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GFCI question

Hello Group. I have a problem with a GFCI tripping every time I turn on my shop fan. This line has a 40" shop fan (on a...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by unklerichie
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by unklerichie

Sears/Kenmore dehumidifier repair?

I bought two Kenmore dehumidifiers (model 580.54351, 35 pint) two years ago. As of about two weeks ago, the compressor...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by benlotto
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by benlotto

Attaching Skins to New Keitchen Cabinets

Hello All, I'm putting new kitchen cabinets in my kitchen and I'm almost done with my uppers. There are four pl...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Eric_Scantlebury
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Eric_Scantlebury

Brick BBQ revisted

We are back to this DIY project. Our old one had the top subsume when age damaged the mortar while we were gone. We had...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cshenk1
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by cshenk1

Repair pipe where saddle valve used to be

I have two saddle valves on copper piping -- one for the fridge, the other for a filtered drinking water spigot. If I r...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

vinyl siding primer, latex or oil?

Benjamin Moore dealer recomended their 100% acrylic latex primer (fresh start). They said it was a bonding primer and d...
23 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rmg9
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by rmg9

dryer vent install

Good Friday - I am running a dryer vent through as a outside wall in the laundry room. Is there a trick to cutting the...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by imbeggin
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by imbeggin

Icynene Versus Polyurethane Spray Foam Insulation

Hi Gang We are about to use the blue polyurethane spray foam insulation in our garage ceiling. A contractor happened to...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by andymcvicker
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by andymcvicker

Making the tuckppointing match??

A friend has front steps to his house that are brick and the mortar in some cases is broken or missing. He had a half g...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Four Years Structural Liability

I have a home that was built with a costly structural defect. One of the load bearing stud walls was built without adeq...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jwheeler1
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by jwheeler1

PVC pipe buried directly in concrete?

I have a contractor who insists he wants to bury PVC directly in a slab. I know this is wrong... the concrete makes bot...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by billder99
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by billder99

Roof moss treatment info

Hi all I live in one half of a "townhouse" like setup, with one wall of our home shared with a neighbor. We are in Port...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Tub surround help

Hi all: I=92d like to tear out and replace the existing tile tub surround without tearing out all the sheetrock in the...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tgyoung
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by tgyoung

Thermostat question

When the air conditioner is running, should the thermostat be set to auto or cool? My friend says auto, I say cool...any...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gserviceatinreachdotcom
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by gserviceatinreachdotcom

Garage Framing Question

Hello, I am converting my garage into a living room, and have a question about framing. I have 11 foot ceilings, soon t...
30 comments posted 18yrs
posted by filedown
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by filedown