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January 27, 2010

A cousin called me today with questions about her water heater. Her old electric is dying, and she wondered about these new hybrids. They're essentially standard electric water heaters but…

January 27, 2010

Can anyone tell me the weight per foot of 3-#10's and a ground? Also Can you get this in direct burial? Half the job will be above grade then it…

January 26, 2010

We have a contractor coming to install CFLs in all the buildings on the Forest sometime next month. I have noticed that the ones in the extra bedrooms at home,…

January 25, 2010

I imagine there are some strong opinions on this, but is it practical to apply my own closed cell spray foam? I've got the bedroom opened up and want to…

January 25, 2010

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January 24, 2010

I haven't been able to find much information that makes sense with the type of application we need, so here's hoping someone can offer some advice. We are finishing up…

January 23, 2010

I have no experience with 12 volt lighting. Besides charging alot of money for numerous transformers I don't quite understand why its neccessary when I can buy a 3 light…

January 23, 2010

So, I have a 1.5 story 1920 home in Minneapolis, with two bedrooms upstairs. The current roof is shingles that are a light-medium gray installed over the original roof deck…

January 23, 2010

As I shop around for 1/2" pex with an O2 barrier I see quite a price range. So I am wondering is there a quality difference? Is one brand better…

January 22, 2010

Hi there, I'm looking for comments on a roof I'm planning to put on a small cabin I'm building. The cabin will be framed using round poles (peeled logs) with…