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DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum Today, 09:11 AM
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It’s hard to envision a condensate line back...

It’s hard to envision a condensate line back flowing. But code is code I guess.

If it were mine I would just poke a bigger hole in the cover or take the cover off.
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 06-17-2013, 11:31 AM
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Posted By bud16415
The first time around the cat might have been a...

The first time around the cat might have been a moron the second time I would say the proverb “Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.” would be more correct. In the cats world doing...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 06-13-2013, 10:30 AM
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Posted By bud16415
I just pulled up the linoleum in our new old...

I just pulled up the linoleum in our new old house in the second floor bath the other night. It was laid over tongue n groove flooring and some sort of tar paper first then layers of newspaper for...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 06-12-2013, 12:57 PM
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Posted By bud16415
It’s not really any harder than doing just that....

It’s not really any harder than doing just that. You mentioned cost so that’s a factor. You will be taking off “X” number of square feet of siding and sheathing and the sheathing will be most likely...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 06-12-2013, 06:51 AM
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Posted By bud16415
It’s been my experience once you get the...

It’s been my experience once you get the clapboards off it’s not too hard to figure out what’s behind the sheathing. You will see the nailing and if the sheathing is rough sawn as most of these old...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 06-12-2013, 05:29 AM
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Posted By bud16415
With your location and talking about balloon...

With your location and talking about balloon framing and the type of siding and sheathing you have it sounds like you have a century old structure. I have seen them with sheathing on the outside then...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 06-11-2013, 06:50 AM
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Views: 397
Posted By bud16415
On a similar note a builder bought the old place...

On a similar note a builder bought the old place a few door away from me a while back. He wasn’t planning on living there while renovating but was planning on making it his home not because he loved...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-11-2013, 06:21 AM
Replies: 32
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Posted By bud16415
These kind of threads scare me a little, as it’s...

These kind of threads scare me a little, as it’s always hard to assess someone coming here as to their background knowledge on the subject and it’s not like a plumbing job where you might end up...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 06-11-2013, 05:26 AM
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Posted By bud16415
It depends on many factors. I bought my first...

It depends on many factors. I bought my first house an 1870’s farm house that needed it all and decided to keep paying rent for 2 months so I could do some of the nasty work first. I had a 5 year old...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 06-06-2013, 11:11 AM
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Views: 623
Posted By bud16415
Around here too much thermal mass is a problem...

Around here too much thermal mass is a problem spring and fall. I know a guy that replaced his in floor heat with baseboard heat (hot water). The in floor heat was great all winter but when we would...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation 06-06-2013, 10:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 358
Posted By bud16415
With the wood siding it’s easy to check it with a...

With the wood siding it’s easy to check it with a pen knife or an ice pick to see if its soft. I agree don’t remove it if it’s not rotted. Chances are everything is good above the rim as Neal...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation 06-06-2013, 09:24 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 358
Posted By bud16415
I agree. If it looks like the siding is...

I agree. If it looks like the siding is structural at this point I wouldn’t remove it. That’s why I prefaced my comment in terms of a generic assessment. If it’s vinyl siding or something that...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation 06-06-2013, 08:57 AM
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Posted By bud16415
From a generic point of view, without seeing any...

From a generic point of view, without seeing any photos. You have to assume the addition hasn’t fallen down yet and most of that structure isn’t holding much of the roof at this point. I would remove...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-05-2013, 10:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
I thought about mentioning that but went low tech...

I thought about mentioning that but went low tech with the pull cord idea. I saw the other day something about you will be able to control your whole house from an iPhone. Even the doors will unlock...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation 06-05-2013, 08:41 AM
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Views: 481
Posted By bud16415
I have lived in and with field stone foundations...

I have lived in and with field stone foundations most of my life. They were the best they had to work with 100 years ago and most of the time they never were water tight. If the water got in right...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 06-05-2013, 08:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 353
Posted By bud16415
Do you have a drill with a key chuck or keyless? ...

Do you have a drill with a key chuck or keyless? In both cases sometimes dust like you get from old lath plaster will work its way into the chuck and jam the jaws making them feel like they are...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-05-2013, 07:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
“Just wish I could tie the light switches in...

“Just wish I could tie the light switches in switch box together, then run one separate cable back to other light, so they operate separately.”


That’s exactly what you can do. In fact you can...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-04-2013, 12:47 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
BSB74 There is no reason to look at...

BSB74



There is no reason to look at moving the source power to the switches. It is fine and actually better in your case it is coming to the light first.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-04-2013, 12:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
Yep if it’s just a storage room he could use his...

Yep if it’s just a storage room he could use his switch he has now for the main light just as it is and bypass the switch and run the second light as always on and use a pull cord switch in the back...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-04-2013, 11:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
There are two ways to wire a switch one being how...

There are two ways to wire a switch one being how Villa shows it with power to switch. The other being what I suggested as he now has power to the light (B) he needs to break both circuits at (B) and...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-04-2013, 11:32 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
In that case he will have to add another switch...

In that case he will have to add another switch and its only speculation on how his rooms are finished and what would be best. He did say he won’t hardly ever be in the other room and didn’t want the...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring 06-04-2013, 11:02 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 624
Posted By bud16415
If you are ok with LSA being in the same box as...

If you are ok with LSA being in the same box as LSB, you show them side by side in your drawing. They make a switch that controls 2 lights from a single box. You don’t have to run a new wire to the...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 06-03-2013, 07:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 443
Posted By bud16415
Thanks Gary and Neal I thought about some...

Thanks Gary and Neal

I thought about some kind of caulk as Neil suggested but that seemed to require a pretty close fit on the foam pieces. I thought the expanding spray foam would be more...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 05-31-2013, 06:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 443
Posted By bud16415
Good read and great video. I’m shortly...

Good read and great video.

I’m shortly going to be in the process of sealing up and insulating the kitchen I’m remodeling in my old house. It would be great to have a pro come in and spray the...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 05-20-2013, 05:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,626
Posted By bud16415
There are a variety of shoe moldings and base...

There are a variety of shoe moldings and base moldings out there. Your base board is pretty plain looking and painted. You could look around and find something taller than the regular .75 quarter...
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