Recent content by Sluggo0018

I built a queen size Murphy bed for a vacation house last year. Came out pretty good. I bought a kit from easydiymurphybed.com. The hardware was very good and the instructions and cutting list were very clear and well written. Used a 12Inch spring mattress and visitors say it is quite...

Take a look at this review of shop vacs. For my money, I would go with the Rigid. Shop Vac Reviews

My company has a paid subscription to all NFPA codes and I am hesitant to post a link due to copyright laws. However, a short term, free trial subscription to NFPA Link is available at NFPA Link. Once into the code, go to Chapter 9, section 9.5.3(c) for wooden cabinet construction details...

I work in the fire protection and property insurance industry. I've been looking for a free or cheap cabinet for myself for ignitable liquids and aerosols in my garage. No luck so far. When one becomes available at a facility that my company insures, it is always spoken for. As captaindiode...

I've done a few oak floors over the years using 3/4 inch solid strips. The most gap I've ever provided is 1/2 inch and I've never had an issue with expansion. Allowing the wood to acclimate is key, but you've already taken care of that. I agree with not wanting to back cut the drywall. It is...

We have the oil furnace serviced annually and it was serviced the week after the system shut down. Unfortunately, I was not present during the service and the person that was present was not especially technical and didn't ask the questions that I would have. The service technician found no...

No. There are no alarms in the house.

My family has a ski house in Vermont that is used primarily on winter weekends and holidays. Typically the house is unoccupied during the week. \ The heat is a oil fired, multi-zone, hot water, baseboard system controlled by by standard, old school, manually operated wall thermostats...

You just have to keep your eyes open. There is plenty of construction going on in NJ and a brake is a pretty common tool. While driving, I noted a construction crew that was working on re-siding a house in an adjacent neighborhood. They had their equipment spread out in the yard of the house...

I live in NJ and when I needed some replacement aluminum fascia covers to replace pieces that were damaged in a windstorm, I bought a roll of white aluminum at Home Depot and found a construction crew that had a bending brake in a nearby neighborhood. I also brought a sample of the profile I...

I can't tell from the pictures, but are you sure that the residue in the toilet tank isn't ion exchange resin from the body of the softener? It is very fine and is dark red in color, similar to the color of rust.

I agree with BillK and AMCguy. I vinyl sided my entire two story colonial house solo quite a few years ago and left the T1-11 siding in place. Where it was rotten or warped, I replaced it with the same thickness of plywood. Find the lowest point of the existing siding with a water level and...

I'm in. Thanks for doing this.

I hang my 32 foot aluminum extension ladder exactly as you describe. I use a rope and pulley on the bottom end. For the other end, I have a simple U shaped holder made of 2x4's mounted near the ceiling. I bring the ladder into the garage and insert the top end into the U shaped bracket and...

I saw that episode, too. He used his index finger as a spacer to give a 1/2 inch gap. He also did some demonstrations with the drip edge flush and with a 1/2 inch gap. When flush, rain water (from a hose) hugged the drip edge and ran right onto the fascia board. This would encourage decay...