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Wet coming up on hardwood
My boyfriend and I just bought a 1910 house. We did this actually expecting a LOT of work, but this has us scratching our heads: We spent part of the weekend ripping up carpet, because it smelled of...
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Vibration in water pipes
I have a unique situation where my hot water heater is fed by city water @ 60psi, and my cold water comes from a well at 30-45psi. I have a pressure compensating shower valve, it is designed so that...
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Reapiring Hi-Macs
Putting in a Hi-Macs top on a bathroom vanity. The corner got chipped, exposing the fiber matrix underneath. Is there a way to repair this, or do I need to toss the top out and start again?
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Funny OT: Man Wants Visitation Rights For SOLD Car!!!
Man posts reward ad on Craigslist looking for lost car he sold years ago. Says he sold car, but now wants visitation rights!? LOL! "I have to get her back, or get visitation rights or something". -...
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Electric paint sprayers
I saw an article on paint sprayers and wondered based on your experience, which are the best for home use and why? I know most serious painters don't consider electric but I figure just for home use,...
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The History of the Broom
"Among the family of housekeeping implements, the broom?humble, deceptively simple in design, prone to leaning unobtrusively in corners?does not often enjoy the recognition it deserves. Household...
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Erratic leaf blower
My 18 year old leaf blower, an ancient Sears model, ran great until recently. It starts fine, it runs at full power just great, but when I turn down the throttle, it stalls. It then is almost...
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bid for texturing ceiling
If you were gonna bid on and 8-1/2 foot ceiling project where it's just been firetaped, and they want it finished, textured and painted, and it's 1800 square foot, what would you say? How many man...
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Blackish blue copper pipes?
Hi All, I live in Northern Nevada. Had to take a trip under the house. I noticed that all my fresh water copper pipes are covered, elbows and all, with some very dark blue compound, as if they were...
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coats of paint
I've got a couple of rooms that have a medium to dark color (I think brown and some navy blue stripe) and I want to paint it like a coconut or off white color. I'm expecting 2 coats of a decent...
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Old Style Entry Door
I need to replace our back door and want something like what I have now; a = solid door with one small square window about 8" on a side up at face level= . (The window is actually rotated 45 degrees...
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OT: Americans saw wealth plummet 40 percent from 2007 to 2010, Federal Reserve says
Low taxes are necessary but not sufficient for a robust economy. A rational, predictable regulatory environment is absolutely essential, but absolutely missing.
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plaster of paris
Hello good usenetians, I bid you peace from the high desert of New Mexico. At lutherhaven, we have plaster of paris on the walls, and it's not something I have much experience with. It's like many...
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Can a "weed-and-feed" product save a weedy lawn?
Let's say a person has a lawn that is 75% grass, 20% a wide variety of weeds, mostly clover but also dandelions (mostly pulled) and few different types of broad leaf weeds (mostly pulled) and 5% bare...
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Need some creative ideas
Remodeling kitchen, the sink faced an interior wall. Shortening up a window, then intend to place sink under it. Will have plenty of lighting, putting 8 LED can lights. However, want to place a...
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