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No Interest from Contractors, Small Project
Hi, I need to replace one side of a wooden deck, which was damaged in a storm. I've called 3 different contractors / carpenters, found in phone book. Every time, I get an answering machine, leave my...
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About how thick will a scratch coat of thinset over bricks end up being
I'm going to tile over 3 sided brick fireplace all the way to the ceiling. To do this I have to build a frame and mount backer board from about four feet up. I plan on mounting some expanded metal...
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Functional difference?
Between Radiant Barrier foil at about $0.13/sq ft and Ordinary turkey-wrapping aluminum foil at $0.03/sq ft To cover 2000 sq ft of a roof's underbelly with commercial radiant barrier would cost, um,...
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Drill Storage Box
Before my wife drove over it in the garage, I had one of those boxes I picked up at Costco that held your drill and had a large assortment of drill and screwdriver bits and various accessories. It was...
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Finding a transformer
About 6 years ago, we had our kitchen remodelled. We wanted some undercounter lights included. The contractor proposed a low voltage set of lights. I said that I preferred 120 v since I hate humming...
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Backhoe rates
What does a backhoe and operator run an hour where you live? Steve
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Arc Fault protection how does it work?????
In another posting someone wrote .................. *Are you sure that was a GFCI on the end and not an AFCI?" AFIK I haven't seen one yet ................ but after all this house and my neighbours...
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Weird line cord
I installed my window air conditioner and the GFCI on the end of the cord would not reset. I figured I would replace the plug and get an inline GFCI to replace what was there. I cut the plug off the...
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Safely removing a gutter over service drops
I have a house where the Electric, cable and phone drops come in under the overhang in the same area. The gutter is full of roof granules, leaves and God knows what else and is weighty. The gutter...
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Concrete sealer
We're buying a home that has a stamped concrete driveway and patio. The concrete was then painted with a brownish acid stain and later sealed with a clear coat. The house and concrete will be 4 years...
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Nice dehumidifier...
Awl -- Nice so far.... a DeLonghi DD40P, 40 pints -- but pretty small pints. *with a pump feature*! From Costco, $197. a bit pricey, I thought. HD had units, but all over $200 (my GE's cost $139), so...
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What temperature can corrugated plastic withstand?
I'm building a smallish incubator, which I want to hold at 100 degrees for several hours and want to know whether corrugated plastic ( aka 'Coroplast' ) can withstand that temp.? My attempts at a...
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Update on Very NOISY Whirlpool Dehumidifier
Hi, I think I have finally "tamed the beast". My latest technique (two boards with long threaded rods, see below) is working! I have been using the dehumidifier for the past two weeks since, and it is...
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DIY solar panel install
Has anyone done DIY solar panel installation? Do federal and state subsidies and credits still apply for DIY solar install? I live in central NJ and researching possibility of solar panel. I am not...
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OT A tale of two webpages, both from the same city
OT A tale of two webpages, both from Baltimore City school staff, students isolated after thermometer break More than a dozen held on concerns of mercury exposure Associated Press 9:47 p.m. EDT, May...
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