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I have really a lot of caulking to do for weather sealing and my hands aren't what they used to be. It's battery vs air. I don't need to do super thick urethane, might mostly end up acrylic-silicone formula. Batteries - I really hate batteries and I have plenty of not-quite-worn-out ones to...

I am starting to rough in a new 12" deep utility sink, no garbage disposal or water filter, using existing 1 1/2" copper drain, existing copper supply, and new 1 1/2" ABS vent. Plumber will set angle of p-trap arm and check everything. What's the shortest poss. tailpiece, are there better and...

I have a tight spot in the attic crawl where a new waste vent for a new sink will go. It would be easier to use 2 neoprene transition couplings for 1-1/2 inch ABS to 1-1/2 inch ABS, if there is such a thing, instead of using ABS adhesive in this position. Is there a Proflex/Fernco/PlumbQuick or...

I moved my stove so it's a straight shot up to the range-hood vent pipe, ditched a very ugly diagonal vent pipe that was there. Now I have a litle bit of ugly gas-supply pipe exposed now. Is it safe to have plumber conceal a log-lighter type shutoff valve in the wall, near the floor, and...

1930 stucco home, 80% of roof is flat with box gutters etc. 20% is clay tile with no gutters. The clay tiles overhang only about 3 inches beyond stucco, see picture. There are windows underneath, not shown. After window repairs, expert window technician said I should install gutters up there...

Under existing house, is it any harder/more expensive to form and pour ten 2'x2' spot footings with 2-4 embedded anchor bolts 3/4 inch 16 inches apart, compared to form and pour with 1 embedded post base and no anchor bolts? Along perimeter, clearance is as little as 18 inches from grade to...

What is reasonable to expect of a concrete contractor who helps repair or retrofit an existing house by adding partial new concrete footings with anchor bolts? I expect that carpenter will use no shims at all to support the house, because Simpson and USP connectors seem to require continuous...

Can a palm nailer loaded with a 1 1/2 inch nail, plus a person's palm, fit in a 5 1/2 inch space between bottom of floorboard and top of a girder below? What about a 3 inch nail? Prefer fullsize palm nailer as contractor more likely to have one, but mini OK if that's what it takes. The 5 1/2...