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    Repairing/replacing termite-damaged trusses

    Planning to tent our house to take care of the termites and then have to replace all the fascia boards (dry rot + termite damage) and some of the trusses are damaged where they attach to the fascia. Been poking around trying to find a way to do this DIY and wondering if it's possible and...
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    3328 wire for gas furnace

    Woke up this morning to my furnace deciding that the bearings in the fan motor were tired after 50+ years of reliable service. I bought a new motor from a local electrical supply, but the wires that are attached (red, green, white 18 gauge) are shorter than what I need. I assume that I can...
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    Porter Cable 890 router brushes rubbing on armature

    Was doing some fairly heavy routing with my router a couple weeks ago and it started making noise. Pulled it apart and the brush springs had failed, so I ordered new brushes. Noticed that the brushes must have rubbed on the armature and it's discolored on about half of the surface from that...
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    Horizontal fence without metal

    I'm going to build a 28 foot long fence between a neighbor's house and mine. They're buying the materials, I'm providing the labor. Been thinking about how best to make it so that both sides look good. One thing I've seen is Slipfence, but I really don't like the look of metal. I'm wondering...
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    DIY Circuit Panel Upgrade - 100A to 200A

    I need to run a 220 line to my garage for a new bandsaw and my breaker panel isn't up to the addition. Need to upgrade from 100A to 200A. SCE has approved the existing panel location for the upgrade and confirmed the existing service can handle 200A. I called around and got some bids, but at...
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