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    Re: Heating Costs - Oil or Gas

    Everyone,

    Thanks for the feedback!. I like the idea of a dual mode system, using a wood-fired system and a back-up oil burner. The ability to tradeoff between the two seems like it would give...
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    Heating Costs - Oil or Gas

    What do you spend on heating your snow country home? I'm getting ready to build the CEO her dream home at our place in Central PA (and live there full time). I'm trying do do a little budgeting for...
  3. Thread: Floor in shed

    by Henry
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    Re: Floor in shed

    If you're thinking about a wood floor, make sure you'e got good drainage and air flow under the floor.... you'll be fine. I've got a wood floor shed pretty close to your size that's 20 years old. ...
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    Re: Any train people?

    I'm with you, an office in an old Caboose would be the best!
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    Re: how to attach birdseed to bird house?

    The best way to stick bird seed to anything (including a Bird House) is Lard.

    Good old pig-fat (lard) works great /forums/images/icons/smirk.gif The birds love it!!!!
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    Re: Skunk.... Yikes!!!!....

    Up at my place in Central Pennsylvania we've had several incidents of problems with Skunks....

    Two years ago the skunk got our cat just a few hours before we had to drive 16 hours back to...
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    Re: Suburban vs Express Conversion Van

    Pj,

    I own a 2000 Chevy 1500 Express Conversion Van. The customization was done by Sherrod, Inc. in Jacksonville Fl. I paid about $32k for the whole thing. It's loaded with the TV-VCR, extra...
  8. Thread: Apple Orchard

    by Henry
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    Re: Apple Orchard

    I'm a wanna-be Orchard owner and have found the following sites quite educational:

    A great tutorial for growing fruit:
    Small Scale Fruit Production Guide

    Something local for the New...
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    Re: Any train people?

    I work for a railroad and let me tell you freight railroads are the most cost efficient and environmentally friendly form of transportation we have here in the US. It's too bad that our government...
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    Re: Tree Roots in Septic System

    You ought to ask the roto-rooter guys how far down they fed their snake before the hit the blockage.... Did they make it all the way into the septic tank? You might have roots entering a break in...
  11. Thread: Pool Closing

    by Henry
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    Re: Pool Closing

    I use an old ShopVac to blow out the lines for our pool. We've custom built a couple of hose attachments that fit perfectly into certain pipe openings. I have to alternate between vaccuming on one...
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    Re: My Project, Shop Now, Home somday!

    Very interesting looking shop! What does your shop floor look like? It appears that each garage bay has it's own elevation ?? If so, what's the construction technique?

    Thanks,
    Henry
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