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A couple weeks of winds and heavy rain filled and overflowed the grease pan on our BBQ grill out on the back lanai. The grease, and carbon char in it, have left stained spots on the lanai's concrete. I've soaked liquid soap and detergent on it a couple of times while hitting it with a scrub...

Hawai'i has some of the highest electrical costs in the country. The last time I checked, 4-1/2yrs ago, we were paying $0.42/kwh. We had an 8kv PV system [16 panels/inverters] installed 4-1/2 years ago on our home. We are grandfathered into the net-metering program, more payback for us than...

Getting ready to build concrete slabs to erect 2 - 8x10 HD plastic storage sheds on. I am now spreading, smoothing, and leveling the base pad to put the forms on. I will need to terrace the pad because of the slope of the ground. I will need to finish using and/or moving the load of black...

Another un-permitted, owner built, less than satisfactory condition: I had noticed the roughness of this area of the back lanai's slab, just outside the french doors that lead out to it, when we were looking before buying. I did not see it as a problem at the time. Now, after it being exposed...

I thought my DCB106 charger had gone bad and died. On a closer look, I see that the contacts are now badly corroded. We had a volcanic eruption that lasted for about 3 months, yeah we live in Leilani Estates, HI. The occasional inundations of SOx gasses has affected many metallic items around...

After talking about it for months, maybe even years, I have finally begun the back lanai roof replacement project. The major problems I've been running into are related to it being an unpermitted owner built addition. I've been trying to repair, replace and put it back together as it was built...

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I have finally finished rebuilding the Pergola over the spa. The spa is now back in service, and has been for a few weeks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: I call it a spa instead of a hot tub because we use it for cooling down on hot days, not...

When I last looked at my Slippery Roof post there was an ad on the page that took me here: http://www.coolroofstore.net/outer-islands/?gclid=CM7zhImw79UCFRKOfgodVjUJGw. I was immediately drawn to the "NXT Cool Coat". A while back I tried looking into refinishing our roof when I thought the...

Our house has only 2 electrical plugins on the exterior. 1 is solely for the use of the water pump. It is inside the enclosure for the pump. The other is on the screened lanai and is being used to run a freezer. The 2nd receptical is blocked by the freezer's plug. I have finally finished the...

We have black alge growing on our metal roof. M'Lady thinks it is very unsightly. I agree. It is. It doesn't bother me as much as it does her. But, I've seen where either a snail or slug has been eating the alge from the roof. Our roof is the source for our catchment water supply. Snails and...

It looks as if Phase 1 - The Pergola may begin to bog down while the tool situation gets sorted out. So I'll begin to look at phase 2. Some where between taking the old bad parts out and putting the new good parts in, M'Lady wants the Black Alge washed from the metal roofing. I've seen signs...

A few months back I started a post about an upcoming project to repair a poorly installed lanai roof. I have finally begun the project. It is in 3 parts: 1. A 64' X 11' attached back lanai with about 1/2 of it screen enclosed. 2. A pergola over the spa tub 3. An unattached front lanai All...

OK, We have a catchment system with a 10k gallon tank to supply our domestic water. I am ready to install a set of filter screens on out roof gutter downspouts to stop leaf litter and other things from going into the tank in order to cut down on the frequency of the need to vacuum the tank, and...

We have recently had a solar PV system installed. That has made me very conscious of our usage. I have been tracking our usage and production since the installation. Add to that the fact that my hearing and memory seem to be taking a hit due to age. I have left the hot water running over night...

I am in the midst of a kitchen counter top replacement of granite tiles in the vicinity of the sink. I've removed the 4 [2 on each side] adjacent 12"X12" tiles and the smaller front and back tile strips. The tiles were laid on 3/4" wood underlayment [softwood core with wood veneer on each side]...

I have begun to plan a solar water heater for the spa/hot tub that came with the house I've recently acquired. I am thinking of trying to use a pump that is powered by a 12v/24v DC brushless motor with the following specs: Power: DC12~24V Current: 3.5A@24V, 1.6A@12V Output: 40.0L/m (635...

I have begun to install shelving in the closet of a bedroom that is being used as my computer, office, personal and what ever room. I'm installing battens on the back and end walls to support the shelving. The closet is 8' wide and will, in effect, be a walk-in cupboard. Once you get above the...