This weeks preps check-in

[DrPrepper1]

I am a big believer in DIY. you can watch you tube videos on how to fix just about anything. Sometimes though, like if your roof is really steep, it’s worth paying someone. I would consider getting three bids though, and go with the guy in the middle. There are other things to consider, like will they offer a warranty, how long have they been in business, etc.

They have been in business for years, a reputable company and approved by our insurance ( although we don’t plan on filing a claim).
My husband has a deep respect for heights ( fear) so climbing on our roof is not an option. It is very steep.

 

[Brent S]

They have been in business for years, a reputable company and approved by our insurance ( although we don’t plan on filing a claim).
My husband has a deep respect for heights ( fear) so climbing on our roof is not an option. It is very steep.

Knowing your limits is a good thing. No amount of money is worth a broken back for it. One thing that amazes me is roofing isn’t rocket science. Why is it so hard to find someone that knows how to do it correctly!

 

[Mountain trapper]

The roof is only 2 years old. We had it replaced in a hail storm. The leak is coming from the top of the fire place. Water gets in when it rains heavy.

Is there any warranty on the roof repair?

 

[Mountain trapper]

My well pump generator is down now. The engine runs fine but the breaker won't stay set. I'm going to haul my new welder/generator down to run the pump until I can get it fixed.

 

[KateMTx]

I had 3 trees in my yard trimmed. We have discovered we have roof leak. We paid some guy this winter $600 to fix it. He didn’t do it right. Now we have a roofing company out too look at it. Hopefully it won’t be too expensive. This same company quoted us 1800 about 6 months ago. We thought we were saving money by paying the other guy $600. Lesson learned. Cheaper isn’t always a good deal.

My roof got a leak in a storm the other day. But I live in an apartment so they came and hopefully took care of it. I guess I'll see what happens next time it rains.

 

[DrPrepper1]

Is there any warranty on the roof repair?

There is, but it doesn’t included the area around the chimney ( where the leak is) with the hail damage they only put on new shingles.

 

[Brent S]

There is, but it doesn’t included the area around the chimney ( where the leak is) with the hail damage they only put on new shingles.

There’s always loopholes in the fine print. Most warranties aren’t worth the paper they are written on.

 

[Doreena]

There is, but it doesn’t included the area around the chimney ( where the leak is) with the hail damage they only put on new shingles.

If it a leak at the chimney, they may have messed up the flashing when they put the new shingles on or they may have removed the old flashing. Either way, they should have made sure that the flashing was put back...that is part of getting new shingles. And new flashing shouldn’t cost the same as getting new shingles, unless the rest of the job was crap.


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[DrHenley]

There’s always loopholes in the fine print. Most warranties aren’t worth the paper they are written on.

Found that out the hard way. I bought a new roof a few years ago that had a 25 year warranty. When it started leaking I called the roofer. He said that only the shingles themselves were warrantied for 25 years, the work was only warrantied for one year and I'd have to pay to get it fixed.

 

[Maverick]

Picked up a couple of more Duraheat DH2304 (23,800 btu kerosene heaters)

 

[DrPrepper1]

I got my roof leak fixed by the pros. I found a small amount of mold on the drywall. I sprayed it with hydrogen peroxide. It bubbles and fizzed a good amount. I will wait about a week and the paint it with primer that kills mold and then repaint the area.

 

[Mountain trapper]

The wife's baby ducks came in today at the post office. We divided the bee house for a brooder. She bought Fawn and White Runners. They're cute little things and they like running everywhere. Her meat chicken order should be arriving by tomorrow or early next week.

 

[jimLE]

took 2 ppl to town yesterday seeing how they needed the ride.so i took advantage of it by buying 2 box's of regular canning lids and 1 package of reusable wide mouth canning lids seeing how that's all they had in reusables.gonna continue to stock up on the reusables until im well stocked on them.then start canning foods for long term.i'll be going to a diff town today. might stop at the Walmart there to see what they have in canning lids.

