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Low dust drywall compound

Anyone else have issues with the low dust compound? I haven't opened a tub of compound in around 6 years. I saw this "n...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cknjsp
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by cknjsp

increasing pressure

my neighbor recently replaced the switch on our shared well that tells the pump to turn on and off...since then the pre...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by changbah
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by changbah

new kitchen faucet time

When I re-did the kitchen 6 years ago I bought a pullout, filtered, Moen single-handle faucet. Within a year it worked...
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posted by elbrecht
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by elbrecht

battery backed up Fluorescent lighting

Our office has some battery backed up Fluorescent lighting that no longer work. Each lighting fixture has three 4' Fluo...
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posted by dchou4u
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by dchou4u

What is this flap called?

Hi, I once saw this nice device for closing the gap between two inset cabinet doors. http://freeboundaries.com/Flap.jpg...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sam.takoy
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Halloween decoration prompts 911 call

"...A passing motorist on Organ Church Road called 911 Monday morning after seeing what appeared to be a bloody body pin...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Oren
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by Oren

Take out boiler burner

My friend's gas burner has exactly the same set up with the burners in the picture,I have to replace the pilot(the ther...
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posted by moro678
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by moro678

Oversized generator

Hi, If I buy a generator that's too big for average use for my house - for example, I really need a 3500 but get a 7000...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sam.takoy
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Selling home on land contract

Sorry this is a bit off topic, however lots of repairs were done to this home before selling....... Anyhow, I have a re...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jw
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

Ventilation for Water Well

I had a new well dug for the house water supply (200' deep in basalt, 25 gpm) after the old well gave up the ghost. I d...
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by indigoskiff
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by indigoskiff

what is best caulk for joining metal to brick?

Have brick house. there is a older alumni um screened enclosure attached in back........has corrugated alum roof. Where...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cheapdave
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by cheapdave

Gutter/Downspout/Drain Question

My house is about 50 years old. All downspouts from the gutters go into underground piping and exit "downhill" from a f...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by timbirr
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by timbirr