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I opened everything up last night, and here is what I found (sorry the pictures are kind of dark): Light Switch: There is one white and one black white wire going into the back of the switch. There is a ground wire in the box. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/q4kt.jpg/ Outlet (top...

There wasn't always power to the fan. The light switch would both turn the fan on/off, and similarly would turn power on/off to the outlet.

thanks for the suggestions. it was an old ceiling fan that was hooked up previously. I'm starting to wonder if maybe the wires weren't previously hooked up black-to-black and white-to-white ... however, I didn't notice when I dismantled, I just assumed that it would have been. I'll open up the...

Hi, I'm hoping that you guys can help me with this ... I'm in the process of replacing my ceiling fan (which I thought was going to be a nice simple project), which is wired to a single switch. However after setting the thing up like 4 times, I still can't get it working. I decided to go back...

thanks for the link. that looks awesome, i'll be reading it over. One other question, we're now re-thinking the design, cause we want to run the decking parallel to the house. The thought would be to rotate everything and have the beams running parallel to the house (at similar intervals to the...

Bridgeman, thanks for your help/suggestions. The uneven spans had been suggested to me to cut down on the # of cuts and work required. Make sense though, so I'll revised my plan to even things out. I'll also scrap the middle joist, and span the full 13' with my joists.

sorry, if I wasn't clear. Given that the deck is only 14" off the ground, I wasn't going to use posts. My beams are going to lie directly on the footings.

Hi guys, First time deck-DIYer looking for some help. I'm looking to build a deck off the back of my house, and I have a bump out which is cantilevered from the house. As such, I don't want to put a ledger on it, so my deck is going to be free standing but sit right beside the house. The deck...

we're pretty sure (not 100%) that it is original and is a cantilever design.

you guys are awesome, and thorough. Here are some pictures of the roof: ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting

Thanks for your help guys. I'm starting to think I'm biting off more than I can chew. I may just have to try and patch it up for now and then have someone come in and do it properly for me. I've been trying to look into getting some PVC or vinyl lumber, but am starting to wonder if they don't...

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Hi everyone, I'm new to these forums, and am hoping that you guys can help me out with some stuff for our newly purchased house. We have a small half-hexagon bump out to our kitchen at the back of the house. Previously there was a walk-out deck, but we had to rip it up as it was falling...