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shower wall height

Bathroom area is 7x8'. Planning to put in 3x4' tiled shower area in one corner. Will most likely use a Sloan AC...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bogus
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by bogus

Whole house phoneline surge protection

Every summer I lose at least one modem from lightning (on dialup). I try to shut off the computer during storms, but th...
70 comments posted 18yrs
posted by letterman
70 comments posted 18yrs posted by letterman

Why caulk a roof flashing?

Hi, What's the point of caulking the roof flashing for the exaust fan vent? Specifically, I'm talking about wha...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

deficiency list and final payment question

I am at the end of a reno and my contractor is looking to get paid. I have a deficiency list and I also need to have a...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Doobielicious
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by Doobielicious

Filling in concrete slabs

OK after doing some major plumbing work, I have now four bathrooms and one kitchen with holes of varying sizes to fill...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Question on plumbing

Several years ago, I bought and self-installed a home water softener. The unit has two output hoses. One is for the dis...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rradliff
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by rradliff

CSI electrical mistake

I was watching CSI. It is a great show. Some guy falls 12 floors. His drill has been shorted and the ground plug has bee...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kilowatt
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by kilowatt

Ceiling Fan replacement

Hello, The ceiling fan in my main bathroom (with shower) has died. As a temporary fix I installed the insert from the c...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by chris
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by chris

Toilet tank, bowl compatibility? ? ?

I have a Celite toilet of fairly recent vintage, and the tank has a hair-line crack which can't be sealed with calk...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rayj.balt
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rayj.balt

Capturing groudn water for sprinkler

Anyone have information on how to capture ground water for use on my lawn. I have a small stream that flows next to my...
22 comments posted 18yrs
posted by askme
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by askme

House municipal water problems

I live in Westchester County NY and get my water from Greenburgh Consolidated Water District. We always had and used a...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by w_cohen
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by w_cohen

counter tops ... back in the day ....

All of the houses around here were build in 1900 to 1910. Lots of them still have the old, built-in-place cabinets comp...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by groups
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by groups

adding another V220 outlet

Hi, My garage has a newly installed 100 Amp panel. I'm running a single V220 outlet via two 15 Amp brakers (30 Amp...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by abarone300
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by abarone300