Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Bill Gallik
I'm betting that the original plan was to hang the door so it opened/swung from the opposing frame and for some who knows why reason and after the wiring had been completed they realized they had to hang the door as it is now. Otherwise, would it be possible to switch the door instead of moving

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Scott Howell
Actually moving the door would be a significant problem. THe reason being is I'd have to either have it swing into the hall, which would pose issues or if it were to swing the other way into the bathroom, it would open toward the sink and may not quite clear it or if someone was in front

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Jennifer Jackson
This would be more trouble to install, but would help with the space issue. What about pocket doors? Jennifer - Original Message - From: Scott Howell To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 5:27 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Scott Howell
Hi Jennifer, well that would be a fine idea, but based on my rough measurements, there would not be enough space in the wall because there is a return duct on one side that would not interfere with moving the switch, but would for making such a door and the other side is the utility rom,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] The shop is finished.

2009-09-11 Thread Lee A. Stone
n way to go Max and sue a job well done. so what is the first project to be done in this new clean shop?Lee -- Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited. [Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911] .

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Bill Gallik
Please realize that if there is a steel post buried in that wall it is most likely a support for the house. Is this wall located about center in the basement? If so, you can bet that steel post is very much a load bearing one and you need to be careful not to compromise it in any way. ---

Re: [SPAM] [BlindHandyMan] The shop is finished.

2009-09-11 Thread chiliblindman
Max, I enjoyed every detail. That was a fantastic undertaking and well done. You should get many new projects made inside your finished sanctuary.enjoy, enjoy! ...bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Scott Howell
Ah you take all the fun out of the project. grin Actually, I stuffed a coat hanger in there and discovered by a little further checking that it is the return duct. So, won't be an issue if I can fit the box in there and I just might have enough room. It'll be pretty close to the doorframe,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Dan Rossi
Oh come on Scott. You know what you have to do. You must rip down the wall and the door, rehab the entire bathroom, re-plumb and rewire it, just the way you want it. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Scott Howell
Dan, you really shouldnt' say things like that. If it were up to me, I'd tear the whole damn basement down to the bare walls and start over. Actually I'd take this split-level and flatten it down to a rancher or build on top of the living room to make a second floor. This would of course

Re: [BlindHandyMan] The shop is finished.

2009-09-11 Thread Max Robinson
The first project is to build a lumber storage rack. Technically I guess that is part of the shop but I'm going to consider it as a project. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site:

[BlindHandyMan] gas stove oddity...

2009-09-11 Thread David Engebretson Jr.
My gas stove (the oven) keeps firing off at random intervals. Any suggestions? Thanks, David

Re: [BlindHandyMan] gas stove oddity...

2009-09-11 Thread RJ
Two. First clean the burners. Second check the igniter control. RJ - Original Message - From: David Engebretson Jr. To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 17:58 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] gas stove oddity... My gas stove (the oven) keeps firing

Re: [BlindHandyMan] installing a new light switch in a bathroom

2009-09-11 Thread Dan Rossi
Scott, I doubt that your wife talking with mine would make your wife see the light. In fact, I think if they talked enough, they might actually come up with plans to do us in. I worried that Teresa was going to take a shovel to the back of my head while I was digging the pit for the basement