We live in central Maine and are completely rebuilding our MH. We made the exterior 4" walls into 6" walls, jacked the house up and built a 2x6" knee wall underneath the house. The house sits on the knee wall and the knee wall sits on 8x16” hollow cement blocks. The house is on a 5” p...

Installing a new bathroom with relocated tub, toilet and sink. Also installing all new drain pipes. Currently the 1 1/2" drain pipes from tub and sink are above the underbelly and connect to the 3" pipe near the tiolet. The 3" pipe drops below the underbelly from under the toilet. Wou...

Hi Greg, Went to the batteriesplus web site. Apparently they sell new, rebuilt and/or reconditioned batteries. Going to have my batteries rebuilt by primecell.com. I found it on the web and asked about them on another handy man web site. Primecell was highly recommended. They will rebuild my Porter ...

I am thinking of having the 12 volt batteries rebuilt for my cordless drill. They came with 1.7 mAh NiCad batteries and would cost $65 each to replace with 1.7 mAh. A company called Primecell can rebuild them with 2.1 mAh NiCad batteries for $33 each or with "best" NiMh batteries for $47 e...

Replys here, at another DIY web site and two kitchen designers all generally agree a space of 3 - 4" is needed between the stove and dishwasher. One kitchen designer said she would have used a cabinet end panel to both support the countertop and create the necessary 4" space. The end cap w...

We are remodeling our kitchen. The plans call for a spacer between the stove and dishwasher so I called the designer to see if there was a mistake in the drawing. She said the space is there to allow some ventilation. Apparently the heat and steam produced by the dishwasher can affect the stove and ...

Thanks, I just got the same feedback from another do-it-yourself web site and Home Depot. We do have a stack vent that goes through the roof but apparently that is not enough venting for the way the plumbing was installed. Didn't know they would fail over time. The one I have looks good so will reus...

I am in the process of remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms. The drain pipes under the sink both have spring loaded vents in them. Apparently the vaccume caused by the draining water pulls against the spring and lets air into the system. Am asking because none of the other houses I have lived in or ...

Looking for suggestions on leveling the kitchen floor, short of ripping out the whole floor and starting over with 3/4" plywood, which may be the best option. We are completely remodeling our kitchen, new cabinets, sink, stove etc. so it is important that we do the floor right the first time. W...

My wife is sensitive to noise. Our heater is on the otherside of our bedroom wall and mt wife hears it when the blower comes on. We are remodelling now and was thinking of adding some bat insulation (not faced) between the studs and then covering them with plastic. This should work and should not tr...

We are residing our mobile home. We are stripping the outer walls down to the studs, adding OSB and installing new double hung windows. I want to get rid of the vynal soffets and facia boards and replace them with wood. My wife wants to have the facia and soffets maintainance free, no painting requi...

I gather not much power is needed to clean the porch and cars. Used a neighbors years ago and tore up my deck because I didn't know what I was doing. Used one last year very carefully with a wide spray nozzle and the deck came out like it was new. Don't think I will go electric as we have 2 acres an...

Am looking for a power washer. Have been using my neighbors but otherwise know nothing about them. He has a 2500 PSI unit with Honda engine and 4 nozels. Need one to clean the cars (we live on a gravel road in Maine and MUD season is here) Also need to clean the green algi that grows on the porch an...

We have a mobile home with well water and a holding tank below the house. The 9 cubic foot area around the holding tank is enclosed with 2” foam board. I installed two 80-watt light bulbs wired through a thermostatically controlled 115 VAC switch to turn on the light bulbs when the temperature in th...