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12d ago
inWas dead set against seam tape for years, now I use it on every job
Gotta say I still dont trust tape at all. glue has worked for me since I started and I never had issues unless I rushed the job or used cheap glue. tape just feels like one more thing that can fail if the adhesive gets old or the temp isnt perfect when you put it down. Ive seen too many jobs where tape let go because the floor moved a bit or the humidity changed. if your glue seam opened up that fast you probably didnt press it down right or the subfloor was dirty. tape is a bandaid not a fix.
12d ago
inFound out my favorite hammer weighs 4 ounces more than I thought for 8 years
Ate up half a day on a truck scale once weighing out all my impact sockets cause I was curious. Turns out my deep well 3/4" was 2.3 ounces heavier than the standard one I had, just from a thicker wall on the socket. That extra weight added up over 500 lug nuts a week, started messing up my wrist after a few months. Swapped it for a lighter one and the pain went away in like two weeks.
13d ago
inGlue vs. stitching for book spines - which one actually holds up longer?
Wait is this really that deep though? Like unless you're planning to hand these books down to your grandkids I feel like glue is fine for most people.
13d ago
inGot burned paying $45 for a hostel 'breakfast' that was just stale bread and instant coffee
Wait, you actually changed my mind on hostel breakfasts being worth it?
14d ago
inHit 100 feet of weatherstripping before I realized my gap was the real problem
Hang a broomstick across the bottom of the door frame, @drew690 - that trick saved me a ton of headache. You want to create a seal that actually flexes with the floor instead of fighting it. I had to swap out the whole sweep on my back door, got one of those silicone bulb types from the hardware store for about 12 bucks.