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Finally, replaced a 4-circuit 15A Transfer Switch with a 10-circuit 30A Transfer Switch for a 9000W generator. My issue is the 2-240 dbl breakers that take up 4 of the 10 circuits; one is for the well and 1 for the septic. The septic is gravity flow and 100' + 30' below the home, and there's...

The treads and risers are all oil base stained, and as you can see in the riser's image, they match the floors on the main level. So, now it's time to coat with a satin finish. Being old school, I've always felt oil/oil is best, but what do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The stairs go down to the basement so...

What do I do in this space? This is in my basement with 82" ceiling that is not level with the floor. There is a difference at the top of the tile to the ceiling from left to right that grows from 0 to 3/4" (excuse the blue tape, makes chalking a little easier). Should I just mud it and paint...

I need to put a wall in my basement for a bathroom but have many obstacles to overcome. It has to go in this spot because I already have the shower pan in (curb less) and the plumbing is behind that wall too. Image 1 is where it is going, image 2 and 3 show the obstacles and if you look closely...

I'm refinishing my basement, installing a bathroom and putting 2 heat registers off one down run, one to the bathroom and another to the adjacent room. I put a T in for the down run that goes straight down to the bathroom adding a right angle register at the floor. The down run is 4" coming off...

So, I have an opening to my basement that is only 1 1/2" wider than the new metal exterior Jeld-Winn door we bought. The opening is close to plumb so my question is since there's not enough room to frame it with wood, can I just shim the pre-hung door to the concrete walls (I'll be using mason...

First off please, my heater is capable of handling twice the entire 1500 sf house including the basement which it originally heated; remodeled 4 years ago and added new intake, trunk, simplifying runs, tying old with new but same plant (20 yrs). I'm trying to figure out basically 2 things...

I am putting in a bathroom in an area of my basement that has a concrete floor with small bumps, old epoxy and a spot where the original oil tank for the heater resided - tile would be uneven unless i put a really thick layer of thinset. Tiling the bathroom area while the remaining 200 sf will...

I'm putting in a radiant floor in my basement that has a concrete floor and then tiling over the bathroom area and cork over the work area. I have chosen the Schulter DITRA-Heat system. It will be covering @ a third of the entire basement space. Has anyone any experience installing these and...

My house was built in 1949 by the original landowner who built @ 6 houses on the property before parceling out. It has a basement with 7' ceiling a main floor and an attic room. We remodeled and actually made the roof lighter (cement to aluminum) and put a footing under the extension which...

This is a French door style Jenn-Air refrigerator that's over 10 years old. It is happening on the left side where the center piece attaches that secures the other door when closed. The top part is tearing off and I was hoping there was a glue maybe even out a glue gun that would set up fast so...

We remodeled 4 years ago and put in walk-in shower. The floor drain operates by water weight, a plate in the drain that keeps gases out simply lowers when a certain amount of water gets on top of it and it is fine, spring loaded and fool proof. The problem we are having is something is not...

I have an attic room we remodeled recently. I live in PNW and we do not have central A/C so I have a couple portable units that I vent outside through the wall directly because I have casement windows and the A/C vent adaptors don't work in those windows. The problem in the attic room is I put...

I have a gazebo that sits on a slight slope. The house side where I want the steps (I plan on making them 32" wide) is 12" from the ground to the gazebo deck and the other side due to the slope is 14". My question is, should I just make one step or 2 and what should the depth of the (each) step...

System is constantly draining. I never noticed before and wonder how long it's been draining like that since it is operating correctly, 97% usually available. I had to reroute the drain hose which caught my attention. Is there something I need to replace? Don't want to call the local pro that...

I am finally finishing the residing of the back side of my house. It originally had cedar lap siding and then they applied cedar shake shingles over that. I removed all the shingles and am going to put beveled cedar 1x8 siding over the original siding (I already did this on other parts of the...

So I have a barn 100' from my house that I'd like to connect to the internet. When we had our septic system redone I had to run electrical down there and also laid down in the trench cable I got from Comcast. The cable is sheathed in copper and water proofing gel with 10 wires and a bigger gauge...

The first outlet in a series in my kitchen is the perfect place for a USB plug (I looked for one that was CGFI too but no luck) and would like to move the CGFI to the next outlet. I have heard different things that it doesn't matter but I'm not so sure about that. Can someone confirm whether the...

I always have a tough time with forms but this is such a small project it is not feasible to hire a contractor. I pulled out an old curb along the upper flat part of my driveway because it was old/brittle and only 3 1/2 x 3 1/2. I need to put a fence on top so with a new curb will be able to put...

I have an old wooden gate (@ 60#) being repurposed but I need to build new columns for it. The columns will be stone faced, 12 x 12 x 40 inches finished. The soil is hard clay so I can use it as the form using leveled rebar as my pour guide. The column will be 2x4 pt frame held with simpson...