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December 10, 2002

Is anyone aware of a product other than "Great Stuff" that can be sprayed or otherwise applied to a PVC soil pipe that travels down inside an exterior kitchen wall? …

December 10, 2002

I am considering building a freestanding workshop is stages, starting with two steel shipping containers on a concrete slab, adding roof trusses, and enclosing the top & sides with structural…

December 9, 2002

Hi all. I have heard a lot of conflicting info on insulating a finished basement. I am using steel studs with poured concrete and no water problems. When using faced…

December 9, 2002

I was searching This Old Spouse and found an article on adding outlets in a garage: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/electrical/article/0,13422,216662,00.html It says to attach thin-wall conduit to the ceiling and walls, then push…

December 9, 2002

While in the process of renovating a 1910 colonial, I've had to pull out a few steam radiators to have sandblasted. These steam radiators have a single connection to the…

December 8, 2002

Old Man Winter came back to New England last week, and immediately reminded me that the A/C vents in my house (all in ceilings, spec house build in '99) don't really…

December 7, 2002

Hi all....have a question.  Will be building a house soon in California.  (Gold Country, in the Sierra Foothills about 2,500 ft.)  Really think radiant heat would be great, but some…

December 7, 2002

I have a very old house with a rock foundation basement (we call them Michigan basements) Not much is down their just HW heater, water softener and the boiler. Boiler…

December 6, 2002

Hi all I was hoping it was possible to have a temperature sensor for a thermostat in a room and the thermostat in a remote location.  I have a hot…

December 6, 2002

Did you see the article in JLC about the air gap distance and use of Al. plates?  It seems that less air gap (Celotex tight to tubing) is better than…