I'm from Motown, and YOU should watch THIS

John Rich, one-half the music duo of Big & Rich, wrote the song. Here's a great tribute to my city.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqyDj7RX6Y

Little project, big job

This is what I hate about home maintenance. I have to fix a faucet on our jet-stream tub, and it's going to be a pain. The handle set, a Chateau model from Moen, is in three separate pieces, and the hot-water faucet seems to be plugged. No water. I removed the mechanisms -- with the water on and then turned off. A call to Moen leads me to believe the water-supply hose (it's not a copper tube) is plugged, keeping hot water from entering the faucet stem and mechanism.
Here's the tough part: There is no access panel for the faucet, which is up against a cabinet and a stained-oak panel.
It appears I will either have to create an access panel from INSIDE the cabinet, which is going to be a real piece of work, or I have to cut away the stained-oak panel, then place a molding or decorative access panel over the hole when I am done.
I am going to post photos, but if there's a plumber out there who has a better idea for this, let me hear it ....

Great drywall products

Finishing a wall near my new shower enclosure ...using a drywall repair product from FibaTape ... great stuff. I'm using this mesh screen to cover an opening of about 72 inches high, 12-14 inches wide. Measure, cut and cover with drywall compound ...
Anyone else out there use FibaTape??

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