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Bar grating
Do any of you use bar grating for stair treads? How do you like it? How does it stand up to the elements and rust? I want to make some new stairs at the cabin this year, using some bar grating, having...
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Repair cracked stair tread...
One of the 12" wide treads on our main staircase has an ~18" longitudinal crack in it. As per an earlier thread, the consensus seems to be that these treads are 150 yr old heart pine. Here is a link...
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Radiant Heat operating cost
I am planning an addition to my house. Finally I have blue prints and started talking to HVAC people about heating and A/C option for an addition. I will be installing completely new system for an...
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Advice on cutting and repairing sheetrock wall
I have to cut a chunk of sheetrock out of a wall, approx. 2' x 5', to repair some plastic water pipes (why do people use plastic in places like this???). I'm going to replace the shower/tub valve, and...
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Dishwasher upper spray arm not turning despite water flowing
How in the world does that happen? In almost all cases, the incoming water is as hot or hotter than the water that's already in the dishwasher. Even on the ones where the dishwasher can heat the water...
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My water heater stopped working today.
I have a Bradford White Hydojet Model M280R6ds5 water heater and it stopper working today. It is electric and i checked the circuit breaker. Last night my wife said that it got really hot and today it...
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Foundation settling- bolting blocks
My garage was built about 20 months ago. It was on top of what had been filled in about 5 years earlier. Big problem was that the excavator had to dig down 6 feet before reaching the buried tree...
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Who makes best Li-on hand vac?
I'm looking for a "system" of Li-on tools with removable batteries that include a GOOD hand vac preferably with a hepa filter. Anyone have any pointers to share?
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Cutting plastic sewer pipe below a concrete slab
I need to replace a toilet flange and about a foot vertical of pipe that is below a concrete floor. There is about 1/4 inch clearance between the concrete and where the flange fastens to the pipe. Is...
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Laminate Flooring BOARD DIRECTION??????
We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45- degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the...
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cutting ABS in situ - any super tools?
Thanks for the assist in plumbing in my new toilet location. That was successful! Now - while I have the ceiling out, I have to cut out and replace a rather convoluted bit of plumbing that has been...
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No COLD water in washing machine?
Friend says she now can not get cold water from her machine. Since she is renting I am hoping there is an easy(?) fix:-)) Any ideas? Real ideas not idiotic remarks, thanks Lou
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Kenmore washer mystery
Sears Kenmore Heavy Duty automatic clothes washer, m/n 7114803G. Vintage 1972. Harvest Gold. A bell-shaped plastic chamber mounted near the bottom of the enclosure accepts drain water from the pump...
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Got my Harbor-Master
Just picked up my Harbor Freight "multifunction power tool" today--for $35 w/coupon. In honor of the tool it's a clone of, I'm going to call it the Harbor-Master. Saw the new models there, which are...
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what kind of material do I need?
Need to figure out identification of materials which will enable me to cut some figures from stuff with tin snips. Need following: 1. Something in 4'x4' sizes, or board lengths. 2. Can snip it OK with...
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