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2nd floor jacuzi

We have a whirlpool tub put in in our new constuction. It's in a plumbed but still exposed. Drywall will be next week....
12 comments posted 21yrs
posted by maarass
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by maarass

help - roof noise from concrete slab roof

Hi, I have just bought a unit on the top floor of a 4 storey block of units. The units (us because we are on the top fl...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cdk
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by cdk

Can I use Clinker breezblock

I am building a large outhouse at the back of my garden. 7m x 5m. It will have a flat roof and only be single storey. I...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by k.mountain1
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by k.mountain1

Flush really needed? ( W heater)

Hey everyone, I just wondered, I allways used to flush my HW heater yearly, then read a whole lot ( mostly from this NG...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gordnally
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by gordnally

concrete foundation question

Hey, I have a leak when it rains hard and I pulled back the insulation to find a round opening the size of re-bar that...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tecumsehcanada
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by tecumsehcanada

Dishwasher Electrical Hookup?

I am installing a dishwasher. I bought a pigtail that is all gray in color, flat cable with 3 wire and plug connected....
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jarjoura
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jarjoura

Didhwasher Electrical Hookup?

I know the green wire goes to ground on the dishwasher. The other two wires are both copper in color. And the housing i...
18 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jarjoura
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by jarjoura

Fluoresant light driving me nuts won't go on

We have a flouresant light in the bathroom that has worked for 4 years. Recently it just stopped working and we bought...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rob
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by rob

Which is better? crawl space or basement cellar?

If one has the available where with all & some time to arrange planning & design of ones new home. Which would be the b...
45 comments posted 21yrs
posted by john-locke
45 comments posted 21yrs posted by john-locke

building under stairs

This has always driven me crazy -- is there ANY good way to build an enclosed space under an exterior stair? I've alway...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nomail
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by nomail

dealing with basement joists that are not level

I'm finishing my basement with 1x3s on the ceiling to attach wallboard. Unfortunately, two of the ceiling joists are ab...
24 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spiritprof
24 comments posted 21yrs posted by spiritprof

Skriting

Situation is 3 bedroom home, recently built on concrete piers. Piers are square 12"X12" variety. Closest part of wooden...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spamyourself
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by spamyourself