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04-05-08, 07:44 AM
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Posted By patbsn

Bathroom Wiring Questions

Hi all,
I am sure many (if not all) of these questions have been answered before. I am updating my second floor bathroom and plan to rewire it. It currently has no light switch, no overhead light or...
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Views: 1,969
Posted By patbsn

Garage door opener chain broke

I apologize if this has been answered before but unfortunately i only have time to post and not search. My mother-in-law called and told me her garage door opener chain broke. Can i buy individual...
Forum: Water Heaters
03-09-06, 10:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,336
Posted By patbsn

Looking for a Water heater

Currently i have an oil tankless boiler that is responsible for heating the house via steam radiators and supplying all the hot water. While it is only my wife and I now, we do plan on starting a...
10-02-05, 07:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,069
Posted By patbsn

What kind of Bathroom Vent should i get

I am having a roofer come out and fix some troubled areas, and i figured that while he's up there i can have him install a roof vented fan for my bathroom that currently does not have any ventilation...
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Views: 1,214
Posted By patbsn

Show me the money!

Thanks a ton... i didn't even know about the seal for the skylight.

Pat
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Posted By patbsn

Leaking Skylight in Attic

I bought a 2 story home a year ago and it has a skylight in the attic (for what i assume was used as ventilation). After some hard rainy nights a few weeks ago, i noticed water stains on my second...
09-10-05, 06:10 PM
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Views: 1,097
Posted By patbsn

thank you..

very much.

Pat
09-10-05, 05:04 AM
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Posted By patbsn

To mist or not to Mist...

This is a slightly different question than the one posed a few threads down. I have a Polyblend grout that is tan (technically called camel). I have read and been told to mist which i was going to...
09-05-05, 04:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,658
Posted By patbsn

i had the same problem

When i pulled up my carpet in the sunroom, it had some of the adhesive still stuck to the concrete. I scraped it, washed it, and thanks to other jobs in the room i had to do, just by walking on it...
09-05-05, 04:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,009
Posted By patbsn

thanks for the help

things are moving along, and knowing that this was my first job, i've had to let go of perfection a little.

Pat
09-05-05, 01:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,009
Posted By patbsn

What size metal extrusion?

I am installing floor tile that is 3/16" thick and i have two doorways that lead outside, that i need to butt the tile against with a metal extrusion. What size extrusion do i use? I bought 5/16" but...
08-25-05, 05:00 PM
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Views: 1,173
Posted By patbsn

the low spots

are anywhere from 1/8" to 1/4". Very disappointing on how this turned out. Do i just use the primer undiluted? Thanks for the help.

Pat
08-25-05, 03:37 PM
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Views: 1,173
Posted By patbsn

Need help with the Self Leveling mix

I posted recently that i was confident in the prep work before the actual setting of the tile but after putting down the self leveling mix onto the concrete floor in my 3 season room, it set very...
08-24-05, 03:17 PM
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Views: 1,385
Posted By patbsn

thank you

thanks for the help. Actually i will not have baseboards on 3 sides of the room. There are floor to ceiling windows there, so there is a small border of wood the window sits on, that the tile will go...
08-23-05, 11:36 PM
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Views: 1,385
Posted By patbsn

Beginner questions on installing tile

I am about to install ceramic tile in my 3 season room. I am confident in the prep work, but as far as installing the tile i have a few questions. We are using 12"x12" tiles and i was going to use...
07-13-05, 09:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 921
Posted By patbsn

thank you very much

i had checked the motion sensor light that i have and it didn't say anything, so to be safe than sorry i will put two switches in.

Pat
07-13-05, 08:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 921
Posted By patbsn

2 Questions before i go any further

I am rewiring a small 3 season room and i have two quick questions. The first concerns 2 exterior lights on each side of this room. I want to install a motion sensor light on the first exterior...
07-03-05, 08:20 PM
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Views: 1,391
Posted By patbsn

removed ceiling in 3 season room...

My 45 year old 3 season room is 8'x13'. The roof is sloped from the house and along with the walls is very sturdy. However, I needed to remove the 8 foot high ceiling that was covered by 1/4" plywood...
07-01-05, 08:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,238
Posted By patbsn

thank you very much

once again. It's great to see multiple solutions and be able to look at the problem from a different angle.

Pat
07-01-05, 01:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,238
Posted By patbsn

3 season room rewire.

Is there a way to wire a circuit as such that you could wire a ceiling fan/light (to use both the fan and light) and then from the ceiling fan/light wire to an outlet and keep that outlet always...
06-26-05, 09:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
Posted By patbsn

cool..

thanks for the great info (and they say curiosity kills the cat... my guess is it could save a few of them too)... and i'll beware of the lightning.... can't be too careful ;-).
06-26-05, 05:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
Posted By patbsn

thanks

I thought the bathroom was as strict as the kitchen as far as dedicated circuits considering there can be large electrical usage in a bathroom. but thanks for the info.

Pat
06-26-05, 01:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
Posted By patbsn

I was just wondering,

John, after reading your post, i was confused by the first option. Are you saying that if you use only 1 20 amp circuit for 1 bathroom you can put the outlets, the lights, and say a fan on that one...
06-24-05, 09:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,846
Posted By patbsn

thanks again!

thanks again!
06-24-05, 06:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,846
Posted By patbsn

This may be stupid

But can i assume M/R is Moisture Resistant Gypsum Board? I just want to make sure.

Thanks again,
Pat
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