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BUILDING TIPS FOR THE HOMEOWNER

Do You Know Your Stuff

26 Questions On Home Repair and Remodeling
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BUILDING TIPS FOR THE HOMEOWNER

Besides weighing less, what's the biggest advantage of using lightweight sheetrock?

Framing is generally done on 12, 16, or 24-inch centers. What's another increment that's commonly used?

How do you wire a GFCI outlet (receptacle) so other outlets on the same circuit are also protected?

How many amps does a 1500-watt electric heater draw at 120-volts?

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On a 15-amp circuit, what's the minimum size wire that can be used?

On a concrete floor, where's the greatest heat loss?

There are two ways to see if corners are square, by measuring. What are they?

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What do you call an elbow, where one end goes over the pipe, and the other end slips or screws into another fitting?

What is an AAV valve?

What is stack venting?

What is truss uplift?

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What's the difference between a standard coupler and a slip coupler?

What's the difference between the wire needed for an electric water heater and an electric range, besides amp rating?

When attaching a drain pipe to a horizontal drain, which fitting do you use?

When framing a roof, how do you support the gable ends with a 2-foot overhang?

When installing an interior door (with jamb) there are several things that you have to get right or watch out for. Name three of them.

When installing baseboard on an outside corner, over sheetrock, why is it generally better to cut the boards for a miter joint so there's a small gap on the inside of the joint when they're dry-fitted?

When insulating a building, besides the R-value of the insulation, and the windows and doors, what's the other thing that you have to be concerned about to keep the heat in?

When patching a hole in a tongue and groove floor, why do you commonly have to remove boards on both sides of the hole?

When trimming, why is it important that both sides of a miter joint are cut at about the same angle? - For instance, both sides cut at 45 degrees, versus one at 46 degrees and the other at 44 degrees?

You just bought an older home in an area that has hard water. If the entire house has bad water pressure, where's the first place to look?

You're finishing off some stairs. What's the maximum distance between the balusters?

You're framing a door opening, and every stud has the same warp. What do you do, without buying new studs?

You're installing a tongue and groove floor, and want to go in the opposite direction. What do you do?

You're trimming a window or door, and part of the jamb sits in from the surface of a sheetrocked wall, so the trim board won't lay tight against it. What do you do?

You're wiring 3-way switches for a light. Where do the wires go?

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