We have two HVAC systems: one is a forced-air Carrier LP furnace and the other is an outside combo gas/AC unit by Janitrol (Goodman). It was instal...
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Recently I installed 3/4" hardwood floors in our living room, leaving the requisite space for expansion around the perimeter of the room, including...
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Sylvan, What is your opinion of tankless water heaters for use in my situation? Thank you for taking the time to write.
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Other than faster receovery time, what is the advantage to having a gas water heater in my situation? Are they not more dangerous? I recall havi...
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I have a large, oval tub in the master bath for which our electric 40 gallon water heater does not supply adequate hot water. The tub is 60" lo...
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Thanks for the reply! The concrete had been painted at one point by previous owners, so it has the remains of paint helter-skelter. What sho...
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Enclosing our front porch, which is a concrete slab, our plans are to install quarry tile. My question is do we need to install a moisture barr...
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I am enclosing our 8' X 28' porch. The windows will be double-paned, the floor a quarry tile. The ceiling will be insulated and two ceiling fans in...
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My wife loves to take hot baths with the large tub filled as full as possible. We have a 40 gallon hot water heater. She says it is not adequate to...
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A leak has develope over our front porch, shich has a roof of low pitch. An old house, the roof decking is tongue and groove--I forget the thicknes...
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We used to have that problem every couple of years when using poisons, including the kind that claim the rodent will leave the premises to die.Pois...
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By "within the windings," do you mean inside the motor itself?What is the solution to the problem if connections TO the motor are good? A new motor?
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How do i remove the vinyl covering the soffits? Do I just bend it downward and snap it out of hte J-channels? (or whatever those L-shaped holders a...
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There are NO soffit vents in this old house. The overhange is 12" or so and are covered with vinyl and there is solid wood underneath. I suppose I ...
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Is it possible to retrofit the soffits with vents? Is there a formula for how many per square foot of roof?
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That sounds intersting. Where would I find such a strip of zinc?
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We have problems with ice dams on occasion on our roof. I am tracking down the source of the warm air leaks into the attic, but with a folding stai...
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What about a bleach solution? Would that work on these gowths that resemble the lichen/algae that grows on tree bark and rocks?
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I clean off rust with one of those rotary brush attachments that go in your drill.Then prime with Rustoleum metal primer and paint with latex or oi...
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I have a small leak in the roof over my porch. It seems as if a shingle has cracked and I have determined that is causing the leak. Is there a per...
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