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Sparky617 replied to the thread extend/increase height of basement concrete floor:.They will put extruded polystyrene under concrete slabs to insulate floors, so it should be OK. Might go with a slightly thicker slab... -
Sparky617 replied to the thread extend/increase height of basement concrete floor:.You'll want to compact the stone you put into the space, put in 3-4 inches and compact, put in another 3-4 inches and compact until you...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Fridge and freezer chest in same outlet?.On both of my refrigerator/freezers the information was easily found on the label inside the refrigerator compartment.
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Fridge and freezer chest in same outlet?.You'd need to know the load of each of the units. My two refrigerator/freezers are rated at 6.5 amps, so well within the limits of a...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Vanity Sink Repair.I don't know if a tub repair company could fix it. Are you sure you couldn't separate the sink from the top? What is the material? Corian?
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Sparky617 replied to the thread House Building Questions.Parts of CA have outlawed new gas connections. It isn't just a blah, blah, blah talking point. CA All Electric Appliances - gas ban...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Connect 8-awg ground wire to 16-awg.He added a picture of his panel in one of the responses, it is a fuse panel.
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Finishing ceiling drywall after asbestos popcorn removal?.Ceilings are not a great place to learn drywall work. Unlike walls they don't have furniture, wall hangings, windows and doors to break...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Connect 8-awg ground wire to 16-awg.As far as I know there isn't such a thing as a GFCI fuse. You can install a GFCI outlet in your kitchen or bath without a ground. If...
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Last week 10 of us from church went to eastern NC to a little town called Windsor to help Carolina Rebuilding Ministries convert part of...
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I was volunteering last week in Windsor NC helping a non-profit ministry (Carolina Rebuilding Ministry) begin to convert an old school...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Connect 8-awg ground wire to 16-awg.Tom, Even the house I grew up in that my dad built in 1954 had a circuit breaker panel. It was Federal Pacific, but that is another...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Dealing with annoying neighbour.Whose property is the old fence on? Since they built a new fence a foot away, is it towards their property? Did you get a survey when...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread Connect 8-awg ground wire to 16-awg."Most everything" not really today, especially in a kitchen. Lamps and some small electronics tend to be 2 prong many other things, not...
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Sparky617 replied to the thread House Building Questions.With a post and beam you'd have a lot more point loads instead of spreading the weight over the full length of the basement wall or...
