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I'm looking at a screen door to place over our main entry door. We have Hardi Board siding, trim and brickmold on the house. As far as the installation instructions, there are screws that install laterally into the brickmold. The frame for the screen door is a right angle piece of metal that...

When I had my garage built I had them put in a 220v outlet in case I ever needed it. Well now I need it. It has this type of 30A outlet...

Anyone attached a vise to a planer stand? I’m rearranging some things and replacing others. My vise is currently attached to a rickety workbench. I’m getting rid of that workbench. I need somewhere to attach my vise. Was thinking about one of those dewalt or wen planer stands. Not sure if that...

I had a previous thread about eliminating a switch for an outlet but the more I think about it, I’d rather have that outlet stay switched. It’s the switch for the garbage disposal. Right now it’s on the wall above the sink but I’m going to move it below the sink and put it in the cabinet...

So we are getting ready to do a kitchen remodel next month. My dishwasher currently drains into a standpipe with a p-trap that goes into the main drain. The sink and disposal has its own drain and p-trap which also ties into the main drain. Not sure why it’s setup like that. We are getting new...

We are thinking about doing a kitchen remodel this winter. New cabinets, floor countertops...everything. Right now the sink and dish washer are against a half wall. The half wall is about 7" higher than the counter top. There's an outlet on that wall above the counter as well as a switch...

Looking at my deck, the ledger board is attached directly to the siding. The siding is a combination of what looks like cedar boards on the front and T1-11 on the sides of the house. The question is, how does one get a piece of flashing under the plywood siding and vapor barrier without removing...

I opened up the furnace today and it’s a 5 wire system. We do not have A/C at the house. There is a humidifier installed and the green wire is hooked into the wiring for the humidifier. Our thermostat is pretty old. I’d like to put one in that can be controlled by a smart phone. Such as a...

Here’s my project. I have a Kyocera smartphone that I use as an offline gps on my motorcycle. I have a quad lock mount for it. Here’s a link to the product. https://www.quadlockcase.com/collections/shop-moto/products/motorcycle-scooter-mount-universal-fit I need to bond the mount to the back...

I need to put some sort of French drain on the back end of my detached garage. The last two strong rains we have gotten here, the water has gone up under the siding and it's running on top of the concrete wall and then into the garage. The ground in the back slopes down towards the building...

Does anyone have this at their house or have any experience with it? The EverGrain brand happens to have the pattern and color we like. It’s also one of the cheapest in price which is good too. After googling some reviews it sounds like there was a bad batch in 2007 and earlier which required a...

My driveway is about 156 feet long and 12’ wide with a slightly wider parking area at the end. Total square feet is around 1900. A guy stopped by today because he was doing a few other jobs in the area. Said he would normally charge $1800 for this job but since he has equipment and a crew up...

Doing some digging and what not around the yard. There’s the regular siding with a piece flashing under that. Then there’s what appears to be a 1” thick piece of plywood attached to ththe foundation, below grade. I dug about a foot down thinking someone just covered up some siding but it doesn’t...

I'm getting a reflective number sign for our property. We live in a forest fire area and we're doing a bunch of fire mitigation this spring. One of the things I want to do is get a reflective number sign so it's easier to find our property in smoke/darkness, etc. I'm going to put a 4x4 post...

Are there any out there that are worth a darn? Looking for something I can put above the overhead door with a dusk to dawn feature. There’s a lot on amazon but they’re all Chinese. Not sure how long they will actually last.

I tried a powerline adapter but it wouldn't connect. We have a Centurylink router in the house. I get a very weak wifi signal in the detached garage. It works well enough to run my phone and amazon echo out there. I'm looking to put in a security camera system. The one's I've been looking...

I put 1/2" T1-11 siding on the inside of my shop and now the outlets are all recessed about 1/8". The covers won't go on because the screws are not long enough and if they do, it looks goofy anyways because the receptacle it recessed so far in the wall. I was looking at using these to 'push'...

County finally signed off on everything today. It’s a 24x30. My new age pro cabinets also arrived today. Waiting to hear back from the spray foam installer on when they can come out. After that I’ll be able to get everything moved in and set up. Super excited. I have a lot of woodworking...

When they installed the new panel they ran the ground along the side of the house on the outside to where the water lines come into the house. We were planning on repainting the house this spring. It is bad to paint over the ground wire? It’s just exposed copper right now. There’s also a second...

Getting ready to buy new washer and dryer. The vent hose for the dryer is about 12 feet long. The only reason I can think for this is because the gas and electric meter are on the other side of the wall from where the washer/dryer are. The vent is down the wall from the meters. Is there any...