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Removing Old Latex Paint from Concrete Floor
I have used paint stripper on floor paint:( NOTE ITS VERY SLIPPERY. you might try a pressure washer sounds like your paint isnt very well adhered...
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Two barrels, linked at bottom by a hose, with different water heights?
It's too long since I took physics but I thought that the height would be equal. One is an actual rainbarrel, with faucet already installed: paid a lot less than that but still more than a barrel...
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Special O-ring for gas grill regulator?
I have a gas grill that goes through an O-ring about once a year. If you look closely at this picture you can see an O-ring where the connector screws into the regulator. once a year this O-ring get...
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25cc Flashlight
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Cover for fry-pan
I need to make a cover for a fry-pan, with a glass window. I have a "universal" cover, but it doesn't work well. In fact I've been using a double layer of tin foil that works just as well. I recently...
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OT: Record Number Of US Households On Foodstamps
Foodstamps. What a quaint idea - for a third-world country... ========================= month, when the USDA released the latest foodstamps numbers for the month of February, there was some hope that...
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Dehumidifier "Actual" Reads Incorrectly
I have a 4-yr old LG dehumidifier 65 pts. This year when I went to use it I noticed the "actual" reading was much too high. I know this because I have another humidimeter on the wall and I know the...
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OT: Venus Transiting Sun
Venus is transiting the Sun tomorrow, 6/5, at around 6:00 p.m. EDT. The next such transit is expected on December 11, 2117. Details and viewing instructions at:
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Top vs Front load water extraction and dry times
Anyone have some real data on actual differences in drying times between these types of washers?
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Porch Floor Question
90+ year old house. Will be replacing the front porch floor. It does have a roof over it. Floor is 20+ years old. Floor is now tongue and groove. I plan to replace it with 5/4 x 6 premium grade...
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Pool light repair...T-3 ceramic socket
What a crappy lamp to use in a pool fixture!! One side is spring loaded. It's possible that the spring is no good, from the high heat of the lamp. You can get generic replacements at an electrical...
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velux sun tunnels
Follow the manufacturer's instructions
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The Ikea (or maybe Lego) House
"...House Arc, a 150-square-foot structure of hollow steel tubes. Not only can the 3,000-pound modular home withstand high winds, it can also be boxed into a 120 cubic-foot (i.e., 5x6x4) freight...
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Unfinished Oak Floors
New here and getting started on a recently purchased 1961 house. I've pulled up all of the old carpet and pad throughout the house, about 1900 sq ft, to reveal the original hardwood floors. The floors...
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OT: Define "putter"
When I say I'm going to 'putter' at home, it usually means that I have no real plan, but will begin by picking up the shop, or cleaning off the workbench, or do a little lawn work, and get led to...
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