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Getting a Deck off to a Good Start
Framing the perimeter first helps to ensure that the posts will land squarely on their piers.
Hollow-Wall Anchors
When you're installing a towel bar and solid blocking is just a rumor, this inexpensive hardware will do the trick.
Code Check Electrical: Service Equipment Guidelines
A practical guide to the requirements of the National Electric Code
Removing hardened mortar from brick
Q: I had brick installed at my home, and the bricklayer neglected to clean the mortar off the brick. I tried muriatic acid, but it doesn’t seem to work. What…
Joining galvanized and copper plumbing
You'll need a dielectric plumbing fitting: A coupling, union, or brass alternative will do the trick
Venting high-efficiency boilers into masonry chimneys
Q: My house had a high-efficiency boiler vented into a conventional masonry chimney. I have had tremendous efflorescence problems with the chimney ever since. Other chimneys in the house that vent…
Too much humidity from oversize air conditioner
Q: When I built my home four years ago, the HVAC contractor substantially oversized the system. From May to October, the air conditioner runs only five minutes to ten minutes an…
Sealing a Drain Penetration in a Foundation Wall
Low-expansion urethane goam, roof cement, and roof vent flashing is a better process to prevent cracking.
A Way to Hold on to Little Screws
As the maintenance manager in a large Victorian house, I spend a lot of time on stepladders replacing lights, smoke-alarm batteries, Venetian blinds and so forth. Needless to say, these…
Supporting a sink cutout
The drawing shows the trick we use to make sink cutouts in laminate counters. First, we draw the cutline on the counter. Then we use a spade bit to drill…

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