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ditra or cement board?
I've got a small 2nd floor bathroom. 5" tub, toilet and wall hung sink. I leveled/rebuilt the subfloor by sistering new 2x8's and nailed and glued new 3/4" plywood over top.…
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deep toilet flange
My bathroom floor is higher than it was. I have a lead closet bend that came up thru a brass flange and was then formed or bent down over the…
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pvc to cast iron
I need to replace my galvanized tub drain pipe. It ran into an existing 3" inlet in the side of my cast iron sanitary tee. The interior sides of the…
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footing required for deck stairs?
N.J. location. Simple wood stairs leading from the ground up to the deck. May the base of the stairs be placed on a slab or do you need a frost…
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cast iron tub install
The instructions for my new 5' cast iron tub say, "Do not set back edge of tub on a ledger board. Set all 4 feet on a level floor. Shim…
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pilot holes to hang kit cabs?
What's the preferred method in hanging kitchen cabinets? Do you drill pilot holes in the back rails (and maybe also into the wall studs)and then insert your screws? Or do…
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change floor tile appearance?
My girlfriend has newer 12" off white ceramic floor tiles in her kitchen. Can ceramic tiles be stained?
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tetanus
Yesterday,while doing some demolition, a nail punctured the skin on my forearm maybe 1/2 inch. Just a little blood and I continued to work after washing the wound and pouring…
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electrical outlet question
I want to install a new 3 prong receptacle in an existing metal box in my living room. Currently I have a 2 prong receptacle. I have one line coming…
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washing machine drain height
I want to provide for a washer machine in the basement. Because of where the sewer line exits the wall, the drain for the washer machine may be as high…