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  0 Thread: Laser level??
Post: RE: Laser level??
goaliedad Wrote: (10-07-2024, 11:27 AM) -- I will be needing a laser lever an upcoming project, maybe two. Not looking to mortgage my house, but I realize you get what you pay for. What is a good...
 bottd Home Improvement 31 5,561 10-07-2024, 06:31 PM
  0 Thread: Moisture
Post: RE: Moisture
contendernut Wrote: (09-29-2024, 12:50 PM) -- I built a 12 by 16 storage shed. It was planned to only be for storage. Construction consisted of concrete piers 6” off ground, treated 2x10  I then ...
 bottd Home Improvement 3 799 09-29-2024, 02:25 PM
  0 Thread: water softener drain -- how to connect 1/2 flex into 3/4 pvc
Post: RE: water softener drain -- how to connect 1/2 fle...
brax71 Wrote: (08-24-2024, 01:12 PM) -- thanks guys! the best i had come up with on my own was cobbling something together with compression fittings intended for drip irrigation.  with the barbe...
 bottd Home Improvement 5 1,126 08-24-2024, 03:03 PM
  0 Thread: Electrical box question (was damaged)
Post: RE: Electrical box question (was damaged)
Stwood_ Wrote: (07-07-2023, 05:54 PM) -- "Here", not your place apparently, the power co controls the meter box. No one is to pull that meter besides them. And that goes for the box. It's a meter bo...
 bottd Home Improvement 21 6,129 07-07-2023, 06:46 PM
  0 Thread: Replacing Electrical Panel
Post: RE: Replacing Electrical Panel
I can't speak to the cost but I did my own 30 years ago, called the electric company and they pulled the meter and dropped the service. I replaced the meter base and panel, my only surprise was when I...
 bottd Home Improvement 24 7,790 10-13-2022, 05:51 PM
  0 Thread: On the top, bottom, or side? - freezers that is
Post: RE: On the top, bottom, or side? - freezers that i...
DogwoodTales Wrote: (09-25-2022, 04:07 PM) -- Looking to buy a new fridge. What are your pros/cons about having the freezer on the top, the bottom, or a side by side unit? Thanks -- Have had them...
 bottd Home Improvement 42 9,370 09-25-2022, 06:44 PM
  0 Thread: Need some of this
Post: RE: Need some of this
Gregor1 Wrote: (05-02-2022, 04:23 PM) -- Thanks for the responses. I didn't find quite what I need, but at least now I know what I am looking for. -- https://www.amazon.com/Q-Legrand-WP1014-WH-V1-L...
 bottd Woodworking 9 4,104 05-02-2022, 05:24 PM
  0 Thread: pocket door install in new wall?
Post: RE: pocket door install in new wall?
Yes, Johnson makes some great pocket door systems and there are a few youtube videos that show exactly the installation process.
 bottd Home Improvement 11 5,075 04-27-2022, 07:04 PM
  0 Thread: Testing an HVAC Unit
Post: RE: Testing an HVAC Unit
crokett™ Wrote: (11-11-2021, 03:49 PM) -- Someone I know moved a small  house for his in-laws.  He has the HVAC unit (heat pump) from before the house was moved.  He wants to test it before installin...
 bottd Home Improvement 11 3,402 11-13-2021, 02:00 PM
  0 Thread: How do you shingle the peak with architectural shingles?
Post: RE: How do you shingle the peak with architectural...
Dumb_Polack Wrote: (11-08-2021, 08:51 AM) -- Hi, So I'm re-shingling the roof on our shed I build 15+ yrs ago.  I accidentally bought architectural shingles vs the 3-tab ones that were on there.  ...
 bottd Home Improvement 14 5,126 11-08-2021, 09:59 PM
  0 Thread: Replace heat and air in my house
Post: RE: Replace heat and air in my house
gear jammer Wrote: (10-03-2021, 08:10 PM) -- I've gotten two bids on central heat and air. Both are 13 seer AC. 16 seer is another $450 dollars. Do I need the higher ratings in an AC unit. I'm in NW ...
 bottd Home Improvement 13 5,508 10-04-2021, 03:40 PM
  0 Thread: wiring/conduit question
Post: RE: wiring/conduit question
Thinking about connecting that 10 gauge wire to outlets - just asking - But pigtailing the outlets in with 12 gauge wire would be perfectly acceptable, right?
 bottd Home Improvement 31 12,480 09-20-2021, 05:39 AM
  0 Thread: HVAC Install
Post: RE: HVAC Install
TDKPE Wrote: (06-22-2021, 02:22 PM) -- I guess I'm too late, but the exceptions you're probably referring to are in Article 440, and allow an "oversized" breaker or fuse value than the wire gauge wou...
 bottd Home Improvement 10 5,023 06-22-2021, 03:10 PM
  0 Thread: HVAC Install
Post: RE: HVAC Install
bottd Wrote: (06-14-2021, 03:50 PM) -- I agree if I was buying the wire from scratch it would make sense to just go with the 10 gauge but I have at least 100 feet of 12/2 in both romex and bx sitting...
 bottd Home Improvement 10 5,023 06-22-2021, 02:10 PM
  0 Thread: HVAC Install
Post: RE: HVAC Install
I agree if I was buying the wire from scratch it would make sense to just go with the 10 gauge but I have at least 100 feet of 12/2 in both romex and bx sitting on a shelf in my shop and was hoping to...
 bottd Home Improvement 10 5,023 06-14-2021, 03:50 PM
  0 Thread: HVAC Install
Post: RE: HVAC Install
EricU Wrote: (06-13-2021, 09:21 PM) -- Someone asked this exact question on Mike Holt forums last year and I don't understand the answers. -- I know generally speaking 12 gauge for 20 amps, 10 gaug...
 bottd Home Improvement 10 5,023 06-13-2021, 09:41 PM
  0 Thread: HVAC Install
Post: HVAC Install
My day job is commercial HVAC, zero installs...all repair and maintenance. I have been ask to help with a charity install of a Mitsubishi VRF system this coming weekend. The equipment is already bough...
 bottd Home Improvement 10 5,023 06-13-2021, 06:27 PM
  0 Thread: drop point utility knife blade
Post: RE: drop point utility knife blade
KyleD Wrote: (06-12-2021, 02:45 PM) -- Why doe nobody make a drop point blade for utility knives? I carry a folding utility knife around and am always dulling or breaking the very tip. A drop point w...
 bottd Woodworking 7 3,491 06-12-2021, 08:07 PM
  0 Thread: canless lights and the electrical code
Post: RE: canless lights and the electrical code
EricU Wrote: (06-04-2021, 09:56 AM) -- There are a lot of led lights that go in a hole in the ceiling and have a remote junction box.  I see they sell brackets to attach the junction box to the light...
 bottd Home Improvement 14 11,103 06-07-2021, 04:16 PM
  0 Thread: Gluing, then screwing two pieces of wood for improved structural performance
Post: RE: Gluing, then screwing two pieces of wood for i...
taxman Wrote: (05-28-2021, 11:37 AM) -- Hi, Any idea why the cover would affect the compressor? I was about to install such a device, mainly to stop/slow rain coming in the back and had not consid...
 bottd Woodworking 13 5,609 05-28-2021, 05:20 PM

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