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Wiring a Timber Frame Pergola
Please, I need some suggestions. I want to build a pergola over a section of my outdoor patio. I am planning to timberframe it out of reclaimed barn timbers. I…
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Conduit Size Question
Greetings, I want to install a branch circuit in my home workshop to supply 240 VAC power to my tig welder. The circuit will be designed to provide 100 amps to…
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Motion Sensing Light Conundrum
Hello All, I recently installed three (3) motion sensing lights on the exterior wall of my workshop. The lights I selected have an "accent" lighting feature that serves to light…
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Circa 1750 mouldings
Good Morning All, I have been asked to reproduce and install some base moulding, chair rail and door casings in a local circa 1750 house preservation project. My intent is to…
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Advice Needed-Wet Fireplace
Hello All, I am looking for some advice from the experts on this forum. My problem...new home (3 yr. old) with wood burning fireplace on outside wall in the kitchen.…
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POURED FOUNDATION QUESTION
Greetings All, I have noticed a hairline crack in my poured foundation wall. The foundation is 3 years old, poured concrete basement. I specified 10 inch thick walls by 9 ft.…
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Basement framing advice needed
Greetings All, I am working on drawing plans to have my basement finished and I have a question for the pros here at Breaktime. What is the ideal method of…
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Hot Air Ductwork Advice Needed
Greetings All, I need your help understanding a topic that is new to me. I am planning to install a coal burning forced hot air furnace in a seperate furnace…
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CIRCUIT SPECIFIC ELECTRIC METER
Greetings and happy holidays to All, I would like to determine exactly how much electric I am using and how much it is costing me to operate my geothermal heating system.…
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Chimney modification question
Greetings from Pennsylvania, I am in need of some expert advice from the readers of this forum...After having been pommeled by my homeowners insurance for heating my 36' x 55'…