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I have a pretty old shower that one of its handle is broken. It can spin but does not do anything. I am trying to take it apart but can not find any screw or plat anywhere. I try to just pull it and the top broke a part, but still does not come off. What brand of handle is this? How do I take it...

My house was hit by a tree during Sandy. A few rafters was broken/cracked. The roof contractor had come and replaced a few broken rafters. However, I found there are still 3 rafters with cracks, some about 2 to 3 feet long, not being replaced or reinforced. I wonder if I should insist to have...

Our roof was broken and leaking. So the drywall in the wall and ceiling was soak with water for a day. Now we have put on tarp on the roof and leak has stopped. We have fans on and plenty of ventilation in the room. Do we need tear off all the drywall that was wet? I got different opinion from...

My second floor toilet drain pipe has a wide, about half inch gap between the pipe and the floor. What should I use to fill the gap? cement, grout or other material? Attached picture is view of first floor ceiling, after opened it up.

What is the difference between IC and none IC? Does the IC has insulation build in to prevent the case get hot? Can I just simply wrap some silicon or heat insulation sheet around an none IC recessed light house and be able to put insulation right around? I already have insulation in the...

Our shower is leaking. I opened up the ceiling under stair under where the show pan is and cut out part of the subfloor. I can see some cracks about 1/2"x2", as in the attached image. The top of the cut in the picture is the edge of the shower pan. This old show pan seems made of aluminum or...

Hi, We bought the costco laminate with preattached underlayment for first floor that is concrete slab. I am thinking to put an extra layer of underlayment for better insulation. I was recommended to use "selitac underlayment". I wonder would the extra underlayment cause any problem in the long...

I need to joint copper pipes in a straight line. Off from the wall when testing, the coupling fit into the pipe tight but ok. However, when up in the ceiling, it is extremely hard to put the coupling totally onto the pipe, it can goes in only about 1/8". It is probably because it is slightly...

We have a very old shallow water water pump that stopped working. It was working before then I turn the whole thing off for a few weeks. When turn it on, I can see the motor turn and running dry. Then the circuit breaks after about 30 seconds. I suspect it need to prime. However, I don't see any...

Hi, I am try to replace some pipes for my heating system. I wonder if pex tubing is suitable for baseboard radiator heating? I search on the pex sites and called pex tubing companies. They think it is OK to use the pex. However, my plumber think it is not a good idea. The boiler's temperature is...

I am planning to put a 8"x16" steel plate under a 4" lolly column, on top of concrete foundation/post. Is "A36 Steel Plate" the one I should use? Or should I use stainless steel plate? Any special treatment to the plate and bottom of the lolly column to prevent corrosion? Thanks

Hello, everybody. I am replacing the load bearing wall with a steel beam supported by three 4" steel column posts. There is just one floor of bedroom and bathroom above the beam supports. I dug a little bit of where the steel column posts supposed to stand. It is on the old foundation, looks...

I would like to use top flange joist hangers on a main beam made of two 1 3/4" LVL beams Is it OK to nail or screw in the LVL beam in that direction? I don't know how strong the layers of LVL hold on together and am afraid of split the layers. Any suggestion? Thanks

Hi, I am trying to rebuild one of our load bearing wall. In side the old wall, there is a vent pipe (the one the goes up and stick out of roof) that is connecting to some old, no longer used drain. Above, I am pretty much sure there are no drain connect to it. The pipe goes under to claw space...

For a 2.0E LVL, proximately how much stronger is one 3 1/2" x 9 1/2" LVL vs two 1 3/4" x 9 1/2" bond together, assume the two LVL are binded accroding to the manufactory's guide ? I can get two 1 3/4" at HD for about $55 each. However, to order a 3 1/2", it cost $260 from a local lumber yard.

We just bought an old two story house (1959). There is a load bearing wall inside of the room on the first floor. On top of this room are second floor bedrooms, bathroom and a porch. The headers of this load bearing wall (the orange part in the attachment house3.jpg) are damaged by termite. The...