 

[Doreena]

took 2 ppl to town yesterday seeing how they needed the ride.so i took advantage of it by buying 2 box's of regular canning lids and 1 package of reusable wide mouth canning lids seeing how that's all they had in reusables.gonna continue to stock up on the reusables until im well stocked on them.then start canning foods for long term.i'll be going to a diff town today. might stop at the Walmart there to see what they have in canning lids.

The white ones with the separate rings? I have some, but there have been some posts indicating that they have a higher fairer rate... so I went back to the conventional ones, at least while they are available. ;


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[Doreena]

I got my roof leak fixed by the pros. I found a small amount of mold on the drywall. I sprayed it with hydrogen peroxide. It bubbles and fizzed a good amount. I will wait about a week and the paint it with primer that kills mold and then repaint the area.

I thought it was bleach to kill mold? I think hydrogen peroxide would bubble from the calcium in the drywall anyway? Or am I confused?


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[DrPrepper1]

I thought it was bleach to kill mold? I think hydrogen peroxide would bubble from the calcium in the drywall anyway? Or am I confused?


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I used bleach the first time before I called anyone, but the mold restoration guy said hydrogen peroxide. He said to spray it let it dry for a week and then paint with mold killing primer. It did remove the mold color and make the wall whiter where I sprayed it.
I am going to watch it and make sure nothing grows back before I paint it. He used some hand held machine in the attic and said their was no moisture.
I have an aunt that lost an entire house to mold. Insurance wouldn’t pay and they had to end up paying the fire department $30,000 to burn their house. Sounds crazy but it’s true.

 

[DrPrepper1]

We had security cameras installed at our house a few years ago. Today I saw a guy come to my front door and not knock or ring the doorbell. He went around back and tried the keypad on my garage. He then got in his van and left.
Nothing actually happened, but it feels good to be prepared.

 

[KateMTx]

We had security cameras installed at our house a few years ago. Today I saw a guy come to my front door and not knock or ring the doorbell. He went around back and tried the keypad on my garage. He then got in his van and left.
Nothing actually happened, but it feels good to be prepared.

That's scary. Too much sketchy stuff happening these days. At my parent's neighbor's place there's always shady stuff going on. We're pretty sure someone is using their mailbox as a dead drop for something, probably drug related.

 

[tmttactical]

DRPrepper, hope you were able to get van license plate number. Be on your red alert posture for a while. Also note, electronic key pads that are hardwired to the garage door, can be ripped from the wall /door mounting and short circuited to open the garage. Used to happen all the time with the exterior key switches. FYI.

 

[DrHenley]

A couple of azzhats stealing the ice chest out of my truck

 

[tmttactical]

It always surprises how little people will risk their lives for. There is not much worth risking your life over, an ice chest is not one of them. SIASD

 

[Proud Prepper]

I used bleach the first time before I called anyone, but the mold restoration guy said hydrogen peroxide. He said to spray it let it dry for a week and then paint with mold killing primer. It did remove the mold color and make the wall whiter where I sprayed it.
I am going to watch it and make sure nothing grows back before I paint it. He used some hand held machine in the attic and said their was no moisture.
I have an aunt that lost an entire house to mold. Insurance wouldn’t pay and they had to end up paying the fire department $30,000 to burn their house. Sounds crazy but it’s true.

Hydrogen peroxide destroys mold, bacteria, fungus, viruses, cancer, and most parasites

 

[DrPrepper1]

A couple of azzhats stealing the ice chest out of my truck

Did you ever figure out who it was?

 

[DrPrepper1]

DRPrepper, hope you were able to get van license plate number. Be on your red alert posture for a while. Also note, electronic key pads that are hardwired to the garage door, can be ripped from the wall /door mounting and short circuited to open the garage. Used to happen all the time with the exterior key switches. FYI.

