Bilco - Scapewell
I just built a house and put in two Bilco-Scapewells. These are a plastic window well with steps that can have plants in them. They bolt right to...
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about 8 years by hoganem
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Wood Foundations
When built correctly a wood foundation is far superior to concrete. Your basement never has that basement smell or humidity. With that being said...
about 8 years by hoganem
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Why stop there?
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over 8 years by hoganem
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Humidifier
I have a new home and wanted to install a humidifier. I have done this before and the hardest part was getting the hole cut in the ducts. Is ther...
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Alarm system
I did the same with a new house. Ran wires to all windows, doors, glassbreak outlet in ceiling.Used a Caddx-NX6 system. Though the Ademco Lynx is...
over 9 years by hoganem
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Huge Shower Problems, HELP!
Tom, next time go to ******* , HD sux at everything they do, prices, service, no-one in the store working, they hide like cockroaches, special orde...
over 9 years by hoganem
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plumbing hardware quality
YesNothing wrong with box store lines of name brand faucets. I just bought 3 delta and 5 moen-faucets for my new house. Considerably less money th...
over 9 years by hoganem
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HELP ME Clogged drains- I'm at wits end
I hope you snaked the whole 50 feet, might as well since you had the machine,
over 9 years by hoganem
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framing a garage
Alot of carpenters will just frame a wall with 2x4's on center at 16 inches then go back after the wall is up and cut out for the walk-in door, or ...
over 9 years by hoganem
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How to prevent screw heads from stripping?
Since nobody mentioned it I will....I have better luck on decks with square (Roberts) bits. They don't strip as easily as standard phillips. Repl...
over 9 years by hoganem
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A New Tool Invented...Now What?
Try getting a patent before you show it to them. Go to a tool trade show and carry it around with you from booth to booth showing them.
over 9 years by hoganem
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need help useing t bevel gauge
I use it where I can loosen the knurled nut and put the two parts in a angle then tighten the nut and it allows you to transfer the exact angle to ...
over 9 years by hoganem
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Nail size
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over 9 years by hoganem
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Making a Equilateral Triangle picture frame
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over 9 years by hoganem
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PLEASE HELP with a septic problem
You have to vent the drains through the attic directly through the roof to the outside, not just into the attic. My new house, a stick built, has ...
over 9 years by hoganem
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what is a 3/4 rough in
Rough-In could refer to the amount of work the plumber is going to do. I had a house built this year and the plumber just roughed-in everything. ...
over 9 years by hoganem
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soundproofing
I too, just built a house, I wasn't worried about sound on the floor below just the sound getting through the walls. I insulated all the walls. T...
over 9 years by hoganem
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The "must-have" tool box
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over 9 years by hoganem
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FLOWGUARD GOLD
Like most legal situations, the best thing to do is pay for the replacement yourself. Then send a copy of the bill to the homebuilder asking that h...
over 9 years by hoganem
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Hooking up two water heaters
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over 9 years by hoganem
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