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This might be a stupid question, but what is the correct way to climb a extension ladder ? Is there a class that you could take that would show the correct way to climb and come down a extension...

KBC thank you for helping me with my problem. I was told that it is normal practice that if you use a "under sill trim" you should use a "j channel" then attach the "under sill trim" to the j...

I have a two story colonial house with vinyl siding. At the top of the gable there is a triangular gable metal vent. The last piece of vinyl siding which is about 4 foot long attaches to the previous...

Tommyjoe206: The window is a "Accuweld" which was special ordered (33.75x33.50). The guy at Lowe's told me I could order the glass like you said but don't you need special skills to replace the glass...

At worst, you may have to purchase the glass. You will not need a full sash. The glass insert can be ordered separately. This is not very expensive. Just remember to always say the seal failed. There...

Tommyjo206 thank you for your help. I think I messed up because I went to where I purchased the window (Lowes) and they informed the manufacture about the crack. I guess I couldn't have Lowe's call...

I installed a new vinyl double hung window in my bathroom 2 years ago. Last week I noticed that in the top sash on the upper left hand corner there was a crack in the inside pane of glass. The crack...

I'm replacing the toilet in my bathroom and ran into a little problem. I purchased a toilet that is for a 12 inch from the back wall to the center of the flange. I put a compression stop valve on the...

I just replaced the bathroom exhaust fan motor assembly which is the fan motor, squirrel cage, and mounting plate. I did this because the fan is about 25 years old. The bathroom is only 36 square...

I'm redoing my bathroom and have a castiron tub 60x30x14 with a tile ceramic tub enclosure. The tub is in pretty good shape but I would like to replace the ceramic surround with a rigid tub surround...

I'm remodeling my second floor bathroom and would like to replace my castiron tub and tiled tub surround with a 4 piece acrylic tub and surround. The problem I have is I donot know how to remove the...

I presently have a switch in a bathroom with 3 14/2 cables coming into the switch box. The switch only controls a light for the medicine cabinet. All the whites are connected together. Two of the...

Thank you very much for your answers but I know not to stop air flow in the soffit for a roof. I apologize for not explaining the question correctly. The overhang that Iam talking about is not the...

I have a colonial with a cantilevered overhang that was covered with aluminum soffit panels when the house was vinyl sided. I donot believe that they insulated in between the joist of the overhang....

I recently bought a benzamatic hand held propane torch with the push button ignitor and wanted to know if any one knew if it was possible to purchase different size torch tips for the 14 oz...

What is the best way to protect wood studs and fiberglass insulation when you are soldering inside wall stud bays ? I have to solder a 1.5 inch elbow and there is only about one half inch between the...

Tom your answers did help. But I donot understand why after I unsoldered the chrome trap and started to apply heat to the copper pipe to unsweat it, did the other side of the 90 become unsoldered ?...

I have a 90 degree cast copper elbow as a stub out for a bathroom sink with a 1.50 inch trap arm soldered into the 90 degree elbow. I need to replace the trap arm so I heated up the elbow to unsweat...

When you replace a tub in a tiled shower surround with one of these 4 piece tub/shower surrounds what measurements do you have to take off the old tub so you know that you will line up the new tub...

I'm currently thinking about removing the tile on the tub/shower surround and donot want to use those thin tub/shower kits. What I want to do is remove all the tile and cut the drywall out so I could...

speedball1: Thank you very much for answering my question. Because of my lack of plumbing knowledge I donot know what a slip by male 1.5" threaded adapter is. Is this a piece of copper pipe with...

I'm replacing my bathroom sink and have a problem with deciding on what to do about the trap arm for the new sink. After I removed the old bathroom sink I found that the trap arm was soldered into...