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weight limits on 2x10 floor joist

------------------------------------- i have 2x10 floor joist 16" on center that span 13', i have a large piece of...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by fon13_at_co_dot_henrico_dot_va
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by fon13_at_co_dot_henrico_dot_va

Exterior Door and Pricing

Hello, I need a little advice on replacing one of our exterior doors. The door measurement is 31 1/2" x 79" so I'm...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nick
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by nick

Shower skylight

Is there such a thing as a shower skylight WITH powered ventilation? I was hoping find a combined unit for aesthetic rea...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hatespam
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by hatespam

rheem furnace blower speed?

I have a rheem classic super quiet 80 furnace that according to manufacturer's literature, has adjustable air speed...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Wood splitter

Hello, I am considering buying a McCullugh (called a Woodchuck) electric wood splitter. It has a 4 ton force and suppos...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kskenter
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by kskenter

Compressor oil reccomendation?

Hello, I have an old (1950's I beleive) Wayne air compressor with a 20-25 gal tank. I don't have a manual for i...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by unknown
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by unknown

price of potassium choloride for water softner

Does anyone know why the price of potassium choloride is approx $18/40 lb bag? I bought it 6 months ago and it was about...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by chris95008
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by chris95008

Checking Digital Thermostatat Inside Temperature

A friend installed a Honeywell 5+2 Digital Thermostat last weekend. The inside temperature reads 68 and I am trying to...
39 comments posted 18yrs
posted by allan.for.g.groups
39 comments posted 18yrs posted by allan.for.g.groups

fastening an outlet in a broken outlet box

I'm swapping an electrical outlet for one of a different color. It turned out that the old metal box is missing one...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by troycauble
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by troycauble

HOA: No sod? That's a jailin'!

"Then his daughter drove him to jail. Grandpa had time to do. His crime? He had disobeyed a court order that he sod the...
18 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heybub
18 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

Doubling electrical wiring

Say I need to deliver 20 amps to a circuit. Is is possible to use two 10 amp wires tied together to do this?
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by twentworth
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by twentworth

Leak in basement around PVC pipe through foundation

I have a large diameter PVC pipe which exits my basement for the septic. When it rains it leaks around the pipe. The pi...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by theedudenator
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by theedudenator

Domestic kitchen microwaves above stove.

Seeing a number of installations of microwaves directly 'above' regular electric cooking stoves or 'cook-to...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tsanford
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by tsanford