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Plumbing with PEX instead of copper
In relocating the hookup for a washer and dryer I ran into a tricky situation. It was going to require six joints in both the hot and cold lines to maneuver around a beam, go under the joists, and then connect to the existing plumbing. Not looking forward ...
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Progress Lighting ceiling light fixtures recalled
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Progress Lighting, has announced a voluntary recall of about 7,500 indoor ceiling light fixtures, due to a fall and injury hazard posed to consumers if the cable that supports the light ...
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Create a stylish lighting fixture from milk jugs
Dan over at Instructables has a nifty tutorial for making your own custom lighting fixture from - among other things - plastic milk jugs. He provides a template that looks sort of like a parallelogram with notches in each corner. You use the template to ...
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DIY Disaster Doctor: Perplexing Plumbing Repair
Chris W. McDougall of Apex Home Inspection in Santa Cruz, CA (via The Money Pit. Used with permission of the ASHI Reporter You've heard of the term "everything but the kitchen sink"? Well someone seems to have used everything in the kitchen -- including ...
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Plumbing access panel installation
When a home is built, the architect and builder should always make provisions for future maintenance. Unfortunately, altogether too often, this is one place where corners are cut. One of these details is access to plumbing components. This means plumbing ...
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In the Workshop: Adjustable Wrenches
Doug Mahoney is a professional carpenter and the editor of Tool Snob. Corbis Wrenches are an integral part of your tool collection. Their main function, as any DIYer knows, is to apply torque to an object -- in other words to grip and twist. It's used ...
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