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Mounting a television on an older stone fireplace in a semi-remote cabin?

I have a stone fireplace in a cabin that I'd like to mount a television screen on. While I’d love to pay someone a reasonable fee to do so, the...

Asked on 11/09/2021

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How can I properly vent a dryer whose ductwork comes up vertically from the ground?

How can I modify and correct a dryer vent that comes up through the ground as shown? It goes straight down, turns horizontal into the basement laundry room, then down...

Asked on 11/09/2021

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How do I keep squirrels and raccoons from getting in my garage soffits and filling it with leaves etc until the soffit pieces fall out

How do I keep the squirrels and raccoons from filling my garage soffits with leaves etc until the soffit pieces fall out.I had the soffits replaced two years ago...

Asked on 11/09/2021

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Piping gravity fed condensate line down interior wall into crawlspace then through rim joist to outside

Mini split piping and control lines will run up the outside of the house into attic, then to interior Wall units. I can’t run the condensate drain lines on this...

Asked on 11/09/2021

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Why are my wall plates bowing outward?

The wall plates in my kitchen suddenly bowed outward like this: Additionally, there seems to be condensation present on the back...

Asked on 11/06/2021 by jerj

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Help adding relay for thermostats

My nest thermostats are missing a common wire which means they’re not getting enough power to work properly. I actually didn’t realize this until an electrician told me about it...

Asked on 11/06/2021

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What do I need to do to repair the plaster ceiling of my garage (on metal lath)?

Recently, I had some contractors come in and replace my garage lintel. Afterwards, I found that they'd had to break some of the white material that makes up the ceiling...

Asked on 11/06/2021

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How can I remove an electrical box that's screwed into a ceiling joist without attic access?

I want to replace a ceiling electrical box rated for light fixtures with one that is rated for fan support. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get the existing plastic box...

Asked on 11/06/2021

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Rabbeting concrete

I am estimating an approach in which I'd make a rabbet on a soft concrete wall. The dimension of the rabbet are roughly ~2cm x 3cm x...

Asked on 11/01/2021

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Voltage between breaker box and earth

I recently bought an older (1920) house. The wiring was upgraded ~20 years ago. The breaker box is on the back porch. Circuits run though conduit...

Asked on 11/01/2021

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