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I guess I'm not all that worried about the cost of a single tool. Is there any real difference between the two methods in terms of safety/code compliance?

I need to run a single dedicated circuit in my garage for a utility sink pump. The garage has just been sheetrocked and I realized this pump needed a dedicated line after the fact :(

It's about a...

I'll support the beam with a jack post on either side of the column I'm replacing while I do the work.

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into both of these ways. I like the idea of either cutting...

The bases of 2 columns in my garage are corroding from salt & snow melt coming of the cars.
The columns are not embedded in the slab, but attached on the slab. I assume footer comes up to slab...

I was thinking of leaving the porch support beams and just hanging curtain walls to close in the parking area, but now that seems like it's not the best approach.

I guess this is one of those...

I have a raised screened-in porch off the back of my house that creates a sort of car-port. I currently park my truck under there. I want to close in the area to make it an enclosed garage.

The...

I'm looking at the Generac GP17500E portable generator for my house. The large 50A receptacle only delivers 12,000 watts. Generac says you have to get the other 5500 watts from the other...

donf - you're right I didn't write clearly.

I had 10/3 on the brain as I was wiring in generator inlet panels this past weekend.

AC compressors use 240 volts, so a 3 conductor cable is required.
Pricing out the exterior subpanels defeats the purpose as they are way more than the cost of the two cables.
I'll just run two...

I'm having my HVAC replaced and am moving the location of the 2 outside compressors in the process.

Is there a way to feed them from a single line and larger breaker, or do I need to run two...

If you're asking an internet board whether something on your daughter could indicate an STD, I think you need to take her to a doctor and have a talk with her. No one here is going to be able to...

Great, thanks again for the info.

Thanks. So outside, for the generator itself, I do not need to add a separate grounding rod?

Grounding question for the electrical pros out there.

I recently bought and installed a backup generator, and wired it to my main panel via a transfer switch. The system is hardwired with a power...

Yes, it was the lockout timer/switch gone bad. I wound up replacing the furnace anyway, but the lockout timer was the only thing left that could go bad.

Hmm, somewhere between $10 and $300,000. Seriously, how can you expect someone over the internet to give you any realistic estimate when there is no information on the layout, condition, etc of the...

I've always found that the coarse thread drywall screws hold better in the studs than the fine threads do. You have fine threads. Might be part of the problem.

Anything other than a proper repair is a hack job at best. Putting putty over a leaking pipe then closing up the wall is just asking for a repeat of the leak. Water inside the wall will rot it out,...

I have a early 1990's Carrier Weathermaker SX furnace, model 58SXA100, with a hard to diagnose problem. Every so often it will fail to start when the tstats call for heat. I have a 3 zone set-up,...

There are siding blocks made for retro-fitting on pipes. It's like the light mounting block, but it's split in half so you can slide the two halves together & cover the pipe. I used Crane siding,...

Seal it where? At the roof penetration, the foundation penetration, or at each joint in the CI stack?

Cheap tip - If you can't work the air out by tapping the forms and you don't have a vibrator, you can use a vibrating palm sander on the outside of your forms. It will work fairly well on a small...

Smells are hard to track down. Start with the traps in the sink and tub. Make sure they're full of water and cleaned out - no hair, soap, grease, etc.

If that doesn't do it, the wax gasket under...

I'm not sure what that is that you're referring to but obviously there is a leak. If the connection from the toilet outlet to the waste pipe isn't good then you're going to have a leak underneath...

Sounds like a bad wax ring or incorrect toilet installation. Did you change any of the waste pipe configuration or just drop a new toilet in?

If you used the correct coupling, primer, cement, technique, and have it supported correctly then it should not leak. Have you tested the work? That's the sure way to know it's good before burying....

Just keep mowing them down. The roots won't matter if the trees never get to sprout. Any that you miss for a while - if they do sprout - then you'll just have more to grab onto and pull out.

Simple - you just nail it on.

Seriously, you need so much more information here. What's the framing of the existing house, what's in the walls that need to be removed - electrical, plumbing,...

Hi. One of the smartest things I did in my addition / remodel project was to install hardwired, interconnected smoke / CO detectors throughout the house. One of the dumbest things I did was put one...

Yeah, we should have thought this ceiling group through a little better before installing. Because of the watage a standard 600w dimmer would not work - it gets too hot, so we had to go with a...

I put 11 recessed can lights in my new kitchen. They work great, but obviously they draw a lot of power (they're each 100w). Are there any fluorescent bulbs out there that will work well on a...

Plastic shut off valve - you aren't using PVC on hot water are you?

Why can't you dig by hand where the cable line goes and have the electrician run his conduit under the cable line?

EDIT:TK's answer hit the same time as mine, I was not trying to copy yours.

Most toilets are a 12" standard rough in from face of wall to center of flange.

If those pictures were all taken from the same vantage point, your wall is parallel with the trusses & rafters, so you shouldn't need to worry about any load on it. Also, once you've taken the...

Pretty sure I picked this formula up here on this website sometime last year:

The calculation for power is:

W=EI
W=Watts ( or power)
E = Volts
I= Amperes

W= 120 volts times 20 amps= 2400...

Trying to confirm my thinking on the wattage conversion on fluorescent lights versus standard incandescent bulbs. Example - I have a 2-bulb porch light fixture that is rated for 60 watt bulbs (120...

Wow - you're method of troubleshooting is pretty far out there. Are you trying to electrocute yourself? Get an electrician out there STAT - or have 911 ready on your phone for when the next person...

If you're going to run 12/2, why not use Romex that's rated for outdoor/wet areas? It's the gray colored 12/2.

Pipes are sometimes used as your main electrical ground. If you feel even the slightest shock or charge in your water or around your bathroom, you should be concerned. This could indicate that you...

Thanks, was hoping that was the case. I'll still call the inspector in town to find out which they would rather see before getting a CO on this project.

Use a connector called a split-bolt to join the 2 sections together. Has to be inside of a junction box and wrapped, because split bolts are not insulated.

No, it's strictly pipe. Pipe within a pipe, actually. Just sched 40 pvc, no dampers on this.

Is it acceptable by code to use GFI breakers in the main panel for kitchen counter outlets, or does each receptacle need to be an individual GFI outlet?
I've got 10+ in my new kitchen. Putting in 2...

Now I'm leaning towards using a concentric vent kit (single penetration through wall) rather than a side-by-side set up. They are aapproved for this installation, so I don't know if the 1foot...

60 degrees, it's 10 here in CT now. This is strictly working on the exterior, so it shouldn't put the furnace out of commission any longer than it takes me to pop the end cap (or whatever it's...

Yeah this is happening right now, not off in the future, as you can see by the 1 missing siding panel. I like the looks of something called a "bayvent" or sidewall termination kit. I'm trying to...

Thanks. You say 45's, I assume you meant 90's? Otherwise a 45 would have them coming out of the wall, not hugging close to it.

Also - my guess was that the intake was brought around to keep...

The photo in the URL below is of my furnace intake / exhause. It's a 90+percent efficiency gas forced air furnace, direct vent out the sidewall of the house. The pipes are 2.5" sched 40 pvc. The one...

Well, I ripped the bad sheets of cement board out. While I had it opened up, I decided I didn't like the way I framed it, so I completely reframed that wall. Tiled that wall last week and came out...