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Pella windows from 1985 replacement [closed]
I want to replace my 1985 Pella aluminum clad windows. It looks like there is no window stop as it's one solid frame. What looks like a stop/trim is a single piece and can't be separated. The outside ...
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Is it helpful to use a thicker gauge wire for only part of a long circuit run that could have higher loads?
A new circuit is going in to provide 20A power to a residential garage, mainly for power tools, but also for the garage door motor. All of that and a couple of overhead lights are currently drawing ...
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How can I best install a PVC p-trap on 1-5/8" metal pipe? [duplicate]
I’ve got an old metal drain pipe in the basement and the p-trap is entirely corroded. The top part is still stuck and I could use my disc cutter to take it off, but then I’m left with a 1 5/8 metal ...
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What is a 'craft backer' on a roll of flashing?
What is a 'craft backer' on a roll of flashing? Is it an adhesive? Another layer of metal? And what does the 3-ounce unit refer to in this context? Is it analogous to gauge?
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Manufactured home in desert has nail pops under vinyl sheet flooring [closed]
5 year old manufactured home just releveled. Nail pops under vinyl flooring in desert home.
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Replacing kitchen floor on concrete slab [duplicate]
I’m in the middle of a total kitchen remodel that involves replacing a glued LVT (luxury vinyl tile) on a concrete subfloor.
I’ve received conflicting advice from a flooring sales rep, a floor ...
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Why does kitchen faucet have no water pressure?
We recently had a water main break in our yard which caused us to lose 3 gallons a minute. Water company had to shut off the water main until we arranged to have the water main break repaired. ...
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How to stop or redirect water running across concrete floor?
I have a wall in my basement that is a giant piece of rock, the rest of the foundation was built around it. The rock has suddenly sprung 100 leaks, which I have tried to seal with hydraulic cement but ...
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Connecting two wires to one breaker
I have two light circuits that share a neutral. The lights are now all LED, so each circuit draws about 2 amps. Can I run both wires from one breaker? I need to free up a breaker for another use.
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What tool to use to unscrew square head bolt? [closed]
Not possible to use a conventional wrench.
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Electrical service length [duplicate]
How can I run an electrical service 1000 feet to my cabin? I only need 100 amps. It seems like no matter what size wire I use, the voltage drop is very high. Any suggestions on wire size and how to ...
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Is a leaning sewer pipe exhaust/cleanout ok
I bought a house about 2 years ago and before I bought it they found that the sewer line had problems. So the sellers had it fixed. The problem is that over the first year the ground resettled such ...
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Fixing garage door problem [duplicate]
The Lift Master control on the wall does not work, only has a message “press bar to activate control. See user manual”.
When I use the remote I only get a clicking sound and the light flicks on and ...
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Modifying the thermostat of a regular AC to create a refrigeration room? [closed]
Not sure this is a "home improvement" question, I want to build a refrigeration room and instead of buying some industrial cooling aggregate through complicated distributor sales channels I ...
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Is this HVAC reducing plenum system designed correctly?
I am redoing my duct work for my home. I have a 3 ton, 1200 CFM central air system. It is currently a undersized "octopus" system. This is what I've landed on for a reducing plenum design. ...
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How is this Chrome attached to the PVC stub?
I am installing a new vanity after removing a pedestal sink. Do I need to remove this chrome or can I connect the new pvc trap to it? I wasn’t having any issues with leaks.
If the chrome needs to, ...
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Kitchen half-wall/pony-wall receptacle height
I'd like to add some receptacles and a disposal switch to a half-wall dividing the kitchen and living rooms.
The original height of the wall is about 39-3/4", the countertop height will be around ...
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Adding an AC outlet under my kitchen sink for RO system
I’m looking to add an outlet here under my kitchen sink for a tankless RO system. The system itself takes an AC outlet which I don’t currently have under my sink. Is it possible to add a normal outlet ...
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How to change upward facing track lights 26 feet above living room?
I moved into a home where we have diagonally facing track lights placed on a 27-foot high beam. All but two of the lights have gone out. I don't see how I can reach them with even the tallest A-frame ...
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What is this trim part from a slider door sill called?
There is a white vinyl piece that is removeable from the door frame that has warped over time. I have searched trying to figure out what it is called so I can try to find a replacement. No luck with ...
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How should I connect new wire to an older metal outlet box?
I’m trying to move and upgrade an older 20 amp GFCI kitchen outlet box. It has to move. It is currently mounted only slightly above an electric range which I think, poses a potential fire hazard.
I ...
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Can a kitchen GFCI be at the end of the run?
I would love some direction.
I recently replaced 3 outlets in a 1970's kitchen with GFCIs. They are all on different circuts as the kitchen wall is basicall where all the wire comes up into the house ...
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Led dimmer switch & 2nd switch help [closed]
Installed led dimmer switch, when other switch is turned on it kicks breaker. What kind of switch should I install for second switch . Thank you for your help Darren
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Can a minisplit be plugged into a generator?
I am considering buying a minisplit system in my home's upstairs. We are working with a reputable dealer/installer. We have no current AC, and the ducting (which is retrofit) very poorly heats the ...
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Backyard Drain Not Working and another overflows
One of my backyard drains is not working when it rains heavily. I'm not very skilled at plumbing.
There is a drain in the center of the yard, and another of smaller diameter, near the basement door. ...
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Found hard white plasticky surface just behind dry wall
While drilling a hole to fit a mirror, I found this hard surface just behind the drywall (12mm into the hole, so right after the drywall).
