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Thank you. I suspected grinding the entire area that much was completely unreasonable. I didn't think about a feathered edge option - that makes sense! I'm pretty sure, based on what I see and what neighbors have told me, but here are some pics - would appreciate any insight! Overall shot of...

I have an existing piece of concrete I want to refinish. This is my 3-car driveway and the walkway/steps up to the front door. The concrete itself is in good condition, but the previous owners poured a very thin 'finish' on it that is chipping away and looks terrible even if it wasn't. So it's...

Thanks. I'll stick to solid wires. This is very true, and I do agree - reading up on these boards can make one paranoid and spend effort on silly things. But I would counter by saying that the fact that 99% of homeowners are clueless doesn't mean one should follow suit.

Great tip on the 360degree rotation prior to push in. I am planning to go through my house and replace all outlets for a safety check after finding questionable things in my own house plus reading these types of horror stories, and also to install tamper resistant outlets and get rid of the ugly...

So it took a while, but I've resolved the issue. I reached out to the manufacturer, who took a while to get back to me due to the holidays. Turns out they couldn't send me a cover, despite having some in the Mexico warehouse. Rather than waste more time going through authorized distributors for...

Yes, it had a flex hose after the regulator, which was connected to the non functional bbq. I capped after the regulator without any tape or dope yesterday. I actually need to pick up a plug to plug after the valve, and I’ll pick up some tape as well. Will be doing that today to terminate the...

Thanks for the insight all. It's odd that the gas co. took issue with the regulator - perhaps if it were supported, they would be comfortable with it? Sorry for the noobie questions, but I've never worked with NG piping before, and it makes me nervous. For this downstream fitting (cap or plug)...

Yea, I figured it was a regulator, but don’t really understand why you might need one. I guess the flow rate was too great for the bbq without it. It’s natural gas. Thanks for all of your quick responses.

Before I just blindly remove this fitting downstream of the valve, I’d like to know what it is and surmise why it was installed. This line fed a bbq grill. The gas company was not keen on multiple fittings being installed and left this line shut off. On a related note, the bbq is no good and I...

Yup, will pick up some nm connectors and have a request in with the manufacturer of the housing for a new cover. thanks all.

Thank you. :shocking: Scary stuff. It does have me thinking to spend a saturday pulling each of the lights down to really have a good look, but I'm trying to temper myself with some logic, and maybe only look at areas where they likely tapped into for new light fixtures that were not part of...

Thanks, that helps. I know it's not much in the grand scheme, but I'm a very careful guy, especially with electricity. And it's obviously been fine for 8-10 years, by my estimate. Thanks. Any issues running it above ground?

I took a light fixture off to look around for obstructions prior to running speaker wire through the ceiling, and was horrified to find what you see in the picture - no cover on the junction box. The white romex coming into the box (properly) is from the builders - this light fixture was put in...

All those concerns about finding parts for old car restorations are assuaged! Just email the manufacturer! You are being unreasonable. I would build a cool display case mounted to the wall in the garage somewhere to showcase it and use another, functional, ratchet for work.

Sorry to hear that. Cause of fire?

Start taking pictures and listing items in the classifieds here for items you know what they are and what they are worth. For items that you have no idea, I think you could show pictures in a section not in the classifieds and folks who know will give you an idea. This will obviously be a huge...

I had a very loose light fixture by the front door that I sorted and added silicone caulk as well, same issue. Not as concerned about that one since it is well under the rafters. I have a 3rd in the backyard; I am assuming it's the same. Is this something I need to go forward with to rectify, or...

I was swapping the light fixture on the side of my house and was a bit surprised to see that the junction box is embedded really deep into the stucco, with stucco poured over the edges. This results in the light fixture actually 'sealing' against the stucco rather than the junction box. I...

Wow. I didn’t do any of those things, though eyeballing it, each head has really good coverage. I’ll have to take some measurements tomorrow to make a better diagram. I did originally think I had a buried head. I found 2 buried heads in the other zone (that is doing ok). I searched a bunch and...

Thanks for that. The picture really cleared up how it could come in handy. I ended up adding just one for now. I don’t notice any difference in the other heads so it looks like it worked just fine. Not sure on my current heads, but I’d guess 12’ cause they go pretty far. I guess instead of...