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Question regarding plumbing

We live at the peak of a small mountain. We replaced our well water with city water about 9 years ago. City water was o...
36 comments posted 14yrs
posted by 83lowrider
36 comments posted 14yrs posted by 83lowrider

Asbestos

Why is it even legal to sell a home with asbestos that needs to be removed? (I understand that not all asbestos has to b...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by mcp6453
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by mcp6453

Holmes Inspection

While I've read comments in this newsgroup critical of Mike Holmes, I do think I'm learning about construction from wat...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by mcp6453
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by mcp6453

Looking for high temperature fabric

Several years ago, I bought some of these kitchen stovetop protectors....
4 comments posted 14yrs
posted by actodesco
4 comments posted 14yrs posted by actodesco

Anyone here upgraded their attic insulation?

Currently our home from the late 1960's has R18 insulation in the attic. Nowadays the standard for brand new homes, at...
17 comments posted 14yrs
posted by abc
17 comments posted 14yrs posted by abc

Replacing bath vanity

A leaky toilet resulted in some mold on the vanity and I have elected to build a replacement. I want to reuse the one-p...
2 comments posted 14yrs
posted by Nomore
2 comments posted 14yrs posted by Nomore

OT: Indiana becomes a Right To Work state

"Indiana's Republican governor Mitch Daniels signed the legislation into law immediately after it was given final appro...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by heybub
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by heybub

Battery operated venetian blinds

Have three small windows about 24" x 24" and I am looking for battery operated remote control white faux wood venetian...
16 comments posted 14yrs
posted by dryearwood
16 comments posted 14yrs posted by dryearwood

INSTAHANG = JUNK!!!

The instahang is JUNK. It is cheaply made, and DOES NOT WORK!!!! It looks so easy on the commercial--but don't be foole...
5 comments posted 14yrs
posted by paula.cherian
5 comments posted 14yrs posted by paula.cherian

OT Taxes ~ Hybrid Car Tax Credit

Anybody else have trouble with this? http://www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0,,id=223736,00.html BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by jthread
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by jthread

Three-way to Two-way Switches

The light in the laundry room and the light on the back porch are both cont= rolled by a pair of three-way switches. Th...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by pintiha
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by pintiha