Recent content by Curmudgeon10

Thanks very much.

I need to cleanout my shower drain, which is covered by the whatever-it-is-named in the picture. How do I remove this and reinstall without doing any damage to the shower?

This is a small set of stairs --- five risers --- and about half the material is already on hand, leftover from the deck project. I'll be making these stairs, just around the corner from the deck, match with Trex and cable railing. Currently everything is wood, with painted wood...

That might work except squirrels are so numerous around here and so stupid, I'd probably get 50 of them taking one or two knaws before they figured out it didn't taste good. Result: the same.

This thread is quite old now, old enough to report that I constructed my mounting plate from PVC and used garden variety plumber supply PVC Cement. It's weathering quite nicely. For the individual(s) who wondered about or advised against painting PVC in an outdoor application, you need to...

I painted the locks with white lacquer from a rattle can. Looks like a factory finish. The exterior of the window is vinyl clad, so no painting. However, the original install 13 years ago included several non treated nails on the bottom track, which were rusting. Cleaned up all the rust, and...

So I am re-decking and re-railing our deck this spring. We have a great view over landscaping down to a good sized community pond. My wife hates the vinyl covered 1x1 balusters we have now due to view blockage. We have been kicking around the idea of using one of the railing systems that uses...

That is a great idea! Thanks.

I've hung a Jeld Wen custom pantry door with full view glass. If I install a "standard" knob, it has a 2-3/8" backset, which places the knob/escutcheon plate well off center to the left in the stile, nearly to the edge of the stile. If I could find a set with ~ 1-3/4" backset, then it would...

Thanks Fireguy.

I'm answering my own post: I've found what I need. It's called a "duplex" rocker light switch. Now I need to find it in black.

In my kitchen remodel, I need to incorporate three switch functions for various groups of lights. All the wiring to do this is available at one three gang box. For a number of reasons, it's impractical to add a fourth box. Currently, the three gang box consists of (left to right) a single...

Good idea. I find that I can get the operators replaced in white. I'll see if I can find someone who will handle four small parts.

I have a pair of casement windows with dual locks on each and a crank operator at the bottom. Everything is finished in bronze. I've determined the manufacturer (Truth) doesn't have one for one replacements for the hardware in the color I want, white. The question is how to select and apply...

Yea, I did a pretty good survey of those types of businesses near my house and came up with a goose egg. The best I could get was "if you donate and deliver, we'll sell it (Habitat)." It looks like everything but the banana shaped island piece will be used by one of our daughters, who has a...