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Builder left debris behind ...

.. in the cavity behind the one-piece bath/shower surround of our 30+ yr-old house -- many offcuts of sheetrock and an...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Nobody
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by Nobody

toolbox recommendation

does anyone have a good recommendation on a tool box? I'd like to get a bigger one. my small tool box apparently can not...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by scanb31
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by scanb31

OT Wrecker does more damage to the car.

I was watching Police POV on TruTV. I teenager was in a stolen Escalade. When he stopped, he left the car running and i...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

telephone handset cable

anyone know where I can get a 4" - 6" 4P4C telephone handset cable. Its to extend a bit my amplifier box from the telep...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by scanb31
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by scanb31

Air conditioner enclosure

I have a 3-ton air conditioner unit at the side of my house. Is there an enclosure or screen that will keep leaves, twi...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gcotterl
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by gcotterl

Steel shed ventilation

We have a sheet steel garden shed, and with any sun at all it gets unbearably hot inside. We put up polystryene slabs u...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by planet445
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet445

2 knob or 3? wiring?

my home is like 70 or even more years old (not sure really). I want to know if i should upgrad the wiring. the electric...
66 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lezawang
66 comments posted 15yrs posted by lezawang

OT Can't eat road kill in Penn. Why?

OT The law in Pa. prohibits people who kill deer form t aking it home and eating it? Why is that? I'm guessing its' bec...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Water Heater Efficiency

The 50 gal tank in my water heater is leaking and I'd like to select a conventional gas replacement that minimizes my u...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bobneworleans
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by bobneworleans

quick tornado shelter

For the storm cellarless Cut a section of sturdy plywood that fits over the edge of the bathtub. drill holes in it and...
34 comments posted 15yrs
posted by itchyneebanshee
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by itchyneebanshee

AC evaporator ices up in Dallas area.

De-iced three times so far today but it keeps freezing up after running a while. Filter and fins are clean. I can see t...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dickkeats
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by dickkeats

Why a newsreader?

Straight question. What is the purpose of paying for a newsreader? Is it to access news groups? For that purpose, is Go...
29 comments posted 15yrs
posted by hypatia08
29 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08

Power mechanism for porch rocker

Has anyone ever seen a mechanism that can be attached to a porch rocker so it will rock me to sleep? I am thinking of t...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by nospam

Duplex Tank Bushing

Ok on the three way and the 4 way bushings, Why would one be used over the other? R
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Roanin2009
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by Roanin2009