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January 15, 2022

Hello,I am remodeling my house and hired an electrician to rough in some wiring, with the intention of doing the trim out myself, but I'm confused by the wiring for…

January 14, 2022

Doing a walkout on my new home, when I frame the back wall (the shorter poured wall section) will I need to have the basement slab poured so I can…

January 13, 2022

In connection with an earlier post about fabricating a protective 'quiet room' in a residence, I'm looking for a high density fire retardant foam plank that meets ASTM 84e.I have…

January 12, 2022

I plan on installing a new exterior door. I am going to purchase and install a pre-hung door. The frame and door are part of a single kit and are…

January 11, 2022

I use a 40 gallon indirect hot water heater that relies on my boiler.  This provides sufficient hot water 95% of the time.  I am contemplating installing an electric on…

January 11, 2022

There's a problem with wasps in my neighbourhood, as far as I know it's been there forever.Thousands of them come out in july and fly around until september-october.I'm not afraid…

January 11, 2022

I'm an unlimited member - I think good content is worth paying for.But I'm starting to get seriously annoyed at the ads. I was just trying to read a forum…

January 9, 2022

Hi,We have a new construction still in progress, but we already noticed dry wall bulging and a long, horizontal crack above the window sill. Should this be cause for concern?…

January 8, 2022

I've got dear friends who have a deeply autistic son who has started to put knees and such through the sheetrock in his room. Is there any kind of wall…

January 8, 2022

The daylight foundation walls of our 1920s house use 10” deep x 8” x 16” split-face CMU above grade. We’re looking to replace a few and the sources seem limited.…