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On: stainless film on counter?
"No, actually I didn't get a reply. and what I ended up doing, btw, is just getting stone-look vinyl tiles and laying them down on it. My advice for a countertop is not the film -- counters take a l..."

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HELP! ice maker plastic tubing installattion: brass pin insert that won't stay in tubing!!!!
"New fridge delivered today. Existing tubing too short to reach. Okay, go by package of new tubing with INCLUDES brass fittings such as compression nut, pin insert, etc. But the pin will not stay in the tube!!! I assemble as directed, -- Tube thru compression nut, pin into tube, screw the whole thing on the fridge (or the other end which is curren..."

ventless range hood
"Okay -- we just got an addition and some remodeling. It required hardwired smoke detectors. One is across from the stove on the other side of a wide opening but it still goes off when I cook! We have an exhaust fan in our wall near the stove but we're wondering if also installing a ductless range hood would help if we then used both at the same ti..."

Having a second floor addition done -- dangers and risks
"We are having a second floor put on our house. The roof is off and they've begun with sistering joists and the subfloor...they warned us about "stress cracks" in our ceiling below where they are working which we've begun to see. Now, they tarped because rain came in, but we heard some trickling and now see some water lines on the ceiling... How gr..."

Posts for a simple Pergola
"We found a great, simple plan for a pergola w/ 2x6's and 4x4 posts. So -- they say to sink the posts 3 feet AND cement them... 1. Is 3 feet necessary or will 2 feet do? 2. I realize cement will not only protect the wood, but will hold the posts, but (particularly if we sink 3 feet) is it absolutely necessary or can we just backfill? Is it th..."