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Wiring a Shed

I am in the process of wiring an 8 x 10 storage shed for a light fixture and an external AC receptacle. The receptacle...
27 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Exterior Paint Estimate for this house

http://www.dongardner.com/plan_details.aspx?pID=163 http://www.dongardner.com/images.aspx?pid=163&fn=exteriors%5c235fro...
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kansascats
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by kansascats

Incredible basement

This was originally posted on rec.woodworking The link to the video below is neat. I wish I had the guys ability and tim...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by esp
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by esp

More about the toilet

Even though the leak was outside the tank, I replaced the fill valve with the 400A Fluid Master. It seems everyone is h...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Repair/Remove vinyl siding

Anybody got some tips on removing vinyl siding? Detached 2-car garage with Ga. Pacific vinyl siding from the 90's. I ne...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Are pine trees on topic if one needs repair?

Are pine trees on topic if one needs repair? I have a 30 or 40 foot pine tree. All the limbs below 7 feet have died. Is...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Results of the spraying toilet line.

About 2 weeks ago I posted here about the toilet line that sprayed water all over the powder room floor and the front h...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

getting appliance repair info from Sears?

Hi all, a friend has a dryer that is really annoying... Kenmore Elite (electric) 110.62082101 - anyway, it shuts off be...
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posted by njnagel
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by njnagel

Blue LED night lites from the Dollar Store

I recently bought some blue LED nite lights from our local Dollar Store ( for $1 USD each ) and find that , while they...
52 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jungleandy1
52 comments posted 15yrs posted by jungleandy1

Finishing basement: walls or floors first?

Hi. I waterproofed the basement exterior last year and I'm finishing the basement interior this year. It's concrete blo...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by millinghill
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by millinghill

Shoes

The lady of the house has her own walk-in closet (I make-do with a clothes tree and an underwear box beneath the bed)....
22 comments posted 15yrs
posted by heybub
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

Selling prototypes, beta-versions: Liabilities?

Awl -- Suppose you build something, in yer home shop. Suppose a neightbor comes by and says, Hey, BillyBob, dats a real...
42 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
42 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Paver form

I bought one of those random repeat forms that end up with a paver walkway of what appears to be random sized stones, b...
36 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
36 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Oiler does not work in Ridgid 535 pipe threader

I bought a Ridgid 535 pipe threader at an auction at an advantageous price. This thing did not work at all, at first. N...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by ignoramus7432
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by ignoramus7432