Interesting question
I can't say as how I've ever heard of what you're suggesting being done. But it does seem to me that you can't open up the space between the two tr...
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over 5 years by fool4jesus
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Keep it up
I'll be real interested to see how the flip project turns out. Especially if you end up making any money. :D
over 5 years by fool4jesus
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Well, they did it in our house, but ...
I don't know that I'd take that as Gospel. I'm not sure what the squash blocks will do for you: it seems to me that the major problem is the narrow...
over 5 years by fool4jesus
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It's an option, but ...
it will cost a lot to heat and A/C it. We have one and we often don't run the heat pump for the room for that reason. I also put weather stripping ...
over 5 years by fool4jesus
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Wrapped around the shaft?
I am wondering if there is grass wrapped around the shaft that the blade is attached to. I know that happens on string trimmers sometimes, so it co...
almost 6 years by fool4jesus
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Here's some peoples' experience
I was wondering the same thing, and found this thread. Sounds like people's experience has been pretty good. I don't see any negatives about it. ...
almost 6 years by fool4jesus
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Removing the handle is the problem...
Well, now that's the problem. It's a Delta. But I have pushed and pulled, twisted and tapped (all the while of course looking for hidden screws or ...
almost 6 years by fool4jesus
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Waxless ring
I installed a waxless ring in our bathroom: http://www.fluidmaster.com/connect_products_7500.html These can be adjusted for additional height...
almost 6 years by fool4jesus
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How hard to replace tub/shower faucet?
How hard is it to replace a tub/shower faucet? The handle is broken (see picture). Do I need to replace the entire assembly? Since I have only a li...
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Help - need to replace tub/shower faucet?
I just had to retile the bath surround on our hall tub/shower due to my not maintaining the tile grout. OK, so I think I'm just about done with thi...
about 6 years by fool4jesus
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Help! Will half a toilet paper roller fit through a toilet trap?
Today I dropped half the roller that the toilet paper hangs on. You know - you got the little posts that screw into the wall, and the roller that's...
about 6 years by fool4jesus
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That's what I was afraid of
I guess I'll probably just leave the outlet. I am putting a new outlet only 2 feet away: the new one is under a new built-in desk, whereas the old ...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Cover over outlet?
We have an outlet that we no longer want to use. We are going to be putting beadboard over that section of wall. Is there anything in the code agai...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Book "Wiring Simplified"
An excellent book, which I cannot recommend more highly, is Wiring Simplified: http://wiringsimplified.com/wiring.html You can't quite start ...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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I am not sure the wax ring would like it
They're designed for cold water, and I would think they may melt with hot. Ditto for the other components in the tank, especially the flapper. Plus...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Ok, so you don't have a 14/3 coming to the fan location
That means that with your current wiring, you can't have separate switching from the wall of the fan's light vs. the fan itself. This means that yo...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Sorry I mean 14/2
What was I thinking? Who knows - must have been mesmerized by all the mentions of 12/2's on the fixture or the length of the workday yesterday :-))...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Some inspectors may fail it
One inspector told me that he'd probably fail a circuit using 12/2 for a 15 A for exactly the reason joed mentions. He didn't at all like the idea ...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Copper, white, and gray?
Not sure what you are talking about here regarding the existing ceiling wires. When you say these colors are you talking about the wire itself or t...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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Divide and conquer
You need to figure out where the problem is. I do this by divide and conquer - in other words, figure out which half of the circuit the problem is ...
over 6 years by fool4jesus
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