If you've ever had to clear a clog from a sink drain, you're likely already familiar with the drain trap assembly that forms the transition from the sink to the home's branch drain system. The drain trap—sometimes called the P-trap due to its distinctive shape—is the ...
Preparing to Plumb Your Sink Your sink should already be in place and firmly mounted to the counter. You should also have water supply lines and drain lines readily accessible under the sink. Installing these is a job for the pros, but you can handle connecting them to your kitchen sink. ...
either directly into the holes or into tubular cardboard forms. If you don’t sink the posts, they must be anchored to above-grade footings using metal brackets, such as those from Simpson Strong-Tie. Whatever your method for anchoring the posts, make sure they are correctly ...
It’s very frustrating to have your ship role over and sink as soon as it begins to take on water, or to spend the day sitting at the side of the pond working on your ship instead of participating in the game. Consider a used ship as your first ship. This will allow you to begin...
sink, medicine cabinet, etc., "dry fit" the paper prior to soaking in water to activate paste. Mark where fixture is located with a small cut or pencil mark. Double check marks with measurements taken from the wall and cut out shape of fixture with sharp scissors. Be conservative with th...
Fix the roof frames to the side wall top plate with galvanized nails. Temporarily prop the two end roof sections plumb (vertical). Fix the 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (90 mm x 45 mm) window support plate against the top of the rafter uprights. (See drawing 4c.) Nail the 3/4″ x 7 ...
plumb before sheathing so I would trim them first. Next, start at the bottom corner of one slanted face of the roof and nail a 4'x8' sheet of OSB to the trusses underneath. Be sure to have the OSB with the textured and lined side up so you don't slide off the roof and so you...
Complex systems are full of interdependencies—hard to detect—and nonlinear responses. "Nonlinear" means that when you double the dose of, say, a medication, or when you double the number of employees in a factory, you don't get twice the initial effect, but rather a lot more or a lot...
The big, black heat sink on the lower left has two 40 Amp blocking diodes bolted into it. I am only using one right now, but I could easily add a second wind turbine or even a photovoltaic solar panel to the system using the second one. The double row of gold rectangles across the...
draw a light vertical line through each mark that extends toward the ceiling. The line doesn't have to extend the full height of the mirror, but it should be long enough to allow you to align the side of the mirror. The most important thing is to make it plumb (perfectly vertical). ...