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Cost for stump grinding?

I'm cutting out my own stump, but I am curious what sort of money I am saving by doing it myself. I don't really want t...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by hrhofmann
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by hrhofmann

Drilling advice needed.

I usually somehow manage to remove a broken bolt but in this instance that is not an option so I need to drill it out....
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by recyclebinned
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by recyclebinned

Trailer hitch lock is stuck

I bought an old used pickup truck a few months ago that has a trailer hitch with a lock on it. I have the keys to the l...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by TomR
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by TomR

Flowers

Anywhere, no care: day lilies, sedum, hosta, iris, lavender, lamb's ears (delicate but pretty), coral bells (not showy...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by norminn
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by norminn

Electric cord falls off of mower, wacker

My electric cord falls off of lawn mower. It always did this once in a while but it's gotten much worse. It also falls...
13 comments posted 14yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 14yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Shampooing Stairs

I need to shampoo my stairway and am considering buying a buffer/sander to use for this purpose. I've seen a crew using...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by donbloch777
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by donbloch777

Candelabra base LED light that last.

In early 2010 we bought several packages of the Lights of America 1.5 watt candelabra base LED lights. They have a clai...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by neutrino1
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by neutrino1

Weed control around hedges (English boxwoods?)

Hi all, hoping for advice from someone with a green thumb here... friend of mine has a house that was vacant for a whil...
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by njnagel
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by njnagel

oddness in toilet mounting plate

We just had a wobbly toilet in a 1960s-era house. I think I last got under it a decade or two ago to reseal it with wax...
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by foderfrank
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by foderfrank

clad casement window weather seal

Not sure of terminology... weather strip, seal or gasket. I am referring to item on all four sides of the movable part...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gno52
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by gno52

Eggs: the ultimate burn treatment

A young man sprinkling his lawn and bushes with pesticides wanted to check the contents of the barrel to see how much p...
3 comments posted 14yrs
posted by atlas-bugged
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by atlas-bugged

How to know a picnic is a success?

Tonight I'm going to a church picnic. I'm thinking in my mind, how will I know if the picnic is a success for me? I thi...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock