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For everyday wear I have a Fitbit Air that I wear on my right wrist. They do not have a display so all tracking is done through your phone and it avoids being the guy wearing two watches...

This one could go into multiple threads, e-bike, bad drivers and here... Last week there was an e-bike (cargo style) rider down in the undivided bike lane RY at a side street. I did not see the accident but fire was there and I did not see a damaged vehicle, so maybe hit and run? Fire was...

I considered attaching my inspection camera to the top and mounting the screen at the bottom but with practice I have the technique down and there is not much need. I start at one end and I run it along the bottom on an angle as I work down the side of the house. I can feel if it is not on the...

Where is the outlet? If it is in a kitchen it was likely a split receptacle. If it is in a living room (or any room without an overhead light or otherwise fixed lights) it was likely a switched receptacle with one half always hot and one half switched. Even pretty old code required rooms without...

I programmed my self to dream about your space last night.... From an interior design perspective you should not be able to see the toilet from outside the room. Having said that, in a reno, I live in the real world and I always default to where the stack is, how the joists run, and not wanting...

For those with steep roofs and mature trees... I made a from the ground eves-trough cleaner. I used 2 inch schedule 20 PVC tube (central vac tubing). A 3 foot section of 2 inch ABS pipe as a slip joint to add the extensions, slips over the PVC tubing. The ABS is long enough that the joint isn't...

The last time I had mine done was around this time of year. The risk is we don't get the "heat" for the shingles to seal to each other before they are exposed to weather--for lack of a better term. Edit: Another issue will be the hours of daylight for the workers. Which may make a one or two...

Finished or unfinished space? Unfinished I just install recessed octagon boxes (between joists) and then use a keyless lamp holder and instead of a light bulb I use one of those three or four arm adjustable LED garage lights. Finished but not fancy space, I usually go with the round flush...

Things I have seen trip a main breaker: Loose connection at the breaker, the heat will cause it to trip. A dead short on a branch circuit and someone tries to turn that breaker back on, holds it... Since the OP said the appliances were connected t the genny back feed is likely not the cause. I...

Minor typo MM, Pex A is the expansion one and Pex B uses metal crimp rings (copper or stainless)

The DIY ones are not intended to be used like this. They are for floating decks, sheds, etc. I have a tonne of experience with the DIY ones and they work great regardless of what some people say here, but they are not for the purpose you are looking for. I would go with a proper foundation...

Buddy did the house lift. One of the jacks jammed when lowering the house twisting the structure. In the end the contractor walked away, no blood from that stone.... Luckily it was not a total loss but it had to be gutted to fix it. Ironically, the building inspector required them to double the...

For Ikea stuff, use some glue on assembly. Make sure to order all the end trim pieces etc. and have them on hand when you start, so you don't get hit with any back orders.

I can't say for anywhere else. Last I looked, a permit is required in Toronto at 12 inches across at four feet high, technically that in metric. I thought that was pretty standard?

This thread is useless without pics, or at least give us a symbol.....

We always get our money's worth, every penny.

For an entire house rewire (or new home), AFAIK yes with some exceptions--at least in the last code. Those exceptions were (are?) smoke alarms, fridge, furnace/boiler and 240v circuits like stove, dryer EV. Lots of people don't like them including some "pros" but in general, use good quality...

Lights and outlets on the same 15A circuit are fine and it is the way I do it. I like one breaker per room(s), easier to run wires. There is a counter thought/point that if you trip a breaker at night you lose the light in that room, so some people separate them. You don't need to go crazy on...

You can fish most of the rewire and install the outlets in the current panelling and then deal with it later during drywall (after final). You can use retro fit boxes etc. if the panelling is coming out you can make small inspection holes etc. to help. No need to rip out anything until need be...

@mimico_polak I have done an entire house a "few" times. My recommendation, and my approach when it is 100% rewire (aluminum, K&T, even NMD60, etc.): Move the panel location (even just enough) and leave the old service and panel active. Do the rewire with mostly new outlet locations, odds are...