Discussion Forum
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solution for buckling wood flooring
HO has a slab floor with pre-finished glued-down hardwood flooring; about 4" wide planks presumably T&G veneered plywood. There is a small area, about 20" diameter, where the boards are…
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GFCI puzzle
1970's construction; steel boxes, wires in conduit, no separate ground wires. Two outlet circuits in kitchen; circuit A with two outlets, one on each side of the sink; circuit B…
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new lateral water line through studs
I need to run a new branch water line for a refrigerator. Existing 1/8" copper tubing takes off with a piercing clamp from a 3/4" pipe in the ceiling above…
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18″ high bidet
HO wants me to install a bidet, but we cannot find one as tall as her toilet, which is 17" at the rim; 18" including the seat. She is getting…
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heavy TV mount
HO has a 50" plasma TV, probably 100lb, that he wants mounted on a swivel-arm mount such that it can be viewed in a corner at about 30º-45º angle, but…
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drywall load capacity
There was fastener load information on one of the TV mount sites with surprisingly large tensile loads for drywall using togglers. I would guess that those high load figures [up…
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flat screen TV mount
Does anyone know of a good swivel mount for a 50" flat screen TV at a reasonable cost? Best Buy's Sanrus brand offers one with just 9" stand-off for $250…
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keeping rats out
Client had rats in the joist spaces between ceiling and shed roof of an addition. Exterminator dealt with them and recommended stuffing all gaps between trim and stucco to prevent…
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tile backsplash on wood substrate
I have to re-attach a one-tile-high back splash that was glued to the wood of a cabinet that borders the end of a kitchen counter, right next to the cooktop,…
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bending PVC conduit
A cabling crew was installing conduit for FIOS at my house this week and they needed to put a little offset in the conduit. The guy stuck the end of…