Buckling/Rippling of newly installed Engineered Hardwood Flooring
did you let the flooring acclimate for a few weeks before installing it? If not that is the reason it is doing what it is doing. If not, dont let t...
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Ceiling Fan
Hmm this one reminds me of something I need to do. I am replacing 2 flourescent fixtures with a ceiling fan/light. This is on a 3 way circuit. Ques...
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Reopening Topic - Blown Circuit
That last post rings a bell. If an outside light is on a ground fault circuit, any leakage to ground will cause it to trip and if the leakage is co...
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brown bedroom
Actually a dark bedroom is great to sleep in. One of our rooms is brown and guest say it was nice to sleep in since you didnt see light relections ...
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cedar poisoning????
Ouch! I know that feeling, had it with drywall dust, gave me flu like symptoms and made me sick for weeks. Another wood to watch out for that is ex...
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Router Bit Help
I think it is similiar, but has a rounded end instead of a flat one.
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Mahogany Door finish
Shouldnt be a problem as log as the stain had a chance to dry before you poly'd it.
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re-using left over hard wood floor planks
There is also a clamp system that uses 2x4's and is an over/under clamp. the units attach to the ends of the 2x and as it squeezes the wood togethe...
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Table saw / Router Table Combo?
You could make one. I took my seers saw and replaced the cast iron wings with partical board covered with formica,a nd routed in an opening for a r...
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Space Heater
What Zone are you in? you need that in order to determine the BTU's required for that area. I have used the propane 99% efficient space heaters tha...
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Tank
Yep it is called an ejection pit, for which you would need an ejection pump. The pumps run around $250 and worked the same as a sump pump, but can ...
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Leveling Basement Floor
I had a house that the floor sloped towards the drain in one corner of the house, it sloped quite a bit actually. Instead of messing with the slope...
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Tankless Water Heaters ???
I have the same exact thing your describing. A long ranch house with great distances between the heater and the faucets. What I have com eup with i...
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Adding a washer dryer hook up
If there is a wash tub, you could put the washer next to it and attach the hose to the faucet and hook the drain onto the tub. I did that in a hous...
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range venting on an island
I would suggest a Jenn Air slide in for the island with the down draft built in as long as you have access under the floor to run the ducting. The ...
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Microwave Amps
Minimum 15 amps if it is by itself, if other appliances are on the same circuit, then 20 amps would be needed.
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Smoothtop Ranges
If you have cats, dont get an electric unit, I have heard horror stories of cats jumping up on units after they have been turned off and having the...
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Craftsman garage door opener
your down force, or the revers mechanism are out of adjustment. there are knobs on the unit that are marked upforce, downforce and not sure what th...
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Hardwood Floors
Its not the moisture that its designed for, no wood is good around moisture, you must first test to make sure there is no seepage through the concr...
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Pneumatic Nailers
Consider the fastners each one uses, they arent all the same. Cost of fastners may help determine which one to get, considering they are all good m...
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