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I just got a nice big stainless steel sink for our kitchen. I love it, except it is loud and "tinny" when you drop stuff in it. I am thinking of pulling it out, and painting the entire underside with that thick.. black coating that is available for coating the back of pickup read more...
In article: Deadening stainless steel sink noise.
This isn't really much in the way of a "fine woodworking" question, but I hope it will be close enough to on topic. I bought a metal shelving unit that uses particle board to put on top of the structure. The particle board, of course, is unfinished. read more...
In article: Sealing edge of particle board
I have a forced air system. At night I would like to be able to stop or reduce the heat pouring in to certain rooms. Our current ceiling registers can only be dampened with a screwdriver (what a dumb idea!) and that sort of precludes daily adjustment. read more...
In article: Ceiling register with pull chain?
I have plastic toilet seats. There is a yellow urine stain on the underside of the toilet seat from backsplash. I can't remove it! I've tried cleaner with bleach and that takes care of most of it, but not All of it. I would love to take a scrub brush to it, but don't know what is safe to read more...
In article: how do I clean urine stain on underside of plastic toilet seat?
I have read on these newsgroups that one teaspoon of Epsom salt mixed in a gallon of water will help blue evergreens to be extra blue. I apply the teaspoon of Epsom salt dissolved in a gallon of water, then I water generously. It does work, they are nice and blue. read more...
In article: How Often Can I Apply Epsom Salts for Blue Spruce?
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Using a circular saw on a vertical surface?
posted on 11-19-2018
Hi, Is there anything dangerous about using a skill saw (I think that's what they're called - normally used for cutting through floor boards and whatnot) up a vertical surface? I need to snip th... read more »Amazon Caravan
posted on 11-18-2018
I saw this last night and signed up for it. There are a lot of benefits with Prime, this is the best so far. https://www.vox.com/2018/11/18/18101021/snl-jeff-bezos-steve-carell-amazon-hq2-tr read more »Lintel loading and size
posted on 09-23-2018
I need to calculate the loads on a lintel for a 2 m opening in a 10 ( brick cavity 100mm block ) ground floor gable wall through to a sunroom at the side. The opening will start about 1.2 m from th... read more »Is turning off water to outside faucet at 20 degrees okay?
posted on 11-19-2018
I have an out door faucet which is fed from a pipe in my basement. The basement temperature is never less than 70 degrees. The pipe to the outside goes through a concrete block wall to the outside ... read more »Home Building
Do Any Air Compressors Have This Feature?
posted on 11-18-2018
I can get a blue-tooth speaker in my bathroom fan. I can get a thermostat that I can talk to. I can get a table saw that refuses to cut off my finger. Can I get an air compressor that warns me bef... read more »Fine Homebuilding magazines available
posted on 07-19-2018
Fine Homebuilding magazines available FREE if you pick them up in Fairfax Virginia or $25 shipping costs if I ship them. Issues 1 thru 145 – missing 4, 75, 82, 86, 93, 112, 124, 138, 139, 142 Al... read more »leadership study program on urban innovations
posted on 05-04-2018
This year’s Leaders Study Program on Urban Innovations is in Vancou ver and scheduled between August 27-30th August .The city’s extraordin ary success meant that the city’s name itself has... read more »Can I Run 40:1 Oil In 50:1 Equipment?
posted on 07-02-2018
Hello, I was wondering if I could run 40:1 gas ratio in a 50:1 gas ratio, my old string trimmer died and that took 40:1. I have 2 gallons of 40:1 gas. I am getting a new string trimmer and blower tha... read more »Home Climate
4 year old Baxi condensing boiler
posted on 11-12-2018
Prior posters seem to confuse combustion air with convection air heated by the pumping of hot water throughout the house - just sayin'..... Now, MY EXPERIENCE: I have a 4-year old Baxi Duo Combi c... read more »Other Home Topics
The Story of Lightning Cleaning Products & Orange Pumice Hand Cleaner
posted on 10-26-2018
Lightning Orange Pumice is so versatile it can also be used as a great hard surface cleaner in toilets, laundries, hand basins and taps to remove hard to eliminate staining marks and water level ... read more »Lawn and Garden
Burford Holly
posted on 11-13-2018
I am looking for dwarf Burford holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana') in the greater Los Angeles area. Two very good nurseries that I contacted no longer carry it. Does anyone know where I can get... read more »bean sorting
posted on 11-17-2018
my favorite time of the year. :) this is a new bean i'm calling Lemon Slice... http://www.anthive.com/img/beans/thm/pb170012_Lemon_Slice_thm.jpg songbird read more »Lumpy Grass
posted on 08-11-2018
Greetings! Two years ago I laid down Celebration Bermuda in my lawn. It is healthy and green for the most part but it grows very unevenly. It looks very lumpy . I mow twice a week to keep the faster ... read more »Home Owner's Library
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