Recent content by 57_Stepside

I appreciate everyone's comments and suggestions. I saw my Surgeon and I am now weight bearing as tolerated.!!!. My PT people have taught me how to get up and down stairs with crutches without use of handrails. Therapist said the stairs box is checked off!!!!. In.other news, the plan...

I am in the hospital recovering from a broken leg. They will be much more comfortable releasing me ASAP to go home if I have hand rails at the stairs from the Garage into the kitchen and from the kitchen into the Family Room.  About 3 steps at each location.  I need search suggestions to...

There is a main breaker also in the detached pole barn. I would not call the XHHW individual conductors, but it is just hanging there. I could use EMT.

I lurk and read allot, and want to run this past the group. The sub panel in my pole barn is supplied with 4 ga THHN from a Square D 60 amp fused safety disconnect. That in turned is supplied by a 4 ga type SE, style U XHHW cable (copper) connected to a breaker in the main service panel ...

I had some bottles of jack oil and gear lube that were tipped over in the back of my pick-up, also a spare 3 speed transmission back there. Those were probably the source of the oil. A little would go a long way. I have a catch pan under the ****** and its got some oil in it now.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Finally got an internet connection here after moving in and 2 weeks of trying. I posted the orginal message from a friend's place. I have a broken leg, but when its better I'll try the garden hose thing. We have no problems with the house plumbing and the shop...

We moved into a new house that has a 30x42 shop that is probably 10-15 years old (Pictures later). There is a drain in the shop floor that may be backing up and spewing oily water on the floor after a rain. The center of the shop, close to the drain, gets wet & oily while the perimeter is damp...

I would find your own real estate attorney. I had a title company settle with me once about an unrecorded easement. First, it is their fault and they will have to pay, so why let them investigate? It's a huge conflict of interest. As someone said, they will drag it out. Then they will...