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Huge wasp nest - help!

A huge wasp nest has suddenly sprang up on the side of my house I don't regularly walk by... http://web.blomand.net/~de...
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posted by dennism3
50 comments posted 15yrs posted by dennism3

Help with HVAC problem

Hi, My central AC unit is on the 3rd floor and we get no relief on the first floor. The only intake is in the ceiling o...
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posted by sam.takoy
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

caring for cypress wood panels in house

cypress wood panelling in home library... home is 50 years old... is there any care or general maintenance that should b...
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posted by computerstuff2
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by computerstuff2

fixing old window - pic attached

my bed room windows is too old i need to do some repair (i.e. wood filling, cleaning, painting etc). I am not sure how...
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posted by lezawang
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by lezawang

tools needed

From the online manual for a GE gas stove about 20 years old. TOOLS YOU WILL NEED . Phillips and flat-blade screwdriver...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Who knows Smeg ovens?

I have a Smeg 60cm (24in) double electric wall oven that is not a current model. It has a grill (broiler) in the top an...
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posted by secret
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by secret

Testing flush toilets

High on the list of things I really didn't need to know is how engineers test a flush toilet's "load". According to Pop...
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posted by hypatia08
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08

Magical flood light at Lowe's

Hi, I was at Lowe's today looking for a flood light. They had, what I believe is model SH-6058-WH on display:...
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posted by sam.takoy
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Metal shed flooring system, use it or not?

We ordered a metal shed kit with anchor kit for use on a cement slab. Along with the anchor kit came a flooring kit, be...
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posted by una
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by una

New Home Ownership Group

I am ever hopeful to learn about avoiding pitfalls in home ownership. If you have knowledge, I would appreciate learning...
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posted by douggordon1
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by douggordon1

Brambles again

We live in the woods and it can be pretty dark. So about 7 years ago we took out a bunch of hemlocks to the south of ou...
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posted by jj21
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by jj21

lawn mower repair question

I am helping a neighbor with his push mower. He has a 6.5 HP Briggs and Stratton engine. When I prime the engine with g...
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posted by Paul_D_Demott
22 comments posted 15yrs posted by Paul_D_Demott

dirt/grease on good clothes

Got some black dirt/grease off the car, on to my good trousers. The usual trick which solves it, is to work in some Swa...
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posted by planet445
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet445

$1,200 to Epoxy a Single Car Garage Floor?

Supposedly the guy spend $10K to get trained and buy equipment to resurface pitted concrete slaps with that epoxy coati...
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posted by DerbyDad03
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by DerbyDad03