Remodeling - Page 83 of 83

Increasing the Power Supply

Antiquated wiring can be a real frustration during a remodeling job -- under a load, compressors and tablesaws are always blowing fuses. When this happens, I do one of two…
Circuit savvy

While remodeling my house, I have found it frustrating trying to locate the breaker that deactivates the circuit I am working on. The circuit box is no longer labeled correctly,…
Putting Down a Brick Floor

The mason's craft is easier when the bricks are laid on a horizontal surface.
Hardwood Strip Flooring

How to lay out and install it.
Matching Marble

Our firm does a lot of kitchen remodeling, and recently we had to extend an existing marble countertop a few feet. Locating a similar piece of marble was hard enough, but…
Wiring in old walls

Here are some tricks to help you use a fish tape when you're trying to run new wiring through old walls. A fish tape is a thin, spring-steel wire with…
Fitting drywall

As a remodeler, I hang and tape a lot of drywall. To get a close fit around electrical outlets, I use the installed outlet itself to mark the gypboard. Spread liquid…
Adding Up

A new second story on independent footings straddles an old house.
Tub drops in

Using materials and fixtures in a way that wasn't originally intended is a mainstay of remodeling work. This can even be true of bathtubs. My project last summer was a…

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