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which repairs should be first

I'm considering buying a house that needs a new roof (shingle), foundation repair, sheetrock repair, cracked ceramic fl...
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posted by noemailaddress
22 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Furnace Air Filter Questions

My 95.5% Gas furnace came with a fiberglass air filter with little restriction and no filtering action. I substituted a...
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posted by spamme9
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by spamme9

estimating for a handy man special type house

Ok, this home is almost 2400 sq feet, one story (no basement) located just outside of Houston, Texas. Any idea what a r...
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posted by noemailaddress
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by noemailaddress

Screwing Versus Nailing Studs

I'm watching Holmes. In many cases, his crew is screwing studs where other shows I watch use nails. Is that a Canadian...
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posted by mcp6453
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by mcp6453

Junction Box Code Question

I'm pretty sure that this is OK... just want to make sure. Assume the junction box is sized correctly for four runs of...
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posted by teamarrows
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by teamarrows

Bath vanity, part II

We got the sumbitch out today. The key to removal was the 15" sidesplash. Used a razor knife from the top and then a pu...
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posted by Nomore
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by Nomore

OT News from Canada

_Anchorwoman Freudian Slip_ Video:
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posted by Oren
3 comments posted 14yrs posted by Oren

Why every deck should have a railing

You might get sued! "[HUNTINGTON, W.Va. ] A college student claims he was injured when a fraternity member in a "drunke...
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posted by heybub
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Advantium 120 repair

I have one and last night while preheating the convection oven, there was a strange flash and poof and now the convecti...
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posted by atlas-bugged
18 comments posted 14yrs posted by atlas-bugged

Scorched Outlet and Plug from Furnace Blower Motor

In a rental I own the tenants called because they smelled something burning in the closet where the natural gas furnace...
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posted by scharf.steven
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by scharf.steven

Granite Counter Tops

Are granite counter tops a fad? Synthetic solid surface materials seem to have a lot more appeal to me, but I don't kno...
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posted by mcp6453
63 comments posted 14yrs posted by mcp6453