Discussion Forum
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Assist for Tankless Water Heater.
I've had a Rinnai mod 2520& #160; Gas Fired domestic hot water heater for years. It continues to provide endless hot water for the two of us. It's mounted in…
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Sources for a compact lav. basin
The SO has ordained that our 2 pc washroom needs to be upgraded. Due to space limitations, a small china, or stainless oval lavatory drop in basin is called for,…
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Cabana structural design issues
The customer wants a open cabana enclosure for his back yard hot tub. The suggestion is to pour a 12’ X 12’ floating slab with heavy curbs on granular compacted…
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Suspending a deck beam from the ledger?
I need to hang a doubled 2X10 beam from a ledger on a deck project I’m doing. The ledger will be 2X8, and attached to the sills of the house,…
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Multi-purpose adhesive on concrete floor
I'm waiting for the home owner to decide which tile they want on their heated garage floor. The consensus of the group is to nix using thinset morter to set…
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tile over a garage floor.
Client has asked me to convert a heated garage space into bedrooms for his extencded family. (boy lawyers are prolific.) The garage is heated via RFH. The bedrooms floors, (2) will be…
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Locating circuits
Quite often when doing residential renovating, we have to turn off branch electrical circuits to do our stuff. If the panel is labelled properly, it's no big deal to locate…
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RFH cold water return question.
I have radiant hot water in floor heat in my addition, (about 400 sq ft,) and it’s just great. A power vented 33 Gal. gas fired hot water heater is…
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Help with a ancient B&D Super Sawcat
I’ve had a venerable old B&D model 3047, type 2 , 7-1/4†“Super Sawcat†cut off saw for ages. Its many unique features, (blade brake, removable outer shoe, easy to…
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Cultured stone on broadloom
I’m planning to install a direct vent gas fire place in a finished basement family room against a drywalled and FG insulated exterior wall, and have raised hearth. It will…