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Doorbell intercom systems? ? ?
I'd welcome hearing the experience of anyone who has recently installed a doorbell/intercom system which utilizes the existing landline telephone in the house. I'm especially interested in the cost --...
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Junction Box Trouble Part II
I posted about a week ago that I had found a junction box with five wires going to it behind the bathtub in the second floor bathroom I am remodeling. I was able to completely remove three of the...
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Hand tools -- Store with Spring compressed -- or not?
I very seldom use "garden pruners," that's the wife's problem.... But, I was putting away a pair of expensive Swiss pruners that she left on the picnic table this afternoon and I automatically...
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Incandescent garage bulb turns off immediately after being turned on
I have a light fixture in my garage, and when I put a normal incandescent light bulb in it, I cannot reliable turn the light on. That is, when I flick the switch to "on", I can see the bulb turn on...
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13 years ago
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Finding stud on a masonry wall
I bought this Stanley stud finder and trying to locate a stud on an old masonry wall. I did as the instructions said ....slide slowly in a horizontal position with the activation button depressed. I...
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I'm "shopping" for home insurance
I recently got my renewal notice for insurance for my residence. This time, I am NOT gonna live with the annual price increase, even tho the value of the residence has gone down. Soooo, I'm going to...
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Dryer -- Too much LINT getting through to vent
A typical Whirlpool electric clothes dryer. The long skinny lint screen pulls out from the top of the dryer -- a Type I dryer as my two household repair books call it. Awhile back the lint screen tore...
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Snow Blower Operation Question
I have a new Yard Man MTD two stage snow thrower with the typical six forward and two reverse transmission. It has the friction wheel type power train. Can the transmission be shifted from one forward...
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13 years ago
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Finishing for exterior wood fence
Hi folks, what do you think of the Watco Exterior Wood Finish? I have roughly 20 wood fence panels and with the exception of one section I can't get at both sides, was looking at this. I planned to...
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OSB work deck treatment
I'm moving my "wood shop" into a new covered space. The floor will be OSB. It seems to me that I have options on the treatment of the OSB floor. I can stain/paint it or cover it with something else....
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Car door ding
Has anyone used a dent remover from auto parts stores & do they work ?
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Exterior House Painting: Do You Need a Primer?
Do you need a primer when putting white latex house paint over white latex house paint?
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Storm Windows: Long Lasting Plastic?
Is there any long lasting plastic for storm windows? (the rolls you can buy seem to fall apart after a year or so).
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12" rough-in toilets actually measure 10"?
I was shopping in Lowes tonight for a basic toilet to replace an old one we have in a rental. The original one in the rental is 10" rough when I measured from the flange studs to the wall. Lowes only...
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How often?
Ok, here's a smelly subject. How often should a toilet be flushed? By this I mean, after every use? With the price of water & sewage bill, which reaches near $100 per month for a household of 3. I say...
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