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air tight light cans in ceiling..
A few weeks ago a friend mentioned to me that he had noticed a upward draft through the light cans in the ceiling of his house when he was changing…
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best paint for older garage floor
I'd like to hear from anyone who has had good luck painting an older garage floor. I know that prep is the key to doing it right. How did you…
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glacier bay at HD
I'm getting ready to replace a couple oval sinks in a bath. I was at HD last night and priced their Glacier Bay bone color sink for $35.95. Is this…
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best finish for new redwood deck
Just finishing up pulling out a trex deck which the homeowner doesn't like the look of. He apparently had a wood deck previously and we will replace the trex with…
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john deere lawn tractors at HD
Just when you thought that everything at HD was not junk from the lowest bidder comes a report in the current issue of Popular Mechanics that rates the John Deere…
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electrical code
I am installing 12 volt lights in a ceiling. Question regards running the wires between the joists in the attic. The transformer will be in the living space but are…
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low voltage wiring/lights
I wish to place 2 inch diameter low voltage lights in a coffered ceiling I am finishing up. I know that all 120 volt wiring must terminate in an electrical…
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pella windows….good or bad?
Have a HO who wants to build a house with Pella windows. The only time I used them I had problems with delivery and getting what was actually ordered. Wasn't…
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adjusting Pella casement windows
I have four Pella casement windows installed in a 13 year old home that are beginning to drag to the point that they will not shut far enough for the…
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Pella windows
My wife and I put Pella windows in our home when we built it 13 years ago. At that time they did not come with jam extentions, so we had…