Latest threads in Home Repairshow only best voted threads
| Subject | Author | Posted | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
LCD TV height
How high should i mount a 42 " LCD on the wall to view comfortabily from a sofa ?
13
|
14 years ago
|
13 | |
|
|
Need Advice on Front Entry Door Purchase
Hello- We are getting ready to have our front entry door replaced with an entry door and two sidelites. We have determined that we cannot afford Therma-tru. We have also been looking at Benchmark by...
7
|
14 years ago
|
7 | |
|
|
Is there a wide angle propane torch?
I just borrowed a propane torch to repair a busted pipe. This torch has a basic benzomatic brass head and produces a long and thin flame, which I didn't like. Is there a torch head that produces a...
13
|
14 years ago
|
13 | |
|
|
Special blade for cutting vinyl tile ?
I am working on a vinyl tile job. Using Armstrong 12x12 tiles. Been using a fine sable saw blade, but I can't get consistent cuts. The material seems to melt instead of cut and it's somewhat fragile....
8
|
14 years ago
|
8 | |
|
|
How to mount in ceramic tile?
I am finishing off the bathroom. I tiled all of the walls and the floor. I am now ready to mount my shower curtain. I got the 'bow' type that extends the curtain out over the edge of the tub, so it...
6
|
14 years ago
|
6 | |
|
|
Magnetic Paint
Some of you may have heard of this, so it's for those that haven't. Turn your wall into a magnetic surface where you can hang metal objects without making holes. Give your refrigerator a rest and hang...
10
|
14 years ago
|
10 | |
|
|
PLUMBING -- Did I just give myself a worse problem?
I saved myself maybe $80 by replacing the stem seal and spring on a Delta shower faucet. I'd have been really pleased with myself, but I lost three stem springs in the process. Not until the third one...
9
|
14 years ago
|
9 | |
|
|
Help with security
Hello again, This group has answered my questions before and I am sure it will again. This one is for my father however. In 1997, he built a house about 15 mins from where he is currently living....
36
|
14 years ago
|
36 | |
|
|
Replace cornerboards
The cornerboards on my house are made of 5/4 X 6 lumber. I have replaced 3 of them with redwood and have no problem with those but the rest keep rotting out on me. Redwood is no longer available. Are...
5
|
14 years ago
|
5 | |
|
|
Breathing
I would like some advice on the best type of breathing? I've been considering changeing my breathing, but am reluctant to change from the breathing I'm currently using to a new untried breathing. But,...
9
|
14 years ago
|
9 | |
|
|
Can anyone explain .........
webtv? I strive to grasp the concept, but am missing something. I know that we all have limited ISP's, bandwidths, dialups, and all the other things that are dictated mostly by where we live, and not...
19
|
14 years ago
|
19 | |
|
|
How do you make a profit during inventory?
Is it more profitable to stop stocking the shelves a month before an inventory like Home Depot does so that you have less to count so that you don=92t have to pay as much in wages for the inventory...
25
|
14 years ago
|
25 | |
|
|
WHitewash vs poynting
I have made lime paint from lawn lime, some mineral oil and water,back when my dog chewed on his house (1970s) and I wanted something safer. That was decades ago and lime spills on the concrete are...
1
|
14 years ago
|
1 | |
|
|
Lithium battery disappointment
Bought the Hitachi 18v cordless drill 3 months ago. I used it back then and all went well. Yesterday i had to just screw a 1 1/2 screw into my laundry wooden dryier holder...for one of the legs got...
9
|
14 years ago
|
9 | |
|
|
Photocopy machine
Apparently photocopy machines since 2002 have hard drives that record every document that is copied. Now there are warehouses full of used copiers from banks, insurance companies, hospitals, doctors...
41
|
14 years ago
|
41 |