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Can you use a hopper gun to spray finishing plaster?
I'm intrigued by spray plastering. It seems that most people use machines like this, costing thousands, to spray finish plaster: http://www.pftplasteringmachines.com/product/pft-ritmo-plastering-...
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Plunger Drain: Plunger stuck inside drain and won't budge
I have an older bathtub with a "plunger drain" setup like this:
I can see the very top of the plunger's linkage assembly (it must have become detached from the trip lever linkage at some point, and ...
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How can I be sure all the asbestos particles are gone?
So we got rid of the popcorn ceiling that had asbestos. Now my wife is worried about the particles that might still be lingering in the air. How long until it settles down? Wet-mopping, HEPA vacuuming ...
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Can I use a single air gap for a reverse osmosis system and a dishwasher?
Is it possible to do this? Currently we have a line from the dishwasher to the air gap and from the air gap to the garbage disposal. I want to install a reverse osmosis system but we only have the one ...
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How could our sliding mirror doors have cracked so easily?
I purchased and installed a set of sliding mirror doors 2 weeks ago. In the space of two weeks all four of the doors have developed cracks in them. A couple of them are at least a foot long.
I have ...
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Can I identify window manufacture from the NAMI information?
All I could find short of removing the window to look for the manufacturer's label is the NAMI sticker information it had inside top frame.
And yes I did look through the posted NAMI list here, mine ...
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How to remove turn-style tub overflow cover?
I've tried looking all over for a solution, but I've yet to find a solution that matches my situation. The cover I have (I think) is supposed to turn so the hole is downwards so you can remove the ...
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How can I build deck stairs flush with the end of the deck?
I have a deck design where I want stairs coming down perpendicular to the joist starting at the end of the joist. You can see the picture as a generic not to scale drawing of what I mean.
I had an ...
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Drill Fast vs Drill Slow
When should I drill fast and when should I drill slow, when drilling holes on metal pieces? and what are the advantages and disadvantages for both of them?
(Suppose a corded drill have 10 speed level,...
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How can I accurately locate bricks covered in stucco or plaster?
Where I live, most houses are old and have red brick walls. On the inside, the walls are covered by stucco or plaster and then some decorative layer. The plaster and mortar in the walls are generally ...
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How do you calculate water supply fixture units?
I'm trying to figure out how many water supply fixture units (WSFU) can fit off of my CPVC supply lines. I looked at the tables in the 2015 NSP , but where I'm confused is figuring out where that is ...
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Can I cut a hole in a 2“ x 8” joist that is less than 1/3 the height of the joist, leaves at least 2“ above and below the hole, but is 10” wide?
I would like to redirect a 5" air pipe to the other side of a 2" x 8", second story, floor joist so that I can have the vent exit a bathroom vanity kick plate. I realize I cannot just drill a 5" hole ...
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Island sink drains… slowly
We've converted our kitchen to an open plan by tearing out the wall separating kitchen from dining area, so that the sink and dishwasher are now in an island. The wall that I tore out, of course, ...
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Anything to Give this Old Beam its Dignity Back?
Enroute to installing a new shower I find this giant hole cut out of the floor joist of the 1800's historic schoolhouse I call home.
Crazy thing is, the new shower placement...literally two inches ...
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How risky is it to drain window wells into an interior drain tile system?
During some recent heavy rains one of my window wells filled with water, which started coming into the basement through the deteriorating window. I have a drain tile system around the interior of the ...
