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Cabinet Refacing
Has anyone hired a company to reface their kitchen/bathroom cabinets? If so, were you happy with the results and can you give me some tips? Many thanks. Kate
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Will the Fan Decapitate a Person?
If you've ever watched the Jerry Springer show, you've seen that huge fan in his studio. I've noticed that the fan turns really slow, but I've always waited to see it speeded up, and watch one of...
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Air Conditioner Unit for Mobile Home
Hi, Im looking for a Grandair or Goodman package unit air conditioner for my 28X80 mobile home. Looking to buy one online and have my brother, a contractor install it. Any advice is appreciated. J
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OT Anyone watched the video advert. on CNN?
The guy goes on and on saying the same thing at the start. I listened for about 10 minutes and almost fell asleep. Something hard to do sitting at a computer. Has anyone listened to the whole thing...
 
new opener or replace remotes?
I have an old Craftsman 1/2 hp garage door opener. The model is 139.53615SR, mfg 11/91 the remotes are worn out Is there a place to get a cheap remote - need 2? or time to buy a new unit?
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OT What does a Tomohawk missile cost?
OT What does a Tomohawk missile really cost? They keep saying a million dollars, or a little less, but does that include amortizing billions of dollars of development costs? What is the marginal cost...
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walk-in TUB
My wife and I are both seniors I need a recommendation for a walk-in tub
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OT: Harry's in custody
You may have heard about the 50,000 protesters/rioters in London this past week. The were agitating against the government's suggestion that the dole they were taking be reduced. Many were arrested....
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OT: Google failed me
It is raining here and I had no inside project so have been killing time Googling things. One of them was a great restaurant in Santa Barbara at the El Encanto Hotel in the early 70s. I was in SB...
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putting tile in the bathroom, part II
carpet installers are here and ripping up old stuff. flooring is particle board thick enough to be very rigid can i put durorock membrane on this for tile?...
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12 mil laminate
I'm trying to match thickness of laminate flooring. What part of laminate is 12 mil?
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Electrical oddity
So this guy I know calls me Saturday morning... He was simply changing out a single light fixture in a bathroom. He shut off the switch on the wall and removed the light fixture. When the fixture was...
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Stanley Garage door help
Hello, I have been trying to repair Stanley t300 garage door, just put in a new gear housing. Now what is happening is that when I push the button, motor turns for a few seconds then goes into reverse...
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painting a window?
Hi All, I need to opaque out a windows. Since the outside of the house is white, I was thinking of painting the window white so it would not look weird from the street. My big issue is how to clean...
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Low cost home security monitoring?
Anyone have experience using one of the lower cost security monitoring services that charge $10 to $15 a month for alarm monitoring, versus $35 from ADT? There are a bunch of them available that...
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