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Trusses up
passed that milestone. Now to shim to grade, and weld together supports for deck. They sure look good up there. Steve Explore deserttraveler's 12 photos on Flickr!
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To create more jobs...
... get rid of occupational licensure, says the Wall Street Journal. "Travel and tourist guides, funeral attendants, home-entertainment installers, florists, makeup artists, even interpreters for the...
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Vacuum a 3M filtrete filter?
Does anyone just fac the intake side of these filters and keep using for another few months?
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A question for plumbers
In one of our bathrooms, we have a sewer gas odor. It is coming from around the commode, not from the shower, sinks or tub. I am guessing it is probably a bad wax ring, but I am not able to tackle the...
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Telephone wires: connecting in small space
I want to modify the telephone wiring in my old house. I don't want to pull new wire (would be too hard). Rather, the previous owner has a totally screwed up bunch of connections that I want to...
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Smoke alarm?
During the night one of our smoke alarms started chirping like the battery was low. I got up and set all the clocks back one hour but it kept chirping.....any suggestions? :-) Don
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Ridgid wrench
I was going through some tools, and decided to hang up my pipe wrenches. In them, is a Ridgid wrench with a pipe wrench handle and screw assembly. But the jaws are different, kinda like those on a...
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Eyeglasses again
Speaking of glasses . . . . . which we wee a few days ago, what do you do with the old ones? I've been donating them to the Lions Club. They sort and categorize them by prescription. They take them to...
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CFLs and dimmers
hi - Just happen to stumble cross a webpage discussing CFLs and dimmers... - but still confused have been gradually replacing bulbs with CFLs around our house. There are a couple situations still to...
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"Great Neck" tap wrench doesn't grip tap
I bought a "Great Neck" Metric tape wrench set, but the wrench does not grip a 6mm tap securely. The taps all have square ends, but there does not seem to be anything in the wrench that is designed to...
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GFCI outlet lifespan?
GFCIs have contacts like any switch. If you were tripping on a 15A electric heater you might eventually degrade the contacts. Contacts should last about forever on a small fan. I agree with RBM that...
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Does anyone listen to "America's Handiman" Glen Haege on AM radio (WJR?)
Just curious if anyone listens to Glen Haege ("Hagy") radio broadcast (it's either Saturday or Sunday morning) on AM radio. I don't know if it's syndicated across the country, or just broadcast on...
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Insulation: Air vs. fibreglass, styrofoam, etc.
Awl -- Recently, on one of these How They Do It ditties, they featured but more Dubai profligacy, this time indoor skiing in the middle of the effing desert. The key to the insulation, they explained,...
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OT, maybe - illegal immigrant roofing crews in Dallas Texas?
Due to hail damage I may be getting my roof replaced (insurance) - a guy came by with an estimate after looking at the roof - I asked him if everyone that would be doing the work on my house was...
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Power Pole Fuses
The answer to this will likely need to come from someone who has worked for an electric utility company. The fuses on power poles before a transformer are there to protect the transformer as well as a...
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