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SemiOT: It doesn't get any worse
Squirrel/Skunk hybrid " A black and white squirrel that looks as though it tangled with a skunk. Or a Holstein." Your Waterloo Region source for daily breaking news, local stories, life, opinion,...
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Remodeling home...consult architect or interior designer first?
I am planning on remodeling our very tiny galley kitchen and adjoining family room by expanding out about 8 feet. The problem is, neither one of us has an eye for what goes together. We both know what...
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15 years ago
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Phone Question on Cable/Traditional
I've got two land lines, one cable and one traditional phone company. And I have a telephone that handles two phone lines. Can I plug the two different types of phone lines into the same...
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Disastrous Water Leaks
Most people assume water leaks in the home come from faulty plumbing, but my experience is different. There was an inline water filter underneath a Kitchenaid Superba refrigerator that was sitting...
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15 years ago
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floor finishes
What are a few products similar to Orange Glo for floor finishes?
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15 years ago
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gas fireplace install
i had a direct vent fireplace installed. It was vented via a coaxial vent pipe (pipe within a larger pipe-fresh comes in through the outer pipe and exhaust vents out the inner pipe). How close can 1)...
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15 years ago
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Basement door threshold installation
I purchased an aluminum door threshold to use on my basement door leading into my garage. Every year a small bottom of the door gap allows cold air into the basement from the garage and I have been...
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15 years ago
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Another Painting Question
I bought a lamp at a garage sale - great price, bad color. The lamp is ceramic, glossy finish. I would like to paint it another color using spray paint. I have a nearly new can of Kiltz spray sealer,...
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15 years ago
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Is my phone charger dead?
I have a two set phone and both phones will charge on the master. When I put either phone on the extension charger the light will come on, but after 1 second it dies out. I have used a pencil eraser...
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15 years ago
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Cordless Phones
Anyone using the Dect 6.0 phones yet? How are they better than 5.8 GHz?
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15 years ago
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Genie Garage Door Opner
The two light bulbs in the overhead console of the Genie Garage Door Opener no longer come on when I open or close the garage door. I have replaced both bulbs but that did not solve the problem. Any...
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15 years ago
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Insulation in a Condo
Is there any way to insulate existing walls in a 2nd floor condo? Just a couple walls infiltrate cold air during winter... Being on the 2nd flr, can I dump foam or any insulation down my walls to help...
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15 years ago
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Unexpected opening in my radon remediation system
Hi, My radon remediation systm, which features a 3" PVC pipe, had Y coupling on it and open of the Y's "ears" is open with no pipe connected to it and no cap. What's the point of that? So I...
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15 years ago
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Repair Old Sub Floor
I recently added additional floor space to my exisiting kitchen. In the process several large and small holes were left in my old sub floor as I moved kitchen plumbing to the new addition. My question...
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15 years ago
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Replacing bath tub, have space for a wider tub, do they come in odd dimensions?
Hi, I want to replace my tub, it's 59 inches long and 29.5 wide which I think is standard. The bathroom has room for a much wider tub, up to 57 inches but no space to make it longer. Are tubs and...
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15 years ago
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