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Hi, I'm working to brace up my gable end wall to strengthen it against wind. I found this video here of what I am trying to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrYL2ooCOxA I cannot do this exactly as shown because my 2x3 gable end studs have other 2x3s fitted diagonally between and in...

Hi, I'm laminating three layers of 2x6 lumber together to form the top plate of a 32' long garage wall. We have a lot of wind. The longest 2x6 I have available is 26' long. 1. I have the bottom layer formed out of two 16' long pieces with join at the center of wall. 2. Middle...

Hi,. I'm installing a Saniflow pumping toilet in the basement of my two storey home. I will also be connecting a bath tub and vanity sink to this pumping toilet. Can I vent this system through a vent connected to a vanity sink on the first floor?? I would be connecting to the vent at a level...

Hi, I have and exterior steel door with magnetic seals along the sides and top. On the bottom the sill is capped with aluminum with a plastic channel threshold. I have replaced the door sweep seal on the bottom of the door and checked to ensure that the holes in the plactic channel are...

Hi, Can I put a fan forced wall insert heater on the same thermostat as a 750W baseboard heater? I'm looking at putting a Dimplex 1000W fan forced wall insert heater on the same thermostat as a 750W baseboard heater in the same room. Thanks!

I have a federal electric control box (capacitor start) on a submersible pump about 300-feet down a drilled well. Its acting as if the well is very low but I find it hard to believe this time of year. If it has to pump the pressure tank up 2-3 times in a short period it will trip out on low...

Hi, I'm installing batt insulation and then vapor barrier in 2x4 framed walls: - Should wiring go behind the batt insulation or should the insulation be tucked behind the wiring? Or should the insulation be split with 1/2 in front and 1/2 behind the wiring? - When installing the vapor...

HI, I'm ready to start framing out the inside of my 8' concrete basement walls. Is ther any reason why I should use 2x4 instead odf 2x3? Would either be easier to work with etc?? I do not need the added strenght of the 2x4's since my walls are 8-foot concrete. Just making a space for wires...

Before I finish the ceiling in my basement I want to run a wire to my attached garage to power my 220V welder. According to the manual the welder should be on a 40 amp circuit. My intention is to use this circuit for only my welder now, but later to power a sub panel when I build a detached...

Hi, I'm considering installing a pellet stove or fireplace in my 8-foot concrete basement. How would the vent be installed? Would it exit through the rim joist or have to go up through the floor above? Could the ceiing be closed in and finished where he pipe exits the basement? The top...

Hi, My house has vinyl siding, tyvek building wrap and an 8-foot basement. I have a leak between the concteate basement and outside 2x10 floor joist. This happened during the spring thaw while there was still snow. I want to stop it so I can develope my basement. Where the leak occured the...