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I am thinking about a wifi thermostat that needs a C wire. I read about converting my G wire to a C wire and then jumping the G and Y at the furnace. This is supposed to work the fan with the A/C, and since the furnace controls the fan anyway, it shouldn't be a problem. My 2 questions: Is...

The boxwoods seem to be doing OK. I have been using a soaker hose. The hydrangea seems to be a problem. It was planted at the same time and the flowers have half closed up and it is dropping. I hope this is just the shock that I have heard about.

I just planted 11 boxwoods in the front of my house. How much water do they need to 'set in' to the yard? I live near Chicago, and it hasn't rained in a while - but it looks like it might tonight.

My kitchen fooring is the sheet laminate that you can buy at any big box hardware store. It has been that since before I bought the place. What is weird though is that there is a slick spot to the left of the sink, in the corner of the counter area. If I step there w/o thinking about it, my...

I was just at the Bears/Steelers game on Sunday. Pretty good game. :D

The emails to him have seem to cut down. I don't know if he took some initiative, after my email and his apparent indifference, or not. I do know that so far, so good. I hope that it continues

Are you referring to the circular, battery powered push lights, or something else?

Why not vinyl? It should be durable enough to withstand the elements.

I have never heard of someone tying the install into the purchase of a particular window.

Are you talking about not having a top plate? I would definitely have a top plate for the wall. I see no problems nailing into the joists for the first floor though. I am not sure that I understand completely what you are asking.

I know that I should scour the codes here, but I think this would be the same in most places. I have a detached garage. I know (I think) that when your garage is attached, you need a fire-rated door between the house and garage. Since mine is detached, I assume that I can replace the door...

I am slowly starting to landscape the yard. I think this house has had zero landscaping for 50+ years. For now, I have just bought that plastic edging that is really cheap and using that. Other then not looking the best, is there really any other disadvantage to this stuff that I am not...

Professional curmudgeon.

My skin would burn.

The forums here are for any questions: big or small.

I ripped up some old tiles in this house that I am now pretty sure had asbestos in them. I am still living, and it was approx 900+ sq ft of tile. I am not saying that this is the best approach, but it is what I did.

That looks pretty nice. I am going to suggest that to my parents, as they are looking for something on their deck.

I had to take a shower at my brother's house a while ago, and he had one of those big 8" or so shower heads. I was thinking about getting on here. Will that decrease the water pressure that I will get in the shower?

That would be shorter to type. Hm....finally a solution I can live with (I posted similarly to several forums for more ideas).

I have a very common combination of first and last names. Both are in the top 10 for most common in the US for quite a few years. Anyway, my job hired a new guy who uses my name. His legal first name is completely different and our email addresses are based on legal names. My legal first name...