Recent content by thebobo

Greetings, How unfortunate. I hope at least the low expansion type of foam was used to prevent buckling of the door frame. Once the foam is cured, it can only be removed mechanically, that is, by cutting, scraping or sanding. If it simply bubbled out of the crack between your door jamb...

That's a lot of elbows with no cleanouts; hope no liquids go down that line. Looks like you would be ok, but it's hard to tell how deep those joists are. General rule is holes should be no larger than 1/3 of joist depth, so with 2x8 joists, the holes can be 2 1/2", with 2x10 joists they can be...

Glenn, there's a couple of ways of implementing a recirculation system with a tankless heater. In the one I find appealing, the holding tank is small (2-5 gallon), and is heated electrically. The water is circulated out of and back into this tank, so the tankless heater doesn't turn on just to...

I just finished installing a Rinnai C53i as a DIY project. I chose Rinnai because I only have 2x8 joists in my small house, and their zero clearance vent allowed the vent system to run through my limited joist space. When I was shopping around, the best price I could find was on eBay, where...

I had a mold problem that looked exactly the same as in this house. The easy fixes of correcting grading and extending downspouts didn't help. It turned out the foundation damp proofing had completely failed, and required digging up the perimeter of the foundation to apply a new one.