Recent content by DallasDMac

I just laid four stepping stones. Dug out about a 2.5 inch deep path. Weed barrier cloth first. Next, an inch of crushed gravel. Next, an inch of paver sand. Then finally the stones. Capped it off with pea gravel all around. Apparently all my neighbors figure I did it so their dogs would have a...

I not only took it to the Home Depot, I opened the bag and took a screw out. Then went to the tools section and grabbed a screwdriver off the rack and screwed the darn thing in to make sure it would work. Hopefully I am good to go now.

I tried drilling out the holes, but 9/64 was to small, and 5/32 was to big. So one set if brackets is now unusable, leaving me one more try at getting it right. Or I go buy 5/32 screws?!?

I don't. But I can hold the drill bit up against the screw and eyeball it. I know to go by the width minus the threads. Due to the fact they replaced the install package once, I have two sets of mounting brackets. So I can experiment on one.

Woohoo! (I work in the bank)

My cabinets are recessed, so there is about a one inch gap between the "lip" of the cabinet and the cabinet bottom. This is exactly what the brackets are made for. I could mount wood shims and then mount the vent hood right to that. But the whole point of the mounting brackets is so you don't...

The holes are already there. Instructions say to screw the screws partially in to the hole and then hang the bracket. The screws seem waaaaaaay to thick for the holes. The brackets are metal.

It's a screw in to a pilot hole. I'm not hanging the vent yet. You have to basically partially screw the screws in to the pilot hole before you hang the bracket. And I can't even get the screws started. p.s. Can we post pics here now?

I figure you guys could use a laugh so, total newb question... I bought a vent hood that came with mounting brackets. The brackets have four holes where the hood will mount/hang. Basically, install the mounts to the cabinets, partially drive the four screws that will hold the vent, hang the...

Are WASH offensive linemen embarrassed to be seen in public around DC? They should be. It's almost criminal for them to accept a paycheck.

Wow, this WASH offense is horrid.

I'm up to seven freaking pills a day. SEVEN.

Restaurants that I used to like to go to that I now avoid because they are just disgustingly dirty. DQ is a prime example around here.

It's only the two of us. We'll adapt. In six months, we won't even think twice about it. Really, the only time I see it being an issue is around Thanksgiving. We buy a fairly large turkey as we host family. A shelf will have to come out to make room to thaw the bird.

I ending up switching to a counter depth fridge with a 70" cut out requirement. The current owner has a counter depth and it sticks out about 4 inches as is. The original fridge I ordered would have been way out there even in the height did work out. Lost 3 or 4 cu ft of space though. Not...