the totally insane, and belayed the 450 plus pound beast down the basement stairs, where it still lurks in a corner. I had hoped that if I ever finished the basement I could just use it to heat the area. I may still do that, but I also may take a sawsall and sledge hammer to it and take it out in pieces. Sliding that puppy down the stairs was terrifying and exciting. It went absolutely perfectly. I don't write any of these things expecting people to think I am some kind of muscle bound hee man. I am average height and below average weight. I am just crazy as hell. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
The crazy part is definitely a necessary element of home improvement. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber. Let's see. I probably didn't give as much thought to hauling things up to, and down from, my house when I purchased it as I should have. I can't say I hate my house, although, when I am contemplating a load of lumber, or a load of cement, I do think somewhat unfondly of it. But I do like our location, it is unique, quiet, and very pleasant. Brice, several years ago I was getting rid of one of those big, heavy as all hell, cast iron radiators. Instead of hauling it all the way down the courtyard and down the steps, then into a truck, I did the totally insane, and belayed the 450 plus pound beast down the basement stairs, where it still lurks in a corner. I had hoped that if I ever finished the basement I could just use it to heat the area. I may still do that, but I also may take a sawsall and sledge hammer to it and take it out in pieces. Sliding that puppy down the stairs was terrifying and exciting. It went absolutely perfectly. I don't write any of these things expecting people to think I am some kind of muscle bound hee man. I am average height and below average weight. I am just crazy as hell. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] O T. new voice chat room
this sounds really interesting but is it only open to Americans or can canadians call in if they have a long distance plan? Would be interesting to put a voice to a person off the list. - Original Message - From: Don To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:13 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] O T. new voice chat room Hi list, this will be a one time only off topic post. from time, too time, rather than typing our messages, folks, want to get together, and bat things around. blind like me, List member Peggy Fain, has generously given us a voice chat room to use on her talk shop teleconference line. This room can be used, any time, 24/ 7, if groups of us want to meet there and talk. You all just get together and set up times, a night of the week, are something, here on list, too talk. I am posting this announcement, too the three list, so maybe we the three groups, can all use the room when we want to voice chat. Any one in the states, with either cell phone minutes, are unlimited phone lines, and with skype out, could call in. The info to call in to the brand new blind like me room follows. the number for the conference is: (724) 444-3592. When the call is answered, press one, then two, then 8, then pound to reach the blind like me conference. chat room number which is room eight. Lets get together and voice chat. Talk later. Don [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber.
Betsy! Dan can't fall back on the excuse that he was full of youthful stupidity and impetuousness because he and Teresa only bought their castle in the clouds about 4 years ago; mightn't have even been that long! Jewel- Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Hauling lumber. He probably figured he'd get it all done while he was young and able. As a homeowner, I know it is never ending. Betsy
