Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

[Amstel]

Get yourself a beefy transfer switch and probably a 10000 running watts generator with electric start.

And keep its battery hooked up to a trickle charger.

& up there he could do a cheapy solar trickle charger.

 

[Valve1138]

We still don’t have anything to keep the well pump running when the power is out.

 

[fly]

But cold and snow.

Just thinking about it makes my bones hurt.

That's because you weigh like 65 pounds.

 

[fly]

So what’s your excuse?

I'm lazy and hate change.

 

[Valve1138]

That's because you weigh like 65 pounds.

And the faux hawk is 5 of those.

 

[Valve1138]

I'm lazy and hate change.

Sack up! I did, ten years ago and things worked out splendidly!

 

[kiwi]

That's because you weigh like 65 pounds.

I wish. I’m getting old and still have 10 lbs I haven’t lost from before having the baby.

 

[Mikeawesome]

which baby

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

all of them

 

[Josh]

That's one amazing property, dude.

Is the barn climate controlled? It'd make one hell of a workshop/brewery!

No. Would need to be insulated and sheetrock put up.

 

[fly]

Sack up! I did, ten years ago and things worked out splendidly!

I should, but I'm not sure where I really want to live. We've been talking Denver for a while now, but I'm starting to think we should plan our next move with climate change in mind. Colorado has HUGE fucking water issues that are likely to only get worse. Asheville would be cool, but hurricanes are likely to get more intense. And our house is like 10' sea level and right off the bay, so its likely to be underwater.

 

[Valve1138]

I should, but I'm not sure where I really want to live. We've been talking Denver for a while now, but I'm starting to think we should plan our next move with climate change in mind. Colorado has HUGE fucking water issues that are likely to only get worse. Asheville would be cool, but hurricanes are likely to get more intense. And our house is like 10' sea level and right off the bay, so its likely to be underwater.

Maryland is nice.

 

[kiwi]

Getting out of the desert is high on the forever house location for me. We are seriously considering Tennessee or Texas.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

or Texas.

Just steer clear of houston
its terrible and theres already too many people here

 

[Amstel]

No. Would need to be insulated and sheetrock put up.

Not sure how cold it gets there, or how well that's sealed, but during the 3 mos of cold winter here, the barn owner heats his uninsulated Morton building as a shop (basic pole barn with a cement floor) 30x80ish - looks comparable, if not a little larger, to the size of your barn without the 2nd level, with a small natural gas heater like this,

My guess is that your upper level is designed for hay storage and if you insulated just the ceiling of the 1st floor, no need for anything else, you could easily heat it for cheap with one of those. His is set at 40 degrees, and his building has a 16' ceiling.

 

[Mikeawesome]

move to las vegas. no hurricanes or tornados

 

[APRIL]

Took some pics this morning before leaving. 11.8 acres of land fully cleared. 2 stall horse barn for storage and for the 2 Barn cats to live in that I inherited. 2 car garage for both of my vehicles.

Need to get a generator (needs 220v output to run well pump which is 400ft deep), lawn tractor, and probably a snowblower. Probably will hire a farmer to cut the field as tractors are kind of pricey.

Lots more home improvement questions and comments coming.

Jelly intensifies.

Congrats dude. This is awesome.

 

[Jehannum]

No. Would need to be insulated and sheetrock put up.

Well, sounds like you've got an item on your to-do list, then.

Unless you're a horse fucker like @Amstel.

 

[adi]

I should, but I'm not sure where I really want to live. We've been talking Denver for a while now, but I'm starting to think we should plan our next move with climate change in mind. Colorado has HUGE fucking water issues that are likely to only get worse. Asheville would be cool, but hurricanes are likely to get more intense. And our house is like 10' sea level and right off the bay, so its likely to be underwater.

east village!!

 

[kiwi]

Just steer clear of houston
its terrible and theres already too many people here

We’re looking for country living with lots of acres. We don’t want to live by people.