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question about hanging doors
Have a bit of a problem....I am planning to hang French type doors in between old area of home and new addition. Plan to make door jam myself as cost of pre-hung doors was quite high. Have purchased...
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can cold damage a house?
aside from the obvious of water pipes freezing, can cold damage a house? I don't know what might occur, wallpaper peeling or plaster cracking or whatever. If damage can occur, at what temperature...
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Are these floor joists nice or not?
The only problem I see are the gremlins that steal little children. (sorry but only I can see them.) http://www.kptv.com/news/17951905/detail.html
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Heating Oil Prices
I don't really know much about how the retail home delivery heating oil industry works. But, the recent plummet in crude prices has me wondering what kind of fun and games are going to take place...
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15 years ago
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Thermostat Hookup
ok, few electical questions. First I'll briefly explain what I'm trying to do. Hooking up a thermostat for infloor heating in kitchen, existing house, not new. So we are installing a new Range to...
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15 years ago
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Central Air replacement
Located in coastal SC, central air unit installed in 2000, no heat pump (hair dryer type heating element I suspect). I am considering soo replacing unit with a more efficient unit, and heat pump,...
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CFL question
I have a CFL bulb that is NOT the twisty type. It has several parallel sections inside of a glass cover that makes it look somewhat like an incandescent bulb. The glass cover has a small break - a...
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15 years ago
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Gravel floor in garage
I live in a typical suburb with typical zoning, if I were to build a new detached garage, could I save money by having a gravel floor ? The perimeter would be concrete of course. It seems like it...
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15 years ago
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Any way to patch a chipped ceramic butter dish?
My wife has a butter dish that she has had longer than she's had me. It's some kind of pottery with a glaze finish. Made in Italy. Recently, a small piece of the finish chipped off. It's in the middle...
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Need old fricrion wheel for AMF snowblower
I have an old (early 70s?) duo stage snowblower that I have almost restored. It has a Tecumseh 5 hp engine. I believe it is an AMF Snow King, Model 5860-0010. It needs a new friction wheel. I don't...
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shoestring ceiling and wall surfaces?
Ran across a good buy on a 'shell' home with acreage. No insulation in walls, many interior room walls framed only. bare studs and rafters thruout. Looking for El cheapo substitue for...
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15 years ago
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Tile layout software
I do own AutoCAD 2009, BUT, is there any free software so that I can play with different tile layouts for the bathroom. Only doing 20" high around the top of a standard tub, plus the top, sides, end...
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15 years ago
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Supporting 3" vent stack
It's 3" ABS so it does not weigh that much. However, does no one make a support system that installs within the wall (as opposed to supporting it from below)? I know that I can wrap it with 'plumbers...
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how many pier blocks for shed foundation (2023 Update)
Hi everyone i'm building a 10x15 shed it will be 15 feet wide, so the joists are 10 ft long, and the 2 outside ledger boards are 15. plan on using 2x8 treated joists, 16 in o.c. my question is - how...
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Screw Won't Budge
It's a brand new mini grease gun. Need to remove a slot screw to attach a flexible hose. It won't budge. I don't have access to heat or a vise. Any solutions? Thanks
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