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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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Elec Hot Water Heater wiring amps?
I just replaced the elements in my 80 gal hot water heater. It's wired on a 240V 30A #10 circuit. The two elements are 3800 watts and 3800 lower with optional bus bar to 5500 watts. I did the math...
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Fishing wires
How can i fish a wire from the basement to the 1st. floor when the wall i want to fish is bearing & i can't get directly under it to drill the hole straight up through the wall ?
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garbage disposer advice?
I'm replacing a 25 year old garbage disposer for my kitchen sink. It looks like there are several different type of mounting and sink flange. Is there one type that's better? I don't plan to keep the...
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Question about washers; not clothes, but hardware.
Why is the hole of a =BC=94 fender washer =BC=94 but the hole of a =BC=94 c= ut washer larger than 5/16=94?.
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How to fill gap between concrete garage floor and driveway pavers?
We just replaced our 40 year old, badly cracked, asphalt driveway with pavers. The edge of the concrete garage floor has a lip that slopes down to the driveway. The lip is about 3" wide and drops...
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Is it just me?
I see lots of ads on TV for cordless drills. In almost every case, they are chucked up to a simple #2 Phillips bit. Why is that? Don't they know about all the quick change extensions? I have used just...
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Heat/air question again
I have been lookign around at used heat/air conditioners for my garage/ shop. It is not used all the time, mainly on weekends currently. It is a 30x30x10 metal building with 2x4 walls in the inside...
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Please identify this building material
On the various home remodeling shows, they erect fences with a material that supposedly doesn't rot and can be painted. I think they use the same material for decks and retaining walls. Landscaper...
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Strange CFL
One of the CFL light s in my bathroom was out so when I touched it it came on for a moment. Figured it may be loose in the socket so I screwed it out and back in and it worked for a minute or two and...
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