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Bulb Life ?

Hi, For the last few weeks, our overhead kitchen light seems to be eating bulbs. Fixture is the normal typical overhead...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rgsros
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

Bathroom Heater Choices

I need to boost the heat in our bathroom because our forced air heating system is set to 65-68 degF. The heater needs t...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by spam
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by spam

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ! ! !

Just like the lyrics to the old sone, I'm looking forward tot he snow tonight. Bought a new snowblower when Lowed had t...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by esp
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by esp

Isobutanol-Gasoline to the rescue

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Gevo-Supplied-bw-735469105.html?x=0 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In side by side p...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bill
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by bill

Carpet spots

Every few months five or six small gray spots appear on my beige carpet. They are always in the same place (an area les...
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posted by Rebel1
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by Rebel1

OT: Thank god for the "interweb"

Today I broke out one of the Polaroid hybrid DVRs I bought used on FeeBay. It does both analog and digital (OTA only) a...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by robert_green1963
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by robert_green1963

New Home Depot store security (2026 Update)

New Home Depot store security I went to home depot today. searching for a employee to get some wire cut, couldnt find a...
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posted by hallerb
52 comments posted 15yrs posted by hallerb

brick with holes - filler

I have a bunch of extra bricks (actually leftover from the construction of the house) that is used as a garden barrier....
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posted by scanb31
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by scanb31

Block Heater

To get one installed or no. First year in Northern New Brunswick and I hear it can get to as low as -20c some nights
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by donchesley
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by donchesley

Duraglas Repair of Window Sill

Last night, I took out the old single pane wooden picture window (48" x 54") to see what I'll be up against when I inst...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

2-inch drain line backflow preventer?

I own a rental property that has a basement with a laundry sink, and I am wondering if there is such a thing as a drain...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Ron
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by Ron

Rookie Fun, Revised

From a friend: > Metric pipe wrench. Lowe's has 'em! When I worked there in Contractor Sales, a plumber sent a flunky i...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Need to install a grab-bar in shower. Advice?

My mother-in-law is having shoulder-replacement surgery following a particularly bad fall, and I need to install a grab...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by db5151
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by db5151