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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group

Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.

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2008 NEC - Nat'l Electrical Code - $50 [3 articles]

Red Green - 2009-09-25 21:22:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Electrical & Wiring | ]
Not sure if this is a good deal or not but thought it might be of interest here. http://fayetteville.craigslist.org/bks/1392274721.html ...2008 NEC - Nat'l Electrical Code - $50

Garage into Welding Shop [20 articles]

Would there be any building code applicable if I want to section off part of my garage for a small welding business? Or is this something I get business insurance for and they tell me the specs.?...Garage into Welding Shop

electrical code question [12 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2009-11-11 13:13:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Electrical & Wiring | ]
can you use metal switch plates and receptacle covers on an ungrounded circuit protected by a GFCI, or ONLY on a grounded circuit? I think SWMBO has changed her mind on decoration for the living r...electrical code question

Speaking of soundproofing, what separates my townhouse from the next one? [11 articles]

Speaking of soundproofing, is there anything in the building code or common practice that would indicate what separates my townhouse from the next one? My house was built in 1979, and I see one l...Speaking of soundproofing, what separates my townhouse from the next one?

Receptacles lying flat on surface? [12 articles]

DerbyDad03 - 2009-12-09 11:47:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I was in my dentist's waiting room this morning and I noticed something that I'm wondering about. The exterior wall has ceiling to *almost* floor windows. There is a wooden ledge at the bottom, a...Receptacles lying flat on surface?

Laminate Over /\/\/\ WAVY /\/\/\ Concrete?????????????? [12 articles]

infiniteMPG - 2009-12-13 01:27:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Flooring | Kitchens | ]
We are in process of remodeling our 25 year old Florida home and don't care to have any carpeting, so we're looking at laminate flooring. We have found some wavy spots in the concrete where there v...Laminate Over /\/\/\ WAVY /\/\/\ Concrete??????????????

Sump pumps -- GFCI required? [53 articles]

I have a sump pump in an unfinished basement. It is on a dedicated 15-amp 120-volt circuit, the outlet/receptacle is on the ceiling, and it is a duplex GFCI receptacle. The sump pump failed be...Sump pumps -- GFCI required?

interior foundation insulation of conditioned crawlspace? [2 articles]

My basement space in Portland Oregon consists of two types of areas. 1. Along two walls is an unconditioned crawl space. 2. The remainder of the basement is insulated stud walls that is condition...interior foundation insulation of conditioned crawlspace?

Polybutylene plumbing [16 articles]

Tomas - 2009-12-28 14:37:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | ]
I have shutoff valves that are now heavily corroded and do not fully shut-off. My home was built in '92. While researching how to remove the "crimped" on valves, I found several older posts about p...Polybutylene plumbing

Polybutylene plumbing

Tomas - 2009-12-26 13:47:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | ]
I have shutoff valves that are now heavily corroded and do not fully shut-off. My home was built in '92. While researching how to remove the "crimped" on valves, I found several older posts about p...Polybutylene plumbing

Online NEC [16 articles]

mcp6453 - 2010-01-11 14:44:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Electrical & Wiring | ]
Is there a web site that has the National Electrical Code in a learning-type environment? I'd like to learn more about code, but I don't have the time or need to attend classes at the local communit...Online NEC

NEC for dummies [32 articles]

Limp Arbor - 2010-01-12 20:35:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Electrical & Wiring | ]
Any book recomendations for the current electrical code in NJ. I have a lot of electrical work to do and need a reference for residential wiring. I need something in between the typical picture ...NEC for dummies

required to bring up to code? [27 articles]

woger151 - 2010-01-13 10:04:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Building Code & Best Practices | Flooring | Kitchens | ]
This is more a legal question than a repair question, but I thought someone here would have an opinion. We have some stairs going down to the basement that are definitely not up to code. Treads ...required to bring up to code?

Leveling floor for hardwood [6 articles]

John - 2010-11-28 17:49:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Flooring | ]
I've already asked about how to level concrete, but now I'm contemplating going after my main living level. I'm going to replace the carpet with laminate, and thus, any imperfections will likely be...Leveling floor for hardwood

GFCI must be 20 amps. [28 articles]

Sam Takoy - 2010-02-20 19:24:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | ]
Hi, My contractor told me that by code a 20amp GFCI outlet must be on a 20amp circuit. True or false? Thanks, Sam ...GFCI must be 20 amps.
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