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Hey had friend who home had a surge from lightning (not sure if it was direct hit) that fried the only TV that wasn't protected. Got me thinking about a whole home surge protector. Anyone had a recommendation? Had a Square D panel now and there are a million options. Looks easy enough to move a...

Looking for a 100' retractable air hose reel so I can reach all over my garage plus driveway. Anyone have a recommendation? Thanks

Adding a small bathroom in my garage with sink/toilet and before I close the wall, I want to have the water lines and vent ran. Is/when is the branch vent below in yellow required? Thanks!

I see the Pro cabinets can hang but can the bold hang also or do they need the feet attached?

yesterday was the first warm day of the year with little ran. Opened my garage and turned on my ceiling fans and the garage slab almost instantly got darker from moisture. Confirmed it didn't come from below when I moved a bucket and it was normal, plus have a 15mil vapor barrier under the...

Need some help on running PEX for a future hose spigot. Insulated the walls and will be closing them in over the next few weeks. I want to drop a PEX line and run it thru my attic to the corner of my garage where I plan to add a bathroom in the future. Running the PEX is easy...drill a hole in...

Hey getting ready to insulate/cover my garage walls and want to use 1x for a rustic cabinish look. Thinking about doing 1x12 butted up, running horizontal. I'd screw in the top, middle and bottom run so I can pull off to fish a wire in the future and nail the rest. Because I'll likely have to...

Been in my house for 8 years and never had an issue with the chimney or leaking. Replaced the roof 1.5 years ago and been fine (hurricanes, nor'easters included) until recently. What's happening is the chimney is leaking small droplets when there's a heavy rain. It's not even a steady drip...

Hey I've got a cleanout in my wall and cant get it open. Tried PB blaster and a little heat. Any idea?

Live is SE Virginia and house is on a vented crawl space with foil insulation stapled to the bottom of the joists. How effective is this? It's torn down in a few places where plumbing work was done in the past and not replaced. If it doesn't help my plan was to pull it all down when I'm under...

doing metal ceiling panels in my garage and down to the last row which includes the garage door tracks. The track uses angle iron that is attached to the truss in two spots, making a Y. Planned to do 1 or 2 small pieces around the support, then one big piece that covers most of it but it's...

Just finished doing my garage ceiling in 29 GA Galvalume. Need to cut two 4" holes for ceiling fan box. Just tried one of these and the teeth grinded down pretty quick. Anyone have a recommendation? Thanks...

Hey I have two of the smart switches below that control my exterior lights. Love that I can use my app to set a dusk/dawn setting that automatically controls them. Lost power this afternoon and once restored, one of them one work. Tried to disconnect/reconnect with no luck. Threw a regular...

Tired of playing the guessing game at my panel when looking for a circuit and having to reference someones 20 year old handwriting. Does anyone know of a software or layout that I can plan my house walls, then add outlets, lights, switches and number each of them? Like an aerial shot of my...

Plan on building a covered patio off the back of my house. The columns will be 10' off the house and spaced every 15'. City requires a continuous footer in the event the porch gets enclosed in the future. Question: What is best practice for columns? Treated 4x4s on brackets? If so, what...

Hey I have (2) 24" LVLs that span 22' that support part of my garage. I admittedly don't know how to read specs and only needed to understand pass or fail for my permit. Below is a picture from the engineer. I have a 1,200LB lathe on my trailer that needs to come off and was thinking I could...

I've got 20 LED recessed lights in my house that sit in NON-IC rated housings. No insulation is to be withing 3" of the housing. They make TENMAT covers for $15 each that act as a seal, allowing attic insulation to cover. ($300 total) They also make new IC rated lights that I can buy for $10...

Hey have a house that look like the picture attached want to build an overhang off my roof that covers the area shaded in yellow. What I can't wrap my head around is the valley between both roofs and how it has to be framed. Any advice? Thanks!

Have a garage and the footer sits a foot past the exterior brick wall. Would like to add a gas line against the garage that needs to extend 18" down into the footer. Anyone have a recommendation on how to cut that section out of the footer? Also, will it jeopardize the building/footer with all...

Hey building garage stairs to access my attic. Truss manufacture had me double up the truss on both sides of opening to support the load. Can I just run the stringers to a 2x6 block between both sets of double trusses or should one of the stringers be nailed to the wall? Thanks!