Plumbers, electricians and gas fitters have to run pipes behind walls, under floors and underground to provide buildings with water, drainage, electricity and gas service. When they do this, they leave the ends of the pipes sticking out, ready to be connected to a fixture, such as a faucet...
If the weather isn’t too humid, open windows and set up large fans to create cross-currents of fresh air. Position the dehumidifier in the center of the room. Check walls daily with a moisture meter, but be patient. Plan on letting the equipment run 24/7 for two or three days. Powe...
or crawl spaces. Sometimes, you can feel them with your hand or find stiff sections in PEX pipe. A digital temperature gun helps too. For pipes concealed in floors or walls, check for the coldest floor or wall
The easiest and cheapest bathroom remodel plumbing is when you are simply replacing existing fixtures in their current locations and when there is no need to replace old plumbing pipes. This can still be part of a major bathroom remodel in which all the cabinetry, walls and flooring surfaces ar...
As a rule of thumb, it's best to install a dryer vent duct in an external wall to make the run as short as possible. You'll also want to minimize bends in the vent, which can impede airflow. To keep cold air and animals from migrating into the home through the duct, install asel...
My outlet tester kindly informed me that these new outlets I installed have an open ground, so the bare wires are in fact not grounded (I suspected this might be the case when I noticed the gauge is smaller than what’s typically run through a house during installation, and smaller than ...
CPVC vs. copper to plumb a house? How about PEX or PP-R? Q. I am an artist and my husband is a residential designer. We have galvanized pipes now and are going to replace them, due to little water pressure. What is safest, copper or CPVC (chlorinated poly vinyl chloride) for plumb...
Doraemon is a Japenese Manga TV show about a robotic cat (named Doraemon) from the future. He comes back from the future to help a boy named Nobita. Today we will show you how to draw Doraemon with easy to follow illustrated steps....