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How to Make Your Home Safe

A fence will keep out unwanted visitors and animals while keeping your children and pets safe in your yard. An aluminum...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by depotfence22
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by depotfence22

Air Compressor Oil

X-post to A.H.R and A.B.C. I bought a new air compressor and received it today from HF. It's a Central Pneumatic 2 HP,...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by willshak
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by willshak

Sizes of PT Timbers ?

I know that they make 6 x 6 pressure treated timbers, like you normally see at the big box stores. Does anyone know if t...
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posted by jnipperxxx
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by jnipperxxx

ISO standards describing shipping containers?

Does anyone happen to know what ISO standards cover the specifications of ISO shipping containers? Thanks in advance, Ru...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rui.maciel
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by rui.maciel

stucco

I have to patch parts of the exterior stucco where I put in new windows. I have never done stucco before, but I figure...
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posted by merrilljensen
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by merrilljensen

polyurethane question

This question is about half home repair and half construction materials, so I've x-posted where I think appropriate. ht...
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posted by merrilljensen
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by merrilljensen

Biomass as energy source?

Does anyone has any experience implementing and/or running systems which generate energy from biomass? If so, what has y...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rui.maciel
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by rui.maciel

Trailerable housing

This looks a fair bit better than the typical container-house solutions. http://www.habitaflex.com/ You could buy a lot...
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posted by ricodjour
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by ricodjour

PPG "paint color code" for siding?

Having my house resided with CraneBoard siding, "Mocha" color, and want to paint a backyard garden shed same color. Any...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by KZEROHB
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by KZEROHB

Safe to drill through stone?

I have a client, who is renovating his house, so as to move in from a rental, and wants some electric jobs (I am an ele...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noone
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by noone

Garage Mezzanine 2x8 vs 2x10 over 12'

Hi I want to build a mezzanine in my garage and I the span is 12 feet wide by 10 feet long and I would like to know wha...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pas805
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by pas805

concrete and rebar

Hello newsgroups, Only recently have I used usenet to help me with my handymanning projects, and I have found it tremen...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by merrilljensen
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by merrilljensen

Removing Epoxy Pebble Flooring

I have a concrete patio that was overlaid with epoxy pebble or aggregate several years ago. The epoxy is slowly disinteg...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Ralph_member
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by Ralph_member

Bona Polyurethane Wood Floor Finish

Has anyone reading this used this Bona? Is it worth the high price? http://shop.bestwoodfloor.com/product.aspx?id=165 A...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by TonySivori
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by TonySivori