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Anyone add a second sump pump pit? We have one, on one side of the house but the other side keeps getting water. Our water table is real high right now. Raining almost ever day and were getting water thru any cracks. How hard is it to add a pit? Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

So in the 3yrs of living in our house we have not eve had water in the basement. This past few weeks we have had close to 20in of rain and now have seepage in one room we recently finished. Adding a sump pit to a bedroom is pretty much out of the question. The room is in one corner of the house...

This may be a long shot but I planted 2 rows of Norway spruce seedlings this past spring in my field. I want to add a row of red oak or pin oak ( faster growing oak) what would be the optimal spacing between the spruce and the oak giving each room to grow Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

School me on security cameras. I know of nobody with any. We recently have had a few break in, in my area. Between that and seeing where the dog is running around the house. What I'm thinking I would like 4 cameras 100ft range would be more then enough Day and night viewing DVR or something...

I am thinking about getting a generator from harbor freight. Really just for having incase of power failure. We rarely lose power but with young children,fully stocked freezer and water pump, I would like having the reassurance of having a generator. I'm in between the 6500 staring and...

My rafters are set at 8ft apart would I be better to go with 2x6 joist over a 2x4. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

I'm wanting to insulate my pole barn with fiberglass insulation. Spray foam is out of the question due to available finances. I have 6in posts with 2x girts on the outside. Should I be looking at r19 or r25 fiberglass. I know you lose a little bit of r value when you compress the fiberglass but...

Who is using what for wall mounted exterior lighting. I'm trying to decide what would be best for my building. I am back leaning towards motion lights but have never had good luck with them, unless I always busy buy too cheap of one. Other issue is I can't decide on placement. The side walls are...

Probably a dumb questuon. I am in the process of gutting my bathroom and redoing water lines with pex. How do I go about running pex thru the wall into the vanity and having the transition look appealing. My wall is gutted down to studs for easy work. I have water shuttoffs already in basement...

Had a few guys over last week to pour my shop floor. None of us have ever finished but figured we could give it a shot. We poured a bit to dry since we had a vapor barrier down and it got away from us setting up. Any way I could fix these drag marks from the float? I didn't know if I went over...

I have one air return centrally located in the center of my house. My house is a split level. You come in the and either goto basement or the upstairs (main level)It's at the end of the hallway where my living room begins. Behind the wall where the return is, is my dining/kitchen. This area is...

Anyone good with home animation? I started buying a few things now, not really knowing what to look for. I recently purchased Visonic window/door sensors only to notice to late that they don't work with Wink hubs. Which is what I have. Is there anyway to work around this with like IFTTT or...

I just had a 15x30 3.5in thick pad poured in my pole building. I still need to have cut. Could i get away with using a diamond blade on my dewalt skilsaw? If so how deep would I need to cut Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

Almost ready to pour my 30x40 pole building slab. Thinking inf want to put down a vapor barrier before the concrete. Instill not be having in floor heat or insulating the floor. Is 10mil plastic what I'm after? Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

I am taking for the first time and tackeling a shower surround. So far everything has went smooth. Now that I am ready for applying motar to my tape joints I'm wondering what consistency i need. I've read the directions on the bag bit it talks about mixing 1/2 bag at a time and that's it. I know...

I installed a new disposal over the weekend. Sink never had one but was wired for one. It is on with the dishwasher and oven breaker. When I turn on the breaker the disposal runs fine. When I shut it off the breaker trips. Any ideas on what to check. The breaker is a 20amp. Could I bump this up...

been tossing around the idea of getting a small jobsite tablesaw. dont have alot of use for one to spend a bunch on it but would be handy to have. right now sears has the dewalt dw7480 on sale for 305 pre tax and home depot price on the rigid r4516 has a normal price of $249. not real familiar...

Attempting to tile my first shower and have a a outside 90 of a shelf. I know on sheetrock you use a cornerbead but what do you do with wonderboard Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

So I don't claim to be good at all with electric but my house must of been wired by idiots. The left switch is a 3way and the right one is a single pole (that I cannot find controlling anything) these switches are located and the top of the stairs. The 3 way controls the light above the steps...

Thinking about jumping into the whole "Smart" home thing. What is the best route to go as a starter. Thinking about starting with a few light switches and maybe a few outlets. Right now all I have is Alexa ( which got the ball rolling I guess) but I believe I need to add a hub before I can get...