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I understand the electrical code which demands that boxes be of a particular size according to the number of wires which are inside of the box. Can someone expl...
I understand the electrical code which demands that boxes be of a particular size according to the number of wires which are inside of the box. Can someone expl...
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answersI bought a condo a year ago. Lately, I've noticed lots of black marks on the ceilings and walls in places that I couldn't have knocked against. A handyman told ...
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answersI've noticed that on occasion there is hard white stuff that forms in the pipe under the toilet tank plug. It has happened to all of the toilets in our house. A...
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answersI think we can handle the cleaning & painting of the paneling with all of the good advice from all of you. How though, can we either paint over or remove the...
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answersI have an outlet that is controlled via a switch. I want to install a ceiling fan and want to use the existing wall switch. The outlet I want to make unswitched (...
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answersCurrently I have no circuit breakers in a fuse box in other words I have all my rooms wired and I am holding a handful of wires waiting to attach them to the fuse...
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answersI have two switches (one in the house and one in the garage) that control the garage lights. I want to add an outlet for a shop light in the garage off of the ga...
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answersI am installing a prehung french door in an opening between my family room and den. The opening is about 6 inches larger than the prehung assembly. I want to kn...
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answersI am restoring an old 2000 sq.ft. tin ceiling. I have replaced all the badly rusted panels with new, that I had a tin smith duplicate. The remaining panels I have...
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answersWe are trying to buy an older house. The inside windows have rope pulleys to slide them up and down. Some of these ropes are broken. How can we fix them, if it is...
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answersThe answer to this question has eluded me since I started working at a hardware store at age 14. I'm now 22 and still searching. Where does the fact that nails ar...
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answershow do i sharpen a file and what chemical do i use and where can i get it?
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answersThe answer to this question has eluded me since I started working at a hardware store at age 14. Where does the fact that nails are sized with the word "penny" or...
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answersI read a book on collage and one of the techniques is photocopy transfer. With a cotton ball, they dab cellulose thinner to the back side of the photocopy and tur...
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answersI would like to setup my workshop in the basement which has a French Drain along the interior walls. What's the best way to prevent sawdust, woodchips, and drill...
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answerssome really nice kitchen cabinets were shown (along w/a factory tour) during a recent show. anyone know the manufacturer?(details - the stain was ~firebrand cherr...
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answersI am restoring a new house that has a lot of painted over and varnished over wookwork. Any recommendations on a heat gun and which temperature works best? Also,...
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answersI read a book on collage and one of the techniques is photocopy transfer. With a cotton ball, they dab cellulose thinner to the back side of the photocopy and tur...
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answersMy husband and I are in the process of purchasing an 88 year old victorian style home. The people who live there now have done a great job of attempting to restor...
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answersI am inquiring regarding a stereo component stand I say in a show. Bob was updating an individual's home entertainment center. There was a distinctive looking b...
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