removing mirroe from wall
If it is glued to the wall there is going to be some dmage to the wall. The glue is stuck to the wall. The best way might be to bust the mirror and then try and r...
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wire size
110 volt AC requires only a single pole breaker.
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cathedral cieling
You also can't just cut out ceiling joists. They are holding up ceilings in the adjacent rooms. You need to head them off some how. Ther is a lot more to it than...
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Another question about knob and tube wiring
I ahd a knob tube house that had 2 conductor sheathed electrical cable style cable running down from the 2nd floor to the basement for the power. It turned out th...
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3 way switch variation
At the first switch.Black from power in to the common on the switch.Black from fixture to Black from 3 wire cable to switch2white from power in to white from fixt...
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Lights/Outlets per Circuit
The bathroom outlet must be gfci and only bathroom outlets are allowed. You can do more than one bthroom but only bathrooms.
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Copper-Clad Aluminum Wiring
I have never heard of copper clad aluminum. When was this house built? Are you sure it is not tin or nickle plated copper?
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wire size
It doesn't protect the recepticle it protects the wire.
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gaps between walls and roof
You could install joists and put in a ceiling.
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access door
BEst fix I can think of is to dig a sump hole and install a sump pump in the crawl space.
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foundation pouring for addition
That is a small amount of concrete to order, less than 1/2 yard. You probaly couldn't get it deliver anyway. Where I live there is a place that has these trailers...
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Concrete slab pour
What are attempting would work if this was a stand alone builing as the entire slab would float as a unit. Since this is attached to a house you will need a 4 foo...
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Conduit versus NM-B
MNB is not dangerous. It's Chicago thing. For some reason they require conduit everywhere.
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Ceiling Fan Unwound
I have not seen a ceiling fan that screwed on the extention rod. They always have a pin and plastic ball socket. It sounds like somone may have made up their own ...
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Considering stair redesign
It is possible the wall runs down to the lower floor. Unless the stairs are open underneath the wall most likely doesn't break at the stairs.
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pc monitor burned out
A surge protector won't do you any good if you don't have a ground. Unless you were hit by lightning or a severe power surge the missing ground is not the cause o...
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passing continuous power through switch
If you only have a 2 wire and a 3wire cable you do not have enough wires for a 3 way switch and power out to other devices.
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will an in-line 220 switch operate 110
Recheck the rating info on the switch. It might the MAX voltage is 220v. Most switch ratings are max limits as current and voltage unless this switch has some sor...
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looking for cable guide/raceway
DWV= drain waste ventIs this an walk in attic with a floor? Is that why you are concerned about damage? I wasn't thinking of nails but maybe some of those clamps ...
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looking for cable guide/raceway
There is no requirement to run A/V cables in a raceway in the attic. You could just use a wooden board to keep them organized.
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