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Building a floor question?
Hello, If youare building a 14 x 14 platform can you use 2 x 4's for the joists, if the platform is sitting on a floor, and still put kitchen appliances on it? Would putting the joists closer than 1...
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Easy sanding primer
I need a primer that sticks well (wood) and is exceptionally easy to sand. Dry sand. International makes/used to make one that was originally developed to fill the grain on Phillipine mahogany but...
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Noise from neighbors, solutions?
Hello All, I'm glad to see this is such an active group! Hopefully someone here can help me. I live in a 121 home residential complex. It happens that a road runs behind the row of homes in the...
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OT: ESTWAY ladder
Does anyone know who made ESTWAY ladder? I have one of those articulated ladders that folds into 4 sections. I am missing a rubber feet and the other three are beginning to split. I've looked over the...
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How to restore exposed fir beams?
My house is a kinda pseudo-Spanish style, and in the front there are four large wood beams sticking out several feet from the roof line and front porch. I'm guessing they are fir, but anyway they are...
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Underground Sprinkler System Cut-Off Valve
The main shut-off valve to my underground sprinkler system is in my crawl space. I would like to hire someone to extend the shut-off valve underneath the foundation of my house, to the outside. I know...
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Electrical Code question
I'm building a well house/shop. It is about 150' from where the main house will be. It will have a subpanel that will be fed from the main panel at the house. I will be running 6/3 with ground from...
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What happens to the squirel(s) ?
Sure I know they are the squirrel(s) got into my backyard chewed up the fertilizer bags and ate it wonder if they got poison or not ?
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RANT: Do NOT buy a Whirlpool water heater
3-4 yrs ago I bought a Whirlpool water heater. So far, the control panel has failed 4 F'N TIMES! Each time, I've had to call their service center, get the part ordered under warranty, then wait 2-3...
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Attaching cedar baseboard to drywall [problem]
Hello All, I have a problem with some cedar baseboard. We got it straight from a mill. It took us 2 days to sand and tint 30 meters of it. The problem is that the wood either came with or has...
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New scam?
Oil change places used to come out and show you that your power steering fluid is dirty and you need to replace it. (scam) A new one MIGHT be the "replace battery" scam? They show you your battery...
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OT: Cutting Aluminum Stock
On occasion, I need to cut aluminum stock, both 1.5" x 1.5" x 1/8" angle stock and 1" x 1/4" flat stock. I have always used one of those metal-cutting wheels in my 10" Delta Miter Saw, similar to...
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Need Help with French Drain Solution - water drainage
I have a low area in my backyard where allot of water accumulates and takes forever to dry. What I did is that I dug out a trench from my backyard to a nearby field that is about 40 feet away. The...
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Vacuum Cleaner Puzzler
The vacuum cleaner is a HOOVER, plastic shell, about 10 yrs. old. I put in a new "hypo-allergenic" paper filter, and used it to vacuum the carpeting on my deck. ( we get dust and desert sand during...
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Deck Wood Question ?
Hello, Have the typical outside Deck constructed of (some type of) pressure treated wood. Have several flower pots, and good size planters on it. When it rains, or course, water seeps between the...
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