I am not sure when it came to me, but I recognized that my roof leak project was not done. There was another vent pipe that needed to be inspected. Fortunately, it was on the first story roof over the family room. We did not see any staining on our family room ceiling, so maybe…
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Once I got the ladder to the backyard, I measured out from the house with a tape measure to eight and a half feet. I never heard of the 4-1 rule for ladders. I figured the height of the second story to be about 17 feet. So, I needed about 4 and a half feet…
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I had some time before the weekend to find ways to repair the vent pipe leak. I searched the Internet and found a video with Tom Silva from “This Old House” on how to fix a leaking vent pipe. The video was fitting as it was exactly the same problem and it provided me with…
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DIY Project – Dishwasher Air Gap – Replacing the Air Gap I wanted to get the new air gap in place before we needed to run the dishwasher. We made, it seems, our weekly trip to the home improvement store. Efiwym, my wife, had her list of things to buy including an air gap. We…
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Efiwym, my wife, noticed water puddling again by the back and side of the sink. My initial reaction was the hose was clogged again. I got some coaxial cable and tried to clear the blockage. The cable kept going down the dishwasher side of the hose. I tried several times to no avail. (I later…
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DIY Project – Kitchen Countertops – Installation – Finally Done With the disposal in place, I removed all the support wood that once were holding it up. I left off the dishwasher waste hose for now. I wanted to get the PVC waste pipes connected. That is where I hit a snag. The drains of…