Recent content by Shaitan00

Seems like my terminology might have been bad - when I say "finished" I mean it needs to be replaced immediately - the previous owner block all the soffits (thought they were mistakes) - so now I need to tear it down - while I am doing that I am going to improve the ventilation and thus my...

I recently purchased a home with a Mansard roof, I had some roofers come to give quotes to replace the top (it is finished) and they all recommend adding ventilation (known issue with Mansard's). The problem is that they are offering two different solutions and I don't know which is...

But when we buy such a system, how do they determine what you need? I doubt the company will spend time and money on a barrage of tests - so how do they determine it? I had assumes it was simply based on the home square footage - at least for a good approximation.

Is there some kind of calculation I can follow to determine if the heating and cooling system in my home is rated (adequate) for the size of the house? I assume there is some way to say something like “for X square feet per floor you need Y kind of system” for heating and cooling. I...

What do you mean? The ground is that aluminum wire going from the receptacle to the screw on the box and then out to never-land ...

In the master bedroom on one wall there are two receptacle that when tested shows “open ground”, I have replaced the receptacle on both (with new tamperproof receptacles) and while doing that checked to ensure there was a “ground” wire connected from the receptacle to the box (see image below)...

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