Discussion Forum
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on demand water heater corrosion, help
While finishing up some trim at a customer's house, he asked me to look at his Bosch on-demand water heater because there was some corrosion showing up on the top.…
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Truss, box beam, or what? Engineers?
Hi All, I want to pick your collective brains for a challenge I am facing. I am currently going back and forth with the architect and engineer over pair of…
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Size of my subpanel?
hey all, i want to turn some basement storage space in a storage building into a small shop. currently there is only a lighting circuit, an H2O heater on a…
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buzzing dimmer switch, why?
so i've got a client with some buzzing can lights on a dimmer switch. i understand the buzzing comes from the filament in the bulb vibrating due to the fact…
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Can light clearance: how much is enough?
4 inch non-IC rated can lights by Juno recquire a min. 3" clearance from insulation in all directions. To let heat dissipate, obviously. These units are 5 1/4inch tall. Question:…
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cutting concrete pavers — how?
hey all, i will need to be cutting some concrete pavers and retaining wall blocks in the near future. I don't do this often, so no special tool. I'm looking…
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Warped Granite Countertop?
Any Granite experts out there? I just finished a kitchen remodel where the owner insisted on using her own granite installer and making the arrangements herself. Anyway, the granite is…
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Rain Screen Wall
I have some preliminary plans from an architect calling for a rain screen wall for the exterior siding. At this point there are not many details, it is more just…
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SIPs, anyone have first-hand experience
Hi All, I am talking with an architect about doing a project this summer using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs). I have never used them, and neither has the architect, but…
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CPVC Plumbing question
What may be a silly question here from someone non-initiated with CPVC for residential plumbing. I'm not a plumber, but do re-plumb small bits here and there during the course…