Recent content by EricK

Someone please correct me if so needed. I'm not an electrician but I think this would be one approach that you may like.... If you do not want to run new Romex down the wall and add a new switch which would require you to remove the junction box and replace it with a larger one to accommodate a...

Have you considered a french drain around the perimeter of your house? I don't mean the type that was originally put around the base of the wall. This would be one that is about 4 ft away from the house and about 2 ft down and 6 in wide. Basically, you make a trench around the house that would...

For what it's worth, before adding a matching color caulk, I would consider blowing compressed air into the gap to clean out any dirt or water. one of those cans for cleaning off keyboards would be perfect. Then I would clean out the space with rubbing alcohol. That stuff will mix with any...

To eliminate the dimmer as the problem, remove the dimmer and put in a normal light switch. Then you can see if the light is working properly. If the light works properly, you may need to get a different dimmer that's compatible with the type of light on your fan

For what it's worth, here's my two cents. I run a handyman business and every once in a while a seller wants me to fix something for them so they can sell their house. I hate those jobs. They often want me to do it the cheapest way possible just so they can sell the house. I don't do cheap work...

I'm afraid my reply is probably coming after you finished your project. Mud and tape can make a pretty strong surface. It works wonders around junction boxes when the hole is too big for the box. I don't see why it wouldn't work in your application. Especially if the tile will cover it once it's...

If I'm not mistaken, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, the metal channels are for outside corners. I would use paper tape. In my opinion it's a better for inside corners and gaps like that.

I was wondering how things worked out. I have a new bottle of it in my work van. Used it just the other day to remove a very bad caulking job in order to replace it with a better one. Just makes the job a little easier. Hope you didn't struggle too much getting all that caulking out. It's such a...

Funny, it's called grout caulk. 😁

Jeff, if I'm not mistaken the product is labeled as siliconized grout. It's not in the store with the other caulking products, it's with the grout and mortar. But it basically looks like a tube of caulking. Robob74. Color-wise, that'll be a little bit of a mismatch because it's bright white...

I work as a handyman and I see this a lot. Whenever you have two different directions coming together like a wall and a countertop it's better to use caulk than grout. the slight movement between the two directions causes cracking in the grout. You see this also in bathrooms along the corners of...

*Gap filling :)

I'm with Jeff Handy on the PL Polyurethane. Great stuff. I believe it's also paintable. I agree on the Gorilla Glue also. It does foam... a lot of you use too much. However, you can cut away the extra once it is dried. Because it foams it can also be gap filming if you want to close some...

I'm in West Sacramento. The air quality sucks!

It's been a while and I'm wondering if you tried that product I recommended. I used it again myself the other day and it came in really handy to remove a really bad caulking job from a shower/tub. Just interested to know your thoughts if you tried it and how your project turned out