Search results

I'm finally going to run a water line from the house to my heated shop. About 300'. It will need to enter the shop above grade. Here is the question I posted to Raychem but it is not going through. The installation guide shows only a single strand along the protected length. Doesn't seem like...

I poured a small stair landing pad oversized by mistake. Pavers will abut to the edge and the look is to have no concrete visible. I made a cut with 4 in angle grinder and diamond blade. The cut looks ok but hammering fractured it off 1.5 to 2 inches inside and under. A bit further in than I'd...

This is one of those take-a-book / leave-a-book libraries. It will be near the roadway in front of our church. I'm thinking about cedar shake, trimmed for scale , glued to the MDO case for the roofing look. I don't want nails protruding into where folks will be reaching for books so was...

During power outs I plug the generator (Honda 3.5kw) into a 30A wall receptacle, via suicide cord, to liven the whole main panel. We run sparse loads; I know enough to not overload it. Yesterday, with power out and generator not running, I turned off main breaker and then plugged cord to wall...

Hi, I had a two level deck where one level was attached to the house and the other half was free standing. The free standing portion was undermined by chipmunks so that it sunk about 5 inches closest to the house. All of it was built around 1988 and was pretty ratty so I tore it out. Now I'm...

Greetings garage guys n gals. General handyman and repair guy here. Still do some woodworking but these days its mostly auto repair for friends and family. No money exchanges hands but I do accept beer. The shop I have now (20x30) has evolved gradually towards nice and I think this winter will...