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French Drains, Best Cover Material?
I'm putting in a 1'x1' french drain around the side of my house, and I'm wondering what would be the best material would be to cover the top few inches of the trench. The soil around here is mostly...
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O.T. How to mix yellow, cyan, magenta refill ink to get black/brown?
I have a lot of extra yellow, cyan, and magenta ink left over from refilling inkjet cartridges. Any idea of the proportions of each I should mix to get brown/black ink?
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looking to use an old manual drill fwith sockets
I have an old handcrank drill (see link for similiar style) was thinking of trying to use it with some socket wrenchs. I'm not sure what this type of drill is called. I've always called it an auger...
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Lawn mower parts online?
Can anyone suggest their favorite online source where I can get a couple idler pulleys for belts, and some bearings for the blade spindles for an Exmark 52" Metro. The dealer isn't too far away but...
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Found an instant on compat fluorescent bulb
I found a Philips Marathon 23 watt compact fluorescent that is instant on, just as fast as you turn the switch, the light is on and at least 90% of final brightness. I don't know if this is a fluke or...
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Can someone explain how to use a level-hose
I know there's a way to use a clear hose full of water to level a building. I'm trying to level a 50 foot long trailer house. Rather than buying 60 feet of clear hose (at almost a buck a foot), I'll...
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Freeware volume calculator for irregularly shaped pool
What good is calculus if nobody practically uses it. My pool has an uneven bottom (shallow and deep and varying greatly). All pool-volume calculators I can find assume a gently sloping bottom (and...
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Toilet Flange too high
For some reason, the builder put in the toilet flanges in my 5 bathrooms so that the top of the flange sticks up 3/4" above the tile floor. The toilets he put in apparently had a deeper inset and did...
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Window glass replacement?
Is this possible...I have an octagon window approximately 20" across. It's dual pane and has lost its seal so there is moisture inside. Would it be possible to pull off the interior wood trim and...
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Two pool questions: What "mortar" or "grout" to use; and how to get rid of green (algae?) spots?
I have two questions about pools. 1. About six to ten inches of mortar are missing from the top corner of an edge of the tiles at the top of the pool. These tiles get wet but this particular edge is...
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need help for a small gap between kitchen sink and backplash
I recently replaced the linoleum counter top in my kitchen, as well as the sink. My problem is that there is a quarter inch gap between the top-mounted sink and the backsplash and I need suggestion on...
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trying to match kitchen cabinet doors
I bought new kitchen cabints (white with white foil doors) and the company when out of business before I got all my cabinats. I'm trying to match the doors so I can finish my kitchen. The stores I...
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OT BP again
OT BP again So they capped the pipe. Where was this cap for the last 89 days? Why don't they have three of them or more, at least one on each continent where they have off-shore wells? Why was every...
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Best Lubricant for double-hung wood windows in aluminum track?
I have just finished reglazing one of my double-hung windows with new thermopane glass, refinished the wood frame and am now ready to reinstall in the aluminum track. I am thinking WD-40 is not the...
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Wheel Horse lawn tractor wheel slipping
I've got an hold Wheel Horse lawn tractor (probably from the 80s) with a 12 hp engine. I got it about 5 years ago, and except for the problem of mice building nests in the engine compartment, it's...
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