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Drywall
What is the correct spacing for drywall screws for a wall and ceiling, what I've found so far is 16" wall and 12" ceiling, I can't find chicago code on this and a dry Waller doing a few hundred sheets...
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Adjustments on large pre-WW2 Hot Water Finned Radiators
Title says it all - 1920s colonial with bulky radiators currently fed by modern Burnham V8 Boiler. General Description: On the radiators themselves there are two types of adjustments(at least they...
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kitchen lighting
About 6 months ago I had to change some older style (larger diameter) fluorescent bulbs (about 3 or 4 foot long as I recall) in my kitchen. I have 2 pair and each pair are installed in their own...
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Necessary to cover top of central AC intake in winter?
Hi , I have central air in my house and I live in the northeast. There is an outside unit that sits on a slab that I think brings in the air. Its a box and every side is metal screen. I was driving...
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Mold remediation
What is the best way to clean up mold? My shed developed a leak and everything inside is now covered with a greenish, powdery mold. I've patched up the leak and started wiping down things with rags...
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CFL blew out, literally
Lights of America, 32W base up in a desk lamp. I heard a pop and found the two parts of that form the base separated with the bulb dangling from a pair of internal wires, and a scorch mark on the...
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Which circuit?
My range hood vent died recently so I decided to replace it. BUT the circuits in the breaker box are poorly marked. Just want to know if I am correct inassuming the 240 volts to the stove would not...
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Round table edge protector
At church, we have 25 round tables, with folding legs. The edges are getting beat up, from being rolled to and fro. Table about 5 feet diameter, edge is maybe 1 1/2 inches wide. I'm thinking there has...
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Quick recommendation: What tool for one-time cutting of inch-thick sandstone paving stones?
I picked up about 20 inch-thick light brown odd-shaped paving stones (which I think are sandstone) from a friend (they were sitting in a pile when he bought the house long ago). I want to arrange them...
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OT: How Do You Merge Threads In Windows Live Mail?
Hi, Somehow I managed to mess up WLM so that each post is on a separate line rather than collected under a single header with an expand button. How do I get back? I looked through every option I could...
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Grout removal
I have a tile patio with 1/4" grout lines between the 16" tiles. In a few places, the grout has cracked and disintegrated, probably due to thermal expansion. Prior to replacing the grout, what is the...
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Serious question: Urine as a nitrogen source for organic composting
I switched the to Thanks for the advice. Googling for a comparison paper of urea fertilizer and urine, I found this interesting paper from the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2007, 55,...
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Digital Replacements for Fried TVs and VCR
So, lightning struck a friend's house recently and fried most of the electronics inside including two TV sets, their digital converter boxes, a telephone answering machine, VCR and a clock radio. One...
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When Replacing A Breaker Panel, Would You Do this?
On this week's episode of Ask This Old House, an electrician was replacing the service wire and panel in a house. There were code problems within the panel (broken breakers, doubled up circuits, etc.)...
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Drywall Repair Video from USG
I know spit about drywall, except past experience helping hump it from one spot to another. ;) This is very great info. Thanks. nb
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