Steel studs to concrete floor
If the concrete is 30+ years old, the newer nail guns wont penetrate the concrete, so your best bet is a good hammer drill, and nails. They now hav...
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about 10 years by ACD
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Installation of new dishwasher
If you have a disposer, the installation is a bit easier since most have a built in drain port for a dishwasher. You can have the hot water tapped ...
about 10 years by ACD
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new sink installation, but low water pressure
One other thing to look at, take off the aerators and flush the faucet and screens. I happen to have old galvanized pipes, and if I shut the water ...
about 10 years by ACD
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Drywall interface to acrylic onepiece tub
You will need to install the drywall with as close a fit as possible, and once you have finish taped and painted it you need to run a bead of good ...
about 10 years by ACD
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telephone jack and dsl
Its possible you have an unbundled loop DSL line, where it uses a dedicated pair for DSL only. You need to talk to your ISP and find out what was i...
about 10 years by ACD
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Cleaning Copper Surface
First you need to use a strong degreaser to remove the layers of gunk, then try the tarn-x. Brasso works well too.
about 10 years by ACD
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Run in shed plans
I have been trying to locate plans for a pole barn type run in shed with steel panels. I dont really feel like spending $1400 for the whole kit whe...
about 10 years by caddy
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Humidifier suggestion
OK, what would I use for a furnace that I dont have room on the plenum for the unit, but plenty of room on the ducts?
about 10 years by ACD
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Tying in two seperate blower units to one thermostat
Well the idea would be to run the AC seperate from the furnace. Right now the old AC/furnace is blocked off and shut down and the new furnace is co...
about 10 years by ACD
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Tying in two seperate blower units to one thermostat
I was wondering, I noticed in the instructions for my thermostat that there is a way to connect seperate heat and coll transformers to the stat, bu...
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Humidifier suggestion
Did a search in the archives for this, but it seems that no one has asked this question.What is the best type, not brand, of humidifier to use on a...
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Which furnace is most reliable?
Dont overlook Hamilton either. I installed one that I bought from Home Depot, and the quality was very good. the case was heavy gauge steel, the la...
about 10 years by ACD
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Tankless Hot Water Heater
I have an aquastar unit that has performed flawlessy now for almost 2 years since it was installed. I plan to put another one i to replace our othe...
about 10 years by ACD
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high Efficiency Furnace
My one small furnace I installed did the exact same thing, but it didnt matter what the outside temperature was. The sump wasnt draining properly s...
about 10 years by ACD
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Adding a new furnace
Well, got it all installed, and found out why the one end of the house never got enough heat. The main trunk, 12 x 24 x 40' was transistioned into ...
about 10 years by ACD
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What's the real difference?
There are differnet types of finish nailers. Finishing nails are nails with small heads that can easily be hidden with putty. Brad nailers are even...
over 10 years by ACD
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Router Bit Set
http://www.lumbertracker.com/main.htm They have good tooling at reasonable rates and a good breakage policy. I had a 3/4" dovetail bit that explod...
over 10 years by ACD
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Quality Tools
I have a bosch SDS hammer dril that has a drill chuck adapter as well, neat tool. It blasted a 1" hole through a 16" concrete foundation in just a ...
over 10 years by ACD
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Framing nailers
I have the PC nailer, but find that in some cases it doesnt set the nail fully. Not sure if it is the gun or the nails in this case, going to try a...
over 10 years by ACD
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woodshop tools
The radial arm saw is a good tool, but you need to be very alert when working with it. You can create crown molding for furniture with it, that can...
over 10 years by ACD
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