Recent content by Gfro

there are weep holes and it was the first thing I checked- seemed fine. I would hate to tear out drywall. It took me forever to finish it. I am not good with a computer but I'll try photos later . thanks for responding........

I have a problem with some windows . We've had a lot of rain recently and when I arrive in the morning, water is soaking the inside sills - one even is pooling ((have to soak it up with towels to get the water out ) .All window sills are slanted to outside. All are well caulked all the way...

Hey- codeone and mattbee24- thanks for the tip on the extender boxes- I thought these would be like other x boxes I've seen and there would be a minimum depth but these Arlington x boxes are optional flush and the variation in the depth from side to side is no problem. And I would complain but...

since the box is twisted (one side is right or close and the other recessed), these are hard to accommodate.thanks for the link though.

well the drywall guy wasn't so good either and the electrical guy told me I needed to mud up ( which crumbles easily and looks crappy too)around the boxes. most are ok but some are twisted so that the plug ins still twist front to back too. so I thought a flat plate against the drywall would be...

my electric guy put in all these boxes before the sheetrock. Sheetrock guys come and do it only I see the many boxes have varying degrees of depth issues and many are crooked. this is an old house and I know everything can't be straight but the boxes where one side is recessed deeper than the...

originally it was an old vent pipe. My neighbor already talked me out of the idea. My husband died 3 months ago and I am working on this house alone now.It's a diversion but it's also stressful. Thanks....

Hi- I would like to vent one of these thru an existing 2" hole in the roof if possible. Can/ should this be done? thanks......