wooden golf tees also work great for this. Just stick one in a tube of wood glue, shove it in the hole until it won't go further, then snap it off and file down what's left.
So on these one would put epoxy in the current hole then fill with wood and then rescrew in? Also suggestions for said epoxy? Not a handy person.
Go get a little thing of 2-part epoxy from the local big box store. Something like this: The concept is that you mix some of that up well, then fill the holes with it. (Don't just squirt it into the holes... mix it up on a scrap piece of cardboard or something to get the 2 parts well mixed). Once you have the holes pretty well filled, then jam in the wood you choose (toothpicks, golf tees, etc). Clean up the overfill of epoxy. Let the epoxy dry up, then clean up the extra wood that is sticking out of the holes. Use a utility knife or small chisel. This now fills the hole with some solid material (the wood) that is well supported by the epoxy, and you should be able to screw the screws back in much more solid than before.
This too - just expect about 2-3 days before it's fully cured and set. For small patchwork - I've have pretty good success with this - But anything bigger than a silver dollar in diameter, you're going to want a real epoxy mix.
One of my most unpleasant childhood memories is the summer we had to help my mom peel off the wallpaper in the house. Every morning before we could go out to play we had to spend 1-2 hours peeling that shit. I viscerally hate wallpaper.
There's basically two.* Waste King and the rest, regardless of the label. Technically, the Waste King is *slightly* better because it ramps up in speed faster but it also has different installation which can be a PITA. I say if you were happy with what you had, take it out and just buy the exact replacement size. If it's a standard 3 bolt unit, leave the flange in the sink and just change the disposer. New unit will attach to the old flange. Also, make sure you knock the dishwasher plug out (assuming you have a dishwasher) *That was how it was a few years ago. Things might have changed.
If you're setting 16' 6x6 posts in the ground 3' for pull up bars in fairly sandy soil, how many bags of concrete per post hole would you use? How big would you make the hole?
Is this for pull up bars? If so, the 1/3 rule would be good as long as it is under the frost line. I would just use one 50 lb bag of concrete after filling in the hole 2 feet. Good luck.
Regardless, she’ll be like the rest of us and drastically underestimate the number of bags needed and make multiple trips to get more. That’s just the science of big box stores and DIY.
I'm actually hiring someone to do this job. It's going to be a goddamn monstrosity and I don't have the time or skills to do this before it gets too cold to pour concrete. My husband is a giant and one pull up bar will accomodate his height, the next one will be more standard, and then there will be a set of high dip bars tall enough for him to use. I had 2 contractors give estimates. They were pretty in line with each other. The one estimate that was a little lower wants to use way less concrete per hole. The slightly higher estimate would have used like triple or quadruple the bags. I was just wondering what the calculation or rule of thumb was. Thanks for the "bury a third" tip. Very helpful.
Increased volume really fucks with your brain... the number of bags goes up WAY faster than you think reasonable. Case in point: