Discussion Forum
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Pressure treated lumber and aluminum
I've been planning my dream workshop for years and finally am building it. Today the framers started work and I told them to do a really dumb thing. I had…
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Tarpaper as housewrap questions
I'm building a new workshop this coming spring (very excited) and am working out details now. I plan to side with cedar shingles backprimed with oil-based paint and install a…
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Near fire from electical outlet
I just had a scary situation happen tonight. The wife was using one of the outlets in the kitchen that I installed 3 years ago. I happened by and noted…
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Derating circuits in conduit?
Several weeks ago, I was reading a thread here about electrical circuits carried in conduit. One of the things mentioned was that when multiple circuits are carried in the same…
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Source for aluminum storm extrusions
I'm building new wooden storm sashes for double hung windows in my old home. I'm in a historic district, so I can't change the basic look. Rather than glazing the…
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Poplar for exterior trim?
I'll be re-siding my home in a couple of weeks with quartersawn spruce clapboards. I'll also be replacing the trim, most of which will be western red cedar. There are…
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Sheathing for cedar shingles
I'm replacing the deteriorating cedar shingles on a gable end of my 100+ year old home in northeast Ohio. I thought it would be a straightforward job, but I was…
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Venting a tankless water heater
I'm about to install an Aquastar 240FX tankless heater in my basement. It will be mounted to the side of the mansonry chimney that currently vents the tank-style heater only…
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Icynene vs. polyurethane foam insulation
I'm planning on finally insulating my 150 year old uninsulated home after paying some outrageous gas bills this winter. After reading many of the archived threads on foam insulation, I was sold on…
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GFIC problems
While I understand the basics of wiring, this problem has me baffled and I was hoping some of you with more electical experience than I can help me out. I…