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Is it ok to use a cover that is marked as Horizontal like this one http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000U3G2UE/?tag=atomicindus08-20 in a vertical placement?

I am finally looking for cabinets to finish the kitchen in my addition. So far we have the following prices: Kitchen Magic: $20,000 Local lumber yard for KraftMaid: $11,000 Barker cabinets: $6,800 I am haven't found any warning signs about the barker cabinets but was wondering if anybody else...

I have 3 dry cracked joists in my basement and want to sister 2x8's next to them but im not sure I can get a full length joist in place with the wiring and piping thats there although I can get one into place that more than covers where the cracks are. If I can get one the full length would it...

I have a forced hot water heating system. Will I have any issues if I turn all of my thermostats off during the summer?

I am finally working on the new kitchen and need to spec out the propane tank size for the cooktop but I have no idea how big I would need. Would dual 50lb tanks be enough with an automatic switchover so that I can pull the empty tank and get it refilled?

I am starting to work on the new kitchen and want to put a water filtration system into place for drinking water. One of the methods would be a reverse osmosis system. Is there any reason why I couldn't put the hardware for it in the basement (directly under the kitchen cabinet) instead of...

I need to track down a left hand cover for an older (15 years or so) forced hot water baseboard. Does anybody know where I could go to get one online? Thanks

Part of my ongoing renovations is to turn what used to be a first floor bedroom into a dining room. I removed the closet in that room and the adjoining coat closet which is at the bottom of a staircase. I then found that sound from the new living room travels through the new kitchen (which...

Would a flat shovel work to make the job of removing old carpet padding and staples easier? I don't care about the subfloor so that can get dinged up.

My wife wants to recarpet our 2nd floor with Mohawk SmartStrand. Has anybody run into any problems with this carpet?

This past weekend I went through verifying that the wiring for all of the recessed lights was good and correctly hooked up but my FIL pointed out that all of the junction boxes that are part of the light won't be accessible when the ceiling is installed and that that is against code. Does...

In the addition that I am working on the existing hot water pipe for the 2nd floor heating zone needs to be rerouted because it runs across two doorways. The feed and return both come up in the same wall (marked with the black X). I want to reroute the return from the location marked at "2"...

I had been going back and forth with a plumbing company in Dec/Jan timeframe to move my heating system once the insulation was up in the addition. In January I asked them for an updated quote with having them install the two new zones (baseboard, valves, the whole 9 yards) and never heard from...

I have my rough wiring inspection on Monday but still haven't gotten an answer from my town about how they want me to handle the rough wiring for a kitchen island that doesn't physically exist yet. Does anybody have any ideas? the only one I can think of is to run a wire back to the box...

I unfortunately live in RI which now has tens of thousands of flooded houses (mine NOT being one of them) and am ready for my rough wiring inspection but was requested by the town to not request one yet as they are backlogged trying to inspect drained houses for turning on power. The question...

In the addition I am working on there is a 8x8 sunroom with windows at the end that I want to put a wide bench under (approx 96Wx36Dx30H) and then mount a section of baseboard to the front of it. Will the baseboard damage oak or ash?

So I was hoping to finish the high voltage wiring on the 1st floor of my addition and get at least 1/2 way through the low voltage wiring over the weekend. Saturday I finish the high voltage on the 1st floor and start unpacking stuff for the low voltage along with some cleanup. I drill for...

I have a new basement which I am going to turn into a workroom (it will also have the hot water boiler). Should I bother epoxying this floor? One caveat is that it does have a garage door to the outside but is NOT being used as a garage. It was just convenient for bringing large items in.

I just drilled through for an outside light and the outdoor box that I have doesn't fit the normal 3/8 wire clamps that I have used everywhere else. What should I use to A hold the wire tight and B make it weather tight?