Building Construction

#6 ground wire directly to xformer?

Back when I used to install PBX's, the manufacturer REQUIRED a #6 (min.) ground wire be run from the PBX service pa...

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posted by caveat-lector

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Little green airlines?

Forgive me if it has been asked before but I am new to this NG. I have noticed that a lot of the homes going up around...

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posted by caveat-lector

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Greenhouse Swimming Pool Enclosure

I live is a wooded area that is relatively cool in Summer. I was thinking about a greenhouse type enclosure for the 16&...

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posted by ssbswv

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installing radiant floor tubing in a slab-

wanting to lay tubing in my basement/sunroom slab so that one day when i can afford it, we can have radiant heated floo...

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posted by avasava

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Max weight bear the side of a building

Please excuse for my lack of technical English here. In a building which is 15 meters wide, which is declared as being...

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posted by bau

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posted by nfl_2k3

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Why are bathroom fans in ceiling?

Why are bathroom exhaust fans mounted in the ceiling? Wouldn't down low next to the toilet be a better location? Ma...

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posted by billnomailnospamx

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Being your own "general"

If anyone has ever built a house without a builder, just directly hiring subs and what was the experience like good and...

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posted by no

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Residential plumbing bonding question

Good morning. I appear to have an electrical bonding problem with my plumbing. I am measuring 60VAC between my kitchen...

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posted by anon40629

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Window Allowance includes what?

Hello folks, I'm finishing a contract (me HO). The contract specified a window allowance. I ordered the windows. Th...

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posted by roots

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Hot tub platform

I'm moving my hot tub to ground level and, after looking for deck designs, found an interesting one. This was propo...

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posted by takeahikemarc

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SLA

How do I calculate SLA (specific leakage area)? A definition of it. What si it used for? Andy

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posted by andyenergy

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we need this products following

We need this products. Please offre us from Bulgaria and Russia e-mail : snipped-for-privacy@sunenterprise.net OSB3, OSB...

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posted by eksenn

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Fireplace Mantle backboard? Mounting Flatscreen?

With my trusty studfinder I located a 2x10 mounted flat against the drywall about 4-5 feet off the floor about the fire...

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posted by JojO

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Downflow furnace filter question

Good afternoon. I am trying to clean and reinstall the filter on an older-model downflow furnace. I opened the access p...

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posted by anon40629

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