Pops, Lowes in my city has a product that is a set of one fitting and one type of each needed crimp, which might be the easiest way to buy them if you only need one or two fittings, vs getting a bag of each type of crimp. Of course, I was worried about dropping the crimp down the wall, so I bought t...

this may seem weird, but I was new to working on homes at the time.... I missed that there was a 1 foot by 2 foot floor duct for the air conditioner 1 foot diameter line that the line had fallen off of, and you could see the ground looking down the duct. I put a piece of insulation into the bottom o...

I put one by twos up across the joists in the area I had to repair, then I slid/threaded the length insulation above them. I stapled the paper edges to the joists. having the wood up first made it easier for me to do the repair by myself. I usually would not work under a home by myself, but all of t...

I had a window literally fall apart in my hand that I was just trying to remove old outside trim from with a utility knife. I pulled on the trim, and parts of the window detached from the wall and also pulled out. I had to use a new construction house window from Home Depot. (had to get a window bac...

well, further research found the following: the black plastic pipe was "abs" and luckily one lowes in my area stocks it. otherwise would have had to get it at local RV store which charges $35 for a pipe that costs $7 at Lowes. managed to get the floor out, without cracking the pipe. may be...

Ok, so much for thinking it was getting easier to do this plumbing stuff! lol the question: is it hard to cut and lower a drain line that is running under the tub for 4 feet, and is elevated about 4 inches above the current flooring? the flooring is shot and is being repaired/replaced. the drain lin...

I am not a plumber, but I have heard that if you have a drain on the tank near the bottom of the tank, it helps to open it monthly and drain out 2 or 3 gallons of water. I do this into a clean bucket, and let it sit until the air bubbles are gone, and check to see if it had sediment in it. if it did...

to help prevent crushing the pipe before you get a chance to upgrade it, you might consider placing a brick or a rock between the back of the dryer and the wall. that way, the dryer cannot accidently be pushed back too far and compress the hose.

Brenda

Hi! ok, I freely admit this would be the low tech approach lol I have not done this upgrade, but if I had your porch, I would be thinking, "gee half the framing for the screening is already here!" It should be possible to staple nylon screening onto the back of the existing lattice wall un...

I should have added, strip was 3 inches by about 8 or 10 inches, whatever the inside dimension of the duct was

Brenda (OH)

This may sound a little out there, so comment away experienced rehabbers lol..... We had redone the bathroom floor, and I was feeling flex in the flooring at the duct, so I put strip of 3/4 inch plywood on on each side of the duct opening inside the duct strip about 3 inches wide, pushed it and the ...

http://www.amazon.com/Snug-Plug-Drain-Stopper-Small/dp/B001BVKRIC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1219244735&sr=8-2 Jinx, if the link does not work, I searched small sink stopper on amazon and got one for a 1 inch sink hole. maybe they also have something else available if you just ...

http://mobilehomerepair.com/phpbb/userpix/3210_100_3381_2.jpg Here is the photo of the minicloset/tub surround supporting wall I made in a home last year. I am very happy with the results, I had hired a guy to figure out the repair, and he kept delaying getting it done, and I ended-up figuring it o...

Trying the photo thing:

I never got the upload photo option
turned off the firewall, still no upload picture button

anyone else having these difficulties?

if you send me your email (mine is bluegreen11@att.net) I have a photo that might be helpful, I just cannot remember how to get it to post on the forum. it is a bath remodel where I made a small closet to enclose the end of the bath tub to put up the tub surround. this also gave me a very solid wall...