Flooring
Allure flooring is resilient vinyl plank flooring made by Traffic Master. No here’s the deal. As a contractor I install the floor in the video for a customer at the customers request. I found it to very easy to install and very durable. Now for the most part as a contractor we see the [...]
Finding the Square of a Room Finding square to a room or wall that is square is just the matter of some simple math. length X’s Width, right. Of course. Like the in example below its’ a simple space of 12 feet by 20 feet =240 square feet. But now the out of [...]
Sand Wood Floors Sanding or refinishing a wood floor does take some experience and practice to say the least. However they make a lot of different sanders for these types of projects. The drum sander is by far the best sander to use, but does require experience. You can make a nice drum mark [...]
The Pros and cons of laminated flooring Oh sure, I love it. If you have kids running around and pets it’s a great alternative to real oak hardwood flooring. However, not always the best choice. Laminate will last a long time, but real 3/4 inch thick oak flooring will last a lifetime. Oh yeah, it [...]
How to install laminate flooring video. Laminate flooring is so nice and so easy to install. The very first thing you need to do is clean that floor. The last thing you want to do is leave something behind. So make sure you pick up everything. Even the littlest piece of dirt or stone from [...]
Just go slow. Make all your cuts nice a straight. Before you even begin with this project you should ask your self. Do you have little kids running around wearing just socks. If so you may not want to install laminate on your stairs. No doubt about it looks nice as can be. But is [...]
In this how to install a subpanel I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There is either one or two reasons to do this. One because you need more room in your existing panel and in that case [...]
Is it your cable company ? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for the higher frequencies. To better understand a splitter it’s not just the matter of a few wires inside to make connections from one [...]
How to install a 220 volt outlet
Installing a new 220 outlet isn’t much different then a 120 volt outlet. However you can only put one 220 outlet per breaker / circuit. And you will installing two hot leads to the outlet and not using a neutral for this type of outlet in the video. In the below diagram you will [...]
How Many Lights on one Breaker ?
Always the big question, how many lights on one breaker I’m ask so many times how many outlets and or lights can I put on a 15 amp or 20 amp breaker. Well NEC code does not have it listed that way. By rule of thumb you would stick with 8 to 10 outlets and [...]
How to Make a Shower Pan A mortar shower pan is so much nicer then a store bought fiberglass unit. Once you established your drain setup you’ll want to buy a shower pan drain as shown in the video. 1) I like to lay down a layer of felt paper on the sub floor [...]
In this how to install a subpanel I will guide you through the complete installation of a subpanel step by step. The first question is why are you installing a subpanel. There is either one or two reasons to do this. One because you need more room in your existing panel and in that case [...]
Is it your cable company ? Nowadays the cable services coming into our houses is now digital opposed to the older analog. So chances are that all the old splitters are analog and not for the higher frequencies. To better understand a splitter it’s not just the matter of a few wires inside to make connections from one [...]
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