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Garage floor - again!

The concrete slab in my garage is not very inspiring. It is clean but it looks kind of raunchy what with color splotche...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by someone
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by someone

Great product for getting perfect caulk joints

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsmSQfQBYBs&feature=related Seems real easy to use this caulking tape. Anyone have experi...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Rebel1
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by Rebel1

No overflow - no problem?

Hi, I have a copper sink in the bathroom and because it doesn't have an overflow, the water drains very slowly. It is n...
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posted by sam.takoy
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Chair Railing Project Update

I just wanted to let everyone know that my subject project turned out great. I ended up finding the studs, drilling a s...
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posted by katenospam
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by katenospam

jacking up joist

A joist below my bathtub was severeley cut for the bathtub drain plumbing. Picture at http://camoo.freeshell.org/bathtb...
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posted by pbbl
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by pbbl

Painting Question

Hi, Had to open up a hole in our Kitchen ceiling to reach some plujmbing. Will have it re-plastered soon. Will bring a...
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posted by rgsros
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

All around fertilizing device

I was at Star Nursery the other day, and they have a unit that will infuse liquid into regular irrigation lines on a ti...
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posted by pittmanpirate
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Keeping a small tree upright while repotting?

I need to repot a small, living Christmas tree. I have repotted it before and I had trouble keeping it upright and cent...
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posted by neutrino1
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by neutrino1

Hail Damage - Dealing with Insurance Claim

We had significant hail storm last week where I live in SW Ohio. 2+ inch hail. Major damage to roof, gutter, windows, v...
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posted by sblanky
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by sblanky

Flooded basement need laundry tips

Ok, so i neglect a vacant house all winter and guess what? The sumps fail. So now i have many sterlite tubs full of clo...
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posted by ichasetrains
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by ichasetrains

What does it mean when a house is condemned?

A guy told me that a friend of his had a tornado rip off part of his roof. The guy intended to repair the roof and othe...
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posted by JoseGomez
42 comments posted 15yrs posted by JoseGomez

Chair Railing Question

I am installing a small piece of chair railing and don't have a brad gun. Can I glue the railing, made out of MDF, to t...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by katenospam
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by katenospam