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Hey all, I will be adding a garbage disposal to my 1958 home in the coming weeks. When the plumber replumbed my house in 2013, I think he added an additional lower connection incase I ever added a disposal. I would just reconnect everything including the disposal the lower pipe, and cap off the...

Bought a natural gas heater for my garage and i temporarily connected it to the drip/sediment trap of my boiler. Can anyone help me out with a sketch to run the black pipe with the traps? Thanks

Hey guys, having a problem here with humidity in my crawlspace. My house was built in 1958, crawlspace was lined with plastic back thing but there are a lot of holes now i can see through the gravel, and there are some mounds of dirt that arent covered. There are vents on either end of the...

My home was built in 1958 with romex and ungrounded 2 prong outlets. We are currently upgrading the breaker box from 60 amp service with fuses to 100 amp service with breakers. It would be nearly impossible to rewire most of the outlets without major work. We are debating whether to use a GFCI...

Thanks, thats what I was thinking but just wanted a second opinion....already have the 3M respirators with the correct filters, sealed off all other rooms, wet it down, and have ventilation to the outside just in case. Now the fun of tearing out the tiles and subfloor :)

Hey guys, I am in the process of taking up my original bathroom and laundry room floor from when the house was built in 58. I am not sure when they stopped uses asbestos in flooring, anyone got a clue? Thanks

Hey everyone, just purchased my first home and thought it would be a good idea to get advice on the countless list of projects I am about to start. My house was built in 1958, its solid just needs a lot of updating :) Look forward to meeting some helpful people. Thanks

Just moved into a house that has an old softener that was installed in 1978, and it looks like it hasnt been operational in years.....unit is unplugged and the valve is set to bypass the softener alltogether. The town I live in is a small rural community and about 5 years ago they replaced their...

Hello everyone, new here and just bought my first home. House was built in 1958 with a garage added in 89 and furnace was removed in 91 with a new boiler system put in place. I am having a HVAC tech come out to do a tune up and all that, but I was wondering if anyone knows if the brand is...