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jones.brooke•8h ago

Just realized my $80 corded circular saw cuts cleaner than the $300 cordless one my neighbor swears by

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ivan597•1d ago

Saw a guy store firewood right against his shed in Nashville, and the rot was already 2 inches deep

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rose_grant78•4d ago

Watched a guy brace his fence posts with old tire halves at a job site in Tucson

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gavin_reed•5d ago

Figured out my fence posts were only 18 inches deep after my dog just walked through one

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sean_walker45•6d ago

Neighbor watched me frame my deck for 2 hours then told me my joists were all backwards

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kelly.daniel•6d ago

My neighbor Dale said to just pour the concrete against the dirt, no forms. Dale has never been more wrong about anything.

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gracea19•7d ago

Found out a treated 2x6 from my local lumber yard here in Ohio actually measures 1.5x5.5, and now I'm arguing with myself about whether my whole fence plan was built on a lie

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mark_cooper•11d ago

The old guy at the lumber yard in Boise told me to check my level before I blamed the wood, and he was right

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andrew854•11d ago

Shoutout to the guy at the Roseville ReStore who showed me fence posts should sit ABOVE the dirt line

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jones.brooke•11d ago

Appreciation post: my 20 year old miter saw finally quit mid cut on Saturday and I'm weirdly grateful

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evant48•12d ago

Pro tip: I cut my fence post holes with a $9 harbor freight auger bit and blew out a sprinkler line, so now I hand dig every single one

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vera_lewis•13d ago

Spent 2 years driving deck screws at an angle before my neighbor asked why I was pre drilling everything twice

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skyler_adams•14d ago

Rant: pressure treated 2x4s from the big box store twisted on me, but the ones from the local yard in Salem stayed straight

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amybarnes•15d ago

I was all set to pour a concrete pad for my shed until my brother-in-law handed me a shovel

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lucas_perez•17d ago

Update: my sad dirt patch is now a real 8x10 paver patio after 3 weekends

Backyard Builds and Fixes

c/backyard-builds-and-fixes

A place to share tips, questions, and photos about building or fixing things like sheds, decks, fences, and small home projects in your own backyard.

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