Where do I get some house jacks? - Fine Homebuilding
WEBJan 20, 2010 · Big jacks are your friend if the load is heavy. Most expensive way to go is to buy new. The Ellis products are good, there are cheap screw jacks at Harbor Freight, easiest way to get old ones is eBay and craiglist, but it doesn't happen overnight. Of course you can rent jacks at any rental place, and if you don't expect to do this again, just ...
Wall-Framing Tools I Love: QualCraft Wall Jacks
WEBThe wall jacks aren’t one-trick tools either; they can be used to lift a heavy beam. You just brace the top of the posts to a nearby wall, rest the beam on the jack arm, and pump it up. QualCraft Wall Jacks sell for $110 to $120 each, and the accessory kit sells for $50 to $60 each. Fine Homebuilding Recommended Products.
Drywall Hanging Tools: A Helpful Hanger - Fine Homebuilding
WEBNov 1, 2006 · Of all my drywall hanging tools, my homemade drywall hanger — basically a frame that can be raised up with an automobile jack — takes a lot of the work out of putting drywall on a ceiling. The size can vary—mine has a 24-in. by 48-in. plywood base with a 20-in. by 90-in. top, which easily accommodates 4-ft. by 12-ft. sheets of drywall.
Advice on buying an airless paint sprayer – any reviews
WEBJul 1, 2015 · Ultramax can throw 5 gallons of paint evenly on a wall in 10 minutes. The variable speed motor based on demand is nice. Of course, one of those can be north of $2000 new, got mine at a garage sale for < 10% new price. Look on CL or ebay if you 'really' want an airless, get something usefull vs. a useless toy. Hints:
Castor for scaffold - Fine Homebuilding
WEBOct 28, 2009 · I bought mine at a caster store, serious, we have a store that just sells wheels, $100 for 4, but harbor freight or northern euipment should have them too cjeffrey | Oct 29, 2009 04:22am | #5 I can find lots that are for a hard surface like a concrete floor I am looking for something to be used outside in uneven dirt on a construction site.
Wall-Framing Tools I Love: Form Aligner Turnbuckle
WEBSep 12, 2016 · After we tilt up walls we space turnbuckles roughly 12 ft. apart. We nail or screw the plate down to the subfloor and into a joist, and the end of the 2x brace to the top of a stud in the wall. Then we dial the turnbuckle in or out to straighten the wall precisely. On this job we balloon-framed the rake walls so they’re roughly 15 ft tall.
Radiant or "Blue Flame" for garage heat? - Fine Homebuilding
WEBOct 1, 2004 · I live in Northeast Ohio and want to add some heat to my garage. I’m looking at the Procom brand ventless gas heaters sold by Northern Tool and Harbor Freight, amonst others. These are sheet-metal units that can be mounted on the wall. They come in two flavors: radiant (heats the objects in the room) and “Blue Flame” (heats the air in the ...
Setting Up Roof Jacks - Fine Homebuilding
WEBSpace the jacks about 6 ft. to 8 ft. apart horizontally. Plan the jack positions so that one falls within 1 ft. of the ends of your staging planks. Also think ahead to avoid placing jacks where the joints between shingles and cutout slots will occur in the course immediately above. Roof jacks have a long attachment strap with three or four ...
House Jack just a 20 ton bottle Jack?? - Fine Homebuilding
WEBJun 24, 1999 · The main difference in useage for a bottle jack and a screw jack is that a screw jack always has a large lifting surface whereas the bottle jack has about a 1" diameter surface. If you are using a 4x4 post on top of a bottle jack you must have a 3/8" steel plate between the jack head and the post otherwise the the jack will just bury itself in ...
concrete footings for house jacks - Fine Homebuilding
WEBMar 24, 2011 · A third of that is 46080, and a quarter of that (the heaviest-loaded post) is 11520. If you fill your holes with compacted crushed rock you should achieve a minimum of 20 PSI soil capacity, meaning a 2x2 foot pad would carry (ta dah!!) 11520 pounds. Increasing the pad to 2.5 feet square gets you 18000. Increasing it to 3 feet gets you …