Discussion Forum
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What size/type wire in EMT?
In a prior post, the consensus was to "clean up" a circuit in my shop that was a combination of 12 G and 14 G wire. I have now run…
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14 G wire in a 20 amp circuit. What to do
I have been straightening out wiring in my man cave/workshop. Thanks to all that recently helped on an issue. New problem: I have a long circuit on an 20 amp…
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Open neutral problem – Receptacle
We have a detached shed (now man cave/shop) that was built by a prior owner 40 years ago. Code was ignored and wiring practices sloppy. I am chasing down circuits,…
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Finishing a concrete block fence-Parge versus ???
I have recently had a nice concrete block fence built at my house. Except for the actual laying of block, I did all of the work (footings, digging, etc) and…
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Opening a “S” hook
The hanging sign at my office blew down during Hurricane Gustav. After it was repaired, I was going to hang it today. There are several "S" hooks on the chain.…
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leak in slate deck
I have a 70 year old house with a deck off of the second floor master bed room. Below the deck was a porch that I closed in 20 years…
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Plywood/Angle iron shed doors – DIY
I am building 4 doors for a garage/shed. The doors range in size from 10' x 79" (on rollers) to hinged doors about 80" by 60". The non roller door…
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Working with angle iron for DIY novices
I am rebuilding a large shed/garage. There are three doors that are of different widths but range from 8 to 9 feet. I want to construct angle iron frames for…
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Caulking FC (Hardie)
I've read the various posts over the last 6 months regarding installation and am now in the install process. Following a post here earlier, I tried the OSI QUAD caulk…
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Hardi plank questions
OK - I've read just about every hardi plank thread for the last several months and also searched the archives. If I am reading these discussions correctly, it seems that…