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Detecting joists through gypcrete
Is there any way to non-destructively and precisely determine the location of joists that support a floor consisting of 5/8 plywood topped by 1-1/2" of gypcrete? Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Some random KA vs. Whirlpool dishwasher thoughts
We just moved into a new home with a Whirlpool DW about 5 month ago. We have had KA DWs for some 37 years previously and have become less and less satisfied with them. The last one only lasted 5 years...
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Pergo End Joints?????
We just laid our first of five rooms of Pergo in one of our spare bedrooms and prior to installing, we did cement floor leveling as there were some "waves" in the room which helped a lot and we used a...
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Rouge
Several people have suggested that I use rouge to polish a brass plate. What is rouge, and how is it best used?
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Sabotaged Stanley garage door opener
A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51....
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Plumbing Question
I need to replace the washers in my shower handle and am wondering how to get to the washer. There doesnt seem to be a small screw holing the scution cap on, just caulk. There is a cap that is on the...
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Dishwasher Cleaning Cycle Question
Hello, Have a new Kitchenaid Dishwasher. Apparently it senses the number of dishes put in to be cleaned, and/or the amount of dirt on them, and adjust the wash cycle time accordingly. Can't imagine...
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What to do with 4 Digital Satellite Receivers (forclosed home came with them)
I bought a foreclosed home and it came with two satellite dishes and four things called "Digital Satellite Receiver", e.g., Sony SAT-B55 with an "Access Card" in the slot in back. What would you do...
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MERV?
I have a newly installed Lennox HVAC system that uses one of those several inch-thick -- HCF 20-16, to be precise. The filter that was installed with it was a MERV 16. I see that these filters, which...
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working with foam board?
Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I'm trying to replace the old scuttle panel for access to my attic with a contraption that I am trying to make out of some 2" (thickest I could find) foam...
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mounting tile vertically outside
I have three Sonotubed rounds that are about 24" high, 30" diameter. They are exterior, and get snow and rain and direct sun. I would like to cover this now bare concrete. Ideally, I'd like to tile...
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Two Stories
STORY NUMBER ONE Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and...
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Electrical boxes -- screw size?
I have mislaid the screws that originally held one of those old ceramic light sockets in place on a hard plastic ("Bakelite"? Or is that a British name?) box. What size and thread are those screws?...
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Brass Kickplate
How can I polish a badly tarnished brass kickplate for my front door? Chemicals haven't worked. Would a buffer help? The plate is solid brass, and I'd like to return as much of the shine as possible....
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Snowblower electric start
A friend who does snow has a Sears 8.5hp 27" 2 stage snowblower with 120v electric starter. It doesnt seem to have an option to put on a 12v battery for the starter, since its commercial use off a...
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