Tag: diy
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Reading the Instructions
On my recent project the windows purchased are 1 and a half months out. I have the house wrap and the flex sealing window and door tape. I have the tape for sealing the wrap where it overlaps or needs to be cut, but the windows are still over a month out. In order…
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Control Lines for Window and Doors
There are many tutorials on how to set a window or even windows and door. They will tell you used small headed screws for your doors and lager flatter heads for your windows. They will tell you how to adjusts your trimmers so that the reveals are constant. What many forget to tell you is…
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The Right Way to Build a Shower
Years ago, while in the service I learned there were three ways to do just about anything. When I entered the trades and started to seek employment, I became familiar with the saying, “My way or highway. However, there are tasks which need to be preformed to construct a building which can be built correctly…
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Straight Edging
After the rough electrical and plumbing but before insulation and drywall is the time to check to ensure that the studs are in line from floor to ceiling. We do all we can to help prevent those random studs bowed beyond their fellow members but still we have these issues. Some people use strong backing…
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Wire Connectors
I was skeptical at first of the new types of wire connectors. I had good cause to be I thought based on the failures of using those back stab connection which are available on the back of many receptacles. Therefore, I stayed hesitant to depart from the old faithful wire nut system. Many of the…
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Torquing the Electrical Panel
My last blog was on wiring the electrical panel. As I said during the writing of it Take your time and do the tasks neatly and correct. But in order to do so you’ll need to install it and its components according to manufactures specifications. This would include torquing the lugs of the panel. Wone…
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Wiring the Panel Box
This is a task it is wise to take your time and do it as neatly as possible. Before you begin to do anything in the panel box make sure that there is no power running to it. Do not rely on breakers alone check it with your testers. Then take a moment to plan…
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Pulling The Power Line and Planning Panel’s location
Before you can pull your lines into the panel you need to know where the panel will be located. You also need to know the demand the unit’s appliances and usage will place on the panel before you can determine the size of panel, you’ll need to avoid overloading the system. You must know…
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How To Attach Brackets to The Roof Stealthily
Before the attachment of the brackets, it is important that you paint them to coordinate with the other item which will penetrate your roof. Then you simply attach the brackets with lag or Bolts, washers, both flat washer and lock washers as needed and then the nut to tighten them into place. As visible…
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Hand Nailing Shingles
Yesterday I was hand nailing the shingle of the triangle, but to be clear, even if I were shingling vertically, I would have been hand nailing. The reason is simple. I do not want to allow my nails to penetrate the wood used on the overhangs. I feel the job and the workmanship is…
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