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Installing plastic drain channel
Anyone here familiar with or worked with this stuff? Specifically, NDS's "Spee-D" drain channel? ( I'm working for intends to use this stuff to drain his driveway, and bought a bunch of it. He...
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Chain link installation
I know pricing varies across the nation, but I was wondering what you all thought this job would cost. I need 160 ft black vinyl, 5 ft tall, three 42" gates installed. This would involve cementing in...
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New Concrete & Aluminum Railing Question - Part II
For those of you following this thread, or not, I have a small deck by my front door. It was redwood, and it is being replaced with concrete. The wood railing has been removed, and being replaced with...
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Consumer Reports - The Snitch Chronicles
"Consumer Reports states that the British-made Hudson Reed Theme Thermostatic Shower Panel had a forceful spray that "seemed too good to be true-or legal." Environmental Protection Agency regulations...
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Refrigerator problems in UK
only UK, but where ever they are found. Aparently, someone decided to use propane as a refrigerant. Which is fine, until it leaks into the compartment, and is ignited by a spark.
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Would You Buy A GE Spacemaker JVM1740SMSS?
This despite complaints on earlier Spacemakers? I have a 10-year old Spacemaker that just went up. I have been told that over-the-range models are hard to install in general and I should consider...
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Where to get small spiral nails?
Where do you think I can get small spiral nails, 1 3/4 inch long. Home Depot doesn't have small enough, and online, they all seem to want to sell a minimum of 12 pounds. 12 pounds would last me...
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How much insulation is too much?
I have a split level house with a bedroom on the top-most floor. It might have been "attic" space when the house was built but was finished when I bought it. The room is cold in the winter and hot in...
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Removing Wood Subfloor On Concrete
I have a vinyl on wood underlay over concrete floor that has to come out down to the concrete due to water damage. Not sure how thick the underlay is yet, but it looks like at least two layers of...
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Sorta OT truck liftgate
I have an old hydraulic liftgate that I am installing on one of my old pickups. There is no name plate or anything on it. The pump is empty and I need to find out what kind of fluid they typically...
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Best way to dry carpet
Whenever we have an area of carpet that gets wet, my brother thinks that the best way to dry it is to use a heat lamp. I think that unless the relative humidity is extremely high, a fan would work...
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3 speed attic fan switch
my attic fan switch just gave out and we are attempting to wire a new one in. The fan has hi/low/off but there are 2 red wires, 1 blue wire and 1 black wire coming out of the new switch. The way it is...
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Baseboard molding question
With new construction, sheetrock is usually put up horizontally, which means there will be a beveled edge along the floor where the baseboard molding goes. How do I keep the molding flat with the wall...
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insulatiing a basement
Hi, We currently have a basement with poured concrete walls and floors, and I'm tempted to make it a little more habitable - I was thinking of putting some 2x4 framework for the floors and walls,...
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Bathroom Remodel II
Followup on the previous question. I am thinking of replacing the old standard tub with a whirlpool when remodel the bathroom. One of the contractor who estimated the entire remodel would cost $12000...
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