Tom Raymond

Fiberglass doors are fun. The hot side expands while the cool interior doesn't and bends the door off the weatherstripping.

Yup. There are 40-60 million mold spores on every square inch of the planet, including you. Good news, cleaning up whatever that crud is will remove most of it.

I installed a curtain drain in my yard this past June. 360 feet of trench, pipe and gravel. I found 3 old clay drains running in different directions during the dig. My house was a farm. My pool is sitting on the site of the original barn, that has been gone since the depression.

There are dozens of issues with this house that could easily be resolved with a D9 Dozer. Brief enough?

The cheapest way to construct a 20x24 building is with pole barn construction and a concrete slab floor. You can build suitable recording space inside any shell.

They make run timers that keep fans on for a set countdown after turning off the switch. Could become of these.

Why on earth would someone install gutters to prevent rain water from falling onto a roof? Isn't a roof supposed to shed water? If in fact it is leaking through the ridge vent, it likely has to do with contractor grade products (we had several house here that had snow drifts in the attics because of builder grade ridge vent) or vortex winds induced by stupid roof designs. Pull off the last section of ridge vent and reapply the caps. Far less expensive and more attractive than gutters and convectors.

Stop messing with set backs. You're fluctuating the humidity far more than the temperature. Pick a comfortable temperature and leave it there.

Facebook. HUD 203k PROS. If you can't find them, hit me up on messenger. I'll invite you.

There is a group of good old boy HUD Consultants creating an association in an attempt communication with HUD and add a consultant voice to improvements, changes, an increase in the fee schedule. One of the founding members is Garrett Feist, who co-authored much of the gibberish in both the original and current versions of the handbook. Don't hold your breath waiting for clarification on anything.

Bill, go search a Facebook HI group. Any of them. Sooner or later every one of them gets a Georgia water heater discharge going up hill. Some so much that they could be described as overhead. They defend the practice more vehemently then they do the Confederate flag.

Georgia explains a lot. They have amended the plumbing code to allow it to run up hill. How else you gonna get em to drain outside when they stuck up under the house?

That's not a wet location. Every bath fan/light combo I've ever seen is approved for that location as long as it's GFCI protected.

Then I'm in good company. I've told several clients to keep their old equipment because it will outlast anything they might replace it with. On a side note, how many stamps does it take to mail a furnace?

1968 was the summer of love...

Your concern for which appliance is going to draw exhaust is backwards.

That's a generous access/vent combo. My crawl hatch is made of aluminum patio enclosure parts and a 3" thick foam wall panel. I wish it was that large though.

I call out all mismatched breakers, with the caveat that they may be classified. There are far too many permutations to remember them all. If sparky says they're fine ask him for the classification, or hire a guy that does what you ask.

Put it directly over the shower. Make sure it's GFCI protected. Spend the money on a fan timer to make sure it runs long enough to be effective.

Gypsum sheathing was common here late 50s to mid 60s. It had black paper faces.

Kolbe and Kolbe, and Marvin make sash kits that will be an easy way to do what you want. The best way to screen these is with a triple track storm. Marvin Integrity makes a fiberglass replacement window (fits inside your existing window) that is paintable and has an integral screen. Marvin is going through something right now. They just closed there NY distribution center and locked out their smaller dealers. I would imagine they are doing similar things in other markets as well. I would recommend Sunrise windows from Temperance, Michigan. They come in a bunch of colors, are available painted, and from the ground will be hard to distinguish from your wood sash with next to zero maintenance.

34" doors used to be fairly common. They are a little bit harder to find these days, unless you're in Canada. If it's old enough to have a 5/4" thick jamb you very often have enough room for a 36" door in the old rough opening. Swapping out the old jack studs with thinner modern counterparts will gain you up to an inch more.

It's dumb. It's likely unenforceable. Probably why nacho is giving them away. And, do you have to ask for an insurance perspective? I'm sure all of us have received notice from our insurers that a virus isn't physical damage or a covered reason for loss of income. Why would an insurance company care about our virus policies when they don't cover damages caused by viruses?

Legionella in water heaters is a very low risk. One I believe is largely overblown.

That much? Last I was asked they wanted to pay $50. It was hard not to laugh.