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Hi All- I saw a recommendation on TV to replace the super flimsy strike and bolt plates with a dual heavy duty plate. The instructions state if there is a 1/8" gap I can just surface mount the plate, which is what I've done temporarily here. Would you guys mortise it in? I bought a 1" chisel but...

General question: in our house, whenever we turn on a clothing iron, the lights in nearby rooms dim. I only know the basics of electricity but was wanting a better explanation. Do all houses do this? Or do the less expensive houses do it because a “least expensive amount of current” circuit was...

The bump out is a good idea. I'll see what happens this winter. Knowing my luck it won't get below 20 F here.

We have one of the traditional bathroom light/fan fixtures in our bathroom. How do you know if these actually are doing anything? I'd think that they are supposed to accomplish two things: a) Expel steam/humidity from a hot shower b) Expel the odor after using the toilet/bowl movement Ours...

I had the contractor come out. He removed the siding. Apparently, this area was poorly insulated when the house was built and had frozen before. Someone had cut out a large rectangle in the foam insulation to fix it. After the pipe repair, they didn't replace the foam board. If you picture the...

How did this turn out?

And I wanted to say thank you for everyone who has replied with their ideas. I really appreciate it. Contractor should be doing this some time next week.

The line goes down into the slab right there (we are 98% sure). That’s why I was curious to see if anyone has heard of lines freezing within a slab. This line runs into my laundry room where it then is tied into the water heater and house water supply. We haven’t had any other faucets/lines...

Hi All: We've been at this house for a 3 years. Every year when it gets 5 above zero or below, our master bath faucet freezes. We've had to let it drip every year and it runs up my water bill. The line running to this is on an outside wall. We live in a one story built on a slab. We took off...

Hi All: We've been at this house for a 3 years. Every year when it gets 5 above zero or below, our master bath faucet freezes. We've had to let it drip every year and it runs up my water bill. The line running to this is on an outside wall. We live in a one story built on a slab. We took off...