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What are my gutter guard options?
As I mentioned in a prior post, I'm planning to add some gutters to my house. I see that there's wide variety of gutter guards available and was curious which ones are better?
As far as I can tell, there are basically two types:
Covers that go…
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Should I reuse drywall screws?
I removed lots of them because it was easier to remove the drywall that way. Some of these screws were also used for carpentry work by the contractor who built the bathroom.
The only problem I am seeing is that some of them have drywall dust in the…
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Is my Non-Contact Voltage Tester from Klein Tools safe?
There are many questions regarding Non-Contact Voltage Testers. They are a great safety tool when used as recommended and when they are functioning as designed.
Has mine been recalled?
Model: Klein Tools NCVT-1
Date code: 1119C-G8
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"key will unlock the door" vs "key will *open* the door, but not unlock"
Can anyone help me with terminology to describe two different types of functioning in a door lock. (Please note, I am not talking about a lock that is broken.)
My front door and my back door both have regular old fashioned doorknobs which take a…
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Can I mount a TV stand on drywall on only one stud?
I have a TV stand pretty similar to this one
It weighs about 20 kg (44 lbs).
I also have a TV that weighs about 10 kg (22 lbs).
Now because the TV stand is too low, I'd like to mount it on the drywall. I'm mounting the TV stand, which came with…
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Is it appropriate to sand a hardwood floor with a 20, 60, 100 grit sequence?
I went to Home Depot to rent a Square Buff Floor Sander to refinish my Kitchen floor. They said I could use 20, 60, 100 grit sandpapers to do the job. Please note that they do not have any sandpapers of grits of 30, 36, or 40.
The floor is 35…
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Do I need this special strike plate on my laundry room to garage entry? It's creating problems with a new lock
Good day everyone. I recently replaced my existing keyed Schlage lock with a keypad security lock on the door from my mudroom to my garage. The door is metal and the frame/jamb has thick rubber/silicone weather stripping. The new lock has been in…
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Can I use a single 20A circuit for two bathrooms?
Can I put two bathrooms on one 20amp breaker for the respective outlets or do I need a separate 20amp circuit for each bathroom? I am running out of panel space in my subpanel otherwise I would just run a home run from the subpanel to the bathroom…
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Can I have utility location done well in advance of a fence project?
Disclaimer: Before any work is done I'm going to have all utility companies come out to properly mark the utility locations.
I'm looking to get a fence installed by a fence company. However, in order to do that, I need to cut down 3 trees that are…
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What is this metal pole in my backyard?
Can someone help identify this old metal pole in the backyard? It's very tall and seems to have a a hookup for water supply. The house was built in the 1940s and is located in the California East Bay hills
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Is straight lumber a thing of the past?
I am working on a bathroom project, which is a brand new room. I've gone out to purchase 2x3" lumber for this project (I don't prefer metal studs). It seems like everywhere I go to buy lumber, almost all of it is bowed, bent, or twisted. Even worse,…
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What type of screws/anchors to fasten a closer to a steel door
What are some proper screws or anchors to use for affixing something to a steel walk-in door?
The example for this question will be attaching an automatic closer to an exterior steel door. The door is a typical residential steel walk-in door, which…
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Am I correctly replacing two two-pole breakers with a quadraplex breaker?
I am replacing the top two of those two pole breakers in the top left (green) with one quadplex with common trip model EATON BQC220220. Is the attached wiring diagram right(just follow the dots color where wires will go / interconnect)? I really…
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Does turning circuit breakers off cause wear?
A comment over on another SE got me thinking. With screw-in fuses, unscrewing it and then later screwing it back in causes negligible wear on either part of the installation. But what about modern "switch" overcurrent circuit breakers? Does manually…
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What is the difference between a ball/pin detent and friction ring impact wrench?
I have been looking into getting an impact wrench for my car and I have noticed that any given model (at least the one I am looking at) has two versions. One version has a ball to keep the socket supported (like a torque wrench) and the other type…
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