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Need advice- H2O supply to shop & house
I am in the planning stages for a shop building on my property, and I have some questions, specifically about some plumbing issues. Where I live in very rural <!----><!---->Northwest…
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Straightening stair stringer question
I've got a staircase with three stringers (one each side, one in the middle) and the center stringer is pretty straight. The "left" stringer is up against a wall and…
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Face nails for flooring install
I'm getting ready to install some 3/4" x 5" solid pre-finished Brazilian teak flooring in an upstairs bedroom over 3/4 plywood sub-floor. Obviously, I'll be face nailing close to the…
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Drilling granite
I need to enlarge the faucet holes in a granite countertop for a customer. They look like about 1-1/8" and need to be more like 1-3/8". Anybody suggest a method…
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modifying terra cotta thimble
Opened up the wall in the bathroom remodel (where there was an obvious bulge and crack in the old plaster) and I find an old thimble from the chimney -…
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Water heater, plumbing or faucet?
Not exactly "Energy, Heating and Insulation" but here goes... Kitchen sink is about 18' (of plumbing) from the water heater, 3/4" PEX and copper teed off to 1/2". American Standard…
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Ideas needed for fireplace blower
So I’ve got a new house (not real new, but new to me) that has what I originally thought was a relatively useless masonry built-in fireplace downstairs. Once I bothered…
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Yet another garage sub-panel question
I recently moved into a new house (new to me, not “new†new) and now need to set up my shop again. There’s a fairly good size detached garage /…
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Floor tile install question
I'm getting ready to install ceramic tile in a remodel over inconsistent thickness subfloor planks with pretty wide gaps between boards. Planning on laying healthy layer of mortar on subfloor…
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Elect code requirements-Kitchen re-model
Gents (and ladies of course) Long time reader, first time poster... I'm embarking on a total tear-out kitchen upgrade in my 50 year old home, built before there was much…