Work Done 2025

[NickW]

Took down and cleaned up 5 pines yesterday and split & stacked the birch trunk... Nice wood. All the paper bark slid right off while splitting with zero effort.

Today I took down a big pine trunk that was snapped off in the weather incident last year and cleaned it up, then mowed the lawn, then pulled out a bunch of smaller tree's with the truck and by hand.

Wife has been onboarding in SE WI for her new job the last 3 weeks. First week I went with and did some projects for family members, but the last 2 weeks I've been baching it. She has to go down again next week again, but that's what happens when your new boss is a former supervisor who chased you to work for her and knows your capabilities and puts you in charge of the new software system and the business's accounting and they're 7 months behind... So I'll be baching it again and burning brush and cleaning up and moving log piles because nobody wants my free pine and aspen logs...🤪.

I should go fishing instead of working so dang hard.

 

[clancey]

Boy everybody is working hard without a moment to spare it seems always "something else to do". I say get it done so you won't have to worry about tomorrow.. Your pictures are just beautiful W... And N your doing too much work and thinking too hard---like me---lol lol.. Today I got a estimate on my basement steps to be alligned so that I do not hit my head on the way down..--sounds like a good idea doesn't it? Next week I am getting two more estimates and this one company will mail me the estimate so I am waiting for that as well as clearing out the basement entrance where I have stored stuff. It was a beautiful day today but so so hot...Can't wait for winter...Take care all my forum working beavers and try to be good...clancey

 

[clancey]

Now I am trying to figure out the square footage on my house and I know they subtract certain things not being used or something??? My house is 24 feet wide and 36 feet long but the original house measured 24 feet by 24 feet and that I believe on the record is 481 square feet one hundred years ago...But what would it be now? Do I multiply something to something or What??? Help all you wood people--What would the ball park be on my square footage? As you see my mind is working like our friend N "overtime"--too much thinking about things. Some people buy a small amount of gold for a little profit down the road but I am beginning to start investing a little in my home by trying to update it and the cellar steps is the first project here., and there are other projects behind but right now I am just getting estimates for work to be done and when I get them I will share them with you . So on 24 feet by 36 feet --do I multiply this--is that the right way? How do I do this to figure it out...Thanks for the help ahead of time and what do you figure-ball park....
I mowed my lawn today and it was hot....clancey

 

[Dieselhead]

Now I am trying to figure out the square footage on my house and I know they subtract certain things not being used or something??? My house is 24 feet wide and 36 feet long but the original house measured 24 feet by 24 feet and that I believe on the record is 481 square feet one hundred years ago...But what would it be now? Do I multiply something to something or What??? Help all you wood people--What would the ball park be on my square footage? As you see my mind is working like our friend N "overtime"--too much thinking about things. Some people buy a small amount of gold for a little profit down the road but I am beginning to start investing a little in my home by trying to update it and the cellar steps is the first project here., and there are other projects behind but right now I am just getting estimates for work to be done and when I get them I will share them with you . So on 24 feet by 36 feet --do I multiply this--is that the right way? How do I do this to figure it out...Thanks for the help ahead of time and what do you figure-ball park....
I mowed my lawn today and it was hot....clancey

Length x width will give you your square footage. 24x36=864 SqFt.

 

[clancey]

Thanks DH but I wasn't sure about how they figure this out--thought that"s how they figured it but was not sure in case there was something else in figuring..My late husband was a whiz in math but not me. This basement steps job I believe will be over 15,000 and that was the first estimate in ball park figuring so I will let you know about the next three that I get...That's a lot of money so I"ll see how this first project goes..In the meanwhile I had two estimates on my house and they offered me about 325,000 and the second one was about 350,000 so this was interesting figuring the house next store on the right has a pop up roof over the house---exact same house as mine--and they will sell it for about 575,000 so you see the different here and I told the real estate person that I would not accept anything less than 400,000 so go figure some more---he laughed and left quick...But to be fair they did add a back bedroom too next to a child's room.., but I added a laundry room with a shower and a back porch with my beautiful wood stove that someday I will use again but not at the moment unless I need it in a emergency or something....Thanks again appreciate...clancey

 

[thewoodlands]

I did some trail mowing today, the trails around the house are done but the deer fly are getting worse.

