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Fan recommendation
I need to replace a good quality fan that has served us well for many years. I want to get a fan that: Moves a lot of air Will last a long time Is reasonably quiet for the work it does Lowest...
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Relocating a 10' x 12" shed
Of course, when the shed was built the location that it is in made perfect sense. Now, my wife and I are comtemplating some structural changes to our house and the addition would take advantage of the...
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doggie door
I have gotten some very good advice on this group, and I thank them for it. I do have a favor to ask. My wife wants me to put in a doggie door from the living area to the outside, not just from the...
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Question on simple furnace duct installation
I'm going to be installing about 20 feet of new 6" ducts between 2"x12" floor joists spaced 8" apart. It occurs to me that if I install the ducts one by one between the joists, I'm not going...
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Garage Door opener Jerks !
Our Garage Door opener Jerks when it opens and closes. Its like the opener does not make an effort to open easily or slowly, its like it just dropped the clutch. does not matter if its up and closing...
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self-defrosting refridgerator freezing up ?
my self-defrosting (Fridgedair - upright and side by side) fridge is freezing up on a weekly cycle. If i defrost the **cooling coils** in the freezer manually on Monday the coils are frozen/frosted up...
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Kitchen cabinet - Stain cheap wood
I live on a tight budget. The kitchen cabinets are old, rotten and I'm about to have a set of cabinet built by my amateur brother. He said he can do it. I like the cabinet to be stained, perhaps...
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Fixing an Abandoned, but New Mower
OK, the mower. The neighbor across the street moved and left his mower with other neighbor across the street. It's a nice walk behind mower with multiple walking speeds. Neighbor offered the mower...
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Poulan Pro lawn mower
I regret nor having checked here first, but I bought a Poulan Pro lawn mower and am returning it. It is the sorriest mower that I have experience in over 50 years of mowing my lawn. Problem involving...
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Humor
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dachshund along for company. One day, the dachshund starts chasing butterflies and before long the dachshund discovers that...
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Repainting roof soffit and eaves.
Have cleaned off loose/flaking white trim paint from the wooden edge board and metal flashing and from underside of the two foot overhanging soffits of our roof and now ready to repaint. House roof is...
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What's the difference between Red Rosin paper and Brown builders paper?
The borg has rolls of both right next to each other. Minor differences in width and length of roles. I know that red rosin paper was traditionally used beneath hardwood floors. But is there any...
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Repair decaying wooden gutter
We have some "architectual" wooden gutters, a portion of which is decaying/rotting from the inside. Since the decaying run is only about 6 feet long and since replacing it would be very expensive, I...
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Why doesnt someone come out with a highly-relfective T-shirt for outside Workmen ??
I moved to Florida and practically live in White T-shirts and shorts ; the White T-shirts are far cooler than colored T-shirts ... but why hasnt someone come up with reflective T-shirts ?? Im sure...
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Microwave gone crazy
GE 700w microwave JES735, purchased around 2003. Reasonably good service until this week. I close the door, it starts itself (fan, lite come on) with nothing on the timer. Sometimes it shuts itself...
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