Plain old Schlage locks at Home Depot are very cheaply made and not acceptable. Emtek seems to be designed better. Research Links Emtek S50023 Square Double Cylinder Stainless Steel Deadbolt Ebay: Emtek dead bolt Ebay: Emtek square dead bolt Backset is measured to the center of the knob Read more…
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Using the following items from Harbor Freight tools it was easy to cut through cinder block. Research Links HarborFreight: 7-1/4 in. 12 Amp Heavy Duty Circular Saw With Laser Guide System HarborFreight: 7 in. Segmented Dry Cut Diamond Blade for Masonry HarborFreight: 6 Amp Heavy Duty Variable Speed Rotating Read more…
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Mounted up an old window air conditioning unit and its performance was poor. When I looked at the heat exchanger I could see why. There was an almost total blockage by a mat of some hairy fungus stuff. Since I had to take it apart to clean it I thought Read more…
Standard Door Measurements Lock Bore The diameter of the hole for the lock body. The standard bore is 2-1/8”. Many older doors had bores that were been smaller. Most of the current locks require the standard 2-1/8” bore. If one wants to replace their locks on doors that have smaller diameter Read more…
I have a masonry opening with a bullnose corner block. I need to expand the width of the hole by 1.25 inches to fit a standard door frame width. Note the end with the bullnose corner has a thicker wall. The additional wall thickness is essentially the same as the Read more…
Given the following qualities of thermal insulation for a structure: fire resistance not messy – ( not blow in ) I found rock wool to be the best choice for insulation. Products at home depot that fit this description: Safe 'n' Sound 3 in. x 15-1/4 in. x 47 in. Read more…
Relevant information given to me by the new meter installer: New Meters are drive by RF Old meters were near field communication by inductive pickup where you had to be in "contact" with the "boomerang" antenna. NECO did the install of the new meter ( Neptune Equipment Company )
DCD940 Drill Used this drill gun for a few jobs. It is stronger than what I currently own.