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Window well below grade - how extend?

My window wells ended up slightly below grade after doing some work to improve drainage around the foundation. I would...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by adirondack_46er_at_yahoo_dot_c
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by adirondack_46er_at_yahoo_dot_c

Looking for an electrical work book

I took Electrical Construction and Maintenance back in 1980. There was a loose leaf workbook that focused on just the r...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

O.T. Titanic.

One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at the Harland and Wolff shipyard.
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by haroldhrmtg
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by haroldhrmtg

Cottage Stones

I have a shed painted gray. It sits off of the ground and the previous owners put reddish cottage stones around it whic...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by katenospam
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by katenospam

HVAC: Why two wires going to the fan?

Hi, In my thermostat there is a slot marked "Fan" and there are two wires in that slot. How come? Why would a fan need t...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sam.takoy
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

can you recommend a clear wood preservative?

My Great Grandfather scraped his initials in the bark of a beech tree on his farm sometime around 100 years ago. My par...
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posted by none
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Central Air "Top Up" Not Allowed?

Had a tech out to look over my 20 yr old central a/c today. He said the fluid level was "border line", but that he was...
33 comments posted 15yrs
posted by wandererfan
33 comments posted 15yrs posted by wandererfan

House Hunters International

We love watching House Hunters on HGTV. However, on the International edition of the show, I constantly find myself sho...
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posted by mcp6453
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by mcp6453

Hanging Things on HardiPlank

My wife wants to hang an ornament on the side of our house, which is covered with HardiPlank. I did a search to find ou...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mcp6453
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by mcp6453

Why do they always build the walls first

When they build a house, Why do they always build the walls first? It would make more sense to build the roof first so t...
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posted by jw
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

Changing out a fuse box

Do they make a circuit breaker panel that will mount in an old fuse box? I have a friend that wants to get an old house...
40 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
40 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

Thermoplastic Blades

I got a new cutting head for my Stilh line cutter (weed whip). It has three plastic blades instead of the plastic line...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pintiha
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by pintiha

subsurface for tiles half bath (shower)

I'm at the point in a bathroom remodel where I'm gonna hang the walls for a half-bath, that is, an enclosed shower. I l...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Uno
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by Uno

New linoleum over old linoleum?

We have a three-season porch, not insulated, not over a foundation, but watertight with windows all around. It currentl...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by bcdrums
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by bcdrums