Knocking on the drywall, that area sounds full, but on three ...
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How to redo this plumbing for one sided sink
It looks like both drains go into the wall and are attached with black tubing. We’re moving from a dual sided sink to a one sided. How can we do this?
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Can a 36" shelf be supported by two brackets spaced 32" apart? [closed]
I am installing 36" wide, 24" deep metal wire shelves in a garage closet. There will be 4 shelves installed on top of each other. Specifically, I am installing these Fleximount shelves in ...
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How can I remove cat urine stains from hardwood flooring? [duplicate]
There is a cat urine stain on my spruce hardwood floor. I tried Bona hardwood cleaner and Whip-It stain cleaner, but neither removed the stain.
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Remove and reinstall counter with under mount sink
My dishwasher needs to be pulled out but gets stuck on flooring underneath. I know that the back feet are getting stuck on loose flooring because I witnessed this before the dishwasher was installed, ...
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Does spackle adequately protect exposed concrete reinforcing steel? [closed]
I live where the buildings are all made of reinforced concrete. In my apartment, we just had a window replaced (a big salon window) and the workers were a bit brute-ish and a big hunk of concrete ...
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Reducing sound through exterior bedroom doors [duplicate]
We recently moved into a new apartment that has doors out to a porch (no windows, just doors). We are struggling to sleep at night due to living close to a somewhat busy road (in NOVA all roads are ...
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What would be a code compliant fix this double top plate?
I had to cut this top plate to get a beam through this wall to support rafters and effect a repair.
Well, that jobs done (thank you to several members whose advice was invaluable in getting this done) ...
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Indows vs Anlin Sound Package for noise mitigation? [closed]
In a place I just bought I have bedrooms near outside central AC units. I'm trying to mitigate the noise - especially since one neighbor has a faulty capacitor and is really loud. It currently has ...
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Microwave turns off when pressing buttons too quickly
We have a microwave attached to our cabinet and sometimes when we press the start button too fast, it burns out. We have to then unplug and plug to make it work again. I know you’re not allowed to use ...
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How do I place electrical outlets in a non bearing wall with 2x4 sideways
I am splitting a very large bedroom into two small ones.
The minimum bedroom width is 7 feet. To accomplish that I have to build the dividing wall orienting the 2x4 studs so that the wide surface ...
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Should I insulate a garage with a Mr cool Ac unit in it? [closed]
I have a Mr cool Ac unit in my attached garage.
I’ve insulated the main garage door with garage door insulated foam boards from a big box hardware store.
I only kick the Mr cool unit on when I plan to ...
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Window Screen Track [closed]
Anyone have any suggestions for making my own window screen tracks? The windows in place are a bit older (wooden windows) and don't have tracks for screens. Anything I can use to screw onto the ...
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Can this ceiling light box be used to mount a ceiling fan?
I'd like to replace some of the existing light fixtures in my home with ceiling fans with a light. It looks like this box is attached to a joist but I don't see any reference weight limit like I have ...
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Beam Support Screen Porch
I have a 17’ screen porch span. I measured the beam across the top (6”w x 12”h) (not sure material, appears solid). Currently there is a center column support. I want to remove the center column to ...
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How should I reinforce my deck's framing to support stair stringers?
The outside joist (2x10) that the stringers would attach to appears to be screwed to the ledger board with only a few screws, and without any hanger. I'm worried about attaching five stringers (I'll ...
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Water being forced up laundry standpipe when my auxilliary pump from iron filter/water softener starts up. Will a check valve fix this? [closed]
This is a modular home, basementless, and no floor drain. The plumber connected the pump discharge pipe into the laundry standpipe. The overflow (backup) occurs when the pump kicks in, but settles ...
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What wire size for underground wire? [closed]
I need to run a direct burial wire from my pole to my shop. It is 150ft run length. Just running led lights, fans, air compressors what size service wire do I need?
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How to fix badly scratched wall? (Paint scraped off) [duplicate]
I badly scratched my wall the other day... how would one fix this? It seems very deep and past the top coat.
Do I just bring paint chips to the store to match the color, then paint over it (with ...
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Light switch that is flush or recessed (next to fridge door)
I have a light switch on wall next to a fridge.
Replaced the fridge with a larger one. Now the fridge door slams into it. It's a normal toggle switch, not the wide kind.
When pushing the fridge in, ...
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GE Profile Dishwasher - start button not working
we have a GE profile dishwasher model number: PDT715SYN5FS. We bought it new and this was working fine for about a year. For the past couple of months, the start button doesn't work occasionally. ...
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Does code require clearance between drain pipes and cabinetry?
The plumber for our builder installed a p trap that has zero clearance to the cabinet floor in our kitchen. It is leaking. You can not even put a piece of paper between the trap and the cupboard ...
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Adding a new sink in a garage to existing plumbing
I would like to add a new garage sink. The wall I am working on backs on to a bathroom with an existing sink. I can tap into the existing bathroom sink H&C water supply in the drywall. Can I also ...
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Humidistat and wall switch combo bathroom exhaust fan
Can I have a humidistat and separate wall switch on a bathroom exhaust fan? I want the automatic fan when the kids forget and the switch for a fart fan.
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How should I secure ceiling drywall with no edge backing?
I am trying to finish my garage and I am currently in the process of putting drywall. The issue that I am facing with the ceiling is that I do not have any framing at the edges to screw the sheet to.
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