Discussion Forum
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ripping pressure treated lumber
Does pressure treated lumber lose its rot resistance when you rip it? When I rip a piece of PT lumber you can see that the green color has not fully…
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Limiting construction hours
The hyperactive City Council of Boulder, CO has come up with another winner. They want to limit the hours that construction work can be done to 8-6 M-F. See article…
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bad GFCI’s, what’s going on?
I'm hoping someone can explain what is going on with the GFCI's in my house. I'm remodeling the whole thing, so all the wiring and outlets are new, and close…
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protecting wires in cabs
What does code (IRC 2003 is my local code) require to protect wires that would be exposed in a cabinet. I need to run 3 strands of 14-3 to a…
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trim advice–mixing mdf and wood
I'm getting ready to start interior trim on my whole-house remodel. As is often the case, the budget is getting tight towards the end, so I'm trying to save where…
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good studfinder
Anyone have a stud-finder they recommend. My experience with several different models and brands has been that they work about 50 percecnt of the time. I don't absolutely need the…
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Bath fan in sloped ceiling
I am hanging a panasonic bath fan in a bathroom where the ceiling is the bottom of the 8/12 roof joists. The instructions talk about mounting the fans directly to…
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air compressor issues
Related to a post I just put up about finding a leak in my plumbing system, I am having problems with BOTH of my air compressors. I have been charging…
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finding a plumbing leak in the cold
I am finishing up the rough plumbing in a total remodel of my house. The house is uninsulated, and at 8000 ft in the mountains of Colorado. In other words,…
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Plumbing an unusual dishwasher setup
For floor plan reasons it's not worth explaining, I need to separate my kitchen sink and my dishwasher. They will be far enough away that I need to figure out…