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This is on a HAAS 600 door. I look at other houses and they dont have the same type of seal. Theirs look like their seal is underneath the door. My door sits inside the seal.

The wall that the panel will be mounted to is living area on the other side so I need 5/8" Type X drywall. The ceiling will also have 5/8" Type X drywalI. I will then put plywood on top of the drywall to give the panel something to secure to. How do I run the romex to the panel? How can I keep...

I have 2 WLB8550 openers. The instructions say to only use incandescent bulbs. I want LEDs for the brightness and power savings. Is there an LED bulb that will work? I want light so I can see when I back into my garage. Thanks

What are the differences between Polyurea and Polyaspartic in terms of floor coatings? My googling only tells me that Polyaspartic and Polyurea are not the same and that Polyaspartic is a Polyurea. It still doesn't tell me what that means in terms of my floor and real world use. Also, what is...

Concrete for my 25’ x 45’ garage floor was poured this morning starting at 7am at 45 degrees F. They finished using the float around 12pm at around 60 degrees F. They started the power trowel float machine. Multiple times throughout the day. Last trowel was at 6pm. Very nice smooth finish...

Want spigots outside garage. PVC sleeves in slab or run pipes in ceiling joists? Building an unfinished garage on a slab, attached to the house with a basement. I want spigots outside the garage. Is it better to run pipe/conduit sleeve on the ground before the slab is poured, then fish pex...

I'm having an attached garage built to unfinished interior condition. Just studs. No finished interior walls. I MIGHT finish it in a few years when I get more money. By code, can we wire it like it's going to be finished? Romex ran the same way as inside the house? Without conduit? Or do we...

Should I request that he installs rebar anyway? I already requested mesh for the slab after he told me rebar isnt required by code for anything.

Such as the Hilti 300. I need to cut inside. Can I place the shop vac OUTSIDE of the building and attach it to the saw inside?

Joists are double 2x12. How do I fasten solid blocking inline (or offset)? Usually they are toenailed from the joists into the blocking. But with the sistered joists, that is at least 3 inches of lumber before the fastener reaches the blocking. What is he correct code compliant method? Nails or...

2 different circuits. All new wiring, new 15 amp circuit breakers. Both 14 gauge. Resting voltage is 123 volts measured with digital multimeter. Receptacle on circuit 1 is 5 feet (5 ft of conductors) from the panel. With a heavy load (shop vac) running, the initial voltage drop on start-up is...

Lights dim when appliance/powertool first turns on Just bought the house in Massachusetts. Built in 1960. It’s the last house on a dead end street. My neighbors' houses dont have this problem. The lights dim by a large amount during initial startup of an appliance with high draw. Vacuum...

1960's colonial. I've renovating the kitchen and bathroom that are on top of each other so the same walls are open to the studs. I plan on running EMT conduit from the unfinished basement to the unfinished attic to do the runs for whole house hard-wired smoke detectors. And another run of...

I'm currently renovating my kitchen. The house is built in 1960. Kitchen is gutted to the studs and to the subfloor. I'm thinking of adding radiant floor heating. I already have forced hot water baseboard radiators but the kitchen one will be gone because I'm taking out the wall between the...

Anybody use HyperHeat (or similar) as the primary source of HVAC for whole house? I’m just starting my research for HVAC for my house renovation. It currently has forced hot water heat by original 1960’s oil burner. Thinking of getting rid of it all for the minisplits to take care of all the...

Small 1200 sqft colonial. 600 sqft each floor. 3 bed, 1 bath on 2nd floor. Kitchen, Dining, and living room on 1st floor. Is it possible to have an AC unit in the attic and have 3 vents (1 for each bedroom, maybe 1 in bathroom?) I dont think they need to be separate zones because the house is...

http://i.imgur.com/nCcgTXx You can see the vent holes from the exterior. From the interior attic, there is no light showing through. That tells me that they are fake or not cut through. I removed all insulation from the attic. Ridge Vent from the exterior: http://i.imgur.com/MXBZjcQ...

House was built in 1960. I know popcorn ceiling and ceiling tiles are most likely asbestos. But what about this fish scale texture?

My basement floor has lots of chips, dents, dings, divots, etc. my problem is that it is hard to get good footing from my washing machine, causing it to shake slightly. What's the easiest way to make it flat under the washing machine? Do they sell pre-mixed self leveling compound? I dont need...