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Cell phone problem
This may not be the best place to ask this question because all you old fogies were probably in bed at midnight, :-).... but here goes....... Last night at approx. midnight ( I am not sure of the...
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Harbor Freight Brad Nailer Opinion
Any thoughts on this nailer? I've got to put some quarter round around my kitchen after a linoleum installation. Some under-the-counter toe-kick area work. I have a 2.5 gallon 100 PSI HF air...
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13 years ago
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Door locks and keys
Bought Digital and touchscreen door locks from kalanjiam hardware online shopping, it was very low cost with best quality and easy to use... Online Wholesale Hardware Store India | Bathroom Fittings &...
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13 years ago
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Sound Insulation
I'm redoing our basement (or rather doing it...). While working down there, someone above flushed a toilet, and I was a bit dismayed as to the volume of splashing sounds I got coming down the main...
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13 years ago
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1" nails in a gun made for 1 1/4" to 2 1/2"?
Has anyone reading this ever tried 1" nails in a pneumatic gun with a 1 1/4" minimum size nail? If so did it work, jam, or damage the gun? More specific, I want to use 1" inch nail in a Hitachi...
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13 years ago
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wall hanging outside in the wind
SWMBO got a painted piece of slate with our last name, etc. that measures about 12"x12" and has a leather picture-hanging cord. Need to mount it outside on our stone facade next to the front door....
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13 years ago
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Installing vapor barrier in corners and odd spaces
I'm stumped on how to "properly" install vapor barrier. I've got is a 10' roll (folded, actual roll dimension is 5'). Basement walls are 7.5' high but I need to run barrier up into the joist space to...
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13 years ago
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Sink Baskets and putty or caulk
Pretty much anything to do with water, I have trouble with. I've got a Kohler cast iron sink. Insinkerator on one side and regular drain on the other. I don't really understand plumbers putty. I never...
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13 years ago
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Best way to repair notched joist (with pic)
I'm redoing my basement and came across a 2X8 joist that was notched at some point in the is notched approx It is the last joist before the outside sill plate. As you can see it is close to the steel...
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13 years ago
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Hot water stinks like sulfur
We had a new water heater installed and now the hot water stinks like rotten eggs. The people who installed it have not been helpful. I think the same thing happened when the house was built. Back...
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13 years ago
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Jet pump doesn't build pressure after it had been turned off for a while
I have a 3/4 hp jet pump in my well that has two lines going to the well. I had shut it off before I went away for a week because I was concerned about freezing. After returning, it no longer pumps...
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13 years ago
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Good all-around vacuum cleaners
It's time to replace the ancient Electrolux (I think it's a model XXX or model 60. Probably a collectors' item, but the hose has gotten leaky.) I've seen good advice here on a diverse range of...
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13 years ago
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All Hardwood Floor
The Beauty of wood offering extreme talent and matching entourage of equipment, versatile custom hardwood floor laying inlays, features, technicle difficulty a specialty Speciallizing in the Hardwood...
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13 years ago
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air compressor
I'd like some feed back on an air compressor. What I want to do with it is to inflate tires on my pick up truck & car, do some air brushing on r/c models and spray paint wood deck rails. I'm thinking...
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13 years ago
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auto close gate mod help
hi all I had a little project that turned a regular gate into an auto-close gate. the mod worked, unfortunately, it worked too well. the gate slams too hard and too fast. This action causes the gate...
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13 years ago
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