I was ten years old when these episodes aired.

I didn't think I'd use the hammer drill setting when I bought mine, but it's come in handy a couple of times.

It is 60v. I'm using a 20v/60v flexvolt battery on it.

The question mark in your title bothers me far more than it should 😂.

Battery is probably a couple years old. I'm cutting pressure treated Southern Pine. Maybe I need a new 12Ah battery.

Oh shit I haven't seen one of those in years! My parents owned a couple of rental houses, and I had to mow the lawns for them using a flymo. I hope you get it working. They work fairly well actually.

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I wish I knew how to mount things to the frame

Look into using rivnuts. You drill a hole, file/prime/paint any bare metal created by drilling the hole so it doesn't rust, insert the rivnut, compress it with a special tool, and now you have a threaded hole that you can bolt things to.

You're good. I'd worry more if the cut were vertical.

I'm getting Buzz Lightyear vibes.

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I'll suggest an alternative. Two Simpson SDWS22500DB 5" timber screws through the rim joist into the ends of the joists. Pre-drill with a bit that's slightly smaller than the screw to avoid splitting.

How wide is your deck? If you have to use more than one board for the rim joist, make the split land between two of the joists, then use blocking behind it (nail/screw the rim into the blocking on either side of the split, and nail/screw through the joists into the ends of the blocking).

This isn't about labor cost. This is about liability.

Definitely strong enough. Simpson makes stringer hangers.

The only thing ugly is the person who told you that.

I abandoned wheel barrows a while back. I couldn't think of a single time when I needed only one wheel. Not sure why that's the default that people still buy. Switched to Gorilla wagons and never looked back.

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You can find this fastener information here.

That would be my main concern, especially if I were hired to build a deck. Imagine you need to replace some decking under warranty, and discover your contractor did something to void the warranty without you realizing it. I'd be pissed.

Are they made by or recommended by Trex, or does Trex still indicate that you shouldn't use a plug kit in their installation guide (I know the 2022 guide said not to use one)? If they still say not to use a plug kit with Enhance, would using one void the Trex warranty?

Look on the underside of the deck boards. Are they scalloped? I know for Trex the product lines that have scalloped bottoms don't have plug kits for them, so you have to use color-matched screws (which will be visible) on some boards, like stair treads and the square-edge picture frame. Higher end lines of Trex allow counter-sinking the screws and covering the hole with a matching plug so it's extremely difficult to see where the screws are. If you have holes with no screws in them, then that seems like a mistake to me.

Yeah in no situation is a two-ply 2x12 beam sufficient for a 15 ft span. After spending time on this sub and building my own deck (just about done with framing), I wouldn't hire a contractor without getting them to pull a permit and get an inspection. Passing final inspection would be a requirement for payment in any contract I sign.

I hear that ankle socks are out. Other than that, I got nothin'.

You tried to play nice. Now contact your city/county about it and let them sort it out. If your neighbor gets mad, tell them you tried to work with them but they refused, and left you no choice. This is 100% on them.

When you say "two 2x12 beams", do you mean one beam that has two plies, or two separate beams? If two separate beams, how many plies in each beam? Also, allowed beam span depends on the joist span.

https://codes.iccsafe.org/s/IRC2018/chapter-5-floors/IRC2018-Pt03-Ch05-SecR507.5 shows that the only time a 15 ft beam span is acceptable is when it's a three-ply 2x12 beam with joist spans of 6 ft or less.

I would require the contractor to get a permit and have all work inspected.

Imagine showing up to the job site wearing nothing but Daisy Dukes, boots, and a hard hat 😂