If you have an old clawfoot bath tub with a standard faucet that’s located inside the bath tub, such as the one pictured at right, you have a potential cross...Read More
If the power went out, the GFCI outlet inside the garage tripped, or the garage door opener failed, the owner would be locked out of this garage. The fix for...Read More
Saddle valves allow for a very fast, cheap, do-it-yourself installation of a ¼” water supply line. There has to be a catch, right? There is. They leak, and saddle valves...Read More
I've seen it happen at countless houses, and now it's happened to me… my paint is peeling (again). I have a Minneapolis home that was built in 1939 with redwood...Read More
I've lived in a one-and-one-half story house in Minneapolis for the last six years, and I feel like I've earned the right to complain about them. My main beef with...Read More
Gas water heaters are a lot like decks, in the sense that most handymen feel qualified to install one. Thanks to these handymen, I find more installation defects on these...Read More
While boilers aren't commonly used for new homes in Minnesota, there are still plenty of houses in Minneapolis and Saint Paul that rely on boilers for heat. I'm a big...Read More
Hand showers are usually installed improperly – I estimate that at least 95% of the hand showers that I inspect have the same installation defect. Looking at the photo below,...Read More
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