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Animal in attic
So last night I heard an animal in my attic, scratching and clawing vigorously on the wood attic floor. Not really sure of the best plan of attack here. Don't know what animal it is yet. A walk around...
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OT: Ideas for eliminating odors from a car?
Although this is car related, the odor was caused by critters around my house. I live in the country on the edge of the woods so I have lots of critters such as squirrels, chipmunks and of course...
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Roofing prices
I've received three estimates to remove two old layers and add a new layer to my 3400 sq ft roof on a ranch house in central New Jersey. Company A: $11,940.00, GAF Timberline Lifetime shingles. Gave...
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OT - When does a rental car become a stolen vehicle?
I'm going to be renting a car for a family vacation. I am trying to find the cheapest way to add my wife and 2 sons as operators and ensure that our private insurance will cover any accidents...
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can't remove tub spout
I'm trying to replace my old tub spout, but can't get the darned thing off.= There's no set screw, so I assume it's the screw-on type. I applied quit= e a bit of torque with a big wrench, but the...
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Can I repair these blasted screen corners (mine broke while removing - see picture)?
I was too rough with screen removal with the result being busted screen corners: than glue, is this something that I can fix with a replacement part? (I don't even know the googling term for these...
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Ceiling fan repair -- bad capacitor
A friend of mine was asked to repair a Harbor Breeze ceiling fan. He was told that the pull chain for the fan switch had pulled out and was missing. When he opened it up, it was true that the chain...
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Single handle Watts Laundry valve developed stem leak, Is running in midway position the cause?
To be clear, the old valve still leaked tonight even when turning it all the way on after it started leaking. It would only stop leaking altogether when shut off. I'm just wondering if running it in...
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Wirlpool Duet Dryer "Sensing" light on
Hi, my Wirlpool Duet Dryer "Sensing" light is on and the dryer wont start. anyone have know what to do? Model# GEW9200LW1 thanks Bob M
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Sorta On-Topic - Giraffe Test - How many times do we make something simple into something complicated????
I doubt if anyone on this site can get all the answers correct, but it is a good illustration of human foibles. Subject: Giraffe test Hello, your test for the day.. There are 4 questions. Don=92t miss...
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USDA partnering with Mexico -> to boost food stamp participation!
Certainly. Foreign nationals shouldn't be eligible for any sort of assistance. BTW, Boob, did you answer Kady? ...or are you still running from a woman?
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Putting down floating floor on horrible subfloor
You will have to put up cross-bracing between the joists at an absolute minimum. Probably the best thing to do is to sister new joists along side the original joists, but doing this only after jacking...
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Ping Hey Bub
I am working on an article looking at rural physicians. How rural is Tyler, Denton and McKinney compared to say, Pocotello ID, or Casper WY? Are they really at least semi-rural or are they really just...
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One Texan's solution to "Smart" electric meters
(Spoiler: The solution involves a gun.) News video
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Garage slab joint leak
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 | Run a garden hose gently against the upper back wall to simulate a rainstorm and see what happens. Filling the crack with more tar won't help if the rain gets into the crack...
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