Recent content by Shawner

This new project stems from a friend letting me borrow his radon tester. Looks like I'm over the threshold that requires mitigation. I haven't had the tester plugged in for a long time so I'm not positive on the exact concentration but thought sealing the space would be a good start whether...

As long as you can get the source water turned off, you should be able to remove the shaft. It's probably just the rubber puck/washer/sealing element that's worn out. Here's a schematic off google, probably not identical to yours but likely similar...

Burning punky wood or ants won't hurt anything as long as the wood isn't wet (the punky wood will stay spongy way longer than regular wood will). I'd just make sure to keep it all outside until ready to burn, they should stay inside til they're in the firebox (extra BTU's!)

Black. After looking at that link, figure that I could probably use aluminum signs from work. Should be able to make it look nice but if it turns out junky, can always go another route after I guess.

Have an old GE 24" that was original to our home (around 30 years old), picked up a 27" GE off craigslist to replace it when it dies. The new oven is shorter by about 2" than the original. Will I need to find some wood to stain and match the original cabinetry or do they make some sort of...

Yeah, neal's got it, going to rip the whole thing up, just wondering if the paper has to come up to. Now starting to think about going back to linoleum and having someone come in and lay it... not too sure about laminate in the kitchen

Found a stain in the ceiling sheetrock downstairs, checked the dishwasher and the pump is leaking (for long enough to form a skunge stalactite off the pump). Pulled it out and pulled up the existing linoleum floor to where the water made it to and let it dry the last 3 days while we've been out...

Thanks for the reply nealtw. I'll take a tape for sure, just hoping they have the right models in stock. Last time I tried buying something from Home Depot and Sears, they only had 2-3 floor models around. EDIT: Just pulled out the old dishwasher and extended the adjustment screws out all the...

My dishwasher died and I've been looking online for a replacement. They're pretty much all spec'd at 35" high. My current opening is only 34 1/4" from the floor to the bottom of the countertop. Is that 35" that's noted in the spec's the maximum height with adjustable legs and I'll be...

I love pretty much all types of junk food but trying to cut back. Favorite right now is Maple Fudge and salt water taffy. These things were the worst ever, I remember getting tricked by the name when I was a kid :(

Getting some cracks in drywall on the walls of my home in a few difference places. Have a fair bit more snow on the roof this year plus I've been walking around up there more than usual (started burning wood so have been up there cleaning the chimney once a month). Would those two things...

One of my previous posts was asking about ice dams. Message back was that if the attic is properly air sealed, insulated and vented.... there shouldn't be any problems. Not having much luck with the venting thing.... the insulation is stuffed into the soffit bays (?) and there is a piece...

I might be reading it wrong but I don't think tilemandan is complaining about him.... I sort of took it the same way I feel about nealtw, it's amazing that he knows as much as he does and whenever I post a question, I'm confident I'll get a good/useful reply from him! So I'll take this...

Not every house has one but every house should (if connected to a municipal source). They're typically located right after the main shutoff valve where the water enters your house.

Going for new, something like this: The pic I originally posted probably confused things, sorry about that (only one I had handy).