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protecting white cedar shingles
I have white cedar shingles on my house. 10 years ago when we put them up, we treated them with a stain/bleach mixture, and they have weathered to a fairly uniform gray color (not quite Cape Cod, but...
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Dryer repair q
I have a 20-year-old gas dryer that stopped rotating its drum, so I opened it up to have a look. I found that the belt had apparently stretched, as it had no traction. I bought a new one and found...
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Looking for triple-gang duplex wall plate (ivory)
I can find 3 switches, or 3 Decoras, or 2 duplexes and a switch, and all kinds of other combos but not 3 duplexes. (Actually I need a Decora in the middle, but I can cut the center section to make it...
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Toilet problem
I have tried to pour boiling water into the bowl in the hopes of it helping to break up the clog while I was using the plunger to break the clog. However, I have heard some cracking sound near the...
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Termites
I'm cross-posting here from another group and would appreciate any information on termite extermination. I googled it and found tons of hits on that subject but I would also like to read what anyone...
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Carbon monoxide alarm error
Came home today to discover that my First Alert model FCD4 was acting strangely. Single chirp every minute or so. Looking closely at the display was the "err" message. I'm guessing it is one of two...
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WalMart ColorPlace Patio Paint?
Hi I need to repaint my patio, it is concrete, it sees alot of foot traffic. I was going to use the Kelly Moore 1350 patio paint, then I saw the ColorPlace paint at Walmart. They also make a patio...
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Fire extinguisher gas.
What type of gas is used to pressurize fire extinguishers? Anybody ever top-up an extingusher using say CO2. This would be a secondary (actually a third), back up domestic extingusher in addition to...
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Tying into the seage drain
Hi, I have recently posted a question about tapping into this drain: I received good advice to actually tie into one of the smaller pipes that go into it. Well it turns out that that location is too...
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GE gas oven - replace igniter
My GE gas oven (JGRS06) does not light. It has a glow plug type igniter - that does not light. I see how to physically remove the igniter but I don't understand how to unplug the electric cord to the...
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Stucco Paint
Does anyone have any experience with Behr Elastomeric paint? How well will it go through this gun else I need to be aware of besides preping well?...
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Shrinking shingles
When did they shrink 3-tab shingles? I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow- offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to Home Depot, got 6...
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Where would you put this bathroom outlet (pics)
In my ongoing bathroom project, I am redoing the wiring. A question came up as to where to put the outlet. The picture shows on the right where the old outlet used to be ( which I don't know if I...
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Kitchen Back splash - Design Help required
Good Morning...I am getting ready to do my kitchen back splash and need a little design help for the area where the tile will end. The tile will end at the area of my kitchen where there is a...
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What kind of drill bit for bathroom tiles?
Am putting up a shower curtain rail. What type and size(?) of drill/ drill bit should I use? Any other advice welcome.
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