Me: reads building codes, installs fireblocks, layers with sheetrock and high-temp caulk. The last guy who owned the house:
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Chipmunks meet Frankenstein (1999)
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Mother of all hidden junction boxes.
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Dark spots from chemical stripper
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Surf's up!
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Bathroom outlet 19V between neutral and ground
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Limewashed the block wall in my basement.
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De-kitchening this room. What to do while hole is open, and where to cap the pipes?
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Latest discovery after installing GFCI/AFCI breaker
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Happy before and after spray foam
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Cold air return - should the cables be sealed?
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Motor oil bottle is a perfect cover for an outdoor outlet.
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Caulk, foam, or leave alone?
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They chiseled halway through a 5x5 structural column, right in the middle, for... this
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Fixing a very loud squeak in a 1950's hardwood floor.
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Smart switches have made old 3-ways completely obsolete
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After spending the morning fishing for wires, this is the most beautiful sight in the world.
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WhatsApp forward
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Can I use concrete repair mortar to fix these old 1970s ceramic floor tiles?
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Nephew was told not to say "ass" by his teachers. He wrote this note to spread the word.
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Old bathroom fan not made since 1983, on drywall ceiling hung under plaster lath, framed in 7"x10" with 5x2s, and electric and damper on opposite sides with 0 slack.
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Green on once exterior brick
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Where to find the disconnected ground?
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Rot between panes on window sill
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Added foam. Even colder tonight, and 2.8°C floor now 14°C
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Volts going up on ground as I turn ceiling stuff on
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Mysterious empty box on basement ceiling
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Ah, so that's why my whole bathroom had 60V on the neutral wire.
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Cold, cold corner in old home
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Is cracking old duct tape worth replacing?
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Taking off this hideous, filthy, once-home-to-mice laminate floor
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Sewer pipe
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Ductwork with cracking old duct tape
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Almost freezing, and had nothing but a baseboard as insulation.
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Is spray foam okay to fill around a grounding cable?
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