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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...

Wall Is 32' long and contains two 10' wide garage doors. It butts a lot of wind and I'm just beefing it up so I have more to brace the gable end.

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...

yes, mine has a magnetic weather strip.

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...

Thats fine Thanks!

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 was just told be the local pump shop that if, with the well cap removed, I can hear the pump running that the well is low on water. Could this be caused by construction in the area?

With pump running I'm reading 240V on both start and run circuits. Shouldn't the start circuit drop out? Or is the capacitor giving me the voltage? Starter is only capactor to start.

I removed the cap from the well and listened to the pump. Most of the time (not all the time) when running I can hear a mecahnical chatter almost like a valve clattering. I can also hear faint gurgleing after pump cuts out. We have company now but I will run it later while listening until I...

Thanks Glennjanie. I already check the tank precharge and it was good.

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...