Hydronic vs electric radiant heat & a source
We are currently updating an old house. The large kitchen has no heat source currently except a woodstove. The old ineeficient oil fired boiler can't take on an...
We are currently updating an old house. The large kitchen has no heat source currently except a woodstove. The old ineeficient oil fired boiler can't take on an...
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answersI am about to have vinyl siding installed on my home.I don't know much about siding, what to look for;what not to....etc. I just don't want to get "taken".
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answersSituation: I remodeled our home 2 years ago ( added a 2nd story,MBRM with a 2 head shower, 2 vanity sinks, a Lg tub. toilet and 40 Gal water htr) Aproximately ...
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answersI'm doing some work in a bathroom and not having good luck with the grout. Is sanded grout more effective than unsanded grout (especially in joints about 1/2 inch...
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answersI am looking for contractors in the Danvers, MA area for a complete kitchen remodel. Any other tips would be helpful.
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answersI am looking for names of contractors in the Danvers, MA area to put up a full dormer on a Cape with an unfinished upstairs. Any other tips would be appreciated.
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answersI would like to create a custom shower shapeand utilize a tile or poored cement mateial.What cement materials are avaliable to create a floor and walls with that ...
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answersI am trying to solve a problem with a room situated between the garage and the porch. Currently, the room is on a slab with a short piled carpet. I would like to...
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answersMy husband and I are buying our first home- a brick detached house on a long and narrow lot, built in 1920 in a quiet but urban neighborhood. The living room lead...
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answersI recently purchased a Craftsman 10" table saw. On the side, the motor is listed as 3600 (or close to that) RPMs. However, the book said I must use a blade rate...
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answersi have a toilet that runs water for 30-45 seconds about once an hour. what can i do to correct this?? thanks
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answersi have a toilet that runs water for 30-45 seconds about once an hour. what can i do to correct this?? thanks
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answersI am planning an addition and thought I wouldre-use a lot of exterior brick from a wallwhich will come down. But I find it's pretty difficult to clean mortar fro...
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answersWe have removed carpet, linoleum, and tar paper from tongue and groove pine flooring only to find DEEP black stains. We have tried numerous solvents and sanded a...
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answersI live in a Sears home built in 1916. It was originally a farm house that we moved into town. I am trying to strip the paint from the upstairs doors (the layers...
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answersI have purchased some exterior latex paint I intended to use this last fall. I forgot all about it and left the 5 gal container outside in the cold all winter. ...
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answersThis project is a four unit two story building, built in 1926, in Hollywood, CA.Originally, it had unvented gas heaters in several rooms of each apartment. Code ...
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answersI have a wall in my basement that is covered in wallboard. I intend to remove it and either paint or put up wallpaper. There are some areas behind the wallboard...
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