>don't need to buy one...have one...we've been remodelling one part or
>other of our house for at least 5 years. rite now the once was dining
>room is gutted and waiting for new wiring, insulation, drywall,
>floorin, cieling, painting....um well basically a whole room...when i
>say gutted i mean gutted...we knocked down everything including the
>lathing. 100 yr old house...lets just say i was sneezing black snot
>for weeks.

Oh, yeah, I can sympathize. I got my house late in March. Since then I've had to break one way-overloaded circuit into three, rewire (most of) the living room with grounded outlets, replaced the drop ceiling in the finished basement, repainted the most of the first floor, and torn out a rotting, grungy bar. I am presently finishing up repainting the finished basement and replacing the hole left by the bar (previous occupants didn't put up any wallboard where the bar met the wall). Next up is new trim for living room and dining room, hopefully before my new lady friend sees it.