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Thanks. My house has PEX A terminated with PEX B. My local supplier switched to a new PEX called Vipert PE RT. It is pretty new stuff, and I was not about to be an early adopter, so I hunted down the same PEX A I already have. Mainly, if there is ever a recall, at least everything is the same...

I found most of my joists have extra holes in them that line up. I wish someone paid for a string in them upgrade.

PEX week. I am reworking some water lines that ideally need two tees back to back. Can I install them almost touching, with about 1/4 inch of pipe between the fittings? I cannot find any code rule or manufacturer warning against it for crimped copper ring installations.

I seed my lawn with clover and a bit of grass and it's doing really good. I'm letting it grow so it doesn't mind the dry summer. Plus, clover is a vegetable so even during water restrictions I am allowed to water my "veggie" garden.

I put a thin bead of dynaflex 230 to fix the one crack I had, and now it cracked on both sides of it. the cracks only started where the screws were so I took them out like you said. I'm done with it.

Just noticed this after mudding upstairs. I should have looked into it more and learned about truss uplift. Looks like I should remove the screws near the edge.The black lines are pencil marks.

Yeah, I overthink things, but every trade has so much intricate knowledge that it is hard to make good calls when you want things done right and not squeaking in three years. I need to reroute plumbing from a wall that is being removed. Can old PEX-B tee fittings simply be rotated 180 degrees...

Planer makes sense, thanks. What do you mean by "Only solid wood touches the floor. So plywood on edge." Do I build it out of real lumber or plywood?

Solid advice, everyone. Thanks. I will chew on it, but I am definitely building a box. I thought dimensional lumber was the best choice. My first thought was plywood or OSB on edge, but stacked 6 inch strips with staggered joints, log cabin style, sounds way better and not too hard to build...

Hey everyone, I am back for the solid advice this place always had. The internet is dead these days, and this forum really knows it's stuff I am redoing the flooring throughout the house and the kitchen. The kitchen is IKEA SEKTION based, and the flooring is Fuzion Laminate Nautiq Pro, 9 1/4...

IMHO the bolt extractor socket should work but use it with a impact and push on it hard. If that does not work see if you can get a big drill bit to take off the head with the washer. Even better, maybe a hole saw could cut off the washer, and leave some of the bolt out to have something to...

What’s the best way to reattach a section of drywall in the ceiling that doesn’t span between joists? Backing it with wood is effective, but it feels a bit rude for whoever might need to cut it again in the future. Is it possible to secure it safely using just tape? One thing I’ve learned for...

I just pressed new bearings on the motor and installed new brushes in my old Frigidaire dishwasher. I still have all the appliances I had when I started the thread.

A new high-beam offender is Tesla, which is especially upsetting since they’re supposed to be self-driving soon, yet they still cruise with high beams on. Teslas come with auto-off high beams, so the drivers must go out of their way to be extra obnoxious by keeping them on. I flash them and then...

Just dropping by to say thanks for the help I got in this thread as I am coming to my 2 year anniversary of buying my first house. It was a super stressful time and I got a lot of help and guidance from here. Thanks.

I get it but the judicial system needs to be held accountable for the retreat offenders. I don't want the consequences to come from meat head officers. Is a beat down even an effective deterrent?

Wait what? Police brutality is what kept the crime rate low?

I fixed a bunch of top boxes with g-flex epoxy. My understanding is the CT stuff isn't really epoxy it's polyester resin. If you look you can find the g-flex cheaper at marine stores. G-flex has a longer working time than that CT stuff. Many older Thule boxes cracked where the mounting mechanism...

Purified urine is better than sex changing hormones they force on kids!

^ nukes might be the worst case scenario, but Trudeau winning is a close second and we have to get ready for that.