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As a layman here's what I would do: Talk to the contractor and see if he will give you the original signed contract and your deposit. I don't see why he wouldn't because as it is written it is to his disadvantage. Then have him write "This contract is void" or something to that effect and have...

Every year for the last 28 years the pilot flame on my gas boiler goes out. Don't know why. This usually happens each season a few weeks after I run the heater for the first time. It's not a wind-related thing, and I noticed it when I did my routine inspection before I bought the house. To fix...

I'm not sure what a "glue-back" sanding disk is. All of my Porter-Cable and Ryobi disks are hook-and-loop. I googled "glue-back sanding disk" and saw several disks that did not have holes in them. Are those the glue-back type? I need the holes so I can at least capture some of the sawdust that...

Eleven years ago I bought a Sander, Craftsman 5" Dustless Random Orbit Sander for $37 but I've only used it 5-6 times. The last time I used it was a few years to remove the paint from some 4x4 landscape timbers. I used 80 grit paper. I did not use excessive pressure, just enough to keep the...

For my single walk gate I used 4x4 cedar wood for the posts (actual dims are 4" x 4" x 8'). The posts are embedded in concrete down 2 feet and are each braced with one 2" x 2" steel angle iron, also embedded in the concrete, rising two feet above the ground, and bolted to the posts. I live in...

You have a ghost in the house...

Rather than scrape and repaint the wooden siding, soffits, eaves, and fascia every 7-8 years I decided to cover it with vinyl siding. That was in 2005. It's still looking great after 12+ years. Cost was $7K. Cost to scrape and repaint was $6K (it's a 2-story house with wood siding on the upper...

Non-conductive = will not conduct electricity. Unless electricity has changed over the last 75 years...

UPDATE: Over the last two weeks I have managed to recall how the 3-way switch was wired. I wrote it down and will rewire the switch when "...I get around to it."

Lotsa good suggestions here. I would just replace the bulbs with standard incandescent bulbs until the weather warms up a bit. Shouldn't be more than a few months, and then you won't be in a hurry to decide what to do. "Never do today that which can be put off 'til tommorow!"

Here's what I'm working with. It will take time to figure out where the main power input is, and then figure out if it comes from the circuit panel or from the remote 3-way switch. Not shown is the single-gang switch. The wires are not very long so I have to be pretty judicious about cutting...

I have a local utility box mounted on a wall inside the front door. It contains a single pole switch (#1) that controls a light outside the front door. The box also contains a 3-way switch (#2) that, together with a third 3-way switch (#3) some distance away, controls a light inside the front...

Olddognewtrick - The gaps between the tracks and the rollers are consistent, and there is movement between them except at the top where the track transitions from vertical to horizontal. - I checked the tracks and they are not loose. - I never noticed the gap at the top before, but then...

I have a single-wide garage that consist of horizontal sections, each about 16-18 inches high. The door is opened and closed using one spring wound around a horizontal shaft. A cable on each end of the shaft is attached to the bottom corners of the door to pull it up. The door has rollers on its...

As a DIY homeowner with 45 years of DIY experience (on my own stuff, I might add), I would buy a DeWalt tool before I would buy a "SkilSaw" tool. Most low-priced tools that have a rotating component also have bushings while the commercial-grade tools use bearings. The bushings wear out pretty...

After I gave up on the door the wifey came out and used some "Pledge" (or some-such) to wipe down the faded part. Now the door looks like new and it's been six months later.

A few months after I gave up on my faded front door, the wifey came out and rubbed some Pledge (or whatever she was using at the moment) on the faded part. The door now looks like new. Guess I'll need to check it every now-and-then and reapply the Pledge. Helluva lot better than repainting it!

I have a metal outdoor receptacle box with a 1/2-inch opening. I also have a 3/4-inch PVC stub. I want to connect the PVC stub to the receptacle box. I will run low-voltage wires from the PVC stub to the receptacle box. What kind of adapter do I need?

Just to clarify: Yes, there is no such thing as a door that is just a door that has hinges that will just fit on my existing hinges ;) ,

Nor am I. o_O You could call the number given on the paint can and ask. I wonder what they would say... or you could google "water-based oil paint".