Unfortunately the license plate couldn’t be seen or the sign on his van... or even his face due to his hat.
We have the cover to the keypad taped down. We never use it. A couple of years ago we came home and saw the cover was lifted up. It doesn’t come up easily (it couldn’t have been from wind).
We taped it down. That won’t stop anyone necessarily, but it could be a deterrent. You would have to spend time taking off the tape. That’s what this guy tried. You can hear him on the video trying to pull the tape off.
I was at work watching the video. My husband was actually at home working but he was on a call with a customer. He just assumed the camera was going off due to an Amazon delivery. I started texting him asking who the guy was ( but this was about 20 minutes after the guy left). By that time my husband had gotten off the call checked outside the front door to see who had been there. He saw no one and went to run an errand.
I told him to watch the footage when he got back home, he was on high alert all day. He had his gun out on his desk and his knife in his pocket.

 

[DrHenley]

Did you ever figure out who it was?

No, police thought they could ID them, but I never heard back from them. This was the second time they came. The first time was when they got the more expensive stuff.

 

[Mountain trapper]

The electrician is installing the lights in the house and putting in the outlets and switches. I fired another contractor. He tried to gouge me on installing the doors and trim. Got another guy from out of the area who will do it for less than a third the cost. Plus he'll put in custom shelves in all the closets too. He's camping out here until the job is done.
I'm getting a bid from the plumber to install a 1500 gallon cistern next to the house for water. When it's done it'll be auto filled from the well. I figured it'll be much cheaper than drilling a new well, although I haven't ruled out a new well in addition to the cistern either. Just not this year.
I'm running out of time to get ready for winter. I'll start hauling hay next week and I still need to get our fire wood in too. Plus I need to build a new wood shed and finish the corral. It was quite the rodeo yesterday trying catch the last baby calf to give her shots and ear tag. Can't brand any of the calves until the corral is finished either.

 

[jimLE]

The white ones with the separate rings? I have some, but there have been some posts indicating that they have a higher fairer rate... so I went back to the conventional ones, at least while they are available. ;


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i don't know if their separate or not.on account i simply put them away as is.seeing how their sealed up in a plastic packaging. but yet opening them to have a look is a good idea though.

 

[Dani]

The electrician is installing the lights in the house and putting in the outlets and switches. I fired another contractor. He tried to gouge me on installing the doors and trim. Got another guy from out of the area who will do it for less than a third the cost. Plus he'll put in custom shelves in all the closets too. He's camping out here until the job is done.
I'm getting a bid from the plumber to install a 1500 gallon cistern next to the house for water. When it's done it'll be auto filled from the well. I figured it'll be much cheaper than drilling a new well, although I haven't ruled out a new well in addition to the cistern either. Just not this year.
I'm running out of time to get ready for winter. I'll start hauling hay next week and I still need to get our fire wood in too. Plus I need to build a new wood shed and finish the corral. It was quite the rodeo yesterday trying catch the last baby calf to give her shots and ear tag. Can't brand any of the calves until the corral is finished either.

It's amazing how fast those little buggars can run once they are steady on their legs. . . . I love corners just because it makes catching babies so much easier. Assuming you are roping?

 

[jimLE]

well.i got out the large mouth lids..and 1 of the regular. it turns out that i pulled a goof.in which i can use to my advantage. Their not for actual canning.their used if i have something in a canning jar that needs to be Refrigerated or sit on the counter like cooking greese/oil..but then again.i can go redneck with them.like drilling very small holes in 2 of them for salt and pepper shakers.

bottom line.pay attion to what I'm/ your buying. and read whats on the lableing of said package..

 

[Mountain trapper]

It's amazing how fast those little buggars can run once they are steady on their legs. . . . I love corners just because it makes catching babies so much easier. Assuming you are roping?

Yeah. This calf was about 4 weeks old so it was like roping a deer. I know, I should have done this when she was younger. But the momma cow kept her well hidden in the heavy timber or in the steep draws. Last night was the first time in quite a while that any of the cattle were close to the house. Once I get the corral finished I'll run everyone through the squeeze chute and brand all the calves and rebrand the cows.