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  0 Thread: Tools for PEX plumbing
Post: RE: Tools for PEX plumbing
My $0.02 as a DIY plumber: First you need to decide if you'll be using PEX A or PEX B as the two have different joinery systems. PEX B is more common, so I'll focus on that. For installing fi...
 MKepke Home Improvement 4 305 05-16-2024, 09:16 AM
  0 Thread: Offset venting for replacement kitchen fan?
Post: RE: Offset venting for replacement kitchen fan?
EricU Wrote: (03-20-2024, 06:10 PM) -- The way I'm interpreting those studs, you may end up cutting into the perpendicular adjoining wall cavity.  Then it becomes a real mess. I think it makes sense ...
 MKepke Home Improvement 10 852 03-20-2024, 08:27 PM
  0 Thread: Kitchen Wall Cabinet Over Tile?
Post: RE: Kitchen Wall Cabinet Over Tile?
If aesthetics aren’t a concern, you could put the cabinets right over the tile. I’d try to use a French clear type system to simplify hitting the studs. A diamond drill bit and a helper with a s...
 MKepke Home Improvement 5 657 03-20-2024, 10:15 AM
  0 Thread: Offset venting for replacement kitchen fan?
Post: RE: Offset venting for replacement kitchen fan?
Snipe Hunter Wrote: (03-20-2024, 07:29 AM) -- Curious.. why do you want to run the duct in the stud cavity as opposed to a bulkhead over the hood? -- Yes, great question. The designated space for th...
 MKepke Home Improvement 10 852 03-20-2024, 08:44 AM
  0 Thread: Offset venting for replacement kitchen fan?
Post: Offset venting for replacement kitchen fan?
Anyone run into the situation where they needed to offset in-the-wall ductwork? My particular problem is that I need to exhaust a kitchen range hood down a stud cavity. The centerline of the stud ...
 MKepke Home Improvement 10 852 03-19-2024, 08:52 AM
  0 Thread: Laying tile
Post: RE: Laying tile
Hmm..that's an interesting design (is that a cold-room/root cellar below that space?) I'm just a DIY'er but I'd be inclined to treat it like a deck on a flat roof: pitch the floor (roof) away from ...
 MKepke Home Improvement 15 1,197 03-19-2024, 08:37 AM
  0 Thread: Short in electric cooktop
Post: Short in electric cooktop
Ends well tho. SWMBO was cleaning the electric cooktop and I guess she got a little too liberal with the cleaner: buzz..POP. Breaker tripped. Flipped the breaker and it tripped immediately. ...
 MKepke Home Improvement 0 279 02-05-2024, 11:05 PM
  0 Thread: Dewalt 735. Upgrade or Replace?
Post: RE: Dewalt 735. Upgrade or Replace?
If you stop the machine part way through planing a board you might be able to deduce where in the feed train it’s happening. But you described the problem as ‘ridges’ ‘sanded off easily’ that indic...
 MKepke Woodworking Power Tools 10 1,871 12-19-2023, 09:50 AM
  0 Thread: Buying a big drill press tomorrow. What should I look for?
Post: RE: Buying a big drill press tomorrow. What shoul...
Nice get. I have its Pentair-eta Delta twin sitting in my shop waiting to be powered up. Yours looks in more complete condition than mine. I think I transported mine by removing the head and the ...
 MKepke Woodworking Power Tools 16 2,007 11-14-2023, 09:57 AM
  0 Thread: fiberglass insulation for 12 oc
Post: RE: fiberglass insulation for 12 oc
fixtureman Wrote: (11-01-2023, 05:57 AM) -- You don't want to compress fiberglass as the air in it is the insulation -- You won't get the *rated* R-value for the batt, but who cares if it's cheaper a...
 MKepke Home Improvement 13 2,003 11-01-2023, 06:16 PM
  0 Thread: fiberglass insulation for 12 oc
Post: RE: fiberglass insulation for 12 oc
You might look into rockwool batts instead of fiberglass..I fear you are still staring at having to split batts to fit 12" OC tho. At least rockwool isn't as itchy as fiberglass. That would be its...
 MKepke Home Improvement 13 2,003 10-31-2023, 10:20 PM
  0 Thread: Driveway Replacement
Post: RE: Driveway Replacement
Watching this thread with interest. I have a couple cracked driveway slabs that need replacing. -Mark
 MKepke Home Improvement 8 1,066 10-12-2023, 09:08 AM
  0 Thread: PSA - Nova accessory pricing favorable in Canada
Post: PSA - Nova accessory pricing favorable in Canada
Just a heads up..if you have some way of getting goods cheaply from Canada to the US, some Nova accessories seem to be about 50% of the US price (after exchange rates). I just got a Nova triple bea...
 MKepke Woodturning 4 874 08-08-2023, 12:35 PM
  0 Thread: Securing handrail to concrete stairs question.
Post: RE: Securing handrail to concrete stairs question.
I’ve used Redheads to secure a hand railing. No experience with epoxy. My experience with the Redheads is that they are fairly unforgiving..if you set them too deep, they can’t be raised up. Also...
 MKepke Home Improvement 11 1,391 07-21-2023, 09:43 AM
  0 Thread: School me on (near) trimless interior doors
Post: RE: School me on (near) trimless interior doors
blackhat Wrote: (05-16-2023, 10:24 AM) -- Does the door have to be 80”? -- Arguably no, but there would have to be a really good tradeoff for it. A shortie/hobbit door will look weird since it wil...
 MKepke Home Improvement 6 894 05-16-2023, 11:00 PM
  0 Thread: School me on (near) trimless interior doors
Post: School me on (near) trimless interior doors
I need to add an interior door to the room above the garage. There is a finished opening right now - just standard drywall and metal corner bead. Unfortunately, the room has a sloped ceiling on on...
 MKepke Home Improvement 6 894 05-16-2023, 07:38 AM
  0 Thread: Might be time to replace AC unit
Post: RE: Might be time to replace AC unit
No real insight, but if it's a slow leak I'd be inclined to limp along for another year or two: - motor bearings and the start cap are DIY'able. But you'll need a tech for the refrigerant. - in...
 MKepke Home Improvement 9 1,358 05-12-2023, 10:24 AM
  0 Thread: Ceramic tile did not stick
Post: RE: Ceramic tile did not stick
EightFingers Wrote: (02-03-2023, 01:07 AM) -- Are 12x12 tiles considered large format? -- Snipe Hunter Wrote: (02-03-2023, 06:22 AM) -- Maybe. Close. -- Any dimension exceeding 15" is considered l...
 MKepke Home Improvement 17 2,619 02-06-2023, 09:42 PM
  0 Thread: Ceramic tile did not stick
Post: RE: Ceramic tile did not stick
Was the Mapei polymer-modified? Was the Versabond? Makes a big difference in stickiness if you used an unmodified mortar. Also, your notched trowel seems too small. 16x8 is considered a lar...
 MKepke Home Improvement 17 2,619 01-31-2023, 10:46 PM
  0 Thread: I Need Some Suggestions
Post: RE: I Need Some Suggestions
crokett™ Wrote: (01-30-2023, 03:41 PM) -- I have an older Delta 46-451 lathe.  I am in the middle of changing the headstock spindle belt.  This lathe has 2 belts, one from the motor to the Reeves, on...
 MKepke Woodworking Power Tools 8 2,567 01-31-2023, 10:32 PM

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