The push mower I use had the gas cap dry rot and the crack almost all the way around, I was pretty much done when it happened the other day. I picked up the new gas cap yesterday, today I filled it up and did some mowing, it fit perfect so no leaks.

 

[NickW]

... but the deer fly are getting worse.

I hear you on the danged deer flies! They have gotten quite prolific and vicious in the last week...

I've been thinking about getting a dragonfly attachment that clips to a hat brim on a wiggly post which I've heard helps keep them away, but I typically don't wear a cap when I'm wearing ear muffs cutting lawn or running the saw.

Speaking of saws... I love my new Husky Rancher 450. Very comparable to the 353 (now dead) weight and power wise. The chain sprocket is much better than the 353 was. That was my one and only dislike on that saw.

 

[thewoodlands]

I hear you on the danged deer flies! They have gotten quite prolific and vicious in the last week...

I've been thinking about getting a dragonfly attachment that clips to a hat brim on a wiggly post which I've heard helps keep them away, but I typically don't wear a cap when I'm wearing ear muffs cutting lawn or running the saw.

Speaking of saws... I love my new Husky Rancher 450. Very comparable to the 353 (now dead) weight and power wise. The chain sprocket is much better than the 353 was. That was my one and only dislike on that saw.

I'm glad you like the saw, it's always nice when you buy something that it meets or exceeds your expectations.

We're trying a strip that goes on the back of a hat for the deer fly, I'm sure I can get it to stick on my cutting helmet.

 

[Whitenuckler]

I don't have a big spot. I'm in the city. I do have to mow ect. The other day I was spraying for weeds on a walkway and my
drivesway. also did some spot weed killing. I mix up some acid and have some sort of bleach sprayer that supposedly
is rated for acids/bases. I use about 3 parts water and one part muriatic acid. Kills them ASAP. Probably not advisable
with newer pavers and driveway.
The other thing I saw on a video was a guy staining his shed ect with 50/50 oil and diesel fuel. He had a nice amber color
after a few months. I'm not sure if I've heard of this before. He says it forces the water right out of the board and then water
can't get in. Do you guys know anyone who did/does it?

 

[Slimdusty]

The other thing I saw on a video was a guy staining his shed ect with 50/50 oil and diesel fuel

Old timer wood preservative. Used motor oil and diesel for a low cost preservation technique. I think it used to be pretty common in rural farm country, much less so now I think. More, and likely better options exist at the hardware stores.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Old timer wood preservative. Used motor oil and diesel for a low cost preservation technique. I think it used to be pretty common in rural farm country, much less so now I think. More, and likely better options exist at the hardware stores.

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Found the video

 

[thewoodlands]

The Rhino would still run some after shutting it off, it was also starting hard. Today I changed the starter, all seems fine for another 4 months!

I was going to mow but I saw a Doe laying down behind a wood stack, her fawns can't be far so I called off the mowing.

 

[MRD1985]

I did some trail mowing today, the trails around the house are done but the deer fly are getting worse.

The push mower I use had the gas cap dry rot and the crack almost all the way around, I was pretty much done when it happened the other day. I picked up the new gas cap yesterday, today I filled it up and did some mowing, it fit perfect so no leaks.

Deer flies are terrible out this way too! Can’t wait until the temperatures drop a bit and they go away

 

[Dieselhead]

Is it normal in your areas for this time of year?

 

[NickW]

Unfortunately yes.

 

[thewoodlands]

Is it normal in your areas for this time of year?

Yes, especially when the hot weather stays around.

 

[Gearhead660]

Other projects are on hold, awaiting parts and such, so decided to clean chimneys and start the insert swap. Nothing out of the ordinary found, just normal fluff/fly ash in the chimneys. Got the old insert out and new insert sitting in living room. Got some work to do to get fireplace ready for the new insert.