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Okay, I am finally getting started on this. I couldn't find the Rustoleum refinishing kit locally so I bought the Homax Tough as Tile kit. I'm following the prep directions but have hit a major snag. The kit provided 000 steel wool. I spent a half hour on it and all I did was to polish the...

Yes, it is porcelain. Thanks for the information. I'll check it out.

We are remodeling a guest bathroom in our house. We took out a 42" wide Jacuzzi tub and are replacing it with a 30" apron tub. We had the plumber in to recenter the plumbing for the tub. He was also going to replace the drop in sink. The problem is that the sink is so solidly glued down it...

In a couple of months we will begin a major remodel of our master bathroom. Basically we will be stripping back to the studs and replacing everything. My main concern is replacing our large jetted tub with a soaking tub. I've read some posts at the home improvement center's websites about...

About a year ago we started getting besieged with telemarketing calls. Mainly from solar companies. I mean it was like 20 calls a day. At first I was answering the calls and just hang up. I got tired of that so I bought a better phone with caller ID. Now, if they aren't identified in my phone...

We had a contractor do the rough in of the electrical. Yes, he used plastic boxes (and no, they don't have a grounding straps) I did all the finish wiring and installed the fixtures. What we have is one black wiring coming in to the box and one black wire exiting the box. In some cases there...

I didn't say the house wasn't grounded, if you read my post I said the switches weren't grounded. All of the outlets and fixtures are properly grounded.

I can understand all of that but I guess I was unclear on the topic. I neglected to mention that none of the old switches had grounding lugs. I installed them myself 22 years ago when we built the house. And they aren't an odd brand; they are Levitron Decora switches that I bought at Home...

We started a refresh of our 22 year old kitchen. We are having the cabinets refinished, new appliances, LED lighting and new flooring. I'm replacing the old white outlets and switches with black ones to compliment the granite. I'm finding that all the new switches have a ground screw. Why is...

Yes, they are gable vents. They are about 16-17". I am considering the Hardy panel mentioned above but it would take a long time to cut 5 of them out with a jig saw. I'm open to other ideas.

I am in the process of doing a major refresh of my home's exterior. I need some help with one area that has me stumped. I have round attic vents that were originally installed with the exterior siding. I replaced the siding with Hardy shingles. Because of the layering of the shingles, the...

I have a GE Profile Arctica with the same problem. I have taken apart the freezer section and the fan blades move freely but the fan won't turn on no matter what the control settings are. Since it has been unplugged for several days, there is no frost or ice build up. I have read other posts...