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8 foot ceilings in garage... Gas IR heating tube OK?
I'm going to be installing heat into my garage in the next month or so and I was wondering what would work. Garage is 24'x32'. I have a natural gas line and electricity. Ceilings are eight feet. I do...
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Cleaning residue on stained deck?
I have a natural cedar deck that I pressure washed and then stained with semi-solid this past spring. Came out quite nice. A good portion of this deck in under a maple tree on one side and oak trees...
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Mobile roof repair
Does anyone have experience sealing the roof of an older('68) mobile home? I think you can use some kind of sealant, or tar, but I'm not sure what product that would be. I would also need a little...
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SCOTUS filings re Chicago Gun Ban
Here's the basic petition: plaintiffs are arguing "privileges and immunities" clause of the 14th Amendment, AND the "due process" clause. The first leads them to asking SCOTUS to overturn several...
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Bomb-proof wallpaper
From Popular Science magazine. Useful for girding your utility closet as protection from an exploding water heater, your garage in case you can't stop quickly enough, or the kitchen for those times...
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Speaking of soundproofing, what separates my townhouse from the next one?
Speaking of soundproofing, is there anything in the building code or common practice that would indicate what separates my townhouse from the next one? My house was built in 1979, and I see one layer...
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Basement spiders
Why do spiders make webs in my basement. There are no flies down there.
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How is this not a fire hazard?
Broan 512 90 CFM, 6" Room-to-Room Ventilator, 120 VAC
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Preserving paint brushes
I have a collection of good brushes (natural bristle) that I keep for fine painting, such as varnishing. I just finished varnishing the new woodwork in a room we remodeled, and spent a lot of time...
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oven takes forever to heat up
I have a Kenmore gas oven, about 10 years old. Usually, but not always, it takes a loooong time to reach the set oven temperature - like 30 min. to get to 350. My wife thinks she can "fool it" by...
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How to secure a pine flooring board
Hi, I have a 3/4 pine over joints floor. A couple boards a loose. What's the best way to secure them? A finishing screw? A brad nail? Construction adhesive under the board (the ceiling downstairs is...
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Would sound deadening paints work in my application
Hi, The hardwood on the second floor bedroom above the kitchen is 3/4 pine over bare joists. The ceiling in the kitchen is now open and I have a chance to insulate for sound. I am aware of a number of...
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Don't buy Behr polyurethane or paint products
I went to the website to get more information about a Behr polyurethane product I had just purchased at Home Depot. There was not information on the website about any of their polyurethane products....
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How to fill cracks in block walls?
I have opened up some holes in the concrete block walls during my electrical and plumbing projects, most of them the size slightly larger than electrical boxes but some bigger. I have decided that for...
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Heat balancing at church
The twenty year old building I attend services. Cinder block walls, flat roof. The heat is natural gas, 80 percenters (induced flue draft). The building has seven zones. Plus, three offices have a...
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