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Home remodeling
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) home improvement projects.
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twin light adapter
Construction; Home remodeling
Adapts a single light socket for a double light socket. Y shaped and holds bulbs at an angle from one another.
stillson wrench
Construction; Home remodeling
Screws pipes into elbows or other threaded devices. Jaws actually bite into the surface to hold it for turning. They should never be used on plated pipe installations because they will badly mar the ...
plug fuse
Construction; Home remodeling
Also known as Edison base fuse, plug-in fuse or glass fuse. A safety device that breaks an electrical circuit when it is overloaded.
plenum
Construction; Home remodeling
A chamber which can serveas a distribution area for heating or cooling systems, generally between afalse ceiling and the actual ceiling.
plates
Construction; Home remodeling
Pieces of wood placed onwall surfaces as fastening devices. The bottom member of the wall is the soleplate and the top member is the rafter plate.
