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This reminds me of the stories you hear about surgeons leaving sponges 'n' stuff behind when they sew up the patient. Except with tools, all you have to do is shrug and go back to the building-supply store—which, let's face it, all of us want excuses to do anyway, because you can never have too...

I appreciate that, but I'm not worried about finding strong enough anchors—I'm wondering if it's a good idea to attach the bars to nothing but tile cemented to backing board. I can visualize the grab bar pulling out with the anchors still "securely" attached to it. 😊 However, a couple of you...

That would've been a good idea. 🤷‍♂️

Muchas gracias, guys, very helpful. 👍

Hey guys, I'm taking a guess and posting this here rather than in Masonry or Plumbing sections, but feel free to move it if necessary. I want to add grab bars to our tiled shower. However, my stud finder gave me false results (it was sure a stud was there!) and I've drilled my first hole to...

Doesn't the very name rub you the wrong way, too? "Roundabout"? When you want to get somewhere, you want to get there, right? You don't want to take a "roundabout" route to it. It's like asking everybody to stop for groceries along the way or something. Feh.

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I just found this topic, and the first post reminded me of this pic from years ago. Apparently, many people never even notice Godzilla in the background. 😯

The daffiest thing about them (and sorry if someone already mentioned this and I didn't notice) is how they affect driving rules. Once you're in the roundabout (or "rind-a-bite", as my English friends call 'em), you have the right of way, and others entering it must yield. Lots of peeps don't...

I suppose we can bypass the "have you considered an indoor pool" jokes, BTW 😏

Yes, as I mentioned, I've used them in the past, but the covered areas were always considerably darker than the "lighter" pens would lead you to believe. Maybe that's the only practical way to go, though. I don't think I've ever tried any quite as light as that one in your photo, either—I'll...

And I sure appreciate it—that's why I come here, because you guys know! Happy ending, as it turned out... Based partly on the strength of your responses here, Wayfair refunded us for both fans, over the phone, and isn't even requiring us to ship them back. (Maybe someone at ReStore / Habitat...

On the plus side, they may make it look more convincingly old—but my wife doesn't seem to buy that 😄

Hey guy, This is the first question of this type I've asked here—so I don't know if it's appropriate, or if you focus more on actually building stuff. So thanks for your indulgence. Our "genuine repro" mid-century coffee table got scratched in our move (thumbnails below). I've used those...

Thanks very much for your ideas... Will try & get back here ASAP. Cheers!

Yikes—nobody? Was the Chinese was a bit much? Or maybe there's a more specialized Ceiling Fan part of the forum? Wife tapping foot as we speak. 😬💦

Oh, and here are the actual manual pages–though they may be more confusing than helpful–and the one-page instructions for the remote-control module. And I guess I should also show you the Chinese labeling on three of the remote module's leads (the others are unlabeled), in case anyone has a...

Greetings oh noble saviours of humanity, My wife and I just ordered two “Tannersville” (a.k.a. TFCFL) 48” ceiling fans with LED lights from Wayfair.ca. I’ve done a fair amount of electrical, including ceiling fans, but these have me baffled. The manual (and that’s a great word for it) seems to...

Yes on both counts! For what it's worth (your amusement, I hope, maybe): Today I got through to someone at this structural engineering office. He wasn't familiar with our particular case—so I described it, in very straightforward terms, and asked: "If we cut these one-by-one holes you want...