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_someone_ left the refrigerator doors open last night
I think my chucklehead son left both doors of the fridge slightly open last night. Woke to a puddle in front of the freezer door and the fridge was running non-stop. Problem is it seems even though...
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Hail Damage - Dealing with Insurance Claim
We had significant hail storm last week where I live in SW Ohio. 2+ inch hail. Major damage to roof, gutter, windows, vinyl siding, and rear deck. I've talked to a couple of contractors so far, and...
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12 years ago
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Flooded basement need laundry tips
Ok, so i neglect a vacant house all winter and guess what? The sumps fail. So now i have many sterlite tubs full of clothes (that my wife would prefer to salvage some of) that smell like stagnant...
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12 years ago
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What does it mean when a house is condemned?
A guy told me that a friend of his had a tornado rip off part of his roof. The guy intended to repair the roof and other damage. He put up some temporary framing and covered the whole roof with a...
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12 years ago
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Chair Railing Question
I am installing a small piece of chair railing and don't have a brad gun. Can I glue the railing, made out of MDF, to the wall, and if so, what type of glue should I use? Can I use caulk, and if so,...
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12 years ago
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Choice of Impact Driver ?
I am trying to choose an impact drill (driver) that can install 10 inch Spax lag screws in pressure treated timbers. Although I would prefer a corded model, I find very few corded models on the...
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12 years ago
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18v L-Lo battery problem
I got this battery last summer, all went fine and after season being over over for using it, put it in my colder/cooler basement during the past 2 seasons, as I was instructed. A month ago, i...
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12 years ago
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wall cabinets
greetings, i am planning on hanging some wall cabinets and am curious as to the height from the floor to the bottom of the cabinets...is there a standard height? there is not a counter top below the...
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12 years ago
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Bugs
Last evening, I was bitten again by something. I was bitten about a month ago on my arm, and had a round swelling mound at least two inches in diameter. Red and warm to the touch. Several points in...
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12 years ago
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self-propelled mower won't propel
I've got a Craftsman mower (917.372852, roughly ten years old or more)) that worked fine until one day last week when cutting heavy, wet grass. Since then, the self-propelled mechanism has little...
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12 years ago
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OT: Senior Texting Code
A friend keeps sending me senior "humor", most of which I delete, but thought this was at least minimally cute. Of course it couldn't POSSIBLY apply to any of US! HB "Because more seniors are texting...
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12 years ago
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Circuit requirements for undercabinet microwave
Doing some kitchen reno work recently in a family members condo. I ran all of the new electric lines, which called for 2 new countertop circuits as required by code. The plans originally called for a...
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12 years ago
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Timer valve to delay toilet refill?
One person [*] in our household will from time to time use too much paper, clogging the toilet -- and then flush it two or three times, with the predictable result, which the rest of us are getting...
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12 years ago
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water putty on outdoors application
I do a lot of outside restoration and find myself wanting to return to a building material that my brother and I used to make a home for our HO trains: water putty. When you're faced with a...
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12 years ago
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Solar light flashing
One of the solar lights around my planting bed has decided to start flashing all night. Actually strobing is probably a better indicator of how fast it is flashing. Anybody have any ideas about cause...
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12 years ago
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